Hydrasynth Performance by ASM Team @ Music China Tech+ Music Lab 2023

In this video, product manager Dominic Au along with the ASM engineering team performing live at Music China Tech+ Music Lab.
Performers Left to right Banner (lead engineer/Project manager), Xie (lead engineer / Project lead), Dominic (Senior Product & Design manager), Bob (DSP Lead).

[@djkanyon]

Can you imagine any other company\manufacturer doing this? Like, it's not some guys that were hired to demonstrate the synth, it's a product manager and engineers doing the thing! And doing it with style. My dudes, Hydra just proved that they are people's champs. WOW.

[@rcmusic35]

actually Arturia product designers too ;-)

[@djkanyon]

@@rcmusic35 cool! the more the merrier!

[@rcmusic35]

yep@@djkanyon

[@donaldpriola1807]

The Hyrda desktop remains, by far, the best bargain for synth power I've ever experienced. It was designed by synth heads for synth heads. Love it.

[@djkanyon]

Hydra made me remember what the word "synthesis" means

[@made.online2149]

best bargain is a softsynth plugin, especially the free ones 😉 hydrasynth desktop is a nice little tank though.

[@swanofnutella4734]

imho, best value proposition is still the 46key. All the performative expression and navigation tools. A real instrument.

[@JRosevelt]

Amen

[@ennayanne]

​@@made.online2149true, software can do everything hardware can and more, but I like hear and the hydra is one of the best hard synths there is

[@bo-bodad8253]

Love my Hydra!

[@JRosevelt]

When I got the Hydrasynth, I knew I wouldn't need another synth in my life. I've caved in and bought a few since, but yet none compare. The Hydrasynth is by far the most amazing synth on the market in my opinion. And I've been playing synths for 20 years.

[@KoshDukai]

Great performance and (yet another) very enjoyable demo of the Hydra(s) sonic and performance-oriented capabilities! Very cool :)

[@tedstahl3794]

Outstanding job! Go Dominic!!! I LOVE THIS INSTRUMENT! There is so much to love in the Hydrasynth and firmware 2.0 ramped up the love!

[@Polypumpkins]

*Glad you love it!*

[@TheSensualSerpien]

The Hydra is rich, deep, expansive.

[@PhilW222]

Cool! I love my Hydrasynth

[@johnhumphries6772]

my Hydra arrives tomorrow. I can't wait.

[@Lyubota]

HYDRAFTWERK

[@Redefine01]

I'd pay to see these guys play live.

[@halcyonwinds1970]

I feel like my Hydra deluxe will be the heart of my music for a long long time. Everything else I’ve played works great as accompaniment but the Hydra makes it all work. It is such an incredible instrument!

[@spankenheim]

thanks for designing and building such a beautiful instrument! I love mine, one of my favorite synths. So expressive and the sound engine is just gorgeous.

[@fizgak]

Cool. Very cool. :)

[@Zalanes]

Fabulous 🤩

[@thehowlingterror]

Sweet.

[@DarnKatarn]

Amazing performance!

[@chuckvicious]

Great job! Sounded way cool!

[@5vete]

nice!

[@rcmusic35]

excellent!!

[@matthewfrancisbroderick3811]

🎉

[@macaronafterparty]

Should I be assuming that the percussion was also designed on the hydrasynth?

[@KoshDukai]

I don't see why not. Actually, @AshunSoundMachines, it would be very interesting to see which presets (if any factory) were used in this :)

[@michele709]

I would be surprised if they were. I find that drums are the hardest sounds to synthetize with hydra

[@edmc2]

😎

[@rebldr67]

Are the drum sounds coming from the Hydrasynth too? If not, why?

[@libertylizard_]

Numerous people on youtube have demonstrated what you can do with the device in regards to drums. However, when it takes some effort to set up - why would you even bother over allowing the DAW to cycle a basic loop. It's effortless comparatively - and has the added benefit of demonstrating the systemic integration between different units and software which Dom regularly does anyhow and many like to see, as here. I could bang you out a reasonable rhythm on a mop bucket after all; but most would be fine with Ableton lol.

[@firehd8hdfire]

Enjoying my Hydrasynth Desktop. Manual is very good but the midi implementation document is out of date (doesn't include the 2.0 firmware features, for example, and I've found a few errors.) Keep up the good work, though, ASM.

[@user-dz4pn6db7m]

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