Self-Playing Patches on the ASM Hydrasynth: Part 1 (Ambient Drones)

A self-playing patch is one that you set up to constantly shift, morph, and surprise you. In this video, we'll look at making a self-modulating ambient drone you can just put on in the background and chill to using the ASM Hydrasynth: amzn.to/2KLmea1
Watch part two here: • Self-Playing Patches o...
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[@miketreanor8859]

This sort of thing is so helpful for someone who totally mechanically gets what is happening on their gear but needs help seeing how to build beautiful music out of it. Thank you!

[@Mibbzz]

The hydrasynth’s ui/workflow is so good. Other companies really need to learn from this synth. Thank you for the wonderful vid Jeremy ❤️

[@Halfsour1]

I learn so much about my Hydra from your expert videos. They just open the doors to the relationships between the modules in a way that really speaks to me. I love to sit down at this synth, and follow the sound wherever it leads.

[@robertlundestrom473]

I always thought ambient was easy, stuff for beginners. Nope. Ambient is art!

[@hughkremer4026]

Hey Jeremy, I haven't thanked you enough for how much you have helped me with synths/modular. I think your tutorial/demos are about the best on YT because you don't just say this knob does this, and this one does that. You usually have a cool end goal in mind and take us on the journey with you. Sometimes you go a little fast, but that's what pause and rewind are for. This one in particular got me motivated to dive in to my Hydrasynth, realizing how amazing it is.

[@BobbyDoesMusic]

Man. Maaaan. I was feeling super anxious today, and the drones just brought me some serenity on my lunch break. Super meditative and chill.

[@ToyKeeper]

Thanks for the tutorial, and thanks for starting with a simple example. Usually people only post the end result of how these things sound, not the process by which they were created.

[@douglasl2409]

This is the best hydrasynth video on the internet. What an amazing instrument. Thank you so much!

[@bobyatron7525]

Nice. These videos ease the gaping hole in my soul created by not knowing when the Hydrasynth I ordered is going to be in stock.

[@benrogmans]

Cool! You can also press two modules at the same time to quickly set up modulation. For example LFO5 + Mixer.

[@liquidfunksoundlab602]

Ok Jeremy... You are going to make me touch my Hydrasynth. Very informative. Thanks.

[@davebellamy4867]

I just got a Hydrasynth keyboard. However the module is also so cool with the touch pads. This synth sounds alive to me and goes wonderfully with analog synths.

[@xanatos387]

Patch from scratch is awesome, and I'd love more of them. I don't think I'm the only person that got into this hobby during quarantine, and such we're a little noobish still. Stuff like this, showing the sound design process is fantastic.

[@jjbing3]

Thank you. My Hydra Explorer just arrived and your videos helped so much.

[@davebellamy4867]

They really hit it out of the park with both versions of the Hydrasynth, I think. Wonderful idea to be able to play the desktop version directly with the touch pads. The designers used imagination to the max. To me, either version is a steal at the price. I have the keyboard but would also love the desktop for the touch pads because of the poly aftertouch and all the scale choices. Also, the different layouts would inspire different kinds of music with the module, I think.

[@jaredf6205]

Thanks for making these(and the full tutorial)! All us Hydrasynth owners definitely appreciate it. There aren't as many patch tutorials out there on this as some others.

[@LazyTelevison]

Your channel is amazing. I’m tip toeing through the basics of synth and musical electronics during these times with more time on my hands. Thank you for the hard work and content! “You gotta believe me, I got the best motives at heart”!

[@FrankyGun]

Awesome content and explanation! Very much enjoyed this video as it make me love my Hydra even more. Love and light from sunny Thailand 🇹🇭 ❤️👍

[@manny_f]

This synth sure is going viral, doing for hardware what Serum did for softsynths. If it gets a plugin editor it's going to be killer.

[@fully_privatized_mass_medium]

The unipolar LFO+ tip in the mod matrix is actually super helpful; thank you so much for that. I don't even think it's in the manual for the Explorer.