Hydrasynth review + busy week coming...
Added 2019-09-03 16:23:54 +0000 UTCHi!
Several weeks ago a few companies asked if I was interested in reviewing products they were going to release, and I said "yes" to instruments I thought were compelling.
Over time they updated me with their release dates, and it just so happens that they all thought it would be a good idea to launch this week.,,
So this is a first of a few videos this week, but don't worry, there's no way I can keep up this schedule... anyway, here's the first:
Hydrasynth is a synth from a new brand called ASM, which belongs to Medeli, a chinese instrument manufacturer that you may not be familiar with as they mainly (to my knowledge...) make keybeds and other gear for inclusion in instruments by other, more well known brands.
What piqued my interest was the fact that it has a keyboard with polyphonic aftertouch, a configurable ribbon and the sound demos they sent me were quite nice.
So, what are my thoughts after spending some time with it? I'm thoroughly impressed. The synth engine sounds mature, the user interface brings a new and smart way to control synths with a lot of parameters, and the polyphonic aftertouch and ribbon work well and in meaningful ways.
I'm told it will hit stores in November.
More to come soon....
Ziv (ramping up the release schedule - but only temporarily - on YouTube as "Loopop")
