(B-Stock) Hydrasynth Deluxe Synthesizer

3.7 / 5

Specifications

Product features

19-inch rack size: Not applicable
Number of keys: 73
Arpeggiator/sequencer: Arpeggiator
Audio via USB: No
Complete: Yes
Control: Sustain (input), expression (input), ribbon, monophonic aftertouch
Sustainable product: Not specified
Synthesizer inputs: None
Sound source: Virtual analogue
MIDI & other: MIDI in, MIDI out, MIDI thru, MIDI over USB, CV/gate in, CV/gate out
Synthesizer options: Extensive
Original packaging: Damaged
Synthesizer outputs: Line out jack, headphone
Polyphony: 16
Synthesizer kind: Standard
Condition of product: Traces of use (no damage/scratches)
Type of keys: Keyboard action
Vintage remake: No
Synthesizer type: Keyboard
Difficulty level: Intermediate

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight: 19,8 kg
Dimensions: 132,0 x 50,0 x 27,0 cm

Product specifications

ASM Hydrasynth Deluxe
synthesizer
polyphonic aftertouch
polyphony: 16
sound generator: 3x wavescan (219 waves), 4x mutator (8 types), noise (7 types)
- mutators: FM-Lin, WaveStack, PW-Orig, PW-Squeeze, PW-ASM, Harmonic Sweep, Hard Sync, PhazDiff
- noise: White, Pink, Brown, Red, Blue, Violet, Grey
LFO: 5x per voice with tempo-synch and semitone-lock: Sine, Triangle, Saw Up, Saw Down, Square, Pulse27%, Pulse13%, S&H, Noise, Random, Step
envelopes: 5x per voice, tempo-sync, variable trigger source
filters: 1x multimode + 1x LP-band/notch-HP
multimode-filters: LP Ldr12, LP Ldr24, LP Fat12, LP Fat24, LP Gate, LP MS20, HP MS20, LP 3-Ler, BP 3-Ler, HP 3-Ler, LP Stn12, BP Stn12, HP Stn12, LP 1 Pole, LP 8 Pole, Vowel
effects:
- 9x insert
- 5x delay
- 4x reverb
modulation matrix (32 slots)
8x macro-controllers
MPE-compatible
micro-tuning
dimensions: 1129 x 346 x 92mm
weight: 13.3 kg

Specifications

Product features

19-inch rack size: Not applicable
Number of keys: 73
Arpeggiator/sequencer: Arpeggiator
Audio via USB: No
Complete: Yes
Control: Sustain (input), expression (input), ribbon, monophonic aftertouch
Sustainable product: Not specified
Synthesizer inputs: None
Sound source: Virtual analogue
MIDI & other: MIDI in, MIDI out, MIDI thru, MIDI over USB, CV/gate in, CV/gate out
Synthesizer options: Extensive
Original packaging: Damaged
Synthesizer outputs: Line out jack, headphone
Polyphony: 16
Synthesizer kind: Standard
Condition of product: Traces of use (no damage/scratches)
Type of keys: Keyboard action
Vintage remake: No
Synthesizer type: Keyboard
Difficulty level: Intermediate

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight: 19,8 kg
Dimensions: 132,0 x 50,0 x 27,0 cm

Product specifications

ASM Hydrasynth Deluxe
synthesizer
polyphonic aftertouch
polyphony: 16
sound generator: 3x wavescan (219 waves), 4x mutator (8 types), noise (7 types)
- mutators: FM-Lin, WaveStack, PW-Orig, PW-Squeeze, PW-ASM, Harmonic Sweep, Hard Sync, PhazDiff
- noise: White, Pink, Brown, Red, Blue, Violet, Grey
LFO: 5x per voice with tempo-synch and semitone-lock: Sine, Triangle, Saw Up, Saw Down, Square, Pulse27%, Pulse13%, S&H, Noise, Random, Step
envelopes: 5x per voice, tempo-sync, variable trigger source
filters: 1x multimode + 1x LP-band/notch-HP
multimode-filters: LP Ldr12, LP Ldr24, LP Fat12, LP Fat24, LP Gate, LP MS20, HP MS20, LP 3-Ler, BP 3-Ler, HP 3-Ler, LP Stn12, BP Stn12, HP Stn12, LP 1 Pole, LP 8 Pole, Vowel
effects:
- 9x insert
- 5x delay
- 4x reverb
modulation matrix (32 slots)
8x macro-controllers
MPE-compatible
micro-tuning
dimensions: 1129 x 346 x 92mm
weight: 13.3 kg

B-stock information

Warranty

This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

Complete

Yes

Original packaging

Damaged

Condition of product

Traces of use (no damage/scratches)

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Packaging damaged: box has dents, tears and/or holes
Packaging missing: replaced with a Bax Music box

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Reviews (6)

3.7

6 reviews

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5 / 5

ASM Hydrasynth Deluxe Synthesizer

Really pleased I went for the Deluxe over the standard version or Explorer. Well worth the cost. Love the multi mode with split keyboard. I didn't think I cared about full size keys, given I don't play piano and primarily a guitarist. But now when I play my synth with mini-keys I struggle! The aftertouch is amazing, one of the features that makes it such an expressive synth. I've had another synth for 10years and still don't fully understand the menus and how I arrived at certain sounds. I've only had the Deluxe a few weeks and while I've only explored a fraction of its capabilities I also haven't looked at the manual once yet! I find it so intuitive and so enjoyable to play. So easy to create super characterful and beautiful sounds. I don't find it too digital or harsh, it sounds big and warm through my monitors and the stereo is so immersive wearing headphones. One function not mentioned in the specs is that it's also time machine. I sit down to play for 10mins and I'm suddenly catapulted 2hrs into the future. I still need to work out how to travel backwards in time... :-)

August 1, 2026 | Darren O.

1 / 5

ASM Hydrasynth Deluxe Synthesizer

There is such a lot of hype about this synth, with numerous well respected youtube reviewers rating it so highly.
Sadly I don't agree.
First and for most, the main audio outputs exhibit high levels of digital noise.
Then the general sound of the synth is digital harshness.
I certainly find myself reaching for the filter knob with most of the presets to turn down the harshness.
The ribbon is a gimmick and does not get outputted to a DAW properly so is only a live performance tool locally to the synth in theremin mode.
The arpeggiator is so boring and uninspiring, even across 2 parts - really limited.
The key bed feels pretty rubbish and cheap. The aftertouch is harsh, like on or off. I tried to modify this in the general settings but nothing felt right.
Overall I would say look elsewhere. This synth is an attempt to make a cheap digital synth engine into a mammoth sound design tool but it fails at the first hurdle.
Returned!

August 5, 2022 | Damian R.

Reviews from other countries

1 / 5

ASM Hydrasynth Deluxe Synthesizer

Issue: ASM hydrasynth DeLuxe

De ASM Hydrasynth De luxe kan last hebben van een bekend hardware defect, zoals plotselinge, luide digitale ruisuitbarstingen, statische ruis of schelle frequenties, met name bij het wisselen van patches of het scrollen door presets.

Luid digitaal geluid / Statische ruis: Veel gebruikers melden plotselinge, luide witte ruis, vervorming of piepende geluiden, vooral na firmware-updates (zoals v2.0+) of bij het wisselen van patches.

De oplossing: Dit is meestal een fysiek hardware defect bij een deel van de apparaten, waarvoor een vervanging van het moederbord of een officiële RMA-reparatie via Bax Music of Ashun Sound Machines (ASM) nodig is.

12 september 2026 - Hans

September 12, 2026 | Hans V.

This review was automatically translated from Dutch.

5 / 5

ASM Hydrasynth Deluxe Synthesizer

Ik heb de Hydrasynth Deluxe nu een week of 3 in mijn bezit en ben blij met mijn keuze.
Ik zat te twijfelen tussen de Novation Summit en de Hydrasynth Deluxe Beide synths zijn geweldig, maar de Hydrasynth vind ik persoonlijk wat veelzijdiger klinken. De Summit wordt vaak gezien als de meer analoog klinkende van de twee, maar dat vind ik niet het geval. De Hydrasynth is m.i. uitgebreider en kan net zo analoog klinken als je zelf wilt. Een aantal andere dingen gaven de doorslag. De prijs is zo'n 400 lager dan de Summit, de Poly AT is geweldig en het grotere klavier is voor mij belangrijk. Hoewel de Hydrasynth Deluxe minder knoppen heeft dan de Summit is de layout van de Hydrasynth zeer goed doordacht. De functie van de knoppen verandert aan de hand van de sectie waar je in zit en dat werkt perfect met kleuren en teksten op het schermpje onder de knoppen. Een hele slimme en vlot werkende interface. Ik raad de Hydrasynth echt iedereen aan.
Verder is ie stevig gebouwd en voelen de knoppen robuust en van hoge kwaliteit. Voor mij een synth waar ik weer jaren mee vooruit kan.

July 12, 2024 | Patrick van der Poel

This review was automatically translated from Dutch.

5 / 5

ASM Hydrasynth Deluxe Synthesizer

Wat een instrument. Met een industriële look en gebouwd als een tank.
Alles is van hoge kwaliteit.
En met een Polyphonic Aftertouch toetsenbord en een ribbon maakt het een zeer expressieve synthesizer.

September 30, 2023 | Harm

This review was automatically translated from Dutch.

5 / 5

ASM Hydrasynth Deluxe Synthesizer

Wat een droomapparaat. Ik was op zoek naar een polyfonische synth om mee te nemen naar jams. Hier heb ik de perfecte kandidaat gevonden. Het zijn eigenlijk twee synths in één. Het is super gemakkelijk om twee stemmen in te stellen en bijvoorbeeld zowel een pad als een lead te spelen.

De synth kan digitaal klinken (wat ik soms erg fijn vind), maar met het toevoegen van wat AnalogFeel en Phase Randomisation kan je het ook overtuigend laten klinken als een analoog apparaat. Voor een extra laag kan je ook nog een LFO de tuning van de oscillators laten beïnvloeden.

Het enige nadeel is dat ik erg veel moeite had met het vinden van een juiste (en betaalbare) tas om hem in te vervoeren. Ik heb hier uiteindelijk meer geld aan uitgegeven dan ik had gehoopt. Maar mijn jamavonden zijn een stuk aangenamer met deze synth!

January 24, 2023 | Jon

This review was automatically translated from Dutch.

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