Bad Gear - A new FOE has appeared

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"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. Synthesizers can be considered a mature technology. Traditional manufacturers focus on the regurgitation of classics, market disruption is limited to design overkill and process optimization and real innovators are crushed by the relentless economics of this oversaturated niche.

Today we are going to talk about Hydrasynth. This range of next-generation synthesizers caused a hype that usually only comes with the release of Scandinavian hipster gadgets and depending on whom you ask they’re either the CS-80 of the 2020s or a harsh and digital sounding testament to the demise of a culture."

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:58 Overview ASM Hydrasynth Explorer
01:43 Oscillators
02:14 WaveScan Technology ( Wavetable )
02:28 Synth Engine
02:45 Ring Modulation, Noise, Mutators
03:29 Filters
03:57 LFOs, Envelopes, Modulation Matrix
04:24 Macros
04:35 FX Section
04:55 Random, Chords, Arpeggiator
05:11 Connectivity, Cinematic Patches, Models, Build Quality, Thanks
06:29 Hate
06:50 Jam 1 (Bass Patch)
07:46 Jam 2 (Downtempo)
08:47 Finale (FX makes everything easier)
09:20 Verdict