Ashun Sound Machines Introduces DIOSYNTH Wind Synthesizer

DIOSYNTH A Sonic Odyssey with Joe Berry by Exploredinary

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"Diosynth - a powerful new wind synthesizer that combines the award winning Hydrasynth synthesis engine with new sample playback engine as well in an instantly familiar form factor utilizing mouthpiece with reed sensor for bite, breath sensor, gyroscope for positional sensing, true key action and a host of tactile controls . for more info please visit Ashunsoundmachines.com

Video by: @exploredinary
Starring/Original Music by: @joemarcelberry
Creative Direction: @danieltroberg
Product Specialist: @flux302
Product Design and Management: @glendarceyaudio
Animation by: @driensky_drawings
Styling and Movement Direction by: @toogiesaurus"

Welcome to Diosynth - Introduction Video

video upload by ASM Ashun Sound Machines

"Today at Ashun Sound Machines, we are proud to announce the Diosynth wind synthesizer.

The Diosynth is a new wind synthesizer designed for great playability and sound creation. With a real key action that is familier to most woodwind players it is easy to pick up and play. The Hydrasynth® based sound engine + the addition of a sample playback oscillator allows for deep synthesizer sounds as well as acoustic sound playing and processing.

In this video, CEO of Ashun Sound Machines, Glen Darcey, introduces you to the features of this amazing new electronic wind synthesizer instrument."

Introducing ASM Manager : Walkthrough Tutorial
video upload by ASM Ashun Sound Machines

"The ASM Manager is a software librarian designed to ease organization of your Hydrasynth patches as well as updating your Hydrasynth firmware.
For more information please head to Ashunsoundmachines.com
Download the new Firmware and manager here https://www.ashunsoundmachines.com/do...
The new ASM Manager is a dedicated desktop application designed to simplify how users interact with their Hydrasynth. It replaces the original Hydrasynth Manager with a refreshed interface and smoother workflow, making sound management more efficient and intuitive.

Features include:
• A redesigned, user-friendly UI
• List View for streamlined patch browsing
• Patch Sorting by name, category, and color
• Search by patch name
• Color tagging directly within the browser
• Organize Favorites
• Integrated Hydrasynth Updater for simplified firmware installation
• Export of patch banks as Microsoft Excel® list files for easy referencing

Whether organizing sound libraries, performing updates, or customizing Favorites, ASM Manager enhances everyday interaction with Hydrasynth."

Pic and additional details via Perfect Circuit

"The Diosynth from ASM brings powerful digital synthesis and sampling to a new generation of electronic wind performers, offering a deeply expressive wind synthesizer with a vast timbral range. Combining ASM's expansive synthesis engine design with sample playback, Diosynth is an electronic wind instrument that provides nuanced control over both acoustic and electronic sounds. Mechanical keys offer a premium playing experience that feels familiar for experienced wind players, with versatile fingering modes and quantization options to welcome players of any background. Over eight octaves of notes are provided for uncompromising range, with comprehensive expressive controls including breath and bite sensors, internal gyrometer, X/Y joystick, two pressure pads, and three programmable switches.

In your first moments with Diosynth, you can immediately immerse yourself in 384 patches including everything from traditional wind instruments, rare and unique sounds from around the world, and the vastly expansive internal synthesis engine based on ASM's acclaimed Hydrasynth. Wavescan oscillators and Diosynth's sample playback oscillator can be processed through the ultra-flexible 16-mode filter, providing vast sonic terrain to empower your creativity. Cultivate your own sound with up to 768 storable patch locations on hand, including the ability to create layered sounds that fuse acoustic and electric tones, multiple synth patches, and more. Diving deep into sound design is easy thanks to the Diosynth editor app, allowing for endless exploration into nuanced patch design.

An integrated speaker is available for easy, on-the-go performance, with optional battery power via two 18650 batteries that enables portable playing anywhere the music takes you. The 1/4" stereo output enables easy connectivity into a local amplifier or front of house mix, while the onboard headphone output with dedicated volume control is perfect for those long nights in the woodshed honking to your heart's content. The Diosynth also includes MIDI via 5-Pin DIN and USB connectivity, as well as Bluetooth MIDI input and audio input for wireless practice and performance. Built for a professional performance experience, Diosynth comes with a hardshell case and all necessary cables and accessories, providing a perfect foundation to craft your bespoke performance practice. Whether you're a wind player looking for new sounds or an electronic musician looking to bring nuanced expression to your productions, Diosynth from ASM is a breath of fresh air.


DIOSYNTH FEATURES

Electronic wind synthesizer
Combines both sampling engine and deep synthesizer engine based on ASM's Hydrasynth for both acoustic and electronic sounds
384 factory patches including traditional wind instruments, rare and exotic instruments, and expressive synth patches
128 meticulously sampled instrumental sounds
Use single patches or layer multiple sounds in a single patch
8+ octave range
Mechanical keys for premium and familiar feel
Multiple fingering modes
Scale / chord quantization locking modes
Breath and bite sensors, gyrometer, X/Y joystick, 2x pressure pads, and 3x programmable switches for expressive control
Up to 768 total patch locations for storing user creations
Mac/PC editor and iOS/Android app for simple patch editing and live performance control
MIDI via 5-PIN DIN and USB
Bluetooth MIDI input and audio input for wireless control and backing tracks
Built-in speaker, stereo 1/4" output, and headphone output with dedicated volume control
Powered via USB-C or 2x 18650 batteries (batteries not included)
Includes hard-shell case and all required cables / accessories
Included accessories:
Hard-shell travel case
folding stand
2x mouthpieces
neck strap
power supply with universal power adapters
USB A–C cable
USB C–C cable
USB power Y cord
spit scrunchy
cleaning cloth
printed User guide"

ASM Hydrasynth Deluxe

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ASM Hydrasynth TouchOSC Bidirectional Editor v5.0 & 64 Patches by synth_nyc

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"Please find here 64 ASM Hydrasynth Custom Patches [Bank 1] created from scratch with my editor"

You can listen to them in high resolution (24bit 96kHz PCM WAV masters, FLAC encoded) on my site (optimized for Chrome on MacOS and Windows).

or in low resolution on my bandcamp. [embed below]

All recorded at 24bit 96kHz PCM on UAD Apollo X hardware with mainly UAD FX.

I have 4 fully digital synthesizers and I crafted patches for all 4:
Beetlecrab Audio Tempera
Waldorf Music Iridium desktop
Fred’s Lab Manatee
ASM Hydrasynth Deluxe

The Hydrasynth is the most challenging (IMHO) to find a sweet spot; however I’m pleased with this bank and I think there are some unique sounds in it."

ASM HYDRASYNTH WAVETABLE SYNTH

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ASM HYDRASYNTH Surprised Woody

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"How analog does ASM HYDRASYNTH DELUXE sound? Demo and review!"

"Lesson packs also available for one-time purchase on Patreon.

MORE WOODY PIANO SHACK
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Ashun Sound Machines (ASM) Hydrasynth Explorer

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Hydrasynth Presets with Juno 60 / 106 style analog chorus

video upload by Tena Lock (Tenalock)

"Decided to do another video about the Hydrasynth trying to capture that magical Roland Juno 106 and Juno 60 using presets I programmed. Using the magic of bucket brigade analog chorus.

You can see me turning off the chorus on the Hydrasynth sometimes, and sometimes leaving it on because it sounds better to my ears. If you turn off the Hydrasynth chorus it can be better because it doesn’t sound over the top and cause phasing that makes it sound worse.

When you see the cost of plugin chorus like Roland cloud Juno 60 chorus for $160 but then you can buy and analog chorus that does (imo) an even better job for $120 you might think the world has gone crazy lol ( the in version 2 of the chorus pedal - much better)

You can’t hear the Hydrasynth effects of the built chorus here when the pedal is off because you have to use a mono out into the stereo chorus.

If you want to hear the output of the Hydrasynth stereo chorus head here:"

Juno 106 Bank A for Hydrasynth - Random Jamming and camera testing

video upload by Tena Lock (Tenalock)

"The roland juno 106 is so epic that I have been making juno 106 sounds for my hydrasynth. there seems to be a camera malfunction during this video but the audio still plays and teh video comes back.

If it can go worng, it will, Lol. I'm trying.

You can find the bank here: https://tenalock.gumroad.com/l/xxeqqu"

9 Most Famous Synthesizer Sounds Ever - played on Hydrasynth

video upload by Tena Lock (Tenalock)

"Well I had an ideas to make famous synthesizer sounds for Hydrasynth and give them away. I’ll drop the link tomorrow, I am falling asleep, as usual it took 5 times longer than I thought to everything done.

I started off with Ben Bohmer and Beyond abeles lead, I though why not to a modern track mixed in with vintage ones.

Then Daft Punk, Europe- the final Countdown, Duran Duran, Axel F Harold Faltemyer and the unison sweep from Rush originally on the OBx I think.

So much nostalgia in these classic synth sound and very happy with the results"

ASM Hydrasynth Explorer & UDO Super 6 - Alien Lights Above My Head (live)

video upload by LFOstore

"Nick Klimenko:

Imagine you are in dark forest and suddenly seeing
powerful and huge lights upon your head.

You look up and see a huge UFO hovering silently above you.

For a long time I imagined that picture,trying to imagine that majestic feeling and finally find right instruments and timbers to share this emotions with you.

Demonic huge sound made by Hydrasynth Explorer
Cinematic arp made by Udo Super6

Recorded into Zoom Live track L6
great discovery for recording of 2025.

Thanks to Alex Diakov for his Super6 machine!

Udo Super6 soundset you can find here:
https://lfo.sellfy.store/p/udo-super-...

Enjoy!"

Orange ASM Hydrasynth Explorer Digital Keyboard Synthesizer (888 Units Edition)

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ASM Hydrasynth 49-key 8-voice Polyphonic Wave Morphing Synthesizer SN HSKB21100073

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ASM Hydrasynth TouchOSC Bidirectional Editor by synth_nyc

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"It took me 6 weeks to develop the editor because I had to reverse engineer 3729 Program SYSEX bytes with no specifications; and implement 701 NRPN commands with partial specifications. It is the most complex MIDI implementation I’ve ever seen.

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Back at it again- Live looping in the studio 2025 and an Interview with MR TUNA Music

video upload by MR TUNA Music

"My friends I am sorry to leave you hanging all summer with no jams, but its a beautiful sunny world out there and I've got to be out IN IT! So in the meantime I have a few jams backlogged that have **never before been released** and expect some weird b-sides that I was too embarrassed to post when I had content to spare !

Anyways- lots going on here, we got some Hydrasynth deluxe, classic analog pads from the JX-8P... and lots of super pump-jumping with the MX-1 sidechaining and doing some beat effects. Jupiter-80 muted trumpet is the funnest sound in the world.

Stay a while, and listen!"

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And an interview with MR TUNA Music by Ivan Trajkovic aka dejayiwan editor and journalist (and sometimes producer and DJ):

Q: Have computers and DAWs, in a sense, destroyed creativity – why do we have so many “DAWless” setups today?

A: I think a really big part of it is a desire to get away from 'the screen'. Staring at a computer all day for work, clicking away on a mouse and keyboard can become exhausting after a long day, and to break away from the rigidity and comforts of software simply makes it more fun.... and thats a really big part of why I do what I do. There is some minor advantage to the near-unbeatable quality of analog circuitry you cant quite replicate working purely within a DAW, but that point is being made more and more moot by incredible emulations and virtual analog softsynths.

Q: Today we have apps like BandLab that are complete studios on a phone – have we reached “peak technology”?

A: It staggers me to think about what the future might hold now that music production can be with someone anywhere anytime so long as they have their phones. You can literally be on the bus making a hit track with your thumb. That’s crazy. But I don’t think it’s peak.... Tech is always moving and it doesnt stop for anyone... AI is going to be the next big thing whether we like it or not and we need to find a way to keep in check so we're still doing the creating and imagining and the technology is just an extension of that.

Q: Why are new producers so mesmerized with 80s synths and samplers, even though they’re obsolete tech?

A: Things were built differently. Things were built for professionals. Instruments had a quality of sound and build that is still unmatched today. Some of my gear is 40+ years old and sounds better than the stuff from 2025 thats trying its best to emulate it all today. Why dont we build synths like that anymore? Because its all about money and the manufacturers want to make as much of it as possible while spending the least amount.

Q: With so much new electronic music today, how can anyone “find” an audience?

A: Maybe it's lame to say, but the best path is to be authentic to yourself. When i started finally sharing my music it was more of a personal diary than something i was using to 'get famous' or 'find an audience', but by being true to what I wanted and my own personal vision (and having trust in that over some time), people started to see what I was doing and it all came together. People connect with personality, but it's obvious when you're not being yourself... not just tracks. Its routine to say because its true: be consistent, put your stuff out there. The internet is huge — your crowd is out there, just waiting to stumble onto your page at 3AM.

Q: You have one of the most interesting studios – what was the idea behind its creation?

A: My studio was built with one idea in mind... live looping. When I started dreaming up how I *wanted* to make music there wasnt even the right tools to do it properly.... sequencers were still fairly limited and there wasnt a lot of people in the live-looping jam space. I was really discovering it all and making it work on my own. It all came together with the introduction of the Squarp Pyramid sequencer--- what it allowed me to do, the freedom it allowed me to create with... it was the breakthrough piece of gear I needed to bring everything together and start building and building... and BUILDING. I love the music I get to create, but I am more proud of my studio as a form of art in the beauty of it's function and how it's designed to jam with friends, than I ever have been of the music that I create in it.

Q: What’s the future of electronic music – maybe apps and DAWs in virtual reality?

A: The virtual space is here to stay and it will only get more and more indistinguishable from the real world.... We might be already living in that simulation, but like I said earlier I think the real future is going to be (for better or for worse) in AI production techniques, editing, and complete song production. We're already at the point where AI can create a song for us instantly with our own voices, but how long will it be before AI is doing our chores and boring tasks so that we are free to be creative and put our energy into real art rather than the opposite world we live in now! AI should save us from the hard stuff and let us work on the 'fun stuff', the worthy stuff, the music stuff!

Why you do or don’t need 3 oscillators

video upload by Monotrail Tech Talk

"A three-oscillator setup seems to be the high-end standard in the land of synths. That benchmark has a lot to do with some of the first synths available to a wide public, like the Minimoog model D, EMS VCS 3, and ARP 2600. All 3 oscillator synths. But modern classics like the Pro 3, or even poly synths like the Hydrasynth, or Peak also have a 3-oscillator setup. So… should you have a triple oscillator bank in you modular?"

Timetable:
00:00 – Intro
01:11 – The misleading standard
03:00 – 3 Oscillator tuning
06:08 – Audio rate modulation
10:48 – Sub oscillator
13:02 – Unique VCLFO

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ASM Hydrasynth Deluxe Bi-Timbral Digital Keyboard Synthesizer

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An Update from muSonics via Their Electronic Newsletter

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It's Independence Week and while I had intended for this to go out on the 4th itself, I put a bit more work into something special for you which delayed it a few days. I hope that's okay with you.

I wanted to give everyone a status update on how things were going over here and also offer a couple of specials to celebrate. Out of respect for the dozen or so people who have been patient and trusting of me I'm going to let you know how things are going and then share a few cool deals.

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LiveStream Synth Explorations : Esu's Trifecta by Ali Modular

video upload by Ken Flux Pierce Fluxwithit

"In beta now , so this is pre-release firmware. Just exploring it and having some fun with its triple effects layout.

0:00 - intro , modular audio is not direct
14:00 - audio gets fixed up. direct modular. bask in the glory
44:36 musical demo with Hydrasynth through Esu's Trifecta"

via Ali Modular

"The power of Esu

🔹 Craft your custom FX chain Run any 3 stereo effects per preset—your choice, your order. Choose from 20+ high-quality FX: reverbs, delays, filters, dynamics, modulation, pitch, and more.
🎚️ Hands-on control 4 knobs × 2 modes = 8 parameters per effect. Fast navigation + performance-focused shortcuts keep you locked in flow.
🔁 Modulate everything 8 assignable CV inputs = full control over all 24 parameters across your FX chain. Or use CV to switch presets in real-time—perfect for the stage.
🕒 Clock + Duck Inputs Keep your time-based FX in sync with your system clock. Add rhythmic punch or sidechain-style dynamics using the Duck input.
🎵 Studio-grade sound. Live-ready design. Whether you’re mangling soundscapes or dialing in polished finesse, Esu’s Trifecta adapts to your vibe, your workflow, and your vision.
Effects

Dynamics & Distortion

Compressor • Distortion • CrushTone
Filters & EQ

Ladder Filter • Filter Sweeper • EQ
Modulation

Auto Pan • Chorus • Flanger • Phaser • Pitch Shifter • Tremolo • Ring Mod
Delays

Delay Designer • Tape Delay • Dub Delay • Ping Pong Delay • Reverse Delay • Professor X Delay
Reverbs

Esu's verb • Esu's Shimmer • Storm Verb • Shimmer Storm
About Ali Modular

Ali Modular builds creative, performance-ready audio tools for artists who want control, power, and flexibility in their rack."

How to Connect Erae to Hardware Synths (MIDI & Clock Setup Tutorial w/ Hydrasynth)

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"In this tutorial, we walk you through how to connect the Erae to external hardware synthesizers, using the Hydrasynth as our example. Whether you're working with MPE-enabled synths or standard MIDI gear, this guide will show you how to:

🎛️ Route different MIDI Out ports on the Erae
⏱️ Set the Erae to send MIDI clock to your external hardware
🎹 Use advanced features with MPE or non-MPE synths alike

The setup process is simple and powerful—perfect for building a hybrid setup with your favorite synths."

Dawless Jam 3. This time Novation Monostation is a new party member.

video upload by Return of the Synth

"Polyend play+ as the sequencer and drums, polyend synth for drone's , Hydrasynth as guitarplayer en the arp from the Typhon.
It's all just for the fun,"

The Most Epic Music Gear Comparison

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"Hey everybody, in this video we are going to compare different pieces of gear in the most unscientific yet epic way possible. There’s an extended version of this comparison without me talking nonsense available on Patreon and definitely click one of the links below before shopping. Speaking of, let’s start this out with two of the most desirable modern synths.

00:00 Introduction
00:22 Novation Peak
00:52 ASM Hydrasynth
01:37 Polyend Tracker
02:07 Korg Electribe EMX-1
02:37 Roland MC-101
03:07 Korg opsix
03:57 Casio CZ-101
04:27 Roland S-1 vs. 1010music blackbox
04:57 Korg Wavestate MK2
05:45 Roland TB-3
06:15 Roland Cloud
06:45 Teenage Engineering PO-33 KO!
07:31 Korg Volca Modular
08:02 Teenage Engineering pocket operator modular 400
08:47 Elektron Digitakt II
09:17 Korg Minilogue XD
09:44 Boss DR-5
10:11 Outro
10:32 Bonus Dawless Jam"