The Battle for "Warmth": Novation Peak vs. ASM Hydrasynth

Red Means Recording

'The Novation Peak and ASM Hydrasynth represent the pinnacle of hardware desktop synthesizers, but the real question is: which is the warmer synth? It's not that simple. It's a stupid question. Why did you ask me to do this?
Check out a writeup and lossless sound files over here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/46206314

00:00 intro and methodology
04:19 raw saw
06:22 saw and filter decay
07:58 saw and filter attack (exponential envelopes)
09:28 triple oscillator chords
11:48 chorus
14:15 long filter sweep square
17:27 reverb
21:27 bass
22:31 hydra low pass filters
24:31 filter drive
27:09 soft triangles
28:58 lfo lead
30:11 detuned lead
33:38 the most important tests"

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

Red Means Recording

"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"

ASM Hydrasynth Walkthrough by Red Means Recording Update

For those interested, a few more videos were just added to this post from earlier today.

ASM Hydrasynth Walkthrough by Red Means Recording

Red Means Recording

"The Ashun Sounds Machine Hydrasynth is an 8 voice digital wave morphing synthesizer with polyphonic aftertouch. This is a series of videos going over its features and what makes it special."

Playlist:

ASM Hydrasynth Walkthrough: Part 1 (Overview, Oscillators, Filters)
ASM Hydrasynth Walkthrough: Part 2 (Mutants)
ASM Hydrasynth Walkthrough: Part 3 (Ribbon and Mixer)
ASM Hydrasynth Walkthrough: Part 4 (Envelopes and LFOs)
ASM Hydrasynth Walkthrough: Part 5 (Mod Matrix and Macros)
ASM Hydrasynth Walkthrough: Part 6 (Effects)
ASM Hydrasynth Walkthrough: Part 7 (Arpeggiator, Randomizer, Browser)

Note Part 1 & 2 were previously posted, so skip them if need be.

ASM Hydrasynth Walkthrough: Part 2 (Mutants)

Red Means Recording

"The Ashun Sounds Machine Hydrasynth is an 8 voice digital wave morphing synthesizer with polyphonic aftertouch. This is a series of videos going over its features and what makes it special.

In this video we go over the powerful mutant section.

00:00 intro
01:17 mutants"

Red Means Recording ASM Hydrasynth posts

ASM Hydrasynth Walkthrough: Part 1 (Overview, Oscillators, Filters)

Red Means Recording

"The Ashun Sounds Machine Hydrasynth is an 8 voice digital wave morphing synthesizer with polyphonic aftertouch. This is a series of videos going over its features and what makes it special.

In this video we go over a general overview, the oscillators, and filters.
00:00 intro
02:13 overview
07:13 oscillators
15:07 filters"

Surfing the ASM Hydrasynth at NAMM 2020

Published on Jan 19, 2020 Red Means Recording

"I touched an ASM Hydrasynth for the first time at NAMM 2020. I like it a lot. It's very well laid out and sounds really good. I REALLY like the arp patch at the end.

Here's the footage of me surfing presets and making tweaks while playing.

When you see me not playing and being bothered it's because Mylar Melodies was next to me doing a video for Future Music and wouldn't stop talking to me. Dammit."

And here he is:

NAMM 2020: Building patches on the ASM Hydrasynth with Mylar Melodies

Published on Jan 19, 2020 Future Music Magazine