I have no words to describe how much I enjoy these Hydrasynth patches, it makes me wonder sometimes if I shouldn't just sell everything (Except the Matriarch) and keep just it as a polysynth.
It’s April 28, 2024 as I comment. I’m at the cusp of purchasing an Explorer for myself. It’s been 4 years since my last synthesizer purchase, a Roland MKS-70 module. Listening to this demo is reinforcing why this synth should be the next one I get. Also, listening to these sounds, I need to remind myself that the Explorer isn’t bi-timbral. It does so much with *only one tone!* (Correct me if I’m wrong.)
To be honest, I think that’s where it lacks more character, I did not like the leads and bass sounds i could get out of it, might be because I’m not very good at sound design, but I could get nice bass and leads with way less effort out of the Minifreak for example. So guess what? I sold the Hydra. But if I had no poly synth, and wanted a good portable synth for PADS, I’d definitely keep the Hydra, or even get the full sized one.
They are small, but very solid. You can press the shit out of it (you ought to, because the polyAT on this keybed requires a bit of a hard press). Better than any other mini keybed I’ve ever played
