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ASM Hydrasynth: An Existential Guide 🤯

Benn Jordan | November 5, 2025



Ahhhh it sounds SO good. Y’all might want to grab some headphones for this one.

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Timespampz:

0:00 – Intro and ambiance
5:19 – Okay. How’s it different? (talking)
22:05 – More sounds and ambiance

#synthesizer #ambient #generative #lush

Written by Benn Jordan

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  7. @musicman4christjesus

    November 5, 2025 at 1:59 am

    Wow, what top Pro level video and tutorial ❤
    Love the outro song ❤ i beta tested for the Fuge Sequencer and love it❤ totally awesome generative Sequencer to use with this amazing synth. I'm expecting my little explorer soon and can't wait! Subbed ❤

  8. @koumospecial

    November 5, 2025 at 1:59 am

    Hey nice video but…, you made a very nice video about the AKAI MPC Key 61 sharing what’s wrong with it.
    Why don’t you make one for ASM Hydrasynth too?..

    …what about being able to create things while playing instead of menu diving for minutes if not hours?… I want to unlock the potential while playing and not while checking on the manual or YouTube videos on how to do things. And yes it’s a powerful tool (I bought one) but the console needs a complete revamp.
    Suggestions:
    Get rid of the knobs.
    Bring sliders.
    Bring a decent screen instead of that keyhole “mini me” crap screen sitting there.
    Reduce the times a user has to click a button or turn a knob to access something or control parameters AND that doesn’t mean adding a touchscreen. Seriously ! …this is the 21st century. Has ASM heard of Design Thinking or UX?
    Would that kick the price up? Maybe but then they would create a legendary synth that would sell like warm bread 🥖 .
    Right now I feel there is a Ferrari engine but with 🐎 reins instead of a steering wheel 🛞 … and that kills expression and creativity.

  13. @delugedj

    November 5, 2025 at 1:59 am

    Lovely wee jam at the end dude, creamy one! Im just discovering this puppy , managed to nab myself a desktop version. Crazy synth. Just discovered the voice mod and voice mod+ , party on Wayne 🎉

  14. @ACurrentRunsThroughIt

    November 5, 2025 at 1:59 am

    DAMN! With one quick second at 6:50 you've blown my mind and made me second guess my certainty that I was going to buy the Moog Harmonicon, because I already have a keyboard controller. Now I'm taking a hard look at this. My main goal is to get away from a computer-based system to more hands-on play. THIS takes hands-on to whole 'nother level!

  16. @fosferus

    November 5, 2025 at 1:59 am

    i looooooooooooove bitcrush/sample rate reduction sounds. the hydra does them pretty well; so many interesting little worlds to explore. you sir, with your comment about not using pre/post fx, was surprising. we must embrace digital filth. can you embrace the grunge with me? gunky aliasing… mmmm..

  18. @C1c4da

    November 5, 2025 at 1:59 am

    Never thought I'd actually own a hardware synth that could do the things I do on my softsynths. I recently bought the explorer, and it is so fun. You can just tweak endlessly.
    All the videos ive seen where people dog on things for being too complicated is confusing to me. No one is forcing you to go outside standard analog workflows. Personally, I'd rather have the option to get weird.

  22. @JustinThomasProducer

    November 5, 2025 at 1:59 am

    Very well done. Well explained and fast. Unlike a hour video to show wave stack. I also enjoyed your opening with your patches. Are the available for download? I will check your link. Thanks for your time to make this video. Namaste

  23. @mode7beats

    November 5, 2025 at 1:59 am

    I got to play with one of these last month at the Portland synth expo, and I think it’s maybe the most synth you can get for 600 bucks right now. I’ve been pretty set as far as hardware lately and usually just end up going back to only a laptop, but I’d use the hell out of this thing!

  26. @Decoy303

    November 5, 2025 at 1:59 am

    I watched Blush Response's review on this synth and it just didn't sound good to me but what his review lacked was it being played in a manner that reflects a style that isn't Hard Techno/Trance.
    This synth has an amazing cinemascope like sound quality. It can make this harsh and glitchy sounds but I think it's more suited for deep yet chill textures and soundscapes.

  31. @voxmnemonic

    November 5, 2025 at 1:59 am

    Hey Benn! Thank you so much for this video. It was super helpful in letting me decide on whether I need one of these. I've been a huge fan of yours for over a decade and am always grateful for what you put out!

    I saw you in Denver at the Denver School of Music for your panel and had a great time, thanks again for doing it! (I was the dude asking about your neural interface projects 😂)

  35. @watchaddicts1213

    November 5, 2025 at 1:59 am

    Hi Benn. How do you find Hydra as a VA? I've been trying to add one hardware synth and was settled on the Nymphes for its gorgeous sounds, but got distracted by Hydra Explorer because of the wild versatility in sound. In my little instance, the whole point was to add something analog. Thanks.

  36. @bergsofcanada2757

    November 5, 2025 at 1:59 am

    This synth is nothing but a total compromise on sound. It has no sound. All sounds are failing to be like anything, and also failing to be good enough to become it's own thing. It is a nebulous nothing that fails to recreate anything great or to innovate any originality. I say this after a year of wasting my time here. Just get something else.

  37. @sub-jec-tiv

    November 5, 2025 at 1:59 am

    This episode rocks. It’s such a great synth. The big mistake a lot of people make is thinking that a synth that is so flexible that it allows you to make bizarre and uncomfortable sounds doesn’t have a ‘big sweet spot.’ In my experience, a good quality creative tool allows a person who is deeply committed to come up with new creative ideas that haven’t existed before. The ‘sweet spot’ comes from the ears and mind of the musician, not the instrument. Whenever anyone says a deep synth like the Hydra or the Pro 2 doesn’t have a big enough sweet spot, what they’re really saying is: ‘I’m not interested enough in making things to bother truly learning an instrument and finding out what i have to say with it.’

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