All recipesHydrasynth Deluxe · Recipe R10 · 8 min
Pad · Manual p. 49, 63, 92
PhazDiff shimmer pad
PhazDiff Mutant with LFO on Depth — phase-shift colour that keeps moving.
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Why it works
PhazDiff shifts phase relationships inside the wave, producing comb-filter-like motion.
Slow LFO on Depth keeps the pad alive without touching cutoff.
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On the Hydrasynth Deluxe
- 1.
[MUTANT 1] PhazDiff, Depth ~40.
Manual p. 49
- 2.
Hold [LFO 1], press [MUTANT 1], assign Depth.
Manual p. 92
- 3.
LFO 1 ~0.08 Hz; ENV 2 long attack/release.
Manual p. 63, 59
You should hear…
A glassy pad with subtle notches wandering through the spectrum.
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Variations
- Add WaveScan on OSC 2 for extra layers.
- Widen voices on Voice page.
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Questions
- PhazDiff vs Harmonic?
- Harmonic emphasises partials; PhazDiff is phase-difference colouration.