44 Unison
Dave Smith Instruments
To use Unison:
1. Press and hold the
unison
switch.
2. With the Unison switch held down, use the
bank
/
decrement
and
tens
/
increment
switches to choose the number of voices to stack, then
release the Unison switch.
3. To detune the oscillators, use the
slop
knob.
Using Chord Memory
Unison has another useful feature: chord memory. Instead of assigning
voices to a single note, hold down a chord on the keyboard and press the
Unison switch. The Prophet-6 memorizes the notes of the chord. Single
notes played on the keyboard will then trigger all notes of the stored
chord, transposing them as you play up or down the keyboard. Try using
this feature to create powerful chord stabs and hits.
If you save a program that uses chord memory, the chord is saved with
the program. “
CHD
” will then appear as a choice if you step through
voice stacking options using the
banks
/
decrement
and
tens
/
increment
buttons while holding down
unison
.
If low-note priority is chosen in Global settings, the note that you play corre-
sponds to the lowest note of the chord voicing. Changing the Key Assign Mode to
high-note priority will make the note that you play correspond to the highest note in
the chord voicing.
To use chord memory:
1. Hold down a chord on the keyboard (6 notes maximum).
2. Press the
unison
switch. The chord voicing is memorized. Play a few
notes to listen to the result.
3. If you save the program, the unison chord memory is saved with it.
To clear chord memory:
1. Turn off Unison.
2. Hold down a single note.
3. Press the
unison
button.
4. Save the program again.
