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Chapter 2: Prophet X Controls
Sequential
Prophet X User’s Guide
Sample Playback
Chapter 2: Prophet X Controls
This chapter explains all of the controls on the Prophet X, section by
section.
As explained in Chapter 1, the most frequently used controls on the
Prophet X are located on its front panel, with many additional controls
(as well as numeric display of values) visible in its main display.
For example, adjusting a knob or switch in the Mixer section reveals the
instrument
level
and
oscillator
level
parameters in the display. The
display also reveals additional parameters not found on the front panel
such as
panning
. You can select and edit these additional parameters
using the four
Soft Knobs
and
Soft Keys
located above and below the
display.
The Soft Knobs are detented encoders that are useful for dialing in
values with precision. The soft keys select between various menu tabs.
soft knob 1
parameter 1
soft knob 2
parameter 2
soft knob 3
parameter 3
soft knob 4
parameter 4
soft key 1
menu tab 1
soft key 2
menu tab 2
soft key 3
menu tab 3
soft key 4
menu tab 4
Revert
INST 1 LEVEL
Inst 1 Level
Osc 1 Level
Inst 2 Level
Osc 2 Level
INST 2 LEVEL
60
20
20
60
OSC2 LEVEL
OSC1 LEVEL
Env Amt
Mixer
LPF Misc
Panning
Hack/Deci
The Main Display
Sample Playback
The Sample Playback portion of the Prophet X provides 150 GB of
factory-installed 16-bit, 48 kHz multi-sampled instruments. You can
scroll through the instruments using the
type
and
instrument
knobs next
to the display in the
sample
playback
section.
You can add an additional 50 GB of samples by purchasing sample
libraries or importing your own. (User-created samples will be supported
in a future software release.) You’ll need to download and copy them to
a USB flash drive (USB stick). You can then load the samples into the
Prophet X by connecting the USB stick to the
sample
import
port on the
back panel of the synth. See “Formatting a USB Flash Drive” on page
120 for instructions on how to do this.
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F/4 Choir
02. Children
Vowel Long Ah
F/9 Choir
03. Acoustic
Strum
The Sample Playback section
To audition any of the sampled instruments:
1. Press the
global
button, use Soft Knob 1 to navigate to the
basic
program
command, then press Soft Key 1 (
write
now
).
2. In the
mixer
section, turn up Instrument 1 and turn down all other
sources (Instrument 2, Oscillator 1, Oscillator 2).
3. In the
sample
playback
section, press the
instr
1
button.
4. With the
type
knob, scroll through the various sound categories.
5. With the
instrument
knob, scroll through the various instruments while
you play the keyboard. Larger instruments may take a moment to
completely load into memory.
6.
To hear the instruments without low-pass filtering by the synthesizer, press
Soft Key 2 (
inst
1
misc
) then use Soft Knob 4 to enable
lpf
bypass
.
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