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Pitch and Mod Wheels
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Prophet X User’s Guide
Pitch and Mod Wheels
Pitch and Mod Wheels
The Prophet X has a spring-loaded Pitch wheel and a Mod wheel. You
can use these controls to enhance live performance by bending notes and
adding modulation in real time as you play.
Pitch
Mod
The Pitch and Modulation wheels
Pitch Wheel
You can set a range in semitones for the pitch wheel, depending on your
playing preference. The range is up to 12 semitones (1 octave). You can
set different ranges for the upward bend and the downward bend. Many
musicians use a range of 2 semitones (a whole step) since this is the bend
range of many acoustic instruments. For guitar whammy bar effects, you
many wish to set a wider range.
To set the pitch bend range:
1. Press the
misc
params
button and use Soft Knob 1 (
range
up
) to set the
range in semitones of the upward bend.
2. Use Soft Knob 2 (
range
down
) to set the range in semitones of the
downward bend.
3. Hold a note and move the pitch wheel to hear the effect.
Modulation Wheel
The mod wheel controls the amount of modulation for any program that
uses it as a modulation source. This allows you to “perform” modulation in
real time by moving the wheel. This is a great way to add expressiveness
to a sound or performance by using it to control vibrato, filter effects, and
potentially a lot more.
To choose a modulation destination for the Mod wheel:
1. In the
modulation
section, press the
assign
source
button. Use Soft
Knob 1 to scroll to Mod Slot 1 if it’s not already displayed.
2. Use Soft Knob
2
to scroll through the various mod sources and choose
mod
wheel
.
3. Use the Soft Knob
4
to scroll through the various mod destinations and
choose a parameter (such as
cutoff
).
4. Hold down a note on the keyboard (or press the
hold
button and play a
note on the keyboard) and turn the mod wheel.
5. Use the Soft Knob
3
to set the modulation amount to your preference.
Higher
amount
settings add greater modulation the further you push
the mod wheel. A negative amount setting will apply modulation in the
negative direction.
As a shortcut, you can hold down the
assign
source
button and move the mod
wheel to quickly assign this modulation path.
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