Wine Country 1016.1, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...OPERATION MANUAL by Tom Darter and POLYPHONIC SEQUENCER OPERATION MANUAL by Stanley Jungleib W n e Country Productions Inc 1572 Park Ctesl Coun Suite 505 San Jose Calllornla 95118 USA Phone 408 265 20...

Page 2: ...r 198I o r i h t l 9 8 1 by SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS INC All rights reserved Printed in USA The contents of this manual a r e the property of SCI and are not t o be copied or reproduced without our prior w...

Page 3: ...NG PROGRAMS 2 2 2 3 KEYBOARD MODES AND UPPER LOWER PANEL SWITCHES 2 3 SECTION 3THE PATCH CONTROLS 3 0 INTRODUCTION 3 LOICE SIGNAL FLOU 3 2 OSCILLATOR A 3 3 OSCILLATOR B 3 4 hllXER 3 5 FILTER 3 6 4MPLI...

Page 4: ...TRODUCTION 3 1 Power On 3 2 IDLE MODE 3 3 RECORD MODE 3 4 l n t a l l z n g Sequencer Programs 3 5 Real T meRecording 3 6 Single Step Record ng 3 7 PLAYB4CK MODE 3 8 Truncate 3 9 Append 3 10 EDIT hlOD...

Page 5: ...it keeps the voices in tune and most importantly it remembers preset voice patches which may be instantly recalled to program the voices These preset programs are retained by the microromputer s memo...

Page 6: ...mately 15 seconds while the computer tunes the oscillators When tuning is complete the front panel will light up and the BANK PROGRAM indicator the digital display in the PROGRAMMER section of the fro...

Page 7: ...ect all voices simultaneously The PITCH wheel has a center detent position from which the pitch may be varied up or down by about a 5th Both wheels can be disconnected from the LOWER program by holdin...

Page 8: ...e assignment of voices to keys played on the keyboard is done by the Prophet s computer If the same key is struck repeatedly the computer will continue to assign the same voice If more than five keys...

Page 9: ...oscillators when the Prophet is first turned on it may become necessary to retune particularly during the first few minutes of operation since the oscillators need time to stabilize After 20 minutes o...

Page 10: ...SELECT and PROGRAM SELECT switches in the programmer section In addition to PRESET the Prophet has MANUAL and RECORD modes of operation In MANUAL mode a parch can be formed entirely from scratch RECO...

Page 11: ...grams Hence the footswitch may have an effect on one program and not the other depending on the different settings 2 2 RECORDING PROGRAMS In general to record a manually formed patch or edited program...

Page 12: ...eyboard in any combination DOUBLE Mode Hitting a key on either keyboard will engage one voice with the UPPER program and one voice with the LOWER program Only five keys can be played at one time since...

Page 13: ...the factory programs you will soon grasp some of the sonic possibilities the Prophet makes available As explained in SECTION 7 we particularly encourage you to EDIT the factory programs see paragraph...

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Page 15: ...ettings of this knob 0 and 10 may cause the OSC A signal to degenerate to DC resulting in no output signal of course this knob will only have this effect if the pulse waveshape IS selected A n exact s...

Page 16: ...pe switches are on the selected waveshapes are mixed at full level and supplied as OSC 0 s output When no waveshape switch is on no signal is supplied as OSC B s output However the overall pitch range...

Page 17: ...n paragraphj 8 Normally when OSC B is being used as an audio signal source the LO FREQ switch will be off and the KEYBOARD switch will be on tfo4 Eep eawkalmm iag ams e a e c 4 o a d e d k b a n c 3 4...

Page 18: ...the settings of the AnACK DECAY SUSTAIN and RELEASE knobs theseare the controls for the ADSR envelope generator that is connected to the filter The envelope amount knob determines the amount but not t...

Page 19: ...ns as set on these knobs will not be linear for example setting 5 on these knobs gives a period of approximately h second Remember that for the FILTER only not the VCA the overall level of the envelop...

Page 20: ...of these knobs see the NOTES on the ENVELOPE GENERATOR and the notes on the AnACK DECAY SUSTAIN and RELEASE knobs in paragraph 3 5 3 7 EQUALIZATION EOUaL12aTION L O W H I D 10 LOW knob provides cut bo...

Page 21: ...ses a low frequency oscillator LFO with sawtooth triangle and square waves as source material Note that the UPPER synthesizer bank provides a descending sawtooth wave as a modulation source while the...

Page 22: ...SHAPE switches determine the waveforms used as the LFO portion of the modulation source When more than one waveshape switch 1s on the selected waveshapes are mixed at full level The UP LOW MIX switch...

Page 23: ...ble sources for modulation in the POLY MOD section The amounts of each source are determined by the SOURCE AMOUNT knobs The possible destinations are frequency of OSC A FREQ A pulse width of OSC A PW...

Page 24: ...her words in UNISON mode the Prophet becomes a very fat monophonic synthesizer GLIDE knob Effective only in UNISON mode this knob determines the rate of gl de portamento between notes played on the ke...

Page 25: ...pplied to these sources will be determined by the position of the pedal or by the outpur of any other control voltage device used NOTES Remember once again that the routings for these pedals can be di...

Page 26: ...ve when the RELEASEswitch is off It then takes the place of the RELEASE switch when pushed the programmed amplifier release time is engaged when not pushed the programmed amplifier release time i s no...

Page 27: ...trigger when playing back a sequence the Prophet will route all input control voltages and gates to the same voice voice 5 Trigger In Trigger Out Voltage In 1 Voltage Out SEQUENCER SYNTHESIZER Trigge...

Page 28: ...t matches the sequence s t e p numbers The microprocessor converts each event from memory into t h e s a m e type of keyboard sample data which it received and sends i t t o back t o t h e Prophet The...

Page 29: ...Sub section 3 which details all modes of operation and Sub section 4 whlch gives practical suggestions for creating sequences in Single Step Mode The Sequencer s power input is controlled by t h e Pr...

Page 30: ...blink 5 Press t h e LOAD FROM TAPE switch It I ghts The deck automatically rewinds t h e tape then switches itself forward T h e t a p e loading process takes about 55 seconds W h e n d o n e t h e Se...

Page 31: ...ck Truncate Append Real Time Edit S S Edit S S Event Delete Exit Edit Stop at End Stop Now New Sequence PLAYBACK SEQa STOP CONTINUE TRANSPOSE TRANSPOSE RECORD STOP SEQc EDIT Add vo ces STOP S S Add vo...

Page 32: ...encer it is necessary t o be able t o pitch bend or modulate the solo line without doing the same thing t o the accompanying sequenced voices Therefore the wheels can be disconnected from t h e Lower...

Page 33: ...instrument which may take a little getting used to Before you conclude that it is malfunctioning please examine all relevant parts of this manual t o be sure you aren t making an operational error Al...

Page 34: ...n on t h e cassette is correct protect t h e material from accidental erasure by removing the t a b over t h e hole in t h e side opposite t h e one you a r e protecting see Figure 2 0 If you a r e wo...

Page 35: ...ette if necessary After writing data onto the tape the Sequencer verfies t h e recording by rewinding the tape then reading it in comparison with the actual memory contents During this period the LOAD...

Page 36: ...his tape is blank you can abort the load routine while it is rewinding by pressing STOP If rewind is done and loading has started as indicated by forward tape movement t h e routine can only be aborte...

Page 37: ...e desired SEQUENCE switch which will light Instead of blinking the RECORD LED will light indicating Record Mode Bes desrecording the other thing t o do from Idle Mode is t o playback or edit a s e q e...

Page 38: ...a sequence with programs first select t h e desired Upper and L o w e r K s if they a r e not current then press the appropriate PROGRAM SELECTS whether they a r e current or not 3 5 Real Time Record...

Page 39: ...al Time recording t h e main exception being that instead of using t h e automatic clock timing is referenced t o pulses which you supply through t h e SINGLE STEP switch or footswitch Since t h e ove...

Page 40: ...quarter notes will use 8 steps ULIIIIIIIUUIlLlUUUUUlllWWLUUWillllrll CLOCK STEPS Figure F1 Since this is not Real Time recording you d o not have t o play t h e melody in correct rhythm You just have...

Page 41: ...steps per note While Single Step recording you can record program selections in the same way a s for initialization That is select t h e BANK press the desired PROGRAM SELECT switch and press SINGLE S...

Page 42: ...up t o the ten voice limit of t h e Prophet Truncate and Edit a r e protected through the Record Interlock Press RECORD t o proceed To abort the edit press RECORD again 8 Truncate The instance of nee...

Page 43: ...Single Step sequences can be edited in t h e same way a s Real Time sequences by using a very slow clock and making sure you key t h e added notes just before t h e clock pulse on which you want them...

Page 44: ...s not steps So taking t h e above example a s you press SINGLE STEP you ll hear the E g o o n Event 2 then the G Event 3 then the A Event even though you recorded them all going on at once Likewise t...

Page 45: ...responding t o the actual envelope timings in use your technique is realized through the allotment of steps Since the art is t o anticipate the effect of the programs a t normal playback speed and t...

Page 46: ...e second note could then be 2 steps on But for the first note t h e GATE will only be on 50 of the time The 50 time that the GATE is off will have t o be accounted for audibly through the envelope rel...

Page 47: ...ccordingly It was recorded with 3 steps per eighth note In the violin part the first E flat is on for 3 steps 100 duty cycle t o create legato for the slur into the D Because the D is repeated the eig...

Page 48: ...lue of switching between programs that have only slight differences between mixer volumes or filter cutoff for dynamic and timbral expression Crescendos and diminuendos can be easily accomplishedin th...

Page 49: ...Instruments Lexington MA Backus bhn The Acousrical Foundations o i Music W W Norton and Company New York NY Deutsch Herbert Synthesis Alfred Publishing Sherman Oaks CA Ernsl David The Evolution 01 Ele...

Page 50: ...the effects that are programmed in C a mention of any programmed connections between PEDAL 1 and the MONO MOD section allowingfor control of the modulation amount via the pedal 2 Special consideratio...

Page 51: ...the programs with the PANEL displaying the UPPER program so that you can check out the sound of each program then go back and play through BANK 1 with the PANEL displaying the LOWER program so that yo...

Page 52: ...1 UNISON GLIDE L 2 1 UNISON GLIDE U 3 3 ALTERNATE STHS L 3 3 STHS U 3 2 ALTERNATE I L 3 2 ALTERNATE I U 2 2 STRINGS DOUBLED L 2 2 STRINGS DOUBLED U 1 4 ELECTRONIC PERCUSSIVE PIANO I L 1 4 ELECTRONIC P...

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Page 54: ...1 1 2 Low Strings II...

Page 55: ...1 1 3 Accordion...

Page 56: ...1 1 4 Electronic Piano I1...

Page 57: ...1 1 5 Pipe Organ Flutes...

Page 58: ...he tone a characteristic of pipe organ attack transients is created mainly by the settings in the FILTER section The filter envelope generator settings particularly the ATTACK DECAY and SUSTAIN workin...

Page 59: ...U 1 6 Harpsichord II OSC A up 2 oclaves OSC B up 3 octaves See thr notes with 1 16 Harpsichord 1 pArtlct larlythr qrrtton entitled GENESIS OF THIS PATCt 1...

Page 60: ...CA The oscillators are set at two different octaves to emphasize the brightness of the harpsichord and to simulate the sound of the harpsichord with more than one of its stops selected Adjust oscillat...

Page 61: ...1 1 7 Slow Sync Sweep...

Page 62: ...1 1 8 Organ with Resonance...

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Page 65: ...nning of each sound As the envelope generators progress through their cycles the PULSE WIDTH drops below 10 and OSC A is allowed to sound The relative setting of the UPPER and LOWER programs is such t...

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Page 67: ...hords are played the unison patch L 2 5 will sound with the top note of the chord If you are planning to play a specific melody with chordal accompaniment you must remember to release the top note of...

Page 68: ...1 24 Clav Type...

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Page 71: ...ht about through the modulation NOTES Try switching on additional waveforms of OSC B for tonal variations Remember that in order to edit this sound completely in SINGLE keyboard mode the editing chang...

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Page 75: ...er SINGLE keyboard mode or ALTERNATE keyboard mode MONO MOD is set to provide a chorus like animation of sound for the UPPER program Move the M O D wheel up to intens fy the effect PEDAL 1 is also rou...

Page 76: ...1 34 Bass I i 8 I I rli p i a 11 t T Y T i 1 1 m 1 0 1 om Oi OiO rr i O l l l 1 1 1...

Page 77: ...itch setting is important for the steel drum timbre that results Try adjusting the FREQUENCY knob for OSC B over its whole range and l sten to the resultant sounds MONO MOD is programmed to provide mi...

Page 78: ...1 34 Up Low Modulation Mix Example 0 1 a i O I I I a 1...

Page 79: ...1 4 1 Alien...

Page 80: ...1 4 2 Repeat Drone II...

Page 81: ...A W m u r n k u a a S m m u w r u o C I E O 1 4 3 Sweeping Noise Effect...

Page 82: ...1 4 4 Sweeping Resonance...

Page 83: ...1 4 5 Drippy Birds I I __ O I I I I i...

Page 84: ...1 4 6 Space Alarms I 1...

Page 85: ...carefully you will never erase a program accidentally because each program that is about to be erased from one location also exists in another location Of course you should be careful to hit the corre...

Page 86: ...SECrlON 8 BLANK PATCH DIAGRAMS...

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Page 88: ...UPPER LOWER PRESET PROGRAMS I 1 2 3 UPPER LOWER B A N K 2 UPPER 8 LOWER 7 4 UPPER LOWER 5 6 U 2 8 L 2 8 U 2 7 L 2 7 U 2 1 L 2 1 U 2 3 L 2 3 U 2 2 L 2 2 U 2 4 L 2 4 U 2 5 L 2 5 U 2 6 L 2 6...

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