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Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide
Oscillators
Oscillators
Oscillators provide the raw building blocks of the Prophet Rev2’s sound
by producing
waveforms
, each of which has its own inherent sound char-
acter based on its harmonic content. The Prophet Rev2 has two oscilla-
tors, plus a sub oscillator and a noise generator, per voice.
Oscillator 1 and 2 are capable of generating sawtooth, sa trian-
gle, triangle, and pulse waves. You can vary the width of any of these
waveshapes using the
shape
mod
parameter. This provides a great variety
of different waveshapes and timbres.
The oscillators on the Prophet Rev2 are extremely stable. To emulate the
random pitch drift and oscillator instability of vintage instruments, use the osc
slop
parameter to dial in as little or as much drift as you like.
OSC 1 FREQ
SYNC
FINE TUNE
SHAPE MOD
SUB OCTAVE
OSC MIX
SHAPE MOD
NOISE
OSC SLOP
1
2
SHAPE
Sawtooth
Saw+Tri
Triangle
Pulse
SHAPE
Sawtooth
Saw+Tri
Triangle
Pulse
OSC 2 FREQ
FINE TUNE
OSCILLATORS
The Oscillator section
Oscillator 1 can be hard-synced to Oscillator 2 for harmonically-complex
sounds when modulated. Both oscillators feature a
fine
tune
knob for
detuning and thickening sounds.
You can force either or both of the oscillators to start its wave cycle from its
beginning (its zero crossing) each time you press a note on the keyboard by setting
note
reset
to
on
in the
misc
parameters
menu. This is can be useful for creating sounds
that have a very consistent sound each time you trigger them.
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