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Prophet-6 Operation Manual
Oscillators
Sync:
Off, On
—Turns Oscillator 1 hard sync on. Sync forces Oscillator
1 (the slave) to restart its cycle every time Oscillator 2 (the master) starts
a cycle. This provides a way to create more complex, harmonically rich
shapes from simple waveforms—especially when the frequency of Oscil-
lator 1 is set to a different interval than Oscillator 2.
Oscillator 1
Oscillator 2
Oscillator 1
synced to
Oscillator 2
Oscillator hard sync
Use Poly Mod to sweep the pitch of Oscillator 1 when it is synced to generate
the classic, hard-edged sync sound.
Low Frequency:
Off, On
—Turns Oscillator 2 into a low-frequency
oscillator, essentially providing another LFO source for modulation
using Poly Mod. The
frequency
,
fine
,
shape
, and
pulse
width
controls
still apply and will affect the character of any low-frequency modulation
applied using Oscillator 2.
Keyboard:
Off, On
—When off, the Oscillator 2 ignores the keyboard
and note data received via MIDI and plays at its base frequency setting.
Oscillator 2 pitch can still be affected by modulation from other sources
when in this mode.
