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Prophet-6 Operation Manual
Mixer
Mixer
The Mixer section is where you set the levels of the various sound
generators on the Prophet-6. These include Oscillator 1, Oscillator 2,
Sub Octave (Oscillator 1 sub oscillator) and the white noise generator.
You must turn up at least one of these in order to make sound with the
Prophet-6. (Alternatively, you can use the filter to generate its own sine
wave in self-oscillating mode.)
Rather than limit the Prophet-6’s outputs to keep the instrument from clipping,
we allow you to adjust levels at various points in its signal path. This gives you the
option to “overload” things in interesting ways, if you wish to do so. If not, try reducing
the levels of the oscillators in the
mixer
section, the
env
amount
parameter in the Ampli-
fier Envelope, or the
resonance
parameter in either the low-pass or high-pass filter.
OSC 1
OSC 2
SUB OCTAVE
NOISE
MIXER
The Mixer
Osc 1:
Sets the output level of Oscillator 1.
Osc 2:
Sets the output level of Oscillator 2.
Sub Octave:
Controls the level of a triangle wave oscillator pitched one
octave below Oscillator 1. Because a triangle wave has few harmonics
and is mainly characterized by its fundamental frequency, adding a sub
octave to sounds such as bass are a great way to increase their low-register
presence.
Noise:
Sets the output level of the white noise generator.
