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112 Using 16-Voice Mode Dave Smith Instruments
To change the sound further:
1. In the Filter section turn
resonance
down to 0.
2. In the Sample Playback section use the
type
knob to select
perc tonal
and use the
instrument
knob to select
cowbell
.
3. Play a few notes and chords and listen: a great percussive hybrid
sound.
To add a second sampled instrument:
1. In the Mixer section, turn Instrument 2 level to 70.
2. In the Sample Playback press the
instr
2 button.
3. Use the
type
knob to select
ethnic
and use the
instrument
knob to
select
jaw harp
.
4. Again, we want the raw, unfiltered sound, so disable the low-pass filter
for the sampled instrument by pressing Soft Button 2 to select the
instr
1
misc
menu tab, then turning Soft Knob 4 to enable
lpf bypass
.
5. Play a few notes and chords and listen to the instrument’s sound: some-
thing completely new and unusual.
Using 16-Voice Mode
The Prophet X can operate in either 8-voice or 16-voice mode. In many
ways the synth is at its best in 8-voice mode because in 8-voice mode,
the Prophet X has a stereo signal path with stereo filters. This results in a
noticeable increase in richness and depth. It also gives you the ability to
pan instruments 1 and 2 and/or oscillators 1 and 2 to different positions
in the stereo field. (See “TAB 2 - Panning” on page 29.)
In contrast, 16-voice mode doesn’t provide stereo filters (though the
Prophet X’s digital effects still function in stereo). With clever use of the
mod matrix, however, it’s possible to simulate a stereo spread by modu-
lating panning with note number. With this technique, over the range of
the instrument, notes from low to high are panned progressively left to
right.