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Modulation  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 55

Modulation Parameters (Front Panel)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Modulation Examples   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Effects   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 58

Effects Parameters (Front Panel)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Arpeggiator   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 62

Arpgeggiator Parameters (Front Panel)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Additional Arpeggiator Parameters (Display Menus) . . . . . . . . . . 64

Clock Parameters   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Sequencer   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 66

Editing a Sequence  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Sequencer Parameters (Front Panel)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Additional Sequencer Parameters (Display Menus)  . . . . . . . . . . 69

Clock   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 70

Clock Parameters (Front Panel)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Unison   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 71

Unison Parameters (Display Menus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Using Chord Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Master Volume/Program Volume  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 75

Transpose   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 76

Hold   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 76

Glide  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 77

Glide Modes    .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 78

16-Voice Mode  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 79

Pitch and Mod Wheels   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 80

Pitch Wheel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Modulation Wheel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Touch Sliders    .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 82

Play List  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 83

Chapter 3: Programming the Prophet X   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .86

Synthesis 101: Synth Bass   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 86

Creating Stereo Synth Brass  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 90

Turning the Synth Brass Sound into a String Pad  . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Creating a Hard-Sync Lead   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 92

Modulation Techniques   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 94

Creating a Stereo Tremolo Effect with an LFO  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Creating Movement with Pulse-Width Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Modulating the Stereo Filters Independently  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Creating Sounds Using FM (Frequency Modulation)   . . . . . . . . . 97

Summary of Contents for Sequential PROPHET X

Page 1: ...Samples Plus Synthesis Hybrid Synthesizer...

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Page 3: ...User s Guide Version 1 0 June 2018 Dave Smith Instruments LLC 1527 Stockton Street 3rd Floor San Francisco CA 94133 USA 2018 Dave Smith Instruments LLC www davesmithinstruments com...

Page 4: ...nce and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference...

Page 5: ...eling Save 8 Working with Stacked or Split Programs 9 Exploring the Prophet X 13 Chapter 2 Prophet X Controls 14 Sample Playback 15 Sample Playback Parameters Front Panel 16 Additional Sample Playback...

Page 6: ...e Parameters Display Menus 40 TAB 1 VCF ADSR 40 TAB 2 VCF Env Amount 41 Amplifier Envelope 42 Amplifier Envelope Parameters Front Panel 43 Additional Amplifier Parameters Display Menus 44 TAB 1 VCA AD...

Page 7: ...ameters Display Menus 72 Using Chord Memory 73 Master Volume Program Volume 75 Transpose 76 Hold 76 Glide 77 Glide Modes 78 16 Voice Mode 79 Pitch and Mod Wheels 80 Pitch Wheel 80 Modulation Wheel 81...

Page 8: ...lar Style Loops 108 Creating Longer Loops 109 Combining Samples and Synthesis 110 Blending Real and Synthesized Strings 110 Blending Contrasting Sounds 111 Using 16 Voice Mode 112 A Final Word 113 Cha...

Page 9: ...ns 131 Appendix C Alternative Tunings 132 Appendix D Troubleshooting and Support 136 Troubleshooting 136 Contacting Technical Support 138 Warranty Repair 138 Appendix E MIDI Implementation 140 MIDI Me...

Page 10: ...d or articulations or any form of musical sample or sound effect sample playback system or device or on a stand alone basis 2 Rights Watermarking Policy The Samples including accompanying documentatio...

Page 11: ...ks synth geeks will love it for sound mangling live players will love it for its versatility and we love it because its just an awesome synth Make some incredible sounds with it Cheers THE DSI CREW Ar...

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Page 13: ...By combining synthesis and sample playback you can create an almost infinite variety of unique sounds We ve designed the Prophet X to be as easy to use as possible with its essential sound shaping con...

Page 14: ...the synth They carry Layer A and also Layer B if no cables are connected to the b output jacks 5 Turn up the volume on your amp mixer powered speakers 6 Turn up the volume on the Prophet X 7 Use the b...

Page 15: ...front panel such as panning You can select and edit these additional parameters using the four Soft Knobs and Soft Keys located above and below the display The Soft Knobs are detented encoders that a...

Page 16: ...templates for new sounds of your own It s easy to design a new sound by tweaking an existing one Banks A1 A4 are add on banks Programs included with sample expansion libraries from sound developers w...

Page 17: ...ndless rotary encod ers which have no position indicator and potentiometers or pots which have a position indicator and a finite travel range from left to right You can choose between three different...

Page 18: ...parameter s knob which will change the parameter value But there is a way to do this without changing the value To check the value of a parameter without changing it 1 Press the show button 2 Turn an...

Page 19: ...point You can also recall the Basic Program by simultaneously pressing the trans pose down and hold buttons Chapter 4 provides several sound design tutorials It is designed to give you a basic workin...

Page 20: ...s to programs on both Layer A and Layer B Revert Writing to Bank 1 Program 1 A uper Strings Hit Write to Save Prog Hit Global to Exit Write Bank Write Prog Select Char Edit Char S B Basic Program Key...

Page 21: ...nd program knobs and press save load The sound is saved 6 Alternatively if you want to cancel saving and continue editing press the global button Saving is canceled Working with Stacked or Split Progr...

Page 22: ...yer B editing Split and Stack buttons Stacked Programs Stacking two programs allows you to create extra complex sounds since you can have two completely different programs layered on top of each other...

Page 23: ...f Layer B editing To edit Layer A and B simultaneously 1 With Stack mode on stack button is lit press and hold the edit layer b button until it begins flashing indicating that you are in Link mode Rel...

Page 24: ...er even if that layer isn t currently enabled To turn Split on If it s not currently lit press the split button The button becomes lit The left side of the keyboard plays the Layer A sound and the rig...

Page 25: ...ll get out of it First read about Global Settings starting on page 119 There are many useful settings and functions found in the Global menu that will affect the overall behavior of your Prophet X in...

Page 26: ...splay also reveals additional parameters not found on the front panel such as panning You can select and edit these additional parameters using the four Soft Knobs and Soft Keys located above and belo...

Page 27: ...ee Formatting a USB Flash Drive on page 121 for instructions on how to do this LOOP F 4 Choir 02 Children Vowel Long Ah F 9 Choir 03 Acoustic Strum The Sample Playback section To audition any of the s...

Page 28: ...has an immediate attack and a slow decay would have a slow attack and an abrupt end Start Adjusts the sample start point This changes the sound of the sample since moving the sample start point later...

Page 29: ...c sampler chipmunk voice and other pitch shift effects You can set Sample Stretch individually for Instrument 1 and Instrument 2 by selecting the desired instrument using the instr 1 or instr 2 button...

Page 30: ...e parameter value here will tune the pitch of the stretched sample by the designated value Fine Tune 50 50 Sets the base frequency of the instrument in cents You can tune an instrument or sample with...

Page 31: ...Boosts the gain of the selected instrument up to 9dB in 3dB increments Glide Rate 0 127 When the sample stretch and glide buttons are both on this control sets how quickly the pitch of one note glide...

Page 32: ...of the sample You can change the size of this pitch period by pressing Soft Key 4 Inst1 Edit and changing the loop size setting A loop size setting of of 1 indicates a single pitch period In sync mod...

Page 33: ...s that sample playback begins Loop Size Adjusts the size of the looped portion of the instrument sample by moving both its loop start and loop end points Loop Center Adjusts the location of the loop w...

Page 34: ...ning of the super sawtooth wave The digital oscillators on the Prophet X are extremely stable To emulate the random pitch drift and oscillator instability of vintage instruments use the slop 1 2 param...

Page 35: ...e Super Saw wave 6 Turn up the level of Oscillator 2 in the Mixer and experiment with setting each oscillator to a different waveshape Experiment with the fine tune knob on the oscillators and notice...

Page 36: ...e Mod 64 63 Changes the pulse width of the selected waveform which modifies its harmonic content and timbre To generate a square wave when pulse is selected as the waveform set this parameter to 0 Whe...

Page 37: ...ee these menus adjust any control in oscillators section of the front panel TAB 1 Osc Tune FREQUENCY Frequency Osc Slop Fine Tune Key Follow FINE TUNE 0 0 C2 KEY FOLLOW OSC SLOP Osc1 Misc Osc1Tune Osc...

Page 38: ...by the oscillator You can also turn the sound of the oscillator off by selecting no waveshape Shape Mod 64 63 Changes the pulse width of the selected waveform which modifies its harmonic content and t...

Page 39: ...d For some sounds like monophonic basses this may actually be desirable It adds a bit of randomness to the attack that can make it sound more organic When wave reset is on the wave is always reset to...

Page 40: ...n limit the outputs of the Prophet X 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...

Page 41: ...evel of Oscillator 1 Osc 2 Level 0 127 Sets the output level of Oscillator 2 TAB 2 Panning INST 1 PAN Inst 1 Pan Osc 1 Pan Inst 2 Pan Osc2Pant INST 2 PAN 0 10L 10R 0 OSC2 PAN OSC1 PAN Hack Deci Mixer...

Page 42: ...effect of reducing fidelity and increas ing noisiness The more harmonics there are in a sound the more effect bit hack has Higher settings can sound quite nasty Bit hack occurs pre filter and pre effe...

Page 43: ...the stereo field See TAB 2 Panning on page 29 In addition to the low pass filter there is a resonant high pass filter available in the effects section If you want to sweep this filter using an envelo...

Page 44: ...are reduced from the top down cutting the high frequencies and passing the low frequencies hence the name low pass Resonance 0 255 Emphasizes a narrow band of frequencies around the cutoff frequency H...

Page 45: ...have softer longer attacks Percus sive sounds have sharper shorter attacks Decay 0 127 Sets the decay time of the envelope After a sound reaches its full volume at its attack stage decay controls how...

Page 46: ...velope Velocity On Off On Off Allows key velocity to influence filter cutoff frequency If on the harder you play the more the filter will open and the brighter the sound will be If off key velocity wi...

Page 47: ...ightness to a sound as higher notes are played which is typically how acoustic instruments behave When set to zero keyboard filter tracking is off meaning that filter frequency is unaffected by playin...

Page 48: ...e knob clockwise simultaneously increases the cutoff frequency in the left channel and reduces the cutoff frequency in the right channel Conversely turning the knob counter clockwise simultaneously in...

Page 49: ...would be completely static They would stay open or closed by a fixed amount that wouldn t change over the duration of a sound That s not very interesting to listen to and not how real world instrumen...

Page 50: ...faster or slower 7 Now experiment with the Filter Envelope s attack knob Notice how the attack becomes faster or slower 8 Now hold down a note and experiment with the Filter Envelope s sustain knob 9...

Page 51: ...0 127 Sets the filter cutoff frequency for the sustained portion of the sound The sound will stay at this filter frequency for as long as a note is held on the keyboard Release 0 127 Sets the release...

Page 52: ...a sound to reach its full volume Pads typically have softer longer attacks Percus sive sounds have sharper shorter attacks Decay 0 127 Sets the decay time of the envelope After a sound reaches its fu...

Page 53: ...nvelope Velocity On Off On Off Allows key velocity to influence filter cutoff frequency If on the harder you play the more the filter will open and the brighter the sound will be If off key velocity w...

Page 54: ...e volume of a sound wouldn t change over the duration of a note It would begin immediately remain at its full volume for the duration of the note then end immediately when the note was released Again...

Page 55: ...ntrols how quickly the sound transitions to the level set with the sustain control The higher the setting the longer the decay Percussive sounds such as synth bass typi cally have shorter decays Susta...

Page 56: ...Vol Pan LPF Misc VCA Env Amt VCA ADSR Attack 0 127 Sets the attack time of the envelope The higher the setting the slower the attack time and the longer it takes for a sound to reach its full volume P...

Page 57: ...nce volume If on the harder you play the more the louder sound will be If off key velocity will not affect the volume This control allows for more touch sensitive sounds Delay 0 127 Sets a delay betwe...

Page 58: ...roughly the same volume from program to program See Master Volume Program Volume on page 75 for more details Pan Spread 0 127 Pans the audio in the stereo field individually per voice With a pan spre...

Page 59: ...eat loop using the env repeat function in the aux envelopes display menu This is useful for cyclical 4 stage modulation Actually any of the Prophet X s envelopes can be routed to any destination or mu...

Page 60: ...Additional Auxiliary Envelope Parameters Display Menus Additional Envelope parameters are accessible through the menus in the main display To see these menus adjust any of the controls in aux enve lop...

Page 61: ...tion of modulation with the envelope Delay 0 127 Sets a delay between the time the envelope is triggered note on and when the attack portion actually begins Env Repeat Off On When on the Delay Attack...

Page 62: ...wtooth square and random Though most often used for low frequency modulation the Prophet X LFOs can actually function at speeds that extend into the audible range for extreme effects The Low Frequency...

Page 63: ...uency of the selected LFO from a slow 022Hz to a fast 500Hz This is affected by the clk sync clock sync parameter as explained below Amount Sets the amount of LFO modulation routed to the selected des...

Page 64: ...h Square Random This button sets the waveshape of the selected LFO Frequency Sets the frequency of the selected LFO from a slow 022Hz to a fast 500Hz This is affected by the sync clock sync parameter...

Page 65: ...lter and can be used to round off the triangle wave for a more sine like shape Phase 0 127 Used in conjunction with Wave Reset Phase sets the initial phase from 0 to 360 degrees at which the LFO wave...

Page 66: ...odulation matrix to route an LFO to additional destinations There is a shortcut for routing an LFO to a front panel destination provided that the destination is a valid destination Simply hold down th...

Page 67: ...amount The amount can either be positive or negative You already understand and apply the concept of modulation whenever you use the filter envelope to control the filter s cutoff frequency In this ca...

Page 68: ...ither positive or negative Modulation Examples Below are several modulation scenarios that illustrate how to use the modu lation matrix The examples provide full step by step instructions for clarity...

Page 69: ...ous example to add vibrato with key pressure aftertouch To use the mod wheel to control the filter cutoff 1 In the modulation section press the source button Use the Soft Knob 1 to scroll to Mod Slot...

Page 70: ...the chorus effect and set up a third mod path to control fx mix with the mod wheel for even better results Route velocity to filter drive to subtly overdrive the filter the harder you play Effects Yo...

Page 71: ...he effect 1 button to turn on effect 1 1 Press the select 1 2 button to select effect 1 for editing 2 Turn the effect type knob to choose an effect 3 Turn the mix knob to blend in a good amount of the...

Page 72: ...he timed delay repeats feedback to the arpeggiator sequencer or MIDI clock When clk sync is on delay time parameter 1 has the following values Value Delay Time Whole 4 beats Half dot 3 beats Half 2 be...

Page 73: ...r depending on the effect Effect Type Param 1 Param 2 Param 3 stereo delay delay time feedback amount low pass filter BBD delay delay time feedback amount low pass filter chorus depth rate low pass fi...

Page 74: ...ble hold you can release the notes on the keyboard and the arpeggio will continue to play with any additional notes that you play added to the arpeggio To prevent the arpeggiator from adding new notes...

Page 75: ...trol arpeggiator and sequencer playback This makes it possible to tempo sync the arpeg giator to a recorded drum track or other audio source Audio signals used to drive the arpeggiator sequencer shoul...

Page 76: ...s are held on and arpeggiated with additional played notes added to the held notes and the arpeggio When arp relatch is on played notes are held on and arpeg giated but additional played notes will re...

Page 77: ...basic note value relative to the BPM See the table below Name Tempo Timing Division Half BPM 2 Half note Quarter BPM Quarter note 8th BPM x 2 Eighth note 8 Half BPM x 2 Eighth note half swing timing 8...

Page 78: ...ve performance tool When the sequencer is playing the arpeggiator is disabled All factory programs have a sequence associated with them Recall a program and press the sequencer s play button to hear i...

Page 79: ...tie to extend the note the number of steps you want Each time you press Soft Key 1 you will extend the tie by an additional step You can then continue playing 4 To add a rest after a note or chord pre...

Page 80: ...poses the sequence lower by that interval Editing a Sequence You can edit a sequence after you ve recorded it This is convenient for fixing mistakes or modifying it without having to completely re pe...

Page 81: ...Y NOTE Set Length Tie Rest The Sequencer menu Chord Note 1 6 The sequencer can record up to 6 notes per step i e a 6 note chord The chord note parameter lets you select a specific note within a chord...

Page 82: ...he BPM setting has no effect Tap Tempo 30 250 Press this button 4 times to quickly set the tempo for the sequencer and arpeggiator The LED flashes at the BPM rate you set Clock Divide Sets the note va...

Page 83: ...g a single note you can create some very dense speaker rattling sounds If you want to create an ultra heavy synth bass or lead sound try using Unison Unison gives you control over not only how many vo...

Page 84: ...number of voices stacked together In 8 voice stereo mode there are a maximum of 8 voices available In 16 voice mono mode there are a maximum of 16 voices available You can also use Unison to memorize...

Page 85: ...e chord is saved with the program To use chord memory 1 Hold down a chord on the keyboard 2 Press the unison button The chord voicing is memorized Play a few notes to listen to the result 3 If you sav...

Page 86: ...igh Note and High Retrigger are similar to the low note settings except that the highest note is given priority Last Note and Last Retrigger give priority to the last note played To choose the Key Mod...

Page 87: ...ar can be very loud compared to other programs PROG VOLUME Prog Volume Pan Spread PAN SPREAD 0 127 Vol Pan VCAADSR VCA Env Amt Setting Program Volume in the Amp Envelope menu To set the volume of an i...

Page 88: ...IDI note numbers of the keys so that MIDI notes sent are also transposed Trans pose settings are global and are not saved with individual programs The Transpose controls Hold When hold is on any notes...

Page 89: ...sed with that instrument Instr 1 Instr 2 Press to enable Glide The Glide controls To use Glide 1 Press the glide button 2 Play a series of notes up and down the keyboard while you turn the glide amoun...

Page 90: ...when a note is held until the next note is played This effectively allows glide to be turned on and off from the keyboard Fixed Time Glide is set to a fixed time regardless of the interval between not...

Page 91: ...ugh the Prophet X s digital effects still function in stereo However 16 voice mode is still quite useful for instruments such as piano that benefit from increased polyphony Press to enable 16 voice mo...

Page 92: ...ng preference The range is up to 12 semitones 1 octave You can set different ranges for the upward bend and the downward bend Many musicians use a range of 2 semitones a whole step since this is the b...

Page 93: ...1 to scroll to Mod Slot 1 if it s not already displayed 2 Use Soft Knob 2 to scroll through the various mod sources and choose mod wheel 3 Use the Soft Knob 4 to scroll through the various mod destina...

Page 94: ...liders affect the assigned modulation destinations only while they re being touched But when latch is on the slider holds the value from the position at which it was last touched Latch Slider 1 Slider...

Page 95: ...Soft Knob 1 edit mod to find an open modulation slot and choose slider 1 6 Repeat steps 3 4 Play List The Play List enables you to organize programs into lists for quick recall This feature is partic...

Page 96: ...Key 4 to select the forth position in the list 11 Use Soft Knob 1 bank and Soft Knob 2 program to choose the program that you want 12 Now that you have set up List 1 Repeat as desired to set up List...

Page 97: ...e play list data will be exported along with the bank data To recall programs from a play list 1 Press the play list button 2 Turn Soft Knob 4 to select the Set you want 1 10 3 Turn Soft Knob 3 to sel...

Page 98: ...X function the examples will help you get familiar with some basic concepts Making sounds you ve never heard before can be very rewarding Synthesis 101 Synth Bass Some of the best synth bass sounds co...

Page 99: ...m is a good starting point for sounds because it has plenty of harmonics This gives you a lot to work with in terms of a raw sound that you can filter and modulate The Pulse square wave is a good star...

Page 100: ...he filter resonance to a value of 100 This is going to give the synth bass its funky zap 6 Play a note and listen to the sound At this point you won t hear anything because you ve mostly closed the fi...

Page 101: ...an use Unison to thicken the synth bass sound even more When unison is on the Prophet X acts like a monophonic synthesizer only one note can be played at a time However that single note can be powered...

Page 102: ...detune and thicken them 5 With the Mixer parameters shown in the display press Soft Button 2 to select panning then set osc1 pan to 64L and osc2 pan to 63R for an ultra wide stereo spread 6 In the os...

Page 103: ...ection set the cutoff to 87 2 In the filter envelope section set the env amount to 7 3 Set filter envelope attack to 52 decay to 102 sustain to 81 and release to 100 4 Set amplifier envelope attack to...

Page 104: ...ress Soft Button 1 to select the lfo shape menu 4 Set the LFO shape to triangle frequency to 30 and amount to 50 5 Play some chords The LFO sweeps the filter 6 For fun experiment with changing LFO 2 s...

Page 105: ...some single notes and in the middle range of the keyboard Clas sic hard sync lead 10 To make it a little edgier set filter drive to 100 filter cutoff to 0 filter envelope decay to 100 and filter env a...

Page 106: ...irst set up a simple electric piano sound To create a simple electric piano sound 1 Recall the Basic Program and set Oscillator 1 shape to pulse 2 Set filter cutoff to 0 and filter env amount to 71 3...

Page 107: ...lect panning and set osc1 pan to 40L and osc2 pan to 40R for a nice stereo spread 6 Set filter cutoff to 117 and filter resonance to 20 7 Set filter envelope attack to 11 decay to 60 sustain to 22 and...

Page 108: ...ereo Filters Independently Because the Prophet X has stereo filters in 8 voice mode you can add even more movement by using the LFOs or other sources to indepen dently modulate the left channel and ri...

Page 109: ...se the mod matrix makes it possible to route any of the Prophet X sound sources to each other including sampled instruments the sonic possibilities are even greater To create sounds using frequency mo...

Page 110: ...slowly turn the pitch knob on Oscillator 1 to raise its pitch As you increase the pitch the sound changes as different sideband harmonics are generated 2 Try setting Osc 1 pitch to F 6 and Osc 2 pitc...

Page 111: ...examples Let s start with a simple piano To customize a piano 1 Recall the Basic Program See previous examples if necessary 2 In the Mixer section turn Oscillator 1 level down to 0 We re just going to...

Page 112: ...cillator 1 level down to 0 It s at 127 by default in the Basic Program 4 In the Sample Playback section use the type knob to select piano 5 Use the instrument knob to select the first piano 1928 Grand...

Page 113: ...nstrument 1 Show the Sample Playback parameters in the display by pressing the instr 1 button 2 Press Soft Button 2 to select the instr1 misc menu tab 3 To bypass the filters for instrument 1 turn Sof...

Page 114: ...he first piano 1928 grand near 6 Now hold down the lowest C on the Prophet X keyboard and press the sample stretch button 7 Play a few chords The piano just changed dramatically This illustrates an im...

Page 115: ...ll need to use the transpose button to transpose the keyboard up or down depending on the wave you want to locate To use sample stretch with the Prophet VS waves 1 Recall the Basic Program See previou...

Page 116: ...ct chorus 6 Set mix to 64 then set parameter 1 depth to 37 parameter 2 rate to 100 and parameter 3 lpf to 209 7 Now to add some filter modulation in the lfo section select lfo 2 and set its shape to r...

Page 117: ...peats as long as you hold down a key Reversing a sample One simple way to change the sound of a sample is to reverse it To reverse a sample 1 Recall the Basic Program and turn Oscillator 1 level down...

Page 118: ...peat edly strike a note on the keyboard Notice how the sound changes as sample playback begins farther away from its original start point The beginning of a sound is often the most recognizable part o...

Page 119: ...ss Soft Button 3 inst1 loop then turn Soft Knob 2 loop mode to set loop mode to pitched In pitched mode the loop becomes a pitch period calculated based on the assigned note of the sample 2 Press Soft...

Page 120: ...nstr1 edit 7 Set loop size to 110 and loop center to 506 Setting a very short loop makes it sound more granular as the loop repeats a short section of shifting harmonics 8 Set sample start to 469 and...

Page 121: ...tion use the type knob to select brass 3 Use the instrument knob to select saxophone A arc far 4 Play some notes and listen to the instrument Try to find a spot where the sound stays relatively consta...

Page 122: ...bowed attack 5 We want the raw unfiltered sound so disable the low pass filter for the sampled instrument by pressing Soft Button 2 to select the instr1 misc menu tab then turning Soft Knob 4 to enab...

Page 123: ...h part is an octave higher To add effects 1 In the effects section press the effect 1 button 2 Turn the effect type knob and select super plate 3 Set mix to 45 then set parameter 1 time to 112 paramet...

Page 124: ...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 voi...

Page 125: ...the keyboard You ll notice that the lower you play the more the notes appear in the left side of the stereo field Conversely the higher you play the more the notes appear in the right side of the ster...

Page 126: ...E IMPORT PROPHET Prophet X Rear Panel 1 AC Power Connector Accepts a standard grounded IEC power cord Operates over a range of 100 to 240 volts and 50 to 60 Hz 2 Sample Import Accepts a standard USB 3...

Page 127: ...these behaviors Audio signals used to drive the arpeggiator sequencer should not exceed 5 volts peak to peak 6 Sustain Accepts a momentary normally open or normally closed footswitch to control susta...

Page 128: ...r The Prophet X trans mits and receives MIDI data via USB but does not transmit audio MIDI In and USB should not be used at the same time as overlapping messages from different sources may cause the P...

Page 129: ...o calibration procedure Don t turn off the power while it s doing this 4 When finished the front panel controls will return to normal and you can play the Prophet X again Calibrating the Pitch and Mod...

Page 130: ...in SysEx format via the selected MIDI port This allows you to save your programs so that you can share or archive them You will need a computer and software application such as SysEx Librarian for Mac...

Page 131: ...synthesizers press the global button and use Soft Knob 1 to select midi sysex cable then use Soft Knob 3 to choose midi 3 On the Prophet X that you want to send the programs to press the global button...

Page 132: ...are using a dedicated MIDI interface 2 Press the global button on your Prophet X 3 Use the Soft Knob 1 to select midi sysex cable then use Soft Knob 3 to choose either usb or midi depending on which p...

Page 133: ...now Depending on the size of the USB Flash drive this may take anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes 5 When the USB drive is formatted you can use it with the Prophet X Importing Add On Sampl...

Page 134: ...ack menu Press and hold the group button and turn the type knob to user Updating the Prophet X OS If you need to update update your Prophet X OS you ll need a computer and a USB 3 0 flash drive USB st...

Page 135: ...f 0 is the equivalent of concert pitch This control steps in semitones one octave up 12 or down 12 2 Master Fine 50 50 Master Fine Tune control 0 centered Steps in cents as much as a quarter tone up 5...

Page 136: ...will respond to MIDI controllers including Pitch Wheel Mod Wheel Pedal Breath Volume and Expression 9 MIDI Program Enable Off On When On the synth will respond to received MIDI Program Change and othe...

Page 137: ...that can occur with some external sequencers 14 Velocity Curve Curve 1 Curve 8 Sets one of the eight velocity curves for the keyboard to adjust the velocity response to your playing style 15 Pressure...

Page 138: ...fect until after the edited value equals the preset value that is until the edited value passes through the stored value Jump mode uses an absolute value based upon the position of the pot when edited...

Page 139: ...ix With lpf full selected an expression pedal connected to the filter jack will control filter cutoff frequency within its full range of 0 164 fully closed to fully open With lpf half selected an expr...

Page 140: ...tion 25 Calibrate Wheels Calibrates the Pitch and Mod wheels 26 Calibrate Sliders Calibrates touch slider 1 and touch slider 2 27 Basic Program Loads a basic template program 28 Calibrate Filters Cali...

Page 141: ...Sysex Cable on page 124 Dumped banks will load back into the same location in memory when imported back into the synth via MIDI 35 Dump All Banks Transmits all four User Banks and Play Lists in SysEx...

Page 142: ...ppendix A Modulation Sources Off Inst 1 Inst 2 Osc 1 Osc 2 LFO 1 LFO 2 LFO 3 LFO 4 Env LPF Env VCA Env 3 Env 4 Slider 1 Slider 2 Pitchbend Mod Wheel Pressure Breath Foot Pedal Expression Pedal Velocit...

Page 143: ...2 Freq Inst 1 Start Inst 2 Start Inst 1 End Inst 2 End Inst 1 Size Inst 2 Size Inst 1 Center Inst 2 Center Osc 1 Freq Osc 2 Freq Osc All Freq Osc 1 Shape Osc 2 Shape OscAll Shape Osc Slop Inst 1 Leve...

Page 144: ...he default Western tuning based on the twelfth root of two 2 Harmonic Series MIDI notes 36 95 reflect harmonics 2 through 60 based on the funda mental of A 27 5 Hz The low C on a standard 5 octave key...

Page 145: ...a very narrow palate of good chords to choose from C 1 1 261 625 Hz 1 1 256 243 9 8 32 27 81 64 4 3 729 512 3 2 128 81 27 16 16 9 243 128 9 Just Intonation in A with 7 Limit Tritone at D A rather vani...

Page 146: ...a creative way to incorporate the inevitable line hum into his scale Bb B 1 1 60 Hz 1 1 1 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 4 3 11 8 3 2 3 2 7 4 7 4 15 8 14 Yamaha Just Major C When Yamaha decided to put preset microtun...

Page 147: ...d organs to perform glissando like passages G 1 1 392 Hz MIDI note 67 1 1 81 80 33 32 21 20 16 15 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 32 27 6 5 11 9 5 4 14 11 9 7 21 16 4 3 27 20 11 8 7 5 10 7 16 11 40 27 3...

Page 148: ...uencer or arpeggiator has stopped running Check the midi clock mode setting in global to ensure the Prophet X is set to master or off Or if set to slave or slave thru or slave no s s make sure the Pro...

Page 149: ...controls Make sure local control is on in the global menu If MIDI System Exclusive data is not transmitted received Make sure that the midi sysex cable setting in the global menu is set to usb or mid...

Page 150: ...year from the date of purchase Please register your product online at www davesmithinstruments com to establish the date of purchase This is not a requirement for warranty service but it will help ex...

Page 151: ...139 Prophet X User s Guide Appendix D Troubleshooting and Support...

Page 152: ...ave Thru MIDI Clock is received and passed to MIDI Out Slave No S S no start and stop Receives MIDI Clock but does not respond to MIDI Start or Stop command When set to slave or slave thru if no MIDI...

Page 153: ...system updates and more MIDI Out Select MIDI USB MIDI USB Sets the port by which MIDI data will be transmitted MIDI Messages System Real Time Messages Status Description 1111 1000 MIDI Timing Clock Re...

Page 154: ...if 0100 0000 or higher 1011 nnnn 0111 1011 0vvvvvvv All Notes Off Clear all MIDI notes 1011 nnnn 0111 1001 0vvvvvvv Reset All Controllers Clears all MIDI controllers to 0 MIDI volume to maximum See s...

Page 155: ...d to Pedal CV 1011 nnnn 0000 1101 0vvvvvvv Expression When assigned to Pedal CV 1011 nnnn 0000 0111 0vvvvvvv Volume When assigned to Pedal CV 1011 nnnn 0100 1010 0vvvvvvv Brightness Assigned to Pedal...

Page 156: ...Amp Env Release CC Param 47 Filter Env Amount 48 Velocity to Filter Env 49 Filter Env Delay 50 Filter Env Attack 51 Filter Env Decay 52 Filter Env Sustain 53 Filter Env Release 54 Inst 1 Glide Amount...

Page 157: ...ue MSB 0010 0110 NRPN parameter value LSB CC 0vvv vvvv Parameter value LSB The parameter number can be found in the two tables below one for global parameters and the other for program parameters The...

Page 158: ...0 0vvvvvvv NRPN parameter value MSB CC 1011 nnnn 0010 0110 0vvvvvvv NRPN parameter value LSB CC 1011 nnnn 0110 0000 0xxxxxxx NRPN parameter value Increment 1011 nnnn 0110 0001 0xxxxxxx NRPN parameter...

Page 159: ...NRPN 1 CC 2 Off 4103 0 1 MIDI Control Enable 0 Off 1 On 4104 0 1 MIDI SysEx Cable 0 MIDI 1 USB 4105 0 2 MIDI Out Select 0 Off 1 MIDI 2 USB 3 MIDI USB 4107 0 1 Local Control 0 Off 1 On 4109 0 2 Pot Mo...

Page 160: ...ory 0 16 65 2113 Inst2Freq 0 120 66 2114 Inst2FreqFine 0 100 67 2115 Inst2Level 0 127 69 2117 Inst2KeyOnOff 0 1 70 2118 Inst2LoopOnOff 0 1 71 2119 Inst2LoopMode 0 2 NRPN Layer A NRPN Layer B Value De...

Page 161: ...3 2241 FX2Select 0 12 194 2242 FX2Mix 0 127 195 2243 FX2Param1 0 255 196 2244 FX2Param2 0 255 197 2245 FX2Param3 0 255 NRPN Layer A NRPN Layer B Value De scrip tion 198 2246 FX2Sync 0 1 199 2247 FX2Sy...

Page 162: ...283 2331 LFO3NoteReset 0 1 284 2332 LFO3Phase 0 127 288 2336 LFO4Freq 0 255 289 2337 LFO4Amt 0 254 290 2338 LFO4Shape 0 4 NRPN Layer A NRPN Layer B Value De scrip tion 291 2339 LFO4Sync 0 1 292 2340...

Page 163: ...0 88 346 2394 Mod15Dest 0 88 347 2395 Mod16Dest 0 88 348 2396 ModWheelAmt 0 254 349 2397 ModWheelDest 0 88 350 2398 PressureAmt 0 254 351 2399 PressureDest 0 88 352 2400 BreathAmt 0 254 353 2401 Breat...

Page 164: ...unless MIDI Channel ALL always responds if 0vvvvvvv 0111 1111 0000 0110 Inquiry Message 0000 0001 Inquiry Request 1111 0111 End of Exclusive EOX The Prophet X responds with Status Description 1111 000...

Page 165: ...mat described below in Program Data Dump Request Program Edit Buffer Dump Status Description 1111 0000 System Exclusive SysEx 0000 0001 DSI ID 0011 0000 Prophet X ID 0000 0110 Request Program Edit Buf...

Page 166: ...bal Parameters Data Dump Program Data Dump Status Description 1111 0000 System Exclusive SysEx 0000 0001 DSI ID 0011 0000 Prophet X ID 0000 0010 Program Data 0000 00vv Bank Number 0 9 0vvv vvvv Progra...

Page 167: ...ophet X ID 0000 1111 Main Parameter Data 0vvv vvvv 50 nibbles LS then MS for 25 Global parameters 1111 0111 End of Exclusive EOX The Global Parameters Data Dump is not recognized when received It is o...

Page 168: ...ta 1 A7 A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 1 00 G7 F7 E7 D7 C7 B7 A7 2 B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0 2 00 A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 3 C7 C6 C5 C4 C3 C2 C1 C0 3 00 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0 4 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0 4 00 C6 C5 C4 C...

Page 169: ...157 Prophet X User s Guide Appendix E MIDI Implementation...

Page 170: ...158 Appendix E MIDI Implementation Dave Smith Instruments...

Page 171: ...159 Prophet X User s Guide Appendix E MIDI Implementation...

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