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86 Chapter 3: Programming the Prophet X Dave Smith Instruments
Chapter 3: Programming the
Prophet X
With its large and expandable sample library and full synthesis capa-
bilities, the Prophet X can produce a vast spectrum of sounds. While the
factory programs give you some idea of its scope, if you only make use of
its presets, you’re not really using the Prophet X to its full potential. The real
excitement is in creating sounds that are uniquely your own.
This chapter provides some brief tutorials, first with fundamental synth
elements, then with the sample playback features, then combining both.
While there isn’t enough space here to cover how to use every Prophet 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 consist of a single oscillator, a bit of
filter resonance, the right envelope, and not much else. So let’s start with
the Basic Program and go from there.
Short Version
To create a classic synth bass:
1. Press the
global
button.
2. Use Soft Knob 1 to navigate to
basic program
and press Soft Button 1
(
write now
). As a shortcut: hold down the front-panel
transpose down
button and press the
hold
button.
3. Set filter
cutoff
to 40 (refer to the main display).
4. Set filter
resonance
to 100.
5. In the
envelopes
section, set the Filter Envelope’s
env amount
to 50.
6. Play a low note on the keyboard. Instant synth bass!
7. Experiment with the Filter Envelope’s
env amount
and
decay
settings.