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Global Settings
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Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide
Global Settings
When Multi Mode is on, the Prophet Rev2 responds to MIDI data on two
consecutive MIDI channels — the base channel (selected in the Global
menu) and the next highest channel. The base channel controls voices 1-8
(or 1-4 on 8-voice systems) and the other channel controls voices 9-16
(or 5-8 on 8-voice systems). Notes, program changes, and other MIDI
data received on the specified channels provide independent control of
the two parts.
Note that a program change needs to be sent to each of the two chan-
nels when setting up Multi Mode. Only Layer A of the selected program
is loaded. There are no stacks or splits in Multi Mode. Use CCs or
Layer A NRPNs for automation of parameters. Program Layer B data is
completely ignored in Multi Mode
16 . Local Control:
Off, On—
When on (the default), the keyboard and
front panel controls directly affect the Prophet Rev2. When off, the
controls are transmitted via MIDI but do not directly affect the “local”
synth (that is, the Prophet Rev2). This is primarily useful for avoiding
MIDI data loops that can occur with some external sequencers.
17 . 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.
18 . Pressure Curve:
Curve 1, Curve 2, Curve 3, Curve 4—
Sets one of four
pressure curves for the keyboard to adjust the aftertouch to your playing style.
19 . Mono/Stereo:
Stereo, Mono—
The Prophet Rev2 defaults to stereo
operation. When set to Mono, this parameter defeats all pan settings and
modulation, effectively making each of the outputs a mono output.
20 . Pot Mode:
Relative, Passthru, Jump—
The rotary controls on the
Prophet Rev2’s front panel are a mixture of “endless” rotary encoders and
potentiometers or “pots.” The pots are identifiable by their lined knobs
and the fact that they have about 300° of travel. There are three pot
modes to determine how the synth reacts when the programmable param-
eters are edited. (Master volume is not programmable, so these modes
don’t apply.)
When set to
relative
, changes are relative to the stored setting. In Rela-
tive mode, the full value range is not available until either the minimum
or maximum value and the respective lower or upper limit of the pot’s
travel is reached.
For example, the Resonance parameter has a value range of 0 to 127.
Let’s say the physical position of the Resonance pot is the equivalent of
a value of 100. If you switch to a program that has a stored Resonance
setting of 63 and turn the pot all the way up, it will only go to 90. To get
to the maximum value of 127, you first have to turn down until the value is
at the other extreme and the pot is at the limit of its travel (in this case, 0
and fully counter-clockwise, respectively).
In Passthru mode, turning the pot has no effect 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: turn a pot and the value jumps immediately from the stored
value to the edited value.
21 . Alt Tuning:
Equal Temperment, 1…17—
Selects one of the Prophet
Rev2’s built-in tunings. Set to
1.
equal
temperment
, the tuning is standard,
chromatic tuning. Choosing 2 through 16 selects an alternative, non-chro-
matic, non-Western scale that can be used to emulate ethnic instruments or in
other creative ways.
“Appendix C: Alternative Tunings” on page 74
for a description of
each tuning. Additional tunings can be imported as a SysEx message. For
more information, see Appendix A.
