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Adding Aftertouch
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Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide
Adding Aftertouch
Misc Parameters
The
misc
parameters
button allows you to access controls for a number
of essential functions, described below.
Program Volume:
0…127—
The master output level of the Prophet Rev2
is controlled by the front-panel
master
volume
knob. In addition, the
volume of an individual program can be set with the
program
volume
parameter. This is useful for ensuring that sounds have roughly the same
volume from program to program. Unison sounds in particular can be
very loud compared to other programs.
Osc 1 Note Reset:
Off, On—
When note reset is off, the oscillators are
free running, which is typically how analog synths behave. That is, the
oscillators are running whether a note is being gated on (played) or not.
When the amplifier envelope is set for a fast attack, this can cause a
soft, but detectable, pop or click at the beginning of a note because the
note might be gated on at a point in the wave’s cycle other than a zero
crossing. The first cycle to play might be truncated. 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
note reset is on, the wave is always reset to zero — the start of its cycle
— when a note is gated on.
Osc 2 Note Reset:
Off, On—
See the explanation above.
Osc 1 Key On/Off:
Off, On—
When on, the oscillator is controlled by the
keyboard or note data received via MIDI. When off, the oscillator plays
at its base frequency setting and its pitch doesn’t change when you play
notes on the keyboard (although its pitch may be affected by modulation
from other sources).
Osc 2 Key On/Off:
Off, On—
See the explanation above.
Pan Mod Mode:
Alternate,Fixed—
Designates the behavior of panning
when Pan is used as a modulation destination. Choosing
alternate
directs modulation to the Pan Spread parameter, and thereby affects the
panning width of individual voices within a program. Choosing
fixed
directs modulation to panning for the entire program.(In this case you
should set Pan Spread to zero.) For example, if you choose Mod Wheel
as a source and Pan as a destination in the mod matrix with an Amount
setting of 127, pushing the Mod Wheel to its full (top) position will pan
the sound hard right. An Amount of -127 will pan the sound hard left
when you push the Mod Wheel to its top position.
Glide Mode:
Fixed Rate,Fixed Rate A,Fixed Time, Fixed Time A—
Sets
the way the oscillators respond to Glide settings. See “Glide” on page
59for more details.
Osc 1 Glide:
1...127—
While the glide
rate
knobs sets the same amount
of glide for both oscillators simultaneously, you can use the
osc
glide
1
parameter to set an individual glide amount for Oscillator 1.
Osc 2 Glide:
1...127—
While the glide
rate
knobs sets the same amount
of glide for both oscillators simultaneously, you can use the
osc
glide
2
parameter to set an individual glide amount for Oscillator 2.
Pitchbend Range:
1...12—
Sets the bend range, in semitones, of the
pitch wheel. The setting is the range in the positive or negative direction.
For example, a setting of 7 lets you bend a note up or down by a fifth.
Unison Mode:
1...16, Chord—
Sets the number of voices stacked
when
unison
is enabled. Choosing
chord
, enables chord memory. See
“Unison” on page 54 for more details.
Unison Detune:
0…16—
When
unison
is enabled,
unison
detune
allows
you to detune the unison voices by a variable amount.