Dave Smith Instruments Sequential PROPHET X Bedienungsanleitung

Samples-Plus-Synthesis

Hybrid Synthesizer

User’s Guide

Version 1.0

June 2018

Dave Smith Instruments LLC

1527 Stockton Street, 3rd Floor

San Francisco, CA 94133

USA

www.davesmithinstruments.com

Tested to Comply

With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to

the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful inter-

ference 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-Causing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numerique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du

Reglement sur le materiel brouilleur du Canada.

For Technical Support, email: [email protected]

Table of Contents

A Few Words of Thanks ...............................xi

Chapter 1: Getting Started ..............................1

First Things First ......................................2

Using the Main Display .................................3

Sound Banks .........................................4

Selecting Programs ....................................4

Editing Programs ......................................5

Comparing an Edited Program to its Original State............5

Creating a Program from Scratch .........................7

Saving a Program .....................................7

Canceling 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 Parameters (Display Menus) .....18

TAB 1 - Inst Tune .....................................18

TAB 2 - Inst Misc .....................................19

TAB 3 - Inst Loop .....................................20

TAB 4 - Inst Edit......................................21

Oscillators ............................................22

Oscillator Parameters (Front Panel) ......................24

Additional Oscillator Parameters (Display Menu) ............25

TAB 1 - Osc Tune ....................................25

TAB 2 Osc Shape ....................................26

TAB 3 - Osc Misc .....................................27

TAB 4 - Osc Select ...................................27

Mixer ................................................28

Mixer Parameters (Front Panel) .........................28

Additional Mixer Parameters (Display Menu) ...............29

TAB 1 - Mixer ........................................29

TAB 2 - Panning......................................29

TAB 3 - Hack/Deci ....................................30

Filter .................................................31

Filter Parameters (Front Panel) .........................32

Additional Filter Parameters (Display Menus) ...............33

TAB 1 - VCF ADSR ...................................33

TAB 2 - VCF Envelope Amount .........................34

TAB 3 - LP Filter .....................................35

TAB 4 - LPF Misc.....................................36

Filter Envelope ........................................37

Envelope Parameters (Front Panel) ......................39

Additional Filter Envelope Parameters (Display Menus) .......40

TAB 1 - VCF ADSR ...................................40

TAB 2 - VCF Env Amount ..............................41

Amplier Envelope .....................................42

Amplier Envelope Parameters (Front Panel) ..............43

Additional Amplier Parameters (Display Menus) ............44

TAB 1 - VCA ADSR ...................................44

TAB 2 - VCA Env Amount ..............................45

TAB 3 - Vol/Pan ......................................46

Auxiliary Envelopes ....................................47

Auxiliary Envelope Parameters (Front Panel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Additional Auxiliary Envelope Parameters (Display Menus) ....48

TAB 1 - Env ADSR....................................48

TAB 2 - Env Amount ..................................49

TAB 3 - Env Dest .....................................49

Low Frequency Oscillators ..............................50

LFO Parameters (Front Panel) ..........................51

Additional LFO Parameters (Display Menus) ...............52

TAB 1 - LFO Shape ...................................52

TAB 2 - LFO Control ..................................53

TAB 3 - LFO Dest ....................................54

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

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Using Sampled Instruments .............................99

Selecting and Modifying a Sampled Instrument .............99

Layering Two Different Sampled Instruments ..............100

Bypassing the Low-pass Filter on Sampled Instruments......101

Using Sample Stretch ................................101

Using the Prophet VS Waves ..........................103

Manipulating Samples and Loops .......................105

Reversing a sample..................................105

Changing Sample Start and End Points and Adding a Loop ...106

Creating ”Granular-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

Chapter 4: Connections/Setups........................114

Rear Panel Connections ............................... 114

Using USB ........................................... 116

Calibrating the Prophet X............................... 117

Calibrating the Filters................................. 117

Calibrating the Pitch and Mod Wheels ......................117

Calibrating the Touch Sliders ..............................117

Resetting the Global Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Importing Programs and Banks .........................120

Formatting a USB Flash Drive ...........................121

Importing Add-On Samples/Instruments ..................121

Updating the Prophet X OS .............................122

Global Settings .......................................123

Prophet X User’s Guide

Appendix A:

Modulation Sources .................................130

Appendix B:

Modulation Destinations..............................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 Messages .....................................141

NRPN Messages ....................................145

Control NRPN Data ..................................152

SysEx Messages ....................................152

Packed Data Format .................................156

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LICENSE AGREEMENT

By purchasing Sequential Prophet X, you accept the following product license agreement with

respect to the “Samples by 8Dio” sample elements thereof and/or incorporated therein (“Samples”):

1. License Grant:

The Samples in Sequential Prophet X are licensed, but not sold, to you by 8Dio, Inc. for commer-

cial and non-commercial use in music, sound-effect, audio/video post-production, performance,

broadcast or similar nished content-creation and production use. 8Dio allows you to use any of the

Samples for commercial recordings without paying any additional license fees or providing source

attribution to 8Dio, Inc.

This license expressly forbids any inclusion of the Samples into any other hardware device or in any

virtual instrument or library of any kind, without our express written consent. This license forbids

any re-distribution method of any of the Samples by means of re-sampling, mixing, processing,

isolating, or embedding into software or hardware of any kind, for the purpose of re-recording or

reproduction as part of any free or commercial library of musical and/or sound effect samples and/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 documentation, are protected by copyright laws and inter-

national copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties. 8Dio retains full

mentation and musical performances included in Sequential Prophet X. Any rights not specically

granted herein are reserved by 8Dio.

Any unauthorized use, distribution or reproduction of the Samples shall not be permitted, shall con-

stitute a violation of law, and shall entitle 8Dio to, in addition to any other remedy at law or equity,

injunctive relief. It is unlawful to deliberately circumvent, alter or delete technological measures of

protection and information provided by 8Dio which identies the products, its owner and the terms

and conditions for its use. Please note that the Samples may be imbedded with a digital watermark.

If the product ends up in other people’s music, you will be held legally responsible, so we ask you

to not to violate the terms of this license agreement. You further agree to take all reasonable steps to

protect this product from unauthorized copying or use.

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