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1. When this page is active the WRITE switch will blink Press the switch to start transmission This feature is handy for saving Programs on a computer in SysEx format or for sending them to another Prophet 08 via a direct MIDI connection The dumps include Program and Bank numbers so when received the programs will be stored in the same location Program Parameters All Program parameters can be edited using the front panel controls To edit a program simply turn the desired parameter knob or hit the switch The selected parameter and value appear in the LCD display The top line of the LCD displays the programmed value for reference the bottom line displays the edited value After a parameter is selected by turning its knob you can also use the PARAM 2 knob to change the value of the selected parameter Use the YES or NO switches to incrementally adjust parameter values Hit both YEs or NO at the same time to set the parameter to zero Note Hold the PROGRAM switch and hit the YES switch to set the Program to a basic patch with most parameters set to zero It does not save the sound in the current program it only changes all the parameters Following are descriptions of each Prophet 08 Program parameter Oscillators Each of the Prophet 08 s eight voices has two analog oscillators The basic controls for each oscillator are the same and are arranged in two horizontal rows one for Oscillator 1 and another for Os2. 0 20 0 254 0 43 0 20 0 254 0 43 0 20 0 254 0 43 0 20 0 254 0 43 LFO 2 Mod Destination See Modulation Destination list below LFO 2 Key Sync Off On LFO 3 Frequency same as LFO 1 LFO 3 Shape same as LFO 1 LFO 3 Amount LFO 3 Mod Destination See Modulation Destination list below LFO 3 Key Sync Off On LFO 4 Frequency same as LFO 1 LFO 4 Shape same as LFO 1 LFO 4 Amount LFO 4 Mod Destination See Modulation Destination list below LFO 4 Key Sync Off On Envelope 3 Mod Destination See Mod Destination list below Envelope 3 Amount 127 to 127 Envelope 3 Velocity Amount Envelope 3 Delay Envelope 3 Attack Envelope 3 Decay Envelope 3 Sustain Envelope 3 Release Mod 1 Source See Modulation Source list below Mod 1 Amount 127 to 127 Mod 1 Destination See Modulation Destination list below Mod 2 Source See Modulation Source list below Mod 2 Amount 127 to 127 Mod 2 Destination See Modulation Destination list below Mod 3 Source See Modulation Source list below Mod3 Amount 127 to 127 Mod 3 Destination See Modulation Destination list below Mod 4 Source See Modulation Source list below Mod 4 Amount 127 to 127 Mod 4 Destination See Modulation Destination list below Sequence 1 Destination See ModDestination list below Sequence 2 Destination See ModDestination list below 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 95 279 280 281
3. Remember Even when GATED SEQUENCER is on you still have to play a note to hear the sequence The other sequencer controls do double duty as synthesizer controls To enable them for sequencer control turn on EDIT SEQUENCER in Modulators With EDIT SEQUENCER on lit the knobs labeled 1 through 16 in the Filter and Amp sections are used to set the values for each of the sequence s 16 steps Switches 1 through 4 in Modulators select the sequence track to be edited To set the destination for a sequence track press the desired track button and use MOD DEST to change the destination See Modulation Destinations on page 27 for a list of possible destinations Note The actual gate duration for each step is fixed at half the step time Use the envelopes to generate notes of longer or shorter duration The sequencer shares the BPM and CLOCK DIVIDE controls with the arpeggiator BPM 30 250 Sets the programmed tempo for the sequencer in BPM beats per minute Clock Divide see table Sets the note value for each sequence step relative to the BPM Tempo Timing Division BPM 2 Half note BPM Quarter note BPM x 2 Eighth note BPM x 2 Eighth note half swing timing BPM x 2 Eighth note full swing timing BPM x3 Eighth note triplets BPM x 4 Sixteenth note 21 BPM x 4 Sixteenth note half swing timing BPM x 4 Sixteenth note full swing timing BPM x 6 Sixteenth note triplets BPM x8 Thirty second note BPM x 12 Thirty second
4. 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 295 0 254 0 43 0 254 0 43 0 254 0 43 0 254 0 43 0 254 0 43 30 250 0 12 Sequence 3 Destination See ModDestination list below Sequence 4 Destination See ModDestination list below Mod Wheel Amount 127 to 127 Mod Wheel Destination See ModDestination list below Pressure Amount 127 to 127 Pressure Destination See ModDestination list below Breath Amount 127 to 127 Breath Destination See ModDestination list below Velocity Amount 127 to 127 Velocity Destination See ModDestination list below Foot Control Amount 127 to 127 Foot Control Destination See ModDestination list below BPM tempo Clock Divide Half Note Quarter Note Eighth Note Eighth Note half swing Eighth Note full swing Eighth Note triplets Sixteenth Note Sixteenth Note half swing Sixteenth Note full swing Sixteenth Note triplets Thirty second Notes Thirty second Notes triplets Sixty Fourth note triplets Pitch Bend Range Sequencer Trigger Normal Normal no reset No gate No gate no reset key step ey Mode Low note priority Low note priority with re trigger High note priority High note priority with re trigger Last note hit priority Last note hit priority with re trigger NRONZ2OX RBWNAO 39 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 117 118 119 120 135 136 151 152 167 168 183 184 199 296 297 298 299 300 301 302
5. Routed to the Breath Control Modulation Routed to the Expression Modulation Controls Master Volume Routed to the low pass filter Routed to the low pass filter but with half the range DamperPolarity For compatibility with different sustain Damper pedals connected to the Sustain jack on the rear panel Use for normally open switches and use for normally closed switches Page 8 Velocity Curve 1 4 Sets one of the four velocity curves for the keyboard this gives you the ability to adjust the keyboard to your playing style Pressure Curve 1 4 Sets one of the four pressure curves for the keyboard this gives you the ability to adjust the keyboard to your playing style Page 9 LCD Contrast 1 100 This sets the contrast level for the LCD Page 10 Program Copy Utility Enables Layer A or B of a Program to be copied to Layer A or B of the same or a different Program The top line displays the current Bank and Program Use PARAM 1 to choose the Layer A or B to be copied Use PARAM 2 to choose the destination Bank Program and Layer Press WRITE to execute Page 11 MIDI Dumps see table Allows dumping of Programs in SysEx format via MIDI Use PARAM 2 to select from the following options Display MIDI Transmit Operation Fi y m Send current program Send all 128 programs in current bank Send all programs in both banks
6. When you first turn the power on the keyboard will be in Program Mode with the PROGRAM switch lit and the following screen active The top line shows the Program 1 128 and Bank 1 2 number of the currently selected Program and the bottom line shows the 16 character name of the Program The PARAM 1 knob changes the Program and the PARAM 2 knob changes the Bank The Program can also be incremented or decremented by pressing the YES or NO switches respectively Each Program has two layers A and B Each layer can contain a completely different patch The layers are typically used to create stacked and split Programs though you can also switch quickly between the layers using the EDIT LAYER B switch When EDIT LAYER B is lit the front panel controls will edit the layer B patch Note When playing in a live performance EDIT LAYER B provides a handy way to toggle quickly between two completely different sounds with a single switch This applies only in normal eight voice mode not in Stack or Split modes To edit a Program simply turn any knob See Program Parameters on page 10 for a detailed list of all parameters and their functions After editing parameters hit the Program switch to enable program changes again Compare Feature While editing a Program you can press the COMPARE switch to listen to the original version If you press the switch again the Prophet 08 returns to the edited version Saving a Pr
7. switches to step through the Programs Also the PARAM 1 knob changes the Program and PARAM 2 changes the Bank If you want to edit a Program just turn any knob The new value will be displayed in the bottom line of the LCD the top line displays the programmed value for handy reference Once a parameter has been selected the PARAM 2 knob will also change the value and the switches will increment or decrement the value Hit the and switches at the same time to set the parameter to zero That s the whole idea with this instrument grabbing knobs and changing the sound After turning knobs just hit the Program switch so the LCD goes back to the Program Bank screen allowing you to change Programs again Press the GLOBAL switch to change higher level parameters such as MIDI channel number Transpose Detune and so on These are remembered when the synth is turned off Note that in Global Mode the screen displays two parameters at a time The top parameter is changed by the PARAM 1 knob and the lower parameter is edited by the PARAM 2 knob The switches select new pages Summary You should be up and running now for more operation information read on Or just look up specific parameters for detailed notes Pages 27 through 29 contain a handy reference for mod destinations and sources At some point you should read through the manual to discover all the little features that you might not notice at first I should m
8. the sync settings A setting of 16 Steps for LFO Frequency with a Triangle wave selected and routed to the filter will provide a clean filter sweep over a 16 step sequence perfectly in sync This is much easier and smoother than programming a filter sweep using sequence steps Note If the sequencer does not seem to be working check the GLOBAL settings to make sure Clock is set to Internal If Clock is set to use an external clock source the Prophet 08 must be receiving MIDI clock messages in order for the sequencer to run 23 Arpeggiator The Prophet 08 s arpeggiator has four different operating modes can latch the arpeggiated notes and can be synced to a MIDI clock source Press ARPEGGIATOR to turn it on and hold down some keys The held notes will play according to whatever the current Arpeggiator Mode setting is The four modes are Up Down Up Down and Assign Use ARP MODE in Miscellaneous Parameters to change the mode You can change the mode while the arpeggiator is playing Note If the arpeggiator does not seem to be working check the GLOBAL settings to make sure Clock is set to Internal If Clock is set to use an external clock source the Prophet 08 must be receiving MIDI clock messages in order for the arpeggiator to run To latch an arpeggio briefly hold the ARPEGGIATOR switch down while an arpeggio is playing You can then remove your hands from the keys and it will continue to play The ARPEGGIATOR switch blin
9. 127 is just the opposite A setting of 64 is essentially a 50 50 mix of both oscillators Noise Level 0 127 Controls the volume of white noise mixed into the filter Lowpass Filter Each of the Prophet 08 s voices utilizes an analog lowpass filter coupled with a 4 stage plus delay ADSR envelope generator 4 Pole Selects either 2 or 4 pole operation for the filter The filter is in 4 pole mode when the 4 POLE switch is lit Frequency 0 164 Sets the base filter cutoff frequency over more than 13 octaves Resonance 0 127 Sets the Resonance level of the filter At high settings the filter will self oscillate in 4 pole mode If the filter does not oscillate make sure the 4 POLE switch is on Env Amount 127 127 Sets the amount of filter envelope routed to the cutoff frequency This can be positive or negative allowing inverted envelope control of the filter Velocity 0 127 Amount of key velocity controlling the level of the filter envelope Key Amount 0 127 Sets the amount of keyboard MIDI note to the filter cutoff A setting of 64 will step the filter one semitone for each note 32 would be half semitones and so on Audio Mod 0 127 Controls the amount of audio from Oscillator 1 used to modulate the filter cutoff frequency For filter only audio set OSCILLATOR MIX to 127 OSCILLATOR 2 SHAPE to Off and OSCILLATOR 1 SHAPE to the desired waveshape This is useful for bel
10. 317 X X 320 335 336 351 352 367 368 383 X 0 127 0 2 0 127 0 126 0 126 0 126 32 127 Unison Mode 0 1 voice 1 8 voice 2 8 voice detune1 3 8voice detune2 4 8 voice detune3 Arpeggiator Mode o Up 1 Down 2 Up Down 3 Assign Envelope 3 Repear Mode off on Unison off on Arpeggiator off on Gated Sequencer off on Unused Split Point 60 C3 Keyboard Mode 0 Normal 8 Voice 1 Stack 2 Split Sequence Track1 steps 1 16 0 to 125 Normal sequence step value 126 Reset 127 Rest Sequence Track 2 steps 1 16 0 to 125 Normal sequence step value 126 Reset Sequence Track 3 steps 1 16 0 to 125 Normal sequence step value 126 Reset Sequence Track 4 steps 1 16 0 to 125 Normal sequence step value 126 Reset Name charaters 1 16 in ASCII format The following tables list the values used with the program parameters to specify modulation destinations and sources Mod Destinations Off Osc 1 Freq Osc 2 Freq Osc 1 and 2 Freq Osc Mix 40 Value B0oNnN 0 Noise Level Osc 1 Pulse Width Osc 2 Pulse Width Osc 1 and 2 Pulse Width Filter Frequency Resonance Filter Audio Mod Amt VCA Level Pan Spread LFO 1 Freq LFO 2 Freq LFO 3 Freq LFO 4 Freq All LFO Freq LFO 1 Amt LFO 2 Amt LFO 3 Amt LFO 3 Amt All LFO Amt Filter Env Amt Amp Env Amt Env 3 Amt All Env Amounts Env 1 Attack Env 2 Attack Env 3 Attack All Env Attac
11. Poly Chain two Prophet 08s 1 Connect the Poly Chain MIDI output on the back of the master Prophet 08 to the MIDI In of the slave Prophet 08 2 On the master in Global select the Poly Chain screen and set it to Out 3 On the slave set Poly Chain to In You can now virtually ignore the slave unit since the controls on the master will control both units as if they were a single 16 voice synth This includes saving a Program if you save an edited program on the master it will also save the program on the slave Note If using an external MIDI clock set the master MIDI clock to MIDI In Out and the Slave MIDI clock to MIDI In If Poly Chain is set to Off the Poly Chain MIDI out jack simply duplicates the MIDI out jack 26 Modulation Destinations Destination No destination selected Oscillator 1 Frequency Oscillator 2 Frequency Oscillator Mix Noise Level Oscillator 1 Pulse Width Oscillator 2 Pulse Width All Oscillators Pulse Width Lowpass Filter Frequency Resonance Audio Mod Amount VCA Amount Pan LFO 1 Frequency LFO 2 Frequency LFO 3 Frequency LFO 4 Frequency All LFO Frequencies LFO 1 Amount LFO 2 Amount LFO 3 Amount LFO 4 Amount All LFO Amounts Envelope 1 Amount Level Envelope 2 Amount Level Envelope 3 Amount Level All Envelope Amounts Levels Envelope 1 Attack Rate Envelope 2 Attack Rate Envelope 3 Attack Rate All Envelope Attack Rates Envelope 1 Decay Rate Envelope 2 Decay Ra
12. to Pedal CV Foot Controller when assigned to Pedal CV Volume when assigned to Pedal CV Brightness when assigned to Pedal CV Expression when assigned to Pedal CV Bank Select 0 to 2 Damper pedal sends 0 if off 0100 0000 when on See sections below for additional Continuous Controller CC and Non registered Parameter Number NRPN messages transmitted Additional Continuous Controllers CCs Transmitted Received The following table details how CCs are mapped onto the Prophet 08 s controls They are transmitted when MIDI Parameter Send is set to CC in Global and recognized when received when MIDI Parameter Receive is set to either CC or All in Global 32 Parameter CCH Parameter CCH Osc 1 Frequency 20 VCA Level 113 Osc 1 Freq Fine 21 Pan Spread 114 Osc 1 Shape 22 Amp Env Amt 115 Glide 1 23 Amp Velocity Amt 116 Osc 2 Frequency 24 Amp Delay 117 Osc 2 Freq Fine 25 Amp Attack 118 Osc 2 Shape 26 Amp Decay 119 Glide 2 27 Amp Sustain 75 Osc Mix 28 Amp Release 76 Noise Level 29 Env 3 Destination 85 Filter Frequency 102 Env 3 Amt 86 Resonance 103 Env 3 Velocity Amt 87 Filter Key Amt 104 Env 3 Delay 88 Filter Audio Mod 105 Env 3 Attack 89 Filter Env Amt 106 Env 3 Decay 90 Filter Env Vel Amt 107 Env 3 Sustain 77 Filter Delay 108 Env 3 Release 78 Filter Attack 109 Filter Decay 110 BPM 14 Filter Sustain 111 Clock Divide 15 Filter Release 112 NRPN Messages The Non Registered Parameter Number NRPN MID
13. where it can be routed to a second Prophet 08 Local Control Off On Enables or disables the internal connection between the keyboard and panel controls and the synth electronics Clock see table Selects the MIDI clock status and enables External sequencer triggers as follows Display MIDI Clock Setting i MIDI clock is neither sent nor received MIDI clock is sent MIDI clock is received MIDI clock is received and transmitted use with Poly Chain MIDI Parameter Send NRPN CC Off Changes to the values of the Prophet 08 s front panel controls are transmitted via MIDI as Non registered Parameter Number NRPN controllers or as Continuous Controllers CC Transmission of parameters can also be turned off MIDI Parameter Receive All NRPN CC Off Sets the method by which the Prophet 08 receives parameter changes via MIDI As with transmission NRPNs are the preferred method though some controllers may only be able to send CCs MIDI Program Off On When On the synth will respond to MIDI program changes received and will transmit Program changes to MIDI Out 30 MIDI Pressure Off On When On the synth will respond to MIDI pressure aftertouch received and will transmit Keyboard Pressure to MIDI Out MIDI Control Off On When On the synth will respond to MIDI controllers and will transmit controllers from the keyboard to the MIDI Out Controllers include Pitch Wheel Mod Wheel Pedal B
14. 0 0000 0001 0010 0011 0000 0011 Ovvv vvvv 11110111 Description System Exclusive SysEx DSI ID Prophet 08 ID Edit Buffer Data 439 bytes in packed MS bit format see page 45 End of Exclusive EOX Global Parameters Data Dump Status 1111 0000 0000 0001 0010 0011 0000 0001 0000 1111 Ovvv vvvv 11110111 44 Description System Exclusive SysEx DSI ID Prophet 08 ID File Version Main Parameter Data 34 nibbles LS then MS for 17 Global parameters Global Parameters are listed starting on page 35 End of Exclusive EOX Packed Data Format Data is packed in 8 byte packets with the MS bit stripped from 7 parameter bytes and packed into an eighth byte which is sent at the start of the 8 byte packet Example Input Data Packed MIDI data 1 A7 A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 Al AO 1 00 G7 F7 E7 D7 C7 B7 A7 2 B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 BO 2 00 A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 Al A0 ACP Co EY CAES 02 el ico 3 00 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 BO 4 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 DO 4 00 66 C5 C43 C2 CICO 5 E7 EG E5 El E3 E2 El EO 5 00 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 DO 6 F7 E6 E5 El E3 E2 El EO 6 00 E6 E5 E4 E3 E2 El EO 7 G7 G6 G5 G4 G3 G2 G1 GO 7 00 E6 E5 E4 E3 E2 El EO 8 00 G6 G5 G4 G3 G2 G1 GO This explains why it takes 439 MIDI bytes to transmit 384 Program data bytes Hidden Functions Hold the PROGRAM switch and hit the YES switch to set the Program to a basic patch with most parameters set to zero It does not save the sound in the current progr
15. 2 Poly Chain 0 No Chaining 1 Poly Chain Out 2 Poly Chain In 6 388 0 3 MIDI clock select O Use Internal clock don t send MIDI clock 1 Use Internal clock send MIDI clock 2 Use MIDI clock In 3 Use MIDI clock In and retransmit MIDI clock out 7 389 0 1 Local Control Off On 8 390 0 2 Parameter Send 0 NRPN 1 CC 2 Off 9 391 0 3 Parameter Receive 0 All 1 NRPN only 2 CC only 3 Off 10 392 MIDI Program Send Receive Off On 11 393 MIDI Pressure Send Receive Off On 0 1 0 1 12 394 0 1 MIDI Controller Send Receive Off On 0 1 0 5 N 2 O x 13 395 MIDI Sysex Send Receive Off On 14 396 Pedal Destination 0 Foot Control 1 Breath Control 2 Expression 3 Volume 4 Filter Frequency 5 Filter Frequency 2 15 397 0 1 Damper Polarity 0 normally open 1 normally closed 35 16 398 0 3 Velocity Curve 17 399 0 3 Pressure Curve Program Parameter Data The following table lists the Prophet 08 s voice parameters These are used for the NRPNs and in the program and edit buffer dumps Since most parameters are present in both the A and B layers they are listed side by side A B Range Description 0 200 0 120 Oscillator 1 Frequency 0 120 in semitones 10 octave range 1 201 0 100 Oscillator 1 Fine Tune 0 50 cents 50 0 centered 100 50 cents 2 202 0 103 Oscillator 1 Shape 0 Oscillator Off 1 Sawtooth 2 Triangle 3 Sawtooth triangle mix 4 103 Pulse Wave Pulse width 0 99 3 203 0 127 Oscillator 1 Glide
16. 4 204 0 1 Oscillator 1 Keyboard Off On 5 205 0 120 Oscillator 2 Frequency 0 120 in semitones 10 octave range 6 206 0 100 Oscillator 2 Fine Tune O 50 cents 50 0 centered 100 50 cents 7 207 0 103 Oscillator 2 Shape 0 Oscillator Off 1 Sawtooth 2 Triangle 3 Sawtooth triangle mix 4 103 Pulse Wave Pulse width 0 99 8 208 0 127 Oscillator 2 Glide 9 209 0 1 Oscillator 2 Keyboard Off On 10 210 0 1 Sync off on 11 211 0 3 Glide Mode O fixed rate 1 fixed rate auto 2 fixed time 3 fixed time auto 12 212 0 5 Oscillator Slop 13 213 0 127 Oscillator 1 2 Mix 14 214 0 127 Noise Level 15 215 0 164 Filter Frequency steps in semitones 16 216 0 127 Resonance 17 217 0 127 Filter Keyboard Amount 18 218 0 127 Filter Audio Modulation 36 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 0 1 0 254 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 166 0 127 0 43 0 1 0 166 0 4 0 127 Filter Poles 0 2 pole 1 4 pole Filter Envelope Amount 127 to 127 Filter Envelope Velocity Amount Filter Envelope Delay Filter Envelope Attack Filter Envelope Decay Filter Envelope Sustain Filter Envelope Release VCA Initial Level Ou
17. DI Implementation on page 29 for details Note NRPNs are the preferred method of parameter transmission since they cover the complete range of all parameters while CCs only handle the main parameters MIDI Parameter Receive All NRPN CC Off Sets the method by which the Prophet 08 receives parameter changes via MIDI As with transmission NRPNs are the preferred method though some controllers may only be able to send CCs Page 5 MIDI Program Off On When On the synth will respond to MIDI program changes received and will transmit Program changes to MIDI Out MIDI Pressure Off On When On the synth will respond to MIDI pressure aftertouch received and will transmit Keyboard Pressure to MIDI Out Page 6 MIDI Control Off On When On the synth will respond to MIDI controllers and will transmit controllers from the keyboard to the MIDI Out Controllers include Pitch Wheel Mod Wheel Pedal Breath Volume and Expression MIDI SysEx Off On When On the synth will respond to received MIDI SysEx messages and will transmit them when prompted to the MIDI Out See Sysex Messages on page 42 for details Page 7 Pedal see table Sets the destination for the Pedal CV input Note that this input is heavily filtered for clean operation so there is a limit to the speed it will respond to changes Pedal Routing Routed to the Foot Control Modulation
18. I messages are used to transmit and receive both global and program parameters They are transmitted when MIDI Parameter Send is set to NRPN in Global and recognized when received when MIDI Parameter Receive is set to either NRPN or All in Global The messages are handled in standard MIDI format using the NRPN CC commands in running status byte format Below is the format used for transmitting a NRPN parameter Transmitted NRPN Messages Status Description 1011 nnnn Control Change 0110 0011 NRPN parameter number MSB CC Ovvv vvvv Parameter Number MSB 0110 0010 NRPN parameter number LSB CC Ovvv vvvv Parameter Number LSB 0000 0110 NRPN parameter value MSB CC Ovvv vvvv Parameter value MSB 0010 0110 NRPN parameter value LSB CC Ovvv 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 parameter numbers and the parameter values are broken into two 7 bit bytes for MIDI transmission the LSB has the seven least significant bits and the MSB has the seven most significant bits though in most cases the MSB will be zero or one and never more than two When receiving an NRPN all messages do not necessarily need to be transmitted since the synth will track the most recent NRPN number though it is usually good practice to send the entire message above Once an NRPN is selected the synth will also respond to NRPN Data Increment and Decremen
19. Prophet 08 Operation Manual Dave Sith Instruments Prophet 08 Operation Manual Version 1 0 August 2007 Dave Smith Instruments 1590 Sylvaner Avenue St Helena CA 94574 USA 2007 Dave Smith Instruments www DaveSmithInstruments com Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR 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 interference 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 support davesmithinstruments com Contents QUICK aii ati a A ed sas 1 Getting Connected iuris 3 Basic Operation cues AAA ia 4 Global Parametrs xa aaa lc 6 Program Parameters csc cceceteinseecetabeceeet eededet dll dd ld ett 10 BILE E AAE AAE E o ias 10 NOISE cita ATE ARE A A EAA 11 Lowpass Fiter nios coo entia a a aa aa aeaa 11 AMP A A eee A eed 12 A E E abate 13 LEO Sart tt ida tats 13 Modular e EE 15 Misc ParaMeters oerein arriti a aeeai 15 Keyboard Mode ccoocoiionoriiiicnidice di dd li eae 19 Gated Sequencer ccccceccccccceceeeeeeeeeeeaeeeceeeees
20. am it only changes all the parameters If you hold the EDIT LAYER B switch while in Stack or Split the EDIT LAYER B switch will blink this indicates you are now in Link Mode which means that any parameter you change will update that parameter in both Layer A and Layer B This can be handy while playing Stacked or Split programs in a live situation The following hidden functions are listed for information only you should not normally have to use these To use these hold the GLOBAL switch and hit LFO 1 Switch Displays the software versions for the Main and Voice processors LFO 2 Switch Calibrates the low pass filters and analog oscillator waveshapes LFO 3 Switch Resets all Global parameters to factory settings To calibrate the pitch and mod wheels 1 Turn the mod wheel all the way off down and while also holding the pitch wheel off hold the Global switch and hit the Mod 1 switch 2 Return the pitch wheel to center and hold Global and hit the Mod 2 switch 3 Move the Mod wheel all the way on up and while also holding the pitch wheel all the way on hold Global and hit the Mod 3 switch 46 47 48 Dave Smith lnstruments 1590 Sylvaner Ave St Helena CA 94574 USA www DaveSmithInstruments com
21. cial MIDI output that enables you to chain a second Prophet 08 for double polyphony See Using Poly Chain on page 26 for details When Poly Chain is turned off this jack acts as a second MIDI Out Pedal CV This input can be connected to two types of controllers a standard expression pedal that has a variable resistor on a TRS tip ring sleeve 1 4 phone plug or a synthesizer or other device capable of producing a control voltage The control voltage range is 0 to 5 volts DC and the input is protected against higher and negative voltages Note that this input is heavily filtered for clean operation so there is a limit to the speed it will respond Sustain Works with any standard normally open or normally closed momentary footswitch See Damper Polarity in Global Parameters on page 8 for information about changing the polarity to work with your type of footswitch Main Output The Prophet 08 s unbalanced stereo outputs Output B Each of the Prophet 08 s 256 programs contains two layers A and B Each layer can be a completely different sound and the layers can be combined as splits and stacks If you just use the Main Output layers A and B are both output there If you plug two additional cables into Output B however the sound of B layer will be removed from the Main Output and sent to Output B This enables you to process the two layers separately Headphones A 1 4 inch stereo phone jack Basic Operation
22. cillator 2 Note There are additional modulation controls that can affect the pitch of Oscillators 1 and 2 These are covered in other sections of the Parameter definitions Osc Freq C 0 C 10 Sets the base oscillator frequency over a 10 octave range from 8 Hz to 8KHz stepping in semitones C3 is middle C the first octave is 0 CO C 0 and so on the second octave is 1 C1 C 1 and so on Fine 50 50 Fine Tune control 0 centered Steps in cents 50 cents 1 2 semitone Shape PW see table Selects the analog waveshape as follows Display Waveshape EE No output Sawtooth Triangle Sawtooth Triangle mix Pulse Wave with pulse width ranging from minimum 0 to maximum 99 The pulse width will turn off at the two extremes this allows some interesting modulation possibilities A square wave will be at Pulse 50 Glide 0 127 Sets the Oscillator Glide portamento rate Glide can be set independently for each oscillator Low settings are faster Note See Glide Mode in Miscellaneous Parameters on page 15 for additional Glide settings Sync 2 gt 1 When enabled lit turns oscillator hard sync on With sync on whenever oscillator 2 resets it will force oscillator 1 to reset for the classic hard sync sound Mix 0 127 Enables the outputs of Oscillators 1 and 2 to be mixed in varying amounts A setting of 0 is equivalent to 100 Oscillator 1 and 0 Oscillator 2 A setting of
23. ctions may not respond well to the fastest LFO speeds due to speed limitations of the control voltages but they will certainly generate some interesting sounds Above 150 the sync speeds are as follows Display Timing Sync TA Sheps Sequence speed divided by 32 i e one LFO cycle takes 32 steps Sequence speed divided by 16 Sequence speed divided by 8 Sequence speed divided by 6 Sequence speed divided by 4 Sequence speed divided by 3 Sequence speed divided by 2 Sequence speed divided by 1 5 One cycle per step Two cycles every three steps Two cycles per step One cycles every three steps Four cycles per step Six cycles per step Eight cycles per step Sixteen cycles per step LFO Shape Triangle Reverse Sawtooth Sawtooth Square Wave Random changes once per cycle for sample and hold effects Amount 0 100 Sets the amount of LFO routed to the destination Key Sync When this switch is enabled lit the LFO is re started each time a new note is played Key Sync is set independently on each LFO Destination see table See Modulation Destinations on page 27 for a list of possible destinations Modulators The Modulators section lets you configure the modulation routing and amount for the Prophet 08 s four general purpose modulation slots as well as for MIDI controllers Mod Wheel Key Pressure Breath Control Velocity and Foot Controller Since each Prophet 08 mod source has a single
24. destination the four general purpose Mods provide a way to send a mod source such as a sequence or LFO to additional destinations with a different amount There are also additional mod sources available here such as Noise allowing a wide variety of possibilities To configure a general purpose modulation slot press the appropriate switch 1 4 and use the SOURCE DESTINATION and AMOUNT knobs to set the modulation as desired To configure modulation for a controller press the MISC switch select the desired controller with the SOURCE knob then use the DESTINATION and AMOUNT knobs to set its modulation The Breath and Foot Controller parameters can be controlled by the Pedal CV input on the rear panel This gives you the ability to route them to different parameters on each Program for more flexible control These are set in the Global section Source see table Selects a modulation source See Modulation Sources on page 29 for possible sources Amount 127 127 Sets the amount of modulation Destination see table Selects a modulation destination See the Modulation Destination table on page 4 for a list of possible destinations Note The Modulators can not be edited when the EDIT SEQUENCER switch is on Misc Parameters The Miscellaneous Parameters module lets you configure a variety of parameters not found elsewhere The parameter list is printed on the panel for easy reference Use the SELECT knob to choo
25. e UNISON ARPEGGIATOR and GATED SEQUENCER will affect all eight voices the same Stack Mode When the STACK A B switch is on hitting a single key will play two voices at the same time One on voices 1 4 will play the Layer A sound and the second on voices 5 8 will play the Layer B sound This allows extra fat programs to be made since you have four oscillators to work with and twice the sound per key Use the EDIT LAYER B switch to alternate between the A and B layers as you adjust the parameters of a program You never have to worry about any other program when using Stack and Split since each program saves both the A and B layers and they are not shared with other programs Y ou can use the Copy utility see Program Copy Utility in Global Parameters on page 9 to quickly copy layers between programs or from Layer A to Layer B or vise versa Note that each Layer can have different settings for UNISON ARPEGGIATOR and GATED SEQUENCER which allows some very interesting combinations of sound control The sequences and arpeggios can have different settings and speeds for example or you can combine a unison sound on one layer with a polyphonic sound on the other Split Mode When the SPLIT A B switch is on hitting a key on the left side of the keyboard will play the Layer A sound on voices 1 4 and hitting a key on the right side will play the Layer B sound on voices 5 8 The specific key that starts the Layer B so
26. ention that this manual does not include explanations of basic analog synthesizer functions It assumes you already know what an oscillator is how a lowpass filter affects the sound what an ADSR envelope looks like and so on Fortunately these days it is quite easy to find such resources on the Internet If you want to learn the lingo and the basics just try a search in Google or the search engine of your choice something like analog synthesizer tutorial You ll find plenty of good reading material Have fun Dave Smith Special thanks to Tim Ande David Bryce Andrew McGowan Dave Polich Ravi Ivan Sharma and Stefan Trippler Getting Connected The Prophet 08 has several inputs and outputs on its back panel Power Input Connect the power supply included with your Prophet 08 The power supply comes with different AC adaptor prongs that allow it to work anywhere in the world If for whatever reason you need to use a different supply it must match the specifications on the rear panel near the input jack Note The supply label says Evolver on it for reference MIDI In To receive MIDI data from another device connect this to the other device s MIDI Out MIDI Out To send MIDI data to another device connect this to the other device s MIDI In MIDI Thru Received MIDI data is passed through to MIDI Thru so that multiple MIDI devices can be chained on the same MIDI buss Poly Chain Out A spe
27. eseanaeeeceeeeeseeeennieeeeeeess 21 ALPE a EE e citadino 24 Using Poly Chain accses inen Eaa 26 Modulation DestinatiONS o n ocnnnnnninnnnaciccnnnnoncccnnnorccnnn nono ccnr nr cnn 27 Modulation SOUrCES ariin e E E 29 MIDI Implementation ooococconococcccncncononcononcnoncncncnonnnnononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnns 30 MIDIMeSSages xiii ii 31 NRPN Messages orasini rirni cidade 33 Global Parameter Data ooonnnccccnnnnccinnnoccccnnnoncccnnnonccnnn nro rn cnnn arc cnnnnnnnn 35 Program Parameter Data ooooonocccccnnocccccononccccnnoncncnononcncna nana ncnnnnnnnncnnnna 36 SYSOX MESSAGES cuicos 42 Packed Data FOM atoeran dai 45 Hidden FUNCIONS AA A a N iA 46 Quick Start Thanks for purchasing the Prophet 08 Listen to the sounds twiddle some knobs have some fun Please Register Please go to www davesmithinstruments com and register your synth If you purchased directly from us there is no need to register we already have your contact information So plug in the power supply connect in stereo to your mixer sound system switch on the power and start playing Try applying keyboard pressure aftertouch and the mod wheel Many sounds are fairly simple at first then come alive when you use the controllers With other sounds you may need to hold the notes a while to let the sound unfold Playing in different ways has a big effect on the programs Selecting and Editing Programs and Global Settings You can use the
28. ks Env 1 Decay Env 2 Decay Env 3 Decay All Env Decays Env 1 Release Env 2 Release Env 3 Release All Env Releases Mod 1 Amt Mod 2 Amt Mod 3 Amt Mod 4 Amt Mod Sources Off Sequence Track 1 Sequence Track 2 Sequence Track 3 Value ON 41 Sequence Track 4 4 LFO 1 5 LFO 2 6 LFO 3 7 LFO 4 8 Filter Envelope 9 Amp Envelope 10 Envelope 3 11 Pitch Bend 12 Mod Wheel 13 Pressure 14 MIDI Breath 15 MIDI Foot 16 MIDI Expression 17 Velocity 18 Note Number 19 Noise 20 Sysex Messages Universal System Exclusive Message Device Inquiry Status 1111 0000 0111 1110 Ovvv vvvv 0000 0110 0000 0001 11110111 Description System Exclusive SysEx Non realtime message If MIDI channel is set to 1 16 Ovvvvvvv must match unless MIDI Channel ALL always responds if Ovvvvvvv 0111 1111 Inquiry Message Inquiry Request End of Exclusive EOX Prophet 08 responds with Status 1111 0000 0111 1110 Ovvv vvvv 0000 0110 0000 0010 0000 0001 0010 0011 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 Ojjj nnnn 42 Description System Exclusive SysEx Non realtime message If MIDI Channel ALL Ovvvvvvv 0111 1111 Otherwise Ovvvvvvwv Channel Number 0 15 Inquiry Message Inquiry Reply DSI ID Prophet 08 ID Family LS Family MS Family Member LS Family Member MS Main Software version jjj Major rev nnnn Minor Rev Ovvv vvvv Voice Software version LS Ovvv vvvv Voice MS 11110111 End of Excl
29. ks while an arpeggio is latched If you play additional notes they will be added to the latched arpeggio In Assign mode additional notes will be appended to the end of the previously latched notes in the order they are played Note You can only have any specific key play one time in the arpeggio That is if you are latching keys and hit the same note twice it will only latch the most recent hit The tempo and note value are determined by the BPM and CLOCK DIVIDE Controls BPM 30 250 Sets the programmed tempo for the sequencer in BPM beats per minute Clock Divide see table Sets the note value for each sequence step relative to the BPM Display Tempo Timing Division Ha if BPM 2 Half note BPM Quarter note BPM x 2 Eighth note BPM x 2 Eighth note half swing timing BPM x 2 Eighth note full swing timing BPM x3 Eighth note triplets BPM x 4 Sixteenth note BPM x 4 Sixteenth note half swing timing 24 BPM x 4 BPM x6 BPM x8 BPM x 12 BPM x 24 Sixteenth note full swing timing Sixteenth note triplets Thirty second note Thirty second note triplets Sixty fourth note triplets To clear a latched arpeggio press ARPEGGIATOR To stop the arpeggiator press ARPEGGIATOR 25 Using Poly Chain Poly Chain links two Prophet 08s to double polyphony by intelligently processing the keys hit and passing MIDI data through to the Poly Chain MIDI out jack where it can be routed to a second Prophet 08 To
30. l like FM sounds A wide range of sounds can also be made using AUDIO MOD with the oscillators routed normally through the filter Delay 0 127 Sets a delay between the time the filter envelope is triggered and when the Attack portion actually begins Attack 0 127 Sets the Attack time of the filter ADSR envelope generator Decay 0 127 Sets the Decay time Sustain 0 127 Sets the Sustain level Release 0 127 Sets the Release time Amplifier VCA Level 0 127 Sets a base level for the VCA Voltage Controlled Amplifier This allows the VCA to be essentially bypassed which is necessary for Programs that drone Note If VCA LEVEL is on full Envelope Amount has no effect You normally want VCA LEVEL set to zero Env Amount 0 127 Sets the amount of VCA envelope to the VCA level Velocity 0 127 Sets the amount of keyboard velocity controlling the level of the VCA envelope Pan Spread 0 127 There is a pan circuit after the VCA that pans the audio in the stereo field individually per voice With a PAN SPREAD of zero all eight voices are panned in the middle monophonic As you turn up PAN SPREAD the audio in each voice is gradually moved away from the center by different amounts Every other voice goes in a different direction This provides a wide stereo field as you play Note Any modulation to Pan will individually move each voice from its static position as set by the Pa
31. n Spread setting Delay 0 127 Sets a delay between the time the amplifier envelope is triggered and when the Attack portion actually begins Attack 0 127 Sets the Attack time of the VCA ADSR envelope generator Decay 0 127 Sets the Decay time Sustain 0 127 Sets the Sustain level Release 0 127 Sets the Release time Envelope 3 Destination see table Sets the Envelope 3 destination See Modulation Destinations on page 27 for a list of possible destinations Amount 127 127 Sets the amount of Envelope 3 Velocity 0 127 Sets the amount of key velocity controlling the level of envelope 3 Delay 0 127 Sets a delay between the time Envelope 3 is triggered and when the Attack portion actually begins Attack 0 127 Sets the Attack time of Envelope 3 Decay 0 127 Sets the Decay time Sustain 0 127 Sets the Sustain level Release 0 127 Sets the Release time LFOs The Prophet 08 has four identical Low Frequency Oscillators LFOs separate in each voice To select a specific LFO for editing press the appropriate switch 1 4 Turning a knob will then adjust the parameters of the selected LFO Frequency 0 150 sync Sets the LFO frequency Range 0 150 for un synced LFO speed ranges from slow 30 seconds to very fast at 90 8 HZ C 2 and above the speed steps in semitones up to 150 261 Hz middle C Note Some of the analog fun
32. nnn 1011 nnnn 1011 nnnn 1011 nnnn 32 64 123 121 Ovvvvvvv Ovvvvvvv Ovvvvvvv Ovvvvvvv Bank Select 0 and 1 select banks 1 and 2 others ignored Damper pedal holds envelopes in Sustain if 0100 0000 or higher All Notes Off clear all MIDI notes Reset All Controllers clears all MIDI controllers to 0 MIDI volume to maximum See sections below for additional Continuous Controller CC and Non registered Parameter Number NRPN messages received Transmitted Channel Messages Status Second 1000 nnnn Okkkkkkk 1001 nnnn Okkkkkkk 1011 nnnn Ovvvvvvv 1100 nnnn Oppppppp 1101 nnnn Ovvvvvvv 1110 nnnn Ovvvvvvv Notes Okkkkkkk nnnn Ovvvvvvv Third 0000000 Ovvvvvvv Ovvvvvvv Ovvvvvvv Description Note Off Note On Control Change see Transmitted Controller Messages table following Program change 0 127 for Programs 1 128 within current Bank Channel Pressure Pitch Bend LS Byte then MS Byte Note number 0 127 Channel number 0 to 15 MIDI channel 1 16 Ignored if MIDI channel set to ALL Value Transmitted Controller Messages Status 1011 nnnn 1011 nnnn 1011 nnnn 1011 nnnn 1011 nnnn 1011 nnnn 1011 nnnn 1011 nnnn Second 0000 0001 0000 0010 0000 0100 0000 0111 0100 1010 0000 1101 0010 0000 0100 0000 Third Ovvvvvvv Ovvvvvvv Ovvvvvvv Ovvvvvvv Ovvvvvvv Ovvvvvvv Ovvvvvvv Ovvvvvvv Description Mod Wheel Breath Controller when assigned
33. note triplets BPM x 24 Sixty fourth note triplets Programming a Sequence Each of the 16 steps in the sequence has its own knob in Edit Sequencer mode which can be set to a value from 0 125 Turning a step knob past 125 sets the step to Reset Reset is useful for creating a sequence of fewer than 16 steps For example if you want to create a four step sequence set step 5 to Reset Note Reset is also a handy way to shorten a sequence while you re editing For example if you re only tweaking the first 4 steps temporarily set step 5 to Reset so the sequence doesn t have to play all the way through before you hear your edits In addition in sequence track 1 you can program rests by setting a step value to Rest just past Reset On that step no trigger is sent to the envelopes Therefore track 1 controls rests for tracks 2 3 and 4 as well Because of this if tracks 2 3 or 4 are different lengths the rests will end up on different steps in those tracks as the sequence loops If you want all sequences to be the same length make sure that the reset step is the same for all four sequences If however each sequence is a different length the rests will follow sequence 1 In other words the envelopes are always triggered from one sequence and can t be separately handled by each of the 4 sequences Using rests resets and different Clock Divides half swing swing and so on you can generate very complex sequences To p
34. nspose 12 12 Master Transpose control 0 is centered Steps in semitones Fine Tune 50 50 Master Fine Tune control O centered Steps in cents 50 cents 1 2 semitone Page 2 MIDI Channel ALL 1 16 Selects which MIDI channel to send and receive data 1 to 16 All receives on all 16 channels Poly Chain Off Out In Use this to link two Prophet 08s to double polyphony by intelligently processing the keys hit and passing MIDI data through to the Poly Chain MIDI out jack where it can be routed to a second Prophet 08 See Using Poly Chain on page 26 for details Note If Poly Chain is set to Off the Poly Chain MIDI out jack simply duplicates the MIDI out jack Page 3 Clock see table Selects the MIDI clock status Display MIDI Clock Setting i MIDI clock is neither sent nor received MIDI clock is sent MIDI clock is received MIDI clock is received and transmitted use with Poly Chain Local Control Off On Enables or disables the internal connection between the keyboard and panel controls and the synth electronics This is useful with external sequencer operation Page 4 MIDI Parameter Send NRPN CC Off Changes to the values of the Prophet 08 s front panel controls are transmitted via MIDI as Non registered Parameter Number NRPN controllers or as Continuous Controllers CC Transmission of parameters can also be turned off See MI
35. ogram To save a Program press the WRITE switch and the following screen appears Press the YES switch to save the current Program or NO or the WRITE switch again to cancel To store in a different location use PARAM 1 to select a new destination and PARAM 2 for a different bank Note If your Prophet 08 is Poly Chained to second Prophet 08 the program will also be saved in the chained unit Audition Destination Feature While there is a write pending see previous screen you can press the COMPARE switch to hear the target Program destination before saving Just be sure to turn COMPARE off again before you actually hit the YES switch to save Transposing the Keyboard Range Use the UP and DOwN Transpose switches to transpose the keyboard up or down in octaves The LED indicates the current keyboard transposition state The transposition changes the MIDI note number of the keys so MIDI notes sent will also be transposed Global Parameters To edit the Global parameters press the GLOBAL switch and Global page 1 is displayed The PARAM 1 knob changes the parameter on the upper LCD line and the PARAM 2 knob changes the lower parameter The YES and NO switches select the other pages Note If you hold the NO switch while you hit the YES switch it will jump to the last page Similarly if you hold the YES switch when you hit the NO switch it will jump to the first page Page 1 Tra
36. reath Volume and Expression MIDI SysEx Off On When On the synth will respond to received MIDI SysEx messages and will transmit them when prompted to the MIDI Out MIDI Messages System Real time Messages Status Description 1111 1000 MIDI Timing Clock Received Channel Messages Status Second Third Description 1000 nnnn Okkkkkkk Ovvvvvvv Note Off Velocity is ignored 1001 nnnn Okkkkkkk Ovvvvvvv Note On Note off if vvvvvvv 0 1010 nnnn Okkkkkkk Ovvvvvvv Polyphonic Key Pressure 1011 nnnn Ovvvvvvv Ovvvvvvv Control Change see Received Controller Messages table following 1100 nnnn Oppppppp Program change 0 127 for Programs 1 128 within current Bank 1101 nnnn Ovvvvwvwv Channel Pressure 1110 nnnn Ovvvvvvv Ovvvvvvv Pitch Bend LS Byte then MS Byte Notes Okkkkkkk Note number 0 127 nnnn Channel number 0 to 15 MIDI channel 1 16 Ignored if MIDI channel set to ALL Ovvvvvvv Value Received Controller Messages Status Second Third Description 1011 nnnn 1 Ovvvvvvwv Mod Wheel directly assignable controller 1011 nnnn 2 Ovvvvvvv Breath Controller directly assignable controller 1011 nnnn 4 Ovvvvvvv Foot Controller directly assignable controller 1011 nnnn 7 Ovvvvvvv Volume Combined with Master Volume and Voice Volume 1011 nnnn 74 Ovvvvvvwv Brightness Added to lowpass filter cutoff frequency 1011 nnnn 11 Ovvvvvvwv Expression Controller directly assignable controller 31 1011 n
37. rogram a sequence 1 Press EDIT SEQUENCER to enter sequence edit mode 2 Select the sequence track you want to program by pressing the appropriate switch 1 2 3 or 4 in Modulators 3 Select the destination for that sequence using the MOD DEST For example to generate a sequence of notes select OscAllFreq Note When a sequence is routed to oscillator frequency each knob increment equals half of a semitone The LCD display will show the 22 relative note value with a after it to show when at a half semitone step 4 Turn the Step 1 knob to the desired value 5 Repeat for each subsequent step in the sequence 6 Press the GATED SEQUENCER switch and press a key to start the sequence Note You may want to set the basic sequencer triggering mode in Misc Parameters Seq Trigger see table Sets the triggering mode for the Gated Sequencer Trigger mode Sequence plays from the first step when a note is gated on and resets to step 1 each time a new note is triggered Each sequence step retriggers the envelopes No Pemet The same but does not reset to step 1 on every note No Gate The keyboard triggers the envelopes the sequence steps do not NR Same but does not reset with subsequent notes Striking a key advances the sequencer one step One very useful way to modulate a parameter in sync with a sequence is using LFOs with sync LFO frequency runs from 0 to 150 after which you can select
38. s when a new note is hit while another note is still held This only applies in Unison mode The Glide time is fixed The time to transition from one note to another is the same regardless of the interval The same but Glide only is applied when played legato that is when a new note is hit while another note is still held This only applies in Unison mode Pitch Wheel Range 0 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 see table Determines how the voices are allocated and detuned when Unison is turned on Display Unison mode indica Classic two oscillator monophonic mode Sleek All available voices are stacked in unison Portly All available voices are stacked in unison with three different levels of detuning From fat to morbidly obese Unison Assign see table Determines how the Prophet 08 responds to the keyboard while in Unison mode Display Keyboard mode Neots Low note priority Low note priority re trigger envelopes High note priority High note priority re trigger envelopes Last note hit priority Last note hit priority re trigger envelopes Seq Trigger see table Sets the triggering mode for the Gated Sequencer Display Trigger mode lor imal Sequence plays from the first step when a key is held and rese
39. se the desired parameter and the VALUE knob PARAM 2 knob or the YEs or NO switches to adjust the value Voice Volume 0 127 Sets the voice volume usually used for matching volumes between Programs Note There is enough gain in the synth voice that with some settings some mild clipping distortion may be heard If this happens try lowering the VOICE VOLUME and or the VCA ENVELOPE AMOUNT or VCA VELOCITY AMOUNT Name The lower LCD line will display the name of the Program The PARAM 1 knob selects characters for editing The active character blinks To change the character use the PARAM 2 knob the VALUE knob or the YES or NO switches Osc 1 Key On Off Turns keyboard tracking on or off for Oscillator 1 Osc 2 Key On Off Turns keyboard tracking on or off for Oscillator 2 Osc Slop 0 5 The amount of random oscillator frequency slop The analog oscillators in the Prophet 08 are very accurate and will not drift This works great for accurate sounds and allows precise de tuning The Oscillator Slop parameter allows subtle amounts of frequency drift For larger amounts use a random LFO or white noise mod Glide Mode see table Sets the way the oscillators respond to Glide settings Glide mode The Glide rate is fixed The time to transition from one note to another varies depending upon the interval between the notes Li ay The same but Glide is only applied when played legato that i
40. t commands which some controllers utilize Finally it responds to one RPN Registered Parameter Number command the RPN NRPN Reset command which can be handy for resetting the currently selected parameter to a known state Received NRPN Messages Status Second Third Description 1011 nnnn 01100011 Ovvvvvvv NRPN parameter number MSB CC 1011 nnnn 01100010 Ovvvvvvv NRPN parameter number LSB CC 1011 nnnn 00000110 Ovvvvvvv NRPN parameter value MSB CC 1011 nnnn 00100110 Ovvvwvwv NRPN parameter value LSB CC 1011 nnnn 01100000 Oxxxxxxx NRPN parameter value Increment 1011 nnnn 01100001 Oxxxxxxx NRPN parameter value Decrement 1011 nnnn 00100101 0111111 RPN parameter number MSB CC Reset NRPN parameter number when both MSB and LSB received 1011 nnnn 00100100 0111111 RPN parameter number LSB CC Reset NRPN parameter number when both MSB and LSB received 34 Global Parameter Data The following table shows the Global data that is sent and received on global parameter dumps and the corresponding NRPN number when sent received individually Para NRPN Range Description m x 0 127 Program Number 1 128 0 1 Bank Number 1 2 384 0 24 Master Transpose 0 12 semitones 1 octave 12 0 no transpose and 24 12 semitones 3 385 0 100 Master Fine Tune 0 50 cents 50 0 centered 100 50 cents 4 386 0 16 MIDI Channel if 0 data received on all MIDI channels Otherwise channel number 1 16 5 387 0
41. te Envelope 3 Decay Rate All Envelope Decay Rates Envelope 1 Release Rate Envelope 2 Release Rate Envelope 3 Release Rate 27 28 All Envelope Release Rates Modulator 1 Amount Modulator 2 Amount Modulator 3 Amount Modulator 4 Amount Modulation Sources Display Source No source selected Sequence 1 Sequence 2 Sequence 3 Sequence 4 LFO 1 LFO 2 LFO 3 LFO 4 Filter Envelope Amp VCA Envelope Envelope 3 Pitch Bend Mod Wheel Pressure Aftertouch MIDI Breath Controller MIDI Foot Controller MIDI Expression Keyboard Note Velocity Keyboard Note Number Noise 29 MIDI Implementation The Prophet 08 receives MIDI data according to the mode controls under GLOBAL In addition there is interaction between some of the Program parameters that determine the overall response of Prophet 08 to MIDI data Note that the Poly Chain output has a number of additional MIDI messages that are sent when Poly Chain is enabled These are not included in the MIDI summary below since they are specific to use in Poly Chain mode only Following are the Global parameters that affect response to MIDI MIDI Channel ALL 1 16 Selects the MIDI channel to send and receive data 1 to 16 All receives on any channel Poly Chain Off Out In Use this to link two Prophet 08s to double polyphony by intelligently processing the keys hit and passing MIDI data through to the Poly Chain MIDI out jack
42. tput Spread Voice Volume VCA Envelope Amount VCA Envelope Velocity Amount VCA Envelope Delay VCA Envelope Attack VCA Envelope Decay VCA Envelope Sustain VCA Envelope Release LFO 1 Frequency 0 150 unsynced frequencies 151 Sequence speed divided by 32 152 Sequence speed divided by 16 153 Sequence speed divided by 8 154 Sequence speed divided by 6 155 Sequence speed divided by 4 156 Sequence speed divided by 3 157 Sequence speed divided by 2 158 Sequence speed divided by 1 5 159 One cycle per step 160 Two cycles per three steps 161 Two cycles per step 162 One cycles per three steps 163 Four cycles per step 164 Six cycles per step 165 Eight cycles per step 166 Sixteen cycles per step LFO 1 Shape 0 Triangle 1 Reverse Sawtooth 2 Sawtooth 3 Pulse square 4 Random LFO 1 Amount LFO 1 Mod Destination See Modulation Destination list below LFO 1 Key Sync Off On LFO 2 Frequency same as LFO 1 LFO 2 Shape same as LFO 1 LFO 2 Amount 37 38 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 17 78 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 0 1 0 166 0 4 0 127 0 43 0 1 0 166 0 4 0 127 0 43 0 254 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127
43. ts to step 1 each time a new note is played Each sequence step retriggers the envelopes The same but does not reset to step 1 on every note Mo Gate The keyboard triggers the envelopes the sequence steps do not NE Same but does not reset with subsequent notes Striking a key advances the sequencer one step Arp Mode see table Sets the order in which the arpeggiator plays notes Display Arpeggiator mode Lip Arpeggiated notes play in ascending i order HUP Arpeggiated notes play in descending order Lig Dior Arpeggiated notes play in alternately j ascending and descending order Arpeggiated notes play in the order in which they were struck Env 3 Repeat On Off When on loops the Delay Attack and Decay stages of Envelope 3 while a note is gated on Keyboard Modes The Prophet 08 has three main keyboard modes Normal Stack and Split While playing in the different modes if you look at the eight voice assignment LEDs on the right side of the front panel you can easily see how the different voice assignment modes work Normal Mode When the STACK A B and SPLIT A B switches are both off the synth is in Normal mode and will play all eight voices with the same sound The sound is further selected by the EDIT LAYER B switch when off the eight voices will play the sound in Layer A and when EDIT LAYER Bis on all eight voices play the sound in Layer B While in Normal mode other switches lik
44. und is called the Split Point and is saved as part of the program To change the Split Point simply hold the desired key and hit the SPLIT A B switch while Split is on As in Stack mode the two layers can be completely different in Split mode 20 Note If you hold the EDIT LAYER B switch while in Stack or Split the EDIT LAYER B switch will blink this indicates you are now in Link Mode which means that any parameter you change will update that parameter in both Layer A and Layer B This can be handy while playing Stacked or Split programs in a live situation Gated Sequencer The Prophet 08 features a 4 x 16 analog style step sequencer that can generate four separate sequence tracks of up to 16 steps each Individual sequencer tracks can be routed to any standard modulation destination see the table on page 27 Using VCA Envelope as a destination for example varies the volume of each step a destination of Filter or Filter Envelope Amount will produce different filter settings per step Typically however at least one sequence is routed to an oscillator to control pitch The sequencer is a gated sequencer That is a note must be played either from the keyboard or via MIDI in order for the sequence to be heard and it will continue to play as long as the note is held gated The sequencer s controls are indicated in orange type on the Prophet 08 s front panel The GATED SEQUENCER switch activates the sequencer
45. usive EOX Request Program Dump Status Description 1111 0000 System Exclusive SysEx 0000 0001 DSI ID 0010 0011 Prophet 08 ID 0000 0101 Request Program Transmit 0000 00vv Bank Number 0 1 Ovvv vvvv Program Number 0 127 11110111 End of Exclusive EOX The Prophet 08 will respond by sending out the Program Data in the format described below in Program Data Dump Request Program Edit Buffer Dump Status Description 1111 0000 System Exclusive SysEx 0000 0001 DSI ID 0010 0011 Prophet 08 ID 0000 0110 Request Program Edit Buffer Transmit 11110111 End of Exclusive EOX Prophet 08 will respond by sending out the current Program edit buffer in the format described below in Program Edit Buffer Data Dump Request Global Parameter Dump Status Description 1111 0000 System Exclusive SysEx 0000 0001 DSI ID 0010 0011 Prophet 08 ID 0000 1110 Request Global Parameter Transmit 11110111 End of Exclusive EOX Prophet 08 will respond by sending out the current edit buffer in the format described below in Global Parameters Data Dump Program Data Dump Status 1111 0000 0000 0001 0010 0011 0000 0010 0000 OOvv Ovvv vvvv Ovvv vvvv 11110111 Description System Exclusive SysEx DSI ID Prophet 08 ID Program Data Bank Number 0 1 Program Number 0 127 439 bytes in packed MS bit format see page 45 End of Exclusive EOX Program Edit Buffer Data Dump Status 1111 000
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