User Manual

112 Using 16-Voice Mode Dave Smith Instruments
To change the sound further:
1. In the Filter section turn resonance down to 0.
2. In the Sample Playback section use the type knob to select perc tonal
and use the instrument knob to select cowbell.
3. Play a few notes and chords and listen: a great percussive hybrid
sound.
To add a second sampled instrument:
1. In the Mixer section, turn Instrument 2 level to 70.
2. In the Sample Playback press the instr 2 button.
3. Use the type knob to select ethnic and use the instrument knob to
select jaw harp.
4. Again, we want the raw, unltered sound, so disable the low-pass lter
for the sampled instrument by pressing Soft Button 2 to select the
instr1 misc menu tab, then turning Soft Knob 4 to enable lpf bypass.
5. Play a few notes and chords and listen to the instrument’s sound: some-
thing completely new and unusual.
Using 16-Voice Mode
The Prophet X can operate in either 8-voice or 16-voice mode. In many
ways the synth is at its best in 8-voice mode because in 8-voice mode,
the Prophet X has a stereo signal path with stereo lters. This results in a
noticeable increase in richness and depth. It also gives you the ability to
pan instruments 1 and 2 and/or oscillators 1 and 2 to different positions
in the stereo eld. (See “TAB 2 - Panning” on page 29.)
In contrast, 16-voice mode doesn’t provide stereo lters (though the
Prophet X’s digital effects still function in stereo). With clever use of the
mod matrix, however, it’s possible to simulate a stereo spread by modu-
lating panning with note number. With this technique, over the range of
the instrument, notes from low to high are panned progressively left to
right.