User Manual

4 Chapter 1: Getting Started Dave Smith Instruments
Sound Banks
The Prophet X contains a total of 1024 programs. Banks U1-U4 are user
banks that can be overwritten. Banks F1-F4 are factory banks that are
permanent. As shipped, user banks U1-U4 are identical to permanent
factory banks F1-F4. Each bank has 128 programs (x 4 banks = 512
programs each). You can edit the programs of either bank, but you can
only save them to user banks U1-U4.
We include banks of non-rewritable permanent sounds so that they are
always available, to be used as is, or as templates for new sounds of your
own. It’s easy to design a new sound by tweaking an existing one.
Banks A1-A4 are “add-on” banks. Programs included with sample expansion
libraries from sound developers will load here. If you purchase expansion libraries
then edit any of the programs in banks A1-A4, you must save them to user banks
U1-U4, as you would with any user-created sounds.
U1
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Turn to scroll through
User and Factory banks
Turn to scroll through
programs 1-128 in each bank
Bank and Program controls
Selecting Programs
Use the bank and program knobs to select and recall programs.
To choose a program:
1. Turn the bank knob to select the bank you want.
2. Turn the program knob to select a program within that bank.