User Manual

10 Chapter 1: Getting Started Dave Smith Instruments
All factory programs have a “B” layer, even if that layer isn’t currently enabled.
To hear Layer B in isolation, press the edit layer b button and disable stack or split (if
active) by turning off the stack button or split button. Pressing edit layer b a second
time enables Layer A again.
Button is lit when
split is active
Button is lit when
stack is active
Press to enable
Layer B editing
Split and Stack buttons
Stacked Programs
Stacking two programs allows you to create extra complex sounds, since
you can have two completely different programs layered on top of each
other.
Polyphony is halved in Stack mode, so your 8-voice Prophet X, func-
tions as a 4-voice because it uses two voices for each key played. If you
want to increase polyphony, press the
16-voice button. This switches the
Prophet X into 16-voice mono mode. Polyphony doubled, but the stereo
lter signal path is converted to mono. Digital effects remain in stereo,
however.
Press to enable
16-voice
mono mode
Enabling 16-voice mono mode