User Manual
Table Of Contents
- A Few Words of Thanks
- Chapter 1: Getting Started
- Rear Panel Connections
- Setting Up the Pro 3
- Using the Main Display
- Sound Banks
- Editing Programs
- Saving a Program
- Using Paraphonic Mode
- Exploring the Pro 3 in Greater Depth
- Chapter 2: Pro 3 Controls
- Oscillators
- Mixer
- Filters
- Amplifier Envelope
- Auxiliary Envelopes
- Low Frequency Oscillators
- Modulation
- Effects
- Arpeggiator
- Sequencer
- Normal, Gated, and Trigger Modes
- Programming the Sequencer
- Recording Phrases/Sequences A,B,C, or D.
- Sequencing Parameter Changes in Real-Time
- Copying a Sequence from One Track to Another
- Copying and Pasting an Entire Sequence
- Muting a Sequence Track
- Creating An Extended Sequence
- Paraphonic Sequencing
- Adding Rests, Ties, and Velocity
- Editing Duration
- Adding Ratcheting
- Editing Other Elements of a Sequence
- Setting or Changing the Destination of a Track
- Recording Additional Sequencer Tracks for Modulation
- Using Slew
- Turning off the Sequencer’s “Notes” Track
- Sequencer Parameters (Front Panel)
- Additional Sequencer Parameters (Display Menus)
- Cue Program
- Tuned Feedback
- Master Volume/Program Volume
- Transpose
- Hold
- Glide
- Pitch and Mod Wheels
- Touch slider
- Adding Aftertouch
- Distortion
- Play List
- Miscellaneous Parameters
- Global Settings
- Chapter 3: Programming the Pro 3
- Synthesis 101: Synth Bass
- Creating Synth Brass
- Creating a Hard-Sync Lead
- Chapter 4: Using the Pro 3 with External Devices
- Appendix A: Modulation Sources
- Appendix B: Modulation Destinations
- Appendix C: Troubleshooting and Support
- Appendix D: Calibrating the Pro 3
- Appendix E: Alternative Tunings
- Appendix F: MIDI Implementation
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Pro 3 User’s Guide
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Chapter 1: Getting Started
The Pro 3 is a hybrid synthesizer in the best sense of the word. It
combines the warmth and punch of two analog, voltage-controlled oscil-
lators and three types of classic analog lters with the versatility of a
third, digital wavetable oscillator and an array of digital effects.
This blend of technologies gives you an instrument that’s sonically satis-
fying to play, but also has power and exibility rivaling modular systems
through its extensive modulation capabilities and four control voltage ins
and outs.
This chapter of your user’s guide provides an overview of essential
tasks such as how to make basic audio connections and how to edit and
save sounds. Later chapters explain each of the parameters of the Pro 3,
as well as how to program sounds and how to use the global menu to
manage its overall behavior.
We’ve designed the Pro 3 to be as easy to use as possible. Its essential
controls are within easy reach on its front panel, so don’t hesitate to dive
in and start turning knobs and pressing buttons. Then, when you’re ready,
dig into this user’s guide to explore the deeper parts of the synth.
MODPITCH TOUCH
Headphones
Up
TRANSPOSE
Down
PITCH
MASTER VOLUME
DISTORTION
SHAPE
SHOW EFFECTS PARAM 1 PARAM 2
PARAM 3MIXEFFECT TYPE
EFFECT 1
EFFECT 2
ON/OFF
SHAPE MOD SYNC
BPM DIVIDE SWING
VELOCITY ATTACK DECAY SUSTAIN RELEASE AMOUNT
ATTACK DECAY SUSTAIN RELEASEAUX ENV AMOUNT
VELOCITY ATTACK DECAY SUSTAIN RELEASE AMOUNT
AMOUNT
GRUNGE
TUNING
PITCH SHAPE SHAPE MOD SYNC
AMOUNT
GLIDE RATE
GLIDE
HOLD PITCH SHAPE SHAPE MOD LOW FREQ
OSC 1 LEVEL
OSC 2 LEVEL
EXT AUDIO
NOISE
OSC 3 LEVEL
TAP TEMPO ARPEGGIATOR
SOURCE DESTINATION
VALUE
1 2
CUTOFF
DRIVE
BP
LP
NOTCH
LOW-PASS 1 LOW-PASS 2
Revert Write
CompareShow
GlobalMisc. Params
Play ListParaphonic
STATE-VARIABLE
4-Pole OTA 4-Pole Ladder 2-Pole OTA
HP
RESONANCE
STATE
FREQUENCY AMOUNT
1 2 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
TRACKS
SLEWSEQ LOCKCUE PGM
BANK
Inc
Dec
PROGRAM
TRACK SEL
notes/vel duration ratchet cutoff assign 1 assign 2 assign 3 assign 4 assign 5 assign 6 assign 7 assign 8 CV out 1 CV out 2 CV out 3 CV out 4
A B C D
SEQUENCE RECORD PLAY MODE RESETDIRECTION
fwd
Normal
Gated
Trigger
rev fwd/rev random
DESTINATIONSHAPE
LFO OSCILLATORS
MODULATION EFFECTS
MIXER
FILTER
ENVELOPES
AMP FILTER
TUNED
FEEDBACK
AUX
PRO 3
Writing to Bank:1 Program:1 A:
uper Bass
Hit ‘Write’ to Save Prog
Write Bank Write Prog Select Char Edit Char
S
Key AssignInsert Char Delete Char
OCTAVE
-1
-2
+1
+2
-1
-2
+1
+2
-1
-2
+1
+2
OCTAVE
OCTAVE
1
1
1
OSC 1OSC 2OSC 3