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Prophet-10 User’s Guide
The Release Switch
The Release Switch
The release switch affects the behavior of the Filter and Amplier Enve-
lopes. The original Prophet-5 had a different way of handling Release
from the more common method used today. If the release switch is on,
the release knob setting on the Filter and Amplier envelopes is used. If
the release switch is off, the Release on both envelopes is fast.
If you then connect a footswitch, it acts somewhat like a piano: it’s
a quick release when the footswitch is not pressed, and it’s a longer
(programmed by the knob) release when the footswitch is held. Note that
the release switch needs to be off for the footswitch to operate this way.
Since this is, after all, a ten-voice Prophet-5, we wanted it to match
the original synth. These days, however, many musicians expect the
footswitch to be a “hold” function, which is of course different than
the original Prophet-5 release switch behavior. So, we added a Global
parameter that allows you to select the original Prophet-5 method, or a
more common hold function with the footswitch.
Use the release/sustain parameter in globals row two (program select
2) to choose between classic Prophet-5 Release handling (rEL) or the
more contemporary Hold method (HLd).
The Release switch