Setting And Using Controllers - Korg Prophecy Basic Manual

• Setting and using controllers
The Prophecy has a variety of controllers; Wheell-3, Ribbon Controller, Foot Pedal, Foot SW etc. For
each program you can freely assign the function of each controller, to control the sound in the most
suitable way.
In an initialized program, the controllers are assigned as follows.
Wheell
Wheel2
Wheel3+
Wheel3-
RibbonX
RibbonZ
FootPedal
FootSW
Pitch Bend+-
Control Change 1
Control Change 2
Control Change 3
Control Change 16
Control Change 17
Control Change 18
Sustain (Control Change 64)
Let's make some changes to these settings.
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Press the COMMON key, and use the PAGE keys to move to page CMN-5 [Wheel1/2
Assign]. Rotate knob 1 to modify the function assigned to Wheell. For this example, set
Wheel1 OFF. Move Wheel1 and notice that the Pitch Bend effect does not occur.
Use the PAGE keys to move to page CMN-7 [Ribbon Assign]. Move knob 1 to change the
Ribbon X setting to Pitch Bend+-. Move your finger over the Ribbon Controller to left
and right, and notice how the pitch bend effect is applied. Moving from the center
toward the right end of the ribbon will raise the pitch, and moving toward the left will
lower the pitch.
Rotate knob 3 to set XVC:ON. With this setting, the location where you first place your
finger on the ribbon will be the zero point of the controller value. Operate the ribbon and
notice the result.
Use the PAGE keys to move to page CMN-6 [Wheel3 Assign]. Notice that the settings are
"+:007(CChg#02)" and" -:008(CChg#03)".
This means that moving the wheel upward will transmit control change #2, and moving
it downward will transmit control change #3. Let's use this to control the sound. First
press the FILTER key, and use the PAGE keys to move to page FLTl-5 [Fe Modulation].
Rotate knobs 3 and 4 to make a setting of "CChg#02:Int+20". Raise Wheel3 upward, and
the cutoff frequency of Filter 1 will change. Next, press the MIXER key, and use the
PAGE keys to move to page MIX-7
[NOISE~
OUTl]. Rotate knobs 1, 2, and 3 to make
settings of "Lvl:OO" and "CChg#3:Int+50". Move Wheel3 downward, and notice that
noise is mixed into the sound. Try operating the Ribbon Controller and Wheel 3 at the
same time to modify the pitch and tone.
The examples above demonstrate only a small fraction of the possibilities of the Prophecy. For details
on its other functions, refer to the separate Parameter Guide.
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