Table Of Contents - Korg Prophecy Basic Manual

Contents
Important Safety Instructions
The Backup Battery ........................................................................... i
Memory Card RAM ............................................................................. i
Main features of the Prophecy ........................................................
ii
1. Front and rear panel .................................................................................................. 2
1.1 Front panel .................................................................................. 2
1.2 Rear panel ................................................................................... 4
2. Basic operation ......................................................................................................... 4
iv
This chapter explains the basic
operation you need to know to use
the Prophecy, such as selecting
programs, using controllers, and
using the arpeggiator.
Settings which will affect the way
in which the Prophecy is operated
are marked by an asterisk
"*".
Before changing such settings, we
recommend that you read this
chapter and master the basics of
operation.
2.1 Setup ............................................................................................ 4
Basic connections .............................................................................. 4
Connecting pedals, etc. .................................................................... 4
Connections with MIDI devices ..................................................... 5
2.2 Turning the power on/off ............................................................ 6
Turning on the power ...................................................................... 6
Turning off the power ...................................................................... 6
2.3 Adjusting the volume .................................................................. 6
2.4 Listening to the demo playback ................................................ 7
2.5 Playing a program ....................................................................... 8
About the Performance mode display .......................................... 8
Selecting a program .......................................................................... 8
Using the EC5 to select programs ................................................ 10
Using MIDI to select programs ................................................... 10
The PORTAMENTO effect ............................................................ 10
OCTAVE UP /DOWN .................................................................... 10
2.6 Performance editor(PE) ............................................................ 11
Selecting a performance editor ..................................................... 11
About the performance editor display ....................................... 11
Saving a sound that was modified
by the performance editor ............................................................. 11
2.7 Various playing techniques ..................................................... 12
Control from the keyboard ........................................................... 12
Control from WHEEL 1/2/3, the RIBBON controller,
or the pedal volume ....................................................................... 12
Control from a pedal switch or EC5 ............................................ 14
2.8 A Using the arpeggiator ........................................................... 15
Arpeggiator functions .................................................................... 15
Selecting the arpeggiation pattern ............................... ............... 15
Basic arpeggiator operation .......................................................... 16
2.9 Other settings (Performance) .................................................. 17
Specifying the order in which notes are sounded .................... 17
Making the note sustain ................................................................ 17
Using key velocity to affect modulation ..................................... 17
Using different scales ..................................................................... 17
Tuning the Prophecy to other instruments ................................ 17
Transposing the pitch .................................................................... 17
Changing the velocity and aftertouch curves ............................ 17