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Dave Smith Instruments Prophet Rev2 User Manual

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  • Page 1 8/16-Voice Polyphonic Synthesizer...
  • Page 3 User’s Guide Version 1.0 May 2017 Dave Smith Instruments LLC 1527 Stockton Street, 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94133 ©2017 Dave Smith Instruments LLC www.davesmithinstruments.com...
  • Page 4 Tested to Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful inter- ference and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents A Few Words of Thanks ....... ix Getting Started .
  • Page 6 Effects..........35 Effects Parameters .
  • Page 7 Calibrating the Prophet Rev2 ......66 Calibrating the Oscillators and Filters ......66 Calibrating the Pitch and Mod Wheels .
  • Page 8 Sound Design Joseph Akins, Rory Dow, Peter Dyer, Josh Eustis, Peter Gorges, Mike Hiegemann, Tim Koon, Kurt Kurasaki, Kevin Lamb, Cord Mueller, Drew Neumann, Bob Oxley, Francis Preve, Lorenz Rhode, Nick Semrad, Huston Singletary, James Terris, and Mitch Thomas. The DSI Crew Art Arellano, Fabien Cesari, Bob Coover, Carson Day, Chris Hector, Tony Karavidas, Mark Kono, Justin Labrecque, Andy Lambert, Michelle Marshall, Andrew McGowan, Joanne McGowan, Julio Ortiz, Tracy Wadley, and Mark Wilcox.

  • Page 9: A Few Words Of Thanks

    A Few Words of Thanks Thank you for purchasing the Prophet Rev2, the successor to our popular Prophet ’08 synthesizer, which has been a workhorse in the music industry for nearly 10 years. As enduringly popular as the Prophet ’08 has been, we felt it was time to update it with new technology and new features.

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    Prophet Rev2 front panel Sound Banks The Prophet Rev2 contains a total of 1024 programs. Banks U1-U4 are user banks that can be overwritten. Banks F1-F4 are factory banks that are permanent. As shipped, user banks U1-U4 are identical to permanent factory banks F1-F4.

  • Page 12: Selecting Programs

    Editing Programs Because the majority of the sound-shaping controls of the Prophet Rev2 appear on its front panel, editing an existing program is simple: just turn a knob and listen to its effect. Keep turning knobs and pressing buttons. If you like what you’ve created, save the program.

  • Page 13: Comparing An Edited Program To Its Original State

    But it’s also useful (and educational) to create a new sound from scratch. The Prophet Rev2 makes this easy by providing a “basic preset” that you can quickly recall at any time. This preset is very simple, with a single oscillator as its basis.

  • Page 14: Saving A Program

    To cancel the save process before you commit: • If the button LED is flashing, press the button. The write global write LED stops flashing and saving is canceled. You can return to editing if you want. Dave Smith Instruments Getting Started...

  • Page 15: Naming A Program

    3. Turn the knob to select a character. value 4. When you’re done naming the program, press the button again. write Its LED stops blinking and the program is saved. Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Getting Started...

  • Page 16: Working With Stacked Or Split Programs

    Working with Stacked or Split Programs The Prophet Rev2 is bi-timbral, meaning that it can produce two different sounds/programs at the same time, either by stacking them, or by allowing you to split the keyboard and assign one sound to the upper section of the keyboard and a different sound to the lower section of the keyboard.
  • Page 17 Layer B. 3. To turn off Link mode, press the button again. It stops edit layer b flashing. Saving a program saves any edits to programs on both Layer A and Layer B. Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Getting Started...
  • Page 18 1. Press both the button and the button simultaneously. split a stack a 2. Turn the knob and select parameter swap a and b 3. Press the button. Layer A and B are swapped. write Dave Smith Instruments Getting Started...
  • Page 19 1. Press both the button and the button simultaneously. split a stack a 2. Turn the knob and select parameter swap a and b 3. Press the button. Layer A and B are swapped. write Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Getting Started...

  • Page 20: Moving To The Next Level

    Pot Modes and determine which works best for you when you’re editing sounds. You’ll also find information about MIDI setup. Read this to more effectively integrate the Prophet Rev2 into your MIDI rig. To get the most out of the Prophet Rev2’s live performance capabilities, read up on using a footswitch or expression pedal.
  • Page 21 Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Getting Started...

  • Page 22: Connections

    For bidirectional MIDI communication with a computer. The 2. USB— Prophet Rev2 is a Class Compliant USB device and does not require additional drivers when used with Mac OS or Windows. See Using USB on page 67 for more information.
  • Page 23 They carry Layer A and also Layer B if no cables are connected to the “B Audio Outputs” jacks. A ¼ inch stereo headphone jack. Headphone volume is 9. Headphones— controlled by the knob on the front panel. master volume Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Connections...

  • Page 24: Global Settings

    See MIDI Implementation on page 79 for details. NRPNs are the preferred method of parameter transmission, since they cover the complete range of all parameters, while CCs are limited to a range of 128. Dave Smith Instruments Global Settings...
  • Page 25 1-4 and voices 5-8.) This enables independent, bi-timbral control of the Prophet Rev2. When Multi Mode is on, the Prophet Rev2 responds to MIDI data on two consecutive MIDI channels — the base channel (selected in the Global menu) and the next highest channel.
  • Page 26 Prophet Rev2. When off, the controls are transmitted via MIDI but do not directly affect the “local” synth (that is, the Prophet Rev2). This is primarily useful for avoiding MIDI data loops that can occur with some external sequencers.
  • Page 27 Additional tunings can be imported as a SysEx message. For more information, see Appendix A. The Prophet Rev2 display has a built- 19. Screen Saver: On, Off— in screen saver that puts it to sleep when not in use. This features is designed to prolong the life of the display and we recommend using it.
  • Page 28 Transmits all four User Banks in SysEx format 29. Dump All Banks— via the selected MIDI port. (See item 10, “MIDI Sysex Cable.”) Dumped banks will load back into the same location in memory when imported back into the synth via MIDI. Dave Smith Instruments Global Settings...

  • Page 29: Oscillators

    Oscillators provide the raw building blocks of the Prophet Rev2’s sound by producing waveforms, each of which has its own inherent sound char- acter based on its harmonic content. The Prophet Rev2 has two oscilla- tors, plus a sub oscillator and a noise generator, per voice.

  • Page 30: Oscillator Parameters

    This provides a way to create more complex, harmonically rich shapes from simple waveforms—especially when the frequency of Oscil- lator 1 is set to a different interval than Oscillator 2. Oscillator 1 Oscillator 2 Oscillator 1 synced to Oscillator 2 Oscillator hard sync Dave Smith Instruments Oscillators...
  • Page 31 This tuning instability is a big part of what made vintage instruments sound charac- teristically warm and fat. The oscillators in the Prophet Rev2 are very stable, and will not drift. Use...

  • Page 32: Filter

    This change can be varied over time using the Filter Envelope to produce more dynamic, animated timbres. The Prophet Rev2’s filter is a classic, resonant low-pass Curtis filter that is switchable between 2-pole operation (12 dB per octave) and 4-pole operation (24 dB per octave).
  • Page 33 Then turn to 127 and experiment different resonance freq tunings, filter , and settings. Adjust the filter and amplifier envelopes cutoff key amount as necessary. Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Filter...

  • Page 34: Filter Envelope

    Filter Envelope The Prophet Rev2 filter has a dedicated, five-stage envelope generator (DADSR). The Filter Envelope is used to shape the harmonic charac- teristics of a synthesized sound by giving you filtering control over its attack, decay, sustain, and release stages (plus a delay parameter to delay the onset of the envelope).

  • Page 35: Amplifier Envelope

    It would begin immediately, remain at its full volume for the duration of the note, then end immediately when the note was released. Again, that’s not very interesting sonically and it’s not typi- cally how instruments behave in the real world. Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Amplifier Envelope...
  • Page 36 —Sets the attack time of the envelope. The higher the Attack: 0...127 setting, the slower the attack time and the longer it takes for a sound to reach its full volume. Pads typically have softer (longer) attacks. Percus- sive sounds have sharper (shorter) attacks. Dave Smith Instruments Amplifier Envelope...
  • Page 37 Envelope Amount. Just remember that once Envelope Amount is set to the maximum, no modulation from velocity—or any other source—will cause it to go higher than that. Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Amplifier Envelope...

  • Page 38: Auxiliary Envelope

    This is useful for cyclical 4-stage modulation. misc params Actually, any of the Prophet Rev2’s envelopes can be routed to any destination (or multiple destinations) using the modulation matrix. See “Modulation” on page 32 for more information.
  • Page 39 —Sets the release time of the envelope. This controls Release: 0...127 how quickly a sound dies out after a note is released. Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Auxiliary Envelope...

  • Page 40: Low Frequency Oscillators

    The LFOs produce a variety of waveshapes, including triangle, sawtooth, reverse sawtooth, square, and random. Though most often used for low- frequency modulation, the Prophet Rev2 LFOs can actually function at speeds that extend into the audible range for extreme effects.
  • Page 41 LFO, then and move the knob or control you want to use as a destination (the filter cutoff, for example). Set the amount using the LFO knobs. Be aware that amount not all front-panel controls can be used as a modulation destinations. Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Low Frequency Oscillators...

  • Page 42: Modulation

    Modulation Although the overall sonic character of the Prophet Rev2 is deter- mined by its analog oscillators and filters, much of its power to make truly unique and unusual sounds comes from creative use of modula- tion. Modulation is the process of routing one parameter (i.e. a control voltage) to another in order to change the way the targeted parameter behaves.

  • Page 43: Modulation Parameters

    Use the knob to parameter dest value scroll through the various mod destinations and choose 6. Hold down a note on the keyboard and turn the mod wheel. You should hear vibrato. Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Modulation...
  • Page 44 Oscillator 1 could be the main tone and Oscillator 2 could be the “feedback harmonic.” Set up a second mod path to also add vibrato with the mod wheel. Dave Smith Instruments Modulation...

  • Page 45: Effects

    Effects The Prophet Rev2 allows you to add an effect to any sound. In stacked or split sounds, each layer can have its own effect. Adding a touch of reverb or delay can add a subtle (or not so subtle) sense of ambience and depth.

  • Page 46: Effects Parameters

    Layer B. edit layer b Selects the effect type. Select: —Sets the balance between the processed (wet) signal Mix: 0...127 and unprocessed (dry) signal. Full left is completely dry. Full right is completely wet. Dave Smith Instruments Effects...
  • Page 47 Parameter 2: —This knob adjusts Variable, depending on the effect parameter 2 for the chosen effect. Each effect has two adjustable param- eters, which differ depending on the effect. Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Effects...
  • Page 48 If you are only playing one note at a time, then the ring modulator will modulate with the same ratio as you play up and down the keyboard. Set Parameter 2 to the “on” position to get more musical results. Dave Smith Instruments Effects...

  • Page 49: Arpeggiator

    Arpeggiator The Prophet Rev2 has a full-featured arpeggiator. Turn it on, hold a chord and the synthesizer will play a pattern based on the individual notes held. Choose a mode (up, down, random, etc.), an octave range (1, 2, or 3), and a tempo, then pair it with an appropriate sound and explore.

  • Page 50: Arpeggiator Parameters

    Set to 1, only the held notes are arpeggiated. Set to Arp Range: 1, 2, 3 — 2, the held notes and the notes one octave above them arpeggiate. Set to 3, the held notes and the notes one and two octaves above them arpeggiate. Dave Smith Instruments Arpeggiator...

  • Page 51: Clock Parameters

    64 Trip BPM x 16 Sixty-fourth note triplets Tapping the button sets the tempo. The LED Tap Tempo— tap tempo flashes at the BPM rate you set. For best results, tap the button 4 times. Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Arpeggiator...

  • Page 52: Sequencer

    Sequencer There are 2 types of sequencers in the Prophet Rev2: • 1-track, 64-step polyphonic sequencer for creating a repeating pattern of chords and melodies • 4-track, 16-step, non-polyphonic gated sequencer for creating a repeating pattern for modulation (and can also be used for notes)

  • Page 53: Programming The Polyphonic Sequencer

    6. When you’re done, press to listen to your sequence. play 7. To save the sequence, save the program and they are saved together. (See “Saving a Program” on page 5.) Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Sequencer...

  • Page 54: Editing A Polyphonic Sequence

    (C0 - G10). Turn value the knob fully clockwise to add a tie. Alternatively, press a key on the keyboard to enter the note quickly (along with the velocity at which you play it). Dave Smith Instruments Sequencer...

  • Page 55: Copying A Polyphonic Sequence Between Layers

    To swap the sequences on Layer A and Layer B: 1. Press both the button and the button simultaneously. split a stack a 2. Turn the knob and select parameter swap seq a and b 3. Press the button. write Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Sequencer...
  • Page 56 This makes it possible to tempo sync the sequencer (or arpeggiator) to a recorded drum track or other audio source. Audio signals used to drive the arpeggiator/sequencer should not exceed 5 volts peak-to-peak. See “Seq Pedal Mode” on page 17 for more information. Dave Smith Instruments Sequencer...

  • Page 57: Programming The Gated Sequencer

    2 to repeat after 12 steps (by setting step 13 to reset Gated sequencer tracks are also modulation sources and appear as such in the modulation matrix. This means that you can route a gated sequencer track to multiple destinations. Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Sequencer...

  • Page 58: Using Slew

    This switch toggles between the polyphonic Type: Gated, Poly— sequencer and the gated sequencer. This switch starts and stops polyphonic sequencer playback. Play: On, Off— This switch turns sequencer recording/editing on and Record: On, Off— off on the polyphonic sequencer. Dave Smith Instruments Sequencer...
  • Page 59 No Gate No Reset: Same as No Gate, except that new key presses/ received MIDI notes do not begin the sequence for that note at step one. Key Step: Striking any key or playing a note via MIDI advances the sequencer one step. Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Sequencer...

  • Page 60: Clock Parameters

    16th Swing BPM x 4 Sixteenth note, full swing timing 16th Trip BPM x 6 Sixteenth note triplets 32nd BPM x 8 Thirty-second note 32nd Trip BPM x 12 Thirty-second triplets 64th BPM x 16 Sixty-fourth note Dave Smith Instruments Sequencer...

  • Page 61: Unison

    8 or 16 voices, depending on how many you choose to use (and whether you have an 8 or 16-voice Prophet Rev2). With many oscillators powering a single note, you can create some very dense, speaker-rattling sounds.

  • Page 62: Using Chord Memory

    Unison has another useful feature: chord memory. Instead of assigning voices to a single note, hold down a chord on the keyboard and press the button. The Prophet Rev2 memorizes the notes of the chord. Single unison notes played on the keyboard will then trigger all notes of the stored chord, transposing them as you play up or down the keyboard.
  • Page 63 2. Play a few notes to listen to the result. Key Assign settings are only relevant to Unison mode. They do not affect poly- phonic playback. Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Unison...

  • Page 64: Master Volume/Program Volume

    1 to 127. value 4. Save the program. (See “Saving a Program” on page 4.) MIDI volume can also influence the overall volume of the Prophet Rev2 if you are controlling it from an external MIDI source. Dave Smith Instruments...

  • Page 65: Pan Spread

    Transposing the keyboard also changes the MIDI note numbers of the keys so that MIDI notes sent are also transposed. Trans- pose settings are global and are not saved with individual programs. Down TRANSPOSE The Transpose controls Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Pan Spread...

  • Page 66: Hold

    GLIDE RATE The Glide controls To use glide: 1. Press the button. glide 2. Play a series of notes up and down the keyboard while you turn the knob to adjust the amount of glide. rate Dave Smith Instruments Hold...
  • Page 67 3. Turn the knob to set the mode. value 4. Play a series of notes up and down the keyboard to hear the effect. Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Glide...

  • Page 68: Pitch And Mod Wheels

    Pitch and Mod Wheels The Prophet Rev2 has a spring-loaded Pitch wheel and a Mod wheel. You can use these controls to enhance live performance by bending notes and adding modulation in real time as you play. In the same way that guitar players use note bends and vibrato to give...

  • Page 69: Modulation Wheel

    Higher settings add amount greater modulation the further you push the mod wheel. A negative amount setting will apply modulation in the negative direction. Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Pitch and Mod Wheels...

  • Page 70: Adding Aftertouch

    The greater the pressure applied, the more modulation is applied. The Prophet Rev2 provides monophonic (or “channel”) aftertouch, which means that applying pressure to any key within a chord will apply modulation to all notes currently held.

  • Page 71: Misc Parameters

    The Prophet Rev2 provides four different pressure response settings for your convenience. The default setting provides a linear response. To choose a different response curve, use the parameter in the menu. pressure curve global Misc Parameters button allows you to access controls for a number misc parameters of essential functions, described below.
  • Page 72 Choosing , enables chord memory. See unison chord “Unison” on page 51 for more details. When is enabled, allows Unison Detune: 0…16— unison unison detune you to detune the unison voices by a variable amount. Dave Smith Instruments Adding Aftertouch...
  • Page 73 Layer A sound and playing a key on the right side will play the Layer B sound. Polyphony is allocated equally between the two sounds, half of the available voices on Layer A and half on Layer B. The split point is saved with the program. Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Adding Aftertouch...

  • Page 74: Exporting Programs And Banks

    Dumped programs will load back into the same bank and program location in memory when received by the Prophet Rev2 via MIDI. Programs can also be dumped directly from one Rev2 to another using the MIDI DIN jack, if the...

  • Page 75: Importing Programs And Banks

    You can use a MIDI librarian application such as such as SysEx Librar- ian for Macintosh, or MIDIOX for Windows to transmit exported program or banks back into your Prophet Rev2. You will need a computer and an appropriate software application.

  • Page 76: Calibrating The Prophet Rev2

    Calibrating the Prophet Rev2 Because the Prophet Rev2 is calibrated at the factory, controls such as the Pitch and Mod wheels shouldn’t require re-calibration. However, if for some reason you experience unexpected behavior with these controls, you can use the built-in calibration function to tune them occasionally.

  • Page 77: Using Usb

    Prophet Rev2 Keyboard Properties — in the Windows Device Manager under “Sound, video, and game controllers” — and clicking OK. If Prophet Rev2 Keyboard is no longer listed in the Device Manager, power the Prophet Rev2 down and back up again while it is connected via USB.
  • Page 78 Dave Smith Instruments Using USB...

  • Page 79: Appendix A: Modulation Sources

    Env VCA Env 3 Pitchbend Mod Wheel Pressure Breath Foot Pedal Expression Pedal Velocity Note Number Noise Audio Out * * Audio Out is the digitized audio signal after the Amplifier VCA. Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Appendix A: Modulation Sources...

  • Page 80: Modulation Destinations

    FX Param 1 LFO 2 Amount FX Param 2 LFO 3 Amount LFO 4 Amount LFO All Amount LP Filter Env Amount Amp Env Amount Env 3 Amount Env All Amount LPF Attack Dave Smith Instruments Appendix B: Modulation Destinations...

  • Page 81: Appendix C: Alternative Tunings

    If you want, you can replace these with other tunings that you can find on the Internet. These must be in SysEx format. You can down- load them into the Prophet Rev2 using SysEx Librarian for Mac or MIDI-OX for Windows.
  • Page 82 10. 3-5 Lattice in A A pure 3 and 5-limit tuning which resolves to very symmetrical derived relationships between notes. A=1/1 (440 Hz) 1/1 16/15 10/9 6/5 5/4 4/3 64/45 3/2 8/5 5/3 16/9 15/8 Dave Smith Instruments Appendix C: Alternative Tunings...
  • Page 83 Similar to Yamaha’s preset Just Major, the Just Minor gives preferential treatment to minor thirds on the sharps, and has a good fifth relative to the second. C= 1/1 (261.625) 1/1 25/24 10/9 6/5 5/4 4/3 45/32 3/2 8/5 5/3 16/9 15/8 Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Appendix C: Alternative Tunings...
  • Page 84 64 = Cents +355 65 = Cents +498 66 = Cents +649 67 = Cents +702 68 = Cents +853 69 = Cents +906 70 = Cents +996 71 = Cents +1057 72 = Cents +1200 Dave Smith Instruments Appendix C: Alternative Tunings...

  • Page 85: Appendix D: Troubleshooting And Support

    If there is a ground hum in the audio output: • USB can cause ground loops, so try to resolve any grounding issues between the computer and the Prophet Rev2. Or use MIDI, which is opto- isolated. Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide...
  • Page 86 MIDI connections—MIDI and USB cables—and see if the problem persists. You can also monitor the MIDI traffic with MIDI Monitor (Mac OS) or MIDI-OX (Windows) to see if the Prophet Rev2 is being overrun with duplicate messages. If the Prophet Rev2 doesn’t seem to respond to its controls: •...

  • Page 87: Contacting Technical Support

    The Prophet Rev2 will restart itself when it is done. Contacting Technical Support If you are still having a problem with the Prophet Rev2, contact Technical Support at support@davesmithinstruments.com. Please include your Prophet Rev2’s serial number, the version of the operating system (displayed when the Global button/menu is enabled), and the purchase date.

  • Page 88: Warranty Repair

    Please contact support@davesmithinstruments.com to determine the best course of action for getting your Prophet Rev2 repaired. For your own protection, as well as ours, please do not return any product to Dave Smith Instruments without a return authorization (RA) number.

  • Page 89: Appendix E: Midi Implementation

    Appendix E: MIDI Implementation The Prophet Rev2 receives MIDI data according to the settings you have chosen in . In addition, there is interaction between some of the globals program parameters that determine the overall response of Prophet Rev2 to MIDI data. Following are the...

  • Page 90: Midi Messages

    0vvvvvvv Pitch Bend LS Byte then MS Byte Notes: 0kkkkkkk Note number 0 — 127 nnnn Channel number 0 to 15 (MIDI channel 1-16). Ignored if MIDI channel set to ALL 0vvvvvvv Value Dave Smith Instruments Appendix E: MIDI Implementation...
  • Page 91 Pitch Bend LS Byte then MS Byte Notes: 0kkkkkkk Note number 0 — 127 nnnn Channel number 0 to 15 (MIDI channel 1-16). Ignored if MIDI channel set to ALL 0vvvvvvv Value Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Appendix E: MIDI Implementation...
  • Page 92 0100 0000 0vvvvvvv Damper pedal: Sends 0 if off, 0111 1011 nnnn 0000 0111 0vvvvvvv Volume knob See sections that follow for additional Continuous Controller (CC) and Non-Registered Parameter Number (NRPN) messages transmitted. Dave Smith Instruments Appendix E: MIDI Implementation...
  • Page 93 Osc 1 Shape Mod Pan Spread Osc 2 Shape Mod Amp Env. Amount Arp On/Off Amp Env. Velocity Arp Mode Amp Delay Arp Range Amp Attack Arp Repeats Amp Decay Voice Volume Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Appendix E: MIDI Implementation...

  • Page 94: Nrpn Messages

    Increment and Decrement commands, which some controllers utilize. Finally, it responds to one RPN (Registered Parameter Number) command, the RPN/NRPN Reset command, which can be handy for resetting the currently selected parameter to a known state. Dave Smith Instruments Appendix E: MIDI Implementation...
  • Page 95 RPN parameter number MSB CC - Reset NRPN param- eter number (when both MSB and LSB received) 1011 nnnn 0010 0100 0111111 RPN parameter number LSB CC - Reset NRPN param- eter number (when both MSB and LSB received) Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Appendix E: MIDI Implementation...
  • Page 96 Pot Mode *Controller received, but not transmitted. 0 = Relative †Controller transmitted, but ignored when received. 1= PassThru 2 = Jump 4111 Seq Pedal Mode 0 = normal 1= trigger 2= gate 3= trigger+gate Dave Smith Instruments Appendix E: MIDI Implementation...
  • Page 97 0-127 Env 3 Decay 0-127 VCA Env Amt 0-127 Env 3 Sustain 0-127 VCA Env Vel 0-127 Env 3 Release 0-127 VCA Env Delay 0-22 Mod 1 Source 0-127 VCA Env Attack Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Appendix E: MIDI Implementation...
  • Page 98 LFO 2 Key Sync Gated Seq Mode LFO 3 Key Sync Gated Seq On/Off LFO 4 Key Sync 0-52 Seq 1 Destination Glide On/Off 0-53 Seq 2 Destination 0-12 Pitch Bend Range (slew) Dave Smith Instruments Appendix E: MIDI Implementation...
  • Page 99 Seq Step 1-64 Velocity 4 788-851 0-127 Seq Step 1-64 Note 5 852-915 128-255 Seq Step 1-64 Velocity 5 916-979 0-127 Seq Step 1-64 Note 6 980-1043 128-255 Seq Step 1-64 Velocity 6 Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Appendix E: MIDI Implementation...

  • Page 100: Control Nrpn Data

    0000 0001 Family MS 0000 0000 Family Member LS 0000 0000 Family Member MS 0jjj nnnn Main Software version: jjj - Minor rev; nnnn - Major rev 1111 0111 End of Exclusive (EOX) Dave Smith Instruments Appendix E: MIDI Implementation...
  • Page 101 Request Global Parameter Transmit 1111 0111 End of Exclusive (EOX) The Rev2 will respond by sending out the current values of the global parameters in the format described in Global Parameters Data Dump. Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Appendix E: MIDI Implementation...
  • Page 102 50 nibbles (LS then MS) for 25 Global parameters 1111 0111 End of Exclusive (EOX) The Global Parameters Data Dump is not recognized when received; it is only transmitted when requested. NRPN messages are used to change Globaqls. Dave Smith Instruments Appendix E: MIDI Implementation...

  • Page 103: Packed Data Format

    7 G7 G6 G5 G4 G3 G2 G1 G0 00 F6 F5 F4 F3 F2 F1 F0 00 G6 G5 G4 G3 G2 G1 G0 This explains why it takes 1171 MIDI bytes to transmit 1024 Program data bytes. Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Appendix E: MIDI Implementation...
  • Page 104 This feature is described below. If you purchased your Prophet Rev2 prior to August 10, 2017 and wish to use this new feature, you’ll need to update your OS to version 1.0.7.2 or later.
  • Page 105 Button is lit when split is active Global Split A | B PROGRAM Button is lit when stack is active Write Stack A+B Press to enable Layer B editing BANK Compare Edit Layer B Split and Stack button To change the sound on Layer A: 1.

  • Page 106: Saving An Edited Program

    Comparing Before You Save Before saving the edited program, it’s a good idea to listen to the program in the target location to make sure you really want to overwrite it. To evaluate a program before you overwrite it: 1. Get ready to save by pressing the button.

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