First Things First - Dave Smith Instruments Sequential PROPHET X User Manual

First Things First

You're probably eager to power up your Prophet X and take a tour through
its sounds. Here's how to get up and running:
Getting Started:
1. Plug the power cable into the AC power connector on the back panel of
the Prophet X.
2. If you have a sustain pedal, connect it to the
the Prophet X. If you have an expression pedal, connect it to the
jack.
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3. Turn on the Prophet X. (It takes few moments for the sound library to
load.)
4. Connect the
mixer/powered speakers using unbalanced, ¼ inch audio cables. (These
are the main stereo outputs for the synth. They carry Layer A and also
Layer B if no cables are connected to the
5. Turn up the volume on your amp/mixer/powered speakers.
6. Turn up the volume on the Prophet X.
7. Use the
You can also use Soft Knob 1 and Soft Knob 2 as well as
buttons to scroll through the sounds in the currently selected bank.
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Bank and Program controls
Each of the factory presets has interesting and useful modulation functions
programmed into Slider 1 and 2 and the Mod wheel. While you're trying out the factory
sounds, play with these performance controls and listen how the sound changes.
Each preset also has a pre-programmed sequence. To hear it, press the
the section.
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main a output
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bank program
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on the back of the Prophet X to your amp/
b output jacks
knobs to scroll through the factory sounds.
jack on the back of
sustain
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Turn to scroll through
User and Factory banks
Turn to scroll through
programs 1-128 in each bank
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