Editing Programs; Comparing An Edited Program To Its Original State - Dave Smith Instruments Sequential PROPHET X User Manual

Editing Programs

Because the majority of the sound-shaping controls of the Prophet X appear
on its front panel, editing an existing program is simple: turn a knob and
listen to its effect. Keep turning knobs and pressing buttons. If you like what
you've created, save the program. (See "Saving a Program" on page 7.)
Any edits you make are made to Layer A. You can also edit Layer B if you
want.
To hear and edit Layer B:
1. Press the
Press to edit
Layer B
Bank and Program controls
The rotary controls on the front panel are a mixture of "endless" rotary encod-
ers (which have no position indicator) and potentiometers or "pots," which have a
position indicator and a finite travel range from left to right. You can choose between
three different modes that determine how the synth reacts when you edit its param-
eters with a pot. For details, see "Pot Mode" on page 125.

Comparing an Edited Program to its Original State

When editing a program, it's often useful to compare its edited state to
its original state to evaluate your edits.
To compare an edited program to a saved version:
1. Edit a program, then press the
2. Play the keyboard to hear the saved version of the sound.
3. To disable the compare function and return to the edited sound, press
the
compare
in compare mode.
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button.
edit b layer
button again to turn it off. Programs can't be written while
button.
compare
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