Creating A Program From Scratch; Saving A Program - Dave Smith Instruments Sequential PROPHET X User Manual

Creating a Program from Scratch

An existing program can be very useful as a jumping off point for new
sounds. But it's also useful (and educational) to create a new sound from
scratch. The Prophet X 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.
To recall the basic program:
1. Press the
2. Use s
oft
3. Press
soft button
the basic program.
4. Press the
you can begin creating your own sound using the basic program as a
starting point.
You can also recall the Basic Program by simultaneously pressing the
and
pose down
Chapter 4 provides several sound design tutorials. It is designed to give you
a basic working knowledge of how to use the Prophet X to make your own
sounds. See "Chapter 3: Programming the Prophet X" on page 86.

Saving a Program

If you've created a sound that you like, you'll probably want to save it.
Saving a program overwrites a previously saved program. Sound design-
ers often save many incremental versions of a program as they continue
to refine it. These intermediate versions often make good jumping off
points for new sounds.
To save a program to the same preset location:
1. Press the
2. Enter a name for the program using the appropriate Soft Knobs and
Soft Keys. (See the illustration that follows for their functions.)
3. Press the
program is saved.
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button.
global
k 1 to select
nob
1 (
write now
button again to return to normal operation. From here
global
buttons.
hold
/ button. Its LED begins blinking.
save load
/l button again. Its LED stops blinking and the
save oad
in the display menu.
basic program
). The current sound settings are reset to
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