Dave Smith Instruments Sequential PROPHET X User Manual page 29

Adjusts the size of the looped portion of the instrument sample by
Size:
moving both its loop start and loop end points.
Adjusts the location of the loop within the sample. The size of
Center:
the loop stays the same, but its location within the sample (as defined by
its center point) is moved when you adjust this control.
Sample Stretch: On, Off
ing this button stretches the sample that is mapped to that key across
the entire keyboard for the currently selected instrument. In this mode,
normal sample switching will not occur when you play up and down the
keyboard. The same sample will simply be pitch-shifted.
Use this to create the classic sampler "chipmunk voice" and other pitch
shift effects. You can set Sample Stretch individually for Instrument 1
and Instrument 2 by selecting the desired instrument (using the
2 button) then enabling
instr
or not Sample Stretch is on for either instrument.
Because the instruments are multi-sampled at different velocities for greater
realism, striking a key at different velocities will play different samples. Samples
recorded/played at higher velocities are generally louder and brighter. When you strike
a key and press the
that matches the velocity at which you struck the key. In other words, the sample that
you hear when you strike the key is the one that gets stretched.
Instr 1 Instr 2
Sample Stretch
Prophet X User's Guide
—Striking and holding down a note and press-
sample stretch
button, the sample that is stretched is the sample
sample stretch
Hold down a key
and press this button
to stretch the sample
on that key across
the entire keyboard
. The LEDs indicate whether
Sample Playback
1 or
instr
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