Unison - Dave Smith Instruments Sequential PROPHET X User Manual

Unison

When is on, the Prophet X functions like a monophonic
unison
synthesizer in that only one note can be played at a time. However,
that one note can be powered by as many as 8 or 16 voices, depending
on how many you choose to use (and whether you are in 8 or 16-voice
mode). With many oscillators powering a single note, you can create
some very dense, speaker-rattling sounds. If you want to create an ultra-
heavy synth bass or lead sound, try using Unison.
Unison gives you control over not only how many voices to stack, but
also the amount of detuning between the oscillators (with the
unison
parameter in the menu), and what note gets priority
detune misc params
if you happen to play more than one note on the keyboard. (This is
called the key assign mode or note priority. See "Key Modes and Unison
Mode" on page 74 for details.)
The Unison button
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