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1. sound and the return effect CHORUS Set the Dry Wet knob of the chorus gt Next turn the Rate knob of the chorus to set the speed of the oscillations gt Finally set the Depth of the chorus gt You have the choice between three types of chorus Chorus 1 2 and 3 These three variations give the chorus a range between the simplest and less demanding on your CPU to the most pronounced for stronger detuning effects CHORUS DEPTH DRY WET 1 2 4 Chorus Settings You can now Save your preset so that you can use it later 7 3 Basic Preset with the Prophet VS Sweet Pad In this example you will discover the basics of sound programming on the Prophet VS This section is thus an initiation to wave table synthesis the objective being to create a pad sound using the different timbres of the 4 oscillators gt Open the Prophet VS interface by clicking on the PRO VS button found in the utility bar 4S VS HWD Open the Prophet VS interface gt Choose the Preset ProVS Templates 4_Osc_Saw as a starting point This Preset constitutes 94 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL e 4 oscillators using the No 33 wave form saw tooth e 1 low pass filter e 1 amplifier e The envelope associated to the filter e The envelope associated to the amplifier e The mix joystick of the oscillator volume To start we re going to select a different wave form for each oscilla
2. Sculpture Modeling Synth Test Oscillator Ultrabeat Drum Synth Analog Laboratory ARP2600 V2 CcS 80V2 jupiter 8V2 mini V Modular V2 Oberheim SEM V AU Generators gt Arturia Prophet V2 AU Instruments Modartt Spark AU MIDI controlled Effects Native Instruments Spark Vintage Drum Machines Ci Ey ESE eee eee ESE GarageBand Instruments w T Vibe Vv V VN TNN 116 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 8 10 Using in Ableton Live AU and VST From the plug ins tab simply double click on the Prophet V2 VST or AU icon or drag and drop the plug in into a MIDI track 3 HEO Q A ss E al A T Ss TS ESE A If necessary you can perform a rescan of the plug in directory in the Preferences File Folder tab press the Scan button or press Scan while holding the Alt key for a full rescan ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 117 9 END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT 1 General 1 1 In consideration of payment of the Licensee fee which is a portion of the price you paid Arturia as Licensor grants to you hereinafter termed Licensee a nonexclusive right for the use of software including related media documentation for example program descriptions manuals and other documents and materials manufactured by Arturia SA Product s All intellectual property rights in the software belong to Arturia SA hereinafter A
3. gt modulation Signal SCILLATOF m audio cic E A MIXER FILTER age 7 7 ENVELOPE ENVELOPE ADSR ADSR The sound path of a preset I Osc Begin by lowering the cut frequency of the low pass filter This will slowly lower the sound For this set the Cutoff knob For an exact setting right click with the mouse in PC or shift click in Mac Note that the cut off frequency is modulated by an ADSR envelope attack decay sustain and release gt gt re ee ri 3 ly gt DA Ae D RESO ENV AMT vi vie v s Lower the filter cut off frequency To better hear the effect that the ADSR envelope has on the cut frequency of the filter increase the resonance value This will amplify the cut off point of the filtering effect and the sound will begin to whistle also known as self oscillation and is an important feature in analog filter emulation ENW AMT 4 be y le Increase the resonance value 18 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL gt Change the attack time of this envelope so that the brightness of the sound will increase as you press each note MIXER Vibe 4 i a os A V s av nS NR J d S d 3 OSC A OSC B NOISE ENY AMT r oA s f SUSTAIN Decrease the attack width gt In the same way change the decay time value This too will diminish rather rapidly as you hold the note on the keyboard TO
4. 1 2 5 6 7 8 M PROGRAM SELECT RELEASE VOLUME HOLD LEGATO Primary elements gt To begin choose the preset Temp Blank in the bank Prophet 5 Temp_Synth As you may have noticed no sound can be heard when you play a note Don t worry this is normal Only the volume amplifier is open gt Click on the button of oscillator A This represents the saw tooth wave form of oscillator A When you hold a note the sound appears strong and bright 90 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL FREG KAPE Pw SYNC Click the saw tooth button of oscillator A gt Do the same thing with the Insert Saw button image button of oscillator B gt You can also lightly detune oscillator A to attain a bigger and livelier sound k Osc B Fine i o w Lightly detune oscillator 2 gt Lower the cut off frequency of the filter Frequency knob by turning the knob to the center value use a value around 200 00 This will make the sound softer and allow you to better hear the effect that the envelope has on the filter gt On the ADSR envelope found below the filter increase the attack time to about 40ms Lower the Decay value to about 200ms and the sustain to around 0 25 The duration becomes shorter AS ATTACK Settings of the filter envelope Save the sound under the name brass1 You can reuse it later To do that click on the Save as button then choose the
5. ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 43 Pas Click on the LIS button The list preset interface is very simple you can see four columns showing from left to right e The preset names e The instrument type e The name of the sound designers e A reminder of the presets added to a snap memory PEE sound MAF D c Name Instrument Author 01 Marimba Roll Other 2600 Patch Book 2600 Patch Book 600_Patch_Book 600_Patch_Book O24 Trumpt FrAam Other 03 Trucker Bass O4 OctaBass Other 05 Wonder_Clavinet Other 2600 _Patch_Book 06 Stringsweet Other 2600 Patch_Book O _ Tubular chimes Other 2600 Patch_Book O08 Violin Other 2600 Patch _Book 09 English Hrn Other 2600 Patch _Book 10 Fanfare Trumpt Other 2600 Patch Book 11 Monster Organ Other 2600 Patch Book m Lead m EFX m FM Oe m Percussive 12 Theremin Vx Other 2600 Patch Book 3 Cello Section Other 2600 Patch Book 14 Cowboy H anmed Other 600_Pa fc h_ Book 15 ClassicARP Other 2600 Patch_Book 16 Elect Harp Other 2600 Patch_Book 17_Licorice Stuck Other 2600 _Patch_Book m Sequence le Bass Brum 19 Trombone 0 Flute Other Other Other 2600 Patch Book 2600 Patch Book 2600 Patch Book m Strings m Guitar m Keyboard 21 Okie Guitar Other 2600 Patch Book Preset list interface All those data are classified by alphabetical order gt To select a preset simply browse the list and click on the name of a desir
6. LPO T LAO 2 HH 1 lt a ct PRESSURE HH HH H H Sele the Modulation Points gt Set the modulation rate in the AMOUNT panel corresponding to this first horizontal line Click in the panel and scroll the mouse up for the minimum value 0 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 103 AMOUNT F 00 l e rir LAO IFES T T gt Connect the modulation wheel source MOD WHEEL to the modulation rate of the LFO1 destination LFO1 AMNT This allows you to make the LFO activity appear progressively by increasing the modulation wheel Set the rate of this modulation at 50 tf HH H Ht AMPL ENV LH HHHH H MOD WHEEL F The modulation wheel settings The keyboard following source KEYBD is already connected to the FILTER cutoff frequency Thus the sound will become brighter and brighter eventually making it sharp Decrease the cutoff frequency to half of the knob value 7 4 4 Playing mode in Unison To give more intensity to your sound we will apply the monophonic playing mode UNISON This allows you to play all the polyphonic voices on a single note You will have for example a sound having up to 20 oscillators stacked on a single note if you use 5 voice polyphony gt Open the choice window of the PLAY MODE by clicking on the button located on the LCD screen ON ENVELOPES EFFECTS PLAY MODE X Open Play mode gt Click on the UNISON
7. Modulation page is accessible by clicking on the tab found in the screen on the right hand side of the Prophet VS It allows you to set The SOURCES vertically are e LFO1 e LFO2 e PRESSURE e VELOCITY e KEYBOARD e FILT ENVELOPE e AMPL ENVELOPE e MODULATION WHEEL e JOYSTICK X e JOYSTICK Y The DESTINATIONS horizontally are e FREQ VS OSC A e FREQ VS OSC B e FREQ VS OSC C e FREQ VS OSC D e MIX A C e Mix B D ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 69 e CUTOFF e FILT ENVELOPPE e LFO1 RATE e LFO1 AMOUNT e LFO2 RATE e LFO2 AMOUNT e VS VOLUME e AMPL ENVELOPPE e PANORAMIC Modulation connections are made by clicking on the white points placed at the intersections between a source and a destination An orange insert appears in their place when the connection is made MOGULATION MODULATION TV ale a ae E ta i hl Ps o Fa i i A ai i sell SS SS SS HT AMOUNT T f H H H H LAO 24H HHHH H PRESSURE a E a B a B a B aa B a B n WELOOITY HH HHHH HAH KEYE i ALM ENY H HH H H H m cif IHAHA HAHH 44 KK _ _ _ _ F F tt H H H aa H H H H H H HH LFO 1 HHHH H Fi I F HLH I H H MOD WHEEL Matrix Modulation Click on nthe white points to ada a modulation connection 5 2 10 Chorus and Delay Effects The Prophet V offers two additional effects a chorus and stereo delay that permit you to
8. OUT 100 e Click and holding on the amount aa The envelopes for the filter and the amplitude are automatically connected to the modules that are available to them Thus it is not necessary to change to the modulation matrix to activate them However the modulation matrix will be indispensable for all other types of connections as well as for the settings for the amount of modulation ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 27 3 4 The Hybrid Interface The Hybrid interface offers a combination of the two synthesizers stacked one on top of the other It permits you to create a large variety of sounds never before heard thanks to the mix of subtractive synthesis of the Prophet 5 and the wave table synthesis of the Prophet VS To familiarize you with how the sound works let s start be opening the Hybrid interface Click on the button entitled Hybrid in the tool bar gt Choose the preset Prophet 5 Pad Full_ Pad in the list of presets gt Now to enrich the sound add a fourth oscillator Open the audio connection matrix by clicking on the option Audio situated on the screen you find at the right hand section of the Prophet VS interface MOPULATION TE AUDIO h E ss R Open the audio connection matrix This matrix allows you to select and connect to the oscillators route the audio signal to the Pro5 or ProVS filters route the sound of the Prophet 5 in one of the two filters etc gt Click in the L
9. RL Crossmod1 m Sequence m Strings Snap 3 m Guitar RNJ_ FALLING m Keyboard m Create a new sound gt If you wish you can save it on a User bank of the Prophet V memory 4 4 Use of controllers 4 4 1 Knobs Generally sequencers allow several knob control modes The default mode of control for knobs with the mouse is the circular mode click on the knob and turn around it in order to change the value of the controller The circular mode gives high precision in the manipulation of controls The further the mouse goes from the knob the higher the precision of the setting 46 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL Knobs In linear mode the knob can be set only by vertically moving the mouse not going around it Like the sliders it is possible to obtain a higher precision by right clicking or Shift Click on the knob concerned The linear mode can sometimes be simpler to use than the circular mode although we can lose in precision the precision is limited by the number of vertical pixels on the screen on which the mouse movements are being evaluated Movement to linear mode is available in the options of your sequencer In Cubase for example this choice can be found via the Edit Preferences menu and is found in the General tab of the window 4 4 2 Switches There are several types of switches on the Prophet V Certain ones activate deactivate a parameter activation of a waveform on th
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11. button to activate this mode turns white upon activation gt Detune the different voices to give fatness to your sound This manipulation will produce an effect similar to that of a chorus For this turn the V DETUNE knob to 80 aly aly Ft ty h gt ri TUNE A440 UNISON V DETUNE PITCH RANGE i i E wie 8 OF _ O ON Peer 0 LEGATO ON VOLUME HOLD Settings of Unison Mode 104 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL At this point you can also give stereo space to this preset by placing each of the polyphonic voices to the right and than to the left in an alternating pattern gt Click on the VOICE panel found to the right of the name AMPLIFIER to select the polyphonic voice 1 Set the PAN knob on 0 This voice will be placed to the extreme left gt Choose the second voice and set it at 99 This will be placed to the extreme right gt Set the other voices as you like them by doing the same thing By doing this you will have a lot of stereo space without using as much effect 7 5 Preset using the Prophet 5 and the Prophet VS The goal of this last section is to familiarize yourself with sound creation using both the Prophet 5 and Prophet VS in Hybrid mode Take 1 2 for example Pad sound with FM on the Prophet 5 You will use this as a base for the following preset gt Open the Hybrid interface to have both synthesizers one on top of the other
12. the modulation matrix playing mode Prophet VS only and the effects For Hybrid mode the screen also gives access to audio routing selection To choose the interface to edit click on one of the buttons found at the top of the LCD screen ENVELOPE for example The ENVELOPE editing screen also has 2 shortcuts outside of the LCD screen These shortcuts are located in the filter and amplifier envelope and give access directly to the LCD envelope editing screen of the two envelopes MODULATION MODULATION PLAY MODE af n MAN ms ae a i tp SS SSL F Fo 2 Ae PRESSURE 4 m I H HHH HHH HHH HH HOH il il ALT ERY See I I I I I I WELOOITY HHH HH HH KEYS au sF I z lt Ea H H I H MOD WHEEL The LCD screen 4 4 7 MIDI control Most of the knobs sliders and switches on the Prophet V can be manipulated with external MIDI controllers Before anything else make sure that the MIDI device that you wish to use is correctly connected to the computer and that the sequencer or the Prophet V application is correctly configured to receive MIDI events coming from the device ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 49 4 4 7 1 Learn Menu A new button and menu have been introduced in Prophet V The button and menu provide access to MIDI assign functionalities The left part of the button activates the MIDI learn mode while the right part small down arrow o
13. 2 VST Virtual Studio Technology is a plug in standard created by Steinberg It allows you to integrate software audio synthesizers and effect plug ins with audio DAWs and host software VST is supported by a large number of audio applications like Cubase Nuendo Wavelab FL Studio Audacity Samplitude Sonar Audition Live etc The VST interface was updated to version 2 in 1999 One of the additions was the ability for plug ins to receive MIDI data This allowed for the introduction of VSTi Virtual Studio Technology Instrument format plug ins 8 3 VST 3 VST3 is a new update of VST audio plugins protocol It was updated in 2008 This has improved performance over previous versions of VST and has many new features as well Cubase 6 and Nuendo 5 are using this new protocol With VST3 on Windows users do not have to choose a folder path to install the plug in The installer will put VST3 files automatically into the appropriate directory on your hard drive 8 4 RTAS RTAS short for Real Time AudioSuite is an audio plug in developed by Digidesign AVID technology for their Pro Tools systems 8 5 A AU for Audio Units is a plug in protocol developed by Apple Computer It used by Apple applications such as GarageBand Soundtrack Pro Logic Express Logic Audio Final Cut Pro Mainstage Ardour Ableton Live REAPER and Digital Performer ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 111 8 6 64 bit compatibility The Prophet V is
14. 4 Apron Mixer Osc B 0 00 Lower the volume of oscillator B on the mixer On oscillator A choose the square wave form Choose the same form for oscillator B Click on the LO FREQ button in order to place oscillator B in the low frequency position Click on the LO FREQ button Now on the filter increase the cut off frequency to about 600 00 The sound becomes brighter WA S a 4 t 4 r AG A Ay T A aa Fitter CutOff UTCYF RES ENV AMT 580 92 oy Wit Increase the cut off frequency Increase the resonance of the same filter choose a value around 3 50 This will cause the filter to resonate almost to the point of auto oscillation FILTER F Rie ee s I k E s I f l yl y ps eh wn Pii i n ENW AMT KBD f 5 l Br Or oF k pa p e Filter Resonance RESC 3 52 i 4 4 Increase the resonance filter In the Poly Mod module found to the left of the interface of the Prophet 5 modulate the filter s cut off frequency through the frequency of oscillator B To do this click on the button FILT Increase the OSC B knob to around 30 in order ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL to set the level of this modulation The cut off frequency of the filter adjusts in a cyclical manner due to the frequency of oscillator B POLY MOD G FREQ A PWA FILT FITENY OSCB DESTINATION Settings of the Poly Mod gt You ll no
15. 4 V5 HWD s Open the Hybrid interface 7 5 1 Audio Matrix The audio matrix activates or deactivates the audio module outputs of the two synthesizers oscillators filters noise of the Prophet 5 It is on this page that you can connect the filters of the both Prophets either in a series or in parallel In doing so you will discover the large difference in sound between the two gt For this example you will connect the audio paths of the two filters in a series To do this click on the switch found at the interception of the mixer source output of the two oscillators SOURCE MIXER and of the VS filter FILTER VS The switch will release and become orange to confirm the connection I mh ba PS MODULATION Epli HLE ENVELOPES EFFECTS OISE P NOISE Pros a FILTER ProS SOURCES SEE MIXER FILTER aE 5 Connection of the two filters ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 105 gt Activate oscillators C and D of the Prophet VS in sources C and D of the mixer Click in the corresponding panels and choose OSC C VS for the C source and OSC D VS for source D MODULATION EE AUDIO o A E HOISE a FILTER EEO E SOURCES B Osc BPs MIXER CH Osc CWS s pu a Ss Activate oscillators C and D of the Prophet VS in the mixer Notice It is not possible to connect more than 4 oscillators simultaneously For example you can only use 2 oscillator
16. ADSR envelope Level 2 70 Rate 2 293 ms Set point 2 gt Set point 3 by increasing the LEVEL to 70 and the RATE to about 3000ms Points 2 and 3 correspond to the level of stabilization of the cutoff frequency during the time a note is held This is called the SUSTAIN of the ADSR envelop ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 97 Level 3 70 Rate 3 3062 ms Set point 3 gt Finally adjust the settings to point 4 place the LEVEL to O and the RATE to about 3000ms The cutoff frequency is going to fall progressively to about O at the not release The phase between points 3 and 4 is called the RELEASE on the ADSR envelope Level 4 0 Rate 4 3203 ms Set point 4 Now let s work with the amplitude envelope FILTER AMPLIFIER Click on the menu ENVELOPE AMPLIFIER gt Point O must be set at the maximum initial level Value 99 to have a maximum volume at the beginning of the note 98 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL Level 0 99 Rate Set the point 0 gt Set point 1 at the maximum level and a RATE at O The attack of the note will be very short Level 0 99 Rate Oo 0 Set point 1 gt Define the values associated to points 2 and 3 level 99 and rate 1000 ms This corresponds to a maximum Sustain level for the duration of the note Level 3 99 Rate 3 1005 ms Define the value
17. Signature Track K Add Tempo Track JL Add Transpose Track LI Add Video Track Show All Used Automation Hide All Automation es mene z a f a a He ms lt gt gt Oo gt o Bam TESsOQBOSoomWwxMm 7 e 112 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL Cubase 6 Project Untitled1 ao 0 toucn En f AE aS i A Add Instrument Track No VST Instrument Cancel Add Track Drum Groove Agent ONE Synth p Analog Laboratory ARP2600 V2 CS 80V2 CS 80V2 10 voices HALionOne Jupiter 8V2 Maschine mini V Modular V 2 Pianoteq 4 VST Pianoteq VST Prophet V2 Spark K i 8 7 2 Rescan the plug in directory in Cubase If the Prophet V2 does not appear in the list of VST plug ins you can perform a rescan of the plug in directory 8 7 3 Saving of presets When the session project is saved the Prophet V2 is saved in its last mode of operation with all modifications intact For instance if you were working on a P1 preset in which you had modified parameters without saving them as a separate preset within the plug in itself the next time you open the project the Prophet V2 will load the P1 preset plus the modifications you made previously The drop down menu in which the VST sequencer allows you to save a new preset is of course usable with the Prophet V2 However it is highly advised to use the Prophet V2 internal menu the presets saved in thi
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19. When you begin the five points will be in the diamond shaped space where the mixing takes place click on the central point and move it in the position desired You can view the mixed values of the four oscillators in the boxes corresponding to the four angles A B C and D which are found to the bottom right of the screen In this example we suggest the following positions e Point 0 Osc A 21 Osc B 55 Osc C 17 Osc D 6 e Point 1 Osc A 50 Osc B 30 Osc C 7 Osc D 12 e Point 2 Osc A 9 Osc B 43 Osc C 38 Osc D 8 e Point 3 Osc A 12 Osc B 16 Osc C 39 Osc D 30 e Point 4 Osc A 23 Osc B 28 Osc C 25 Osc D 22 Positioning of the four points of the mixer ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 101 7 4 2 Mixer envelope This envelope is completely new since it only shows the duration setting of each phase of the mix Each of the four knobs found under the joystick is used to set the rate at which the joystick will go from one point to another in the mix e From 0 to 1 Knob 1 e From 1 to 2 Knob 2 e From 2 to 3 Knob 3 e From 3 to 4 Knob 4 Setting the Knobs gt For the first choose 1000ms gt For the second 500ms gt For the third 800ms gt For the fourth 1000ms Mixer Envelope time 4 69 1000 ms Ti 69 1000 ms FAE T2 66 03 ms Final setting of the mixer s envelope In order to hear the effect that the envelope has on the mix w
20. You can thus freely choose a preset by clicking on its name 34 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL Fact_Pros Fact_Pros e Fact Provs Pros H ProHybrid Provs new V2 Acc ProV new_V2 _N Ubukata new_V _SF_ProS new _V2 TEKNOTAN P5 F new _V2 _ Tasmodia i new_V2 _Vinz02 Pascal E 7 Bank 0 I Bank_2 Bank_3 Bank_4 Bank _5 Bank_6 Bank_ Bank_ amp Bank_9 a ay FINE 10 ORGAN_1 12 REPEATH 13 JAZGITAR 14 STRING 2 15 DIGICLAV 16 RONZONI 17 TWANGBA3 18 KEYVEX Choice of a preset in another main bank 19 ELECDRUM In the BANK drop down menu the All option allows you to open a sub list with all of the sub banks available in all of the banks This gives you access directly to all of the presets of a given type for example all of the basses no matter which bank they are in This function is particularly useful to quickly see all of the presets of the same type in Fact Pros 11to18 Fact_Prob b Fact_Provs Prods H ProHybrid Prov new V2 Acc ProV new_V _N Ubukata new_V2 _ SF _ProS new VI TEKNOTAN PS new _V2 _Tasmodia new _V2 _ Vinz02 Pascal sF_ProS Templates Fr FF FEF FEF OF OF F F All New bank 11te18 31to38 410043 51t058 Bank_0 Bank_1 Bank 2 Bank_3 Bank_4 Bank_5 Bank
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22. add color and space to your sound The effects can be accessed by clicking on the EFFECTS tab found in the right hand section of the Prophet VS The can be activated or deactivated by clicking on the Chorus or Delay buttons found in the tool bar 70 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 5 2 10 1 The Chorus The chorus module has three knobs Rate Depth and Dry Wet which sets the speed depth and relation between the signal of origin and the signal modified Three selection buttons allow you to choose a variation of chorus types from simplest to the densest in the Ensemble style that is often present on analog machines RATE Setting knob for the chorus frequency DEPTH Setting for the modulation of depth DRY WET Balance between the sound with and without effect TYPE Selection buttons for the three types of chorus CHORUS aiy aly a al he ath 2 T ad Ee a a Caii E y DEPTH DRY WET 1 2 4 The chorus 5 2 10 2The Delay The Delay module has e Two knobs Time Left and Time Right to set the duration of the repetition on the left and right channels e Two knobs FeedB Left and FeedB Right to set the gain and return on the left and right channels e Dry Wet knob to set the relation between the signal of origin and the modified Signal e The Sync interrupter synchronizes the delay return time on the host tempo application i
23. attached to the filter and the amplifier for example by offering connection from all the modulation sources available in the machine envelopes LFO etc to any modifiable parameter one might choose oscillator frequencies filter cut off amplifiers panoramic etc The envelopes were also new to the scene because they were not structured like the usual ADSR envelopes They were made up of 5 points from O initial level to 4 corresponding to the Release Each of these points was associated to a parameter level and time a loop function could even be added between two points These special features allowed for modulations styles a lot more complex and creative than those of the classic ADSR envelopes In 1987 Sequential was sold to Yamaha who introduced their vector synthesis based SY22 in 1990 Other vector synthesizers were also to follow in later years but the Prophet VS was then and is still today a sought after instrument due to its incredible range of sounds You will hear it in recordings by Brian Eno Trent Reznor Apollo 440 Depeche Mode Vince Clarke Kraftwerk Erasure and filmmaker composer John Carpenter among others 1 2 TAE TAE True Analog Emulation is Arturia s outstanding technology dedicated to the digital reproduction of analog circuits used in vintage synthesizers When implemented in software code TAE s algorithms guarantee authentic emulation of hardware specifications This is why the Prophe
24. button Save found on the tool bar The Prophet V provides a new type of control the NRPN mode With this mode you will be able to affect a nearly infinite number of controls To do this configure your MIDI controlling device to send NRPN messages some controllers do not offer this mode Check your specific controllers owner manual and click to display the MIDI assign dialog box The Prophet V will immediately recognize NRPN messages by ticking the Use NRPN box see above If you have difficulty with the NRPN setup please contact the technical Support of your MIDI device 32 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 4 Principal Elements of the Interface 4 1 Tool Bar The tool bar consists of an ensemble of essential icons for the Prophet V organized from left to right allowing you to e Save your presets e Access drop menus offering choices of banks sub banks and presets e Importing and exporting of presets e MIDI activity light e Choice of MIDI channels All 1 to 16 e The number of polyphonic voices e Playing Modes Poly Mono Low in the context of a legato between two notes low note gets priority Mono high in the context of a legato between two notes high note gets the priority and Mono last in the context of a legato between two notes last note played gets the priority e Synthesizer choice Prophet 5 Prophet VS Hybrid e Activation of Chorus and Delay effects e Editing of effects Example to load a
25. evolving sounds that are both independent from and complementary to those that you would create with the Prophet 5 The Prophet VS oscillators and the mixing joystick 20 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 3 3 2 Quickly create evolving pad sounds with the Prophet VS gt Click on the ProVS icon to load the Prophet VS interface 4 VS HY Eo Click on the Pro VS icon gt Begin by choosing a different wave form for each of the 4 oscillators To do this click on the selection screen found on each of the oscillators then scroll the mouse up or down to choose a wave form You can also scroll down more precisely by right clicking with the mouse or shift click on Mac Choosing a different wave form gt Once the wave forms are chosen progressively move the joystick between four points A B C and D You can hear the timbre changes in the sound in real time Move the joystick Let s see how to apply an envelope to automate the movements of the joystick gt Start by clicking on the Envelopes option in the LCD screen found on the right hand side of the Prophet VS Then click on the MIXER option to open the editing interface of the mixer and its envelope OICE FAT MOCULATION ME Se ENVELOPES EFFECTS FILTER Click on the Envelopes option ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 21 TEM ENVELOPES GIR PLAY MODE LOOP DFF REFEAT 4 TI 19 20 ms FILTE
26. f 4 i SUSTAIN The decay time parameter of the filter envelope Now let s test a short modification in the second ADSR envelope editing the amplification gt Increase the attack time of this envelope so that the sound volume increases progressively AMPLIFIER F 3 l p TEF i Wy ir OF OF OF F AF aF 7 Soe Vca Attack fh DECAY SUSTAIN RELEASE 402 00 Ms ii Increase the Attack time of the Amplifier Envelope gt Don t forget to save your work 3 3 1 Prophet VS and the concept of Vector Synthesis VS With the Prophet VS section you have access to a wave table synthesizer which offers several diverse functions extending the playing and synthesis possibilities The functions in this section are all identical to the mythic synthesizer of the 80 s The Prophet VS interface can be accessed by clicking on the icon Prophet VS which opens the VS interface alone By clicking Hybrid you will be able to use both synthesizers at the same time You can also select any of these modes by starting with ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 19 one of three bank selections Pro5 Hybrid and ProVS respectively in the bank selection menu For now we will work in Prophet VS mode The Parameters of the Prophet VS are as follows e 4 oscillators that are chosen in a bank of 96 wave form samples e A mixer to mix the signals coming from the 4 oscillators e A m
27. from the Hybrid to Prophet 5 alone for example the settings of the audio connection matrix will change radically You will no longer hear the Prophet VS because its audio connection will be automatically cut However it will be reactivated when you pass from the Prophet 5 alone to the 5 VS When it returns you will find the parameters of the Prophet VS that you left still intact in the Hybrid Interface Pol LY La TS MODULATION Mes oe oF k g F3 OA ap j F oc att Taos oat net i T erag brt Hoia Hp HHH eH HHH HH H e F HH et k fj he A TE AMOUNT LOT CHIH HHH HHH HHH Oo LAO 2 OHHH HOH HOH HHH HH H oo PRESSURE LH HHH H H HEE BR WELOOTY H HHH HHHH HOH OHH 1 00 KETE HHHH 100 FILT ENY H H HH H HHHH HHHAHHHHI 1 00 AMPL ENV HHH HHH HHH EIENEN o 00 MOD WHEEL 000 m H hini Eg H HHH I I I H He H H H HHH H H HHH At a H HHH HH ed I H H H H H HHH HHH H HHHH HH H H HHH HHHH HLH H H HH HHHH Se LFO Pros LH HHHH Si FILT ENV ProS LHH HHHH E 0 00 1 00 1 00 sila aie et The modulation Matrix of the Hybrid interface 76 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 6 The basics of subtractive synthesis Subtractive synthesis appeared at the end of the 1960 s giving birth to the first analog synthesizers Bob Moog s ones Sequential Circuits the Prophet Series
28. g button next to the preset field and a drop down menu appears with a list of the presets of the same sub bank You can choose another preset by selecting the corresponding line in the drop down menu As soon as the preset has been chosen you can play the new sound on your MIDI keyboard or from your sequencer Fact ProS 11to18 11 Brass v 11 Brass 12 LowStrings 13 MutedClay 14PercussiveElecPi he i 15 Flutes 16 Harpsichord PP Y M REQA PWA FILT 17 5ync1 E 18 PercussiveOrgan Choice of a preset in the same sub bank To choose a preset in the same main bank but a different sub bank click on the D button next to the sub bank field and a drop down menu appears with a list of the sub banks contained in the same main bank Each sub bank listed in the menu allows you to open a sub menu containing its presets A click on a preset allows you to directly choose a preset in the new sub bank Fact Pros litolg BEU 21 unicidewithres 310038 22 Harmonium 41to48 23 OrganWithRes 5ito58 24 ToyPiano k B 25 TrumpetFlute EOE MOD as 26 FilterMod 27 ReedOrgan 28 Brassinfitths Choice of a preset in another sub bank To choose a preset in another main bank click on the D button next to the bank field A dropdown menu appears with a list of the main banks available with the sub banks corresponding to the sub banks defined in each main bank and to the presets contained in each sub bank
29. module which is often classed among the oscillators for the creation of a sound on an analog system It will generate the initial sound signal We can think of the oscillator like a violin string that once stroked or plucked vibrates to create its sound OSCILLATOR A A n Oscillator Section on the Prophet 5 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 11 ASA 4 FREQ FINE Oscillator Section on the Prophet VS The main oscillator settings are gt The pitch determined by the oscillation frequency You can set the frequency of the oscillator with 2 controllers e The tuning parameter FREQUENCY allows you to tune the oscillator by semi tones on range of 5 octaves e The fine tuning parameter FINE finely tunes the oscillator upwards by a semi tone This parameter gives a bit more life to your sound when you use several oscillators simultaneously due to difference in frequencies between the oscillators gt The waveform which determines the harmonic richness of the audio signal On the Prophet V 6 waveforms are available e The saw tooth presents the richest audio signal of the 3 waveforms it contains all of the harmonics at decreasing volume levels in high frequencies Its sound is ideal for brass sounds percussive bass sounds or rich accompaniments Amplitude Amplitude Tire Hannecic number 10 FAR 30 40 Frequency e The square possesses a more hollow sound that the saw tooth it onl
30. of the bass and of the delay gt Turn the two Time knobs to set the speed of the repetitions Time Right and Time Left STEREO DELAY ae at of eet Mi TIME R DEY WET aly a i he nit hn FEEDEK R SYNC Turn the two Time knobs gt It is also possible to set the number of repetitions for each side Feedb Right and Feedb Left Real time Controllers and assigning them to MIDI The Prophet V is particularly adapted to playing in real time One of the greatest evolutions compared to the original is the ability to assign any knob parameter of the Prophet V you wish to an external MIDI controller For example b Click on MIDI Learn button of the toolbar gt Click on the Cutoff knob in the filter The dialogue box for assigning MIDI controllers will appear gt Move the MIDI controller of your choice the modulation wheel for example The knob of the Prophet V will be assigned to that controller and move in time with it ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 31 gt Next you can automate the movements of your MIDI controller in your MIDI sequencer or simply make it evolve in real time when you are playing live we S 3 a i a T PA W ly i i ni r TERT Learming Prod Mixer Os Assigned MISE 33 CLEAR Assigning Midi to the Cutoff frequency parameter To save the settings that you have just made during this chapter click the
31. of times OFF de 1 to 6 and indefinitely C FILTER WL ou Pass 4 i i i I 1 4 I i in Eg r aif A Ms A FILTENY CUTOFF RESO ENVELOPE Filter Envelope 5 2 6 Amplifier Pan The Amplifier Pan controls the general volume of the Prophet VS A panoramic knob allows you to set the stereophonic placement of a voice one voice equivalent to a note played To choose on of active voices click on the selection screen found to the right of the name Voice VOLUME Setting for the volume of the PROPHET VS output signal PAN Panoramic setting of the selected voice VOICE Selection screen for the voice AMPLIFIER PAN VOICE MIE a Amplifier 5 2 7 Amplifier Envelope The amplitude envelope can be edited by the Edit button found in the Envelope zone found under the Amplifier module The editing graphics appear on the LCD screen found to the right of the Prophet VS The amplitude envelope is also composed of 5 points but the fourth the release has only the Time parameter set from 0 00 to 10000ms the Level remaining in any case at zero ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 67 Only the Level parameter can be set on the O point The points 1 to 3 set the Level and the Time between two points set from 0 00 to 10000ms The 4 point can only be set by the Time parameter The Envelope page can be accessed by a tab found on the right hand side of the PROPHET VS interface Once you have op
32. offer Don t hesitate to experiment on your own it is in this way that you will make the most progression and that you will create the most original of sounds ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 109 8 Modes of operation 8 1 Standalone The Prophet V can be used as an instrument independently from a sequencer software Standalone mode This allows you launch the application as a single instrument and to play it using an external MIDI keyboard 8 1 1 Launch the application To launch the Prophet V application e on Windows go to the menu Start gt Programs gt Arturia gt Prophet V2 and choose Prophet V2 e on Macintosh open the finder gt Applications gt Arturia and double click on the Prophet V2 application icon 8 1 2 Configuration of the instrument Click on the Settings button on the application menu bar It will show the following Audio MIDI Settings dialog box BO Audio Settings Li output Built in Output Test input Built in Microphone ga Show advanced settings active midi inputs The Laboratory 110 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL In this option menu you can e Set the audio output port e Choose the audio interface e Choose memory buffer size smaller size will increase the load on the CPU but will reduce latency and reciprocally e Choose sample rate between 44100 Hz and 96000 Hz e Choose one or several active MIDI input port s 8 2 VST
33. option new bank at the bottom of the menu Give a name to the bank for example brass then to the preset brass1 You can also simply add a new preset in the current Pro5 bank and sub bank Brass Then just rename your preset using the option New Preset 7 2 Pad sound with the Frequency Modulation using the Prophet 5 Let s take the brass1 sound that we just made to make the next preset We re going to see how to surpass the programming limitations of the classic Prophet 5 those with which we just created the brassi preset by using the Poly modulation section and the LFO This preset consists of e 2 oscillators the second being in low frequencies e Le mixer e The low pass resonating filter e The ADSR envelope connected to the filter e The AR envelope connected to the amplifier e The LFO connected to the pulse width of the square wave form of oscillator A ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 91 Vv Vv 92 e The frequency of oscillator B modulating the cutoff frequency e The chorus effect Proceed to the mixer located between the oscillators and the filter sections and lower the volume of oscillator B completely by turning the level knob fully anti clockwise Oscillator B will be used in low frequency mode to modulate the cutoff frequency of the filter and we do not want it to produce a sound through the audio mixer F 7 x r T gy i Ug 4 QF AF AF
34. other modulation sources which can be connected in the modulation matrix see chap 4 Modulation Matrix 4 ENVELOPE The Mixer of the Prophet VS and its envelope 6 1 3 The filter or VCF The audio signal generated by an oscillator the waveform is next generally directed to a filter module or VCF Voltage Controlled Filter It is this module that we use to control the sound by filtering by removing or subtracting certain frequencies which explains the name given to this type of synthesis the harmonics situated around a cut off frequency It can be considered to be a sophisticated equalizer that reduces depending on the filter type the high or low frequencies of a sound The removal of undesirable frequencies at the cut off frequency is not done suddenly but progressively depending on the filtering slope This filtering slope is expressed in decibels per octave or dB Oct The filters used in classic analog synthesizers have 24 dB Oct or 12 dB Oct slopes The Prophet V offers several types of slope amplitude amplitude CF amplitude WAI frequency N frequency will frequency rough signal low pass filter filtred signal CF Cutoff Frequency The removal of undesirable frequencies at the cut off frequency On the Prophet 5 and VS you have access to a type of filtering with a 24 dB Oct slope Let s have a look at some of its properties The low pass filter LPF The low pass filter LPF progressively
35. pass resonant filter 24dB oct e 1 amplifier e 2 envelopes dedicated to filter modulations and amplitude e 1 LFO low frequency oscillator 54 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL e 1 polyphonic modulation section Poly MOD dedicated to high frequency modulation FM e 1 monophonic modulation section WHEEL MOD dedicated to the LFO 5 1 1 Oscillators There are two oscillators The oscillator controls the basic frequencies and timbres of the Prophet 5 with the frequency settings choice of wave form and the pulse width associated to the square wave form These settings are made either with various knobs static settings or by the means of the modulation sections These can be activated in the WHEEL MOD monophonic modulation by the LFO or the POLY MOD polyphonic modulation by the frequency of oscillator B or the output of the filter envelope The oscillators can be tuned and edited separately They supply up to 2 wave forms on oscillator A and 3 on oscillator B These wave forms can be used simultaneously Whether tuned separately or when using several mixed wave forms the two oscillators allow you to quickly obtain large variety of sounds Two Oscillators 5 1 1 1 Oscillator A FREQ Tuning knob by semitone Initial Oscillator Frequency on approximately two octaves SHAPE Selection buttons of the two wave forms e Saw tooth e Square PW Knob which sets the pulse width of the square signal SYNC Button which ac
36. probank extension Choose the file that you want to import and click on Open The new bank of presets will automatically appear among the available banks The Prophet V equally offers the option to export your own sounds to save them to use them on another machine or to make them available to other users It is possible to export a preset a sub bank or a complete bank 36 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL To export the current bank sub bank or preset click on preset bank export button in the tool bar of the program Current preset bank export button in the tool bar Select the type of export that you want to perform bank sub bank or preset and a window will appear giving you access to a choice of destination folder and file name for the bank that you are exporting ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 37 4 3 The sound map The sound map is an innovative preset explorer which offers an easy and funky way to locate and choose a preset on a map area to simplify the preset management and to quickly find the appropriate sounds The sound map also offers brand new interface for creating new sounds thanks to a morphing feature between four presets The Sound Map offers three views The MAP main interface the sound map classifies the presets thanks to statistical methods in order to organize the sounds on a map from their own audio characteristics The LIST presets list this page offers a more classi
37. specific synthesizer interface click on the buttons PROPHET 5 PROPHET VS or Hybrid 11t018 11 Brass e E amp miai All Poly 5 Mode Circ Ww Wi E0 Ee 4 VS Hv ry Tool Bar 4 2 Using Presets Presets allow you to save specific sounds on the Prophet V A preset contains all the settings information of the different controllers necessary to reproduce a sound In the software the presets are classed in the banks and sub banks The original banks or factory presets present a filing of sounds allowing you to find a preset based on the synthesizer chosen Prophet 5 Prophet VS et Hybrid Each bank holds a certain number of sub banks determining the general type of sound bass sonic effects etc Each sub bank holds a number of presets The Prophet V is shipped with several factory banks But it is possible to create new user banks of sounds each containing a number of sub banks and presets For security the factory banks cannot be directly modified It is nonetheless possible to create a sound based on a factory preset by saving it as a user preset 4 2 1 Choice of a bank sub bank preset The bank sub bank and preset in use by the Prophet V are permanently displayed in the synthesizer tool bar ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 33 Fact Pros Display of current bank sub bank and preset To choose a preset in the current sub bank click on the
38. 00 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL Choose new wave forms for the four oscillators gt gt Choose wave form number 39 VS38 for oscillator A wave form 40 Junk 19 for B wave form 36 VS25 for C and wave form 34 Square for oscillator D Set the frequency knob of oscillator A on 12 semi tons This oscillator will play an octave higher than the other 3 Leave the cutoff frequency on its maximum position and the sound will be brighter Now we will review the envelopes We are going to modify point 4 of the FILTER and AMPLITUDE envelopes without touching the other four points gt gt For the filter envelope choose a RATE setting around 5000ms The filter cutoff frequency will cease really softly at the release of the note For the amplitude envelope choose a RATE around 2500ms This will be the release period Mixing the four oscillators happens in two steps gt Choose the position of the 5 points constituting the path the joystick will follow from O0 the beginning of the note to 4 final point of the movement and release of the note Setting of the four movement times between the different points of the mixer envelope 7 4 1 Choose the placement of the five points defining the path of the joystick To edit the 5 points of the mixer as well as its envelope click on the button ENVELOPE found on the LCD screen then on the MIXER option gt
39. ARP EMS Oberheim Roland SH or Jupiter series Yamaha CS series and Korg MS and PS series During the 1980 s the purely analog additive synthesis model of the first keyboards was progressively replaced by wave table oscillators Prophet VS or sample based instruments As an owner of the Prophet V you now have access to a synthesizer with immense sonic generation possibilities where subtractive synthesis is coupled with the analog oscillators of the Prophet 5 and the wave table sounds of the Prophet VS THE BASICS Of all the forms of audio synthesis subtractive is one of the oldest and to this day the most frequently employed by sound designers and musicians alike This is due to the simplicity with which complex sounds can be created over the more unwieldy forms of synthesis techniques such as additive or granular to name but two As a basic overview to subtractive synthesis one may consider any sound created either in nature or on your synthesizer of choice as consisting of a number of sine waves or harmonics grouped together In subtractive synthesis we start with a harmonically rich sound such as a saw wave and through filtering we remove the sine waves or harmonics that we do not want This as you can imagine is a lot more complex than turning a filter control knob 6 1 THE THREE MAIN ELEMENTS 6 1 1 The Oscillator or VCO The oscillator or VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator is the starting module with the noise
40. C This can be useful when you wish to set the level of the cut off frequency ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 57 Vy pen hh Hz 20 00 40 00 80 00 1600 3200 8400 12750 2560 5120 10240 Low pass resonant filter 5 1 4 Amplifier The amplifier is the last step in sound creation It allows you to set the general volume of the Prophet 5 P x s RELEASE WOLUME HOLD LEGATO Amplifier VOLUME General volume control of the synthesizer 5 1 5 Envelopes The two ADSR envelopes allow you to develop one or several time function parameters You will find two envelopes on the Prophet 5 one controlling the cut off frequency of the filter as well as the frequency of oscillator B and the other controls the volume amplitude The ADSR envelope is composed of four successive sequential periods Attack time Decay time Sustain voltage and the release time When you send the signal for the note by pressing the key on the keyboard the envelope begins the sequence beginning with Attack then Decay and stays in the Sustain as long as the note is active When the note is released the envelope finishes with the Release parameter ADSR envelope of the filter ATTACK Setting controlling the attack time DECAY Setting controlling the decay time SUSTAIN Setting controlling the sustain RELEASE Setting controlling the release 58 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 5 1 6 LFO The low frequency
41. CD viewer to select the C oscillator and choose the option Osc VS C sr pL fa A pf Osc APS SOURCES E El Ose B PS MIKER Pl Ose CS By none Select the C oscillator and choose the option Osc VS C gt Lightly detune it in relation to the C oscillator already in place by slightly increasing the FINE knob This will add a bit of life to the sound j FREQ FINE Osc c o ENVELOPE e 4 i s a f FREQ AA Wave0sc3 Fine osc D m i P 12 Detune it in relation to the C oscillator gt If you wish to you can also change the wave form of this oscillator 28 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL I ly an i i Lv UM y i p i iT Change the wave form of this oscillator Careful Only four oscillator sources are available in the Hybrid interface This means that it will not be possible to activate the four oscillators of the Prophet VS if one of the oscillators of the Prophet 5 is active gt Change the timbre of your sound by changing the type of filter of the Prophet VS Click on the filter viewer and choose the Band pass filter Low Pass High Pass Band iad FILTENY CUTOFF ENVELOPE Change the type of filter of the Prophet VS gt Add a cutoff modulation of the filter with the LFO1 of the Prophet VS To do this open the modulation matrix by clicking on the option MODULATION accessible on the right of the Pr
42. CE C OSC C VS or nothing NONE e SOURCE D OSC D VS or nothing NONE Remember that it is not possible to connect more than 4 oscillators simultaneously C none B Osc PS S5E ull D i nore Connection to the Oscillator to source A 5 3 1 2 Connection of the two types of filters The output sources of oscillators A B C and D can be connected to the two available filters Three connections will be possible e SOURCES A B C and D to FILTER VS e SOURCES A B C and D to FILTER 5 e SOURCES A B C and D to FILTER VS serial connection to that of FILTER 5 LT ee AUDIO ENVELOPES EFFECTS _ _ i NOISE Pros FILTER ro km Use F SOURCES Ose B PS MIXER 1 hn Lt I Wo te 0 v Serial Connection of the filter Pro VS to the filter Pro 5 5 3 1 3 Connection of noise of the Prophet 5 to the filters The noise module of the Prophet 5 can be routed to the Prophet VS filter the Prophet 5 filter or to the two serial connections NOISE fros Noise Module connection to the Pro VS filter 74 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 5 3 1 4 Audio Output connection to the Prophet 5 and VS filters These connections can be used without an active oscillator with only auto filters oscillating aS a sonic source for example generating a sinusoidal wave form It is possible to connect the filters of the two synthesizers together or the two in a series 5 3 2 Modulation Ma
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45. HG HHHH HHHHJ eS me ee Oe vent HF H_H_ 4 1 me E a E 0 00 9 HHHH HHI C I r rt F H He H H H I I F HH HH H H H HHAH KEYB FILT ENV SSS EDIT AMPL ENV HHHH WAVE CMs HH l T t I I I LiP SP H HAHAH F ion I re HHH HHH SYNC POLY mop OSCILLATOR A FREQ A PWA FILT r A n i c tTo F BA ENV AMT kBD yf CR 2 Ba MA OF A 4 f DECAY SUSTAIN RELEASE WHEEL MOD Qa B PWA PWB FILT ON LEGATO ON eet fos DESTINATION PITCH RANGE GUDE RELEASE VOLUME HOLD LEGATO rturia prec pROphet O hdhacaseehhecesethehel Hybrid interface 5 3 1 Audio Connection Matrix The audio connection matrix as its name indicates routes the sound signal between different modules of the two synthesizers oscillators to the filters filters to the audio output The different connections are made by clicking on the white points placed at the intersections between a source and a destination A orange insert appears at these points when the channels are connected 5 3 1 1 Types of oscillators To select the oscillators click on the panel corresponding to one of the four sources A B C and D to make the menu offering oscillator choices appear ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 73 The different Sources available e SOURCE A OSC A VS or OSC A P5 e SOURCE B OSC B VS or OSC B P5 e SOUR
46. L WAVE Sy SS SS See LFO Prod Ht HHH aoe HHHH FILT ENV Pro5 AH HHHH AMP ENV Pro5 LHHHHHH LFO I LFO 2 4 H4 H H H Ho 4 ty H ri I I T v fa mm w 4 G mm L S HO 1 HH HoH ody HHH HLH H I I HHH HH H PP N r t a HH H H H HH F T HHHH HHH HHE 000 SYNC EREN moD OSCILLATOR A FREQ A PWA FILT A n v5 Tune amp cirokr ES ENV AMT zm 40 Sa AMPLIFIER maa aL y Ld A A fl L1 L y yi T T ls u y LFO 4 a T AME GE BS 2 ra 6 Prophet 5 AT LOFREC KBD 5 f 4 9 y f y i Pa Nid i lt f p li ATTA CA SUSTAIN RELEASE A MOD Sa FREQ A PWA PWB FILT Si S vt ee y X on 1a 5 co e Destinations I A Aa A LEGATO ON E a E DESTINATION PITCH RANGE GLIDi B NK RAM VOLUME HOLD LEGATO rturia Fo dbaker btndbdabadabodbaa iatan Pitch amp Glide Mixer Programmer Filter Pro 5 Amplifier Pro 5 Mod Wheels Two VCO amp Noise Factory Presets amp Envelope amp Envelope Prophet 5 Complete View of the Prophet V 3 1 Using presets 3 1 1 Selecting presets Like on the original the Prophet 5 and the Prophet VS the presets allow you to save all the synthesis parameters as well as the player settings Unison mode on the Prophet 5 or Midi configuration on the Prophet VS In the Prophet V a preset contains all the parameter settings of the synthesizer and various real time controllers
47. LOPES OAR LOOP OFF FILTER AMPLIFIER k Click on the Envelopes button gt Leave the 0 point at its initial position it corresponds to the initial level of the volume Move the 1 point to the right corresponding to the attack time Move this same point towards the top to obtain the attack level volume Move the 1 point to the right corresponding to the attack time gt Stretch the release time of the note by moving the point 4 to the right Use for example a value of 1500 ms 26 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL K Lewe 4 0 Rate 4 1448 ms Stretch the release time of the note by moving the point 4 To end add a modulation of the filter cut frequency by one of the two LFOs of the Prophet VS gt Click on the Modulations button on the right hand screen of the Prophet VS to make the modulation matrix appear MODULATION ENVELOPES EFFECTS Click on the Modulations button gt Click on the modulation point cliking the LFO1 source and the Cutoff destination of the filter Click on the modulation point liking the LF O1 source read the Cutoff gt To the right of the matrix grill you can find a setting for the modulation rate for each source Set it as you like by clicking and holding on the amount panel then scrolling up or down with your mouse An end setting is also available by right clicking or shift click on Mac
48. MOUSE CLICK Houston Haynes E TOOLTIP IF MOUSE RESTS ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 03 5 The Modules The Prophet V is composed of three parts the Prophet 5 interface the Prophet VS and a combination of the two called Hybrid The Prophet 5 uses a classic subtractive synthesis structure while the Prophet VS employs a less used synthesis technique called wave table or vector synthesis These two types of synthesis meet in the Prophet V giving you the chance to create sounds that are both rich and original 5 1 Prophet 5 The Prophet 5 interface takes on all of the parameters and characteristics of the original synthesizer The interface is so much like the original that only playing functions in monophonic mode LEGATO and the sustain of a note HOLD were added You will even find a preset bank which offers the 40 factory presets of the original machine these cannot be deleted 11 Brass we We midi All Poly 5 Mode Circ coer MOL le VS Envan SOUND i a I lin LEARN MAP POLY mMOD OSCILLATOR A L FREQ A PWA FILT i A n a eh TA cirokr RESO ENV AMT vJ a5 ON ees LEGATO ON P PITCH RANGE GUDE PROGRA LECT RELEASE VOLUME HOLD LEGATO pre ypphet o The PROPHET 5 consists of e 2 oscillators OSCILLATORS A and B in which the second can equally be used as a source of modulation Prophet 5 e 1 mixer for the volume of the 2 oscillators and the white noise module e 1 low
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50. Presets H Show pad presets This is a good way to simplify and to refine the preset search gt If you click again on the All button all types of presets will be displayed on the map 4 3 2 2 Preset snapshot memories You can select up to four presets anywhere on the map interface and save them on up to four snapshot memories You will be able to use those four presets on the COMPASS view to create new sounds by morphing feature see below for more details on this feature Of course you can save any kind of type of presets on these four snap memories Select a snap memory To save a preset on a snap memory gt Select a preset on the sound map main interface gt Hold the Shift key and select one of the four snap memory button The snap memory button is now highlighted in red gt Repeat the same actions if you wish to save presets on the three other snap memories gt When all memories already contain a saved preset you can replace them with other presets gt Select another preset anywhere on the Sound Map interface click on any of the 4 Snapshot buttons while pressing the Ctrl key 4 3 3 The LIST preset manager The list preset manager offers a more classical way to explore the presets using a list interface in which the presets are classified and filtered in order to simplify preset management gt To open the list interface click on the LIST button located on the toolbar of the Sound Map
51. R T2 19 20 ms T3 19 0 ms q 1 0 ms Click on the MIXER option Before editing the four times of the mixing envelope of the oscillators begin by placing the 5 positions that the joystick will move to at the moment of automation points O 1 2 3 and 4 gt Place the joystick at point A corresponding to the A oscillator This constitutes the starting point for the automation called position O Point A should be at the 100 value and the other points B C and D should be at the O value Place the joystick at point A gt In the same way place the joystick to the 1 position To do this move it to point B corresponding to the B oscillator Point B should be at the 100 value and the other points A C and D should be at the O value wy EE Place the joystick to the 1 position gt Next move the joystick to the position 2 Move it to point C corresponding to the C oscillator Point C should be at the 100 value and the other points A B and D should be at the O value 22 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL Move the joystick to the position 2 gt Now place the joystick at its third position position 3 Move it to point D corresponding to the D oscillator You should have a value of 100 for point D and a value of O for points A B and C Place the joystick at its
52. USER S MANUAL pRropnet od True Analog Emulation ARTURIA YOUR EXPERIENCE YOUR SOUND ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 1 PROGRAMMING Robert Bocquier v2 0 Thomas Diligent v 2 5 Emilie de Fouch cour v2 0 Vincent Travaglini v2 0 Fabrice Bourgeois Jean Michel Blanchet Nicolas Bronnec Gavin Burke Xavier Oudin MANUAL Jean Michel Blanchet French version Antoine Back French version Tomoya Fukuchi Japanese version Houston Haynes English version DESIGN Yannick Bonnefoy Beautifulscreen Mickael Acoca ARTURIA S A 1999 2014 All rights reserved 30 Chemin du Vieux Ch ne 38240 Meylan FRANCE http www arturia com Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Arturia The software described in this manual is provided under the terms of a license agreement or non disclosure agreement The software license agreement specifies the terms and conditions for its lawful use No part of this manual may be produced or transmitted in any form or by any purpose other than purchaser s personal use without the express written permission of ARTURIA S A The marks Prophet and Sequential Circuits are property of Yamaha Corporation The Prophet 5 interface is also owned by Yamaha Corporation the design and model being registered trademarks All other products logos or company names quoted in this manual a
53. _6 Bank_ Bank_8 Bank_9 Basses Bells Brasses EFX kbh T F F F F F i F 0 F F F F F HS_castaending HS_japan_Ghosts HS_profes_LeftHand JMB _Blups JME_Bon_Tant_Pis IMB_Falling_Down IMB_Windy Weather K ULBigBEN K U_ Broken PS K U_ Dune K U_MotherShip LC_dassic LC_ rings LC_shifted LL_75EF X01 LL_S5SheapFX RJ_Dive0nRelease RJ_DyingsID R J_KatzAndMouse Instruments Choice of preset regardless of bank RJ_MuzFx RJ_NoisySeq When a preset has been modified an asterisk appears next to its name in the tool bar 4 2 2 Creation of a bank sub bank preset To create a new bank click on the D button next to the bank field The drop down menu displays the names of all of the existing banks of sounds and a line called New bank ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 35 Click on New bank to create a new bank of sounds You can then change the name of this bank by clicking on its name in the tool bar and entering the new name To create a new sub bank just click on the D button next to the sub bank field and select New subbank You can also change the name of the new sub bank Finally to create a new preset click on the D button next to the preset field and select New preset The new preset is created recording the current settings of the Prophet V You can thus work on
54. a D gt none FILTER VCA vs vs The filter settings Let s look at the settings of the envelopes These settings will bring the sound of your preset to life by modifying the cutoff frequency of the filter and the volume of the amplifier gt To edit the filter envelope click on the EDIT button found just underneath it The editing interface appears on the LDC screen at the right hand side of the screen you also have access to this interface by clicking directly on the menu ENVELOPE FILTER in the same screen Click on the EDIT button PPT ENVELOPES EIE FILTER AMPLIFIER Click on the menu ENVELOPE FILTER Editing the filter envelope gt Increase the LEVEL of point 0 to a value around 22 this will be the initial LEVEL setting 96 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL Level 22 Rate Oo 0 Increase the LEVEL of point 0 gt Adjust the settings associated to point 1 Increase the LEVEL to about 70 and set the RATE to about 1400ms The cutoff frequency will softly evolve creating a brighter sound after three seconds The phase between points O and 1 corresponds to the ATTACK of the ADSR envelope Lewel 1 70 Rate 1 1437 ms Adjust the settings associated to point 1 gt Set point 2 by increasing the LEVEL to a value around 70 and the RATE to about 300ms This phase corresponds to the DECAY period of the
55. aces in the Prophet V The Prophet V offers three principal interfaces In the first interface the Prophet 5 you can find all the features of the original Prophet 5 The second interface is the Prophet VS interface as with the first interface you will find all the features of the original synthesizer The third interface is special because it offers both synthesizers in a single interface stacked one on top of the other To access the different interfaces gt Click one of the three shortcut buttons Prophet 5 Prophet VS or Hybrid located in the tool bar e The Prophet 5 shortcut gives you access to just the Prophet 5 synthesizer e The Prophet VS shortcut gives you access to the just the Prophet VS e The Hybrid shortcut gives you access to both synthesizers at the same time 3 3 Brief Tour of the Prophet 5 The Prophet 5 interface consists of 54 synthesis parameters as well as preset selection buttons that allow you to quickly find 44 presets that were found on the original machine With the knobs and switches associated to these parameters you will be able to create an infinite number of sounds These parameters are distributed as follows e 2 oscillators VCO that delivers the base audio signal with various wave forms triangle saw tooth and square and that allow you to control the pitch of the sound frequency e A mixer which permits you to mix the signals coming from the osc
56. ation 12 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL Remember no modulation will be audible with a modulation wheel if this is not connected to a destination in the modulation matrix However the position of the wheel is kept in the memory of the preset 5 3 Prophet Hybrid This interface uses both synthesizers at the same time in order to create diverse and unheard sounds It can be opened by clicking on the Hybrid button found on the tool bar You will find all the parameters included on both of the synthesizers and described in the paragraphs below In this chapter we will concentrate primarily on the additional parameters These are found on the LCD screen found to the right of the Prophet VS interface 11 Brass W Ma Al Poy 5 Mode circ My lim Mn vs A QT MIXER FILTER Lhd SLOW rassin dal dia tea VOICE A MODULATION y u L E S S gt S71 MODULATION UMNE ENVELOPES EFFECTS RY Sa Sea lien YY See ENVAMNT cUTORF eso VOLUME PAN ENVELOPE ENVELOPE A a dp T Jo Ic a t Ie 0 Cad ty r 2 4 oc wPo 4 AAN Phi a Oo P oe LFO e Sees HH L ese L LIFO 2A HH HHHH HHHH T Sr r PRESSURE HLHH HHH HHHH OI I Aei ak F F VELOOTY H tt Ses 99 2 S805 2 qr LFO Pro5 LH HHHHMHH SS SS SS I I 5 os n eS THY CHO HHHH HARA H 0 T ts _ HHH a a a a nee ee HHH woo m HHHH 0 0 00 FILT ENV Pro5 LHH HHHH 0 00 a n a T pe AMP ENV Pro5 LHH HHHH H
57. cal interface to classify the presets using lists and filters to find the desired sound The COMPASS morphing interface this page allows creating new sounds in real time thanks to a morphing result with up to 4 presets gt To open the main Sound Map interface click on the SOUND MAP button located on the tool bar A new window appears over the Prophet V main interface SOUND MAP Open the main Sound Map interface gt To open the preset list page click on the LIST button on the top right of the sound map interface SS Open the List interface vW To open the preset morphing page click on the COMPASS button Open the Morphing interface 4 To return back on the main sound map interface click on the MAP button 38 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL Return back on the map interface 4 3 1 The MAP main interface The sound map interface shows a map where are shared out all the presets of the Prophet V organized for their types of sound and their own audio characteristics SrCUSSIVE m Seq uence m Strings iter tar The Map interface ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 39 The types of presets are represented by different geometrical characters and colors for an easy way to locate them Y Bass sounds Brass sounds EFX sounds m FM sounds Guitar sounds Gl Keyboard sounds Lead sounds E Pad sounds El Percussiv
58. case a sound library is part of the purchased Product the following shall apply in addition to the TOTTI PEAN AN seb erate eta A alate marco ASE wasratien dela A tase huawaewed a Laima EEA cect years 120 O gt Dala FEOL T OI casts sssceh Oe E E AEAEE EA a eA A 120 Limie Wi AIN Sapan a A a E E 120 8 No Liability for Consequential Damages cccccccccccccccssssneeeseeeseeeeeeeceeeeeeeuaaaaeessssseeeeeeceeeeesesssagaaaanssseeseseeees 120 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 1 Introduction 1 1 Prophet History Prophet 5 In 1978 Sequential Circuits consisted of Dave Smith former Bob Moog s company clinician John Bowen and businesswoman Barb Fairhurst They were a self funded outfit that started out in the confines of Smith s San Jose California garage selling a digital sequencer and a generic synth programmer It was that year at the winter NAMM National Association of Music Merchants show that they introduced their Prophet 5 which was exactly the kind of instrument with exactly the kind of sound and features that musicians needed Excerpted with permission from the book Vintage Synthesizers by Mark Vail Copyright Miller Freeman Inc Described at the time as 5 1971 Bob Moog s monosynths in one box the Prophet 5 literally stole the show as the first commercially available and viable polyphonic synthesizer This comparison to the 1971 reference monosynth probably came about more from its physical appearance than i
59. demonstration and evaluation purposes These Products must not be used for commercial purposes and must not be resold or transferred These Products are exempt from upgrade or crossgrade offers and cannot be exchanged for vouchers or coupons 3 No Unbundling Bundles product bundles are an association of software and hardware or software only products can only be resold transferred as a whole The individual components of a bundle must not be resold transferred separately 4 Resell 4 1 Renting or lending the licensed Software to a third party is expressly forbidden Apart from that and if not provided otherwise within this EULA 4 2 Except if otherwise stated within this EULA Licensee may resell the software to a third party or transfer the software permanently free of charge provided the third party agrees in writing with this EULA and Licensee ceases all use of the software completely removes all installed copies of the software from his computers and if the software was not purchased via download deletes or transfers the original media delivered with the software to the third party In addition Licensee is required to de register the purchased software with Arturia more information ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 119 available on www arturia com 5 In case a sound library is part of the purchased Product the following shall apply in addition to the EULA The provided samples instruments and preset
60. e 6 3 Complements to Wavetable Synthesis Wave table synthesis functions on the same principles as subtractive synthesis The difference resides in the type of oscillators used the Prophet VS using sonic samples saved and stocked in memory and the older synthesizers using generators of the saw tooth sine and square waved form These samples of the VS were saved from different acoustic instruments voice or electronic noise atonal sounds basic wave forms sources and allow you to enrich the sonic pallet offered in the Prophet 5 while remaining complementary 6 4 Modules of Prophet V The essential elements of the Prophet V consist of e 6 oscillators two for the Prophet 5 and four for the Prophet VS e 1 noise module e 1 mixer mixing the 4 oscillators and the noise module to the filters of the Prophet 5 and VS 88 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 2 filters one low pass for the Prophet 5 and one multimode for the Prophet VS 2 output amplifiers VCA 4 envelopes two for the Prophet 5 and two for the Prophet VS 3 LFO one for the Prophet 5 and two fro the Prophet VS Modulation Matrix Prophet VS ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 89 7 A Few Elements of Sound Design Here are 5 examples meant to guide you with your sound design in the PROPHET V These sounds are classed from the simplest to the most complex and are organized in three parts e The First section will help you understand the synthesis
61. e 4 point Choose a value around 800 ms This path of the joystick will not be taking into account until after the note release Mixer Envelope time 4 865 505 ms Turn the 4 knob When you play a note you can hear the effect that the automation has on the mixing of the four oscillators It is also possible to add a loop between the 0 point and the 3 point and to choose the number of repetitions between the different points gt To do this click on the zone Loop to choose the type of loop and the zone repeat to choose the number of repetitions ENVELOPES EFFECTS PLAY MODE Click on the zone Loop ELOPES EFFECTS PLAY MODE LOOP o s REPEAT m Of oF M e hin Choose the type of loop and the zone repeat Complete editing of the preset by setting the cutoff filter the amplitude envelope and a modulating the cut frequency of the filter by an LFO gt Turn the cut frequency knob of the filter CUTOFF Choose a value that gives the amount of brightness in the sound that you would like ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 25 wi PE aub ass EM PLI Org lt 0 zQ FI T E V c VS Filter Cutoff ENVELOPE 24 Turn the cut frequency knob Proceed to the settings of the amplitude envelope gt By clicking on the Envelopes button on the screen on the right of the Prophet VS Choose the option Amp to make the envelope appear TRG ENVE
62. e sounds Y Sequence sounds Strings sounds Others sounds gt To select and to listen a preset directly click on one of the icons anywhere you want on the map area The icon is now highlighted in red If you hold a few seconds on the selected preset a popup appears and indicates the name of the preset Sc_ Procession Select a preset You can create new presets thanks to an exclusive real time morphing feature gt Click between a group of presets and hold the left button of the mouse on this point Four red arrows drawing a cross appear linking the group of four presets 40 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL gt You can now drag your mouse between those presets The green arrow shows you the starting point of your motion gt When you release the left mouse button you can play the resulted sound and if you wish you can save it on an Prophet V user bank By this way it is very easy to quickly get some new and exciting sounds without programming anything on the synthesizer interface 4 3 2 The Sound Map overview On the top right of the Sound Map main interface you can see an overview of this map You can use the map overview for navigating into the map and to zoom in or out inside of the map area The map overview interface gt To navigate into the map click inside of the red square and drag it on the map area to view other sections of the Sound map gt To zoom in the
63. e filter As a result of the direct recreation of the analog circuitry in the Prophet V the same characteristics of the sound are present thus giving the user a truly analog sound ide 5 de 20 dE 25 dB 7 dE 15 de 28 dB k d y J i L 1 ae A a N i os YX 35 dE aa mien a __ en i dE EH MMH EH SHE SMH SOOTHE HH WA PGH SISEHE biH ERA EH GH HHE Comparison of Harmonics generated by the filter circuits of the Prophet V and Prophet 5 when in self oscillation ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 11 This chapter will familiarize you with the general principles of the Prophet V and how it works In this chapter you will find basic examples of the different interfaces of the synthesizer meant for first time users A precise and detailed description of all the parameters and controllers visible on the screen will be given in the following chapters Chapter 7 A Few Elements of Sound Design is particularly useful for those who have not yet worked with a subtractive synthesizer and who wish to acquire a basic 12 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 2 Activation amp first start Prophet V2 works on computers equipped with Windows 7 or 8 and Mac OS X 10 7 or later You can use the stand alone version or use Prophet V2 as an Audio Units AAX VST2 or VST3 instrument Nea 9 Audio Units 2 1 Register amp Activate Once the Prophet V2 has been installed the next step is to register t
64. e Filter notch Attention Setting the resonance of the notch filter to a large amount causes the effect of the notch filtering to be cancelled 5 2 5 Filter Envelope The filter envelope can be accessed by the Edit option found in the Envelope zone under the filter module The graphic editing appears on the LCD screen found to the right of the PROPHET VS The filter envelope is composed of 5 points ranging from O initial level to 4 end of the release A single parameter is offered for point O Level Points 1 to 4 allow you to set the Level and the Time between two points set from 0 00 to 10000ms Editing this envelope can be done graphically by clicking on one of the points 0 to 4 and then sliding the mouse vertically Level or horizontally Time 66 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL The ENVELOPE page can be accessed by a tab found on the right of the Prophet VS Once you have accessed this page click on the FILTER option 5 point FILTER The envelope modulates the cut off frequency by allocating a Level and Time to each of the 5 points of the active envelopes during the hold points O to 3 and the note release point 4 LOOP The Loop function allows you to define a segment found between two points of the envelope which is meant to be repeated OFF 0 gt 3 1 gt 3 2 gt 3 or 0 lt gt 3 1 lt gt 3 2 lt gt 3 REPEAT The Repeat function repeats the loop a certain number
65. e Prophet 5 for example A red led indicator on the switch shows that the parameter is active Others present a choice between parameter of the same type type of release of the Glide OFF ON LEGATO ON for example These do not have a led indicator You must simply click the switch to change its state LEGATO ON Switches 4 4 3 Pitch Bend and Modulation wheel The Pitch bend controls the frequency pitch of the synthesizer oscillators Simply click on the wheel while playing a note on the master keyboard or in a sequencer then move the mouse vertically to modify the pitch The wheel comes back to its initial position at the release of the note Pitch Bend Wheel The modulation wheel sets the modulation rate of the Prophet 5 s LFO or the connections made on the modulation matrix of the Prophet VS or Hybrid ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 47 The manipulation of this wheel is as easy as the pitch bend the only difference is that the modulation wheel does not come back into its initial position Modulation Wheel 4 4 4 Virtual keyboard The keyboard lets you listen to the synthesizer sounds without the need for an external master MIDI keyboard and without programming a melody in the sequencer Just click on a virtual key to hear the corresponding sound HENMAN Click on a virtual key to hear the corresponding sound 4 4 5 Selection screens There are certain selection scree
66. ed preset 44 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL gt You can reverse the order from A to Z or from Z to A by clicking on the column title an ascendant or descendant arrow shows you the order type Instrument Author Bass C Ouncan Bass C Duncan Bass L Ouncan Bass L Duncan Bass L Duncan Bass L Duncan Bass L Duncan C Duncan C Duncan L Ouncan L Duncan C Duncan L Duncan Inverse the order of the instrument types 4 3 4 The COMPASS morphing interface The Morphing page is an independent module allowing you to quickly create some new sounds thanks to a real time morphing from the four selected presets saved on the snap memories The four presets are placed on the four cardinal points of the compass Snap if 2 05 Wo nder lavinet Snap 1 CP_Diving Snap 4 RL Crossmod1 m Sequence ORGIE Snap 3 ORMEN RNJ_FA LING m Keyboard The Morphing interface ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 45 gt To open the Morphing page click on the COMPASS button located on the toolbar of the Sound map To create a new morphed sound from those presets gt Click anywhere on the centre of the compass area four red arrows appear converging to the group of presets gt Hold the left button of your mouse and drag the convergence point until you have found the right sound The green arrow shows you the starting point of your motion aa Sound MAP ros Snap 1 CP_Divinag Snap 4
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68. ened the Envelope tab choose the Amplifier option AMPLIFIER This envelope modulates the cut off frequency by allocating the Level and the Time to each of the 5 active points of the envelope during the interval between points 0 and 3 and the release of the note point 4 LOOP The loop function allows you to define a loop between two of the envelope points OFF O gt 3 1 gt 3 2 gt 3 or 0 lt gt 3 1 lt gt 3 2 lt gt 3 REPEAT The repeat function repeats the loop a certain number of times OFF de 1 to 6 and indefinitely C AMPLIFIER PAN VOICE Fall i igr i y 4 ay ae r BF rsa r 4 VOLUME FAN ENVELOPE Amplification Envelope 5 2 8 Low Frequency Oscillator LFO The two LFOs are often used as modulations sources They allow you to develop one or several parameters cyclically The connections for the LFOs to the parameters that they modulate are made on the modulation matrix found on the LCD screen right hand side of Prophet VS Select the modulation tab 68 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL RATE Knob setting the LFO rate WAVE Screen for choosing the 5 wave forms e Triangle e Square e Saw Tooth e Inversed Saw tooth e Random WAVE Tri LFO hy The LFOs 5 2 9 Modulation Matrix The modulation matrix allows you to connect the different modulation sources LFO Envelopes to the synthesis parameters Cutoff Frequency PW of the Prophet VS The
69. envelope only the LEVEL and the RATE Point O only has the LEVEL parameter The Prophet VS envelope 6 2 3 The low frequency oscillator The LFO Low Frequency Oscillator or LFO on the Prophet V possesses more or less the same characteristics of the classic oscillator but it only produces frequencies lower than 20 Hz In other words you won t hear the pitch of its sound It will create a cyclic modulation on the setting to which it is connected For example e If the sine waveform of an LFO modulates the volume of an amplifier the sound will increase in volume then disappear in a varying manner following the speed the frequency of this LFO This will produce a tremolo effect e A sine waveform on an LFO modulating the frequency of an oscillator would produce a vibrato effect e With an LFO sinusoid wave modulating the cut off frequency of a lightly resonant low pass filter you will obtain a wah wah effect ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 87 amplitude AA WNT sound signal amplitude time modulator signal LFO amplitude time modulated signal The LFO in tremolo mode The LFO module of the Prophet 5 The original Prophet 5 could also use the second oscillator for low frequencies LOFREQ position to modulate the frequency of oscillator A or the cutoff frequency of the filter which we have also provided The connections of these modulations are available in the POLY MOD modul
70. ereo mini V stereo Modular V 2 stereo Oberheim SEM V stereo Pianoteg stereo Pianoteg 4 stereo Prophet V2 stereo Spark stereo Spark Vintage Drum Machines stereo Structure Free stereo TL Metro stereo Vacuum stereo Wurlitzer V stereo Xpande stereo Avid Marketplace The Prophet V2 must be loaded on an instrument stereo track We can now make Prophet V2 sound by playing with the mouse on the virtual keyboard 114 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 8 8 2 Saving the presets When the session is saved the status of the Prophet V2 is saved as it is even if its programming does not correspond to the preset For example if you are working on a preset P1 in which you have modified the parameters without saving them in the plug in itself the next time you open the session the Prophet V2 will load the P1 preset plus the modifications you made to it The Librarian Menu of Pro Tools can be used with the Prophet V2 like with all other plug ins Nevertheless it is highly recommended to use the internal Prophet V2 menu with the presets saved like this they are usable no matter which mode is chosen standalone or other sequencer and they can be exported exchanged more easily and will stay compatible with future versions of the Prophet V2 8 8 3 Automation under Pro Tools The automation function with the Prophet V2 functions like with all RTAS HTDM plug ins check the Pro T
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72. ex velocity aftertouch pitch bend as well as the effects delay chorus necessary to reproduce the sound To become more familiar with the various sounds offered in the Prophet V we are going to select the preset 23 OrganWithRes in the bank Fact_Pro5 21to28 14 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL gt To do this click on the leftmost selection screen button this screen represents the name of the bank being used By clicking you will see the drop down menu indicating the available banks appear Choose the bank Fact_Pro5 the name of the preset is checked gt When the menu is open the sub menus are accessible These submenus will allow you to access the SUB BANK and the PRESETS of a sound designer in a single click gt Choose the SUB BANK 21to28 then select 23 OrganWithRes among the PRESETS This sound is a very simple organ like played with the Prophet 5 emulation s ProHybrid d 11t018 gt Fact Prov 1 UniGlidewithRes ProS 3ito38 F 22 Harmonium ProHybrid d 4ito48 eh bn Proves d 4 ToyPiano s1to5a F 25 Trumpe Flute fakan 25 FiterMod 27ReedOrgan 28 BrassInfifths new V2 Acc roV d new VHN Ubukata new_V2 _SF_Pro5 new_V2 TEKNOTANZ P5 new V2 _Tasmodia p F H H new V2 Vinz02 Pascal SF Pros Templates i N LEGATO ON ANGE GLIDE New bank ona Select the preset The P
73. he software The registration process will require you to enter the serial number and the unlock code you received with the product In order to proceed go to this web page and follow the instructions http www arturia com register Note If you don t have an Arturia account yet you will need to create one The process is quick but it does require that you can access your e mail address during the registration process Once you have acquired an Arturia account you will be able to register the product ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 13 Mixer amp Envelopes Amplifier Pro VS 4 wavetabl Filta Rra g Salons wavetable ilter Pro oscillators amp Envelope 2LFO Modulation Matrix Toolbar L gt lt TOP HE V2 ee es ee aay ie ProHybrid CE_Ceimo_Bass02 A E E iF tidi All Poly Play Mode gt We a S vs w gig FILTER TYE RSS OAMPLIFIER E AN OKE FAI MODULATION I at a i S X 577 i MODULATION EUME ENV LOPES EFFECTS AYVs Wk OF OR 7 s f 4 ENV AMNT CUTOF RESO VOLUME PAN ENVELOPE ENVELOPE t Yea T 2s x ae s Gp Po amp Ne 4 P KSA gt Pi oe 44 as 4 KN at Ve te 4 4 Os EA n HHH HH I T 22 ha L HH ha HH e Er e FE I H ne T r L I I Tananan a HHHH H tu HUH T ro HHHK T HH 5 00 vacat 4 hh eh ARTOTT Sa08 0857 KEYB HH AII ENV LHH HH H oe eee Sg IT T T Tt TT EDIT AMPL ENV H MOD WHEE
74. hen you play a note click on the ON button found in the envelope Now we will define the LOOP mode of the mix envelope The LOOP function applies a loop between 2 points of the envelope either repeating the loop in one direction 2 to 3 or in both directions 2 to 3 then 3 to 2 This option allows you to create a cyclical variation of the mix between the oscillators a bit like an LFO would do it 0 gt 3 1 gt 3 2 gt 3 102 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL Or 0 lt gt 3 1 lt gt 3 2 lt gt 3 gt In this example select the mode O lt gt 3 in the LOOP tab found in the LCD screen gt Repeat the loop by clicking in the REPEAT tab and choosing the C option infinite loop REPEAT The loop settings 7 4 3 Modulation Matrix In this section we will see how to use the modulation matrix It is with this matrix that the different modulations to enrich your sound can be programmed gt Open the modulation matrix found on the LCD screen to the right of the Prophet VS interface Click on the MODULATION option to open the matrix MODULATION Open the Modulation Matrix gt Choose the source of the LFO1 on the A B C and D oscillator frequencies by clicking on the points forming the intersection between the source LFO1 and the four destinations FREQ A FREQ B FREQ C and FREQ D An orange point appears to confirm the connection MOCULATION MODULATION TEtidte ads
75. hesizers can do when combined together If you wish to give space to your sound add a delay effect To do this click on the DELAY button found in the utility bar to activate it and open the EFFECTS by clicking on the button found in the LCD screen The Delay gives a type of stereo echo which adds space to your sound It has independent settings for the speed and the number of repetitions on the right and left side It is thus possible to create a large range of rhythmic combinations between the repetitions The speed of the Delay can also be synchronized with the MIDI tempo gt Choose the EFFECTS option to edit the delay MODULATION MODULATION MLO A n CHORUS STEREO DELAY vaT n J t a tent hay 4 RATE DEFTH DRY WET l Choose the EFFECTS option gt Adjust the Dry Wet setting of the Delay in order to balance the noise sound of the bass and the delay gt Next turn the 2 Speed knobs to set the speed of the repetitions on the right Time Right and left Time Left gt It is also possible to set the number of repetitions for each side Feedb Right and Feedb Left 108 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL STEREO DELAY FEEDEK L FEEDBK E SYNC Delay Effect These diverse sonic examples as you may have noticed present very different levels of difficulty We hope that they permit you to discover a portion of the possibilities that the Prophet V
76. horus in order to balance the raw sound and the return of the effect CHORUS yig m F Biim Chorus Dry Wet 36 94 1I Z 4 Set the Dry Wet knob of the chorus gt Turn the Rate knob of the Chorus to set the speed of the oscillations CHORUS aiy a T pa am iei iy Chorus Rate l DEPTH DR 0 20 Turn the Rate knob of the Chorus gt Finally set the depth of the chorus by turning the Depth knob CHORUS Chorus Depth Set the depth of the chorus 30 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL You have the choice between three types of chorus Chorus 1 2 and 3 These three styles of chorus vary from the simplest and less charge on your CPU to sounds more pronounced for various de tuning effects Do g int hy g 5 C RATE DEPTH DRY WET RA TYPE is 2 4 Chorus types 3 5 2 The Delay The delay carries a stereo echo effect that gives space to your sound It holds independent settings for the speed and number of the repetitions from left to right It is therefore possible to create a large number of rhythmic combinations between the repetitions The speed of the delay can also be synchronized to MIDI tempo Take for example the preset Full_ Pad and you will see how to use the sound effects gt Activate the Delay button on the tool bar The effect is activated gt Set the Dry Wet knob of the Delay in order to balance the raw sound
77. illators and from the white noise module e 1 low pass filter with 24 dB octave slope e 1 amplifier VCA that amplifies the output signal of the filter in order to direct it to the stereo output e Two envelopes ADSR modulating the low pass filter and the amplifier POLY MOD OSCILLATOR A s FREQ A PWA FILT ste A n u i A A ae 5 r t 4 r 4 oar r FILT ENV OSC B STINAT CUTOFF 2G s WHEEL MOD PROGRAMMER FREQ A B PWA PWB FILT i 1 2 SELE 4 sty ae tec i Q jx JEY Js LEGATO ON E ren f Rass wv LFO NOISE DESTINATION BEND RANGE GuDE PROGRAM SELECT RELEASE VOLUME HOLD LEGATO Prophet 5 synthesis Parameters ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 17 Here we will briefly see how to create a polyphonic sound with the Prophet 5 In order to understand the principal programming of the Prophet V we will start with a very simple sound Select the preset 1 Osc in the sub bank Template Temp _Synth The synthesis structure of the sound is relatively simple the square wave form of the oscillator 1 is active and the signal is directed through the low pass filter while passing by an intermediate mixer then in the output of the amplifier An ADSR envelope modulates the cut off frequency of the filter and a second ADSR envelope modulates the volume of the amplifier gt Finally the following synopsis resumes our example sound creation audio Signal _
78. ite to that of the pass band filter It eliminates the frequencies inside a band of frequencies The resonance allows you to accentuate the sag of a band of frequencies ma ay Wing Hz 270 00 40 00 380 00 160 0 390 0 A400 1280 z500 4120 10240 The Filter notch A second setting to compliment the cut off frequency the resonance you will also find it called emphasis or Q for Quality of filtering The resonance amplifies frequencies close to the cut off frequency The other frequencies remaining are either unchanged below the cut off frequency or reduced above the cut off frequency On the Prophet V you can increase the rate of resonance through the emphasis knob When you increase the resonance the filter becomes more selective the cut off frequency is amplified and the sound begins to whistle 84 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL Amplitude q Cutoff Fauan Fraquency 3 resonance The resonance amplifies frequencies close to the cut off frequency With a high resonance level the filter will begin to produce a sound close to a sine waveform At this stage the use of a key follow is very important as you can create a melody by tuning the cut off frequency of the filter with the frequency of the oscillators x O cirroFr RESO ENV AMT The filter settings of the Prophet 5 6 1 4 The amplifier or VCA The amplifier Voltage Controlled Amplifier receives the audi
79. keyboard following modulation replacing the 1volt octave control present on most analogic synthesizers If you do not use a MIDI keyboard you can also play on the virtual keyboard of the Prophet V but your sequencer will not record those actions it is for auditioning presets and programming only 6 2 2 The envelope generator The envelope generator connected to the amplifier is used to sculpt the volume of the sound when we press a key on the keyboard and ends after the note is released The most common modules developed use 4 settings that we can vary 86 e The Attack is the sound that the sound will take to reach its maximum volume once we have pressed a key on the keyboard e The Decay fall is the time that the sound will take to diminish after the attack portion is complete e The Sustain hold is the maximum volume level that the sound will reach after the decay is complete e The Release is the time that the sound will take to diminish once the key has been released Amplitude Sustain level time r a ee sf i Attack Decay Release time time time p a a a EE key on key off The ADSR Envelope ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL Both envelopes of the Prophet VS contain 5 points numbered O to 4 The O corresponds to the initial level of the parameter associated to the envelope The Release corresponds to point 4 Points 1 through 4 contain two parameters filter
80. lity that was typical in older hardware synths 5 1 11 The Wheels The wheels found on the side of the virtual keyboard give you control of the frequency of the oscillators PITCH or the modulation rate of the LFO MOD PITCH Wheel controlling the pitch of the four oscillators MOD Wheel controlling modulation Wheels Attention None of the modulation made by the LFO will be audible if the Mod Wheel is positioned at O at the bottom Also notice that the position of the wheel is stored in a preset ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 61 5 2 Prophet VS The Prophet VS brings you a unique sound that has the strength to stand on its own but at the same time is complementary to that of the Prophet 5 The Prophet VS uses vector or wave table synthesis for sound generation This allows for a wide variety of varied timbres to be produced due to the 96 user selectable wave forms that can be chosen as an oscillator The mixing mode for the oscillators is also quite unique in that it moves between four points representing the maximal gain of the four oscillators present in the synthesizer 11 Brass V W ma Al Poy 5 Mode Circ eom MOL e vs Hwp SOUND i f lin LEARN MAP FILTER ibaa LOW Fass Me eas oN lel ll Melle e wele t gt i i yil T Sy va MODULATION ENEO lage PLAY MODE OF OF OF Qr OF ENV AMNT CUTOFF RESO VOLUME PAN ENVELOPE ENVELOPE p ote i fc 0m T amn Be gt olz Ao
81. lo ISS z an 7 LFO 2 4 ot HHH PRESSURE HHHH H VELOOTY oo HHHH KEYB HH FLT ENV H HHH H EDIT AMPL ENV AHH HHHH M H WAVE T FO WAVE Sane op men oe Oo Boe Oe Be HHHH J py Os OE oe Os ce HH A Ja RATE SYNC Arturia TTT Prophet VS The PROPHET VS is made up of e 4 oscillators OSCILLATORS A B C et D using wave table synthesis e 1 mixer and sound envelope for automation movements of the joystick for the volume of the four oscillators e 1 multimode resonant filter e 1 amplifier e 5 point envelopes dedicated to modulations of the filter and amplitude e LFO low frequency oscillator e 1 modulation matrix e Effects section for chorus and delays 5 2 1 Oscillators There are four oscillators The oscillator allows you to control the frequency the tuning and the basic timbres of the Prophet VS The difference between the VS and the Prophet 5 is that the oscillators of the VS use sample wave forms from diverse sources acoustic instruments voice and assorted sound effects These wave forms give you access to a sound palette much greater than that of most analog synthesizers 62 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL To choose a wave form click on the button found on the title bar of the oscillator the graphics of the wave form being used appear to the right then slide the mouse up or down to view the various wave forms FREQ Tuning knob by semitones on two octa
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83. mpletes its period even if oscillator2 has not fully completed its current cycle this signifies that it is not tuned to the same tonality The more you tune oscillator2 upwards the more you will encounter composite waveforms a _ One Period Oscillator 1 Oscilator 2 synchronized In the above image oscillator2 is synchronized with the first and tuned to with double the tonality The resulting waveform is unique in that it cannot be created by standard synthesis techniques such as layering or filtering Frequency modulation FM can be created between 2 oscillators by connecting the audio output from a first sinusoidal oscillator to the modulation input of a second oscillator On the Prophet V if you turn the modulation rate ring you will obtain a sound richer in harmonics If you introduce a square or sawtooth signal the result can be quickly distorted but interesting for enharmonic sonorities like bell sounds or special effects for example 80 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL FM Amplitude Amplitude Harmonic number 1 2 3 4 5 6 T z Frequency The Noise Module The noise signal spectrum has all frequencies at an equal volume level often referred to as white noise For this reason the noise module is used to create different noises like the imitation of wind or special effects White noise is the richest of noises Pink noise is also regularly present on synthesizers It is less rich in the high fre
84. n MIDI Time L R Setting for repetition time of the Left L and Right R Feedback L R Setting for the number of repetitions for the Left L and Right sides DRY WET Balance between the sound with and without effects SYNC Selection button to synchronize MIDI tempo ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 71 STEREO DELAY in th i a iei i DRY WET FEEDEK L FEEDEK R SYNC The delay 5 2 11 Playing controls This page gives access to global settings of the Prophet VS general volume general tuning glide unison You can access it on the screen to the right of the synthesizer by clicking on the Play MODES tab The GLIDE mode progressively changes the oscillator frequencies each time a new note is activated VOLUME Setting for the general volume of the Prophet VS TUNE Setting for the general tuning of the synthesizer UNISON Starts unison mode V DETUNE Setting to detune the polyphonic voices HOLD Button to start the hold mode LEGATO Allows one to play in a legato style can be activated only in the monophonic playing mode GLIDE Setting for the glide time Glide Modes Positions for the glide mode e OFF e ON e LEGATO This is active only in monophonic playing mode EO y A440 UNISON V DETUNE m ot a i i 2 ON Spa O LEGATO ON VOLUME HOLD LEGATO GLIDE Playing Modes 5 2 12 Wheels PITCH Control wheel for the pitch of the four oscillators MOD Control wheel for modul
85. n of a Prophet V saw tooth waveform reproduced by TAE 10 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL What s more the original analog oscillators were unstable In fact their waveform varied Slightly from one period to another If we add to this the fact that the starting point for each period in Trigger mode can vary with the temperature and other environmental conditions we find one of the characteristics that contributed to the typical sound of vintage synthesizers TAE reproduces the instability of oscillators bringing a fatter and bigger sound 1 2 3 Direct Filter Circuit Modeling Due to advances in computer processing power the Prophet V can now employ direct filter modeling techniques to achieve unprecedented accuracy in the emulation of the original s analog 4 pole low pass filter By modeling the operation of the individual hardware components of the filter circuit the warm nuances synonymous with the original s analog sounds are recreated This graph is a frequency domain plot as just a Single example of direct circuit modeling in action it shows the generation of harmonics at multiples of the resonant frequency when the filter is in self oscillation mode for both the virtual blue and original red These harmonics are characteristic of the Prophet 5 s filter and are due to the non linear behavior inherent in its analog circuitry The harmonics generated add to the richness and warmth of the sound produced by th
86. ns that appear in the Prophet VS choice of waveforms for the oscillators or the LFO for example These are found on the title bar of each module OSCILLATORS FILTER for example To change the selection being used several types of manipulations exist following the context of the screen gt Drop menu offering a number of choices Types of filters waveforms of LFO 1 and 2 number of polyphonic voices click on the screen The menu appears allowing you to select the parameter wished TYPE iy h a i t ii ri he Fe Low Pass High Pass FILTENY CUTOFF ENVELOPE Band Rejec Screen for choosing filter types gt Drop menu offering a large range of choices choice of wave forms for the oscillators click on the screen then move the mouse to modify your choice the spectrum of the current waveforms appears to give you an idea of the sounds produced 48 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL OFS quit 48 fl Le i 4 Ww LL Py ry FREQ FINE ETE s B A l T Ty OF o Screen for choosing the waveforms of the oscillators gt Interrupter Panel On the mixer envelope click on the interrupter panel to activate ON or deactivate OFF the envelope ENVELOPE OM 4 4 es Ta lt gt Ta 1 2 Interrupter Panel of the mixer envelope 4 4 6 LCD Screen The LCD screen found to the right of the Prophet VS interface gives access to graphic edition of the three envelopes
87. ny parameters with one fader or knob Activate Learn mode select a parameter GUI control 52 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL Tweak control to assign it optionally setup minimum and maximum Select a second parameter And tweak the same control Deactivate Learn mode Tweaking assigned control should modify both parameters with regards to assignation setup Min Max 4 4 7 6 Tricks e The filter amplifier envelope control points have two parameters Level and Time If Learn mode is ON clicking on control point provides access to the assignment of the Level parameter shift clicking on control point provides access to assignment of the Time parameter 4 4 8 The Preferences Screen On this screen you can e Read the version of the software e Read the credits e Activate or deactivate the animations when switching between playing modes You can also activate or deactivate the pop up indications when scrolling over or selecting a parameter Show control popup when e Mouse Clicks on Control e Mouse Rests on Control To open this window click on the plaque of the PROPHET V found just above the virtual keyboard To close this window simply re click on the same plaque DRC Phet O Very special thanks to Yamaha Corporation SH W ANIMATION ON n Dave Smith RESIZE SCREEN ON Steve Porcaro Trent Reznor ADAPT PRESET FOR MODULATION OWN Celmar Engel TOOLTIP ON
88. o signal coming from the filter or directly from the oscillator if it is not being filtered to be adjusted before the volume is sent to the speakers O E E RELEASE VOLUME HOLD LEGATO The Prophet 5 VCA In conclusion here is a diagram that should help you to understand the composition of a basic sound OSCILLATOR FILTER AMPLIFIER LOUD SPEAKERS audio signal 6 2 Other modules 6 2 1 The keyboard If we stop here the sound that you will obtain will be uniform without life and without an end The oscillator delivers a sound signal the audio output of a waveform of a ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 85 fixed pitch in a continuous manner In the diagram above the only way to stop this quickly unpleasant sound is to lower the filter cut off frequency so that it becomes more and more damp until it finally disappears or simpler yet lower the volume of the amplifier gt To start and stop the sound and this at the tone that we require we use a keyboard that is connected both to the VCA through a gate and to the frequency of the oscillators This will play the sound as soon as a key is pressed and mute it when released Of course this connection is made through MIDI it replaces the gate type of connections on analog synthesizers which trigger the note when a key is pressed and stop it when released Secondly for the notes to tune correctly to the notes of the keyboard you must apply a
89. of the PROPEHT 5 By starting with a basic preset you will develop a polyphonic brass sound Then you will discover how to develop richer timbres several oscillator sources filter amplifier envelopes complex modulations with bell sounds e In the Second section we will explore the wave table synthesis of the PROPHET VS Here as with the PROPHET 5 you will begin with a basic preset In this example the secrets of the modulation matrix and mixing the oscillators will be revealed e The third section allows you to create a rich and evolving sound from the association between the two synthesizers 7 1 Brass Preset with the Prophet 5 To begin we will learn how to program a basic polyphonic sound It is composed of four primary elements e two oscillators VCO1 et 2 e one low pass filter VCF e ADSR envelope connected to the filter e ADSR envelope connected to the amplifier Thus you will have a basic preset offering brass sounds Figure 1 shows you the position of the different knobs POLY M y FREQ A PWA qt ELEN u ty yI s y Rie o are eP oF oF oF oF ch OF E 6 gt N N i 4 Pi bax oD OSCILLATOR A FILTER UNISON v s A n a i a sty ATENY OSCB st pw 1 i c TO F RESO ENVAMT KBO 4 UNISON V DETUNE ya ne ay aif DR QR we VOR ri 4 t 4 r PREA ATTACK DECAY SUSTAIN RELEASE PROGRAMMER
90. ools documentation for more details on plug in automations 8 9 Using in Logic Mac OS X AU Make sure the plug in has been tested OK in the Logic Audio Units Manager To launch it click on the menu Preferences gt Start Logic AU Manager Create a new Software Instrument track Grab File Edit Capture Window Hel D fe _s P p a ee AA OOO Untitled Arrange x eu gt wy n i fil oe New Tracks Inspector Preferences Settings Auto Zoom Automation Flex Set Locators Repeat Sectia Bounce Regions Number 1 Multi timbrat Y MIDI Thru E t Pl l H Edit Track v Region Type C Audio Snap Smart J Quantize off 3840 7 Q Swing Loop Transposition Output Output 1 2 _ Ascending V Open Library Dynamics Gate Time Clin tennth On the channel of the mixer corresponding to the selected track click on the button I O to list the available plug ins then select AU Instruments gt Arturia gt Prophet V2 gt Stereo ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 115 Inserts Inserts Compresso d Chanca St Delay Space Dsn l J Jupiter 8V2 No Plug in EFM1 FM Synth ES E Ensemble Synth ES M Monophonic Synth ES P Polyphonic Synth ES1 Synthesizer 1 ES2 Synthesizer 2 EVB3 Tonewheel Organ EVD6 Electric Clav EVOC 20 PS Vocoder Synth EVP88 Electric Piano EXS24 Sampler External Instrument Klopfgeist
91. ophet VS interface gt Click on the bullet situated at the intersection of the source LFO1 horizontal line and the destination Cutoff vertical line gt Set the modulation rate with the panel found to the right of the horizontal line LFO1 Click and hold the value shown then scroll your mouse up or down to either increase or decrease the value For more precision right click with your mouse shift click on MAC It is also possible to double click on the value to modify it with a numeric keypad gt Set the speed of the LFO1 to your convenience by turning the RATE knob a slower setting will be appropriate for this type of sound eee 4 2 79 He Set the speed of the LFO1 3 5 The Effects Section The effects section allows you to add the stereo delay and the chorus to your sound To open it push on the Effects button found on the tool bar in the upper right hand corner of the Prophet VS interface ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 29 AVT lito ELIT Push the open Effects button 3 5 1 Chorus The Chorus permits you to double and detune your sound in order to make it deeper and livelier Three types of stereo chorus are available from the simplest to the densest gt Activate the ON OFF button of the Chorus in the effects section found in the right hand section of the tool bar Activate the ON OFF button of the Chorus gt Set the Dry Wet knob of the c
92. optimized for both 32 bit and 64 bit modes If you have a 64 bit operating system and a 64 bit digital audio workstation you should use 64 bit version of the plug in for Windows Usually on 32 bit Windows all 32 bit programs are installed in C Program Files However on 64 bit Windows you can find the 64 bit programs in C Program Files and the 32 bit programs in C Program Files x86 Mac users don t have to bother with this because the same plug in file contains both the 32 bit and the 64 bit versions and the host automatically chooses the better one 8 7 Use in Cubase Nuendo VST 8 7 1 Instrument use in VST mode The opening of a Prophet V VST plug in is the same as opening all other VST plug ins Please consult the instruction manual of your host sequencer for more specific information Under Cubase Nuendo create a new Instrument track and choose Prophet V2 in the rack Cubase File Edit Project Audio MIDI Scores Media Transport Devices Window 1 _ Help gt o oo Q A Ba Mon Apr 23 10 19 Kevin Q an90 Cubase 6 Project Untitled osfof run fee Kaj oO gt kiyNSOxiug vefof fAXpce fw fQus L l 3 i il 13 15 17 19 5 B gt Add Audio Track Add Instrument Track Add MIDI Track o 9 B E Add Track Using Track Preset a Add Arranger Track 4 Add FX Channel Track 0 Add Folder Track t Add Group Channel Track xz Add Marker Track m Add Ruler Track Add
93. opy a configuration by loading it and then clicking on Save Config As A popup opens enter the name of your configuration A new entry for your configuration now exists in the list of available configurations e Remove a configuration It is possible to remove a configuration by first loading it and then clicking on Delete Current Config 4 4 7 4 Minimum and Maximum Ranges For each assignment a minimum range value and a maximum range value can be set This allows you to limit how much the controller will affect the parameter on Prophet V e The assigned parameter will have the configured minimum value when the controller will be at its lowest position e The assigned parameter will only reach the configured maximum value when the controller will be at its highest position e You can invert Negative Slope the Min and Max so that parameter will have minimum value when control has the highest value and parameter will have maximum value when control has the lowest value Output parameter alues A MAX 7 S ye Input 7 control MIN Pa values DEFAULT Output Output parameter parameter alues alues p MAX MIN a oe we Input Te Input a control control MIN values MAX values POSITIVE SLOPE NEGATIVE SLOPE parameter_value MIN MAX MIN control_value 4 4 7 5 Multiple Assigned Parameters It is possible to assign multiple parameters to a single control This allows you to change ma
94. oscillator LFO is used as a modulation source It allows you to create variations in a sound parameter in a cyclical manner to generate effects such as a vibrato effect when the LFO modulates the oscillator frequency or wahwah effect when it modulates the cut off frequency RATE Setting parameter for LFO frequency SHAPE Connection buttons for the audio output of the three wave forms e Saw tooth e Triangle e Square LFO 5 1 7 Wheel Mod This section offers the necessary connections to select the parameters edited by the LFO A knob is also present to mix the volume of the LFO output and the pink noise modulator You can thus mix the two signals to add a random effect to your modulation LFO NOISE Mixing knob of the LFO and pink noise DESTINATION Selection buttons determining the destinations of LFO modulation e Frequency of oscillator A FREQ A e Frequency of oscillator B FREQ B e Squared width of oscillator A PW A e Squared width of oscillator B PW B e Frequency of cut off filter FILTER Destination Connection 5 1 8 Poly Mod This section offers the necessary connection for high frequency modulations FM These modulations are made by polyphonically played modules oscillator B and the envelope of the filter ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 59 With Poly Mod you can modulate the frequency and the pulse width of oscillator A as well as the cut off freq
95. ou just created gt 16 To choose another destination for the sound simply click the Save As icon then choose its location For example select new bank among the choices New bank and sub bank locations are immediately created along with the new preset The names new bank new sub bank and new presets appear in their perspective places Click on each of the names to rename them as you wish in the three sections i Fact_Pro5 21t028 23 OrganWithRes Fact ProS b Fact_ProVS Pros ProHybrid ProvS T Fr F F new_V2 _Acc ProV gt new_V2 _N_Ubukata b LODES new_V2 _SF_ProS z FILT ENV new_V2 TEKNOTANZ P5 gt SHAPE Pw b b gt OSCILLATOR A A n yd K new_V2 _Tasmodia ASANDAN new_V2 _Vinz02 SF_Pro5 gt Templates bi Bass01 Bass02 Bass03 New subbank 4 x fA ANGE GUDE New preset k New bank tt M ree Save a preset ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL gt To save a User preset click on the Save icon in the tools bar the new settings will be saved in the preset currently selected without changing the name if the preset being edited is part of the factory presets the factory settings will not be deleted Attention It is important to realize that changing the name of a preset does not create a new one Only the name of the preset being edited will be modified 3 2 Three Interf
96. pens the control management menu HYBD SOUND i L MAP New Config Save Config As Delete Current Config Empty Learn Menu MIDI a LEARH Learn Mode Button The Learn Menu is composed of 2 sections e First section provides o New Config creates a new controller set o Save Config As saves current configuration to a new one o Delete Current Config removes current configuration from list e The second section contains the list of existing configurations o The checked one is the currently selected MIDI map o Click on a configuration to load it 4 4 7 2 Assigning MIDI Controls In order to start assigning MIDI controls click the Midi Learn button left part The button remains highlighted to indicate that the learn mode is ON Click on a knob or button in the GUI to open the MIDI assignment popup ibs SE Plug in parameter name Assigned or MIDI Control Setup not Min Max Control number CLEAR wa y saa e i ak kn 2 F f Hi j Peer r LT F ENV AMT KBD _DETUNE MIDI assignation popup Sigal 6 50 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL e Learn assignment The fastest and easiest way to assign a control is to move the fader knob or button for it to be recognized by Prophet V e Manual assignment It is also possible to change the assigned MIDI control number by clicking on Control xx and select a specific value e Support for NRPN In addition
97. position 3 gt Finally place the joystick in its position 4 Move it for example to the central point corresponding to the mix of the 4 oscillators Place the joystick in its position 4 The following section explains the settings corresponding to the four parameters of the mixing envelope of the 4 oscillators gt Click on the OFF ON panel found above the knob envelopes to put it in the ON position This activates the envelope on the mixer ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 23 Click on the OFF ON panel gt Turn the 1 knob to control the time between the O point and the 1 point Choose a value around 3000 ms for example for more precision use the right click with the mouse or Shift Click on Mac ENVELOPE im er Envelope time 1 o4 S474 msi OF Turn the 1 knob gt Turn the 2 knob to control the time between the 1 and the 2 points Choose for example a value around 1500 ms ENVELOPE TL gt er e y A a Mixer Envelope time 2 TE 74 1499 ms ar OnE 3 4 RATE Tigh the 2 knob gt Turn the 3 knob of the envelope to control the time between the 2 point and the 3 point Choose a value around 2000ms for example Turn the 3 knob 24 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL gt Turn the 4 knob to control the time between the 3 point and th
98. quencies than white noise Also note that the audio output of noise can also be used as a modulation signal especially when strongly filtered to create random cyclic variations On hard wired synthesizers the noise module is either integrated into the oscillator its audio output being placed to compliment the waveform outputs or within the mixer directing the signals towards the filter In the Prophet 5 section you will find the noise generator among the volume settings of the mixer The Prophet 5 noise generator 6 1 2 The Mixer The audio signal generated by an oscillator the waveform is generally directed towards a filter module Voltage Controlled Filter The Prophet V contains two types of mixers e The Mixer of the Prophet 5 you can individually set the volume of both oscillator A and B and of the noise generator The mixer doesn t have a modulation input so the settings are done manually vA Ys aA 5 A j OSC B NOISE The Mixer of the Prophet 5 e The Mixer of the Prophet VS as in the Prophet 5 this mixer sets the volume of the four oscillators of the Prophet VS The mix is done with a joystick which moves between four points within a diamond shape Each point A B C or D ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 81 corresponds to the maximum volume of each oscillator The Prophet VS mixer can also be automated by a four parameter envelope see chap 4 Modules Mixer Envelope or by
99. r fields found to the right of the page ENVELOPE MIXER You can equally click on the number and Slide the mouse up or down ENVELOPE The envelope automates the movements of the joystick designating a time to each of the four movements points 0 to 4 and during the length of a note LOOP The LOOP function applies a loop between to points of the envelope OFF O gt 3 1 gt 3 2 gt 3 or O lt gt 3 1 lt gt 3 2 lt gt 3 When the key is released the loop is interrupted and the movement cycle of the joystick is finished REPEAT The REPEAT function repeats the movement cycle of the joystick OFF de 1 to 6 and indefinitely C ENVELOPE ON Vy SL oF 37 1 2 1 ee oF oF 3 4 Envelope of the Mixer 5 2 4 Types of Filters The filter of the PROPHET VS offers a multimode filter You will find the low pass filter 24dB octave slope of the original Prophet VS but also a high pass filter band pass and Notch FILT ENV Manual setting for the amount of modulation by the filter envelope CUTOFF Frequency setting of the cutoff filter tuning at 10 Hz to 25 kHz RESO Knob setting the filter resonance 64 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL FILTER Re RL ony P assi ty iy xa i ag Da V1 Al al al 4 4 4 4 FILTENY CUTOFF RESO Filter Module Low Pass Filter 24dB octave slope LP Filter The low pass filter 24 dB native to the Prophet VS It eliminates the frequencies fo
100. re trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners November 2014 edition 2 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL Thank you for purchasing the ARTURIA s PROPHET V In this package you will find e This paper manual for the Prophet e One CD ROM containing the Prophet V installer for MAC OSX and Windows XP Vista 7 e The Registration Card Carefully store your card In order to be able to use the software you have to register your product By registering you identify yourself as the legitimate owner and will be sure to receive the latest news and updates for your product After registration you will receive a user ID and password in order to access a protected area on our site It also puts you on our user notification list so that you can be the first to know when there are updates or new product offers ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 3 1 4 Table of contents INTRODUC HON cri isa cts scenes E sacs ae ia a siat easier ade ESS 7 1 1 PROPHET HIS TOR Y xasana a EO a r EO 7 Eo LAE n a r A cemenade ace cc natea areata ue danenate cr omuaias ment navonahs 8 121 AOSE TECOS UU OT Snes diosa Palss E AAL AO E E eE E OE E EEA 9 1 222 A better reproduction of Analog oscillator waveforms uo cccccccccccsseecccccceete ee eeeseeeeeeeeaaeeseeeeeesaaaaeeeseess 9 1 23 Direct Filter Circuit Modelirna a ete Ate neath it Aer ite nee Il ACTIVA TION FIRST STAR Foncea ennei aaao e aa i 13 2 1 REGIS TERG ACTIVATE c
101. removes high frequencies above the assigned frequency limit the cut off frequency and allows the sound below the cut off to pass 82 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL through unchanged Depending on the setting we will hear the sound becoming more or less brilliant more or less dampened This is the type of filtering that you will find more often than not on sy use subtractive synthesis It can be found on most of the recent ana synthesizers Hz 70 00 WoO 80 00 160 0 320 0 640 0 12760 560 4120 102740 Low Pass Filter The Prophet VS proposes other types of complementary filtering High Pass Filter HP Filter The high pass filter acts symmetrically to that of the low pass filter frequencies below the cut off frequency saath roa muy Vy Hz z000 WOO 0 00 160 0 320 0 840 0 1280 2560 High Pass Resonant Filter 5120 8610240 Band Pass Filter BP Filter nthesizers that log and digital It eliminates The band pass filter is the combination of a low pass filter and a high pass filter it eliminates the frequencies found on either side of the cut off frequency Use it to make a certain band of frequencies that you wish to emphasize appear This will make the sound more pinched ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 83 edi Hz 270 00 WOO 80 00 160 0 370 0 amp 40 0 1280 2560 4120 10240 Band Pass Filter Notch Filter The Notch is oppos
102. riginal Prophet 5 You ll find all the sonic characteristics that made the original the must have of analogue synthesis ae ott cect cUTOFF RESO ENV AMT Keo Filter settings CUTOFF Setting for the filter cut frequency tuned from 10 Hz to 25 KHz RESO Setting for the filter resonance KBD Manual setting for the keyboard following ENV AMT Manual setting for the amount of modulation by the filter envelope Notice To set the conventional keyboard following in relation to the tempered scale place the knob at its middle value 1 00 The filter possesses its own ADSR envelope see following chapter to edit its cut off frequency However these can also be modulated by the LFO section WHEEL MOD for wha wha type effects or by oscillator B section POLY MOD for modulation effects in high frequencies or special effects Low pass filter 24dB octave slope The Prophet 5 employs a low pass 24dB filter It eliminates the frequencies found above the cut off frequency The resonance amplifies the frequencies close to the cut off frequency The amount of resonance is altered by adjusting the resonance knob When you turn the knob to the right the filter becomes more selective the frequencies found around the cut off frequency will be amplified and the sound begins to whistle Attention For more precision when setting the cut off frequency of the filter or the resonance rate right click on PC or CTRL Click on MA
103. rophet V is delivered with 400 presets that allow you to become acquainted with the sounds of the synthesizer A bank named Templates offers a selection of presets giving the possibility to use a template to begin programming a sound The sound 1 Osc for example is presented with an oscillator connected to the low pass filter this signal then being routed to the VCA It is also possible to view all the presets corresponding to a type of sub bank by choosing the ALL option in the bank For example to see the ensemble of Bass presets click ALL in the selection of the bank then on Pads 3 1 2 Editing presets To edit a preset we are going to start really simply gt Edit the brightness of the sound with a CUTOFF knob of the filter To do this turn the knob to the right or the left The timbre of the sound will become more or less bright Change the knob to your liking ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 15 gt ES ENYAMT KBD ae amp me TUE Change the brightness of the sound In the same way you can increase the range of the oscillator A by an octave by turning Frequency knob to the right Choose the 12 value OSCILLATOR A o 4 An k ma es d Osc A Freq W 12 semi tone pm Setting the Range of the oscillator Frequency By making just a few modifications you have already edited the preset You will now be able to save the sound that y
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105. s associated to points 2 and 3 gt Finally adjust the setting of point 4 the LEVEL remains at the O value Set the RATE to about 1300ms The sound volume is going to fall progressively at the note release ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 99 Adjust the setting of point 4 To give more stereo space to your sound it is possible to set a panoramic value to each of the notes played gt Click on the VOICE panel found to the right the AMPLIFIER title to select the polyphonic voice 1 Set the PAN knob on 0 This voice will be placed to the extreme left AMPLIFIER PAN VOICE ER 2 3 4 a F K y ta F F Le F iL rs VOLUME PAN ENVELOPE The settings of the voice gt Choose the second voice and set it to 99 This will be placed to the extreme right AMPLIFIER PARN YOE i iy VOLUME ENVELOPE The settings of the voice 2 gt Set the other three voices at your convenience by repeating the same steps By doing this your sound will have a lot of stereo space without using as many effects and save you some CPU charge 7 4 Preset using the modulation matrix and the dynamic mixin The following example will permit you to familiarize yourself with using the modulation matrix and mixing the 4 oscillators You will create a powerful monophonic lead preset with a kind of 80 s spirit gt Choose the ProVS Templates 4_Osc_Saw as the starting point of your new sound 1
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107. s of the Prophet VS if the 2 oscillators of the Prophet 5 are already active gt Play a note on your keyboard you can hear the two synthesizers simultaneously 7 5 2 Editing sound on the Prophet VS The sound of the Prophet 5 remains unchanged on this preset so we will go on directly to editing the Prophet VS gt Begin by changing the type of filter Choose the BAND PASS to better complement the low pass filter of the Prophet 5 gt Lightly decrease the cutoff frequency of the filter to about 35 in order to have a less aggressive sound gt Completely decrease the resonance turn the knob to the extreme left 0 Filter Settings gt Change the wave form of oscillator C 055 hitop1 and D 062 synbell 31 106 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL Wave forms of oscillator C and D Editing the FILTER and the AMPLIFIER To edit the filter envelope click on the EDIT button found in the graphic representation of the envelope gt Point O must be set on the maximum initial level value 99 to have the maximum value at the beginning of the note Set Point 1 at a LEVEL of 99 and a RATE of O The attack of this note will be really short on the filter Set point 2 at a LEVEL around 48 and a RATE relatively short 144 The cutoff frequency falls rapidly toward the intermediate point Set point 3 with a LEVEL a bit lower about 30 and a RATE a bit longer 479 The c
108. s way are usable in any other mode standalone or with other sequencers they can be exported and exchanged more easily and they will remain compatible with the Prophet V2 future versions 8 8 Using in Pro Tools RTAS 8 8 1 Opening of the plug in Access to the Prophet V plug in is like all other plug ins in Pro Tools via a new Instrument Track creation ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 113 ProTools File Edit View BEJ Clip Event AudioSuite Options Setup Window Marketplace Time Pr Input Only Monitoring Scroll to Track i Create Click Track v INSERTS A E GROUPS i _ AAAA AALL AAA AAA hA ALLA AAAA AALALA Ada Ahhh NTT RTT HT nT VEE STIS eee eee eee eee ETENEE TETEE TETEE rE aaa E fl Edit fwfewfew ptx 0 00 000 000 000 000 000 0 00 000 P Bars Beats Min Secs Timecode Samples Tempe Mater Markers E INSTRUMENT 7 5 M 5 i o multichannel plug in multi mono plug in 1 00 00 00 00 200 00 01 00 00 0 10 0 20 0 30 1 30 00 01 30 0 100000 2000000 ALOE SOGNO ee 120 op dp i INSERTS A E no insert Dynamics Pitch Shift Reverb Delay Modulation Harmonic Dither Sound Field Instrument Other Ableton Live stereo Analog Laboratory stereo ARP2600 V2 stereo Boom stereo Brass stereo CS 80V stereo CS 80V2 10 voices stereo DB 33 stereo Jupiter 8V2 stereo Maschine stereo Mini Grand st
109. sentially two Prophet 5 circuits stacked together for 10 voices spanning two keyboard manuals The Prophet 5 has been notably used by Kraftwerk Duran Duran No Doubt Depeche Mode Vince Clarke Talking Heads Genesis Gary Numan Thomas Dolby New Order Prodigy INXS The Cars Phil Collins Richard Barbieri Jean Michel Jarre Steely Dan Kitaro Level 42 Peter Gabriel the Eurythmics Pet Shop Boys filmmaker composer John Carpenter and many more Prophet VS The Prophet VS was made by Sequential Circuits Inc between 1986 and 1987 It was an innovation in the sense that it was one of the first sample and synthesis synthesizers At the same time it was the first synthesizer to bring two dimensional cross fading between waveforms into the mainstream This interesting concept became known as vector synthesis The Prophet VS was primarily the invention of three people Chris Meyer Josh Jeffe and Tony Dean Chris Meyer came up with the basic algorithm of cross fading between 4 oscillators in essence a 2 dimensional fade between timbres and running that through the usual VCF VCA chain It was an extension of the instruments like the PPG and Fairlight that could scan in one dimension along a table of wave shapes or between two different wave shapes Another peculiarity that contributed to the success of this instrument was its modulation matrix This allowed it to largely surpass the limitations of classic modulation the envelopes
110. t V offers an unparalleled quality of sound TAE combines four major advances in the domain of synthesis 8 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 1 2 1 Aliasing free oscillators Standard digital synthesizers produce aliasing in high frequencies and also when using Pulse Width Modulation or FM TAE allows the production of totally aliasing free oscillators in all contexts PWM FM and at no extra CPU cost 11016 238 il 508 17 88 60 dB at 6 034 Hz Linear frequency spectrum of the Prophet V oscillator made with TAE 1 2 2 A better reproduction of analog oscillator waveforms The waveforms produced by the oscillators in analog synthesizers are marked by the presence of a capacitor in the circuits The discharge of the capacitor results in a light bend in the original waveform notably for saw tooth triangular and square waveforms TAE allows the reproduction of this capacitor discharge This is the analysis of a waveform from the original Prophet 5 and that of the Prophet They are both equally deformed by the Prophet V low pass and high pass filtering ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 9 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 s00 1000 1500 2000 2500 S000 Temporal representation of a saw tooth waveform of the original Prophet 5 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 s00 1000 1500 2000 2500 S000 Temporal representatio
111. t did from its structure which was closer to that of the ARP The Prophet 5 rocketed Smith s garage operation to stunning heights Over the next five or six years Sequential Circuits who eventually just shortened their name _ to Sequential would become the largest American manufacturer of Synths The Prophet 5 contained five individual voices For its principal sound sources each voice contained two VCOs voltage controlled oscillators OSC A and OSC B and a white noise source which could be mixed into a resonant low pass VCF voltage controlled filter The filter modified the voice timbre under control of its four stage envelope generator The filter could also be driven to resonance and could serve as a sound source Following each filter was a VCA voltage controlled amplifier controlled by a four stage envelope generator which shaped the voice amplitude Supplementing the basic voices was polyphonic modulation POLY MOD signal routings within each voice that allowed OSC B and the filter envelope generator to function as modulation sources applied to OSC A frequency pulse width or the filter frequency Finally there was a single LFO low frequency oscillator and a pink noise source which could be mixed in to modulate all five voices aS adjusted by the MOD wheel The keyboard was a 5 octave Pratt Reid note on note off affair with no touch response The Prophet 5 sustained six revisions or revs Rev 1 was the original design Re
112. the settings of a sound and save the sound again with the Same preset name by clicking on the save button see the following paragraph You can also change the title of the new preset by clicking on its name 4 2 3 Saving a user preset To save your setting modifications in the current preset click on the Save button in the tool bar of the Prophet V Save button in the tool bar If you want to save your settings under another preset name click on the Save As button in the tool bar A drop down menu appears and lets you choose an existing preset in this case the contents of the existing preset will be replaced with the current settings or to save your settings as a new preset in this case click on New preset in the sub bank of your choice Save As button and save menu in the tool bar When you are working from a factory preset which cannot be deleted clicking on the Save button will not replace the current factory preset but will instead automatically open the Save As menu to save the current settings as a user preset 4 2 4 Import Export of a bank of presets It is possible to import new banks of presets conceived for the Prophet V To import a new bank of presets click on the preset bank import button on the tool bar Preset bank import button on the tool bar When you click on this button a window will appear allowing you to choose the preset bank file for the Prophet V
113. tice that the oscillation frequency varies following the note played This is due to the fact the frequency of oscillator B follows the keyboard The lower the note played the slower the oscillation and inversely the sharper the note the faster the oscillation If you do not wish to have this variation deactivate the keyboard following by clicking on the button KBD Deactivate the keyboard following gt Apply a modulation to the square width of oscillator A through the LFO To do this click on the PWA button found in the WHEEL MOD section in the bottom left hand side of the interface just above the virtual keyboard WHEEL MOD FREQ A B PWA PWB FILT DE ea Sie Activate the PWA button gt Choose a triangular wave form on the LFO gt Increase the virtual modulation wheel of the Prophet 5 to set the modulation rate around 0 50 gt Set the speed of the modulation with the RATE knob of the LFO Choose a value around 3 00Hz LFO Settings If you wish to give space to your sound add a chorus effect To do this click on the button Chorus then Effect Edit both found in the utility bar This contains the settings of the two effects my fliin ECHT Click on the button Chorus then Effect Edit ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 93 b Choose the EFFECTS button to edit the chorus gt Set the Dry Wet knob of the chorus in order to balance the Dry
114. tivated This function imitates the glissando of violins for example RELEASE Connection button for the release HOLD Connection button for holding a note LEGATO Connection button for the Legato mode uniquely available in monophonic mode B RANGE Set the range of the pitch bend wheel GLIDE Setting for the glide time Glide Modes The various modes for the glide OFF ON LEGATO 60 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL PROGRAMMER 1 2 3 5 6 7 E NG OFF on a LEGATO ON PT heh BANK I T aeS RELEASE VOLUME HOLD LEGATO Playing Mode section CAREFUL Only the volume envelope will be taken into account by the HOLD function This permits you to make the sound lively while keeping the envelope available 5 1 10 General Parameters section Among the parameters you will find the general volume the general tuning of the PROPHET 5 the activation of the A440 and the parameters belonging to playing in unison General Parameters TUNE Setting for the general tuning of the synthesizer A 440 Button releasing the A at 440Hz UNISON Selection button for UNISON mode DETUNE Setting for detuning the voices of polyphony Notice The detuning knob for polyphonic voices is very useful for detuning the notes in Unison mode This spreads the effect of the sound a bit like the chorus does When UNISON mode is inactive this parameter gives a bit of instability to tuning of the oscillators an instabi
115. tivates the synchronization of the A and B oscillators 5 1 1 2 Oscillator B FREQ Tuning knob for semitones on approximately two octaves FINE Fine tuning knob on approximately 1 semitone SHAPE Selection buttons of three wave forms e Saw tooth e Triangle e Square PW Knob setting the pulse width signals for the saw square and triangle wave forms ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 55 KBD Connection buttons activating the keyboard Notice by turning on the LO FREQ button the oscillator B will ask less CPU power of your computer A weaker oscillation frequency will allow you to use it as an LFO for modulating oscillator A or the filter in the POLY MOD section gt Here are the representations of the different wave forms used by the oscillators of the Prophet 5 Saw tooth Square Triangle 5 1 2 Mixer The mixer allows you to set and mix the volume of oscillators A and B as well as the volume of the white noise module The white noise module brings an interesting attribute to sound production It is notably useful to create breath effects in a flute sound for example or for special effects as in the sound of wind 56 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL OSC A Volume setting for oscillator A OSC B Volume setting for oscillator B NOISE Volume setting for the white noise 5 1 3 Filter The Prophet 5 emulation possesses a low pass filter module identical to that of the o
116. to Arturia to get access to client support and to activate his Product An internet connection is required to register and activate the Product either on the computer on which the Product is installed either on another device able to exchange files with the computer on which the Product is installed Owning a license of the Products entitles the Licensee to get access to the future updates of this Product 2 3 Any Products provided to you as NFR Not For Resale version grants the Licensee a non exclusive right to use the Product for a limited period of time The 118 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL Product shall only be used for demonstration testing and evaluation purposes NFR Products must not be used for commercial purposes and must not be resold or transferred The Licensee can activate the Product on up to five computers as long as only one installation is used at any given time The Licensee must register the Product to Arturia to get access to client support and to activate his Product An internet connection is required to register and activate the Product either on the computer on which the Product is installed either on another device able to exchange files with the computer on which the Product is installed NFR Products are exempt from update upgrade or crossgrade offers and cannot be purchased with or exchanged for vouchers or coupons Furthermore as an owner of a NFR Product you are not entitled to any vouch
117. to MIDI Control Change messages NRPN messages are now supported either send NRPN MIDI control messages to Prophet V or check NRPN then manually select LSB and MSB numbers MIDI Control Setup Leaming AttackTime Env Min Wlax a m Assigned ak e MSB 0 SB ala ale CLEAR MIDI assignation popup NRPN activated e Remove assignment Assignments can be removed by clicking the Clear button The message Unassigned will then be displayed Continue selecting the parameters you want to map to create a complete configuration 4 4 7 3 Manages Configurations New in Prophet V the possibility to maintain multiple configurations e Default configuration By default Prophet V loads the configuration for Arturia Analog Experience keyboards e Select one configuration A configuration is loaded by clicking the corresponding entry in bottom part of Learn menu e Create a new configuration A new configuration can be created by clicking on the Learn menu New Config entry This will open a popup enter the name you want to call your configuration and click on the SAVE button A new entry for your configuration now exists in the list of available configurations You may now fill in this initially empty configuration by performing the assignment operations described in the previous section e Copy a configuration ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 51 It is possible to c
118. tor gt Choose wave form No 35 VS1 for oscillator A Choose wave form n 39 VS 38 for oscillator B and n 63 for oscillator C Finally keep the wave form n 33 Saw for oscillator D You can briefly review the different wave forms to give yourself an idea of the differences between the sounds they produce Osc A WK mixer FILTER RATE Wave form choices of the four oscillators gt In order to better hear the difference between the timbres produced you can move the joystick between points A B C and D This will give you a good perception of the richness of wave table synthesis Move the joystick between points A B C and D gt Lower the value of the filter s cutoff frequency Place it in the central position at around 45 FILTER TYPE TO AMPL a A UAE VS Filter Cutoff ENVELOPE 45 Lower the value of the filter s cutoff frequency to 45 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 95 Most of the values and envelope points of the Prophet VS range from O to 99 A few of the values are doubled with the values indicated in Hertz frequency parameters or in milliseconds time parameters of the envelope gt Increase the filter resonance to about 70 in order to add a bit of brightness to the sound emnene AUDO ETIE EFFECTS ae E o5 FILTER _ lt lt gt ProS Abi Ose APS SOURCES B gt _ Osc B PS MIXER Chl none
119. trix Contrary to the modulation matrix of the Prophet VS that we have previously seen here all the individual connections of the Prophet 5 will be equally available and connectable to the parameters of the Prophet VS This allows you to add modulation sources theoretically inaccessible with the Prophet 5 when it is alone such as the velocity after touch or numerous other sources of modulation present on the Prophet VS Here is a complete list of sources and modulation destinations present in this matrix The SOURCES vertically are e LFO1 Pro VS e LFO2 Pro VS e PRESSURE Pro VS e VELOCITY Pro VS e KEYBOARD Pro VS e FILT ENVELOPE Pro VS e AMPL ENVELOPE Pro VS e MODULATION WHEEL Pro VS e JOYSTICK X Pro VS e JOYSTICK Y Pro VS e LFO PROPHET 5 e FILT ENV PROPHET 5 e AMPL ENV PROPHET 5 The DESTINATIONS horizontally are e FREQ VS OSC A Pro VS e FREQ VS OSC B Pro VS e FREQ VS OSC C Pro VS e FREQ VS OSC D Pro VS e CUTOFF Pro VS e FILT ENVELOPPE Pro VS e LFO1 RATE Pro VS e LFO1 AMOUNT Pro VS e LFO2 RATE Pro VS e LFO2 AMOUNT Pro VS ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 19 e VS VOLUME Pro VS e AMPL ENVELOPPE Pro VS e PANORAMIC Pro VS e FREQ PRO 5 OSC A e FREQ PRO 5 OSC B e VOLPRO 5 OSC A e VOL PRO 5 OSC B e PW A PROPHET 5 e PW B PROPHET 5 e NOISE PROPHET 5 e CUTOFF PROPHET 5 e VOLUME PROPHET 5 Careful When you pass from one synthesizer to another
120. uency of the filter This allows you to create metallic sounds similar to bell sounds or very particular special effects notably by modulating the cut off frequency of oscillator B Notice If you use oscillator B as a modulation source you can apply a modulation in which the speed will be proportional to the note played on the keyboard This gives you some interesting effects when oscillator B will be used in the lower frequencies LO FREQ SOURCE Setting for the modulation rate of AMOUNT e The filter envelope FILT ENV e Oscillator B OSC B DESTINATION Selection buttons for modulation destinations e Frequency of oscillator A FREQ A e Squared width of oscillator A PW A e Cut off filter frequency FILTER The FM polyphonic modulation section 5 1 9 Section modes for the keyboard This section allows you to e To deactivate the note release RELEASE When a key on the keyboard is released the sound is immediately interrupted and does not follow the release phase that is programmed e To release the hold continuing the note HOLD Even when the key on the keyboard is released the sound is maintained e To activate the LEGATO playing mode In this case the envelopes are not released when you link two notes by playing them on your keyboard e To activate and set the GLIDE mode This permits you to progressively change the oscillator frequency when a new note is ac
121. ulti mode resonant filter with 24 dB octave slope e Two LFOs allowing 5 wave forms e 1VCA amplifier e Three 5 point envelopes for modulating the mixer the filter and the amplifier A loop function is available on each of the envelopes e Modulation Matrix osc A SEM mixer FILTER TYPE IRMI JEA AMPLIFIER PAN VOICE FATE MODULATION y y u v y a gt 2 D gt oy Ee Q OF OF OF QF Q P k9 P 4 f i ta KS f FREQ FINE FILTENV CUTOFF RESO VOLUME PAN acm A Cc ENVELOPE ENVELOPE J pi A a 4 i MODULATION Lacie EFFECTS PLAY MODE ee Ae H HHHH AMOUNT iii 5 gt D FINE AATA j EE ENVELOPE em v a wL ee LFO 2 H EH PRESSURE HHH OH VELOOTY H OHHH HHH 1 00 A 1 p _ tn H H bda I T I HH H H HHH I H I I KEY E 2 FIIT ENV SHH A EDIT EDIT AMPL ENV HHHH HH MOD WHEEL LFO WAVE WEET LFO WAVE Ti d y yi H HH HHA 5 So 00 a al RATE SYNC RATE Prophet VS synthesis Parameters Wave table synthesis offers sonic possibilities that have been little explored in a software format It permits you to create sounds that are very different from the classic analogic synthesizer due to a bank of 96 samples The Prophet VS can use up to 4 oscillators simultaneously These oscillators can be mixed in real time with a joystick or 5 point envelope The Prophet VS can create strongly
122. und above the cut off frequency Wye i Hz 270 00 4 00 80 00 160 0 3270 0 640 0 1250 7560 41270 102740 Low Pass Resonant Filter The other four modes of filtration did not exist on the original Prophet VS but they are present on a number of other digital and analog synthesizers They all use a slope of 12 dB octave These modes were added to increase the sonic possibilities of the PROPHET V High Pass Filter HP Filter The high pass filter acts symmetrically to that of the low pass filter It eliminates frequencies below the cut off frequency j m i ny SEEN alte Ay i Hz 20 00 WOO 0 00 160 0 320 0 840 0 1250 2560 S120 10240 High Pass Resonant Filter Band Pass Filter BP Filter The band pass filter is the combination of a 12 dB octave low pass filter and a high pass filter it eliminates the frequencies found on either side of the cut off frequency Use it to ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 65 make a certain band of frequencies that you wish to emphasize appear This will make the sound more pinched L Ags ate if oul T Hz 270 00 W000 80 00 160 0 370 0 amp 40 0 1280 2560 4120 10240 Band Pass Filter Notch The Notch is opposite to that of the pass band filter It eliminates the frequencies inside a band of frequencies The resonance allows you to accentuate the sag of a band of frequencies Hz 270 00 40 00 380 00 160 0 320 0 amp 40 0 1280 z500 5120 10240 Th
123. utoff frequency falls again towards the intermediate point before coming to the SUSTAIN phase Finally set point 4 with a level slightly higher than before 63 and a RATE a bit longer 600 The cutoff frequency will increase slowly at the release of the note FILTER AMPLIFIER level 4 0 Rate 4 580 ms Settings of the Filter envelope Now we ll set the amplifier envelope gt Point O must be set on the maximum initial level value 99 to have the maximum value at the beginning of the note Set Point 1 at a LEVEL of 99 and a RATE of O The attack of this note will be really short on the filter Make the same adjustments to point 2 as you did to point 1 The settings of point 3 will define both the Decay phase and the sustain set the LEVEL to around 60 and the fall time to about 1500 ms which is relatively long Finally set point 4 the LEVEL will remain at O and you will set the RATE to about 1500ms The sound volume will fall progressively at the release of the note ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 107 AMPLIFIER lLevelO 99 Rate Oo Settings of the Amplifier envelope At this point the Prophet VS will load the attack of your sound with a timbre close to the sound of a sitar The body of the sound is composed principally of the Prophet 5 which carries all the warmth and roundness of analog You now have an example of what these two synt
124. v 2 was a refinement of the original design and largely transparent Rev 3 however was a vastly different synthesizer than Revs 1 and 2 Introduced to Rev 3 were new voltage controlled IC s CEM an improved ADC DAC and a different control voltage distribution scheme More sophisticated editing and tuning routines were designed and to improve serviceability voice trimmers were reduced from 80 to 45 Some believe that the Rev 3 synthesizers are slightly inferior sonically to their predecessors by revealing an absence in the lower frequencies While this may be true the majority of the Rev 3 synthesizers are far more operationally stable than their Rev 1 and Rev 2 counterparts Courtesy Matt Bassett If there was a single feature that defined the Prophet sound it was the poly mod section which enabled you to use the filter envelope and osc 2 to modulate the frequency of osc 1 the pulse width of osc 1 and or the filter cutoff frequency These modulation routings combined with osc 1 s sync function produced the trademark and at one time hopelessly overused oscillator sweeping sync sound usually variations on what was originally factory preset 33 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 7 The original price for a Prophet 5 was in between 3 995 and 4 495 Eventually a rack mounted conversion of a user supplied Prophet 5 was available from Studio Electronics Later there was even the release of the Prophet 10 which is es
125. ves FINE Tuning knob for fine tuning one about a semitone SHAPE Selection screen for wave forms OFS quit 48 i nl T a hy lee 5 2 2 Mixer Joystick The mixer lets you mix the four oscillators in order to enrich and develop the sound This mix is done with a joystick moving between four points A B C and D representing the maximum volume of each of the oscillators Joystick The joystick mixes the four oscillators in real time The Mixer ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 63 Double clicking on the joystick will reset it to the center position 5 2 3 Mixer Envelope The mix can also be dynamically automated by an envelope defining four periods each of which corresponds to a position to which the joystick can be programmed To activate this envelope push the Envelopes button in the right hand part of the synthesizer then select Mixer The mixer envelope is composed of four editable points numbered 1 2 3 and 4 the point O being considered as a starting point for the joystick To position the four points click on the center of the joystick the value 4 is indicated at first and slide the mouse From there the only modifiable parameters are the durations of the movements of the joystick between each point The settings are created by turning one of the four knobs situated in the ENVELOPE zone above the joystick The corresponding value appears in one of the fou
126. view on the sound map click on the Zoom slider under the overview window and drag it on the right to increase the size of the map gt To zoom out the view on the sound map click on the Zoom slider and drag it on the left to decrease the size of the map The zoom slider ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 41 You can also use the ZOOM or ZOOM buttons under the slider to increase or decrease the map size step by step by a factor of 1 gt Click on the FIT ZOOM button allows resizing the map to its global size The FIT ZOOM button 4 3 2 1 The instrument type filter window On the right of the map main interface an instrument type filter window allows you to choose which type of preset you want to see or to hide on the map By default all types of presets are selected m Other m Pad m Bass m ead Olas m Ft m Brass m Percussive m Sequence m Strings m Guitar m keyboard ALI The instrument type filter To select an individual or a group of instrument types gt First click on the All button on the bottom of the type filter window this will hide all the instrument types from the sound map The ALL button gt Then select the type s you want to see by clicking on the corresponding square box es A nock appears on the selected box es and the type s of presets appears on the map interface 42 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL Hide Show Pad
127. y contains odd harmonics but none the less its rich sound notably in low frequencies can be used for sub bass sounds that will come out well in the mix the square oscillator is often set an octave below that of the saw tooth wood sounds clarinet if the square signal is a little filtered etc 78 ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL Amplitude Hammon number 10 A 30 40 Fraquency Amplitude Hanmeric number 10 a0 3 J0 Frequency e The triangle can be considered like a very filtered and soft square signal It is very low in harmonics odd only and will be very useful for creating sub basses flute sounds etc Amplitude Amplitude Ti Hamonic number 10 20 a0 40 Frequency Triangle PWM Pulse Width Modulation is a setting that allows you to modify the waveform cycle or wave length This can be done manually with the help of a knob PW or by modulation with an envelope or LFO This pulse width variation translates to a spectrum modification resembling a waveform change ARTURIA Prophet V USER S MANUAL 79 OSCILLATOR amp Al i fi ej Waveforms of the PROPHET 5 a wip k kz er Q i yy i oy Sains Bl Tas i FREQ FNE TR F 1 TUF The synchronization of an oscillator with another creates more complex waveforms If for example you synchronize oscillator2 with oscillatori oscillator2 will restart a new period every time the first oscillator co

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