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Sequential Prophet Rev 2 User Manual

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  • Page 1 8/16-Voice Polyphonic Synthesizer...
  • Page 2 User’s Guide Version 1.2 Feb 2019 Sequential LLC 1527 Stockton Street, 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94133 ©2019 Sequential LLC www.sequential.com...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Modulation Examples ........34 For Technical Support, email: support@sequential.com...
  • Page 4 Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Exporting Programs and Banks .

  • Page 5: A Few Words Of Thanks

    As enduringly popular as the Prophet ’08 has been, we felt it was time to update it Mitch Thomas. with new technology and new features. THE SEQUENTIAL CREW To that end, we designed the Prophet Rev2 by enhancing and improving every- Art Arellano, Fabien Cesari, Bob Coover, Carson Day, Chris Hector, Tony Karavidas, thing we could about the original Prophet ’08 and, in many cases, doubling its...

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    Getting Started The Prophet Rev2 is a 8/16-voice polyphonic synthesizer with analog oscillators, filters, and amplifiers. The majority of its sound-shaping controls are located on its front panel, putting a tremendous amount of power and versatility within easy reach. This chapter of your user’s guide provides a brief overview of the Rev2, including such essential tasks as how to edit and save sounds.

  • Page 8: Selecting Programs

    This preset is very simple, with a single oscillator as its basis. To recall the basic preset: • In the section, press and hold the buttons simul- transpose down taneously, then press the button. hold Getting Started Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Getting Started...

  • Page 9: Saving A Program

    To cancel the save process before you commit: • If the button LED is flashing, press the button. The write global write LED stops flashing and saving is canceled. You can return to editing if you want. Getting Started Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Getting Started...

  • Page 10: Working With Stacked Or Split Programs

    Stack A+B Press to enable Saving a program saves any edits to programs on both Layer A and Layer B. Layer B editing BANK Compare Edit Layer B Split and Stack buttons Getting Started Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Getting Started...
  • Page 11 2. Turn the knob and select parameter swap a and b 3. Press the button. Layer A and B are swapped. write Getting Started Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Getting Started...

  • Page 12: Moving To The Next Level

    Prophet Rev2. The better you know it, the more you’ll get out of it. We wish you many hours of musical exploration! Getting Started Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Getting Started...

  • Page 13: Connections

    Audio signals used to drive the arpeggiator/sequencer should not exceed 5 volts peak-to-peak. Accepts a momentary, normally open or normally closed 5 . Sustain— footswitch to control sustain. Connections Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Connections...

  • Page 14: Global Settings

    Implementation” on page 82 for details. NRPNs are the preferred method of parameter transmission, since they cover the complete range of all parameters, while CCs are limited to a range of 128. Global Settings Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Global Settings...
  • Page 15 300° of travel. There are three pot modes to determine how the synth reacts when the programmable param- eters are edited. (Master volume is not programmable, so these modes don’t apply.) Global Settings Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Global Settings...
  • Page 16 34 . Dump All Banks— via the selected MIDI port. (See item 11, “MIDI Sysex Cable.”) Dumped banks will load back into the same location in memory when imported back into the synth via MIDI. Global Settings Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Global Settings...

  • Page 17: Oscillators

    OSC 2 FREQ FINE TUNE SHAPE SHAPE MOD OSC MIX OSC SLOP modulation source in the mod matrix is a great way to add movement and thickness to a sound. The Oscillator section Oscillators Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Oscillators...

  • Page 18: Filter

    Higher amounts more dramatically affect the cutoff frequency. This control is bipolar. Positive settings produce standard behavior. Negative settings invert the envelope. Oscillators Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Filter...

  • Page 19: Filter Envelope

    Then turn to 127 and experiment different resonance freq tunings, filter , and settings. Adjust the filter and amplifier envelopes A typical 5-stage DADSR envelope cutoff key amount as necessary. Filter Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Filter Envelope...

  • Page 20: Amplifier Envelope

    A snare drum has a sharp attack, no sustain, and very little decay or release. But again, they are both fundamentally white noise. AMPLIFIER PAN SPREAD ENV AMOUNT VELOCITY DELAY ATTACK DECAY SUSTAIN RELEASE Amplifier Envelope Filter Envelope Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Amplifier Envelope...

  • Page 21: Auxiliary Envelope

    Actually, any of the Prophet Rev2’s envelopes can be routed to any destination (or from its static position as set by the setting. pan spread multiple destinations) using the modulation matrix. See “Modulation” on page 33 for more information. Amplifier Envelope Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Auxiliary Envelope...

  • Page 22: Low Frequency Oscillators

    Percussive sounds, such as synth bass, typi- frequency. Random, also known as “sample and hold,” generates a series cally have shorter decays. of random values, each held for the duration of one cycle Auxiliary Envelope Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Low Frequency Oscillators...

  • Page 23: Modulation

    LFO, then and move the knob or control you want to use as a destination (the filter cutoff, for example). Set the amount using the LFO knobs. Be aware that amount not all front-panel controls can be used as a modulation destinations. The Modulation section Low Frequency Oscillators Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Modulation...

  • Page 24: Modulation Parameters

    6. Hold down a note on the keyboard and turn the mod wheel. You should 2 could be the “feedback harmonic.” Set up a second mod path to also hear vibrato. add vibrato with the mod wheel. Modulation Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Modulation...

  • Page 25: Effects

    • DDL Stereo - classic digital delay • BBD Delay - vintage bucket-brigade emulation • Chorus - vintage chorus • Phaser High - vintage 6-stage phaser, high feedback • Phase Low - vintage 6-stage phaser, lower feedback Effects Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Effects...

  • Page 26: Effects Parameters

    If you are only playing one note at a time, then the ring modulator will modulate with the same ratio as you play up and down the keyboard. Set Parameter 2 to the “on” position to get more musical results. Effects Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Effects...

  • Page 27: Arpeggiator

    1. Press the global button, then use parameter knob to select arp beat sync. DIVIDE MODE 2. Turn the value knob to select quantize. 3. Press the global button again to exit the Global menu. TAP TEMPO ON/OFF The Clock and Arpeggiator controls Arpeggiator Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Arpeggiator...

  • Page 28: Arpeggiator "Momentary Sustain" Mode

    Plays notes in the order the keys were pressed To enable MIDI Note output from the arpeggiator: 1. Press the global button, then turn the parameter knob to select midi arp+seq. 2. Turn the value knob to select on. Arpeggiator Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Arpeggiator...

  • Page 29: Clock Parameters

    16 Trip BPM x 6 Sixteenth note triplets 32nd BPM x 8 Thirty-second note 32 Trip BPM x 12 Thirty-second note triplets 64 Trip BPM x 16 Sixty-fourth note triplets Arpeggiator Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Sequencer...

  • Page 30: Changing Presets While The Poly Sequencer Is Running

    Alternatively, you can start and stop sequencer playback using a footswitch connected to the rear-panel jack or using MIDI start/stop messages sent sequencer from a DAW or other MIDI device. See “Seq Pedal Mode” on page 18 for more information. Sequencer Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Sequencer...

  • Page 31: Editing A Polyphonic Sequence

    For the most part, the sequence 7. To save the sequence, save the program by pressing the button write destinations are the same as the modulation destinations, since a gated twice. sequence is really just another modulation source. Sequencer Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Sequencer...

  • Page 32: Programming The Gated Sequencer

    16 steps. The could be routed to filter cutoff with Slew in sequence 4 used to create a sequence will loop when it reaches that step. less abrupt transition from one step to the next. Sequencer Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Sequencer...

  • Page 33: Sequencer Parameters

    No Reset mode. This makes is less useful for melodies, but still great for rhythmic parameter changes. 32nd BPM x 8 Thirty-second note 32nd Trip BPM x 12 Thirty-second triplets 64th BPM x 16 Sixty-fourth note Sequencer Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Sequencer...

  • Page 34: Unison

    Unison Mode parameter down a different chord on the keyboard. 2. Press the button. The chord voicing is memorized. Play a few unison notes to listen to the result. Unison Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Unison...

  • Page 35: Master Volume/Program Volume

    4. Save the program. (See “Saving a Program” on page 4.) MIDI volume can also influence the overall volume of the Prophet Rev2 if you are controlling it from an external MIDI source. Unison Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Master Volume/Program Volume...

  • Page 36: Pan Spread

    3. Turn the knob to set the mode and play a series of notes up and value down the keyboard to hear the effect. Pan Spread Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Hold...

  • Page 37: Pitch And Mod Wheels

    2. Turn the knob to set the range in semitones. value 3. Hold a note and move the pitch wheel wheel to hear the effect. Glide Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Pitch and Mod Wheels...

  • Page 38: Modulation Wheel

    (oscil- lator frequency, filter frequency, etc.). You can set either a positive or negative amount. Adding Aftertouch Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Adding Aftertouch...
  • Page 39 When is enabled, allows Unison Detune: 0…16— unison unison detune See the explanation above. you to detune the unison voices by a variable amount. Osc 2 Key On/Off: Off, On— Adding Aftertouch Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Adding Aftertouch...

  • Page 40: Exporting Programs And Banks

    Polyphony is allocated equally between the two sounds, half of the available voices on Layer A and half on Layer B. The split point is saved with the program. Adding Aftertouch Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Exporting Programs and Banks...

  • Page 41: Importing Programs And Banks

    Prophet Rev2 again. using to connect to your computer. 4. Open your MIDI librarian software and configure it to send SysEx messages to your synthesizer. Importing Programs and Banks Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Calibrating the Prophet Rev2...

  • Page 42: Resetting The Global Parameters

    MIDI Setup utility (typically found in Applications/Utilities). Under Windows, the first time the Prophet Rev2 is connected via USB, the “Found new hardware” alert appears and it is automatically installed as “Prophet Rev2 Keyboard.” Using USB Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Using USB...

  • Page 43: Modulation Sources

    * Audio Out is the digitized audio signal after the LFO 4 Amount Amplifier VCA. LFO All Amount LP Filter Env Amount Amp Env Amount Env 3 Amount Env All Amount LPF Attack Appendix A: Modulation Sources Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Appendix B: Modulation Destinations...

  • Page 44: Appendix C: Alternative Tunings

    1/1 16/15 10/9 6/5 5/4 4/3 64/45 3/2 8/5 5/3 16/9 15/8 the key of C. Use this to add an authentic touch to performances of early Baroque music. C=1/1 (260 Hz) Appendix C: Alternative Tunings Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Appendix C: Alternative Tunings...
  • Page 45 C= 1/1 (261.625) 1/1 25/24 10/9 6/5 5/4 4/3 45/32 3/2 8/5 5/3 16/9 15/8 Appendix C: Alternative Tunings Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Appendix C: Alternative Tunings...

  • Page 46: Appendix D: Troubleshooting And Support

    USB can cause ground loops, so try to resolve any grounding issues between the computer and the Prophet Rev2. Or use MIDI, which is opto- isolated. Appendix D: Troubleshooting and Support Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Appendix D: Troubleshooting and Support...

  • Page 47: Contacting Technical Support

    2. Use a MIDI cable (not USB) to transmit the new OS to your synth. You as well as ours, please do not return any product to Sequential without must use a standard MIDI cable for this. USB MIDI doesn’t work in a return authorization (RA) number.

  • Page 48: Appendix E: Midi Implementation

    CCs are limited to a range of 128. Sets the method by which parameter changes Param Rcv: Off, CC, NRPN— are received via MIDI. As with transmission, NRPNs are the preferred method. Appendix E: MIDI Implementation Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Appendix E: MIDI Implementation...
  • Page 49 Pitch Bend LS Byte then MS Byte Notes: 0kkkkkkk Note number 0 — 127 nnnn Channel number 0 to 15 (MIDI channel 1-16). Ignored if MIDI channel set to ALL 0vvvvvvv Value Appendix E: MIDI Implementation Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Appendix E: MIDI Implementation...

  • Page 50: Nrpn Messages

    RPN/NRPN Reset command, which can be handy for Arp Range Amp Attack resetting the currently selected parameter to a known state. Arp Repeats Amp Decay Voice Volume Appendix E: MIDI Implementation Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Appendix E: MIDI Implementation...
  • Page 51 0 = Relative †Controller transmitted, but ignored when received. 1= PassThru 2 = Jump 4111 Seq Pedal Mode 0 = normal 1= trigger 2= gate 3= trigger+gate Appendix E: MIDI Implementation Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Appendix E: MIDI Implementation...
  • Page 52 Program Volume 2111 0-127 Env. 3 S 2078 0-127 VCA Env. Amt 2112 0-127 Env. 3 R 2079 0-127 VCA Env. Velo. 2113 0-22 Mod 1 Source Appendix E: MIDI Implementation Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Appendix E: MIDI Implementation...
  • Page 53 Arp. Repeats 2154 LFO 2 Key Sync 2226 Arp. Relatch 2155 LFO 3 Key Sync 2227 30-250 BPM Tempo 2156 LFO 4 Key Sync 2158 0-127 Sub Osc. Appendix E: MIDI Implementation Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Appendix E: MIDI Implementation...

  • Page 54: Control Nrpn Data

    980-1043 3028-3091 128-255 Seq Step 1-64 Velocity 6 0jjj nnnn Main Software version: jjj - Minor rev; nnnn - Major rev 1111 0111 End of Exclusive (EOX) Appendix E: MIDI Implementation Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Appendix E: MIDI Implementation...
  • Page 55 NRPN messages are used to change Globals. The Rev2 will respond by sending out the current values of the global parameters in the format described in Global Parameters Data Dump. Appendix E: MIDI Implementation Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Appendix E: MIDI Implementation...

  • Page 56: Packed Data Format

    00 F6 F5 F4 F3 F2 F1 F0 00 G6 G5 G4 G3 G2 G1 G0 This explains why it takes 2339 MIDI bytes to transmit 2046 Program data bytes. Appendix E: MIDI Implementation Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Appendix E: MIDI Implementation...
  • Page 57 Appendix E: MIDI Implementation Sequential Prophet Rev2 User’s Guide Appendix E: MIDI Implementation...
  • Page 58 Sequential LLC 1527 Stockton Street, 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94133 ©2019 Sequential LLC www.sequential.com DSI-10266R...

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