Arturia Prophet V Manual de usuario

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 1 UUSSEERR’’SS MMAANNUUAALL PPRROOPPHHEETT VV

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 10 Temporal representation of a “saw tooth” waveform of the original Prophet 5

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 100 Final setting of the mixer’s envelope In order to hear the effect that the envelope has on the mix when you play a n

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 101 Open the Modulation Matrix  Choose the source of the LFO1 on the A, B, C and D oscillator frequencies by clicking

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 102 7.4.4 Playing mode in Unison To give more intensity to your sound, we will apply the monophonic playing

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 103 Take 1.2 for example (Pad sound with FM on the Prophet 5). You will use this as a base for the following preset. 

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 104 Activate oscillators C and D of the Prophet VS in the mixer Notice! It is not possible to connect more than 4 oscil

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 105 Wave forms of oscillator C and D Editing the FILTER and the AMPLIFIER: To edit the filter envelop, click on the “ED

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 106  Finally, set point “4”: the LEVEL will remain at 0 and you will set the RATE to about 1500ms. Th

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 107 Delay Effect These diverse sonic examples, as you may have noticed, present very different levels of d

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 108 8 Modes of Operation 8.1 Stand-alone The Stand-Alone application allows the use of the Prophet V outside

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 109 • Audio protocol (PC only): Select the audio protocol that you wish to use. The ASIO driver offers some increa

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 11 Temporal representation of a Prophet V “saw tooth” waveform reproduced by TAE What’s more, the original analog o

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 110 To activate this function, select the <<Split>> option in the utility bar. Afterwards, you

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 111 Under Mac OSX The VST plug-in is automatically installed in the folder of the system corresponding to the VST instru

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 112 Connection of a MIDI track to Prophet V The events played on a MIDI keyboard are recorded by your host sequencer

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 113 8.3.2 Use in Logic Audio Select an instrument track. On the slice of the mixer corresponding to the selected track

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 114 8.3.3 Use in Digital Performer To add an instrument, choose the menu<<Project -> Add Track -> Instrument

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 115 Connection to a MIDI channel So that Prophet V can play the information coming from a MIDI track, you have to associa

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 116 installation. Once the installation is finished, Prophet V can be used like any other DXi instrument.

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 117 Save the presets When the session is saved, the status of Prophet V is saved as it is, even if the

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 12 Comparison of Harmonics generated by the filter circuits of the Prophet V and Prophet 5 when in self oscillation

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 13 2 Installation 2.1 Notes about USB key protection and the installation: The Prophet V application is delivered with

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 14 Choose the Installation Folder  Next, select the protocol(s) that you wish to install. The available options are:

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 15 Select installation folder for plug-ins  A dialogue box will ask you if you wish to have a shortcut on your desktop

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 16  Next, the installation program proceeds with installation of the Syncrosoft USB key driver and License Control Cent

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 17 Choice of installation disc Prophet V will automatically install as a standalone application (functioning independent

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 18 3 Quick Start This chapter will familiarize you with the general principles of the Prophet V and how it works. In th

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 19 In the Prophet V, a preset contains all the parameter settings of the synthesizer and various real-time

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 2 PROGRAMMING : Fabrice Bourgeois Jean–Michel Blanchet Nicolas Bronnec Gavin Burke Xavier Oudin Vincent Tra

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 20 Change the brightness of the sound  In the same way, you can increase the range of the oscillator A by an octave

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 21 3.2 Three Interfaces in the Prophet V The Prophet V offers three principal interfaces: In the first interface, the Pr

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 22  In order to understand the principal programming of the Prophet V, we will start with a very simple sound. Sel

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 23 Increase the resonance value  Change the attack time of this envelope so that the brightness of the sound will incr

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 24  Don’t forget to save your work. 3.3.1 Prophet VS and the concept of Vector Synthesis (VS) With the « Prophet V

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 25 The Prophet VS oscillators and the mixing joystick 3.3.2 Quickly create evolving pad sounds with the Prophet VS: 

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 26 move the joystick Let’s see how to apply an envelope to automate the movements of the joystick.  Start by clickin

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 27 Place the joystick at point “A”  In the same way, place the joystick to the “1” position. To do this, move it to p

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 28 Place the joystick at its position“3”  Finally, place the joystick in its position “4”. Move it, for example, to t

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 29 Turn the “1” knob  Turn the “2” knob to control the time between the “1” and the “2” points. Choose, for example,

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ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 30 When you play a note, you can hear the effect that the automation has on the mixing of the four oscillators. It is a

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 31 Click on the “Envelopes” button  Leave the “0” point at its initial position (it corresponds to the initial level

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 32 To end, add a modulation of the filter cut frequency by one of the two LFOs of the Prophet VS.  Click on the “Modula

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 33  Choose the preset “Prophet 5/Pad/Full_Pad” in the list of presets.  Now, to enrich the sound, add a fourth oscill

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 34 Change the wave-form of this oscillator Careful! Only four oscillator sources are available in the “Hybrid” interfac

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 35 To open it, push on the “Effects” button found on the tool bar, in the upper right-hand corner of the Prophet VS inter

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 36  Finally, set the depth of the chorus by turning the « Depth » knob. Set the depth of the chorus You have the choi

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 37  It is also possible to set the number of repetitions for each side (“Feedb. Right” and “Feedb. Left”

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 38 4 Principal Elements of the Interface 4.1 Tool Bar The tool bar consists of an ensemble of essential icons for the P

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 39 4.2.1 Choice of a bank, sub-bank, preset The bank, sub-bank and preset in use by the Prophet V are perman

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 4 1 Introduction 7 1.1 Prophet History ...

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 40 Choice of a preset in another main bank In the «BANK» drop-down menu, the «All» option allows you to open a su

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 41 4.2.2 Creation of a bank, sub-bank, preset To create a new bank, click on the button. The drop-down menu displays t

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 42 When you click on this button, a window will appear allowing you to choose the preset bank file for the Prophet V (.mi

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 43 4.3.2 Switches There are several types of switches on the Prophet V. Certain ones activate/deactivate

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 44 4.3.4 Virtual keyboard The keyboard lets you listen to the synthesizer sounds without the need for an external master

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 45 Interrupter Panel of the mixer envelope 4.3.6 LCD Screen The LCD screen, found to the right of the Prophet VS inter

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 46 Midi configuration window of a knob 4.3.8 The Preferences Screen On this screen you can: • Read the version of th

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 47 5 The Modules The Prophet V is composed of three parts: the Prophet 5 interface, the Prophet VS, and

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 48 • 1 LFO (low frequency oscillator) • 1 polyphonic modulation section (Poly MOD) dedicated to high frequency

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 49 • Triangle • Square PW : knob setting the pulse width signals for the saw, square, and triangle wav

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 5 5.1.7 WHEEL- MOD ... 52 5.1.8 POLY MOD

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 50 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

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 51 Low pass filter 24dB/octave slope The Prophet 5 employs a low pass 24dB filter. It eliminates the frequenci

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 52 key on the keyboard) the envelope begins the sequence beginning with “Attack”, then “Decay”, and stays in the “Sustain

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 53 • Frequency of oscillator B (« FREQ B ») • Squared width of oscillator A (« PW A ») • Squared width of oscillator

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 54 • To deactivate the note release (“RELEASE”). When a key on the keyboard is released, the sound is imme

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 55 Notice! The detuning knob for polyphonic voices is very useful for detuning the notes in “Unison” mode. This spreads

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 56 Prophet VS Le PROPHET VS is made up of: • 4 oscillators (« OSCILLATORS A, B, C et D») using wave table synthesis •

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 57 SHAPE : selection screen for wave-forms Oscillators Choice of Wave-forms 5.2.2 MIXER The mixer lets you mix the f

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 58 5.2.3 MIXER The mix can also be dynamically automated by an envelope defining four periods, each of which corresponds

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 59 Filter Module Low Pass Filter 24dB /octave slope (LP Filter) The low pass filter 24 dB native to the Prophet VS. It

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 6 8.2 VST ... 110 8.2.1 In

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 60 Band Pass Filter (BP Filter) The band pass filter is the combination of a 12 dB/octave low pass filter and a high pass

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 61 The graphic editing appears on the LCD screen found to the right of the PROPHET VS. The filter envelope is compose

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 62 Amplifier 5.2.7 ENVELOPE AMPLIFIER The amplitude envelope can be edited by the “Edit” button found in the Envelope

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 63 RATE : knob setting the LFO rate WAVE : screen for choosing the 5 wave forms: • Triangle • Square • Saw Tooth •

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 64 • FREQ VS OSC D • MIX A/C • Mix B/D • CUTOFF • FILT ENVELOPPE • LFO1 RATE • LFO1 AMOUNT • LFO2 RATE • LFO2 AM

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 65 5.2.10 Chorus and Delay Effects The Prophet V offers two additional effects: a chorus and stereo delay that permit yo

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 66 DRY/WET : Balance between the sound with and without effects SYNC : selection button to synchronize MIDI tempo The

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 67 Playing Modes 5.2.12 Wheels PITCH : control wheel for the pitch of the four oscillators MOD : control wheel for mo

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 68 Hybrid interface 5.3.1 Audio Connection Matrix The audio connection matrix, as its name indicates, routes the sound

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 69 Connection to the Oscillator to source A 5.3.1.2 Connection of the two types of filters: The output sources of oscil

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 7 1 Introduction 1.1 Prophet History Prophet 5: "In 1978 Sequential Circuits consisted of Dave Smith, form

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 70 5.3.2 Modulation Matrix Contrary to the modulation matrix of the Prophet VS that we have previously seen, here all th

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 71 • PANORAMIC (Pro VS) • FREQ PRO 5 OSC A • FREQ PRO 5 OSC B • VOL PRO 5 OSC A • VOL PRO 5 OSC B • PW A PROPHET 5

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 72 6 The basics of subtractive synthesis Subtractive synthesis appeared at the end of the 1960’s, giving birth

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 73 Oscillator Section on the Prophet VS The main oscillator settings are:  The pitch determined by the oscillati

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 74 oscillator is often set an octave below that of the saw tooth), wood sounds (clarinet, if the square sign

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 75 PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) is a setting that allows you to modify the waveform cycle (or wave length)

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 76 In the above image, oscillator2 is synchronized with the first and tuned to with double the tonality. The resulting w

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 77 In the Prophet 5 section, you will find the noise generator among the volume settings of the “mixer”. The Prophet 5

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 78 The Mixer of the Prophet VS and its envelope 6.1.3 The filter or VCF The audio signal generated by an oscillator (t

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 79 Depending on the setting we will hear the sound becoming more or less «brilliant», more or less «dampened». This i

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 8 If there was a single feature that defined the Prophet sound, it was the poly-mod section, which enabled you to use the

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 80 Band Pass Filter Notch The “Notch” is opposite to that of the pass band filter. It eliminates the frequencies insid

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 81 The resonance amplifies frequencies close to the cut-off frequency With a high resonance level, the filter will begi

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 82 6.2 Other modules 6.2.1 The keyboard If we stop here, the sound that you will obtain will be uniform,

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 83 The ADSR Envelope Both envelopes of the Prophet VS contain 5 points numbered 0 to 4. The 0 corresponds to the initia

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 84 For example: • If the sine waveform of an LFO modulates the volume of an amplifier, the sound will increase in v

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 85 6.3 Complements to Wavetable Synthesis Wave table synthesis functions on the same principles as subtractive synthesis

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 86 7 A Few Elements of Sound Design Here are 5 examples meant to guide you with your sound design in the P

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 87  Click on the button of oscillator A. This represents the saw tooth wave-form of oscillator A. When you hold a not

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 88 This preset consists of: • 2 oscillators (the second being in low frequencies) • Le mixer • The low pass resonatin

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 89  Increase the resonance of the same filter (choose a value around 3.50). This will cause the filter to resonate

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 9 1.2.1 Aliasing-free oscillators Standard digital synthesizers produce aliasing in high frequencies, and also

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 90  Set the speed of the modulation with the “RATE” knob of the LFO. Choose a value around 3.00Hz. LFO Settings If y

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 91 Chorus Settings You can now save your preset so that you can use it later. 7.3 Basic Preset with the Prophet VS (Swe

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 92 oscillator D. You can briefly review the different wave forms to give yourself an idea of the differences between the

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 93 The filter settings Let’s look at the settings of the envelopes. These settings will bring the sound of your preset

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 94 Increase the LEVEL of point “0”  Adjust the settings associated to point “1”: Increase the LEVEL to about 70 and s

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 95  Set point “3” by increasing the LEVEL to 70 and the RATE to about 3000ms. Points 2 and 3 correspond to the level o

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 96 Set the point “0”  Set point “1” at the maximum level and a RATE at 0. The attack of the note will be very short.

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 97 Adjust the setting of point 4 To give more stereo space to your sound, it is possible to set a panoramic value to eac

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 98 7.4 Preset using the modulation matrix and the dynamic mixing The following example will permit you to familiarize y

ARTURIA – PROPHET V - MANUAL 99 • Point 3 (Osc A= 12%, Osc B= 16%, Osc C= 39%, Osc D= 30%) • Point 4 (Osc A= 23%, Osc B= 28%, Osc C= 25%, Osc D= 22%