Prophet Plus v2.0 README

Proph@t Plus README

INSTALLATION:
1) Please install the dsp files in your DSP folder. This will be SFP\App\Dsp or Scope\App\Dsp
2) The presets should be placed in SFP\Presets\Synths\
3) Also, a .dll is included for XTC use. For this to work, you need to put the Proph@t Plus v3_3a.dev in SFP\Devices\Synths\, and the .dll in your Steinberg\Vstplugins\XTC folder.
4) Reboot your Creamware application, and drag the Proph@t Plus into the Project window.

FEATURES:
Here is some description of the enhanced functions (different from the original Prophet):

1) Triangle wave for Osc A
2) Separate routing switches in the PolyMod section for Filter Env and Osc B
3) Bi-polar Filter Env Amount in PolyMod section (so that an inverted envelope is possible); now with Filter routing as well
4) Extensive Aftertouch (Pressure-Mod) section (all parameters have bi-polar control)
5) Velocity control of Attack, Decay, and Release segments for both envelopes (a 3-way switch selects one or the other, or both)
6) Adjustable scaling for Velocity control of both Envelope Amounts to Filter & VCA (VEL switch on front panel must be ON)
7) 3 included effects - distortion, stereo chorus/flanger, stereo delay
8) Effects Insert Rack with 6 inserts
9) Two post-Insert Rack Sends with separate outputs
10) Two text bars to label the synth and display the current preset name
11) Unison 'stack' mode with Detune
12) Noise Input to mixer has 3 choices: White, Pink, or External In
13) MIDI Clock sync for Delay, Osc B, and LFOs
14) New alternate sources for the Wheel Mod LFO: Gated MultiMode LFO, DC, and random triangle and sine
15) Two WAV oscillators for sample playback, with sub mixers
16) PolyMod section - added a filter destination switch for the filter envelope, to provide for inverted envelope affects.
17) Two additional filters - Highpass and Bandpass filters (24 dB slope) added
18) Soft/Hard Distortion choice
19) Choice of having the delay before or after the chorus/flanger in series
20) Legaot Mode parameter
21) Low Note/Last Note parameter

Miscellaneous information

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Noise Input to Mixer - Although the front panel label remains the same (Noise), the actual signal input to this is set on the Controls&FX panel. In the lower left, you will find a 3-way switch under 'NOISE IN' that selects White noise, Pink noise, or the External Input. (The External In is the pad on the Proph@t Plus device labeled 'Ext'). A 12 dB boost/level knob appears when EXT is selected.

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WAV oscillators - The Wav Oscs are always on, and can be mixed with the standard oscillators. There is a sub mixer on the Wav Osc panel, which allows you to control the level of all four oscillators. The main mixer on the front panel still controls the total level of osc A or B, as indicated. (The WAV Osc panel is available by selecting the WAV button in the lower right portion of the main surface.)

You can detune Osc B's WAV Osc with the Fine Tune, but the main frequency knobs do not work - you must set the RKEY (root key) on the WAVs panel to adjust the root pitch of each WAV oscillator.

NOTE: If you want to save on DSP usage, you can turn off both of the regular Proph@t's oscillators by switching off all the waveshape buttons. This will disable the entire CEM oscillator emulation block, but only when BOTH Osc A and B are turned off (this is because these 2 oscillators are optimised into one monolithic block internally, and I cannot separately offload each oscillator from the DSP). This way you can still use just the Wav Oscs as signal sources, and increase your polyphony.

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Alternate Wheel-Mod LFO Options - If all three front panel LFO waveshape select switches are OFF, the alternate sources are activated.

The Gated MultiMode LFO has a retrigger function, which together with the Phase setting allows note-on events to control the start point of the LFO modulation. There's also controls for a delayed start (Hold) and fading the modulation in and out (retrigger must be ON), and a Level (NOTE: the Mod Wheel still governs the ultimate amount of modulation used. If you do not hear modulation, move your Mod Wheel, or adjust the on-screen amount ).

There is a DC (Direct Control) Amount, which allows you to use the Mod Wheel to directly control the LFO destination values. (For example, you can set the Mod Wheel to control the filter cutoff using the DC setting.)

Finally, there are two random fluctuating waveshapes - triangle and sine. Both have adjustable levels (NOTE: as above, the Mod Wheel still governs the ultimate amount of modulation used).

Finally, all alternate sources can be used at the same time - just adjust each's Level accordingly!

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MIDI Clock sync - though not immediately obvious, the MIDI Sync switch in the 'Alternate LFO sources...' section also applies to the front panel Proph@t LFO. The Rate knob (which switches out with the MIDI sync setting list) is also connected to the front panel LFO Frequency knob. There is a small red LED below the main panel Frequency knob, which is active when MIDI Sync is ON (you can even click on the LED to switch on/off the LFO's MIDI Sync, instead of going to the Controls&FX panel). Either knob will adjust the same parameter. This frequency/rate control or MIDI clock sync applies to all LFO and RANDOM sources.

Likewise for Oscillator B, there is a small red LED labeled 'MIDI Sync'. When clicking on this LED, the 2 switches for Osc B (Lo Freq and Keyboard) are replaced by the MIDI clock rate popup. NOTE: the only way to turn on MIDI sync for Osc B is to click on the red LED.

MIDI Clock sync is also now available for the Delay. (NOTE: if External control is selected for MIDI sync, the Delays may "crackle" a bit as the clock slave attempts to read the incoming MIDI clock. This is also true for chasing tempo changes.)

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Unison Settings:
Number (#) of Voices - OFF, ALL, 2-16. The main panel Unison switch must be ON for this section to take affect (however, a setting of OFF is the same as having the switch off).
Selecting ALL puts all available voices on one key.
Selecting a number 2-16 assigns a fixed number of voices per key stack. For example, if your system allows the Prophet Plus a maximum of 6 voices, a Unison Setting of 3 here will give you 2 keys with 3 voices stacked per key. If the number displayed exceeds the available polyphony, then the system will just play what it can (i.e., a 4-voice synth with a setting of 3 will only play one key).

Unison will play in Legato style if Glide >0; with Glide at 0, Unison will retrigger.

Detune - 0 to +100 (pitch spread in cents). Adjust to "fatten" the Unison stack.

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Setting the Pitch Wheel bend range. You can use the Pitch Wheel pictured on the surface to adjust the Pitch Bend range. The parameter display ranges from 0 to 24 semitones. The presets are all set for a whole step pitch bend.

The Mod Wheel is normally connected to MIDI controller #1, and can be preset to have modulation ON, with the parameter range from 0 to 127 (this by setting the value in the small display below the Mod Wheel). This display is NOT connected to the Mod wheel; it acts as an 'initial' amount, with the Mod Wheel "adding" to this initial setting.

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The Effects chain signal path is as displayed, and is post-Master Volume (main panel):

Distortion -> Chorus/Flanger ->Delay

If you wish to use a high level of distortion, you must use the Dry settings of the Chorus/Flanger or Delay to adjust the level

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There are presets by myself, Stephen Hummel (sh), Ronald Schmidt (RS), and Marco Paris (mp). I've tried to represent most of my original factory presets for the Prophet 5, and these are labeled as P-11 through 18. P-21 through 28, etc.. On the original Prophet 5, there were five rows or banks of 8 presets, and the designation was 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, etc. (and also, there were no effects on the real P-5!!).

In trying to match the presets, I did spend some time seeing if I could match up the knob positions of the emulation to the real thing as well, but this was an impossible task, since my own hardware Prophet 5 even varied a lot from voice to voice! In the end, I decided to give the software version a bit more range, so the knobs really won't match up to any hardware Prophet out there (even the differences from Prophet to Prophet are enough to make it a difficult task to achieve perfectly).

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NOTE: The Master Tune and Volume are not stored in the presets.

I hope you enjoy making music with the Proph@t Plus synthesizer! Please feel free to contact me for any question regarding this or other Zarg Music products.

Sincerely,
John Bowen

www.zargmusic.com
www.johnbowen.com
johnbowen@bigplanet.com

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