Doing so will turn the power off, possibly resulting can be drained rapidly by this type of operation. If the bat- in loss of the data being transferred and the data cur- teries do become drained during a data transfer, both the rently in the transfer destination during transferring or data being transferred and the data currently in the trans- recording a data.

For more information, see keyboard amplifier, stereo system, mixer, tape page They can be bought at music stores, etc. Press- observe these precautions may result in electric shock or ing the switch again turns the power off. Also, be sure to set the volumes of all devices at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level.

If no backup data exists on flash memory, all instrument settings are restored to the initial factory defaults when the power is turned on. When you are not using the instrument for use it to switch sustain on and off. Doing so can damage ing in reversed footswitch operation. When the Song mode! When the Style mode! Display page 32 Voice List page The Voice selected here becomes the Main Voice. The Voice number and name are displayed.

Voice number Voice name. Refer to the Voice List on page Quick Guide ous page. This second Voice is known as the Dual Voice. Two Voices sound at the same time. Appears when Dual is on. Selecting a Dual Voice The best-suited Dual Voice is automatically selected whenever you turn Dual on, but you can select any of the available Dual Voices.

Hold for longer than a second. Appears when Split is on. Select a Split Voice You can select a different Split Voice by following the procedure out- lined below. Step 1 Changing the Voices Drum kits Drum kits are collections of drum and percussion instruments. When drum kits Voice number are selected, you can play different percussion sounds directly from the keyboard. Details on the instruments and key assignments of each drum kit can be found in the Drum Kit List on page Quick Guide sound effects.

Try out each key and enjoy the sounds! Step 2 Fun Sounds Try out each key and enjoy the sounds. Play and set the tempo that is most comfortable for you. Tempo value. The tempo can be adjusted between You can also set the time signature. Time signature. The metronome can be set for time signatures of 0 to 15 beats. Listening to a Song. The Song number and name are displayed. Song number Song name. Appears when Castaway the Song mode is active.

Refer to the Song List on next page. The procedure for playing these Songs is. The Song will begin playing. Quick Guide [REW] button Fast-reverses the Song if pressed during playback no sound is heard during fast reverse. Decreases the measure number if pressed while playback is stopped. Fast-forwards the Song if pressed during playback. Increases the measure number if pressed while playback is stopped.

Temporarily stops playback. Press this button a second time to resume playback from the point at which it was stopped.

You can stop playback at any time by pressing the [DEMO] button. Song Name No. Bach E. Boccherini Oh! Susanna S. Foster Die Lorelei F. Bach J. Foster Slavonic Dances op. Beethoven Jingle Bells J. Massenet Valse op. Denza F. Chopin Nocturne op. Beethoven F. Ponchielli Andante grazioso Sonate K. Bach - Gounod W. Mozart J. Schumann Menuett BWV. Bach Animaux C. Schumann W. Bach Menschen Kinderszenen W. Schumann Romanze Serenade K.

Foster R. Schumann Die Schlittenfahrt K. Schubert Ave Verum Corpus W. Foster Menuett BWV. Bach Chanson du Toreador G. Liliuokalani To a Wild Rose E. MacDowell Ode to Joy L.

Work C. Gruber La Chevaleresque J. Therefore, the lesson is applicable only for the right hand. The rhythm sound consists of percussion instruments. The Style number and name are displayed. Style number Style name. Refer to the Style List on page The Style rhythm will start. Styles have no rhythm parts, no sound will be produced if you start rhythm-only playback. To use these Styles, turn on the auto accompaniment and play the keyboard as described on pages The bass and chord accompaniment parts will sound.

Quick Guide learn how to expand on that rhythm with bass and chord backing, and use all of it as your accom- paniment as you play. Appears when auto accompaniment is on. When the Sync Start standby mode is engaged, Style playback will begin as soon as you play a chord in the accompaniment range of the keyboard.

Not sure how to play chords? No problem! This instrument is capable of playing chords even if you only play one key. Try playing one, two or three keys any notes will do in the auto accompaniment range of the keyboard. Different keys will pro- duce different results.

Refer to page 52 for detailed instructions for playing chords. Split Point. Think of each User Song as a kind of basket or drawer for storing your recording. Remem- ber that you can also record a Style containing chord changes along with your own performance. You can turn off the Record mode by pressing the [REC] button again and stop flashing. When you play the keyboard, recording will begin.

Accompaniment is set to on, the Style starts sounding and is recorded with your performance. When Auto Accompaniment is set to off, only your keyboard per- formance is recorded.

You can specify the track you want to record to. Quick Guide depending on what you want to record. Specify the track 2 when you want to record the Style. If you want to record your own When you want to record your own keyboard performance, you performance, press the can specify either track.

Flashes when track 2 rEC User 1 is selected for recording. Press simulta- neously Lights when recorded data exists. Turns off when there is no recorded data, or when Mute is set to on page 38 to turn off playback of the track. You can also mute recorded tracks Accompaniment is set to on, the Style starts sounding and is the track will disappear recorded. Only your performance is recorded by playing the while recording a new track by pressing the desired track keyboard any key is OK when the Auto Accompaniment is set button.

The Song Delete display appears. A confirmation message will appear on the display. Backup Some internal parameters will revert to their default values if not saved before the power is turned off.

The following initialization procedures are provided. The backed up data will be erased Backup Clear operation, backup parameters will and the default values restored. You can save the backup parameters containing the five User Songs by using Music- soft Downloader to trans- fer them to a computer. Make sure to save your impor- tant data by transferring to a computer using Musicsoft Downloader page From this display, you can select select a Style.

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There are also knobs for initial delay, ADSR output level, and keyboard control. The Prophet '08 has four general purpose modulation buses. For each bus, the modulation source, modulation destination, and the modulation amount can be selected. For common modulation routings, it is not always necessary to consume a modulation bus, because some modulation sources or destinations have their own dedicated modulation routing controls. For instance, each of the four LFOs has its own amount and destination setting.

So it is possible to route an LFO directly to any destination without consuming one of the modulation buses. Common controllers such as velocity, channel pressure, and modulation wheel each have their own destination and amount settings, so they too can be used as a modulation source without consuming a modulation bus.

A few destinations have dedicated modulation routings in place. The VCF has a dedicated knob for keyboard control of cutoff frequency. All of these controls are in place without consuming any of the aforementioned modulation buses or routings. The Prophet '08 has two sets of stereo audio outputs. All of the sound comes out of set A, unless set B has plugs in it, in which case the second layer in the case of a split or stacked program will appear only on set B.

The VCA has a pan setting which can be modulated. Pan is a standard modulation destination, which means that any of the controllers, such as note number, LFO, or ADSR, can be used to position each voice in the stereo spectrum.

Also, each of the 8 voices by default has its own position in the stereo spectrum, which is the starting point for any further pan modulation.

A separate Audio Mod control adds additional harmonic complexity and movement. A powerful new feature unique to the Prophet Rev2 is waveshape modulation. Using the Shape Mod control, you can manually dial in a desired waveshape width or use an LFO or other mod source for continuously shifting timbre.

Even single-oscillator sounds take on new depth and dimension. The tonal possibilities are vast. The effects section provides reverb, delays standard and BBD , chorus, phase shifter, ring modulation, and distortion.

In stacked or split voice mode, you can apply a different effect to each layer. Effects parameters can be modulated through the Mod Matrix. The polyphonic step sequencer allows up to 64 steps and up to 6 notes per step. You can create a different sequence for each layer when you are working in stacked or split voice mode, making it a powerful tool for composition or performance.