User guide

PROPHET’08 SoundEditor
User Guide
Prophet ’08 SoundEditor User Guide © Dave Smith Instruments 2007
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Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 6
1.1. Credits...................................................................................................................................... 6
1.2. Support..................................................................................................................................... 6
2. INSTALLATION / REQUIREMENTS.............................................................................. 7
2.1. Before You Begin .................................................................................................................... 7
3. OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................................... 8
4. STARTING UP ..................................................................................................................... 8
5. GETTING CONNECTED ................................................................................................. 12
6. SOUNDEDITOR Quick Start ........................................................................................... 14
6.1. Software Menus ..................................................................................................................... 15
6.1.1. FILE Menu:................................................................................................................... 15
6.1.2. EDIT Menu: .................................................................................................................. 16
6.1.3. MIDI Menu: .................................................................................................................. 16
6.1.4. OPTIONS Menu:........................................................................................................... 17
6.1.5. SNAPSHOTS Menu:..................................................................................................... 17
6.1.6. HELP Menu: ................................................................................................................. 18
6.2. Alternative Controls............................................................................................................... 18
6.3. Scrollable Lists....................................................................................................................... 19
6.4. Toolbar................................................................................................................................... 20
6.5. Naming Programs .................................................................................................................. 22
6.6. Receiving and Transmitting................................................................................................... 24
6.7. Loading and Saving Files....................................................................................................... 26
7. GLOBAL SETTINGS ........................................................................................................ 27
7.1. Global Setting Parameters...................................................................................................... 27
8. EDITOR (Layer A and Layer B)....................................................................................... 29
8.1. Editor Controls....................................................................................................................... 31
8.1.1. Buttons .......................................................................................................................... 31
8.1.2. Knobs ............................................................................................................................ 31
8.1.3. Parameter menus ........................................................................................................... 32
8.1.4. Source and Destination menus ...................................................................................... 32
8.1.5. Other Editor Windows................................................................................................... 33
8.2. Program Envelopes ................................................................................................................ 34
8.3. LFO........................................................................................................................................ 36
8.4. Oscillators .............................................................................................................................. 36