User guide

PROPHET’08 SoundEditor
User Guide
Prophet ’08 SoundEditor User Guide © Dave Smith Instruments 2007
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9.2. Display Mode
The Display Mode control affects the way the cursor works when adjusting each of
the 16 sequence control bars. There are two modes, Sliders and Pen:
Sliders are just that, individual sliders.
Each bar is adjusted individually by
clicking and dragging on the ‘fader’. Slider
mode is the best choice for sequences
that will control oscillator pitch, or anytime
precision adjustment is required.
Pen makes the cursor function like a
magnet so as you drag the cursor over
the graphic bars the height or each bar
and so the shape of the sequence is
adjusted as if drawing a line or curve.
With the mouse button held down, placing the cursor over a fader causes the fader to
follow the cursor position. Pen mode allows you to draw envelope-like sequences by
dragging the cursor across the control bars. Pen mode is not as precise as slider
mode, but is a good choice for sequences that are programmed to provide ‘evolving’
changes over time.
Once set, the Display Mode control setting remains ‘as is’ until you change it again.