User guide

PROPHET’08 SoundEditor
User Guide
Prophet ’08 SoundEditor User Guide © Dave Smith Instruments 2007
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on their placement within the list. The middle child program is exactly 1⁄2 of the
mother and 1⁄2 of the father.
• Mutate button: The parameter values of each child preset are randomly chosen
from within the range between each parent’s parameter. For example, if the
mother’s cutoff frequency was 10 and the father’s was 88, the child values
would be anywhere between 10 and 88.
• Random button: A random value from within the min/max parameter range
produces the value of each parameter for the child.
Notes: Experimentation by using vastly different parents and similar parents creates
the most interesting results. You can also ‘interbreed’ the child patches, too. In
addition, you can set filters to excluded parameters that will not take a part in the
generation of new offspring. Experiment and have fun!
The Auto Audition checkbox enables automatic transfer of the selected presets from
the mother, father, kids or top offspring banks to the Prophet ’08's edit buffer. When
the Auto Audition checkbox is unchecked (disabled), no data is transmitted to the
Prophet ’08.
Other buttons at the top of the window include Edit, Write and Reset.
The Edit button brings up the Editor window, permitting on-screen editing of the
selected preset from the Parents, Kids or Top Offspring banks. Note: The Auto
Audition button must be checked for the Editor to correctly display the selected preset
in the Genetics window.
The Write button brings up the Write Program dialog box. The Write function works on
the currently selected program, which can be from the Mommy or Daddy Bank, the
Child Bank or the Top Offspring Bank:
The Reset button resets all selections made under the ‘Exclude Preset Parameters’
section. When the Reset button is clicked, all checked parameter selections become
unchecked.