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Prophet X User’s Guide
16-Voice Mode
16-Voice Mode
The Prophet X can operate in either 8-voice or 16-voice mode. In many
ways the synth is at its best in 8-voice mode because in 8-voice mode,
the Prophet X has a stereo signal path with stereo lters. This results in a
noticeable increase in richness and depth.
In contrast, 16-voice mode doesn’t provide stereo lters (though the
Prophet X’s digital effects still function in stereo). However, 16-voice
mode is still quite useful for instruments such as piano that benet from
increased polyphony.
Press to enable
16-voice
mono mode
The Glide controls
To enable 16-voice mode:
• Press the 16 voice button.
With clever use of the mod matrix, it’s possible to simulate a stereo spread in
16-voice mode by modulating panning with note number. With this technique, over the
range of the instrument, notes from low to high are panned progressively left to right.
See “Using 16-Voice Mode” on page 112 for details.