Table Of Contents
1. Welcome to Prophet-5 V! ........................................................................................................................................ 4
1.1. About the Prophet-5.............................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.2. Arturia’s Secret Ingredient: TAE® ................................................................................................................................ 6
1.2.1. Aliasing-Free Oscillators ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.2.2. A Better Reproduction of Analog Oscillator Waveforms.................................................................................................................... 7
1.2.3. Voice Dispersion............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
1.3. Prophet-5 V Features .......................................................................................................................................................... 8
2. Activation and Setup ................................................................................................................................................. 9
2.1. Register and Activate .......................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.1.1. Arturia Software Center (ASC).............................................................................................................................................................................. 9
2.2. Initial Setup for Stand-Alone Use .............................................................................................................................. 9
2.2.1. Windows Users: Audio and MIDI settings................................................................................................................................................ 10
2.2.2. macOS Users: Audio and MIDI settings .................................................................................................................................................... 12
2.2.3. Using Prophet-5 V in Plug-In Mode............................................................................................................................................................... 12
3. The User Interface .................................................................................................................................................... 13
3.1. High-Level Overview ......................................................................................................................................................... 13
3.2. The Upper Toolbar ............................................................................................................................................................. 14
3.2.1. Main Menu....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
3.2.2. Preset Toolbar Area ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 16
3.2.3. Advanced Panel Button.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
3.2.4. Gear Icon......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
3.3. The Lower Toolbar............................................................................................................................................................. 18
3.3.1. Left Side............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 18
3.3.2. Right Side ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
3.4. The Side Panel...................................................................................................................................................................... 19
3.4.1. Settings.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
3.4.2. MIDI Tab ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 22
3.4.3. Macros Tab ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
3.4.4. Tutorials ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
4. The Preset Browser ................................................................................................................................................. 28
4.1. Search and Results............................................................................................................................................................ 29
4.2. Using Tags as a Filter..................................................................................................................................................... 30
4.2.1. Types ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 30
4.2.2. Styles................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 31
4.2.3. Banks................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 31
4.3. Search Results window................................................................................................................................................. 32
4.3.1. Sorting the Preset Order....................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
4.3.2. Clearing Tags .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 32
4.3.3. Liking Presets ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 33
4.4. Sidebar ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 34
4.4.1. My Sound Banks ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 34
4.4.2. My Favorites ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 35
4.4.3. My Playlists .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 36
4.5. Preset Info Section........................................................................................................................................................... 36
4.5.1. Editing Info for Multiple Presets ....................................................................................................................................................................... 37
4.6. Preset Selection: Other Methods ............................................................................................................................. 38
4.7. Macro Knobs ......................................................................................................................................................................... 38
4.8. Playlists.................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
4.8.1. Create your first Playlist....................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
4.8.2. Add a Playlist .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 39
4.8.3. Add a Preset ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
4.8.4. Re-order the Presets.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 40
4.8.5. Remove a Preset........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 41
4.8.6. New Song and Playlist Management........................................................................................................................................................... 41
5. Main Synth Panel ...................................................................................................................................................... 42
5.1. Architecture ............................................................................................................................................................................ 43
5.2. Common Behaviors......................................................................................................................................................... 43
5.2.1. Value Pop-Ups ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 43
5.2.2. Fine Adjustments...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 43
5.2.3. Double-Click for Default....................................................................................................................................................................................... 43