Sequential PROPHET-600 - SEQUENCER; 5-1 RECORDING

SEQUENCER
5-0 INTRODUCTION
The
real-time
Polyphonic
Sequencer within the
Prophet-600 allows you to
directly
record your
own instrumentals:
bass lines, comping
patterns, riffs, or
melodies.
It
records with exact
timing
whatever
you
play. It can be
operated by a footswitch,
keeping the
hands free to play.
It features six-voice
polyphony, storage
even while
power is
off, and wide range
of playback
speed. The
almost 400-note capacity is
divisible in any
proportion between two
"banks," termed SEQ 1
and 5EQ 2. The
sequences
can be permanently
stored through the
cassette interface.
As it is
pre-programmed with sound
programs, the Prophet-600
also comes pre-
programmed with some
demonstration sequences. To
play the
demonstration
sequences,
simply press either SEQ 1 or SEQ
2. Adjust speed
and select programs as
desired.
5-1 RECORDING
1.
Switch RECORD on.
The
LED
will light.
2. Press either SEQ
1 or SEQ 2. (Ignore the
SPEED knob.)
3. Start playing. (Actual
recording does not begin until the
first key is pressed.)
4. When finished, press
the footswitch or RECORD
synchronously with the desired
ending.
5. The sequence
will
play
continuously ("loop") until
the appropriate SEQ
switch is
switched off.
Adjust the SPEED knob.
6. Care must be
taken to not exceed the
note limit, which is
approximately 400, but
may be less
if the specific sequence contains
long rests. If the note
limit is exceeded,
the
sequence will only contain
the last 400 notes—the
earliest notes will be lost.
7.
When
both banks are being used,
care must also be taken to not
exceed the
400-note
limit. The
sequencer assigns
memory priority to the bank
which is currently
being
recorded,
and will "steal" notes
from the other bank once the
400 total note limit is
reached. For
example, if SEQ 1 already has
a 250-note sequence
recorded in it, you
will
erase SEQ 1 if you
attempt
to
record more than
about 150 notes in SEQ
2.
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