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PROPHET'08 SOUND EDITOR Help page
(PROPHET'08 SOUND EDITOR Help Page in PDF format)
SoundTower's sound editor/librarian software, specifically designed for PROPHET'08
Congratulations
and thank you for downloading/purchasing our Prophet 08 SoundEditor for the
Dave Smith Instruments (DSI) Prophet 08! This Prophet 08 SoundEditor is
designed to be the ultimate tool for organizing and creating presets for your
Prophet 08. Through a
Patches
can be added to the program library in user-named categories for creating custom
preset banks a terrific feature for musicians looking to organize programs
for easy retrieval later! In addition, a genetics function is available to
create new presets simply by morphing or mutating two presets together into a
whole new bank. The software allows for each of the Layers A and B to be edited
singly or in combined mode. Lastly, a hardware OS update function is available
to simplify updating the Prophet 08 firmware.
This
manual, both a user guide and handy reference, is designed to get you up and
running quickly.
We
hope you enjoy using Prophet 08 SoundEditor for your Prophet 08!
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The Software Development Team
Software
Development: SoundTower Software,
User
Guide Development: Derek Prowse
Support
for this product is available at: www.soundtower.com/prophet/
No
special software installation is required. SoundEditor is a stand-alone program
designed to run on Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP; Min Pentium 133.
The
SoundEditor application requires:
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15MB Hard
Drive space
·
256 MB RAM (min.)
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1024 x 768 minimum
screen resolution.
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A
Updates
are available at: www.davesmithinstruments.com.
The Prophet 08 already has the correct firmware. A wheeled, twobutton
mouse is recommended for additional control of the program.
To
get the most out of the Prophet 08 SoundEditor program you should first be
familiar with the operation of your Prophet 08 instrument The Prophet 08
instrument offers an abundance of programmable features, and the
accompanying Operation Manual is the key resource for a complete explanation of
the features and workings of the instrument.
Although
this software program can be an invaluable resource to aid in understanding your
Prophet 08, it is not a substitute for reading and understanding the
Operation Manual.
This
User Guide will walk you through the steps to setup the SoundEditor with your
Prophet 08 instrument. The STARTING UP and GETTING CONNECTED sections should
be followed first to get the hardware properly connected and running with the
SoundEditor software. From there you can freely explore SoundEditor, edit and
audition sounds, create new ones and have some fun!
The
Prophet 08 is a deep and complex instrument with many programming options.
With this in mind, SoundEditor has been designed to be as simple and easy to use
as possible while retaining all of the functional control needed to adjust every
single Prophet 08 parameter.
After
installing Prophet 08 and launching the application for the first time by
double clicking on the program icon:
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You
will initially be shown a splash screen with version number and the name of
registered owner. In the image shown below this is version 1.1.2 and the program
is currently an unregistered copy:
The
first window you will see upon startup will be the following message window
overlaying the splash screen:
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Note: Registration is free for owners. To request the
registration code visit: http://www.davesmithinstruments.com
and follow links. |
Selecting
DEMO will put the program in demo mode, limiting file and SysEx
operations, but still allowing you to check out the program.
The
unregistered program lets you freely edit all of the Prophet 08s preset
parameters and use most of the Editor's functions with the following
limitations:
When
you re-run the program, youll need to select demo mode again. This will
continue until the program has a valid registration. There is no limit to the
number of times the program can be run in demo mode.
To
register the software, select REGISTER ON LINE. The program will launch
your default web browser and connect you to the DSI site, where you can
purchase/register your copy of Prophet 08 SoundEditor.
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Note: You
will need an active Internet connection in order to register the program. |
If
you have a valid registration code, enter this information in the appropriate
fields and select ENTER CODE you will be presented with a small thank you
message box.
Registered
users will see their name displayed on the program splash screen.
In
order for the Prophet 08 SoundEditor software to communicate with the Prophet
08, the hardware must be connected to both the MIDI In and MIDI Out connections
of your computer's
To open MIDI Setup, click
on
In MIDI Setup, select both
MIDI In and MIDI Out ports where Prophet 08 is connected. If
You
will need to select the MIDI I/O ports where your Prophet 08 is connected.
MIDI
IN combo box selects the midi
interface port to which your Prophet 08s Midi Out is connected. This
interface processes midi data sent to Prophet 08 Sound Editor from the
Prophet 08.
MIDI
IN recognizes and filters out incoming midi data in two ways:
1)
The SysEx dump byte size must match expected byte count for the message type
2)
The SysEx dump message signature must be set for the Prophet 08 (the byte
that specifies the kind of SysEx message) If either of these two conditions is
not met, Prophet 08 Sound Editor will ignore the invalid message and the data
will not be processed.
MIDI
OUT combo box selects the midi
interface port to which your Prophet 08s Midi In is connected. All data
sent from Prophet 08 Sound Editor (parameters, commands, continuous
controllers, and notes played by mouse piano or assigned computer keys) goes to
this port.
Poll
button looks for and activates the
midi ports if available.
Note:
To reset (jump start) the connection between your midi interface and Prophet
08 Sound Editor click Poll. This should reset the drivers, empty buffer
contents, and reset the interface.
After
making your configuration selections, click the POLL PROPHET 08 button.
If
Click
the OK button to store the settings and close the dialog box. You are now
ready to explore Prophet 08 SoundEditor!
When
you launch SoundEditor you will see the window below.
We
will be referring to this as the Main window throughout this manual.
The
Main window contains menus, a toolbar and, initially, the Layer A parameter
editing control panel:
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Note: The first time you launch SoundEditor, the two
program banks, though not initially displayed, are filled with the Prophet
08 factory sounds banks. The content of the program banks, including
all edits and changes, are stored when you quit SoundEditor. They will
reappear when SoundEditor is launched again. |
Heres
a quick tour of the menus in the Main window:
The
File menu contains commands to load and save Prophet 08 data, load Factory
Presets and access the Prophet 08 Bank Manager and Phantom Program Banks
windows.
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The
Edit menu contains commands for accessing Controls, Sequencer, copying,
pasting, renaming, writing and initializing programs. You
have the capability to Copy, Paste and Initializing the currently active
Layer as well. Renaming the currently active program can be done through
this menu. |
The
MIDI menu provides access to the MIDI Setup and Global Settings windows, as well
as transfer commands of all Prophet 08 data (transmit/receive).
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