User manual ROCKTRON PROPHESY

[. . . ] Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Rocktron Prophesy!Effectively comprising three complete processors in a single package, the Prophesy is the single most powerful and sophisticated guitar system available today. With dual 24-bit, 66MHz DSP processors providing 130mips of processing power, the Prophesy is over 12 times as powerful as the original Rocktron Intellifex!The pre-effects section features wah, compression, EQ, and numerous other effects that can be assigned prior to the preamp section. [. . . ] (0 to 100) The RATE parameter determines the speed at which the phase shifted signal is modulated. (0 to 253) The RESONANCE parameter adds feedback to the Phaser so that it has a more pronounced effect. (0 to 100) The STAGES parameter determines how many stages of phase shift are to be active. A parameter setting of "4" produces a result similar to a vintage Phase 90, while a setting of "6" emulates other phaser pedals. (4, 6) RATE RESONANCE STAGES 42 PITCH SHIFT Pages Pitch Shifting is used to change the pitch of the input signal to produce a harmony note based on the input signal. The Prophesy allows for 2 harmony voices to be defined for each preset. Each harmony voice can be of any fixed interval--up to one octave above the input signal to two octaves below--and is selected in 20-cent increments. Fine adjustment can be made in one cent (1/ 100th semitone) increments. Pitch Shift Page 1: Voice 1 122 PSHIFT> PITCH 1 FINE 1 LEVEL 1 PAN 1 79>R +500 +12 +2. 5 Pitch Shift Page 1 and 2 parameters PARAMETER PITCH 1 and 2 DESCRIPTION The PITCH parameter selects what harmony note the Prophesy will produce based on the input note. The value displayed for this parameter represents the number of cents that the signal will be shifted (adjustable in 20-cent increments). Each 100 cents (or five 20-cent steps) above or below "0" represents the number of half-steps the shifted signal will be from the input signal. This parameter is adjustable from -2400 to +1200, where -2400 = two octaves below the input signal, 0 = unison and +1200 = one octave above the input signal. Refer to the table below to determine the cent value for each fixed interval. FINE 1 and 2 The FINE parameter allows for adjustment in 1-cent steps for fine adjustment of the harmony note. (-20 to +20) The LEVEL parameter determines the volume of the pitch shifted signal relative to the other signals. (Off, -42. 0 to +6. 0) The PAN parameter allows you to pan the shifted signal to the left or right channel. (Left to Right) LEVEL 1 and 2 PAN 1 and 2 43 Pitch Shift Intervals PITCH PARAMETER +1200 +1100 +1000 +900 +800 +700 +600 +500 +400 +300 +200 +100 0 -100 -200 -300 -400 -500 -600 -700 -800 -900 -1000 -1100 -1200 -1300 -1400 -1500 -1600 -1700 -1800 -1900 -2000 -2100 -2200 -2300 -2400 CORRESPONDING INTERVAL (RELATIVE TO INPUT NOTE) 1 Octave Major 7th minor 7th Major 6th minor 6th perfect 5th diminished 5th perfect 4th Major 3rd minor 3rd Major 2nd minor 2nd unison Major 7th minor 7th Major 6th minor 6th perfect 5th diminished 5th perfect 4th Major 3rd minor 3rd Major 2nd minor 2nd 1 octave 1 octave plus a Major 7th 1 octave plus a minor 7th 1 octave plus a Major 6th 1 octave plus a minor 6th 1 octave plus a perfect 5th 1 octave plus a diminished 5th 1 octave plus a perfect 4th 1 octave plus a Major 3rd 1 octave plus a minor 3rd 1 octave plus a Major 2nd 1 octave plus a minor 2nd 2 octaves Above input note " " " " " " " " " " " Equal to input note Below input note " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Note! G There are 5 steps of the parameter adjust control between each of the intervals shown above (each step equals 20 cents). This allows for smooth pitch changes when an expression controller is assigned to the PITCH parameter to change the pitch by remote means. 44 DUCKER/DELAY Pages Delay is a repeat of the guitar signal, which will repeat at the time the user sets (typically expressed in milliseconds) after the original guitar signal. The Prophesy provides several parameters to adjust the characteristics of the delay effect. The word "ducking" is another way to say that you're turning down the volume level of the delay (or "attenuating" the delay). When using the ducker, the volume of the delay would be attenuated, or "ducked" while playing so that it was quieter than your original played notes and, therefore, would not compete with your played notes. When you stop playing, the ducker will release and the volume level would then come back to full volume and echo out nice and loud. When the ducker is adjusted correctly, you can have the delay mixed just right behind your played notes and have nice loud and long trail-offs when you stop playing. Delay Page 1: Delay Time, Level 122 MT UE PE R SPILOVR LEVEL OFF 0. 0 PN A 75>R D-TIME 1 R G N EE 116 +3. 5 Delay Page 1 parameters PARAMETER MUTE DESCRIPTION The MUTE parameter allows for muting of the Delay section at its input (PRE), its output (POST) or both pre and post (BOTH). [. . . ] -------------- When dumping data to and from the Prophesy, always perform the dump in real time sequence mode. This will ensure that data loaded back into the Prophesy is not sent faster than the Prophesy can receive it. -------------- Also, make sure that the sequencer's MIDI filter is configured to accept SYSX information. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 Play back the data stored on the sequencer. The Prophesy will automatically begin storing the information as it is sent from the sequencer, and will display the data strings as it is storing them. [. . . ]