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. [. . . ] For this reason, it is recommended that simultaneous usage of all three modulation effects is avoided to greatly reduce the chances of this condition occurring. 41 PHASER Page Phase shifting involves splitting the input signal into two signals, then shifting the phase of different frequencies of one signal and mixing it back with the original signal. Phaser Page 122 PHASER> DEPTH 55 RATE 143 RS N EO 25 STAGES 4 Phaser page parameters PARAMETER DEPTH DESCRIPTION The DEPTH parameter determines the modulation depth of the phase shift effect. Higher parameter settings result in the sweep of the filtering effect occurring over a wider frequency range. (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. About Ducking The Delay effect also has a built-in Ducker function. The word "ducking" is another way to say that you're turning down the volume level of the delay (or "attenuating" the delay). [. . . ] You can restore the entire Prophesy memory (all presets) or restore a single preset to any preset location. Restoring a single factory preset ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 Use the PRESET control to recall the preset to be restored. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 Use the PAGE control to access the PRESET UTILITY page, shown below. PRESET UTILITY PRESET DUMP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 Use the GAIN control to select the option titled "PRESET RESTORE". ! Important Completing the Preset Restore procedure will permanently erase the current preset and replace it with the original factory preset. PRESET UTILITY PRESET RESTORE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 Press the STORE button to restore the current preset to its original factory condition. The Prophesy will briefly display "RESTORED" when the process is complete. PRESET UTILITY RESTORED 91 Restoring all factory presets ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 From any preset, use the PAGE control to access the PRESET UTILITY page, shown below. PRESET UTILITY PRESET DUMP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 Use the GAIN control to select the option titled "FACT REINIT". PRESET UTILITY FACT REINIT 0 ! Important Completing the Factory Reinitialization procedure will permanently erase all Prophesy presets and replace them with the original factory presets. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 A specific code number must be entered to restore the Prophesy memory. Use the MID control to select the restore code "112". PRESET UTILITY FACT REINIT 112 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 Press the STORE button to restore all of the Prophesy presets to their original factory condition. The Prophesy will briefly display "REINITIALIZED" when the process is complete. PRESET UTILITY REINITIALIZED 92 Using the Prophesy built-in tuner The Prophesy provides a built-in tuner which can be activated at any time by pressing the MUTE button. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 Press the MUTE button to activate the tuner. FLAT C SHARP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 Pluck any note on the guitar. [. . . ]