Dave Smith Instruments Pro 2 Operation Manual

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49Pro 2 Operation ManualSequencerSequencerFor many musicians, the term sequencer has become synonymous withMIDI sequencer—a software application for recording and playing backMIDI performance data. But sequencers were around long before MIDI.The original sequencers in modular synths were used as a modula-tion source. They produced a series of control voltage events at timedintervals that could be used to change the value of a synth parameterin discrete steps. Sequences could be routed to oscillator frequency toproduce a series of pitched notes, to filter frequency to produce steppedfiltering effects, and so on.The Pro 2’s sequencer is like an original analog sequencer but morepowerful. It provides either sixteen tracks of 16-step sequences, or eighttracks of 32-step sequences—depending on which mode you choose fora particular program. Each sequencer track can be routed to a differentmodulation destination, and each step in a sequence can be set to a differ-ent value to modulate that destination.The Pro 2’s sequencer also allows rests, ties, and sequences of vari-able length, all of which make for some very interesting and complexpatterns, particularly when sequences are set to a mixture of odd andeven numbers of steps.EditHold to SelectTrack Select Play/StopTap TempoRecord Reset Steps 1-16 Steps 17 -3217 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 153216Step Value Slew BPM Clock DivideARPEGGIATOR CUE/PLAY LISTSEQUENCERNotesSlewVelocityNote: C5 Slew: 0 TieVel: 100C5C5C5C5C5C5C5C5C5C5C5C5C5C5C5C5C5