92 Creating a Hard-Sync LeadDave Smith InstrumentsUsing the LFO to Sweep the FilterYou can further enhance the string pad by using the LFO to sweep thefilter.To sweep the filter:1. In the lfo section, select lfo 2 and make sure its shape is set to thetriangle wave.2. With the LFO parameters shown in the main display, press Soft Button3 to select the lfo dest menu tab, then use Soft Knob 1 to select cutoff.You can quickly assign the mod destination for LFO 2 by holding down theLFO 2 selector button and turning the Filter Cutoff knob. This will auto-assign filtercutoff as the modulation destination for LFO 2.3. With the LFO parameters shown in the main display, press Soft Button1 to select the lfo shape menu.4. Set the LFO shape to triangle, frequency to 30, and amount to 50.5. Play some chords. The LFO sweeps the filter.6. For fun, experiment with changing LFO 2’s shape, frequency , andamount parameters.Creating a Hard-Sync LeadHere’s another classic sound: a hard-sync lead. A famous example of thisis “Let’s Go” by the Cars (performed on a Prophet-5). In this exampleyou’ll learn how to hard-sync the oscillators, pitch-modulate one of themwith an auxiliary envelope, then add effects.To create a hard-sync lead:1. Press the global button.2. Use Soft Knob 1 to navigate to basic program and press Soft Button 1(write now). As a shortcut, hold down the front-panel transpose downbutton and press the hold butt on.3. In the mixer, turn up Oscillator 2 to 127. (Osc 1 is already at 127.)4. In the oscillators section, set both oscillators to sawtooth.
