PatchesSync Lead

Sync Lead

Sync Lead

Playing Tips

Use the mod wheel to darken the sound (mapped to filter with negative amount). Apply aftertouch for vibrato -- pressure activates LFO 1 routed to pitch. Play with varying velocity: harder playing opens the filter more (Filter Velocity = 35). This lead cuts through any mix.

Key Parameters

Oscillators

ParameterValue
Sync 2->1ON
Osc 1 ShapePulse 50
Osc 1 Level55
Osc 1 FrequencyC2
Osc 2 ShapeSaw
Osc 2 Level0
Osc 3 Level0
Osc 4 Level0

Filter

ParameterValue
LPF Frequency85
Resonance25
4-PoleON
Env Amount30
ENV 1 Decay60
ENV 1 Sustain40
Filter Velocity35

Envelopes

ParameterValue
ENV 2 Attack5
ENV 2 Decay0
ENV 2 Sustain100
ENV 2 Release25
ENV 3 DestinationO1F
ENV 3 Amount67
ENV 3 Attack15
ENV 3 Decay87
ENV 3 Sustain0
ENV 3 Release20

Expression

ParameterValue
Mod Wheel DestinationFiL
Mod Wheel Amount-60
Pressure DestinationLF1A
Pressure Amount30
LFO 1 ShapeTri
LFO 1 Frequency50
LFO 1 Amount0
LFO 1 DestinationOAF
Technique Notes

Hard sync forces Osc 1 to restart every time Osc 2 resets, creating complex harmonics at a locked pitch. Osc 1 is set above Osc 2 (C2 vs C0) to produce the timbral complexity. ENV 3 sweeps Osc 1's frequency (O1F) with a slow decay (87) for a pronounced attack sweep -- this is the classic Prophet-5 sync sound. The mod wheel darkens the sound by closing the filter (negative amount), and aftertouch adds vibrato by controlling LFO 1 amount routed to all oscillator frequencies.

Panel View

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