![]() ![]() With newer electronic components used to produce this version, Sequential understood that part of the original three revisions’ charm was the instability of certain components that – as with a lot of classic analogue synths – gave them their personality. There’s a lot going on here and it costs a lot less but it’s not a classic… yet. It’s identical to the 5 in every way but doubles the voice count for an extra £6-800 (street).Īn analogue polysynth with six voices, a huge number of features, loads of modulation and real-time control plus a varied sound. It’s not the ‘real deal’ like the 5 but can’t be ignored.Īnd nor really can the 10. The first Sequential synth inspired by the Prophet-5 actually exceeds its specs with an extra voice, digital effects, arpeggiator and step sequencer yet streets at less. Switch between either Rev1/2 for the SS1 2140 low-pass filter (like the 2040 used in the Rev1 and 2) or hit the same button again for Rev3, the CEM 3320 filter. So far, then, we’re talking identical sonic ingredients and features to the original Prophet Rev3, and the filters maintain the theme… with a twist.ĭave Smith describes this iteration of the Prophet-5 as “the best of all Prophet-5s” because, just like Korg/ARP’s reintroduction of the Odyssey a few years back, you can effectively select between the previous three revisions by switching filters. Who needs a huge modulation matrix when you get results this good from a simple design? It’s a beautifully implemented modulation setup that not only replicates the original design but makes for brilliant and instant, hands-on sound design. It includes two sources (filter envelope and Oscillator B) and three destinations (Oscillator A’s frequency or pulse width, plus filter cutoff). Then there’s Poly-Mod, a feature that was one of the classic draws of the original Prophet design. There’s further modulation by way of a multi-waveform LFO and Wheel-Mod section that allows you to assign LFO and noise sources to five destinations, levels controlled by the mod wheel. They can be played in sync and B can act as an LFO, modulating the frequency, pulse width and filter of Osc A. ![]() The two oscillators generate both square and sawtooth waves, with Oscillator B adding a triangle. It uses the Curtis 3340 VCOs found in the Rev3 Prophet-5 (a much more reliable design compared to the SSMs used in the Rev2). Sequential has also released a 10-voice version in the form of the otherwise identical Prophet-10 (more later). Prophet-5 is, as you probably know or have guessed, a five-voice polyphonic synth, each voice using two VCOs. It was only a matter of time before the Prophets started appearing again and here we are with a fourth version of the Prophet-5. However, in 2015 Yamaha returned the Sequential name to its founder, Dave Smith, who had by then been successfully producing hardware synths under his own name. ![]()
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