MATRIXSYNTH: Dave Smith Prophet '08


Monday, April 28, 2008

Dave Smith Prophet '08

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"Dave Smith Instruments Prophet '08 Synthesizer Specifications:
* 5-octave keyboard with semi-weighted action, velocity, and aftertouch.
* Spring-loaded pitch wheel and assignable mod wheel
* 256 fully editable Programs (2 banks of 128) with 2 Layers (2 separate sounds) in each Program.
* 16 x 4 gated step sequencer
* Arpeggiator
* 2 digitally controlled analog oscillators (DCOs) per voice with selectable sawtooth, triangle, saw/triangle mix, and pulse waves (with pulse-width modulation), and hard sync.
* White noise generator
* 1 Analog Curtis low-pass filter per voice, selectable 2- and 4-pole operation (self-resonating in 4-pole mode).
* 3 Envelope Generators: filter, VCA, and assignable (four-stage ADSR + delay); Envelope 3 can loop.
* 4 LFOs
* Glide (portamento): separate rates per oscillator.
* Analog VCAs

Ins and Outs:
* MIDI In, Out, Thru, and Poly Chain
* Main stereo audio output: 1/4" unbalanced
* Output B stereo audio output: 1/4" unbalanced
* Sustain pedal input: accepts normally on or normally off momentary footswitch.
* Pedal/CV input: responds to expression pedals or control voltages ranging from 0 to 5 VDC (protected against higher or negative voltages).
* Headphone output: 1/4" stereo phone jack.
* Includes power supply for 110V 240V AC operation (13-15 VDC, 400 mA) and operation manual.

Dave Smith Instruments Prophet '08 Synthesizer Features:
* Two analog oscillators per voice
* Classic Curtis analog low-pass filters
* Extensive modulation routing capabilities.
* Four-on-four splits and layers with separate stereo outputs for each layer
* Arpeggiator, gated 16 x 4 step sequencer, and LFOs all syncable"

1 comment:

  1. Good job with the copy and paste.

    The Prophet 08 is very nice and you get exactly what you pay for. A real synth costs about $10k and you paid 10-20% - so you get about that much of the real thing. Read more on this review: SubAnalog begins pushing the Prophet 08

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