Published on Feb 8, 2013 kconnor555·10 videos
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"This is a hardware, knob-laden box that is basically a 12-voice Prophet 5 synthesizer. A standalone, hardware VST if you like. If you've found this listing, you're probably familiar with the ASB series (Prophet, Minimoog, Odyssey). These are DSP-based emulations of the originals, in a reduced size format, with reproductions of the original front panels and lots of knobs to tweak in real-time. In addition to the 12-voice polyphony, the Pro-12 contains on-board effects - a delay/chorus/reverb unit. The knobs transmit MIDI, for recording automated filter sweeps, etc. in your DAW. These are relatively rare, especially in North America. I bought this one on ebay about 2 years ago, after waiting about 6 months before one showed up for sale.
OS is upgraded to the latest v2.0 version, including the much requested "really long glide" behaviour. There is also a software editor for the ASB, that can be used for patch management and unlocking some special parameters. I've never needed to use that -- just played it hands-on through a guitar amp.
The point of the ASBs is that you can just switch it on and play immediately, with hands on control. No need to fire up the computer and mouse around. The knobs also transmit midi, so it's a great match for controlling VSTs like Pro53 or the Arturia ProphetV if you like, It's not as good as a real Prophet5, of course. But it stays in tune, has 12 voices rather than 5, and is suitable for gigging."
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