Sequential Prophet VS – The Synthesizer Behind These Legendary 80s Sounds

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"Discover the iconic sounds of the Sequential Prophet VS – one of the most unique and influential vintage synthesizers ever made! 🎹
This 80s synth can morph between four sounds in real time… and somehow still sounds more futuristic than modern plugins. You’ve probably heard it before—this is the Sequential Prophet VS.

In this video, I break down the most famous Prophet VS sounds, including the legendary evolving vector pads, digital choir textures, and metallic bell tones that defined late ’80s synth music.

The Prophet VS combines digital waveforms with analog filters and groundbreaking vector synthesis, creating rich, evolving sounds t
hat are still widely used in ambient, synthwave, film scoring, and modern music production.

Sound List:
0:07 Fancy - Flames Of Love
0:40 France Gall - Ella, Elle Là
0:57 Icehouse - No Promises
1:13 Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
1:28 Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight (Live Version)
1:45 Phil Collins - That`s Just The Way It Is
1:59 Phil Collins - Don`t Lose My Number"

Sequential Prophet VS Rackmount 8-Voice Polyphonic Synthesizer SN 0629

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"The Prophet VS uses Vector Synthesis as its revolutionary new means of sound creation. It uses a total of four oscillators per voice with 127 waveforms (32 user) and dynamic waveform crossfading via the joystick. This was Sequential's first digital synth, and it was also their final synth unfortunately."

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断片的な記憶とProphet X：雨音のデュレイ・グルーヴ

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Featuring the Sequential Prophet-6 desktop. One more below, followed by the Tempest. Some interesting sounds in these.

"過去の記録から、特に心に残った瞬間を再構築しました。

降りしきる雨を、シンセサイザーの回路へと通したような音。
左手で「デュレイ（Delay）」の刻を操り、右手でアルペジエーターの粒子を変化させる。
練習の過程で生まれた、パーカッシブで内省的なグルーヴの断片です。

自然の風景を波形に落とし込んだ、環境音楽的な記録として。

English Description

Reconstructing poignant moments from my past archives.

Sounds like the falling rain, channeled through synthesizer circuitry.
Modulating the 'Delay (Duration)' with the left hand while shaping arpeggiator particles with the right.
These are fragments of a percussive, introspective groove born from the process of practice.

A record of natural landscapes translated into ambient waveforms.

Left hand: Delay time & Feedback (The Groove)

Right hand: Arpeggiator values

Source: Twitter Archive Selection"

断片的な記憶とProphet X：近所の山にて　Fragmented Memories and Prophet X: At the Nearby Mountain　2022.01.11 from X

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"過去の記録から、特に心に残った瞬間を再構築しました。

当時、近所の山を歩きながら綴った言葉と、Prophet Xで紡いだ音の対話。
自然の風景をシンセサイザーの波形に落とし込んだ、環境音楽的な断片です。

Reconstructing poignant moments from my past archives.

A dialogue between the words I wrote while walking through the nearby mountains and the sounds I wove with the Prophet X. These are ambient fragments—natural landscapes translated into synthesizer waveforms."

今日は１台のTempestのみ。これはこれで楽しいです。
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"From the vault: A video with over 10k tweets.
It's got a unique charm that still feels fresh today. Enjoy!

蔵出し動画公開。
1万ツイートを超えたあの動画を。今見ても新鮮な、独特の魅力があります。楽しんで！"

Audio Rate Modulation on a Prophet 6 Analog Synth

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Catch the full episode with Marcus Wiles:

EP #106: Prophet 6 Hardware Synth Rig with Marcus Wiles #prophet6 #worshipkeys

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"This episode focuses on synthesizers with a deep dive on Marcus Wiles’ Sequential Prophet-6, while also thanking sponsor Aerospace Audio and highlighting their Arrow Pads app and Atmosphere Pads pedal features, sound packs, pricing, and routing ideas with Ableton. Marcus explains why he chose the Prophet-6, how its simplicity and poly mod section shaped his synth programming, and why hardware can feel more like an instrument. He demonstrates practical sound-design concepts that translate to any synth or Omni sphere, including using unison and stereo spread versus chorus, preparing patches for mono or stereo systems, shaping sounds with envelopes to turn a basic patch into bass, plucks, brass, and an 808-style sound, adding texture with audio-rate modulation and effects (including distortion after reverb), and using the Prophet-6 sequencer for writing inspiration. The episode ends with a call for viewers to submit their own key rigs and a teaser for the next episode on the Nord Stage 4."

Sequential Circuits Prophet X

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Sequential Sequential Pro 3

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Sequential Fourm – Sounds Like a Prophet?

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"Sequential Fourm – Sounds Like a Prophet?

Exploring the sounds of the new Sequential Fourm, with a touch of external reverb on some patches"

0:00 Saw Bass
0:14 Mini Prophet
0:43. ZIZZLE POLY
1:00. Saw Bass Sequence
1:25. Polylead
1:42. PENTAPHONICS
2:14. Bass Gow
2:30. SilkyLead
2:40. Industrial Bass Sequence
2:56. New Legend Poly
3:37. Synth Keys
4:00. Mentallic Sequence
4:28. Acid sequence

The Crow Hill Company Introduces the THE SH*T SYNTH

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The Crow Hill Company turns to extensive and rare collection to turn out THE SH*T SYNTH as compendium of 48 circuit-, wave- and sample-bent instruments

EDINBURGH, UK: The Crow Hill Company is proud to turn to its own extensive and rare collection of hardware to turn out THE SH*T SYNTH — available as a compendium of 48 circuit-, wave- and sample-bent instruments inspired by some of the Edinburgh-based enterprise’s eclectic musical favourites (spanning the likes of Aphex Twin, Boards Of Canada, Joe Maus, Jon Brion, Laurie Spiegel, Radiohead, Throbbing Gristle, and Yazoo) to create something that they collectively ask: is it just shit or ‘the shit’? — as of April 7…

Whatever way anyone chooses to read into the titling of THE SH*T SYNTH as the latest entry into The Crow Hill’s ongoing ORIGINS series of sample-based virtual instrument plug-ins, one thing is for sure: it readily represents a broad selection of three categories of 16 workhorse instruments each, effectively wrapped up into a single plug-in designed to bring a cohesive approach to making music more edgy, lo-fi, retro, and — swimming against the technological tide of so-called progress — decidedly AI (Artificial Intelligence) slop-free. From pianos to strings, plucks, beeps, bass, and pads, the compendium that is THE SH*T SYNTH has been lovingly sculpted by the Edinburgh-based enterprise’s media composer and ‘samplist-in-residence’ Christian Henson to take the hassle out of making existing sounds less refined, catering to those looking for an entirely new bank of Mellotron-style sounds as well as synths that have been long forgotten — for good reason, too!

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Sequential Circuits Prophet VS Keyboard to repair SN 1259

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"In very good cosmetic condition, complete but needing repair. More info: The prophet power on all the supply voltages are ok, and the Display turns on (need new backlight) but with all segments lit. The keybed need a new aftertouch sensor."

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Sequential Circuits Six-Trak Analog Polyphonic Keyboard Synthesizer

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Sequential DrumTraks 12-Voice Drum Machine (Serviced) SN 06298 w/ Original Box

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"One of the earliest MIDI capable drum machines, the Sequential Circuits Drumtraks is punchy, unique, and will integrate effortlessly into a contemporary studio. The sound of this thing is fantastic, with 13 8-bit sample based drum sounds and a powerful pattern sequencer. This drum machine is fully tested and in great working condition. Serial No. 06298"

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APHEX TWIN - Pulsewidth COVER (Elektron Digitakt2, Roland SH01a, Prophet REV2)

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"Recreating Aphex Twin’s “Pulsewidth” using modern hardware synths: the Elektron Digitakt II, Roland SH-01A, and Sequential Prophet Rev2.

This is my cover version of one of the most iconic tracks from Selected Ambient Works 85–92, carefully crafted to capture its hypnotic pulse and raw analog character.

To rebuild the drum section true to the original, I used Roland R-8 drum samples (the same machine Aphex Twin used) loaded into the Digitakt II, and programmed its sequencer for the rhythmic patterns.
And for the iconic melody the same sample Aphex used: the first seconds of the track Butterfly Holocaust by Neutron 9000."

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"This Sequential Circuits Drumtraks 400 (Vintage) has been fully tested and is in excellent condition."

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Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 Synthesizer Operation Manual

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Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 Rev 3 Synth Technical Manual

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"This folder is original. The technical manual appears to be a copy. it was provided by Wine Country, who took over Sequential after they went out of business (before returning many years later)."

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SCI Prophet-600: Poly-Mod Ambient Pads

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"Five patches for the Vintage Synth Sequential Prophet-600 featuring the Poly Mod section. Valhalla Supermassive added for a lush reverb.
A special thanks to Stephan Kümpel (umusic6) for the instrument!"

Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Rev3 SN 1881

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"Serviced 3/30/26:
- Serviced the power and CPU sections
- Repaired the unresponsive knobs
- All patches, panel functions, and bend wheels serviced and confirmed functioning.

After this servicing, our engineers have confirmed that the keyboard, oscillators, and knobs all work. While playing, it sometimes becomes unresponsive from an unknown cause. After restarting it and pressing the Tune button, it works again.Selling as is, please be advised.

Local pickup in Hollywood."

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Terminator Theme - Sequential Fourm Synthesizer🎹 #terminator #synth #shorts

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Colin's Corner (In the Office) EP #20 - FutzVerb and the Fourm Synthesizer 🎹

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"In this episode of Colin's Corner, Colin checks out FutzVerb on the Fourm Synthesizer by Sequential 🔥

A very special thanks to Sequential for letting McDSP borrow the Fourm! 💚"

McDSP: https://www.mcdsp.com/
FutzVerb: https://mcdsp.com/plugin-index/futzverb/
Fourm Synthesizer: https://sequential.com/modern-analog/...
Sequential: https://sequential.com

Sequential Prophet Rev 2 16 Voice Desktop Synthesizer SN 1816-01222 w/ Original Box

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