"From the rather prolific Dave Smith Instruments, the 8-voices analogue wonder that is the Prophet 08… First thing that should actually be said is that the Prophet 08 isn’t meant to be a recreation of the Prophet 5. Hence the name. I’d like to nice about it, but the truth here is that online comments about how the Prophet 08 isn’t a Prophet 5 are badly misguided, if not completely stupid. They’re tantamount to criticize the Oberheim Xpander from not being, say, an OBX. It’s a brand new synth for 2008. Now, is it indeed a true Prophet or not? Well, on the one hand I do think it is, but on the other hand I’m not really sure that I give a damn anyway because it sounds fantastic in its own right and comments like “I just played some Prophet 08 presets in a shop this afternoon and it’s not like a Prophet 5” make me, if not mad, at least slightly out of balance."
see the full review with more images and audio at Khoral Cafe 80.
"One of my favorite uses (aside from the great midi sequencing) is triggering clips in Ableton Live from each step button. That is 160 individual clips (10 rows by 16 steps) you have access to at once! No other regular midi controller can match that.
Please check the GenoQs site for more information on this incredible musical tool and essential "hands on" control unit."
YouTube via ripe909 "Well I am sick with a cold and wanted to turn the studio equipment off... So you get to suffer through my attempt at cheesy supersaw trance! Sequenced on the Octopus, SE BassLine x0xb0x, machinedrum, revolution, JP-8080, oh and some virus."
"From the rather prolific Dave Smith Instruments, the 8-voices analogue wonder that is the Prophet 08…
