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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.
Condition:
Overall the VS is in good cosmetic condition, top panel shows heavy wear (scratches and dents) from being in and out of racks over the years, the top cavity plate opens with no trouble.
Currently loaded with OS 1.1, a few of the buttons are sticky from time to time, but all functions perform as expected.
The previous owner mentioned that one of the CEM5530's was replaced. The repair looks to have been performed by John Leimseider (RIP) based upon the SSM chips & the fact that it's on a standoff, however we cannot confirm this. Pro job to say the least.
Everything else is original, so that means the screen is blue and weird to read at certain angles (most folks replace with an OLED) and the power supply hums (you can buy modern replacements for around $350.)
The Stereoping VS Controller connects via MIDI and allows you to control most parameters remotely, works like a charm.
Original VS and VS Controller manuals are included."
"This unit was disassembled, cleaned inside and out, meticulously serviced, with some future-proofing measures and fully and repeatedly tested by vintage synth specialists with decades of experience (us). This process required 22 hours of skilled labor. The result is an ARP 2601 that is much better than the rest. Don't settle for less / get what you pay for.
This unit is working perfect, is ready to play, and will hopefully outlast all others."
"This has the original 32MB ROM that it shipped with when new... the PROM1, also known as the Proteus Pop Collection ROM. It has 5 banks of 128 presets in this ROM for a total of 640 presets. You can add up to 3 more E-MU if you wish to expand the sound pallet. Sorry, no returns due to the massive size and weight of this item. I have gone over it carefully and checked every key and botton and knob and its all in perfect working order.
This PK-6 was built in 2002 and it has the OS V1.01 installed.
1152 Presets (512 in RAM, 640 in ROM) ~ 1173 Instruments ~ 64 Voice Polyphany ~ 16 MIDI Channels ~ 76 different FX ~ 50 Z-plane Filters ~ 4 Audio Outs ~ Super Beats Mode ~ 4 Simm Sockets for ROM cards ~ 2 Foot Switch ports ~ MIDI in/out/thru"
"Fun sketch with the Studio Electronics Boomstar SE80, a mono synth with filters inspired by the iconic Yamaha CS-80. I love this synth. It's truly magical and unpredictable in ways at times with essentially an endless palette of analog tone in front of you.. but it is also just so easy to dial in sounds with the plethora of knobs and switches packed in. And I LOVE the formant sounds you can coax out of it.. My only mono now, no regrets.. The interface feels very natural and inviting. I have way too many photos of patches on my phone that I still need to take the time to convert into a PDF book with the proper patch sheet file from SE. Anyway - SE80 recorded into Logic. Some (software) FX and processing applied etc etc etc. All sounds SE80 except for the backing choir I felt compelled to add and keep in (8DIO Requiem ). Thanks for listening! I hope this inspires you in any sort of way."
In this video resident expert Matthew Piecora (aka EZBOT) shares Cre8audio's newest modules: Capt 'n BIG-O and Mr. Phil Ter. Capt'n BIG-O is a fully analog oscillator built from the ground up to sound uniquely warm and huge. The oscillator also sports a wavefolder and a drive circuit, both of which you can route external signals into. Mr Phil Ter is a classic transistor ladder filter with a built in VCA and envelope generator. Along with these two new modules Cre8audio also released a two tier all wood rack stand for their popular Nifty Cases.
Captn'n Big-O - analog VCO introduction and feature overview
video upload by Cre8audio
"Captn'n Big-O is a 100% fully analog eurorack compatible VCO with wave shaping. In this video, Cre8audio partner Richard Nicol of Pittsburgh Modular Synthesizers takes us all on a tour of Capt'n Big-O's features and provides a few samples of how it sounds."
Mr. Phil Ter introduction, feature overview, and noise
video upload by Cre8audio
"What if your filter module also had a VCA and an envelope generator? Would a name like Mr. Phil Ter be a good name for it? Probably not right? Well, we at Cre8audio never claimed to be marketing geniuses (except for our jerk marketing person, but we rarely listen to them).
Anyway, check out Mr. Phil Ter, or 'Phil' as we affectionately call it. It's 12hp of filter, VCA, and envelope generator for all your sound manipulation needs."
Cre8audio BigEARS for NiftyCASE
video upload by Cre8audio
"Introducing this fantastic miracle of science! That's right, 2 pieces of nice wood (birch) made specifically to stack 2 Cre8audio NiftyCASES together for double your Nifty pleasure!
NiftyCASE BigEARS are made specifically for NiftyCASE, a powered eurorack compatible modular synthesizer case with built-in MIDI to CV conversion made by Cre8audio. It's Nifty!"
"This is a little jam utilizing the patch morphing feature of the brand new OS 1.2.0.0. I mostly used it to change the delay time, feedback, and reverb predelay, but it also brings the mixer section back home.
I used two square wave LFOs to create arp-like effects within the sequence controlled by the mod wheel. The touch slider affects the noise level, filter cutoff, filter drive, filter envelope release, and more tuning from the square LFOs.
Overall this jam felt a lot like what I do with my modular systems, which is pretty amazing considering it's 'just a mono.' It's the combination of great bones-basic sound, a strong sequencer, modular-level modulation matrix, lovely FX, and enough performance controls to get into a flow.
The update also introduced some clicking into the signal path when some of the FX are applied. This issue was basically immediately fixed in OS 1.2.0.2 (released only a couple hours after 1.2.0.0), but I made this video before downloading the update and...call me crazy but I think the clicks added a nice little bit of dimension here, so I'll take it."
"What do you play when you first get a massive analog 80s polysynth? Stranger Things? Blade Runner?
For me: Flight Of The Navigator. From the movie score by Alan Silvestri.
This is the Sequential / Dave Smith Instruments Prophet Rev2 desktop module, 16-voice version. This is using preset F2 P33, called 'C.S.A.T.'"