Sequential Prophet-5 & Prophet-10 Demos by BridgeSet Sound

Sequential Prophet-10 Rev 4 Demo with Fabio Fonseca (Synth Only)
video by BridgeSet Sound

"Fabio Fonseca of Key Magic Inc stopped by to drop off more Vinicius Electrik Lizards and could not resist treating us to an impromptu mess around on the Prophet-10.

Recorded with a Warm Audio WA-412 , API 527 compressor and Apogee Symphony MK II."

Sequential Prophet-5 Rev 4 Demo with Damon "Mr. Dizzy Fingers" Bennett (Batch 1-195)

video by BridgeSet Sound

"Damon 'Mr. Dizzy Fingers' Bennett plays both original patches (Start - 4:10​) and presets on the Sequential Prophet-5 Rev 4 synthesizer in his studio.

This Prophet-5 is from batch 1-195 and remains as shipped. Signal is recorded dry and unprocessed with the Focusrite ISA and Apogee Symphony I/O.

Mr. Dizzy Fingers is a great friend and client of ours and we appreciate his doing this. In addition to electronic composition and performance, Damon is a skilled flute player, producer and musical director. You can say hi to him on IG at @mrdizzyfingers.

Index:
0:01​ Bring the Funk
0:20​ Honey Waves
0:45​ Dat Deep n Squishy
1:08​ Do Duh Bat!
1:26​ The Robots are coming for Dinner...
2:07​ ...And they're staying for Dessert!
2:44​ Milk Spaghetti
3:39​ Little Tiny Ghost
4:13​ 'Whatchya say? Your Phone is breaking up'
5:10​ Icicle Kingdom
5:51​ "Do you remember...?"
6:53​ Inside the Egyptian Beehive
7:15​ Inside the Egyptian Beehive pt.2 - Haunted Edition
7:58​ Say Hello to the Princess
8:44​ Bro, Where are my keys?
10:03​ Tinfoil-vision
10:46​ "Huh? I can't hear you over my super dope Bass tone"
11:39​ Chubby Little Pug puppy smelling the flowers
12:02​ Electric Pancakes
12:19​ Electric Pancakes with Butter
12:24​ Electric Pancakes with Butter and Maple Syrup
12:27​ Electric Pancakes feat. Eddie Van Halen
12:46​ Do you know the time?
13:21​ The Witch is Sleeping
13:53​ Snake Race
14:36​ I want steak for dinner
14:59​ RIP Allan Holdsworth
15:33​ Underwater Rubber bands
16:13​ That's called sunshine, baybuh!
16:42​ I don't know the time unfortunately
17:36​ Droid Whispers
19:19​ Old Faithful
19:27​ Space Ship Barber Quartet
19:48​ ..And now for the lead singer's solo
20:34​ ..the Baritone wubwubs have taken over
21:17​ Lost at Sea
21:51​ Man Overboard"

Sequential Prophet 5/10: a Musical Exploration

video upload by Synth Universe

"A musical exploration of sounds and timbres on this classic analog synth using custom-created patches. All the sounds you hear in this video were created by me on the Prophet 10 and include brasses, pads, keys, bass, poly synth, sines, chimes, strings and FX.

I wanted to retain the raw sound, so in the making of this video no chorus, modulation or thickening effects were used (software or hardware). Note that the Prophet 5/10 has no internal effects. The only effects used were reverb (mainly the Valhalla Vintage Verb plugin) or delay (Logic native delay plugin). No EQ was used to enhance either the low end or the high end.

The Prophet 5/10 has a single mono audio output, so to create a stereo image I used old-school layering in my DAW. When I recorded each audio take, I also captured MIDI data and used this to record new tracks of the original take. Using the Vintage knob on the Prophet set at 3 means that each MIDI take has subtle differences in pitch, envelopes and filter. Panning and slight detuning of the tracks creates, to my ears, a nice rich stereo image and retains the character of the sound.

** If you own a Prophet 5 rev 4 or Prophet 10, all the sounds featured in this video will soon be available to purchase as part of the Synth Universe Prophet 5/10 rev 4 Soundbank. Please subscribe and enable notifications and you will be alerted on release.**

Although the Prophet 10 now has dual layer functionality, all the sounds in this video are single layer and could be played on a Prophet 10 or a Prophet 5 rev 4.

Time stamps
00:00 Big brass pad
01:21 Big pulsing poly
01:50 Clarity
02:18 Unison pluck bass
02:54 Uni brass 2 and muted bass
04:07 Attack sizzle
04:39 Warm underpad
05:35 Expressive pad
06:33 Sizzle sweep
07:28 Bright poly
08:06 Dark strings
08:50 Polymod sparkle
09:08 Detuning brass
09:44 Cosmic organ flutes
10:19 Touch poly
10:48 Vibrato sweep
11:55 Firework chimes
12:24 Octave release
13:36 Shadow whistle
14:14 Synth strings raw mono
14:44 Synth strings stereo
15:15 Synth strings stereo + reverb
15:48 Storm drone

All musical ideas are my own and are copyright to me.

There was no sponsorship or affiliation to Sequential or their products in the creation of this video.

Hi I'm Jim: a musician, composer and sound designer. Welcome to my channel! This channel focuses on the musical and performance potential of synthesizers and helping you to get the most out of them."

SEQUENTIAL PROPHET-12 - Sounds, Patches & Presets | Synth Demo

video upload by synth4ever

"Sequential Prophet-12 synth demo featuring various sounds, patches & presets. This Prophet 12 demo showcases pads, leads, arpeggiators, bass, plucks, fx and more. The Prophet 12 demo was filmed at Sequential headquarters.

Sequential Prophet-12 is a flagship 12-voice, bi-timbral digital/analog synthesizer released by Sequential in 2012. It has 5 DSP-based oscillators per voice (saw, square, tri, sine + 12 selectable complex shapes), 3 noise types (white, pink, red), analog filter & VCAs, cross mod (FM/AM) and linear FM and hard sync.

The Prophet 12 boasts a unique character section with five digital effects - girth, air, hack, decimate and drive - to shape sounds pre-filter. The Prophet 12 also has a Curtis 2 or 4-pole resonant analog LPF and 2-pole resonant HPF. Distortion, tuned feedback & four multi-delays are on-board as well.

The Sequential Prophet-12 has 4 loopable ADSR envelopes and 4 syncable LFOs, arpeggiator, and extensive 16-slot x2 mod matrix with 26 sources and 100 destinations.
With 50+ knobs & buttons and a 5-octave keyboard w/ velocity and aftertouch, the Sequential Prophet 12 gives you lots of hands-on control. MIDI In/OUT/THRU, USB, sustain/expression and dual audio outputs per layer provide lots of connectivity. Finally, there are 396 factory and 396 user slots for storing your patches.

The Sequential Prophet 12 remains one of the deepest synthesizers in terms of programming and sound design possibilities. The bi-timbral capabilities + vast mod-matrix provides ample room to create incredible patches with diverse sonic variety. As a hybrid synth it mixes both digital and analog music technologies in a single powerhouse synth and can do everything from traditional bread and butter sounds, to futuristic soundscapes and beyond.

Hope you enjoy this demo of the Sequential Prophet 12, and thanks to Dave Smith Instruments & Sequential for creating it."

Prophet X Sounds by Everett Dudgeon

Published on Jul 24, 2018 EverettDudgeon138

This one in via Soviet Space Child. Don't miss the final video where he goes through recreating patches used in some famous 80's soundtracks.

Playlist:
1. Prophet X Sounds by Everett Dudgeon

These sounds have been getting some quite positive feedback so I wanted to share them with you all. Loving this Prophet X. You'll hear everything from Twin Peaks to Scanners to Creature From The Black Lagoon to Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer plus many more themes. Enjoy!

2. Prophet X Patch Creation by Everett Dudgeon Vol 1 Sax Machine

Going to do a series of videos demonstrating how I go about making patches on the Dave Smith Instruments Sequential Prophet X.

3. Prophet X Patch Creation by Everett Dudgeon Vol 2 The Beat Master

Vol 2: The Beat Master-The Prophet X is also great at being a backing jazz rhythm to your B3 lead, and LFO's are amazing bass players

4. Prophet X Patch Creation by Everett Dudgeon Vol 3 Instrument2Instrument

Vol 3: No Pipe organ? No Sitar? No Problem! Treat the samples as oscillators and you'll be able to turn one instrument into another.

5. Prophet X Patch Creation by Everett Dudgeon Vol 4 Mondo Ultimo Strings

Vol 4: Mondo Ultimo Strings-"So what you are just using the PX for string samples?" WRONG. In this synth....it's what you don't hear that will please you.

6. Preview Of Prophet X Sounds Vol 2 by Everett Dudgeon

Just a small preview of some Prophet X patches I'm working on.

YMO Rydeen Covers on OPA Moog Modular Clone & Vintage Synths

ROLAND MC-4によるYMO RYDEEN(シーケンス）

Uploaded on Oct 29, 2011
Audio on left channel only.

"機材:MODULAR SYNTH MC-4 LINN LM-2 ULTSOUND DS-4"

Vintage ULT-SOUND DS-4 Analog Percussion on the stand, OPA Moog Modular Clone with a couple of RA Moog modules, Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, Polymoog, ARP Odyssey, Roland MC-4, LinnDrum and more. Note the REON sticker! See this post from December 2007 for a video of the OPA modular at the 2007 SynthFesta in OSAKA Japan.

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Roland Jupiter-4 Compuphonic

images via this auction

"'The synth's oscillators are switchable between sawtooth, square and square with PWM waveforms. and include a sub-oscillator and noise generator. All 4 oscillators can be stacked together for a fat, monophonic sound. In the filter section, the Jupiter-4 offers a hi-pass VCF, as well as a resonant low-pass filter. There are two ADSR envelope generators - one for the VCF (invertable) and the other is for VCA. The LFO features sine, square and ramp up/down waveforms, with sample/hold. It can be routed to the VCO, VCF, VCA or PWM. The Chorus button doubles the fatness of the synth sounds...'

The Roland Jupiter 4 was an analog synthesizer manufactured between 1978 and 1981. It was notable as the company's first self-contained polyphonic synthesizer, and for containing digital control of analog circuits (termed "Compuphonic" by Roland), allowing for such features as programmable memories and voice assignment modes.

Priced at around US$2,000, it was cheaper than polyphonic machine from its competitors (such as the Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 and the Oberheim OB-X) however it did not sell well in comparison. (These poor fortunes were reversed on the release of its successor model in 1981, the popular Jupiter-8.)

The Jupiter 4's basic architecture was 4 identical voice cards, each with a VCO (with sub-oscillator), resonant low pass VCF (which could self-oscillate), and VCA. Modulation included an ADSR envelope and LFO. The LFO, routable to oscillator pitch, pulse width, filter cutoff and amplifier, was notable for being able to reach audio frequencies, allowing for crude FM and AM synthesis.

The Jupiter 4's two most distinctive features were provided by virtue of its "compuphonic" digital control of the four voice cards:
* An arpeggiator, with a choice of up, down, up/down, or random mode.
* Four voice assignment modes, which, as well as simple 1VCO-per-voice polyphony, included the ability to effect 4-VCO unison when one key was pressed, 2-VCOs per voice when two keys were pressed, and 1-VCO per voice when three or four keys were pressed.

The final signal path also included a simple high pass filter and a stereo chorus effect. The Jupiter 4 had 10 preset sounds and also featured 8 memory locations for user-created patches.

The Jupiter 4 Compuphonic (known to most of us as just the Jupiter 4) is a four-voice polyphonic synthesizer with an arpeggiator and a 49-note (C-C) keyboard. It has 8 user-programmable memory locations and 10 preset patches with names like "Piano" and "The Force". The buttons for patch changes are in the front of the keyboard, underneath the keys. Each voice consists of a single VCO with sawtooth, square, or square with Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) and a suboscillator that can be switched on or off. There is also a noise generator that can be switched on and off. Like the suboscillator, it has no level control.

The Jupiter 4 can be put into mono mode which stacks all 4 oscillators on each note, creating a very thick, although monophonic, synth. The filter section consists of a high pass filter and a low pass resonant filter. The Jupiter 4 has two ADSR envelopes, one for the filter which can be inverted, and another for the VCA. It also has one LFO, switchable between sine, square, ramp up and ramp down waveforms. The LFO can be routed to the VCO, the VCF, the VCA, or PWM. Although some say that the LFO rate on the Jupiter 4 is the slowest of any production keyboard, it also can modulate up into the audio frequencies (around 100 hz), making it very flexible. Only the filter can be modulated by a sample and hold function of the LFO labeled as "VCF mod" in the filter section.

The Jupiter 4 has a built-in chorus, a single on/off switch labeled "ensemble". Its arpeggiator is a fixed range running the length of the keyboard. However, there is a click input to sync the arpeggiator to an outside source. The click input can also be used to trigger filter modulation. This input and a cv input for the VCF were the only interface available with the Jupiter 4. It has no keyboard cv/gate input. It is possible to overdrive the Jupiter 4's VCA. When you do this a little light comes on to let you know."

New Sequential Take 5 - Five Voice Poly Synth w/ Prophet-5 Rev 4 Filter

Update: demos and higher res pics here.

MSRP 1.074€ / $1,250

You might recall Sequential registered the Take 5 trademark from this post back in June. The Take 5 takes on the look of the Pro 3 with some significant differences. The Take 5 replaces the the Pro 3's filter types (below) with the Prophet-5 Rev 4 filter. The Take 5 has more modulation capabilities than a Prophet-5, but less than the Pro 3. The Take 5 doesn't have the third wavetable oscillaor, sequencer, tuned feedback, or the extra envelope(s) of the Pro 3. Each synth has its own strengths of course. This is good news for current owners.

For reference, the Pro 3 has the following filter types:

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An Evening with Dave Smith at Pyramind | Video Recap

Published on Jan 11, 2016 Pyramind

http://www.davesmithinstruments.com

Part 2 below.

"On November 12th, Pyramind welcomed a true legend to our facility. The one and only Dave Smith, founder of Sequential Circuits and Dave Smith Instruments who is often referred to as the Father of MIDI.

During An Evening with Dave Smith, which you can watch in it’s entirety, you will get to hear what the new Sequential Prophet-6 synth is capable of in the hands of it's creator. The Prophet-6 is Dave Smith’s tribute to the analog polyphonic synth that started it all—the Sequential Prophet-5. But it’s not simply a reissue of a classic. Rather, as Dave puts it, “It’s the result of our effort to build the most awesome-sounding, modern analog poly synth possible.” The Prophet-6 takes the best qualities of the original Prophet-5—true voltage-controlled oscillators, filters, and amplifiers—and adds enhancements such as studio-quality effects, a polyphonic step sequencer, an arpeggiator, and more. The result is pure, unadulterated analog tone with the stability and reliability of a state-of-the-art modern synth.

For more information about Pyramind events head to our blog: http://hubs.ly/H01Pj5Z0

Timestamps:

01:00 - Hardware vs. Soft Synths - real synths cost more than soft synths (hardware competes with FREE)
02:48 - What inspired you to start building equipment?
05:03 - Talks about the way he developed his synth to work, and what didn’t work for other companies
05:58 - Where do you start when designing your instruments?
09:30 - Talks about the Prophet 6 (voltage controlled oscillators)
12:18 - “Slop Control” feature
14:00 - Analog distortion
16:00 - Story about the new name - Sequential
18:20 - Starts demoing the synth (focused on sequencer)
19:24 - Talks about factory presets and why they’re made the way they are
21:10 - Arpeggiator
22:00 - Effects
24:30 - Analog synthesis has passed the test of time
26:18 - People used to just want to emulate real instruments
28:05 - Inspiration behind the Prophet 2000
30:30 - Why didn’t they quantize oscillator frequencies?
31:40 - Why he likes constrained designs
34:08 - You can know nothing about synthesis and still make cool sounds with these synths
34:58 - USB integration (it’s just midi over USB)
35:20 - Presets
35:48 - Analog gear market
37:30 - Appealing to different clients / genres
38:28 - Taylor Swift Custom Prophet 12
41:14 - What did the sound designers bring to the synth?
42:16 - Hearing presets being used / modified"

An Evening with Dave Smith | Video Recap | Part II | feat. Jason Linder

Published on Jan 11, 2016

"On November 12th, Pyramind welcomed a true legend to our facility. The one and only Dave Smith, founder of Sequential Circuits and Dave Smith Instruments who is often referred to as the Father of MIDI.

During An Evening with Dave Smith, which you can watch in it’s entirety, you will get to hear what the new Sequential Prophet-6 synth is capable of in the hands of it's creator. The Prophet-6 is Dave Smith’s tribute to the analog polyphonic synth that started it all—the Sequential Prophet-5. But it’s not simply a reissue of a classic. Rather, as Dave puts it, “It’s the result of our effort to build the most awesome-sounding, modern analog poly synth possible.” The Prophet-6 takes the best qualities of the original Prophet-5—true voltage-controlled oscillators, filters, and amplifiers—and adds enhancements such as studio-quality effects, a polyphonic step sequencer, an arpeggiator, and more. The result is pure, unadulterated analog tone with the stability and reliability of a state-of-the-art modern synth.

For more information about Pyramind events head to our blog: http://hubs.ly/H01Pj5Z0

Timestamps:

00:46 - How do you know when the synth is “done”?
01:32 - Prophet 6 circuit board vs. Prophet 5
02:00 - Prophet 6 poly chaining, module version
03:08 - Tempest design vs Prophet 6
06:05 - Problems with having too much input during design stage
07:10 - Any high profile sound designers?
07:50 - Demoing
09:20 - Spring reverb model (hitting the side of synth)
12:26 - What was the hardest feature to cut during design?
13:30 - Favorite synth he has made
14:10 - Talks about polymod (one of the most unique things about the Prophet 5) individual modulation PER VOICE
16:00 - Jason Lindner (Keyboardist of Now vs. Now) demo
22:58 - Compares choosing synths to the way guitar platers choose guitars
24:17 - When do you think about what to build NEXT?
25:48 - Will you ever make guitar pedals or effects?
26:50 - Are you continuing to build your back catalog?
28:25 - Is there an audio input? (No)
29:41 - Filter poles (4 pole for lowpass, 2 pole for highpass)
30:24 - Unison mode demo (chord hold)
33:08 - Analog gear cost
35:10 - What do your employees do?
37:55 - Talked about doing a hybrid analog digital vocoder
39:50 - How are the synths assembled?
41:18 - What changed after having employees?
43:39 - Are you less connected with your products now that you have employees?"

You'll find some event pics on Pyraminds website here.

Elektron Octatrack Videos by n3bsvid

YouTube Uploaded by n3bsvid

Playlist:

1) Octatrack + Prophet 08 + Little Phatty = Sunday jam - "The ocatrack is just used as a midi sequencer in this video (in addition to providing the drums). I didn't utilise any of its sampling capabilities in this video. Some post work was done in ableton live (namely filter + large reverb automation to keep things interesting). The synths were tweaked in real time (which is what I'm doing when you don't see my hands in the video). Hardware: Moog Little Phatty Stage 2 Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 08 Elektron Octatrack Software: Ableton Live 8 (and stock effects)"

2) Octatrack + Soft Synths = Minimal Wednesday - "The octatrack is sequencing a few soft synths via midi. The drums are from the octatrack. Hardware: Elektron Octatrack Software: U-He Ace Novation Bass Station Ableton Collision"

3) Octatrack + MP-201 + Voyager OS - "Octratrack sequencing a Voyager Old School via MP-201. Hardware: Elektron Octatrack Moog MP-201 Multi Pedal Minimoog Voyager Old School"

4) Octatrack + XBase 888 + Prophet 08 = 8fx - "The octatrack is sequencing the prophet 08 and providing clock/transport for the xbase 888. The audio from the xbase and prophet is then routed through the octatrack where it goes through a chain of 8 effects using neighbour machines."

5) Octatrack + Little Phatty = Monday night riff - "The octatrack is sequencing the little phatty and providing the beat via drum samples. Hardware: - Elektron Octatrack - Moog Little Phatty Stage 2 Software: Ableton Live (auto filter)"

6) Octatrack + Little Phatty = Real time sampling + FX - "Someone requested I do a video where the little phatty's audio gets sent into the octatrack for real time sampling. So here it is. In addition I run the little phatty through 4 fx using a neighbour machine. I'm using the same sequence as in my 'Monday night riff' video, so you can see that to get the 'dry' version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On-KdzUIkls All sounds + fx come from the octatrack and little phatty. Octatrack effects used: LO-FI Compressor Plate reverb Chorus"

7) Octatrack + Prophet 08 + Little Phatty + Voyager OS = Sunday Sample - "The octatrack is sequencing all synths via MIDI (with the help of MP-201 for the voyager OS). The outputs of the little phatty and voyager are fed into the octatrack where they get sampled in real time and have up to 4 effects applied via neighbour machine. The output of the prophet 08 is going direct (dry). The drums are from the octatrack. Light compression + reverb from ableton live. Hardware: - Elektron Octatrack - DSI Prophet 08 - Moog Little Phatty Stage 2 - Minimoog Voyager Old School - Moog MP-201 Software: - Ableton Suite 8"

8) Octatrack + Live = Sunday Trance - "The octatrack is sequencing everything. All drums are samples in the octatrack. All other sounds are from stock Ableton Suite instruments. Hardware: - Elektron Octatrack Software: - Electric - Analog - Operator"

9) Octatrack + LP + Prophet 08 + XBase888 + Voyager OS = Saturday Jam - "Quick jam using a bunch of hardware. Hardware: - Elektron Octatrack - Moog Little Phatty Stage 2 - Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 08 - Jomox XBase 888 - Minimoog Voyager Old School - MF-103 Phaser moogerfooger"

10) Octatrack + AM Radio = Weekend in Montreal - "Sampling AM radio in real time with the octatrack. Bassline from moog little phatty."

DSI Prophet 6 vs Prophet 8 Comparison Videos by Starsky Carr

Published on Dec 8, 2015 Starsky Carr

Playlist:
Part 1 of 5: Prophet 6 vs Prophet 8 Oscillators Comparison
Part 2 of 5: Prophet 6 vs Prophet 08 Filters
Part 3 of 5: Prophet 6 vs Prophet 08 Making Simple Pads
Part 4 of 5: Prophet 6 vs Prophet 08 Sequencers and Arpeggiators
Part 5 of 5: Prophet 6 vs Prophet 8 Complex Pads
Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 6 vs Prophet 08 Bass
Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 6 vs Prophet 08 TB303 Style Bass

Prophet REV2 | In the Valley

Published on Jun 13, 2019 Alex Ball

"A demo that a number of people have been asking me to do for about six months, so I'm hoping it does the instrument justice.

The DSi Prophet REV2 (2017) is the successor to the Prophet 08 (2007) that was itself the comeback Prophet synth after Sequential had closed their doors thirty years prior.

Its heritage is legendary with the Prophet~5, Prophet~10, Prophet T8 and Prophet VS being a few of its relatives. It's also in good company with modern siblings such as the Prophet 12, Prophet~6 and Prophet X/XL.

Whilst it can do decent "classic" analogue sounds, retro patches would underplay all the modern things the REV2 can do. The 3 envelopes / 4 LFOs and comprehensive mod matrix combined with modern connectivity and synchronization make it a very convenient workhorse and I imagine players and engineers would have dreamed of functionality like it when the original Prophets were in their heyday.

You can stack patches, but the voice count halves when you do that. As mine is the 8-voice version that leaves me with 4-voices in that respect, but I worked around it. There's a kit to upgrade to 16-voice which is on my (long) list of things to do.

I used a combination of my own patches, some tweaked factory presets, some live playing, some midi and some tempo-synced grooves from the poly and gated sequencers. I used some onboard FX but also recorded some parts dry and added FX in my DAW.

Instruments used:
Prophet REV2 (all synth sounds)
Abbey Road Modern Drums (Drums)
Some miscellaneous drum samples

Some of the pictures of the other Prophets were taken by others back when we did "The History of the Prophet Synthesizer" last year. If you haven't seen that one:" The History of the Prophet Synthesizer

Dave Smith Instruments Sequential Prophet X Now Shipping

via Dave Smith Instruments

"Dave Smith Instruments Begins Shipping Sequential Prophet X Samples-Plus-Synthesis Hybrid Synthesizer

New Keyboard Features Samples by 8Dio, Stereo Analog Filters, and Full Synthesis Capabilities

San Francisco, CA—June 6, 2018—Dave Smith Instruments today began shipping the Sequential Prophet X, a new, bi-timbral, 8-voice-stereo (16-voice mono) synthesizer that combines samples and synthesis. At the heart of its sound is a newly developed engine that powers two simultaneous 16-bit, 48kHz sample-based instruments plus two high-resolution digital oscillators with waveshape modulation per voice — all processed through analog filters.

Dave Smith commented: “The Prophet X is a powerful evolution of the Prophet series.We’ve created a new sound engine that not only provides sample playback through stereo analog filters, but also gives you all of the synthesis capabilites and awesome sound you’d expect from a Prophet. It’s an amazing instrument.”

For sample content, Dave Smith turned to sound developers 8Dio, known for pioneering “deep sampling,” a detailed approach to sampling that aims to capture all of the nuances and idiosyncracies of a particular sound or instrument. 8Dio co-founder Troels Folmann put it this way: “We’re known for going anywhere and everywhere with sounds. We embrace all sounds as music and feel that if you can capture the musical soul of a sound, you can make it into an instrument. The Prophet X gives musicians a very immediate and responsive way to access this expressiveness.”

The 150 GB sample library in the Prophet X includes numerous acoustic and electronic instruments as well as an extensive collection of ambient and cinematic effects. Users can shape the samples through loop manipulation, sample stretching, and the synthesizer’s many sound-sculpting functions which include 4 envelope generators, 4 LFOs, a deep modulation matrix, and other tools. The Prophet X also provides 50 gigabytes of internal storage for importing additional samples. Several sample libraries will be available from 8Dio at launch. Support for user-created sample content is planned for December, 2018.

A dual-effects engine provides multiple reverbs, two delays (standard and BBD), a chorus, flanger, phase shifter, rotating speaker, high-pass filter, and distortion. In stacked or split voice mode, you can apply two different effects to each layer. Effects parameters can be modulated through the mod matrix as can the samples themselves. A polyphonic step sequencer allows up to 64 steps and up to 6 notes per step, per layer. The Prophet X features a premium-quality, five-octave, semi-weighted keyboard with velocity and channel aftertouch, an integrated power supply, USB support, and three OLED displays.

Dave Smith summed up the new instrument this way: “As a whole, the Prophet X covers more sonic territory than any Prophet we’ve ever created. The new analog filter design we’re using not only sounds fantastic for synth sounds, but also does something special for the samples. Composers will love it for soundtracks, synth geeks will love it for its sound mangling potential, and live players will love it for its versatility.” Added 8Dio co-founder Tawnia Knox: “The Prophet X has almost infinite posibilites. But more importantly, it has a soul. It’s alive. You can touch your sounds in a different way than you ever could.”

The Sequential Prophet X is available now with a US MAP of $3,999."

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DAVE SMITH INSTRUMENTS (DSI) - SYNTH STUDIO & OFFICE TOUR

Published on Jul 21, 2017 synth4ever

"An in-depth synth studio and office tour of Dave Smith Instruments (DSI) in San Francisco, California -- including the DSI synthesizer showroom, Dave Smith's office and personal synth collection, and walk-through of the Dave Smith Instruments office.

Join me on this fantastic journey into Dave Smith Instruments' headquarters, alongside DSI's own Carson Day. Carson was kind enough to provide an amazing synthesizer studio and DSI office tour, and gives in-depth commentary on the history of Sequential Circuits, Dave Smith Instruments and their synths throughout.

Huge thanks to DSI for allowing me to visit the office on a recent trip to San Francisco. Cheers guys!

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Timecodes:
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0:00 - INTRO / DSI HEADQUARTERS
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1:10 - DSI SYNTH STUDIO & SHOWROOM
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1:39 - Mono Evolver & Poly Evolver
2:35 - Tempest
3:02 - Prophet REV2
4:13 - Prophet 6
4:33 - OB-6
4:47 - Pioneer DJ Toraiz SP-16
4:58 - Pioneer DJ AS1
5:11 - PRO2
5:45 - Prophet 12 / P12
6:24 - Mopho X4, Mopho SE, Mopho, Tetra
7:05 - Prophet 12 / P12 desktop
7:57 - Wrap up & leaving the showroom


8:07 - AWARDS
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8:43 - DAVE SMITH'S PERSONAL OFFICE & SYNTH COLLECTION
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9:05 - Moog Model D
10:14 - Prophet 5
11:22 - Sequential Circuits Pro FX
12:16 - Prophet 10 (inside look)
14:06 - Prophet T8
15:39 - Dave's tequila collection
16:11 - Posters


17:11 - DAVE SMITH INSTRUMENTS OFFICE
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17:48 - Repairs, testing & support
18:55 - Beta instruments
19:18 - PRO2 (inside look)
20:21 - OB-6 (inside look)
21:35 - 3D Printer
22:00 - Sales, artist & media relations
22:33 - Marketing materials & Studio 440
23:09 - Evolver & Sequential Circuits posters
23:44 - Korg MS-20
23:57 - Awards
24:08 - DSI shot glasses


25:09 - WRAP-UP & OUTRO"

Prophet X Showcase With J3P0

Playlist:

1. Prophet X Showcase With J3P0 - Les

“Les” — Progressive Soul. This is a mellow and melodic groove built around the warm textures of Prophet X electric piano, tasty B3-style organ, a lush synth pad, and punchy synth brass.

It’s no secret that the Prophet X is Sequential’s most ground-breaking evolution of the Prophet yet. With an ultra-powerful synergy of two simultaneous 16-bit, 48kHz sample-based instruments plus two high-resolution digital oscillators — all processed through analog filters — it covers a vast expanse of sonic and stylistic territory.

To test the limits of what the P-X could do in the hands of one of our most talented artist friends, we asked keyboardist/composer/producer J3PO (Julian Pollack) to stretch it in every direction possible. He responded by unleashing his creativity on five original short pieces, inspired and created entirely by the Prophet X.

We share them with you here — proof that the Prophet X can take you anywhere.

2. Prophet X Showcase With J3P0 - Tribal Feud

'Tribal Feud' — Cinematic. Equal parts tension and release, this piece is a mini master class in film scoring. It features breathy Prophet X choirs, orchestral-style percussion, sparkling acoustic guitars, and silky synth strings.

3. Prophet X Showcase With J3P0 - Home With You

“Home With You” — Americana. The spotlight here is on an expressive, crystalline solo acoustic guitar, complete with hammer-ons and subtle, slide-type embellishments. This is the Prophet X at its most expressive, with its tonal richness and nuance on full display.

4. Prophet X Showcase With J3P0 - Neon Skies

“Neon Skies” — Synthwave. With a moody 80’s-style cinematic vibe, this piece showcases powerful Prophet X drums, thick synth bass, a swirling synth pad, and an anthemic synth lead.

5. Prophet X Showcase With J3P0 - Thunder

“Thunder” — Experimental Trap. A moody showcase of synth build-ups and breakdowns. On display here are sizzling Prophet X electronic drums, tuned percussion, atmospheric pads, and soaring synth leads.

DSi Poly Evolver Keyboard Updated

Be sure to click on the images.
Front Panel Gets a Functional and Cosmetic Makeover
HALF MOON BAY, Calif.—November 5, 2009—Dave Smith Instruments has released an updated version of its flagship synthesizer keyboard, the Poly Evolver. The new version boasts 60 potentiometers among its complement of 78 rotary controls. “The response to the pot edition of the Prophet ’08 has been overwhelmingly positive,” said company founder Dave Smith, “so we decided to extend that functionality to the Poly Evolver, as well.” Unlike endless rotary encoders, potentiometers allow the full range of a knob’s values to be accessed in a single turn of about 300 degrees. That simplifies filter sweeps and other more performance-oriented gestures. A kit with potentiometer-equipped panel boards is available to convert older Poly Evolvers. There have also been some cosmetic changes. “We needed both lined and unlined knobs to distinguish between the pots and encoders, so we’re using Prophet-style knobs,” said DSI’s Andrew McGowan. “And we’ve updated the panel graphics a bit without changing them significantly.” The wood end panels are now made from bubinga.

First released in 2005, the Poly Evolver received multiple awards and has been used extensively by artists such as Nine Inch Nails, The Faint, Silversun Pickups, Van She, and Thursday. An analog/digital hybrid, the four-voice Poly Evolver features four oscillators—two analog and two digital—in a unique stereo voice architecture with a real Curtis analog low-pass filter per channel on each voice. The digital processing does not simply add effects at the end of the signal chain, but is tightly integrated with the analog electronics for tuned feedback, distortion, bit crushing, and synced delays. It can also process external audio and has separate stereo outputs for each voice.

The updated Poly Evolver Keyboard is available now with an MSRP of $2,899.00 and an MAP of $2,599.00. The conversion kit requires nothing more than a screwdriver for installation and is available directly from DSI for $399.00 or factory installed for $449.00.

For more information, visit www.davesmithinstruments.com.

Specifications
5-octave, semi-weighted keyboard action with velocity and aftertouch.
Backlit, spring-loaded pitch wheel and assignable mod wheel.
512 fully editable Programs (4 banks of 128) and 384 Combos (3 banks of 128).
Numeric keypad for direct access of Programs and Combos.
For each of the four voices:
Oscillators: 2 digitally controlled analog oscillators (DCOs) with selectable sawtooth, triangle, saw/triangle mix,
and pulse waves (with pulse-width modulation), and hard sync; 2 digital wavetable oscillators with Prophet VS
waves and wave sequencing capability, FM and ring modulation.
White noise generator.
2 Low-pass filters: 1 analog Curtis filter per channel, selectable 2- and 4-pole operation (self-resonating in 4-pole
mode).
3 Envelope Generators: filter, VCA, and assignable (four-stage ADSR).
4 LFOs.
Glide (portamento): separate rates per oscillator.
Analog VCAs.
Digital high-pass filter.
Digital delays: 3 separate, syncable, stereo delay lines.
Tuned feedback with “Grunge”: use feedback as a pitched sound source.
Distortion and “Output Hack.”
16 x 4 step sequencer.
Ins and Outs
MIDI In, Out, Thru, and Poly Chain.
Stereo audio input: 1/4” unbalanced.
Main stereo audio output: 1/4” unbalanced.
Separate stereo outputs (per voice): 1/4” unbalanced
Stereo Mix Input: for Poly Chained Poly Evolvers.
Sustain pedal input: accepts normally on or normally off momentary footswitch.
Pedal/CV1 and Pedal/CV2 inputs: 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.

Dave Smith Instruments Tetra

via Dave Smith Instruments
"•Affordable, fully programmable poly synth with a 100% analog signal path.
•Classic, real analog sound—including legendary Curtis analog low-pass filter.
•Four-part multitimbral capability with four separate outputs.
•Combo Mode for huge unison patches, stacked sequences, and "modular-style" poly sounds.
•Expandable: poly chain with other Tetras, Prophet '08, and Mopho for expanded polyphony
•Just 7.9" x 5" (20.07 cm x 12.7 cm).
•Free editor for Mac OS and Windows.
Overview
Tetra is our next-generation analog poly synth. Tetra takes the award-winning sound and features of Mopho, multiplies them by four, and packs them in a box less than half an inch larger!

Tetra has multiple personalities. It is a four-voice, analog poly synth, a sort of “mini Prophet.” It's a four-part, multitimbral synth with separate outputs, essentially four Mophos in one very compact box. And it’s a voice expander for other Tetras or the Prophet ’08.

Outside the Box
Physically, Tetra is similar to Mopho, with four assignable parameter controls per program and a row of controls dedicated to the most commonly used performance parameters. All of the parameters can be accessed from the front panel and Tetra is fully programmable. A free, downloadable editor is available for Mac OS and Windows to facilitate more comprehensive tweaking.

Most of the rotary controls are detented encoders, but Cutoff and Resonance are potentiometers, allowing full sweeps with a single turn. The Push It button is a manual trigger to play notes and latch sequences on without the need for a MIDI controller.

Audio is output in mono, stereo, or per voice, via the four audio output jacks. There is also a headphone out. MIDI communication is by standard MIDI in and out jacks or USB. Poly Chain Out is a special, dedicated MIDI output to chain multiple instruments for increased polyphony.

Under the Hood
The voice architecture is based on the Prophet '08, but with the addition of a sub-octave generator for each oscillator and a fully programmable feedback loop for each voice. That breaks down to two DCOs, a resonant low-pass filter, three DADSR envelope generators, four LFOS, deep modulation routing, an arpeggiator, and a 16 x 4 analog-style step sequencer per voice. Feedback is capable of producing effects ranging from mild distortion to fairly extreme harmonic instability. (That's a good thing.) The possibilities are nearly endless. And the audio signal path is 100% analog.

Tetra a la Mode
In Program Mode, Tetra is a four-voice, polyphonic synthesizer with four banks of 128 programs. As with the Prophet '08, each program contains two layers—each layer is essentially a separate patch—that can be used to create keyboard splits or stacked sounds. Banks 1 and 2 are the Prophet '08 factory programs; banks 3 and 4 are a combination of Mopho and new programs.

In Combo Mode, a different program can be assigned to each of the four voices. Combos can be used for mammoth unison patches or for triggering up to four different 16 x 4 sequences—each with its own program—simultaneously. Combos can also be used to create "modular-style" polyphonic patches, where each voice plays a different program, with a slight variation on the same sound or even a drastically different sound.

In Multi Mode, Tetra becomes a multitimbral sound module capable of playing four monophonic parts on four MIDI channels, with separate outputs for each voice. Coupled with a MIDI sequencer and DAW, Tetra can play complex arrangements or analog drum parts with each part individually processed and recorded to its own track.

This One Goes to 12...and 16
Up to four Tetras can be poly chained for eight, twelve, or sixteen voices total. When used with a Prophet '08, up to two Tetras can be poly chained for a maximum of sixteen voices. In addition, the Prophet's front panel controls map directly to almost all of Tetra's parameters, so the Prophet acts as a programmer and control surface. And a Mopho can be connected to Tetra's Poly Chain Out for five-voice operation."

NAMM: Arturia Prophet V 2.0

via Arturia
"2.0 FEATURES
* A revolutionary preset navigation system called SoundMap
* New Syncrosoft copy protection
* MIDI RPN "pitch bend range" message is now recognized
* Ability to use NRPN midi messages for automation
* Fresh batch of presets made by a selection of top sound designers
* Presets now respond to modulation wheel
* Double click on joystick resets to center position
* Lower CPU utilization on Mac OSX
* Better Audio Unit compatibility (Digital Performer most notably)
* Better handling of control surfaces while changing preset
* Better mouse response of Audio Unit version
* Windows 7/Snow Leopard officially supported
* Vista/Windows 7 compatibility no longer requires UAC deactivation
* and numerous bug fixes

MAIN FEATURES

* Three synthesizers in one: Prophet 5, Prophet VS, Prophet Hybrid
* All the original parameters of the Prophet 5 and Prophet VS
* New audio connection matrix
* New modulation matrix switch for the 2 synthesizers
* New Chorus and Stereo delay effects
* More than 400 presets created by talented musicians and synthesizers specialists
* Compatibility with the Presets of the original synthesizers
* No aliasing from 0.1Hz to 16kHz
* Calculated precision : 64 bits
* Sample Frequency : until 96 kHz
* Compatible with a MIDI keyboard
* 2 analog oscillators for the Prophet 5
* 4 wavetables oscillators for the Prophet VS
* Capacity to synchronize Osc2 on Osc1 for the Prophet VS
* 1 Mixer with joystick and automation envelope for mixing the 4 oscillators of the Prophet VS
* 1 resonating low pass filter for the Prophet 5
* 1 multimode resonant filter for the Prophet 5
* 3 LFO that can be synchronized with the tempo of the host sequencer
* 5 envelopes: 2 ADSR; 3 5 point envelopes
* Polyphony of 2 to 32 voices with the unison possibility
* Audio quality and purity as in the original Prophet 5 and VS"

Arturia will be at NAMM at Hall A Booth 6310. See all booths here.

SEQUENTIAL PROPHET-5 REV4 PATCHES | "VINTAGE PROPHET" Soundset | No Talking

video upload by AnalogAudio1

"(c) 2022 by AnalogAudio1

You can buy these patches for your SEQUENTIAL PROPHET-5/10 REV4 - read the description for details (scroll down).

I played a Prophet-5 REV4 along with a Korg SDD-3000 (delay effects, right channel only) and Lexicon MPX 500 (occasionally for reverb effects).
Drums starting at 10:00 ALESIS HR-16 (vintage drum machine from 1988).

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THE SOUNDS IN THIS VIDEO:

AnalogAudio1 is proud to announce the release of the "VINTAGE PROPHET" sound set for the new SEQUENTIAL PROPHET-5/10 REV4 featuring 80 handcrafted patches. You can rely on AnalogAudio1's wide programming experience on original Sequential synths, to bring the best out of the new Prophet-5 for your music. This sound set provides vintage-style Prophet-5 sounds heard on many iconic recordings from the 80ies, which were not factory presets. The patches will load into user GROUP 4 and 5.

This sound set features 80 exciting analog tones of the highest quality, ready to use in your music! All sorts of vintage pads, deep basses, electronica sounds, leads and fat, monophonic sounds (all the sounds you hear in the video and some more). This sound set comes with a patch list and loading instructions (PDF).

The 'VINTAGE PROPHET' soundset costs 25 Euros, payment is via PayPal. To purchase it, send a message to:

analogaudio1@gmx.net

IMPORTANT: NOW KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR SPAM/JUNK FOLDER! I answer within 12 hours.

After payment you will get the patches (including a patch list and loading instructions, both as PDF) to your email address.

The patches are royalty free. Use them for your music as you prefer! Buying this soundset you purchase the right to use these sounds in your music, releases and gigs. Other use is not allowed - such as sharing, reselling, making sample packs, including them in commercial patch collections etc.

By the way, I created another soundset for the PROPHET-5 REV4, called 'CLASSIC PROPHET', see: [this post]

You can purchase both soundsets as a bundle for 46 Euros. Both will load into different locations (CLASSIC PROPHET into groups 2 & 3, VINTAGE PROPHET into 4 & 5), so you will have access to both at the same time."

Prophet 6 Tutorials by Synthetic World 859

Synthetic World 859 was recently featured in a Sequential Artist Spotlight Interview (previously posted here)

Playlist: (yes playlists are back :)
Prophet 6 Tutorial: Pads Pt 3 (Poly Mod) - May 11, 2020
Prophet 6 Tutorial: Pads Pt 2 (Oscillators) - May 1, 2020
Prophet 6 Tutorial: Pads Pt 1 - Apr 20, 2020
Farfisa Style Organ with the Prophet 6 - Feb 20, 2020
How to Recreate the Intro Patch from "Slumlord Rising" by Neon Indian - Nov 17, 2018
Full Keyboard Tracking: You're Doing It Wrong! and Why Filter Stepping Is Actually Useful - Sep 11, 2018
How to Recreate the "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" Lead Brass Synth - Sep 4, 2018
Unstable Synthesis with the Prophet 6 - Aug 23, 2018
Attaining Synth String Nirvana with the Prophet 6 - Jun 22, 2018
Modulation Tricks with the Prophet 6 - Jun 14, 2018
Modern Bass with the Prophet 6 - Jun 11, 2018
How to Create the Frankenstein Patch on a Prophet 6 - Oct 2, 2017
Prophet 6 Tutorial: Pads Pt 4 (Distortion & Sync) - Jul 9, 2020
Adding Character Into Your Synth Sound: Subharmonicon Has It, Prophet 6 & MicroFreak Can Too - Sep 16, 2020
Prophet 6 Bass Tutorial - Jan 19, 2021

Dave Smith Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Prophet-5 Poly Synth

Famed Instrument Designer Celebrates 40 Years Since Debut of Industry-Changing Poly Synth

San Francisco, CA—August 31, 2018—In a private event held in historic North Beach, San Francisco, Dave Smith and a group of music industry friends, insiders, and artists today celebrated the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Sequential Circuits Prophet-5—the world’s first fully-programmable polyphonic synthesizer. To mark the occasion, Smith announced that Dave Smith Instruments has rebranded itself as “Sequential”—re-embracing the name and legacy of Smith’s original, pioneering electronic instrument company.

Founded by Smith in 1974 as “Sequential Circuits,” the original incarnation of the company forever changed music technology with the advent of the Prophet-5, which broke new ground as not only the first polyphonic synthesizer to enable players to store and recall presets, but also as the first musical instrument with an embedded microprocessor.

The instrument debuted at the 1978 Winter NAMM show to a largely astonished audience of musicians and industry competitors such as ARP, Moog, and Oberheim, who comprised the bulk of a market almost exclusively made up of a very few pioneering American companies. The instrument featured 5 voices and a 5-octave keyboard with a case crafted out of figured koa wood. The enclosure housed a straightforward, knob-based interface/voice architecture that musicians could easily grasp: two hard-syncable oscillators with simultaneous triangle, sawtooth, and pulse waves, a robust 24 dB per-octave, resonant low-pass filter, individual 4-stage envelopes for filter and amplitude, and the innovative Poly Mod section that provided simple-yet-powerful modulation capabilities.

Manufactured from 1978 to 1984 with an initial price of $3995 (about $15,000 in today’s dollars) the Prophet-5 proved so successful that its sound not only defined popular music for years, but its design provided the blueprint for what a poly synth could be. Virtually every major artist of the period used the Prophet-5 on stage or in studio, while its iconic sound provided the backbone of countless songs.

Dave Smith described the early days of the Prophet-5: “The demand for the Prophet-5 was incredible. For the first several years we simply couldn’t keep up. Artists and their management would call our offices begging us to sell them whatever we had. It was a crazy time.” As analog synthesizers gradually gave way to cheaper digital instruments in the 1980s, Sequential eventually phased out the Prophet-5. The final unit to roll off the production line is still owned by Smith.

The company ceased operations in 1987 and its name (shortened to “Sequential” in the mid-1980s) and assets were acquired by Yamaha. Smith went on to consult for Yamaha and Korg, developing the Wavestation and other ground-breaking instruments.

When Yamaha returned the Sequential name to Smith in a gesture of goodwill in 2015, Smith and company created a successor to the original instrument in the form of the Sequential-branded Prophet-6, a 6-voice re-imagining of the Prophet-5 with an all-analog signal path and discrete VCOs and filters. Not surprisingly it has proved to be as popular with musicians as its legendary predecessor. In an era filled with digital emulations of vintage instruments, Smith says he’s not surprised: “To me, a hardware synth has a soul. It inspires you to interact with it in a musical way that I often find lacking in software instruments and many all-digital instruments. Judging from the enduring success of the Prophet-5 and Prophet-6 and their successors, a lot of people feel the same way. That’s very gratifying.”

Regarding returning to his roots, Smith had this to say: “It’s amazing that this month marks the 40th anniversary of the Prophet-5. It’s such a landmark achievement that I felt it was the right time to fully restore the Sequential brand and bring our journey full circle. The name change also reflects the fact that our instruments are the result of a team effort. It’s not just me, it’s the entire company.” He continued: “We have the same excitement and enthusiasm for making inspiring instruments as we did when the Prophet-5 was first created. Sequential is back. And we’re better than ever.”