Dave Smith Instruments • Prophet '08
Prophet '08
The Prophet '08 truly signals the return of the classic Sequential Circuits Prophet synthesizers, in a beautiful, modern and ultra-stable programmable analog synthesizer! Building on the Poly Evolver keyboard, the Prophet '08 offers eight voices of polyphony with a 100% analog signal path. The look is spot-on! Brand new, the Prophet '08 already looks like it's a classic vintage piece of history. And its sound really does blow you away!
Dave Smith is considered a legendary figure in the synthesizer world, he founded Sequential Circuits and designed such classics as the Prophet 5 and Prophet VS, and he was a pioneer in bringing MIDI to synthesizers. The new for 2007 Prophet '08 brings back much of the original technology from those old Prophets (Curtis filters and analog oscillators), updated of course, to meet todays musician's needs.
While it doesn't sound exactly like an original P5, it does sound and behave more like one than any other pretender. It's cleaner, purer and a little more predictable than its 25 year old predecessors. Actually, it sounds just like the Poly Evolver, minus the digital oscillators.
Regardless, the Prophet '08 is truly a modern day Prophet series synth. Unlike many (Roland) synths that are attaching vintage model names to their current synths even though they are almost nothing alike (Juno, SH, etc.), the Prophet '08 is the real-deal next generation version of its predecessors. As DSI says, the Prophet '08 is the product of evolution, not nostalgia. Of course, it includes features we now take for granted, like velocity and aftertouch. Add to that performance features like an arpeggiator, gated step sequencer, and the ability to split and layer sounds. The modulation possibilities are much deeper than anything Sequential ever produced, making it capable of producing sounds the "classics" simply could not.
Prophet '08 Special Edition
The year 2008 marks 30 years of great Dave Smith-designed synthesizers. To celebrate, DSI issued the Prophet '08 Special Edition. In addition to the standard Prophet '08 features, the Special Edition includes red lighted (pitch/bend) wheels, exotic leopard-wood end panels, and a special commemorative overlay signed by Dave. It also includes editor/librarian software and the "Dave Smith: Synthesizer Pioneer" DVD. It costs about $500 more than the standard model.
Bloody crap. Sounds cheap. JP 8000 and Virus will kick this thing into the water.
They bloody made a profit out of the profit...
Ma view...ma opinion...take it or dont...well if you wanna be smart...take it...
enough dough to buy macadeez for a lifetime...at a year id say...or a good analog...(REAL analog dave...real)...keyboard or module.
This prophet 08. The first thing I can say, is that it is a load of crap. I think...you wanna know what I think???...cos I'l tell ya dammit...!...
...They made a profit out of the prophet...
That's it! I said it!!!
Really it sounds so cheap and non-analogue. Why are you fooling your consumers Dave? Tell me what professional actually uses it in the DJ industry and makes hot leads, cos I will tell ya....the virus or jp 8000 will kick your stupid toy in the water.
You all about money Dave...stop wasting the synth freak's time.
Thats it...now off to kfc...