Digital does analog! The Prophecy was among one of the first synthesizers to lead a revolution started in the mid-nineties by synthesizer makers to satisfy a growing segment of the market that was lusting after old-school vintage equipment in the pursuit of making electronica-style music, by providing a state-of-the-art retro synthesizer that could sound like a classic analog.

The Prophecy Solo Synthesizer was unveiled in 1995, and was a purely monophonic solo/lead synthesizer. It employed DSP synthesis first developed for the Korg OASYS synthesizer, with algorithms for producing realistic analog timbres, VPM (Variable Phase Modulation) tones similar to FM synthesis, and physically modeled brass, reed, and plucked string instruments. At your finger tips were tons of real-time control over traditional analog editing parameters like filter cutoff and resonance, envelopes and the arpeggiator. It had a pitch wheel, a mod wheel, an expressive dual action ribbon wheel, six effects processors and more!

It is used by The Orb, Jan Hammer, Download, Meat Beat Manifesto, Mirwais, Front Line Assembly, Kobe, Depeche Mode, Orbital, Theatre, Überzone, BT, Union Jack, The Prodigy, the Crystal Method, Eat Static, Apollo 440, Radio Head, Luke Vibert, Stabbing Westward, 808 State, Rick Wakeman, Yes, Joe Zawinul, the Pet Shop Boys and lots more! A great and modern techno/electronic music machine.

pepe

September 26, 2008 @ 7:05 pm

I hate that the envelopes restart from zero regardless of the keyboard mode, so if there is a long attack and long release, each new key pressed causes the volume to drop instantly. It's extremely non-analogue behaviour. The nonlinear waveshapers are not antialiased and produce a lot of harsh aliasing tones.

Other than that, it's a great experimental machine.

charles

September 23, 2008 @ 2:19 am

A very deep machine, if you can get around the horrible interface. Great for performance, nearly impossible for making your own sounds unless you're a pro synth programmer or have a lot of time on your hands.
Flaws as they are, I will still never ever sell mine because it sounds so good!

Korg Mad

September 18, 2008 @ 8:42 am

I Love this machine but just hate its interface,its perfect for those solo lead lines and has some very useable patches,and great for gigging,infact I have now added a second one to my rig,but it can become tedious to program,being monophonic it teaches you to think and play differently,especially when your used to large polyphony workstations,never got on with the 5 Knobs,they are pathetic for real time tweaking.,infact I modded mine with some smaller rubber knobs that had some proper knurled grips on....

Andrew Beddoes

September 17, 2008 @ 12:47 am

Good physical modeling- woodwinds, guitars and brass sound fine- but the monophonic voice becomes tiresome. Programming is maddening- no user bank to save patches, and obscure manual.

John Jansen

August 23, 2008 @ 7:49 pm

Wonderful keyboard & aftertouch. I use mine mostly for acoustic instrument simulation. It's so subtle and nuanced that I prefer an MS2000 or Reaktor for "classic" timbres. This is my favorite controller keyboard.

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