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.

The Ghoul

February 20, 2010 @ 4:19 am

I played one of these when they first came out, loved it but couldn't justify the money for a mono synth at the time. I got one second hand a few years ago and DAMN!! I should have bit the bullet and bought that new one... Simply brilliant and there are sound libraries available all over the net.

Mark

February 15, 2010 @ 8:24 am

Union jack used this all over there album(there will be no armageddon) but they knew how to pull the sounds from it,great machine...

Philippe Landry

December 28, 2009 @ 4:24 pm

I used to own this synth. Boy do I regret selling it.

Jonah

November 3, 2009 @ 2:52 pm

I was offered to buy this for 400 bucks several years ago - not knowing its potential, I didn't buy it because I thought it was incredibly ugly.

neal

September 21, 2009 @ 1:50 pm

i remember liam howlett making his comments, he complained about it being monophonic and he could'nt play any cords, but then went on to use some factory presets on his albums, but come on the prodigy just got famous with there watered down breakbeats and cartoon rave and then big beat heavy metal, the prophecy is no toy, its a difficult instrument to master really, i control mine now with a er-1, thats 4 osc in total and lots more control, a classic design.

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