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.

Joe

June 30, 2011 @ 10:21 am

Really wanted to but I couldnt get along with this synth, I liked the sounds at first but they got old quite fast and I just found it such a pain to edit on and the results didnt please me. So thats why mines for sale cheap.

Sean

June 3, 2011 @ 5:04 pm

i just got one of these beauties, and while the onboard sounds are good, i feel sure theres better sound sets out there, can anyone point me in the right direction please, looking for strings/lead strings-odyssey type sounds.

joe

April 5, 2011 @ 6:10 pm

paid £170 and that was with postage from near brighton, and am very very happy with it.

Sounds sooooooo good, and the wheels and knobs are perfect for tweaking sounds while playing.

The .invalid

April 2, 2011 @ 12:20 pm

@ Joe - HELLZ YES IT WOULD :D

Last time I had an opportunity to get one of these guys it would have cost me roughly £300. The MOSS engine is fantastic and sounds great.

joe

March 23, 2011 @ 12:25 pm

Would one of these be a good deal at £150.

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