Native Instruments • Pro-52
The virtual Sequential Prophet-5 emulator from Native Instruments has now reached the next step in its evolution. Native Instruments has quickly updated one of their landmark products, the Pro-Five to the new and incredible Pro-52 model. The original is a wonderful virtual recreation of the original Sequential Circuits Prophet-5. But the new Pro-52 adds many new features that make it an indispensable tool for any computer musician. Now the best and most compatible vintage synth sounds to modern musicians are available.
A new effects unit has been added to the Pro-52 with echo, chorus and flanging effects. The Pro-52 can also be used as a stand-alone application and is no longer tied to the VST studio (though it still acts as a VST instrument seamlessly in any VST 2.0 or better system). The Pro-52 is able to import Prophet-5 SysEx sound data which means it can read and accurately reproduce all the existing sound libraries made for the original and allows your old P-5 sounds to be brought under the control of the very stable, reliable and clean digital domain. There's also an audio input capability for processing external sounds through its filters.
Unlike the original classic P-5, the Pro-52 offer unlimited polyphony, many times more preset memories, velocity sensitivity, MIDI automation of all available parameters and the option to run several Pro-52's in parallel. A must-have plug-in! Demo sounds and Plug-In demos and updates are available at Native Instruments.
Available as of November, 2001 comes the NATIVE INSTRUMENTS Studio Collection PTE. This is a bundle of RTAS plug-ins for Pro Tools which include the Pro-52, B4 Organ, and Battery drum sampler. For $999 (list) these synths and sampler can be used seamlessly within Pro Tools (TDM/LE/Free).
The Pro-53 is an updated version (late 2002) of the Pro-52 which adds many new features and is also compatible with all major Mac and PC audio interface formats (ASIO, DirectSound, MME, SoundManager, VST 2.0, DXi, DirectConnect, MAS/FreeMidi).
