The prophet rev2 comes in either 8voice or 16voice models, with 2 oscillators plus a sub per layer, and two layers that can be split or stacked for bitimbral operation. Audien shared a photo on twitter of the dave smith instruments mopho x4 synth. In combo mode, a different program can be assigned to each of the four voices. Dave smith instruments patches userlibrary thread gearslutz. The mighty dave smith prophet rev2 keyboard corner duration. With the revolution vol 1 soundset, all corners have been explored to showcase the very best it has to offer. Dave smith tempest jam feat prophet 08 and moog minitaur. The tetra is another dave smith designed piece of analog wizardry that sits. It also lacks the prophet 12s dual ribbon controllers. And while the rev2 has a bit more going for it, the 08 is still and always will be a great instrument.
This video, via sound on sound, features an intro to the machine, but also some direct audio from the prophet 6, as smith demos a variety of patches. Dave smith is a synthesizer designer and tech visionary of the highest order. It has everything that the original sequential circuits prophet 5 had including its great string sounds, analog effects, and punchy analog basses but adds more polyphony, a gated sequencer, a 4mode latchable arpeggiator and midi capability. In fact, other than the new prophet 08 themed paint scheme and knobs, the tetras case and. Maybe its the sub oscillator, or the expanded waveform modulation, but it has some body that the p 08 lacks and thats even with the effects section bypassed. The prophet 8 analog synth and created my own sound patches that to me, are some very warm and brassy sounding with very smooth realtime manual knob twisting. Dave smith rev208 8voice 61key synthesizer zzounds. Moog voyager access virus ti waldorf blofeld waldorf pulse 2 dave smith mopho dave smith prophet 08 dave smith prophet 12 korg. I wrote this exercise specifically to demonstrate the forte piano patch.
The prophet 08 patches are now available for purchase. Similarly, the digital oscs on the 12pro 2 give you the broadest and most modern tonal palate, but the stability of those oscs can make it sound coldish. Binary pulsars two quiet suns, the outfit behind our best selling magnetic fields bank for the evolver are back. Each layer can be a completely different sound and the layers can be combined as splits and stacks. The dave smith instruments prophet 08 has an average rating of. The prophet 08 pe module conversion kit from dave smith instruments is an upgrade from the standard prophet 08 to the pe prophet 08 potentiometer edition. This is a cursed architecture, wherein changing a patch in one program will often wreck another. In his 2014 red bull music academy lecture, smith discussed the prophet5. Unfollow dave smith prophet 08 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The pe panel board is a direct replacement for the standard panel board.
Dave smith prophet rev2 08 8voice synth the prophet rev2 is dave smith s reimagining of his prophet 08 poly synth a modern classic that has appeared on countless recordings and stages since its debut in 2007. Fantastic new dave smith instruments, dsi prophet 6 patches prophet 6 patches sounds prophet 6 patches presets prophet 6 patches download. The ob6 takes the classic bold tom oberheim sound with its true voltagecontrolled oscillators, 2pole filter, and amplifiers and adds modern enhancements such as studioquality effects, a. This is an essential collection of sound patches for dave smith instruments prophet 08 hardware synthesizer. Home the forums electronic music instruments and electronic music production oberheim matrix6 vs. Numberpad provided for navigation navigating with a knob on a p 08 is a pain in the arse when you want a specific patch. By purchasing youll get 100% royalty free preprogrammed sounds elevating your production to a whole new level. I cant say enough good things about the dave smith instruments prophet 08. Prophet 08 for sale in uk 46 secondhand prophet 08. Audition destination feature while there is a write pending see previous screen, you can press the c. As with dsis other instruments, the prophet 08 uses analog subtractive synthesis, as opposed to many of the current crop of synthesizers, which employ dspbased virtual analog synthesis. The new for 2007 prophet 08 brings back much of the original technology from those old prophets like curtis filters and analog. The prophet 08 is dave smith s all analog flagship poly synth providing a vintage sound with a modern twist. Whats more, the prophet 12s pots and encoders feel robust, whereas those on the prophet 08 could be a bit wobbly.
Serious design flaw with prophet 6 pj wassermann, psychill. This sound set focuses especially on pads, layered and evolving sounds, percussion, and arpeggios. Engineer dave smith of dave smith instruments also played a tremendous part in the development of the groundbreaking midi protocol thats since advanced and forever changed the music technology industry. Share dave smith instruments prophet 08 pe keyboard synthesizer. Each preset makes of full use of the modulation wheel as well as all four assignable parameter knobs and each has a unique name for easy identification. I want to save my personal patches into sysex library files onto my computer from the prophet. In the prophet 08, there are 512 distinct patches comprising the. Check out the i hear clippingdistortion in some of the patches on my dave smith instruments prophet 08. On the other, other hand, the prophet 12 has an internal, universal power supply, and its pitchbend and modulation wheels are in the right place. Dave smith founded sequential circuits, the premier manufacturer of professional music synthesizers, in the mid70s. You can poly chain up to three tetras with mopho x4 to create a 16 voice analog super synth. Well, yes i think so and have been exploring the depths of this synth and made128 brand new patches, all from scratch and from the front panel. But, actually, its quite useful for librarian purposes and for random program generation. 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.
I like its sound but it doesnt compare to the original. Its first product was the evolver synthesizer in 2002. Nov 28, 2007 for the synth geeks among us, dave smith s name is synonymous with some of the best analogue synths ever made. Helena, california, us, for dave smith instruments dsi, released in late 2007. To celebrate hitting 10,000 fans on my facebook page a couple of weeks back, i took a poll to see what synth in my studio you wanted me to sample. A flagship analog poly synth by synth artisan, dave smith. Combos can be used for mammoth unison patches or for triggering up to four different 16 x 4 sequenceseach with its own programsimultaneously. The prophet rev2 is dave smith s reimagining of his prophet 08 poly synth a modern classic that has appeared on countless recordings and stages since its debut in 2007. Sunsine audio four soundset for dsi tetra, mopho, and prophet 08. Dave smith instruments prophet 12 demo by rozzer free. Dave smith instruments tetra vintage synth explorer. Dave smith instruments prophet 12 operation manual pdf download. I transferred all my tetra patches to the prophet 08 and the sounded.
Jan 30, 2017 at the news of the discontinuation of the prophet 08, in a bit of a panic not realizing the rev2 was to replace it, i quickly decided to buy one last unit, a module. Description dave smith instruments prophet rev 2 8 voice a modern classic reinvented. Dsi prophet rev2 synth patches synth presets geosynths. Dave smith instruments says its now the only company producing fully. Its been out for around 10 years and in many respects was the start of the analogue revival, which has also increased over the same amount of time. This is a thread in which to share your patches for dsi synths. Now that dsi is rolling out a 16 voice poly rev2, how do you guys think it will stack up against the much loved prophet 12.
The main board may need a minor modification, but anyone with basic soldering skills should be able to do it. When i got the prophet 08, i had both for a few days until i sold my tetra. A couple of patches for the prophet 08 and prophet rev2. In 1977, he designed the prophet 5, the worlds first microprocessorbased musical instrument. The rich and vibrant sound engine features resonant curtis filters as well as boasting a new range of upgrades and enhancements. As dave puts it, the prophet rev2 is the realization of our effort to enhance and improve everything we could about the original.
To find out more about how each synth differs, view our synth comparison pdf. Fortunately, the 396 programmable memories 792 patches on offer should be. I played one two weeks ago and couldnt precisely say why, but it sounds superior to the prophet 08 that its based on. Jan 28, 2015 the prophet 6 essentially designed to take the classic prophet v synthesizer design to the next level. Geosynths told us, the rev2 is worthy of the name prophet as it stands on the shoulders of the highly popular prophet 08. And ive gotta say, the feedback on the x4 is very special and really widens what you can do with the prophet voice. Has great factory patches, and an infinite breadth of customization to really craft your own sounds. I polychained them for some 12 voice analog experience. Dave smith instruments the official dsisequential forum. With real analog oscillators, famed curtis lowpass filters, and analog vcas, the prophet 08 is capable of reproducing the familiar sounds of its legendary. This keyboard also marks the 30th anniversary of the introduction of the prophet 5 and the 25th anniversary of the introduction of midi another dave smith initiative. View and download dave smith instruments prophet 08 operation manual online.
The prophet 08 pe potentiometer edition is a 5octave keyboard synth that has all the features of dave smith instruments standard prophet 08, but many of the front panels rotary controls use potentiometers aka pots for more vintagestyle control. The dave smith instruments sequential prophet 6 is expected to ship in may, priced at about. Dave smith sequential prophet 6 despite dsi making some fantastic synths over the last few years, there has been a conspicuous hole in its lineup left by the original prophet 5. The prophet 08 is a polyphonic analog synthesizer created by dave smith of st. If you just use the main output, layers a and b are both output there. The modulation matrix on the prophet 08 is also quite a pain to use lots of. Dave smith instruments prophet 08 vintage synth explorer. The video above shows patches 76 to 100, the rest can be seen on the geosynths web page listed below. The dave smith instruments tetra is a standalone, fourvoice, analog poly synthesizer with four banks of 128 programs and separate outputs.
And have no doubt, the prophet 08 is a really good analogue synthesizer. I hear clippingdistortion in some of the patches on my dave smith. Best piano patches dave smith prophet rev2 or 8 the gear. When you buy products through links across our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. The prophet 08 is an 8voice polyphonic synthesizer with a 100% analog signal path. I transferred all my tetra patches to the prophet 08 and the sounded exactly the same the ones i tried had no sub osc. I can assure you that, once youve used play lists, its a right royal pain in the. Dave smith instruments prophet rev208 8voice analog. Neither will i particularly miss the printed overlays of the evolver and prophet 08 panels, replaced here by a traditional and undeniably more satisfying paint job. So with my christmas bonus this year i decided to buy a prophet rev 2 but ive read a few comments saying that the 08 sounds better. Free sample pack of sounds and glitchy drum loops from my eurorack system.
Just a short sample of sounds patches coming form my great dsi prophet 08. I originally had a tetra, this then grew into 2 tetras, but it was still a pain to edit, so i got a prophet 08. Mar 02, 2016 some years ago i bought a prophet 08, again by dave smith. The prophet 08 also lacks the prophet 12s character section, its highpass filter, its feedback and its delay section, and it has one fewer contour generator and a much smaller modulation matrix with fewer sources and destinations. Dave smith instruments have flourished since the small but perfectlyformed evolver hit the. Dave smith intros mopho x4 polyphonic analog synthesizer. Of course pretty soon i started to create my own patches, lots of them. Dsi prophet rev2 patches, presets and sound design. View and download dave smith instruments prophet 12 operation manual online.
The one thing i wish it had was a tap tempo, but thats a small criticism when you look at the quality of the. Dave smith instruments prophet 08 pe keyboard synthesizer. The filters use the same design as the curtis chips in the older synths with the addition of a 2pole mode. Download royalty free prophet 08 outrun presets for dsi. The tetra is another dave smith designed piece of analog wizardry that sits somewhere between their prophet 08 polysynth and its monophonic desktop module counterpart, the mopho. Not only did the prophet 5 shape countless popular recordings immediately upon its release, its still one of the most modeled synthesizers ever. The dave smith instruments prophet rev2 16 voice analog poly synth is a professionalgrade polyphonic analog synthesizer featuring 16 voices with two dcos per voice. Mopho, tetra, and prophet 08 can all be connected to the x4 to increase its.
I think the dsi tetra is the exact same sound engine as the p 08 minus 4. This board features analog potentiometers to replace most of the rotary encoders of the standard prophet 08. Its funny how the whole idea of the prophet 08 is to have the knobs and instant control, but many players still like using an editor. Dave smith instruments prophet 08 modular style complex. Dave smith instruments prophet rev 2 8 voice audio chocolate. Dave smith instruments prophet 08 operation manual pdf download. Dave smith instruments prophet 08 system brass patch. Pads, poly synths, basses, atmospheres, arpeggios and lots more. Patch morpher is compatible with the following synthesisers. Prophet 08 module pe conversion instructions converting a standard prophet 08 module to a pe potentiometer edition is easy. Output b each of the prophet 08s 256 programs contains two layers, a and b. On the prophet 08 rev2mopho x4, the dcos do not drift like classic vco polys even with the slop parameter, so when you stack oscs in a unison mode, the result is not as rich.
Dave smith intros the sequential prophet 6 synthtopia. Dave smith instruments prophet 12 demo by rozzer published on 20416t21. This bank contains 128 brand new, expressive, musical sounds. This time with a fresh new bank of sounds for the dave smith instruments prophet 08, mopho and tetra series. Mopho, tetra, and prophet 08 can all be connected to the x4 to increase its voice count. The rev2 is dave smiths reimagining of his prophet 08 poly synth a modern classic that has appeared on countless recordings and stages since its debut in 2007. If your prophet 08 is poly chained to a second prophet 08, the program will also be saved in the chained unit. Playing its presets brought a big smile to my face.
Sep 08, 2012 sunsine audio has released a new set of 128 presets for the dsi tetra, mopho, and prophet 08 synthesizers. Dave smith instruments prophet 08 pe analog this model is now discontinued so unavailable to be purchased from retailers. Dave smith instruments prophet rev2 16 voice analog poly. In 2002, after several years working on software synthesis, smith opened a new company, dave smith instruments dsi, to build new hardware. Here are a few prophet 6 patches from lutrum as well. This is a compilation of parts from recordings i made when creating patches for the prophet 12 synthesizer. This kit is a direct replacement card for the standard panel board. Originally programmed on a prophet 08, these patches are also compatible with its successor, the prophet rev2, and all mopho and tetra models. The prophet 8 analog synth and created my own soundpatches that to me, are some very warm and. But then, the other prophet models werent a prophet5, either. So when i read that dave had built the prophet 6 i had to test it.
In fact, other than the new prophet 08 themed paint scheme and knobs, the tetras. Im also trying to figure out how to download new patches and load them into the prophet. In 2008, dsi launched the prophet 08, conceived as an affordable analog eightvoice synthesizer. The prophet range of synths, including the prophet 10, 5, t8 and pro one made under smith s company sequential circuits, are the stuff of legend due to their ballsy sound and great feature sets, and were the mainstays of many a pro keyboardist in the 70s and 80s. Is there something like the perfect patch kind of thing that you could probably. Sunsine audio releases 129 presets for dsi tetra, mopho and. Sequential prophet x, sequential prophet 6, prophet 12, prophet 08, prophet rev2. Tetras voice architecture is the same as mophos, but with a couple of notable differences. Dave smith prophet 08 analog synthesizer keyboard sequential circuits. It produces superb strings, pads, brasses, leads, basses and all manner of special effects, effortlessly.
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