In his latest video, synthesist Alex Ball takes an in-depth look at the Sequential Circuits Prophet-T8, arguably the company’s greatest vintage design.
The Prophet-T8 produced between 1983 and 1985, is like a Prophet-5 on steroids. It features 8 analog voices and a weighted wooden keyboard with polyphonic aftertouch that some considered the most expressive of its era.
Topics covered:
0:00 Intro
0:55 History
4:46 Demo 1: All Play
6:12 Features
9:42 Demo 2: It’s Thursday, it’s TOTP!
10:50 The Hits
12:11 Patron Outro
Check out the video and share your thoughts on the Sequential Circuits Prophet-T8 in the comments!
This dude makes very cool videos of synth history.
I got to play a T8 once. The nearest comparison I can make is to the CS-80. I was knocked out by both, but the T8 drew me in a little more. “Creamy” barely describes the reality. Most of today’s cheapo keyboard mechanisms are chimpanzee farts by comparison. Excellent demo, Alex!
chimpanzee farts!
Now that’s a proper polysynth! Great stuff as usual from Alex Ball
New England Digital used the T8 keyboard for the optional “Velocity/Pressure Keyboard” with the Synclavier II.