In his latest Doctor Mix video, synthesist Claudio Passavanti takes a look at the Sequential Prophet-10.
The Sequential Prophet-10 features 10 voices, vintage Rev1 & Rev3 filters, poly mod, unison, and expressive aftertouch.
The Prophet-10 was originally released in 1978, but it sold in very limited quantities and arguably never matured into a production synth.
Dave Smith’s Prophet-10 update features both filters used in the original models, addresses technical problems of the vintage design and even lets you dial in how much ‘vintage’ slop you want.
Topics covered:
- Hands-on exploration of the Sequential Prophet-10
- 10-voice analog architecture explained
- Raw Prophet-10 sound with zero effects
- Expressive playing with aftertouch
- Poly Mod magic and evolving analog textures
- Rev1 vs Rev3 filter character comparison
- Huge unison sounds and thick analog bass
- Pads, leads, and classic Prophet tones
- Real studio workflow and performance testing
- Why the Prophet-10 is such an inspiring instrument
Check it out and share your thoughts on the Sequential Prophet-10 in the comments!
I have the standard Prophet 10 which I got for a great deal. I wasn’t planning on getting one but I must say that they sound and feel marvellous. If you are able to get one, do it. I’m so grateful that I got lucky and scored one used for an excellent price.
As dated as it is timeless.
My frustration with the P5 and P10 reissues is that I’d like stereo voice panning or even the basic ability to layer voices and run A out of one ouput and B out of another.
Dude, I hate to be that guy, but
1) like, a million trillion famous songs came out of the original P-5 and exactly zero of those users complained it about it being mono. (or they plugged it into a chorus pedal)
2) I’m gonna assume that you’re using it for actual music here (as opposed to they that just fiddle around and never finish any songs). There many ways to end up with stereo output by just overdubbing it in your DAW. (aaannnddd very slightly mucking with parameters and tuning makes it even more interesting)
And in the name of fairness, layering voices internally is a huge PITA to set up, because the UI isn’t designed for it. IMO, it’s way more trouble than it’s worth. Like I said, much easier to just overdub in DAW.
I see so many people on forums complain about “it doesn’t do this or that…” It is what it is, it sounds amazing, and there are plenty of other synths on the market if you must have something with 48 modulation destinations, stereo/quad/9.1 output, etc. etc. Nobody complains that a Martin D-28 doesn’t sound like a 12-string.
I have a handful of synths, Moog sub 37, korg ms20 and a few others, monster eurorack. I was on the fence but I don’t really have a poly besides my mophox4 and wanted one for the studio, I’m a musician turned producer,mixer as day job. I got the p10 a few months ago and it’s amazing, I was unsure about the mono, doesn’t matter, it’s huge. I’ve had so much fun playing and exploring it. It feels so deluxe and nice. I would love to say have syncable lfo or such but honestly it’s just great and it’s my favorite synth to and the clients all love it because of its straightforward easy to use layout and great raw sound.
Do the P5 and P10 reissues look anything like this under the hood:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egan5rzoZFA