{"id":152628,"date":"2026-03-17T11:08:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/?p=152628"},"modified":"2026-03-18T12:10:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:10:40","slug":"sequential-prophet-10-hands-on-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2026\/03\/17\/sequential-prophet-10-hands-on-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Sequential Prophet-10 Hands-On Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Prophet-10 in the Studio: 10 Voices, Aftertouch, and Why It&#039;s Better Than You Think\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/31r2P0q50m4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>In his latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Doctormix\">Doctor Mix<\/a> video, synthesist <strong>Claudio Passavanti<\/strong> takes a look at the <strong>Sequential Prophet-10<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Sequential Prophet-10 features\u00a010 voices, vintage Rev1 &amp; 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