The Prophet is back!

[TCwebtime]

Hi,
This is not a review but a request for forum users opinions/reviews on the several iteration of the Prophet :).

Yesterday Dave Smiths new Prophet 8 was released
http://www.davesmithinstruments.com/products/p8/index.php

I have toyed with the idea to budget for a real analogue instrument to be part of my set up, I have been listening to demos of the Moog Little Phatty and the Minimoog ‘ Voyager’, reading reviews etc… Too far from any shop to actually go and try one.

So, my impression of these instruments so far has purely been based on what I could read and hear off the Internet.
I feel like the new Prophet 8 is right at the top of my real analogue instrument kit list. This is not only for the price, it is an 8 voices synth as opposed to a monophonic Moog, but for the actual sound.
There are sound samples here
http://www.davesmithinstruments.com/products/p8/index.php

The one other contender for me is the Alesis Andromeda, I wrote something about it recently, here in my blog (feel free to comment on the Andromeda on my blog):
http://musictechmag.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=769831%3ABlogPos...


This thread is about Prophets :)

* Prophet 8 – From the guy that designed the original Prohet.
8 voices – hands on control – No doubt MTM will review this one soon (right?)J

* Pro-12 ASB: Virtual analog synthesizer – 12 voices – hands on control
http://asb.creamware.com/index.php?lang=en&frame=8&group=2&...

MTM review of Pro-12 ASB: http://www.musictechmag.co.uk/mtm/reviews/pro-12-asb
(Free to register and read)

* PRO-53: Native Instruments virtual analog classic Soft Synth

http://www.native-instruments.com/index.php?id=pro53&ftu=79f47a...

* Prophet V: Arturia soft synth
http://www.arturia.com/evolution/en/products/prophetv/intro.html

MTM review: http://www.musictechmag.co.uk/mtm/reviews/prophet-v
(free to register and read)


Plenty of Prophets :)

Does any of us here own any of the Prophets above, maybe more than one and could share opinions and even a mini reviews, especially comparisons about which one delivers the best sound for a specific task you use them for?

[Mattias Olsson]

What kind of set up do you have now ?

To me it seems like if you get a good "real" (as in hardware) instrument you can't really lose your money.

This is of course a general assumtion but if we just watch the price development over the last 30 years and we all know for a fact that these new synths (just like the old ones) won't be made forever...

[TCwebtime]

I have no set up right now. An oldish PC and I have been downloading some free software or trial software recently like Reaper and free plugins.

I'm hoping to start buying some kit soon, certain things are moving slow so I can't buy anything yet. And the idea of owning a real analogue synth appeals to me because the rest will very probably be all 'in-the-box' software based for space and financial reasons. A real analogue instruments may add not only a touch of depth to the sound but also the enjoyable experience of manipluating sound with knobs all there instead using a mouse

[Mattias Olsson]

My only sequiential circuits sytnth...