Sequential Prophet 6 6-Voice Analog Synthesizer

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Key Features

6-Voice polyphonic analog synthesizer gives you all the power you need
Two newly designed, discrete VCOs per voice provide incredible sonic depth
Continuously variable wave shapes offers great scope for sound design
Pulse width per oscillator for added timbral range
Massive capacity for sequencing with 64 polyphonic steps

Sequential Prophet 6 6-Voice Analog Synthesizer Overview

The Sequential Prophet-6 is Dave Smith's tribute to the poly synth that started it all - the Sequential Prophet-5. More than a reissue, this reimagining of the classic synthesizer adds a wide range of new features - whilst staying true to the original aesthetic of the Prophet-5.

With true voltage-controlled oscillators, filters, and amplifiers, studio-quality effects, a polyphonic step sequencer, an arpeggiator and more, the Prophet-6 takes the best qualities of the original Prophet-5 and adds enhancements to take it to a new level. If you want a synthesizer that harkens back to the golden age of classic electronic music then you cannot go wrong with the Prophet.

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Classic sound - modern technology

Taking all the good stuff from the original Prophet-5, the Prophet-6 adds a wide range of amazing features to set it apart. It keeps the great sounding oscillators, filters, and amps and adds incredible new features like effects, arpeggiators, and the awesome polyphonic step sequencer - which allows up to 69 steps of compositional power. Allowing you arrange entire songs with your Prophet-6. If you want the best of classic and the power of modern technology, then the Prophet-6 is the synthesizer for you.

That warm tone

In order to obtain that punchy warmy, there are two newly designed discrete voltage-controlled oscillators (plus sub-oscillator) per voice. You can add continuous movements via variable waveshapes that offer a wide tonal palette across triangle, sawtooth, and variable-width pulse waves. All this, including amazing high-pass, two-pole, resonant filters - across an entirely analog signal path.

Studio quality effects

Take your sound design to the next level with an array of studio-level effects. Reverbs, delays, chorus, and phase shifter. They are digital effects, but don't worry, thanks to true analog bypass the signal sounds incredibly warm and stays firmly in the analog realm.

Polyphonic - no matter what you do

The Poly Mod section was integral part of the original - it has now been enhanced. Modulation sources are filter envelope and oscillator 2 which has a bi-polar control. You can send these modulation sources to oscillator 1 frequency, shape, pulse width, low-pass filter cutoff, or high-pass filter cutoff.

There is a powerful 64 step polyphonic step sequencer, which allows up to 6 notes per step. You can create great sounding sequences which can also include rests and sync them up to an external MIDI clock. You can also synchronise the full featured arpeggiator with external MIDI clock as well.

Program and play your way

The right sound when you need it. There are 500 permanent factory programs in 10 banks of 100 programs. As well as this you can also save up to 500 user programs. Toggling the preset button enables live panel mode where the Prophet-6 switches the current settings of its knobs and switches. So you can reference the settings when you need to.

With a semi weighted keyboard, which also has velocity and channel aftertough, the Prophet is an awesome combination between portability, playability and power. Ideal for stage and studio. The ultimate classic synthesizer.

Specifications

OSCILLATORS

Two newly designed, discrete VCOs per voice
Continuously variable wave shape (triangle, sawtooth, pulse) per oscillator
Pulse width per oscillator
Hard sync: oscillator 1 syncs to oscillator 2
Triangle sub-octave generator (oscillator 1) per voice
Low frequency mode (oscillator 2)
Keyboard tracking on/off (oscillator 2)
Oscillator slop amount for increased tuning instability, from subtle to extreme

MIXER

Oscillator 1 amount
Oscillator 1 sub-octave amount
Oscillator 2 amount
White noise amount
HIGH-PASS FILTER
Two-pole, resonant, high-pass filter per voice
Bi-polar filter envelope amount
Velocity modulation of envelope amount
Keyboard tracking: off, half, full

LOW-PASS FILTER

Four-pole, resonant, low-pass filter per voice, inspired by the original Prophet 5 filter
Filter can be driven into self-oscillation with the Resonance control
Bi-polar filter envelope amount
Velocity modulation of envelope amount
Keyboard tracking: off, half, full

FILTER ENVELOPE

Four-stage (ADSR) envelope generator

AMPLIFIER ENVELOPE

Four-stage (ADSR) envelope generator
Velocity modulation of envelope amount

LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR

Five wave shapes: triangle, sawtooth, reverse sawtooth, square, and random (sample and hold)
Clock sync (internal or external MIDI clock)
Initial amount
Mod destinations: oscillator 1 frequency, oscillator 2 frequency, oscillator 1 and 2 pulse width, low-pass filter cutoff, high-pass filter cutoff

POLY MOD

Sources: filter envelope (bi-polar) and oscillator 2 (bi-polar)
Destinations: oscillator 1 frequency, oscillator 1 shape, oscillator 1 pulse width, low-pass filter cutoff, high-pass filter cutoff

AFTERTOUCH

Source: channel (mono) aftertouch with bi-polar amount
Destinations: oscillator 1 frequency, oscillator 2 frequency, LFO amount, amplifier envelope amount, low-pass filter envelope amount, high-pass filter envelope amount

CLOCK

Master clock with tap tempo
BPM control and display
MIDI clock sync

ARPEGGIATOR

Selectable note value: 16th note, 8th note triplet, 8th note, dotted 8th note, quarter note
One, two, or three octave range
Up, down, up/down, random, and assign modes

SEQUENCER

Polyphonic step sequencer with up to 64 steps and rests

EFFECTS

Stereo analog distortion
Dual, 24-bit, 48 kHz digital effects, including: reverb (room, hall, plate, spring), delay (full bandwidth digital delay and emulated bucket brigade and tape delays), chorus, and phase shifter
Delay sync
True bypass maintains fully analog signal path when digital effects are off

PERFORMANCE CONTROLS

Full-sized, semi-weighted, 4-octave keyboard with velocity and aftertouch
Backlit pitch and mod wheels
Spring-loaded pitch wheel with selectable range per program (1 to 12 semitones up and down)
Transpose controls for an 8-octave range
Hold switch latches held notes on
Polyphonic glide (portamento)
Unison (monophonic) mode with configurable voice count, from one to all six voices, and key modes
Preset switch: when off, the front panel is live; what you see is what you hear

PATCH MEMORY

500 user and 500 factory programs in 10 banks of 100 programs each
Direct program access, including Prophet 5-style single-button access to the current set of 10 programs

IN/OUT

Left/mono and right audio outputs (2 x 1/4" phone jack)
Headphone output (stereo, 1/4" phone jack)
MIDI in, out, and thru ports
USB for bidirectional MIDI communication
Low-pass filter cutoff expression pedal input
Volume expression pedal input
Sustain footswitch input
Sequencer start/stop footswitch input

POWER

IEC AC power inlet for internal power supply
Operates worldwide on voltages between 100 and 240 volts at 50 to 60 Hz; 30 watts maximum power consumption

PHYSICAL SPECS

32" L x 12.7" W x 4.6" H (81.3 cm x 32.3 cm x 11.7 cm)
20.0 lbs (9.5 kg)
Walnut end panels and trim

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