Sequential Prophet-5 Rev 4 £3000
CONTACT WHO: Sequential WEB: sequential.com KEY FEATURES 5-voice analogue polysynth; 61-note semi-weighted Fatar keyboard with velocity and aftertouch; two CEM 3340 VCOs/voice; switchable low-pass filter between Dave Rossum-designed 2140, and Doug Curtis-designed CEM 3320; LFO (3 waveshapes) and Poly-Mod modulation; Vintage Knob for increased Rev1 instability; 200 user and 200 factory programs in five banks of 40 programs
The original Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 changed the world – simple as that. So the company’s new iteration – essentially the fourth revision –has so much synth history and music associated with it that it’s impossible not to mention those previous versions, and some of the quite glorious music they helped create. So this isn’t just another synth release; it’s like if Back To The Future returned for a fourth instalment. Only bigger.
Only around 6,000 Prophet-5s were originally sold album is one of the best releases from the era – mostly as it doesn’t sound like it was released in that era. And smaller synth poppers like New Musik and The Mobiles, rockier names like The Cars, Steve Winwood and The Fixx, plus soundtrack composers like Mark Isham and John Carpenter (who used it composing the music of many of the films he directed) would give the Prophet-5 an enviable reputation amongst nerds and players alike.
