DSI/Sequential Prophet 6

Being a fan and user of Dave Smith's lovely instruments, I must admit, I'm pretty pumped with this announcement.. Only bummer is it only has one filter. I loved the implementation of the multi-mode and 12+db filter on the Pro-2. It'd be lush to see it on a full poly.

http://www.davesmithinstruments.com/product/prophet-6/

• Two newly designed, discrete VCOs per voice
• Continuously variable wave shape (triangle, sawtooth, pulse, square) 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

• Oscillator 1 amount
• Oscillator 1 sub-octave amount
• Oscillator 2 amount
• White noise amount

• Two-pole, resonant, high-pass filter per voice
• Bi-polar filter envelope amount
• Velocity modulation of envelope amount
• Keyboard tracking: off, half, full

• 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

• Four-stage (ADSR) envelope generator

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

• 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

• Polyphonic step sequencer with up to 64 steps and rests

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

>Sequencer start/stop footswitch input

sequencer step input plz

i was in the thick of it during the now-famous gearslutz meltdown of NAMM'15

so much want from this years show

this thing looks awesome. wonder how much $$$$ it will be.

Edit, it has two filters, but I meant it in the way of they should have hooked up the Oberheim-style multi-mode and a rockin' prophet 5 low pass instead of just a highpass and lowpass.

looks like May, priced at about $2,800

source http://youtu.be/ji01hs4o840?t=5m26s

  On 1/29/2015 at 6:04 PM, The Cosmic Green said:

looks like May, priced at about $2,800

source http://youtu.be/ji01hs4o840?t=5m26s

Damn that is pricey... I just got a pro-2 a few months ago and have been falling in love with it. I feel like although the pro-2 lacks true VCO's - it's a much more powerful than this aside from only having a fake 4-voice paraphonic mode (which by the way, sounds amazing)

I think this synth sounds amazing and looks the part, but 2700 is a little much as it lacks features it should have for a modern poly IMO. Take it down to the 2k-2200 level and you've got a deal!

I'm always surprised at the lack of interest with new synths on here, there's a 100+ page thread for the junk-toy volcas, but 4 responses here lol

Oh WATMM.

yeah im curious about this one. would love a poly analog something or other and this could be pretty perfect but the price is a bit rich and curious to see how people find it once it comes out like reviews and whatnot. still though, definitely keeping a very non-overly committed eye on it for time being:)

yeah not sure about that price but i am looking to get one polysynth...dont really care that it has built in effects not sure i would use those

  On 2/1/2015 at 12:17 AM, Audioblysk said:

 

  On 1/29/2015 at 6:04 PM, The Cosmic Green said:

looks like May, priced at about $2,800

source http://youtu.be/ji01hs4o840?t=5m26s

 

Damn that is pricey... I just got a pro-2 a few months ago and have been falling in love with it. I feel like although the pro-2 lacks true VCO's - it's a much more powerful than this aside from only having a fake 4-voice paraphonic mode (which by the way, sounds amazing)

 

I think this synth sounds amazing and looks the part, but 2700 is a little much as it lacks features it should have for a modern poly IMO. Take it down to the 2k-2200 level and you've got a deal!

 

I'm always surprised at the lack of interest with new synths on here, there's a 100+ page thread for the junk-toy volcas, but 4 responses here lol

Oh WATMM.

 

probably because the prophet 6 costs nearly 19 times as much as the volcas? probably prices it out of most people's reach.

i'm still thinking my next synth purchase will probably be an elektron a4 when i can get enough scratch. the level of control that thing allows and now with overbridge seems like a no brainer for me

def. seems like a really nice synth. am curious to hear proper user demos when it's out.