A Synth Legend On Your Desktop
The Prophet-5 module puts the power of Sequential’s legendary analog poly synth on your desktop. Like the full keyboard version, it’s “the best of all Prophet-5s” because it embodies all three Prophet-5 revisions — Rev1, Rev2, and Rev3 — through the use of genuine Curtis analog VCOs and filters (as in the Rev3) as well as new 2140 low-pass filters designed by Dave Rossum, like the 2040 filters he designed in the original Rev1 and Rev2. A Rev switch lets you choose between the two filter designs. It also adjusts the Filter Envelope’s shape and response to match the original Prophet Rev 1/2 or Rev 3 respectively.
The result is as pure a renewal of an analog classic as you could wish for, with the authentic, muscular sound of the original and the roadworthiness of a state-of-the-art modern instrument.
Prophet-5 Module Specifications
OSCILLATORS
- Two authentic
CEM 3340 voltage-controlled oscillators per voice
- Simultaneously
selectable wave shapes. Oscillator A: sawtooth, pulse. Oscillator B:
sawtooth, triangle, pulse.
- Pulse width per
oscillator
- Hard sync:
Oscillator A syncs to Oscillator B
- Low frequency
mode (Oscillator B)
- Keyboard
tracking on/off (Oscillator B)
MIXER
- Oscillator A
amount
- Oscillator B
amount
- White noise
amount
LOW-PASS FILTER
- Four-pole,
resonant, low-pass filter per voice
- Switchable between
authentic versions of the Prophet-5 Rev1/2 filter and Prophet-5 Rev3
filter
- Rev1/2 filter is
a Dave Rossum-designed 2140, the modern counterpart of the original 2040
filter found in the Prophet-5 Rev1 and Rev2
- Rev3 filter is a
Doug Curtis-designed CEM 3320
- Filter can be
driven into self-oscillation with the Resonance control
- Keyboard
tracking: off, half, full
FILTER ENVELOPE
- Four-stage
(ADSR) envelope generator
- Velocity
modulation of envelope amount
AMPLIFIER ENVELOPE
- Four-stage
(ADSR) envelope generator
- Velocity
modulation of envelope amount
LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR
- Three wave
shapes: sawtooth, triangle, square. All waveshapes can be engaged
simultaneously
- Both Initial
Amount and mod wheel control
- Mod
destinations: oscillator A frequency, Oscillator B frequency, Oscillator A
and B pulse width, filter cutoff
POLY MOD
- Sources: filter
envelope and Oscillator B
- Destinations:
Oscillator A frequency, Oscillator A pulse width, filter cutoff
VINTAGE KNOB
- Recreates the
characteristics of various Prophet-5 models by varying the behavior of
oscillators, envelopes, amplifiers, and other parameters. Go from a very
stable “4” — as in Prophet-5 Rev4, (the new version) — all the way
to “1,” as in Prophet-5 Rev1, the rarest and most temperamental of
all Prophet-5s.
AFTERTOUCH
- Channel (mono)
aftertouch
- Destinations:
filter cutoff frequency, LFO amount
PERFORMANCE CONTROLS
- Polyphonic glide
(portamento)
- Unison
(monophonic) mode with configurable voice count, from one to all five
voices and key modes
- Preset switch:
when off, the front panel is live; what you see is what you hear
PATCH MEMORY
- 200 user and 200
factory programs in 5 banks of 40 programs each
- Direct program
access, including Prophet 5-style single-button access to the current set
of 8 programs
IN/OUT
- Mono output (1 x
1/4” phone jack)
- Headphone output
(stereo, 1/4” phone jack)
- MIDI in, out,
and thru ports
- USB for
bidirectional MIDI communication
- Control voltage
in/out (1 x 1/4” phone jack) 0- +5V input/output signal. Configured for
1-volt-per-octave operation.
- Gate in/out (1 x
1/4” phone jack). Accepts a 1.5 to 15-volt on/off signal to gate the
envelopes of a single voice on the Prophet-5. Outputs a 15-volt on/off
used to gate the envelopes of an external synth.
- Low-pass filter
cutoff expression pedal input
- Volume
expression pedal input
- Sustain
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; Prophet-5:
20 watts maximum power consumption.
PHYSICAL SPECS
- 20.75" L x
7.4" W x 3" H (52.70 cm x 18.8 cm x 7.62 cm)
- Weight:
Approximately 4.5 kg
- Roadworthy
all-steel case with premium black walnut heartwood trim