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Before the Prophet-5, synthesizers required users to adjust cables and knobs to change sounds, with no guarantee of exactly recreating a sound. The Prophet-5, with its ability to save sounds to patch memory, facilitated a move from synthesizers creating unpredictable sounds to producing "a standard
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Three versions were built between 1978 and 1984. The first, Revision 1, was hand-assembled and produced quickly to generate initial revenue; only 182 were made. Revision 2 was mass-produced in quantities over 1,000; this model was more robust, added cassette patch storage, and replaced the koa wood
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The Prophet-5 became a market leader and was widely used in popular music and film soundtracks. Between 1978 and 1984, about 6,000 units were produced across three revisions. In 1981, Sequential released a 10-voice, double-keyboard version, the
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to allow users to recall sounds instantly rather than having to recreate them manually. The Prophet-5 facilitated a move from synthesizers creating unpredictable sounds to producing "a standard package of familiar sounds".
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In 2020, Sequential released a new version, the Prophet-5 Rev4, with additional memory and features. They also released a new version of the Prophet-10, with the same external design as the Prophet-5.
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In 1981, Sequential Circuits released the Prophet-10, featuring 10 voices, 20 oscillators, and a double manual keyboard. Like the Prophet-5 Revision 3, it uses CEM chips. The first Prophet-10s used an
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Before the Prophet-5, synthesizers required users to adjust controls to change sounds, with no guarantee of exactly recreating a sound. Sequential used
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casing with walnut. Revision 3 replaced the Solid State Music (SSM) chipset with Curtis (CEM) chips, necessitating a major redesign. According to
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emulation, released in 1999. It was followed by the Pro 52 in 2000 and the Pro 53 in 2003. Bowen also provided consultation for
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would design the instrument first. When no instrument emerged, in early 1977, Smith quit his job to work full-time on the idea.
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and the Prophet 3000. In 2020, Sequential announced a new version of the Prophet-5, the Rev 4. It adds features including
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interface that could be retrofitted to later Prophet-5 models. Third-party MIDI interfaces have also been offered.
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on soprano saxophone, with synth and horn each repeating the theme. Bass and percussion come in at 20 seconds.
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Smith released several synthesizers with the Prophet name, including the Pro-One, the Prophet VS, the
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package of familiar sounds". The Prophet-5 became a market leader and industry standard. According to
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controller; the interface cannot connect the Prophet-5 to other devices. Sequential produced a
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used both the Prophet-5 and Prophet-10 extensively for his soundtracks. The Greek composer
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drive for saving patches and storing sequencer data. Sequential later moved to a Braemar
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and hardware. Sequential also released several further Prophet synthesizers, such as the
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considered the Prophet-5 his "old warhorse", using it for many sounds on his 1986 album
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Initially, Smith and Bowen developed the Prophet-10, a synthesizer with ten voices of
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40 patches (120 patches on later units, 200 patches on the Rev4 iteration)
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In the Prophet-10, a pair of Prophet-5 sound boards provide ten voices
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that allows the user to play using the Prophet Remote, a sling-style
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for their 2003 software emulations, the Prophet and Prophet Plus.
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in January 1978 and shipped the first models later that year.
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Analog Days: The Invention and Impact of the Moog Synthesizer
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The Prophet-5 was created in 1977 by the American engineers
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A Prophet-10 Rev 4, a 10-voice version of the Prophet-5
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used it frequently, such as on their 1982 hit single "
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synthesizer; this would allow users to save sounds to
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Timbrality
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FM
Filter
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serial interface
MIDI
analog synthesizer
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Dave Smith
John Bowen
polyphonic
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