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I got this synth, was overwhelmed, read comments about brassines and all sorts of rubbish. TBH this is a great synth, if you are playing with only presets, (wouldn't even say I like many of the presets) you are only scratching the surface. So learn about synthesis. It 's so much fun to learn once you get over the barrier and learn how you actually create a sound. If you like Vangelis for example this is an amazing synth. You can hear some awesome presets, check psalm 237 to hear more and also really research a synth. If you love presets well why even consider to buy a a synth like this stick to softsynths. This is a real instrument and no it does not come with effects but if you are at home like me creating music, you just run i through chours or maybe like a lexicon 224. Oh man you can sit for hours! But of course really understand what music you want to create before just buying a synth.
I have it since its release and I assure you it is a marvel. I use it with a Strymon Big Sky and an Eventide TimeFactor. Immense pleasure to have this sinthesizer
I watch this every now and then just to hear that little tune at the start! Does anyone know if these chords are from something? Or is this genius just jamming? Also, maybe I'll buy this synth when I have the money one day...
I had this synth and a prophet 6, and I sold it early last year. I have to say I really regret selling my prophet 08 beauces it is so different from the 6, and in a lot of ways more advanced.
Well, I will agree with some of the negative comments on the topic if presets, however Dave Smiths synths are made to come up with your own patches on all the models. Having said, and also owning digital analog , as well as software DAWs, I wanted to go back and own an analog synth as well as having the option of playing/ recording live when ever possible. Going digital is fine but having the option to go analog is always better. I'm not giving up this synth. It's a true lead synth that I settled for tho my goal is to get the Andromeda a6 which I'm planning for 2015, then I'm satisfied with my set up as far as synths are concerned.
When I got my Prophet '08 I was shocked at how terrible most of the presets were. They sounded like the presets on my dad's old Yamaha PSR that he purchased circa 1986 - not a joke or an exaggeration, just the way they really sounded. But I learned to program the P08 and have been getting some good results. Sometimes I get frustrated with it but I am taking the time to learn the synth because I've seen people make great sounds on it.
When you compare it to a Nord Lead A1/4 or an Oberheim OB8 the latter instruments come out on top, it does have its own character but has too much distortion for everybody taste
damn this things sounds sooo good. I cant decide between this and Nord A1. Analog Keys from elektron also looks interesting, though Im a bit put off by the interface.
I have a NordLead 4. It's Buttons do not give a quality feel, but different sounds can be downloaded. Sounds are good but i prefer my DSI pro2 which has a better quality feel and more choice when i comes to sound manipulation..👍
I tried this in store, and it sounds unique and fantastic. It has character. The only problem I have with it is the front panel graphics on an overlay sticker. That's a big letdown. Moog Voyagers use the same thing. Were is the respect for the consumer and have properly painted graphics on the musical instrument as opposed to a big sticker? Such a wonderfull instrument, and so destroyed aesthetically by slapping a big sticker on it. Thankgully the company came to its senses with the Prophet-12, Pro-2, and the wonderful Prophet-6.
+Andrew Piatek Sticker is better honestly. If it gets scratched up you just throw a new one on down the line. Silk-screen wears off and is gone for good. I've had plenty of silk-screened synths that had missing paint.
+thedefog I'll keep my DX7, KX88, D-50, DX7II, A-80, SY77, S99, XV-88, and even the VZ-1, which is actually very good. They all look beautiful, like new, and no stickers are required :)
After 4 years I have had little time to program the Pro 08. Am thinking of moving on to the Pro12. Mostly what I have discovered is that these modern synths weigh in at about a 3rd of the cost of the oldies. Meaning they are nice for the budget, however they may come up short as ground breaking musical instruments.
***** Sold my Prophet 08 last week however that will only cover about 1/2 the price ... The Pro 6 ,Sounds/Looks, like fun. What about the Moog 55.... same ole, same old.
Kind of irrelevant, but I'm really keen on learning the kind of style he's playing. Could somebody help me out and tell me what kind of chords he's using - if he's using like have a certain sort of progression or anything? Thanks in advance :)
Some of what he is playing can be learned by going over to GospelMusicians. If you cant already play this style or jazz then I'd say learn basic rock chords and scales and then learn blues before going further.
good demo, but mainly presets being played here. in my opinion they aren't really good. this synth can sound so much better than this...you just have to create your own patches, it's very versatile and I wouldn't give it away anymore.
+Getar Prestaka i As Fartz said, it can give you extra control, but you should not judge a synth by aftertouch as a criteria unless you are an avid keyboardplayer. If you mainly use sequencers etc. as many of eletronic artists do, it has no value at all - you should anyway primarily judge a synth for its sounds and its soundshaping parameters. Many of the greatest synths ar made without aftertouch-keyboards, it is mainly collectors and hobbyists that complain when an amazing syth lacks this feature. If you hardly know what afterttouch is, you will not miss it.
+Getar Prestaka i You can route anything to the aftertouch on this synth, so on this synth it is crucial in my opinion. I like setting the VCF to open up a little with the aftertouch, or modulation or a volume swell. You can make it do anything though like turn on an LFO that is routed to VCF mod, change the speed of an LFO or all LFOs, mess with the decay or release of the VCA.
+Getar Prestaka i I don't think aftertouch is "crucial" like, it's not a deal breaker if a synth doesn't have it. But I have a Mopho SE which is similar to this. The aftertouch add something incredible. More modulation sources/destinations is always good.
Oh my god! Thanks for pointing me to that!!! I owe you at least a six pack. Sooooo effing good. Mehldau is one of my favorites and him experimenting with synth and rhodes is just divine.
Not a bad synth....but not a great one either. It has a very similar sound to some of the cheaper Curtis based synths of the mid/late 80's. They all used the same 'synth on chip' design - where the oscillators, vca and filter are all on the same chip. To my ears, these were the worst sounding. Rather thin, bland and unexciting. Not 100% bad...just not hugely satisfying. I'm interested to know what Dave has done with the Pro 2 mono synth. He says its got a more authentic Prophet 5 filter on it. I hope he means is fatter and rawer than the one used on his previous products. All he has to do now is make some genuinely fat analog oscilators....and we're getting closer to the synth we all want. I don't want simulated analog oscillators through an analog filter!
I don't know why but I just don't find the sound appealing compared to some of the other analogs you have demoed. I am not a big fan of digital but even Dave's digital Prophet 12 sounds a lot better than this.
get a JD-XA instead, much more exciting, much more unique and the analog side sounds better too. I'd rather have 4 voices of great sounding, musical analog than 8 of this clinical, harsh analog (with dubious filter). The rest of the JD-XA gets you into (Digital) land too, covering what you'd have to buy multiple DSI synths to achieve (Prophet 08, 12, Poly Evolover etc). JD-XA does all that and more, and sounds better (and is cheaper!). Roland killed it with the XA, and it's very misunderstood/over-looked but anyone who uses one tends to end up loving it (can't say the same about much of the DSI range up until the Prophet 6 and even that doesn't set the world on fire thanks to the DSI tone and very nerfed feature set that shouldn't be on a $3k synth)
The JD-XA doesn't have a five octave keyboard, thats a problem for a lot of jazz, rock, and progressive players including myself. Personally I'm thinking of getting this and stacking it on top of my Jupiter 80 and calling it a day. Thanks for another great video musictrackjp :)
quarkyzarky I am owning a JD Xa and I have to admit that it's kind of a new concept.Nevertheless I am looking forward to sell it. It's an Live-Allrounder. So I can realy recommend it to musicians, who are playing life on stage and want to have a mix out of synthesizer and rompler and build-in fx. Personally I cannot recommend it to people, who are sound designing and are used to modular synthesis. Unfortunately the Mod Matrix/functions are too limited at this point. The whole analog/digital thing doesn't work for me relating to creating sounds from scratch.
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