I put this on to check the sound of the Prophet 12. Got lost in the Bigsky, started browsing the web while listening, and 12 minutes later I realized how calm and relaxed I was. Incredible sound here man.
Wonderful. This is how I want to hear a synth demo'd, not an hour waffling on about the character of the oscillators blah blah. Through it through some glorious reverb and pander to my Vangelis gland.
Daniel Davis I enjoy your opinions on the p12 forum Daniel if you are the same person - a factor in me ordering a p12 along with this video - getting one next week
I'm selling my tools and will turn the shop into a studio for music and writing for my last incarnation. Maybe some art. Will be getting the P12, maybe P Rev 2 16 voice. The idea being one form to inspire the others. Peace please.
I recently used this an entrance music to a piece of theatre that I performed in. It set the mood in such a tremendous way, the ethereal, transcendent nature of the notes intertwining with one another, the way they collide and sore in a chilling but somehow beautiful manner. These whole 17 minutes are beyond beauty, they have managed to tap into some otherworldly, eternal feeling that I can't fathom, it's truly one of the greatest sounds I have ever heard on this planet. It's life's enduring eternal echo in a vast landscape of perpetual incompressibility, and awe. Thank you for this x
Agree with you Tor. I think we live in a world where younger people grew up programming with a mouse, and the organic connection to a hard synth, especially one as powerful as this, is something many do not easily grasp.
Using the black keys ha! I have my own keys that I use to play drones. But since I learned by ear, I can't tell you what they are. My first polysynth was a Prophet 600. I came very close to getting the Prophet 12, but after playing a PPG a couple decades ago, I became a born again digital guy. I bought the Yamaha Montage instead of the Prophet 12 because of the FM-X engine and the sophisticated synthesis options. I really wanted to put some money in Dave Smith's pocket for giving me my first polyphonic synthesizer experience, but damn! I have to think about my self too! My next purchase will be the Big Sky, I think it will be great with my Gibson ES-175.
I’ve mainly stuck to monosynths because I’m just not a particular good keys player. Bass lines and knob tweaking! But I’ve always been drawn to this synth, sounds epic…
+chieftp Yeah, but so few knobs, you know? I have other synths I have to menu dive on. I was looking for sufficient knobs to almost eliminate menu diving when programming
This is some fantastic sounds... Bookmarked your Bandcamp page, will likely buy later, my Prophet-12 arrives tomorrow... so time for some serious "woodshed" time... Thanks for this demo... really well done. Quick question, how easy is the Pigtronix Infinity to use and play with live? Cheers
I´m just amazed by this piece. I don´t think you realise the emotional power of it. Kind of Vangelis meets Robert Rich (but different). It doesn´t lack anything, it´s all in it´s right place. I wish I could afford a DSI instrument some day, I´m sure with a Prophet 12 or a Prophet 6 I´ll be covered to make music for 10 years :D Seriously, I can´t stop listening at this and is becoming one of my favorite pieces of music ever. Are you planning on including it on a release or something?
Absolutely Amazing Man. So, so, so very very nice. :-) Btw, what's your thoughts on the Strymon Big Sky vs Empress Reverb for such type of application? I've heard the Empress offers more flexibility but not sure if that even matters if you have such a deep shimmering reverb going into the mix.
I've never used the Empress, but can't imagine something offering more flexibility than the Big Sky. I mean, the Big Sky does absolutely everything I'd ever want a reverb pedal to do.
JediSid In terms of raw, synthesis power (but still super easy to use) and sound design, the P12 is in a class by itself. 4 OSC with standard wave shapes and wavetables, linear and exponential FM, AM, microtunings (soon to be added), 4 LFOs, 4 envelopes, 4 delay lines, and an easy to use modulation matrix with 16 definable slots, the P12 really is a sound designers dream. It's just not as in style right now because it's not 100% analog. Analog is totally in vogue right now, so people seem to flocking towards the P6. If traditional analog, subtractive synthesis is what you want, get the P6. If you want the future of sound design now, get the P12.
Daniel Davis I currently own a 12-voice Poly Evolver. What are your thoughts on a comparison of features vs. PEK? Initially I felt that P12 and PEK shared many similar features (ie 3 delay lines on PEK instead of 4 on P12 etc) with not enough differences to pick up a P12, but interested in your thoughts on this. Yea, PEK doesn't have waveshaping of the 12 waveshapes, but it does have 96 (I think) Prophet VS wavetables.... I have to say initially I wasn't very impressed with the sounds/demos I heard from P12 as I found it to be very thin but with more recent demos/patches such as your works, I am getting more impressed as time goes on. Still, not sure if PEK + P12 is overkill/ too much overlap (especially as I am running 12-voices on the PEK, not the typical setup)... but I'd value your insights. Cheers.
synth4ever I think we've already had a similar conversation on Soundcloud. :) I think a 12 voice PEK covers many of the same bases as the P12. Sure, they're different in some ways, but I don't think I"d be interested in having both.
Hello again...and again really nice work here.I notice a minor amount of hiss at the top but once the music gets going its covered up a bit.Something you might want to consider looking into if you ever want to put something out.
Beautiful performance! Love it! 🎶 👍 😊 I’ve seen an Analog Keys in the Background. Do you think the P12 and the AK will be a good Team performing together? Do you still own them both? Thanks a lot for your feedback! Many greetings from Berlin! 😊
I have a question. how did you stack the sounds to auto play then play more sounds on top of them? was it the pigtonix looper? or can the synth itself do that function?
même avis que toi le P12 et inexploré . pourquoi très sensible sur les bouton il faut y aller en douceurs on peut completement changer le son avec un bouton !
It's all part of the sound design. I make no distinction between the synth and the fx when designing a sound and playing a piece, because it is only the final sound that matters.
You can generate an INIT patch by holding the LATCH and HOLD buttons together, or find one to start with in the global menu. I don't know of any tutorial videos for this synth.
haha, your a hoot! I cant decide Ive heard breath of stars magic come out of the PE and really deep pads come out of Pro 12, so was hoping if anyone had a clue thats all mainly for Namlooky pads... Mic xt is in the mix also and Waldrof Q
