Dave Smith Instruments Prophet '08 Eight-Voice Analog Synthesizer

Prophet '08 Eight-Voice Analog Synthesizer description:

The Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 08 is an eight-voice synthesizer with a 100% analog signal path.

While the Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 08's overall sonic character will be familiar to anyone who knows Dave's work from the '70s and '80s, it is much more than just a vintage reissue with a few new bells and whistles. Of course, it includes features that can now be taken for granted, like velocity and aftertouch. Add to that performance features like an arpeggiator, gated step sequencer, and the ability to split and layer sounds.

The modulation possibilities of the Prophet 08 are much deeper than its vintage predecessors', making it capable of producing sounds the "classics" simply could not. Dave Smith has always said that he is only interested in moving forward. The Prophet '08 is the product of evolution, not nostalgia.

Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 08 main features include:

• Two analog oscillators per voice
• Classic Curtis analog low-pass filters
• Extensive modulation routing capabilities
• Four-on-four splits and layers with separate stereo outputs for each layer
• Arpeggiator, gated 16 x 4 step sequencer, and LFOs all syncable
• 5-octave keyboard with semi-weighted action, velocity, and aftertouch
• Spring-loaded pitch wheel and assignable mod wheel
• 256 fully editable Programs (2 banks of 128) with 2 Layers (2 separate sounds) in each Program
• 16 x 4 gated step sequencer
• Arpeggiator
• 2 digitally controlled analog oscillators (DCOs) per voice with selectable sawtooth, triangle, saw/triangle mix, and pulse waves (with pulse-width modulation), and hard sync
• White noise generator
• 1 Analog Curtis low-pass filter per voice, selectable 2- and 4-pole operation (self-resonating in 4-pole mode)
• 3 Envelope Generators: filter, VCA, and assignable (four-stage ADSR + delay); Envelope 3 can loop
• 4 LFOs
• Glide (portamento): separate rates per oscillator
• Analog VCAs
• MIDI In, Out, Thru, and Poly Chain
• Main stereo audio output: 1/4" unbalanced
• Output B stereo audio output: 1/4" unbalanced
• Sustain pedal input: accepts normally on or normally off momentary footswitch
• Pedal/CV input: responds to expression pedals or control voltages ranging from 0 to 5 VDC (protected against higher or negative voltages)
• Headphone output: 1/4" stereo phone jack
• Includes power supply for 110V – 240V AC operation (13-15 VDC, 400 mA) and operation manual.