Prophet 5 Synth For Sale
No serious, vintage synth collector can be without a Prophet 5Analog Synth. The Prophet 5 was made between 1977 to 1984 and is among the very first synthesizers able to store user settings and sound parameters into patch memory.Scroll below the auctions to learn more about the Prophet V and see a live demonstration. Otherwise, What are you waiting for? Place your bid on a Prophet 5 Today!
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Prophet 5 Ahead of its Time
One of the other remarkable feature of the Prophet 5 was its whopping 5-Voice Polyphony. Wow, back in 1977 you could finally play up to 5 voices at the same time.The Prophet 5 was a technical marvel and the envy of every Synth enthusiast back in its day. Admired for its rich, textural sounds and known for its classic, polyphonic sweep, the Prophet 5, like the Moog, became the standard in Analog Synths for that era. The Prophet 5 is capable of producing pretty good sounding brass, atonal and bell tone sounds.
Prophet-5 Synths are equipped with some pretty cool modulation capabilities; With its Poly-Mod feature, the output of the filter envelope generator is passed through A couple of mixer knobs and can be hooked up to the pulse and pitch controls on the first oscillator, then to the cutoff frequency control. All three features can be tweaked at the same time, allowing for some wide-ranged, complex sounds and effects.
Prophet 5 enthusiasts have varying degrees of opinions on the three manufacturer revisions of the synth. The first two; Rev 1 and Rev 2 were made by Solid State Music and Rev 3, by Curtis Electromusic Specialties. Depending on who you talk to, you may get some difference of opinions on the experts as to which of these Revisions produces the richest, thickest sounds. At any rate, these kinds of debates and disagreement add to the historical perspective and value of these vintage analog synths. Additionally, some very notable music groups and performers played on the Prophet 5: Weather Report, Joe Zawinal, Pink Floyd, just to name a few.
Demo of the Prophet 5 Synthesizer
Prophet V Synth
Great Synth or Vintage Synth?
If you could go back in a time machine to the day the first Prophet V Synth was made and predict it would some day be considered an antique, your keyboard playing friends would think you were nuts. With all of it high-tech gadgetry and far-out sounds, it would be hard to imagine the Prophet V ever becoming a Vintage Synth.
The Prophet V Synth Still Sounds Awesome
As history shows, the term Vintage Synth doesn’t mean obsolete synth. In fact, the Prophet V is still a favorite of many. Even today, the Prophet V Synth is fascinating to play with and has sounds that continue to knock the socks off of listeners and synth aficionados. The Prophet V Synth is more than just an interesting relic to be added to the collection of a synth collector – it continues to be a great instrument with fat, rich sounds that are some times superior to what we’re hearing from today’s digital synths. The Prophet V Synth is not only wonderful to play, but to hear.
Can you still find a Prophet V Synth?
Well, yes. You’ve come to the right place for a Prophet V. Like any great, classic instrument, vintage synths go through a bit of an evolution. As the technology of newer synths evolv, the price of the older ones drops dramatically. However, the greatest synths, which were considered game changers in innovative technology, climb back up in value and can sometimes be worth several times more than their original price. There will always be a warm passionate spot in the heart of synthesizer players for those instruments that were trend-setters in the industry. The Prophet V Synth was certainly a trend setter for its time and continues to be a well played instrument of today.
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