The prophet 12, from what i have seen and heard, is a. It all depends on what youre looking for in terms of features. Dsi mono evolver patches, presets and sound design. Digital waveforms matching the evolvers dco analog waveforms is probably not much of a stretch, and several of the evolvers digital waveforms will be present, but there are some evolver sounds that the prophet 12 wont be able to do. Hence, its much more in competition with the prophet 08rev2 than the poly evolver. Dave smith instruments poly evolver vintage synth explorer. Prophet 12 16 x 2 26 sources 100 destinations and an old but cool mono synth, which can be polychained x 4 for up to 16 voices. Jan 29, 20 the best polyphonic synth of all time is the synth that serves the artist most intuitively as an instrument of sonic expression and sonic exploration. It says this is the best of our experience and knowledge. The p12 features 12voice polyphony, with four high res digital oscillators plus a sub oscillator per voice. The prophet 12 module boasts the same power and sound as the prophet 12 keyboard. Everything you love about the dave smith instruments prophet 12 is in the prophet 12 module, in a compact format you can fit in your backpack. Dsis hybrid products such as the prophet vs, poly evolver and pro 12.
Both are currently well out of my price range, but for a long time now the p12 has more or less been my dream synth based on how much capability it has 4x digital oscs, two analog filters, mod matrix comparable to a modular, bitimbrality, etc. Trance progressive soundset for dsi evolver poly evolver. The prophet rev2 is dave smiths reimagining of his prophet 08 poly synth a modern classic that has appeared on countless recordings and stages since its debut in 2007. To find out more about how each synth differs, view our synth comparison pdf. Prophet 12 patch collection 2 by bob swans presets for. The premium 5octave, semiweighted keyboard with velocity and channel aftertouch feels just right. A flagship analog poly synth by synth artisan, dave smith.
The prophet 12 from dave smith instruments is a landmark synth. Dave smith instruments mopho vintage synth explorer. The keybed feels different than the poly evolver stiffer, and the keys are flatter. Dave smith instruments has introduced the prophet6, a 6voice polyphonic analog synthesizer. By combining the finest qualities of the prophet 08 and poly evolver keyboards, adding a. That said, i would be willing to bet there are a lot more prophet 12 sounds that the evolver wont be able to do.
At twelve voices, the prophet 12 boasts the greatest polyphony of a. Dsi prophet rev2 patches, presets and sound design. The original evolver connected in the background adds another voice of polyphony and control facilities. Dave smith instruments evolver operation manual pdf. Dsi poly evolver patches, presets and sound design. All patches have been programmed exclusively with a prophet. The evolver is an analogdigital hybrid synthesizer designed by dave smith and manufactured. The evolver line of synthesizers marked dave smiths triumphant return to pro synth design. My 2nd collection of 99 patches for the dsi prophet 12 this bank includes single and layered patches and consists of bass, lead, arp, pads, keys and many other classic sounds mutilated with the prophet 12 s extensive modulation routing. Wait, since when can you load your own waves on the evolver. The mono evolver keyboard mek harnesses his years of experience designing electronic instruments to create a truly modern yet deceptively classic monosynth that will be a must have synth for many musicians. Audition destination feature while there is a write pending see previous screen, you can press the compare switch to hear the target program destination before saving. Building on the poly evolver keyboard, the prophet 08 offers eight voices of polyphony with a 100% analog signal path. Each of the prophet s twelve voices is composed of a brand new hybrid digitalanalog architecture that sounds different than any other dsi line of synths.
Dsi prophet 12 desktop vs novation peak gearslutz is partsupported by our visitors. The prophet rev2 comes in either 8voice or 16voice models, with 2 oscillators plus a sub per layer, and two layers that can be split or stacked for bitimbral operation. And therefore, im dumbfounded that dave smith has not repeated this. Dsi evolver synthesizer gets ipad patch editor synthtopia.
The evolvers digital oscillators osc 3 and 4 play single cycle waveshapes waveforms. He was also the creator of vector synthesis in the prophet vs later to. Sequences can be chained together and patches can be changed on the fly. Dave smith instruments prophet 08 vintage synth explorer. Prophet 12 features overview dave smith instruments youtube. Stream dsi prophet 12 patches bobswans demo 2 by bobswans from desktop or your mobile device. The prophet6 is dave smiths tribute to the poly synth that started it. The rev2 retains all of the key features of the prophet 08 and expands on them. My dave smith instruments prophet 12 arrived a while back. Dave smith has a fine legacy of synthesizers behind him the prophet 5, 10, and vs, the pro1, and many industry innovations and credentials. The prophet 12 is the current flagship of the dave smith instruments range, and dave has said himself that it is his finest ever synthesizer. Feature prophet rev2 ob6 prophet6 pro 2 prophet 12 mopho x4. The pek still strikes me as having the digital edge. This bank includes single and layered patches and consists of bass, lead, arp, pads, keys and many other classic sounds mutilated with the prophet 12 s extensive modulation routing.
I hate to rain on your parade, but dave considers the prophet 12 the pek rev2. Im loving the poly evolver obviously but wish i had more voices 8 or 12 would be mental. I really appreciate the internal power supplyvs the wall warts dsi seems to. Tranceaddict forums djing production promotion production studio pictures of your home studio.
So ive learned to just work with the limitation and write parts and set up patches that dont need more voices. Some of these patches remind of the effect you could get using the evolver s stereo filter and hard oscillator panning. The latter is more affordable and has some interesting features added compared to the p08. If your prophet 08 is poly chained to second prophet 08, the program will also be saved in the chained unit. Live ambient electronica, space music, synth jams and demos for synthesizer lovers worldwide. My 2nd collection of 99 patches for the dsi prophet 12. Poly evolver features a truly unique synth architecture.
The prophet 12 is actually more of an evolver than a prophet. Full of hundreds of jawdropping preset patches, the poly evolver offers four times the punch of the original evolver. The mopho is a single voice from the mighty prophet 08 with the addition of one suboscillator per dco. Dsi poly evolver 12 voices beautiful ambient space music dave smith instruments. The prophet 12 synthesizer from dave smith instruments. Apr 16, 20 my experience of dave smith synths is that they dont excel at bass sounds quite like moog synths. These are some of the factory patches i submitted to dsi. The poly evolver is probably my favourite synth i have ever played. It offers a stereo output and an audio input for processing external sound through its fantastic curtis lowpass filter.
Modal 002 versus dsi prophet 12 other gear elektronauts. The evolvers were replaced by new high end models, the prophet 12 and the pro 2. My 2nd collection of 99 patches for the dsi prophet 12 this bank includes single and layered patches and consists of bass, lead, arp, pads, keys and many other classic sounds mutilated with the prophet 12s extensive modulation routing. Prophet 08 the prophet 08 truly signals the return of the classic sequential circuits prophet synthesizers, in a beautiful, modern and ultrastable programmable analog synthesizer. Demo of evolving pad sounds from the dsi poly evolver keyboard polychained with the poly evolver rack, so it has 8 voices. Evolver sound editor is an editor and sound development tool, created specifically for. The wavetables include classic prophet vs waveshapes. This time with a fresh new bank of sounds for the dave smith instruments prophet 08, mopho and tetra series. Repro5 patches by bob swans i rarely have the time to create patches since the birth of my daughter but after playing with the public beta of uhe repro5 i was amazed and excited to create some patches similar to my prophet 12 offerings. My dave smith instruments prophet 12 arrived a week ago.
The synthesis engine sounds much like the prophet 12 engine but. Dave smith instruments polyevolver keyboard dsi poly evolver synthesizer. These panels will fit the dsi mono evolver, prophet 08, prophet 12, and mopho keyboard synthesizers. Its a hybrid analog digital synth, with two dco analog oscillators and two digital wavetable oscillators per voice, with 4voice polyphony that can be stacked for cutting leads. The poly evolver finally answered prayers for a truly handson, programmable synthesizer version of the evolver, and dave smith went all out on this one. My impression of the prophet 12 is the same as it was last summer. Is the prophet 12 the best polyphonic synth of all.
Inside evolver the poly evolver voice before going through the individual parameters, following is a brief description of the architecture of a single poly evolver voice. Its got the same voice board, the same analog filters, and even most of the same backpanel connections as its big brother. Prophet 12 features overview dave smith instruments. The prophet 08 truly signals the return of the classic sequential circuits prophet synthesizers, in a beautiful, modern and ultrastable programmable analog synthesizer. Synth geeks here at sweetwater are excited about dave smith instruments prophet rev2. Building on the poly evolver keyboard, the prophet 08 offers eight voices. While creating sound presets to demonstrate the synthesizer at the namm tradeshow, he was impressed by the organic nature of the. This bank includes single and layered patches and consists of bass, lead, arp, pads, keys and many other classic sounds mutilated with the prophet 12s extensive modulation routing. Dsis hybrid products such as the prophet vs, poly evolver and pro 12 still deservedly have numerous users and in many ways the poly evolver is the prequel to. Thats the evolver story so far, but now everything has changed with the arrival of the poly evolver keyboard or pek, which seeks to combine the best of both previous versions and improve on them, being polyphonic, fitted with a keyboard, and, as you can see above, covered in many more controls than graced the front panel of the original evolver. The evolver is an analogdigital hybrid synthesizer designed by dave smith and manufactured by dave smith instruments.
Prophet12 has an integrated power supply with a standard iec cable no wall wart. Feb 24, 2015 the prophet 12 is actually more of an evolver than a prophet. When you buy products through links across our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Jun 12, 2015 prophet 12 has an integrated power supply with a standard iec cable no wall wart. Sequential prophet6, prophet 12, prophet 08, prophet rev2. Digital waveforms matching the evolvers dco analog waveforms is probably not much of a stretch, and several of the evolver s digital waveforms will be present, but there are some evolver sounds that the prophet 12 wont be able to do. I used to compare sidebyside the sounds of the pek and the p08. This may just be a function of the age of my poly evolver keyboard maybe it was stiffer when i first got it years ago. The best polyphonic synth of all time is the synth that serves the artist most intuitively as an instrument of sonic expression and sonic exploration. Prophet 08 filter fm sounds great, especially with the noise source. Custom wood side panels for your dave smith instruments synthesizer. Id love to see a sort of prophet vs rev2 also, but for whatever reason. The poly evolver editor was developed for dave smith by soundtower. Two quiet suns, the outfit behind our best selling magnetic fields bank for the evolver are back.
The prophet5 was created in 1977 by dave smith and john bowen at sequential circuits, who aimed to create the first polyphonic synthesizer with the ability to store and recall. Dave smith instruments evolver digital analog synthesizer. These dave smith instruments synth demos features a variety of patches and sounds from the p12, ob 6 and p6. The mono evolver is an analogdigital hybrid monosynth, with two dco analog oscillators and two digital wavetable oscillators. Badged as a sequential product, the prophet x looks menacing with its dark grey metal case and chassis, greystained wooden end cheeks, warm orange. Poly mod 2 sources filter env, osc 2 5 destinations freq 1, shape 1, pw 1. Some of these patches remind of the effect you could get using the evolvers stereo filter and hard oscillator panning.
I also agree with dsis recommended for marketing statements. Keybed feels different than the poly evolver stiffer, and the keys are flatter. Poly evolver keyboard, poly evolver rack, mono evolver keyboard, evolver desktop. While the firstglance impression might understandably be monophonic prophet 12, its in fact a rather different animal. For my purposes and very surprisingly it serves better as an analog synthesizer, rather than as a digital wavetable type. Analog synthesizer dsi poly evolver presets youtube. The prophet 12, from what i have seen and heard, is a synthesizer that seems to have been designed with a mature thought process of a passionate artist. Oct 14, 2018 dsis hybrid products such as the prophet vs, poly evolver and pro 12 still deservedly have numerous users and in many ways the poly evolver is the prequel to dsis latest hybrid, the prophet x. Pictures of your home studio page 170 tranceaddict forums. Dave smith instruments the official dsisequential forum. My experience of dave smith synths is that they dont excel at bass sounds quite like moog synths. You can set up 2 patches per program, either stacked or split each patch gets 6 voices.
Dave smith instruments is back with another excellent and affordable analog monophonic synthesizer. And the engine is so rich that that isnt that hard. Hmm i wonder if this adds up to 75 x 4 300 destinations. Dsi mono evolver, prophet 08, prophet 12, and mopho wood. Buy dave smith instruments prophet 12 polyphonic synthesizer.
This may just be a function of the age of my poly evolver keyboard maybe it was. This alone should indicate the magnificent range of sounds you can get. Lookup tables for modulating oscillator frequency with lfo, matrix and sequencer. At twelve voices, the prophet 12 boasts the greatest polyphony of any instrument designed by dave smith. Sequential prophet x, sequential prophet 6, prophet 12, prophet 08. I got to borrow one for a short while and later bought one of my own and it quickly became the central control and performance hub of my analog and digital gear. The evolver series of synthesizers marked dave smiths triumphant return to synth design.
The downside is you dont have full multitimbrality like on the poly evolvers, but to be honest i always found the dsi multitimbral implementation to me a bit clunky and not that. Dsi sequential the prophet 12 is a reimagining of the prophet line of synths, a powerful digital oscillators sections routed through analog vcf filter and vca amplifier. An 8voice prophet 08 released in 2007 and featuring a 100% analog path sounds a bit like poly evolver the filter and amplifier sections remind of those evolver line comprised but there are no digital oscillators. The prophet 08 is dave smiths all analog flagship poly synth providing a vintage sound with a modern twist. The signal flow diagram on the next page is a good starting point for understanding how the poly works. Now, that is absolutely not a criticism of dsi or the prophet 12. While creating sound presets to demonstrate the synthesizer at the namm tradeshow, he was impressed by the. The dsi evolver has the signature old school timbre down pat as well as being able to provide digital timbres reminiscent of the waldorf q. The factory waveforms are taken from the sequential prophet vs, but there are 32 slots into which user waveforms can be loaded.
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