This desktop module captures the soul of the original Prophet-5 by bumping polyphony to six voices, all while keeping that pure analog signal path intact for the warmest, punchiest tones around.
At its core, each voice rocks two discrete VCOs with continuously variable waveshapes from triangle and sawtooth to pulse, plus a triangle sub-oscillator, hard sync, and oscillator slop for vintage drift. Sound shaping comes via dual filters per voice—a resonant 4-pole low-pass inspired by the Prophet-5 Rev 2, and a 2-pole high-pass—both with velocity sensitivity, keyboard tracking, and self-oscillation on the low-pass. You've got dual ADSR envelopes for filter and amp, a versatile LFO with six waveforms including random, and an enhanced Poly-Mod section routing filter env or Osc 2 (bipolar) to five destinations like Osc 1 freq, shape, and both filter cutoffs. Hands-on controls mix endless encoders and pots across the compact walnut-trimmed panel measuring 21.25 x 7.43 x 4.4 inches, with a 64-step polyphonic sequencer, multimode arpeggiator, unison mode for thick monosynth stacks, stereo analog distortion, and dual 24-bit/48kHz digital FX (reverb, delay, chorus, phaser, more) featuring true bypass to stay all-analog. Patch memory holds 1000 programs (500 factory, 500 user), with stereo outs, headphone jack, and MIDI sync.
Players love its intuitive no-menu design and rock-solid tuning, often calling it a modern classic that nails Prophet-5 vibes with extra flexibility—though some wish for more voices in dense patches.
