Prophet-6 Polyphonic Analog Keyboard

Imagine dialing in the exact Prophet-5 vibe from the late '70s, but with six voices of pure analog warmth and a few clever modern twists that make it sing in today's mixes.

This 49-key semi-weighted keyboard with aftertouch and velocity sensitivity spans 32 inches wide, weighing in at a sturdy 20 pounds for stage reliability. Each of its six voices packs two discrete analog VCOs with continuously variable waveshapes from triangle to saw to pulse, plus a triangle sub-oscillator, sync, and noise gen—dial up oscillator slop for that vintage drift. Sound sculpting comes via a resonant 12dB/oct high-pass filter and a self-oscillating 24dB/oct low-pass inspired by the Prophet-5 Rev 2, both with keyboard tracking; dual ADSR envelopes drive filter and amp, while an enhanced Poly-Mod section routes sources to five destinations including osc waveshape and HPF cutoff. A digital LFO with six waveforms runs at audio rates, and you get knob-per-function bliss with pitch/mod wheels, unison stacking for monster leads, stereo voice panning, and onboard arpeggiator plus 64-step polyphonic sequencer holding up to six notes per step. Top it off with analog distortion, dual digital effects like BBD/tape delay, chorus, phaser, and reverb, feeding stereo outs and a headphone jack.

Players love its lightning-fast workflow—no menu diving, just instant tweaks—and that rich, immediate tone needing zero EQ cleanup, though some wish the sub osc packed more design punch like on beefier siblings. It's a character machine that nails classic polys while flexing for experimental edges.