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Prophet Rev2 8-Voice Keyboard

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Picture this: a modern evolution of the classic Prophet '08, where Sequential took an analog legend and cranked up the polyphony, modulation, and effects without losing that warm, punchy soul.

At its core, it packs two digitally controlled analog oscillators per voice—offering sawtooth, triangle, saw/triangle mix, and pulse waves with pulse-width modulation, plus a sub-octave on osc 1 and hard sync for thick tones. A resonant Curtis low-pass filter (2- or 4-pole) per voice handles the filtering, backed by analog VCAs, three envelope generators, and four key-syncable LFOs that run at audio rates for wild timbres. The 8-slot mod matrix with 22 sources and 53 destinations lets you route waveshape modulation across all waveforms, while bi-timbral layering or splitting gives two independent 4-voice sounds. Hands-on editing shines with 52 knobs, 20 buttons, a crisp OLED display, spring-loaded pitch/mod wheels, and a 61-note semi-weighted keyboard with velocity and channel aftertouch. Poly step sequencer (up to 64 steps, 6 notes each), programmable arpeggiator, and per-layer effects like BBD delay, reverb, distortion, chorus, phaser, and ring mod round it out, all in a road-ready wood-sided chassis with stereo outs, headphone jack, pedal/CV inputs, and internal power supply.

Players love its immediate, menu-free workflow and how it nails everything from fat basses to evolving pads, with the community praising its compatibility with '08 patches—now supercharged. Sure, some wish for more voices out of the box, but at 20.5 lbs and this size, it's a gigging dream that delivers huge in a compact package.

Released

2016

Status

In Production

Synthesizer
Format
Keyboard
Type
Subtractive
Internal Battery
No
Voice
A/D
Analog
Polyphony
Polyphonic
Oscillators
2
Oscillator Type
DCO (Digitally Controlled)
Voices
8
Filter
Lowpass, Resonant, 24dB/oct (4-pole)
Envelopes
3
LFO
4
Effects
reverb, delay, bucket-brigade delay, chorus, phase shift, ring modulation, distortion
Expression
Aftertouch
Monophonic
Velocity
Yes
MPE
No
Additional
61-note semi-weighted keyboard, waveshape modulation, poly step sequencer, 2 layers, mahogany end panels, pedal/CV input
Software
-
I/O
Audio In
-
Audio Out
4x 1/4" TS (2 stereo pairs)
Headphone
1x 1/4" TRS
MIDI
In, Out, Thru
MIDI Type
USB, DIN (5-pin)
Ports
USB, CV/Gate, Other Pedal, Sustain Pedal, Expression Pedal
Wi-Fi
No
Workflow
Arpeggiator
Yes
Sequencer
Yes
Mod Matrix
Yes
Memory
512 factory, 512 user programs
Measurements
Dimensions
12.70" x 35.12" x 3.80" (32.26 x 89.20 x 9.65 cm)
Weight
20.5 lbs (9.3 kg)
Last updated Mar 21, 2026