In this video I play original sounds created for the Prophet 5/10 rev 4 synthesizer. I demo patches 61 - 80 from the Synth Universe Prophet 5/10 rev 4 Sound bank: a bank of 80 patches containing a wide range of pads, strings, brass, poly synths, keys, bass, leads, tuned percussion and sines.

Each patch is demonstrated first raw in mono, as output straight from the synth. For the majority of the patches I then repeat the demo but with stereo and reverb or delay applied, so you can hear the sounds more like they would be in a musical context. Please refer to the other three videos for demos of the remaining sounds. The time stamps below mean you can easily access specific sounds in this video and compare MONO with STEREO.

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Watch the demo of patches 1 - 20 here: [ Ссылка ]
Watch the demo of patches 21-40 here: [ Ссылка ]
Watch the demo of patches 41-60 here: [ Ссылка ]

In the making of this video no chorus, modulation or thickening effects were used (software or hardware). The only effects used were reverb (mainly the Valhalla Vintage Verb plugin) or delay (Logic native delay plugin). No EQ was used to enhance either the low end or the high end.

The Prophet 5/10 has a single mono audio output, so to create a stereo image I used old-school layering in my DAW. When I recorded each audio take, I also captured MIDI data and used this to record new tracks of the original take. Using the Vintage knob on the Prophet set at 3 means that each MIDI take has subtle differences in pitch, envelopes and filter. Panning and slight detuning of the tracks creates, to my ears, a nice rich stereo image and retains the core sound.

Time stamps
00:00 Resonant sweep MONO
00:42 Resonant sweep STEREO FX
01:22 Tremowah MONO
02:01 Tremowah MONO FX
02:41 Solid keys MONO
03:07 Solid keys STEREO FX
03:33 Reverse meditative MONO
04:10 Reverse meditative STEREO FX
04:46 Bright poly MONO
05:23 Bright poly STEREO FX
06:00 Resonance keys MONO
06:48 Resonance keys STEREO FX
07:35 PW chord pad MONO
08:05 PW chord pad STEREO FX
08:36 Vibrato sweep MONO
09:42 Vibrato sweep STEREO FX
10:49 Uni brass 2 MONO
11:15 Uni brass 2 MONO FX
11:43 Soft harpsi MONO
12:12 Soft harpsi STEREO FX
12:43 Slow sine MONO
13:35 Slow sine MONO FX
14:27 Glistening pad MONO
15:17 Glistening pad STEREO FX
16:12 Fifth release MONO
16:46 Fifth release STEREO FX
17:22 Scat lead MONO
17:52 Firework chimes MONO
18:22 Firework chimes MONO FX
18:50 Hollow but rich MONO
19:31 Hollow but rich STEREO FX
20:11 Brass keys MONO
20:30 Brass keys STEREO FX
20:50 Blasted bass MONO
21:33 Blasted bass MONO FX
22:18 Water spattering MONO
23:00 Storm drone MONO

Sound Bank description

The Prophet 5 is an analog synthesizer released originally in 1978 and then re-issued as rev 4 in 2020. The more time I spend with it, the more I realise why it became a classic and has been so widely used. Despite the simple user interface and the quite modest feature set by modern standards, it is capable of producing a very wide range of pleasing timbres from the pure and warm to rich, strident and complex. I am therefore excited to share the results of years playing and programming the Prophet with the 80 patches in this sound bank.

I set myself quite high standards for sounds being accepted into this bank. I've aimed for sounds that are robust, usable and distinctive, with nothing too esoteric or experimental. Although the Prophet is capable of some amazing sound effects, I figured these would not be relevant to the majority of users (although I include two at the end of the bank).

There are plenty of pads with different timbres from warm through to bright and sizzly. PWM (pulse width modulation) is very characteristic on the Prophet and it has been used on a number of the pads and strings. The Prophet's filters self-oscillate and track the keyboard perfectly, creating lovely warm sines that I have exploited in a number of sounds. The Poly-mod section has been used to create bells and chimes and for subtle pitch modulation to emulate brass and other instruments.

Unison mode is used on a number of the patches. If you are playing a Prophet 5 then this will be monophonic. If you are playing a Prophet 10, some sounds use the polyphonic unison feature enabling you to play chords in unison mode, which can enhance the richness of the sound.

All musical ideas in this video are my own and are copyright to me.

There was no sponsorship or affiliation to Sequential or their products in the creation of this video.

Hi I'm Jim: a musician, composer and sound designer. Welcome to my channel! This channel focuses on the musical and performance potential of synthesizers and helping you to get the most out of them.

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Contact Jim at: synthuverse@gmail.com

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