Chapter 1: Getting Started - Sequential prophet 5 User Manual

Chapter 1: Getting Started

The Prophet-5 is a five-voice, polyphonic analog synthesizer with analog
voltage-controlled oscillators, filters, and amplifiers. It faithfully repro-
duces the vintage sound and features of all three revisions of the original
Sequential Circuits Prophet-5. It does this through the use of genuine
Curtis VCOs and filters as well as Dave Rossum's newly designed SSI
2140 filter — the modern counterpart of his original SSM 2040, which
was used in vintage Prophet-5-Rev1 and Rev2 synths. The Prophet Rev3
featured CEM 3320 Curtis filters. By featuring both types of filters, the
new Prophet-5 provides the best of all worlds — and all Prophet-5s.
The Prophet-5 is first and foremost a performance instrument. All of its
sound-shaping controls are immediately accessible on its front panel,
packing a tremendous amount of power and versatility into a compact,
easy-to-use format.
This chapter of your user's guide provides an overview of essential tasks
such as how to make basic audio connections and how to edit and save
sounds. Later chapters explain each of the parameters of the Prophet-5
as well as how to program sounds and how to use the menu to
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manage its overall behavior.
All of the Prophet-5's essential controls are within easy reach on its
front panel, so go ahead and dive in and start turning knobs and pressing
buttons to explore its sound and capabilities. Then, when you're ready,
dig into this user's guide to explore the deeper parts of the synth.
Prophet-5 front panel
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