Gear Hunter

The return of a legend or the beginning of a new era? The Prophet '08 is an eight-voice synthesizer with a 100% analog signal path. While the Prophet '08's overall sonic character will be familiar to anyone who knows Dave's work from the '70s and '80s, it is much more than just a vintage reissue with a few new bells and whistles. Of course, it includes features we now take for granted, like velocity and aftertouch. Add to that performance features like an arpeggiator, gated 16 x 4 step sequencer, and the ability to split or stack sounds. The modulation possibilities are much deeper than anything Sequential ever produced, making it capable of producing sounds the "classics" simply could not. Dave has always said that he is only interested in moving forward. The Prophet '08 is the product of evolution, not nostalgia.

• A full-featured polysynth with a 100% analog signal path.
  
• Classic, real analog sound including legendary Curtis analog low-pass filters married to a modern feature set.
  
• Compact size, huge sound.
  
• Tons of knobs for direct, real-time editing and performance.

• 2 digitally controlled analog oscillators (DCOs) per voice with selectable sawtooth, triangle, saw/triangle mix, and pulse waves (with pulse-width modulation)
  
• Glide (portamento): separate rates per oscillator
  
• White noise generator
  
• Analog VCAs
  
• Hard sync

• 1 analog Curtis low-pass filter per voice, selectable 2- and 4-pole operation (self-resonating in 4-pole mode).

• 3 envelope generators: filter, VCA, and assignable (four-stage ADSR + delay); Envelope 3 can loop.

• 16 x 4 gated step sequencer

• 4 x 2 modulation matrix with 20 mod sources and 43 mod destinations

• Programmable arpeggiator with up, down, up+down, random, assign modes.
  
• Re-latching arpeggiation

• 5-octave keyboard with semi-weighted action, velocity, and aftertouch.
  
• 52 knobs and 20 buttons enable deep and comprehensive editing with little to no menu diving.
  
• Spring-loaded pitch wheel and assignable mod wheel

• MIDI In, Out, Thru, and Poly Chain
  
• Main stereo audio output: 1/4″ unbalanced
  
• Output B stereo audio output: 1/4″ unbalanced
  
• Sustain pedal input: accepts normally on or normally off momentary footswitch.
  
• Pedal/CV input: responds to expression pedals or control voltages ranging from 0 to 5 VDC (protected against higher or negative voltages).
  
• Headphone output: 1/4″ stereo phone jack.

• Oiled mahogany wood end panels
  
• Dimensions: 12.1″ (30.73 cm) W x 34.8″ (88.39 cm) L x 3.875″ (9.84 cm) H (2.25″ at front edge; the feet account for 0.25″ of the total height)
  
• Weight: ~22 lbs. (9.98 kg)