The Sequential Pro 3 is available in two versions. Whether the original Prophet-5, a Reissue Prophet-5 / Prophet-10, a Prophet-T8, Prophet-600, Prophet-6, Prophet-12, Prophet-VS, the Monoevolver, a Polyevolver, Revision 2, Prophet-X, the original Pro-One, Pro 2, Pro 3 / Pro 3 SE (and many other instruments): The footprint of that congenial American synth pioneer on the evolution of electronic music instruments is remarkable. He has enriched the music world with high-quality instruments since the mid-1970s! A toast to Dave Smith, whose spirit of energetic research has not waned even after nearly five decades of innovation and hard work. The real credit, of course, goes to their developer. Imaginative new features (some already found on the Pro 2) combined with a close approach to the tried-and-true sound of the original Sequential Pro-One bring this analog / hybrid synthesizer to life.īut these are just fantastic products. It’s a delicate balance between the Old and the New. Nevertheless: The Pro 3 is the instrument of the day. And musicians could hardly be averse to a freshly launched Prophet-5, especially in its extended format as the luxurious and powerful Prophet-10. It is more or less a reissue of that most legendary polyphonic analog synthesizer of all time – the original Prophet-5 (1978) – but now with MIDI and other extras.Īn excellent approach, no question about it, especially since the market for modern polyphonic analog synthesizers is far from saturated. Let’s be realistic, not much on the new Prophet-5 (Rev. 4) / Prophet-10 – on the occasion of his 70th birthday – we think that, on closer inspection, it should be the Pro 3 / Pro 3 SE which wins his laurels, and to which the big applause, the long-lasting drum rolls and the brilliant “flourish” are due. Smith has just launched the revised Prophet-5 (Rev. Sequentials Pro 3 is a remarkably all-round analog / hybrid synthesizer, with excellent performance and with many sweet spots in its sound (as users have been reporting in various forums for some time).Įven though Mr. Nevertheless: Seen as a whole, our preliminary resumée is positive, if not to say euphoric. But, interestingly enough, the modern and comprehensive mono synthesizer (Pro 3) is inferior to its simply constructed veteran (Pro-One) in other ways (… in particular in terms of that high-end vintage SOUND). That’s honest praise (… another nod of the head).Ĭlearly, many aspects of Sequential’s modern and comprehensive mono synthesizer Pro 3 / Pro 3 SE (2020) are far superior technically to the simply structured veteran Pro-One (1981). We have also tested the instrument and humbly agree with them (with a nod of the head).Ĭonfession number 2: Not only is the Pro 3 sound intriguingly hybrid (wavetables!), but also convincingly analog – and in this respect it’s almost on a level with its legendary ancestor Pro-One. Confession number 1: Being bold and ruthless, we have adopted the above headline “Pro 3 – a new benchmark for raw sonic power and unrivaled versatility” directly from Sequential.
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