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Sequential Prophet 2002 Lives Again!

Posted: 20/01/2009 - 20:09
by d.a.wilson
Hello All,

I recently purchased a 25 year old Sequential Prophet 2002 on eBay which I've successfully restored to full working order to add to the studio... and what a lovely beast it is too - despite it's tiny 512K RAM it's got nice crunchy 12 bit DACs into real analog resonant filters with a brilliant stack facility - up to 8 detuned and delayed samples played in unison into analog filters that go into self oscillation.... Fat!!! :)

It's also got a great arpeggiator too which is midi sync'able. I bunged this test track together on Sunday in celebration. The SCI is playing the arpeg 5ths that run throughout.

http://www.last.fm/music/D.A.Wilson/Und ... al+Edit%29

Cheers,

Dan.

Re: Sequential Prophet 2002 Lives Again!

Posted: 20/01/2009 - 21:29
by Analog-X64
I dont quite understand all those technical terms chained together.. All I know is it does sound very cool. :)

Re: Sequential Prophet 2002 Lives Again!

Posted: 21/01/2009 - 10:54
by ifadeo
sounds great!!! i love those old hardware sampler... i wish i still had my emulatorII....;-)

btw. romeo knight should still have a ensoniq sampler(mirage?)

cheers!

Re: Sequential Prophet 2002 Lives Again!

Posted: 22/01/2009 - 8:35
by Romeo Knight
It's an EPS16+ - so it's not that vintage cos it's 16bit already. The Mirage had 12 bit AFAIR.
Nonetheless it has a great punchy sound and unique resampling features.
However I only use it in rare occasions when I sometimes need an additional
footswitch <> MIDI converter :)

Re: Sequential Prophet 2002 Lives Again!

Posted: 26/01/2009 - 17:45
by Astralia
As i said over at spacesynth.net, i really like this song :D and i want more of this good stuff!!!

Re: Sequential Prophet 2002 Lives Again!

Posted: 26/01/2009 - 20:16
by d.a.wilson
Astralia wrote:As i said over at spacesynth.net, i really like this song :D and i want more of this good stuff!!!
Many thanks... curiously my music has not been as universally liked or disliked as some over the past 20 years - in fact typically reponses to an original or remix may range from a big red smiley to a grey frown! :roll: .... and yes there will always be some duds....

Still.... I've no intention of stopping so keep tuned....

Cheers :eekout:

Dan.

Re: Sequential Prophet 2002 Lives Again!

Posted: 26/01/2009 - 21:57
by RobinsonMason
Good stuff, love the retro sound. :P

Re: Sequential Prophet 2002 Lives Again!

Posted: 29/01/2009 - 1:18
by Vosla
In computer terms, this sounds antiquated... in a positive way!
You fancied - by any chance - a white or pink 100% polyester jacket while recording to match the retro ambience feeling? ;-)
:thumbsup:

Re: Sequential Prophet 2002 Lives Again!

Posted: 29/01/2009 - 19:16
by d.a.wilson
Vosla wrote:In computer terms, this sounds antiquated... in a positive way!
You fancied - by any chance - a white or pink 100% polyester jacket while recording to match the retro ambience feeling? ;-)
:thumbsup:

:) Actually I probably get the "last Laugh" here - everyone has gone PC mad BUT the facts are... 4 year old PC... worth nothing.... 25year old sampler... worth more than a new PC! I know soft synths are all the rage but MAN the sum total of this old studio is a fortune these days!! :shock:

Re: Sequential Prophet 2002 Lives Again!

Posted: 29/01/2009 - 19:50
by RobinsonMason
I just got curious -- jeebus, that's some big equipment!

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Re: Sequential Prophet 2002 Lives Again!

Posted: 30/01/2009 - 1:35
by Infamous
More knobs than an entire boyzone and westlife reunion party!