Morizzle Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 ... 'cause GAS got the better of me and I finally ordered a Prophet 6 I've been going back and forth for about a year about this now and finally decided to follow through with it. There are some exciting projects coming up in the future where the Proph (that's how the cool people call it, ya know) will be very useful, most of all, however, I think I just caved in to the massive GAS I've had for this thing since I caught glimpse of the first announcements. I never got to love the Nord Leads 2 and 4 I had, hoping this one is the right fit Of course, as we all know, after that I'm never buying a keyboard again. It's not a clone, it's a Suzuki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Seriously jealous! Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Excellent choice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybersoniq Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Excellent choice! That's a wonderful choice! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6LvqCUGFC4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewImprov Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Cool! I spent a little time with the P6 recently, and I'm totes jelly! Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Wright Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Cool! I spent a little time with the P6 recently, and I'm totes jelly! Oh yeah! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 ... 'cause GAS got the better of me and I finally ordered a Prophet 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Sweet "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyS Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Nice!! Please share some demo's if you want:) Rudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_G Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 ... 'cause GAS got the better of me and I finally ordered a Prophet 6 ... Of course, as we all know, after that I'm never buying a keyboard again. Dito ! The Prophet 6 is amazing ! Studio: Hammond XK5-XLK5, Roland Fantom 8, Prophet 5, Roland SE02, Neo Vent, HX3-Expander, Yamaha Montage M7 Live: Yamaha CP88, Hammond SKX Pro, Hammond XB2-HX3, Roland Fantom 07, Roland SA1000, Neo Vent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brenner13 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Very cool. Of all the analog stuff these days, this one stands out to me, too. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realtrance Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Shoulda gotten a Prophet 12, 'cause... six more voices! Just kidding, enjoy it in good health! Fantastic instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morizzle Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 Yay, it arrived today! I spent a few hours playing through 320 of 500 presets Not so fond of many of the preprogrammed blips and blops, I guess this beast is for rolling your own. The basic sound of the Prophet is very full and very warm! I was wary about a bunch of other DSI synths I heard, they always had some sort of coldness IMO, but not this one. I like the built-in distortion, very useable and in my ears nicer than the Overload function on the Little Phatty. Turned some knobs and such... I absolutely suck at synthesis, so I'm gonna have some learnin' to do over the next years. Looking forward to that! What a great instrument. It's surprisingly heavy but very solid, great build quality (as you could expect for the price). The action is way better than the Moog's. Not to mention the atrocious Roland FA action I've played a lot in the last few months. Though I think my favorite synth action remains the one that's used in the Motif XS6. Anyway, that synth is going to stay, I'm looking forward to digging deeper over the next months. Here's a short track I did today with 3 slightly altered presets: soundcloud snippet It's not a clone, it's a Suzuki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joegerardi Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 (sigh) If only it had a full-length keyboard... ..Joe Setup: Korg Kronos 61, Roland XV-88, Korg Triton-Rack, Motif-Rack, Korg N1r, Alesis QSR, Roland M-GS64 Yamaha KX-88, KX76, Roland Super-JX, E-Mu Longboard 61, Kawai K1II, Kawai K4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 ... I absolutely suck at synthesis, so I'm gonna have some learnin' to do over the next years. Looking forward to that! ... Then this is a good choice. Throw on some headphones, put it in panel mode, and start tweaking. Try to split your time between blindly exploring what knobs do, and trying to zero in on target sounds. This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpPiano Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 I've had mine for a few months now. A couple tips... Upgrade the OS and download the OMOM (Old Men of Midi) soundset (300 more patches to fill 0-300 while your factory bank remains untouched from 500-999). Both of those are on the Dave Smith website. Watch all of Marc Doty's Prophet 6 videos on youtube. They're very helpful for getting a quick overview of the synth. The manual is fairly short and an easy read too. You'll also want to pick up the soundtower editor (link on the Dave Smith site too) which will allow you to reverse engineer some of your favorite patches. Finding my favorite patches and then reverse engineering has taught me a lot about synthesis. Good luck! I'm absolutely loving mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morizzle Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 Upgrade the OS and download the OMOM (Old Men of Midi) soundset (300 more patches to fill 0-300 while your factory bank remains untouched from 500-999). Both of those are on the Dave Smith website. Watch all of Marc Doty's Prophet 6 videos on youtube. They're very helpful for getting a quick overview of the synth. The manual is fairly short and an easy read too. You'll also want to pick up the soundtower editor (link on the Dave Smith site too) which will allow you to reverse engineer some of your favorite patches. Finding my favorite patches and then reverse engineering has taught me a lot about synthesis. Good luck! I'm absolutely loving mine. Thanks! It's not a clone, it's a Suzuki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyS Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Sounds cool Morizzle! Have fun! Rudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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