Sequential Prophet REV2-16

Product information "Sequential Prophet REV2-16"

The 16-voice Prophet REV2 is the successor to the classic Prophet 08 synthesiser and features two digitally controlled oscillators, the legendary Curtis filters and VCAs. New features include an extended modulation matrix, the digital effects section, the 6-voice polyphonic step sequencer, a bright OLED display and a USB interface. The result is a polyphonic analogue synthesizer at a great price.

  1. Aftertouch: yes
  2. Color/ Finish: Black
  3. Dimensions (WxHxD): 892 x 322 x 96,5 mm
  4. Display: yes
  5. Effects: Multi-effect processor
  6. Keyboard: Velocity sensitive
  7. Keys: 61
  8. Other in/outputs: 4 line outputs 6,3 mm jack unbalanced (A/B L/R stereo)
  9. Pedal/Controller Connection: Sustain, Expression or CV
  10. Playing Aids: Pitch Bend, Modulation Wheel
  11. Polyphony: 16
  12. Power supply: Power cord with IEC C14 plug
  13. Sequencer: polyphonic 64-step sequencer (up to 6 notes per step), separate 16x4 gate step sequencer
  14. Subcategory: Synthesizer
  15. Synthesis: analog
  16. USB / MIDI: MIDI In/Out/Thru, USB to Host
  17. Weight: 9,3 kg
  18. two digitally controlled oscillators per voice
  19. 2/4 pole Curtis lowpass filter, 4 original prophet LFOs, 3 envelope generators
  20. 512 Presets
  21. 512 editable user programs
  22. two layers per program
  23. Arpeggiator
  24. sound generation: analog
About Sequential

Behind the synthesizer workshop Sequential Circuits from San Francisco stands the small but distinguished company of the legendary synth pioneer and Grammy winner Dave Smith. Dave Smith is also regarded as the driving force behind the MIDI specification, worked on physical modelling synthesis in Yamaha's development department as President, and among other achievements produced the Korg Wavestation and other technologies that are now legendary. After developing software synthesizers for Intel in 1994, he realised that his heart lay much more with hardware synthesizers and shortly afterwards founded his own company Dave Smith Instruments. Classics followed, such as the Prophet-X, Prophet Rev2, Prophet-6, OB-6 and the Tempest drum machine in collaboration with Roger Linn, to name just a few cult instruments. Dave Smith renamed his company DSI to Sequential in 2018 to close that chapter of his legacy.

The success story of his current company actually began in 1974. That year he not only founded his company, but also developed his first musical instrument, the analogue 16-step sequencer. The wood-cased sequencer was called the Model-600 and was originally intended just for Dave's personal Minimoog. But his invention was so well received that he sold a number of units. Driven by those first sales, the digital sequencer Model-800 and the Programmer Model-700 for Minimoog and ARP-2600 followed, before in 1978 he achieved perhaps his greatest triumph. With the Prophet 5 he developed the first fully programmable analogue polyphonic synthesizer with built-in microprocessors.

Just two years later he doubled the polyphony with the Prophet 10 and caused a sensation on the fiercely contested synthesizer market. In 2020 we were delighted to hear that Dave intended to breathe new life into his two flagships, the Prophet-5 and Prophet-10, with revised features while keeping the same circuitry. We are hugely proud to inform you on our landing page "The Return of the Prophets" about the most important innovations.

History has never sounded better!

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Empfehlenswert!
29 December 2024 21:49

Unter allen Synthesizern aus dem Hause SEQUENTIAL ist der Prophet REV2-16 meines Wissens ein Bestseller – zu Recht, wie ich finde. Er ist sehr universell einsetzbar, dank seiner 16 Stimmen geht ihm nicht so schnell die Puste aus. Aufgrund seiner kompakten Maße und seines recht geringen Gewichts ist er sehr gut für den Live-Einsatz geeignet. Mancher Purist mag sich vielleicht daran stören, dass er nicht über echte VCOs verfügt, sondern stattdessen DCOs die Klangerzeugung übernehmen. Diese klingen zwar etwas "sauberer", sind aber eben auch sehr stimmstabil. Alles in allem ist dieser Synth also nicht "vollanalog", aber in jeder Hinsicht ein echtes "Arbeitstier". Nicht die volle Punktzahl, also fünf Sterne, kann ich für das Preis-Leistungsverhältnis vergeben. Der REV2-16 ist schon seit geraumer Zeit auf dem Markt und kostete längere Zeit deutlich unter 2.000,- €. Der aktuelle Preis ist leider, wie bei sehr vielen anderen Dingen auch, natürlich der heftigen Inflation der letzten paar Jahre geschuldet. Da es sich aber um ein viel verkauftes Produkt handelt, hätte die Preisanhebung hier schon etwas moderater ausfallen können. Deshalb gibt's hier von mir nur vier Sterne. Ansonsten kann ich den REV2-16 aber voll und ganz empfehlen!

Unglaublich vielseitig
5 July 2021 12:31

Der Rev2 ist mein erster Synth von Sequential und ich bin absolut begeistert. Er bietet wirklich wahnsinnig viele Möglichkeiten für Modulationen, ist äußerst übersichtlich und logisch strukturiert und hat einen tollen Sound mit vielen facetten.

Toller Synthesizer
20 June 2021 16:49

16 Stimmen und (fast) alle Parameter im direkten Zugriff. Macht alles einen soliden Dindruck. Einzig bei den Presetsounds hätte ich mir ein paar "Klassiker" gewünscht.

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