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@PhatLvis 14 сағат бұрын
The problem with these devices, which are still used by some to get a "lo-fi" sound (and because the preamps have a certain character), is the 1/4-inch tape. Tape width determines fidelity - the greater the width, the higer the fidelity. As a reference point for highest fiedleity, consider a 24-track tape machine using 2-inch tape (the professional standard), with each 1/4-inch of tape width containing just Three tracks. (The Highest high fidelity in professional analog recording is actually achieved using a 16-track 2-inch tape machine - with only Two tracks of audio printed across each 1/4-inch of the tape's width.) The 388, however, crams Eight tracks into a 1/4-inch of width, which in theory produces lower fidelity than even a 4-track machine which uses cassette tape.
@travisraab Күн бұрын
I love my 388. Great moustache.
@Emily_M81 2 күн бұрын
I have a 488 mkk2 under the bed. I wish I had room for it. Thanks for sharing :)
@ggrows3601 2 күн бұрын
Wow adding the playlist of artist that used it really put it in perspective it def has its own sonic signature and vibe. All of those songs have their own special warmth
@bcrox 2 күн бұрын
Analog = Learn your instrument, Master your craft, Practice to Perfection, & finally Capture a 'Performance' Digital = Lazy music & under practiced fix it in post musicians, capturing 'tracks' I have a 388 in mint condition wrapped up in bubble wrap with some other goodies. I need to dig it out and see if its compatible with USB 2.0 🤔😁
@Retrothusiast 3 күн бұрын
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@Retrothusiast 4 күн бұрын
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@Kung_Fu_Jesus 5 күн бұрын
Get a room !!
@Kung_Fu_Jesus 5 күн бұрын
Gorgeous track, big up from across the pond
@neilloughran4437 Ай бұрын
When the Prophet 5 REV was announced I immediately ordered one... I had wanted one since 1985 when I saw one in a local shop on its side although seeing Bryan Ferry playing one on the Jealous Guy video back in the day was probably my earliest memory. Was lucky to get mine after the faulty resistor issue was discovered on the filter (I think all P5's with serial numbers up to #200 were affected and some were fixed just before leaving the factory... not sure on the exact details there?). I remember spending a few weeks wondering what was going on with tuning as my vintage knob was not having much of an effect either... as soon as I found the calibration routine and ran it a few times it seemed to settle and the vintage knob started to work...
@studiomofunic2503 Ай бұрын
Great video!
@Retrothusiast Ай бұрын
Thank you!
@calyx93 Ай бұрын
Great information - I think you covered it very thoroughly and understandably. You know, it’s odd that the new P5 /10 have had such bad tuning issues. I’ll say this, my P5 rev3.3 is rock solid in its tuning over the last 29 years - so is my P600. Calibrate well once, and it’s stays that way - hit tune after a sufficient warmup and they’re good to go. Love SCI synths.
@ageshero 5 ай бұрын
It’s pretty heavy money. I wish they’d make the same thing with really cheap parts and just get this baby out to ship and kick behringer’s booty
@Retrothusiast Ай бұрын
For sure! I think you are paying for the legacy on this one. I waited for a sale.
@Elegyofawesomeness 5 ай бұрын
2 duds in a row does not give confidence
@Retrothusiast Ай бұрын
Yeh, not a great start, but I am very happy with the unit now. I probably just got unlucky.
@122sport 5 ай бұрын
hi! thanks for your channel! i just replace new belts, new pinch and new idler tires. now i put play and it stops in 5 seconds... on fast forwr and rew the same only 5 seconds. BUT if i keep pushing the play button keep playing but you still hearing the 5 seconds intention to stop.. and the same with rew and fast forw. the counter works on play mode but in rew and fast forw dont show any movement on the counter... can you help me please... sounds goor and very powerfull rewind and fast forrward. it is only that 5 seconds issue. please help thanks for everything!
@Retrothusiast Ай бұрын
Hi there. I'm certainly no export, but you might verify that the pinch roller motor is powerful enough to keep things moving. If I'm not mistaken, the FF and RW motor is different. Either way, good luck and I hope you figure it out. There are very few shops left that repair these.
@captaincanuck7110 8 ай бұрын
what was that sexy patch at 5:06! I am jealous.
@NineFourOneMedia 9 ай бұрын
Mine has the same issue with 1/2 mode not working. Doing the same thing tomorrow, but mine's out of warranty so I have to send it in (no replacement provided). They charge $25 for the repair, so at least it's reasonable.
@Retrothusiast Ай бұрын
Yes, their approach to support is excellent, IMHO.
@dan-h2g 9 ай бұрын
Too bad you can't select ssm or cem oscs and envs.
@sawssman965 10 ай бұрын
Yo, what tascam was you rocking wit at the time of this video? Just curious. My apologies if it's shown somewhere in here.
@Retrothusiast 9 ай бұрын
Perhaps the Tascam 246 or 388? Also have the 644 and 688. Hope that helps :)
@kujumz806 11 ай бұрын
Roland is very good at crippling their own products and making you not want to give them your business
@Retrothusiast 9 ай бұрын
Simulated analog doesn't get me quite as excited as true analog gear. But to be honest, I'm not good enough to hear their difference between the JU-06A and the real deal.
@user-lc1sz3ij4j Жыл бұрын
Don't know where else you can buy a polychainer? the link you provided is not working( Thanks for this great video❤️
@ggjindrak Жыл бұрын
You picked it up pretty cheap? Or you paid quite a bit for it?
@Retrothusiast Жыл бұрын
LOL, you caught that, huh? Both. At first I paid full price for it, but ultimately got it real cheap since it needed repair and the seller refunded me… the risks of not having a script! :)
@dacat101 Жыл бұрын
Get a System 8 job done
@anonymous_friend Жыл бұрын
How about a video on how to use it? 😊
@Retrothusiast Жыл бұрын
Yes! I am planning one of these.
@anonymous_friend Жыл бұрын
OMG. This was hilarious. The spanking and feather 😂
@anonymous_friend Жыл бұрын
Does your wife know how much you spent? 😂
@xsm5525 Жыл бұрын
there's always the UDO Super 6 synth.... but I think they're quite expensive to be fair
@Andronicus2007 Жыл бұрын
Behringer Pro-800 is the new king IMO, 8 note poly, real analog VCOs and VCFs, patch memory too!
@Retrothusiast Жыл бұрын
I have been watching videos about it. An incredible value. If I didn't already have the Prophet 10, I would seriously consider it.
@maccagrabme Жыл бұрын
Great value poly but it's not a Juno.
@TooSlowTube Жыл бұрын
Have you considered a DeepMind? Yes, the company is questionable, but some of the actual synths are really pretty good, including the DeepMind 6 and 12. You can play one a lot like a Juno, or use all three envelopes, with changeable curves, and go beyond that. The built in digital effects are quite useful too.
@Retrothusiast Жыл бұрын
I haven't. I'll have to check them out. Biggest issue is space at the moment. :)
@CentaurusRelax314 Жыл бұрын
What about the Jupiter-Xm? With a discount and the current $200 rebate offer, it's close to the same price as this clumsy solution. And it does much more than just the 106.
@Retrothusiast Жыл бұрын
I certainly considered that. I already owned a JU-06A so adding a second wasn't that much more. Besides, XM doesn't have Juno 60. :)
@CentaurusRelax314 Жыл бұрын
@@Retrothusiast Gotcha. I sorta went at it the other way. I bought a JX-08 Boutique, was surprised at how much i liked it, and wanted the Boutique 106 and SH-101, but figured i'd look for a way to have them all in one box. The Jupiter-Xm was almost perfect for me. I hate the UI/architecture, and that it doesn't have a simple sequencer. But, the sounds are soooo good. In my search for an inspiring 'sofa synth,' i bought the Minilogue XD, tried the MiniFreak (returned), then threw more money at the problem and bought a Sequential Take 5 (sold). The little Boutique was something i wasn't even considering, as i was only looking at analog stuff. Imagine my surprise when the virtual analogs sounded better than the real things. 'Better' being subjective, of course. These Rolands sound more like 'vintage analog' than even the Sequential. With this comment of yours, i now need to find out more about why the 60 is so significant. I'm really only familiar with the 106.
@Wagoo Жыл бұрын
The Jupiter-Xm doesn't use Roland's ACB modeling, which is a heavy simulation of the original circuit. ACB is very accurate to the original synth, but takes a lot of grunt. The Jupiter-Xm uses a "Zen Core" virtual analogue engine.. and its ABM models of things like the Juno are simply templates that restrict Zen Core to certain number of oscillators, waveform types, filter types, macros for how the filter control should scale.. etc. It's not in the same league as a circuit simulation like ACB
@CentaurusRelax314 Жыл бұрын
@@Wagoo I recently returned the Boutique 08 and bought the Xm. Regardless of which tech Roland used on each, I am more than happy with the quality of tones vs the Boutique. “Same league?” How many leagues are there?
@Wagoo Жыл бұрын
@@CentaurusRelax314 Zen Core is a good sounding VA engine in general - but it's an old fashioned type of VA. Personally if I'm buying a digital synth that claims to be doing a simulation of some classic piece of analogue gear, then I want it to be as accurate as possible. All the ABM templates just sound like Zen Core to me. It's not a bad character, but it's hardly an accurate one. I settled for an MC-707 for Zen Core
@johnsaunders6510 Жыл бұрын
Shame on Roland for implementing such a crappy poly chain function.
@Retrothusiast Жыл бұрын
It is disappointing. I'm really not sure why this did it this way.
@Autotross Жыл бұрын
Too bad they don’t just sell a small voice add on box, that would be way more convenient than having to adjust the controls of both individually.
@Retrothusiast Жыл бұрын
I agree. I'd love to see a modern reissue of these, something like JU-06B, with 8 voices. The tech is available to do that these days.
@Wagoo Жыл бұрын
Or you could just get a System-8. It's 8 voice already and comes with Juno 106 by default.. and Juno 60 is also available as a plugout. It uses ACB modeling, same as the JU-06 and JU-06A System-8 also runs the sim at 96khz instead of 48khz on the boutiques - presumably this means less aliasing, although I've not noticed a vast difference to be honest (I have Sys-8 and JU-06A, used to have JU-06)
@Unison_Detune Жыл бұрын
What’s with the feather? Why don’t you just pull one off over the synth.
@Retrothusiast Жыл бұрын
😂
@uploadmusic3420 Жыл бұрын
Another, much cheaper alternative would be the Retrokits RK-002. But not as straightforward as this.
@Retrothusiast Жыл бұрын
Thanks, I have to check that gadget out. Appreciate the suggestion.
@argiopeMusic Жыл бұрын
❤️👌
@edenhunter9904 Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to the vid where you make love to the P10 🤤
@electronicsandewastescrapp7384 Жыл бұрын
as soon as you open a box and see a "fully serviced" unit with dust in literally every crevasse you know you're in trouble.
@SowjanyaYelavarthi Жыл бұрын
Great music!! So soothing to hear ❤
@Retrothusiast Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed it. :)
@GNeuman Жыл бұрын
On the fence whether to try and sell my Prophet 6 and another analogue to put into the Prophet 5 rev 4 but I'm little concerned about reliability after this vid, after all the original rev 2 has terrible reliability issues
@Retrothusiast Жыл бұрын
I doubt you'll have issues; I think I just had some bad luck. Either way, Sequential support to top-notch. I wish I had a Prophet 6 as well. :)
@GNeuman Жыл бұрын
@@Retrothusiast thanks for your comment! I've actually decided against buying a rev4 as I'd have to sell quite a bit of kit to afford one. Plus, Ive been shuffling some of my pedals around and have put my Strymon Volante in front of the Prophet 6. Wow, it is a match made in heaven
@synth_dad Жыл бұрын
Lol, the feather...
@Retrothusiast Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it :)
@synthsforfunk Жыл бұрын
Incredible synth, incredible sounds👍Amazing - thank you!
@masterjoda75 Жыл бұрын
ok... that went in a direction I was NOT Expecting! 😳 Lol
@electro-classicorchestra1585 Жыл бұрын
Great video and music you got there! Love my P10. Such a big heavy synth, but when you open it up all that’s in there is the one little circuit board and all that empty space?? 😂
@Shred_The_Weapon Жыл бұрын
Since the end of 2003, I’ve owned 4 analog polyphonic synthesizers (currently got 3 of them). All of them have had digitally-controlled oscillators (DCOs) and non-manual front panels. After your report about the hardware glitch in your Prophet 10, Retrothusiast, I’m wondering whether I should be thankful not (yet) to have purchased a VCO polyphonic.
@Retrothusiast Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. The Prophet 10 has a beautiful sound that you won't get with a DCO poly synth. It's a matter of taste and the sound you are going for. Keep an eye out for my next video where I cover my one my favorite DCO poly synths as well. 😄