The History of the Prophet Synthesizer

One of the most interesting stories of the synth world is that of Dave Smith and Sequential Circuits. I decided to try to tell some of it via their flagship series, from the Prophet 5 in 1978 to the Prophet X in 2018. With the help of a dozen other people who were incredibly generous and equally excited by their instruments, this film is the result: The History of the Prophet Synthesizer.
Massive and heart-felt thanks to all of these awesome Prophet people, this film would be very short without you!
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Prophet 5 (rev 3) and Minimoog Model D performed and recorded by Alex Ball at Curve Pusher Studios.
www.curvepusher.co.uk/
Prophet 10 performed and recorded by Mike TC at 100 Things I do at MESS, Melbourne.
/ @100thingsido
Prophet 10 rev 1 (only 2 of these have survived!) images provided by David Kean at Audities Studio
www.audities.org/
Additional Prophet 10 images provided by Mathew Watson at MESS, Melbourne.
mess.foundation/
Pro-One performed and recorded by Alex Ball.
Prophet 600 performed and recorded by JP Geersing
jpgeersing.nl/
• The sound of a Prophet...
Prophet T8 performed by Alex Ball. Massive thanks to the owner!
Prophet 2000 performed and recorded by Pulsophonic
/ pulsophonic
www.pulsophonic.com/
Prophet VS performed and recorded by Marko Ettlich at Retrosound
www.retrosound.de/
/ @retrosound72
Prophet 3000, VS and Studio 400 images provided by Synth Electro
synthelectro-fr.blogspot.com/
DSi Tetra provided by Dave Grant
Prophet 08 performed and recorded by Patrick Gill
www.patrickgillmusic.com/
/ patrickgillmusic
Prophet 12 performed and recorded by Pulsophonic
/ pulsophonic
www.pulsophonic.com/
Prophet REV2 performed and recorded by Alex Ball
Prophet 6 performed and recorded by Mike TC (100 Things I Do)
/ @100thingsido
Prophet X performed by Alex Ball and recorded by Pendle Poucher. Huge thanks to the owner.
dulcitone1884.virb.com/sound-dust
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David Abernethy’s absolute bible on the subject: “The Prophet from Silicon Valley”:
www.amazon.com/Prophet-Silico...
Prophet 10 / Terminator time signature article: www.slate.com/articles/arts/cu...
External image credits:
All print ads from the incredible Retro Synth Ads archive: retrosynthads.blogspot.com/sea...
Dave Smith 1977 image: www.matrixsynth.com/2012/07/d...
Model 600 image: www.matrixsynth.com/2014/09/s...
Dave Smith late 70s: flashbak.com/hail-synthesizer...
Dave Smith Grammy image: www.sequential.com/about/
Model 700 programmer image: www.troperecordings.de/gear/se...
More model 700 images if you’re interested: www.matrixsynth.com/2015/12/v...
SSM schematic images: www.synthfool.com/docs/Other_M...
EMU history website: www.creative.com/emu/company/h...
NAMM 1983 image: www.gearjunkies.com/2012/12/da...
Prophet 2000 "coke can" photo conceived by Paul Gilby and taken by Mark Ewing. It originally appeared in a 1985 edition of Sound on Sound.
soundonsound.com
Prophet 3000 screen shots: www.muzines.co.uk/articles/seq...
Korg M1 image: www.muzines.co.uk/articles/the...
Sequential rebrand: www.sequential.com/2018/08/ds...
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Photos that accompany this film are here:
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[@LearningModular]

Clarifying a few things in the history of the Prophet VS: The third person who contributed significantly to the Prophet VS was Tony Dean. I (Chris Meyer) came up with the voice architecture Josh later named Vector Synthesis, Tony designed the custom chips, and Josh was the project lead + programmer. The three of us spent numerous days brainstorming and debating its features before design started. John Bowen indseed created some of the waveforms and patches; so did I, Josh, and I believe others at Sequential. Some were even randomly generated. (Not to take away from John, who is a great guy and programmer; just credit where credit is due.) The envelopes were inspired by the Buchla 400. The VS’s waves could loop forward, or forward and back, but not backwards only. Back & Forth proved to the most useful (far more than forward only), and is all too rare on looping envelopes today. In addition to voltage, another problem with aftertouch on the VS is that the bottom of its metal case flexed. If you placed your keyboard stand arms near the middle, it bowed the case upward, resulting in aftertouch always being on. Move those arms out to the edges, and it will behave much better. For more on the development of the VS, from someone who was there: learningmodular.com/the-story-of-the-prophet-vs/

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thank you Chris, this is really great! Appreciate you taking the time to correct and expand that. Must have been quite an experience being there at the time?

[@LearningModular]

I don't think we realized how good we had it: A bunch of 20-somethings (early 20s, in my case) being given the freedom to help define and create new instruments. It's not like we thought or knew we were doing something "important" at the time; we were just doing the best we could with the opportunity we were given. And the camaraderie was great - engineers from E-mu and Sequential regularly ate, hung, and partied together, helping each other with engineering challenges, even if our respective managements were competitors. Later in life, I made a point of going back and thanking Dave Smith for his patience with me, and the opportunity he had given me.

[@oxiigen]

wow, living legend commenting! thank you! & thanks to Alex for such an interesting video!

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks for sharing this, it's truly fascinating. Must be very satisfying to know that you created things that mean so much to so many people. Everything I see and hear of Dave Smith and Sequential paints them as great guys. I sent them this video and they responded saying they'd all watched it and are sending me some stuff. Speaks volumes of the mindset, that they took the time to do that for some random guy like me.

[@LearningModular]

Although I enjoyed the relationship between the engineers while I was there (even the fights and disagreements), at the time, there was a lot of friction of engineering versus marketing & management, plus the overlaid stress of the company going bankrupt. So at the time, I would have said it was not at all a great place to work at. But in hindsight, I realize everyone - management included - was doing the best they could with the tools they had at the time, plus I think Dave has "reincarnated" himself very nicely with DSI (now called Sequential again, of course).

[@Bati_]

Rest In Peace, Dave Smith… You’ve changed this world and we cannot thank you enough for your beautiful creations that have enhanced our lives immensely. I hope you can find peace and music there…

[@Emare100489]

Rest in Peace Dave Smith, even though I never had a chance to own a single Prophet when you were still with us, I will someday during musical journey in my lifetime. That is a solemn promise 💪🏻🥺🦄💖

[@Emare100489]

Alex Ball, thank you for this documentary you made. It helps us remind his legacy and for new people to discover Dave's contribution to synth history 🥺💖

[@rollomaughfling380]

When the T-8 came out, I skipped school to go play it at the music store in my town. Spent hours there on it. My mom showed up and dragged me out of there. The school had called saying I was absent. She knew right where I was.

[@rollomaughfling380]

Also, NE1 remember the booklet guides some manufacturers used to provide to tell you which patches were what?

[@AlexBallMusic]

If you're going to skip school, a Prophet T8 is a good reason!

[@Bigmojo75]

Ahh brilliant. I’d have done that had there been one within 100 miles of me.

[@benbowland]

This just shows my digital age ignorance, but back in the day how did you know when these things would come out? Magazines? Posters in music stores?

[@the_neutral_container]

I'd think so yeah. That's a not a bad question. I was wondering how we got to know our favourite bands and stuff before the internet came along - and I was there myself. (Though it wasn't quite as niche as musical instruments because you had MTV).

[@BriggsMullen]

Yamaha returning the name "Sequential" to DSI is such a feel-good moment.

[@neilloychakravarty6737]

Thats a sign of good business ethics

[@rwdplz1]

For such a large corporation, they frequently do that kind of thing, really shows how 'in-tune' they are with their customers.

[@jergervasi3331]

They inspired Gibson to do the same for Tom Oberheim.

[@backwardsface3046]

@@rwdplz1 ha, "in-tune"

[@cleverhardy5230]

And now Sequential/DSI is owned by Focusrite, making them their second instrument subsidiary after Novation.

[@lasideasfugazes]

Whatching this on this tragic day for everysynth lover... RIP Dave Smith.

[@Johnsormani]

Alex Ball: the David Attenborough of synthesizers! Seriously: You have an absolutely great documentary voice. Not even talking about the quality of your content, which is more than BBC worthy. We are getting so spoiled by all this great stuff for free

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thank you John.

[@Flonkstonk]

Indeed!

[@synthdude7664]

Undoubtedly

[@BurkhardusX]

No, I don't think so. I partially barely understand his talking. But I like his playing and all the synths shown in this video.

[@DerekPower]

Now we have gone full circle from Prophet 5 to Prophet 5 😁

[@cpsnakemusic3082]

Just think if Alex could talk to Alex from two years in the future.

[@nicolasbeker6490]

THAT intro... one of the greatest P5 riff I've ever heard.

[@StarskyCarr]

What an excellent way to pass 20 minutes. Loved it :)

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks. I've watched quite a few of your videos too. :)

[@Exitof99]

I just bought a Pro-One from a pawn shop who didn't know what it was, called it a noise machine. All the knobs were set up so nothing but garbage came out, and the KYBD switch was off as well, making it seem like it wasn't working properly. It still was a big purchase, but it looks like I paid a half or a third of the going price for a fully working one in the great condition this is in. It's serial number 1050, so J-Wire keys and not the membrane. Every switch and knob working perfectly with no noise in the slightest. So happy!

[@purpleghost4083]

Gotta love it when people don't realize what they're actually selling.

[@davespaulding6978]

I was the New England rep for Sequential and other products back in 1984 - 86 era including many small midi manufacturers like JL Cooper, 360 Systems, Oberheim and a ton of others. This is an excellent history you have put together. I loved these Sequential machines and the vista of sound opportunities they afforded us. So many trend setting things were developed by these guy. First programable synth, first multitimbral synths that people could afford (6 Track Multitrax and Max), first TUNABLE drum machine (so one or two toms could be retuned to do that Neil Peart million tom fill). I believe that not only MIDI but the Midi time code spec was largely theirs as well. They were (and still are) forward thinking people who changed the synth world. Hats off to them and to you for this video.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks for your history, I imagine that was a special time? Do love the Sequential and DSI stuff and it keeps on coming. Been drooling over the Pro-3 of late.

[@garyturner5204]

DAVE SPAULDING! It 9s such a trip to come across your comments on the video! Before I started working at Union Music in Worcester Massachusetts, I had the pleasure of enjoying one of your presentations on Sequential at Union Music. I still remember chatting with you about the Multi-Trak, the Max and synths in general. I eventually bought a Multi-Trak and had it for years. I eventually worked part time at Union Music in keyboards. Carl Kemp was a great guy and everyone had a great attitude there - all inspired by Carl. Such great times. Who does not enjoy working in a toy store, eh?

[@davespaulding6978]

@@garyturner5204 Those were great times. Carl is a great guy and I loved that store. I am glad you liked the seminar. I still have my multitrack (those it needs some love from a tech at the moment). I hope all is well and that you are still making music!

[@robertsyrett1992]

The traces on those PCBs are just gorgeous, a true work of art.

[@macronencer]

19:37 This is amazing... and it's a great example of something I've come to realise: good sound design is important, but the overall experience of a performance is often heavily dependent on CHORD VOICINGS. The way the sounds are played is critical, and Alex, you excel at this. Bravo!

[@derb_]

That section was mind blowing

[@joederbyshire_]

The rev2 might be the most underrated Sequential/DSI synth. Sounds incredible.

[@Riktenstein]

Now and again youtube suggests something very special. That was a pleasure to watch. Now I can work my way through the rest.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks for stopping by.

[@FreeFireFull]

The sound of the Prophet synths is absolutely beautiful

[@resofactor]

Dave Smith really made something incredible.

[@thebreakfastmenu]

I love that so many electronic companies in the 70s and 80s worked together.

[@Jaytecx]

This is actually the best advert I have ever seen.

[@dez1989]

Now that's a good way to put it!

[@justinb9387]

I rem when my friend bought a prophet 5 , I think it was about 15 years ago , he paid £1200 , and at the time it was leap in price , I thought he had been ripped off ! Total classic synth , totally deserves hall of fame in the top 5-10 synths

[@joker9494949494]

When the new Prophets were released I preordered immediately and still wound up getting one in the 600’s but still, to finally get my dream synth AND it’s one of the first thousand made. That is something. One of the best period. This and the Minimoog go together so well.

[@michaelmitchell8218]

Yep in 1983 the Yamaha DX7 put them all in the ground. Strange how things work out. Mind you what a lot of people forget, if you learn how to program a DX7 you would see why it did what it did. Most people only used 2% of what the DX7 could do. But I love analog synths and digital synths and always have a place in my heart. There was loads of good synths in the 70s and 80s. Today synths just don’t cut it like they did back then.

[@mikemeengs4124]

I could never get the hang of programming the DX-7. I just couldn't get it. 😐

[@michaelmitchell8218]

Mike Meengs It’s was the DX1 that was the best for programming but it cost a lot of money. Worth a lot of money now. I have to arger they didn’t make the DX7 easy at all. Shame in a way because I think there would of been better music out in the 80s if they did. Most stars used the presets. Still you could do a lot with this synth if you had the time to learn.

[@bergsofcanada2757]

I have a DX7II and using it in any capacity is a complete drag! Who cares what it might do, if using it just sucks. Totally lame user interface. Welcome to 2020.

[@christophermarney777]

The dx7 was a far cry from the cs80,which vangelis used in...like...everything!

[@skipintroux4098]

Will be interesting if Korg brings the OpSix to market that they showed at NAMM 2020 - same sound as DX7 but with a “proper” interface.

[@RebeccaPebble]

Ahh, this is absolutely brilliant!! What a sound! What a look! What a story...Ever since I saw a photo of Nick Rhodes playing one at the Rum Runner Club (Duran Duran's early days), I knew it would be something special. There is just something about the sound of a synth (especially the vintage, warm analog sounds). I suppose the way some people swoon for the elegance of a piano or violin, I am absolutely enamored by the unparalleled beauty of the synthesizer. Thank you for making this 80's lovin' gal happy!🌟🎹🌟 Maybe one day I'll have a Prophet 5 of my own.🥰😁

[@taskerpro944]

It's got 8 LFO's, 3 Noise Gates, 4 MIDI outputs, 76 Trombones, and a Toaster. I'd buy any of them.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Think the next Prophet is going to include a dishwasher and a stereo cor anglais.

[@retrosound72]

Very nice documentation about Sequential and the legendary Prophet synths.. Proud to be a little part of it. Keep up the great work

[@AlexBallMusic]

Praise indeed from the king of vintage synths! Thank you for the VS footage, makes all the difference actually having the instruments on camera.

[@retrosound72]

A pleasure for me Alex.

[@100ThingsIDo]

Finally RetroSound and lil old me in the same clip! :D One day the Prophet VS and PPG Wavesterm will be mine .... :D

[@retrosound72]

yeah. grab all that cool shit :D

[@maisonvague]

Hi Marko! It was great to see you in the video! A pleasant surprise. I was like "Hey! I know him!" haha

[@RudyAdrian]

Absolutely loving your little docos, mate! Interesting fact about Prophet VS: many of the sampled single-cycle waveforms sounded bland until they realised that the "grit" from leaving the anti-aliasing filter OFF would actually enhance them!

[@jeremythornton433]

Excellent video! Thank you!

[@gibafilm]

Great documentary!

[@JohnDeltaRaver]

! will own a Prophet Synth, someday........

[@winstontk]

I really really LOVED this!! Thank you so much!

[@chris.dillon]

Wow. The songs were impressing me each one more than the last. Great edits, story and pacing. This is history that will be useful for a long while. Great job.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks very much. That's great to know that it came across well. Yes. they're in an incredible collection of instruments and the associated breakthroughs endure for decade after decade.

[@ytsm]

@@AlexBallMusichave or can you release them? Really loved the tunes featured on this great doc.

[@Anamnesia]

Holy shit! That *_T8_* sounds *AMAZING* !!!

[@Martin-mf1dn]

Great subject, and superb production. Thank you for this fantastic video, Alex!

[@PeterJoslynHarris]

Another brilliant production. Thank you so much for doing these.

[@WunHungLo99]

Whilst SC and their wonderful iconic synths are peerless, the biggest gift DS gave to music and the world of music was surely his role in establishing the MIDI protocol. It transformed the entire music industry, the creative music process and the entire basis upon which music was written, performed and recorded. Thank you. Imagine the music that would never have been made but for MIDI.

[@JgHobley]

Great video. Very informative.

[@verybadmusic]

Awesome documentary, thanks for the quality work!

[@adastra123]

I love this video. Thanks for uploading.

[@raycordmusic]

beautiful synth! Merci!

[@belovedconsole]

Wow I freaking loved this! The evolution! This was very fun to hear and watch, I like how it got better and better, very nice

[@autoy]

Congrats Alex, hope you do more of these, I really enjoyed it.

[@FreeThink1984]

Incredible video!! Amazing stuff! Thank you for putting something so wonderful on to the internet!

[@matsynthr1433]

Love these videos! It is so inspiring to see how it used to be😊

[@BlackMytilus]

Interesting and fascinating!

[@420gravy4]

Thank you for posting this. I will be watching it many many times! 😎🎹

[@AntoineBaril]

This is an awesome video! Very well produced and I love all the synth songs that you did on your own. Long live to the anaolg Synth!

[@selamawitgirma2273]

beautiful doc, synths are so full of personality and so many have told a story through them

[@jupitermarx]

It’s funny you did this video a year ago and now Dave’s reissuing the original

[@originunknown3209]

Very well put together! Loved that! 👏

[@audioartisan]

This was a great Prophet documentary! Thank you for sharing :)

[@jasonjasonjasonjasonjason]

great vid! I really enjoyed it

[@jimvandersteege]

Very well made video! Just one thing that would add to this: Seeing the years you mention visually helps get a grip on the actual timeline. For me its really easy to not pick up on a mentioned year when its just audio.

[@HAZARDOUS88]

You did such a great job on this video! Thank you!

[@Bati_]

This is an incredibly inspiring video! What a treat!

[@FlyingAce1016]

my fav synths Prophets, Moogs/jupiter 8/junos /oberheims such fantastic sounds!

[@timurmusabay4822]

RIP DAVE... your legacy will continue. thank you

[@MacXpert74]

Great video! Very informative and well made. I love the 80s sounding tracks you made with the synths. Wonderful! I very much enjoyed it!

[@jontrout2010]

holy hell your playing makes these synths sound as fresh as ever!

[@Mr_ToR]

Probably one of the best short documentaries on youtube. Somehow KZbin knew I wanted to watch this for the third time :-) Thx for sharing.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks!

[@jeanbonnefoy1377]

recalls nice memories of winter 79 when for the first time I put my fingers on the keyboard of a Prophet 5 Rev.1 @ Phonorgan shop in Pigalle district of Paris, under the aegis of Francis Mandin and Francis Rimbert (of JMJ fame). Sadly, I was then no wealthy enough to afford it and set my choice on a Korg MS20 (that I still own). Some 25 years later, once more thanks to Mandin, I bought a Creamware Pro-12 ASB Prophet clone.... but I'm still dreaming of a Prophet 5 at a decent price ( or maybe a Behringer clone, if Uli decides to upgrade from its coming Pro-1 one!)

[@davebellamy4867]

Well there's the new Rev4, cheaper than the old ones now. Even the 10 voice is cheaper than an old 5 but not *cheap* 😳

[@blingblong8014]

Absolutely brilliant video!

[@LiquidAudio]

Wow! Awesome video and just love that T8 piece you play @ 11.45. Fantastic stuff!

[@shookstylez]

Prophet 12 is one of the best analog hybrid synthesizers ever made imo.

[@AlexBallMusic]

It's got everything!

[@6581punk]

It has a really flimsy keybed though. DSI switched to Fatar after that synth. Mine arrived broken, I got a free replacement from them which was very good service (no complaints there), but even that had one key slightly higher due to a small crack in the plastic section that the key rests on when it is not pressed down.

[@chrisstrobel3439]

Great documentary! A walk down memory lane for me as I was a working keyboard player all through the 80's. Thanks.

[@dankennedy3365]

Really well done, informative and interesting video Alex! Thanks for your (and everyone else responsible) hard work.

[@TheGilounet]

Thanks for this really great video! Amazing and legend keyboard!

[@fawltytenor]

God bless you, Alex. Most awesome synth video I've seen in a long time! The SC filters are so lush and beautiful.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks. Yep, they've got a sound for sure!

[@EspenKraft]

Perfectly condensed and very informative and entertaining, thanks Alex! :)

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks Espen!

[@eviertelify]

Only halfway through and learning so much. Remarkable. Thank you!

[@LondraCalibro9]

exactly what I was looking for, this is a superb documentary. as always, thank you alex for your thoughtful and inspirational work.

[@thegreatsiberianitch]

Well done, thanks!!

[@dwightddddd]

Great video. Thank you:))))

[@JeremyCoppin]

Again Wow. Your documentaries are legendary Imo. Thank you very much.

[@GriffReborn]

Brilliant video, thanks for making it!!

[@flobama7200]

subbed! thank you for deepening my appreciation for the prophet's legacy, as a rev2 owner it means a lot to know this stuff!

[@AlexBallMusic]

It's a great story, and helps contextualize modern synths like the REV2 (as you say).

[@danrathbun6670]

I would like to thank you for making this video. Because of you, I now have a Prophet Rev2 16 voice sitting on my desk. It's already started me down an amazing musical journey.

[@wajadcontinuum1956]

Man, what a story. Almost made me cry. Thank you for your great work!

[@intheblink]

Wow! The quality gets better with every video you make. This is pretty much the definitive Prophet 5 video out there. DSI should pay you for this :D great job, man!

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks. Hopefully the film does the story some justice.

[@kittarixmusic2591]

The T8 just makes my toes curl.... awesome sound

[@moabt.frican7163]

It makes mine want to crochet. Or knit. Depends on the day.

[@saftpackerl]

It sounded like a guitar in the second part of the demo? Or was that a real guitar layered over...? Didnt the T8 even have polyphonic aftertouch? Alex didnt mention that.

[@vbarr67]

Great video and illustration, for a great serie of synthe and their makes, thanks!

[@keyboarddancers7751]

Outstanding video!

[@tekis0]

Nice documentary! Dave Smith is a bonafide legend for the Midi standard alone. It's great to see that he's still making good synthesizers!

[@wege8409]

I adore my little Dave Smith Mopho, it's just from another planet man

[@brianbrill]

Ace content, I enjoyed that immensely!

[@bios-loudsociety]

Thanks for making this video, enjoyed very much!

[@sbove]

Wow! This was fantastic. Thanks Alex and team!! As an ex-P5 owner, thought I knew A LOT about Dave and Sequential but this filled in so many gaps that I didn't even know were there. Dave is a genius and a hero to so many. Fantastic to see this story told so well.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed. Which rev of Prophet did you own out of interest?

[@BritishBeachcomber]

Curtis chips are *the classic*. Total genius in his own lifetime.

[@moognificat]

This is ridiculously well-done. I’m so fired up by all of the sounds in this video. What an inspiring history!

[@pianissimo111]

Fascinating, superbly written and presented.

[@Chevychevy014]

Thanks for this nice documentary!

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks for watching.

[@Chevychevy014]

I'm a guitarist who need a lot of stuff about synth History :) Happy Owner of a brand new REV2, it's really interesting to watch nice docs like this one! Good job :)

[@100ThingsIDo]

Excellent my friend :D The final cut is even better than I was expecting! Thanks for using snippets of my music and synths :D... We need to chat about you doing some mix work for me :P

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks Mike. And thank YOU once again for the footage, photos, music etc. Makes all the difference! Mix - yes. I owe you. Send me an email.

[@mundungous]

Great video. The Prophet 5 was always the first synth I'd grab from the stores at uni.

[@kerzwhile]

Probably one of the best videos on all of KZbin! ;) Excellent!

[@RoomAtTheTopStudio]

Now that was a great documentary. The history of the Prophet synths is such an important legacy for the music industry. Thanks for putting this together

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thank you. It's a great story for sure.

[@Tazmanian_Ninja]

9:27 - shivers from that wonderful, lush pad-sound. The embodiment of Prophet-sound.

[@ronnysterling7694]

Tazmanian Ninja I miss those sounds, we had a studio in a spare bedroom at a friend’s house and he’d be in there using a similar sound to that, it is like a warm memory

[@TrevorVogtMusic]

Fantastic job my friend! The internet needed this!!

[@gregorykulinski2186]

This is one of cherries what you've produced. I can not fathom how much this makes me happy. Glad you're in balance with happiness and creativity.

[@v1o]

This was captivating to watch and very informative. Hopefully you will make this into a series and do other docs on the CS80, DX7, Waldorf, Elka Synthex and Juno/Jupiter synths.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks. I've got others planned, enjoyed doing this one.

[@SynthsandSounds]

Alex Ball - where the biggest synthesizer Legends are played on 10€ IKEA stands. Great history video, love it!

[@moabt.frican7163]

Haha!

[@AlexBallMusic]

I've done worse in my lofi film productions. 😉

[@phetrop2243]

Excellent documentary, I enjoyed every second.

[@motifmanxs8]

Great documentary on the sequential line of products, and also I really enjoyed the sound track and demos as well. The p5 is my personal favorite synth!