DSI Prophet 12 | The Xophen Soundbank, a bank of 99 patches including pads, leads, brass, FM bells

Included is a series of patches I have made since July 2021. I recorded everything here within one run, so you will hear whatever mistakes I make as I go through all of the patches to give you a feel for how they all sound. There is no reverb on these sounds (as much as I would have preferred how they sounded). Anything you hear will sound the same on my unit as it does on yours. Small amount of master limiting was used.
A few notes though - you are advised to turn your Master Volume up. This is because there is a strange behavior on the Prophet 12 where if you lower the Master Volume, you may hear very strange differences in panning of voices, hence, my Master Volume is at Maximum and my VCA values are much lower to compensate. This has worked well for me. I actually had sent my unit in for diagnostics for fear that something was wrong. Sequential informed me that this was normal behavior.
To read my review of the Prophet 12, go here: www.midera-artist.com/dave-smith-instruments-prophet-12/
To purchase my soundbank, go here: www.midera-artist.com/synthesizer-patches/
00:00:00 Ring Moon P1
00:00:35 Lead Storm P2
00:00:53 Bell Tone P3
00:01:46 Super Saw P4
00:02:43 FM Tines P5
00:03:22 Moon Island P6
00:03:55 Galaxy P7
00:04:37 Stone Wall P8
00:05:12 Castles P9
00:05:56 EDEN P10
00:06:59 Fazon P11
00:07:48 Zenith P12
00:08:43 Fallen P13
00:09:19 Daedra P14
00:10:15 Brass P15
00:10:54 Bella P16
00:11:44 Settling P17
00:12:04 Baath P18
00:12:39 Davos P19
00:13:32 Dust P20
00:14:04 Rusted Shores P21
00:14:40 Xio P22
00:15:29 Gnome P23
00:15:56 ToHC P24
00:16:45 Masonite P25
00:17:28 Caste Knight P26
00:18:09 Angel Kiss P27
00:19:14 Harlaqueen P28
00:19:53 Piano EP P29
00:20:19 TOF P30
00:21:00 Valkarye P31
00:21:45 Darsha P32
00:22:35 Ectica P33
00:23:24 Starside P34
00:24:10 Belle P35
00:24:51 Better Z P36
00:25:25 Polaris P37
00:26:28 DX FM1 P38
00:26:56 FM Pluck P39
00:27:32 Ocean P40
00:28:19 Ice Forest P41
00:28:46 SuperSawz P42
00:29:47 HYDROS P43
00:30:13 Arp Raider P44
00:31:30 Xyla P45
00:32:54 FM Chime P46
00:33:38 Bellz P47
00:34:04 Toy Xylaphone P48
00:34:44 Tinez P49
00:35:21 Arpology P50
00:36:26 Chorus Saw P51
00:37:14 Chorus P52
00:37:41 Chorus Pad P53
00:38:09 Bass Arp P54
00:38:36 Brom P55
00:39:21 Bromine P56
00:39:46 REV2 P57
00:40:36 Zoomie P58
00:41:13 PLOK P59
00:42:10 Tamic P60
00:42:48 Dire P61
00:43:48 Balloon P62
00:44:17 gram P63
00:45:12 za1iIB YoprFm P64
00:45:29 Whale Song P65
00:46:31 SIN P66
00:47:05 Frozen P67
00:47:49 Dire Dire P68
00:48:21 Manjaro P69
00:48:57 Better X P70
00:49:29 M1000 RAIN P71
00:50:07 M1K PWM P72
00:51:29 JX3P P73
00:52:08 JX3P C P74
00:52:36 Gargoyle P75
00:53:28 M1000 P100 P76
00:54:17 M1000 P100 X P77
00:54:46 ValkaryeX P78
00:55:27 R3PR06RAM P79
00:56:15 SunX P80
00:57:21 Polaris Strings P81
00:58:01 PADS P82
00:58:33 CastAway P83
00:59:21 Wonky PIANO P84
00:59:53 PIANO1 P85
01:00:22 Violin P86
01:01:04 Soaring P87
01:02:06 Chime P88
01:02:53 Winter P89
01:04:05 JAR P90
01:04:27 Vangelis P91
01:05:02 Glass P92
01:05:55 WIND P93
01:06:24 Onward P94
01:07:17 Huge Pad P95
01:07:46 Walls P96
01:08:40 BandP Chorus P97
01:09:14 Sync Pad P98
01:09:54 Sadness P99

[@synth4ever]

Thank you for sharing your artistry and sound design on the P12. It is great to hear what this beast can do in talented hands like yours.

[@MIDERA]

Hey thanks man :) Appreciate you stopping by! I so wish this sounded more like the Poly Evolver... if it was a PEK V2 that would be incredible. But here we are.

[@richardtaylor2893]

Really nice patches! Superior to so many I’ve been listening to on YT.

[@MIDERA]

Thanks :)

[@PleasantDiversion]

An hour of musical artistry delivered in patch format. A delight to listen all the way through and the payoff is P99 and Sadness. That patch and improvisation should be a real soundtrack. Your love hate relationship with the P12 has had me wanting one for ages with all the sounds that you have coaxed out of it. But I have passed on every good deal so far. This bank will make the next pass all the more difficult. I will probably end up with this bank before I ever have a P12... just in case.

[@MIDERA]

Hah, well, I wouldn't do that (getting the bank before a P12)! Thanks so much for stopping by. I basically didn't know what patches I'd be playing until I got to them, lol - because 99 patches is a lot to go through! My advice would be... save up for a Poly Evolver or buy an Ambika!

[@PleasantDiversion]

@@MIDERA I missed out on a PEK last month. Still sad about that. Tempted to look for a RT Accelerator. I love the sounds you get out of that one.

[@josephdviviano]

You copped a lot of really awesome sounds from some of my favourite songs and soundtracks -- really impressive.

[@MIDERA]

Thanks! What do you mean by 'songs and soundtracks'? I didn't play any songs, just sort of noodled around!

[@josephdviviano]

@@MIDERA Perhaps you didn't intend to but some of your patches sound very similar to me to work by Thom Yorke, Oneohtrix Point Never, Hans Zimmer, etc.

[@beataddiction6954]

Thanks for the tip on the master volume. Nice patches..

[@MIDERA]

Thanks!

[@bozziewald]

​@@MIDERA What was the tip?

[@MIDERA]

I think it’s to set the master volume to 100% and then to lower the VCA gain.

[@VikerTurrit]

@@bozziewald Lowering the Osc Volumes to 60/70% .....VCA gain to 80% and Master to max .....this...reduces internal clipping too and helpes Sound quality of this synth...more dynamic and punchy .....now the synth can "breath"

[@Wrenchfist_Studios]

you did a great job of making the synth look cool on camera lol. The 12 is so underrated. Sure the oscillators are digital but I really love the saw and you can make endless keys patches with the wavetables. I run it into an H90 and it's one of the best sounding synths I have with everything panned out in stereo etc, and I have way too many.

[@MIDERA]

It's for sure a unique synth - Do you have any experience with the UDO Super 6/gemini? I'm very tempted by that these days!

[@alexhooks1131]

hi Midera, I’ve filled out the form to purchase twice. These are such beautiful patches, I would really like to purchase.

[@MIDERA]

Hello Alex. I replied to your email on November 20th at 2:21 PM, to your Yahoo account. Could you please check your spam mail? It's possible it went there. I saw your second message as well, but figured that was a mistake. Check there and let me know if you find it in spam, otherwise I can try again. Worst case, we can connect via facebook. Thanks!

[@alexhooks1131]

@@MIDERA ok great found it there in Spam, Must not have recognized the subject line when I checked there previously . Thank you for responding. Beautiful sounds-set btw.

[@MIDERA]

@@alexhooks1131 I will reply now with the patches - hopefully you are able to see them. If you could respond there once you receive them, it would be the best way for us communicate in case you have issues. Thanks!

[@MIDERA]

Thanks Alex! I sent you the email - be sure to check in and let me know if you’ve got it.

[@chrisdigiuseppe7717]

Wow, amazing sounds! I'm warming up to the idea of picking up a P12 for my next poly. I really love the old-school digital/analog hybrid synths of yore like the DW-8000, SQ-80, etc and the sound of the P12 reminds of those machines. Yet so much more complex.

[@MIDERA]

Hey thanks. Do you have any questions on it… I have a review online that…. Could steer you away from it. It’s really not my favorite hybrid.

[@chrisdigiuseppe7717]

@@MIDERA Do you have a link to your review? I went looking on your channel and couldn't find it. I'd like to hear what you don't like about it, you do make it sound like something special.

[@MIDERA]

@chrisdigiuseppe7717 here you go! www.midera-artist.com/dave-smith-instruments-prophet-12/

[@chrisdigiuseppe7717]

@@MIDERA That was a somewhat harsh review! Idk sir, the sounds you've made here would conflict with what you wrote in the review (please take that as a complement!). I've only played a P12 once at Perfect Circuit in LA, and my initial impression was that it sounded 'high class' and somewhat different - that was just mucking around with presets for a bit though. I have a somewhat eclectic collection of synths ranging from an Alesis Andromeda to a lowly Akai Timbrewolf and I find something to love in all of them. IF I do end up with a P12, I'll come back here and let you know what I think! :)

[@MIDERA]

I totally agree that mostly I find sounds I love from everything. If they do something unique, I keep them. The P12 does some unique things, so maybe I’m being too critical.

[@danielvinklar1105]

unfortunately my P12 (limited edition in white) went bad and eventhough they shipped it back to the US, they couldnt repair it... they did return the money, but i miss very much the best synth i have ever had... the best... the UI, the sounds, the effects (well, some), everything...

[@MIDERA]

Wait - what happened to your P12? The White edition is amazing. How.... could they not fix it? That's such a bummer. You could probably fix it (since the White edition is so much more money) by scavenging other units. Possibly even the desktop units. But... I'm curious what's wrong with it. Also - if you decide to do nothing with it, the 3rd wave is a really good alternative, although it's even more expensive, but the UI is almost identical and I think it sounds better personally.

[@searley888]

Great set! I'll be buying...

[@MIDERA]

Thanks :)

[@nostandingonlydancin]

Beautiful as always. Where do you stand in regard to the polyevolver or prophet 12? Similar architecture I believe? ✌️

[@MIDERA]

I think I cover that a little bit in my Prophet 12 review (linked in the description hopefully). The answer is: the Poly Evolver is the better synth in all respects except UI. But I get to where I want to go much easier on it anyway. It’s insane to me that the P12 came out afterwards. They share so many features, you can see how the P12 was inspired by the Poly Evolver, and yet, it’s got almost nothing on it.

[@stefpir]

i read on some comments a reference to the Summit but IMO there is a DW8000 even a Poly800 mood

[@MIDERA]

I’ve had a DW8000 and loved it. Not had a 800 or summit though, so I couldn’t say. Sometimes this sounds like a low budget Radias with a poorly thought out arpeggiator and an amazing UI. It’s a very strange synth. If it sounded anything like my poly evolver - it would be the perfect synth.

[@lilaclabs]

I notice your review mentions some roll off around 15k. Did you try changing the brightness CC value? I have the module version which has no reference to that in the UI, but my external controller has a few knobs, of which I’ve added a brightness control which opens up the top end quite a bit. Thoughts?

[@MIDERA]

That would be extremely weird if that affected the brightness that much. I see the CC value that you speak of: CC parameter 74. It's not referenced anywhere else in the manual. From a topic online, it appears to be another way to control the LPF cutoff on a global level, from what I'm reading. I suspect this won't actually increase the brightness: forum.sequential.com/index.php?topic=502.0 I was so hopeful :/ Maybe I'll give it a try anyway.

[@Lauschzwiebel_]

Great sonic quality patches! I'd like to purchase them, but your website contact form doesn't work. Sent you an email some days ago. Thx!

[@MIDERA]

I fixed it and hope you can try again!! Sorry about that!

[@RayyMusik]

I love your patches, and I really like the P12. Unfortunately I’ve never had one.

[@MIDERA]

Thanks!

[@oscarvanderburgh9915]

In reaction to your review... the prophet 12 is limited in ways that one would not expect.... and it's powerful in ways other synths aren't. Personally I would have preferred brighter osc's exposing aliasing and quirks. It would have been nice to have a brightness knob to let the grunge in like on a Waldorf Blofeld. But I guess it's part of a well thought out design. Let's embrace the synth for all its power and except that's it doesn't have the muscle that say a prophet 5 has. I use this synth for many purposes and it's a breeze to work with. Still I'd love to have a Poly Evolver for the more raw power... the P 12 is definitely more controlled and smooth... and can indeed be a harsh... I guess no instrument can be everything.

[@MIDERA]

Good summary. I actually made a new INIT patch I like where the two parts are panned L/R and it sounds way more full. In some ways the P12 is better than the PE, but the PE wins in some other ways. Not sure which I actually like more to be honest. They’re both good. I don’t think I’d sell a P12 for a PE and vice versa. That’s why I have too much shit.

[@oscarvanderburgh9915]

@@MIDERA same here. Every bit of equipment fills a little gap.

[@marvinkmooneyoz]

There is at least the “air” character section parameter

[@oscarvanderburgh9915]

@@marvinkmooneyozair boosts the frequencies around 10k. So that won’t change it’s mid forward character.

[@Amanet13]

My P12 is 4y old,but whenever I turn it on,it has a wavy sound idk why.

[@MIDERA]

I think I know that sound. It’s in the background, but mine has it too. Very faint, but audible with headphones on.

[@DrivenCrane1]

Hello, Midera! I do want to purchase this pack of presets. By link - it is impossible. The error, all the times. Please, help me…

[@MIDERA]

I see - I’m getting the same error. I will work on fixing it. For now, just email me at [e-mail]

[@videosuperhighway7655]

How can I purchase these patches?

[@MIDERA]

Hi - thanks. You can find the information here: www.midera-artist.com/synthesizer-patches/

[@dankeplace]

I thought you sold yours?

[@MIDERA]

I did not. I hardly ever sell anything!