Proper Underrated - Sequential Circuits Prophet 600 -

I like this synth a lot! it does its job pretty well! when it works anyway hahaha.
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[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

By the way people looking at value of synths, i suggest looking at completed listings on eBay to gauge a proper value, instead of the extortionate amount people are trying to charge on reverb and eBay buy it nows :). Just have a look around and see how much beef this synth gets! i mean yeahhh it does sort of suck without the GliGli mod so thank fudge for that! Songs i played in this vid!t :- Human Procrastination :- kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2WalYujj7qheMU (Intro of this vid is the outro of that song) Modern Gas :- kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6PJiYatapp3i9E DayDreamer :- kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z37Pd3d6pr6MkKs

[@paulevans4334]

What is a GliGli?

[@Cinkodacs]

@@paulevans4334 It's a mod. learn.adafruit.com/prophet-600-gligli-mod/overview

[@CausticCatastrophe]

Thanks for showing this off! I like it!

[@brainwrong]

This is the same reason i love my Roland System-1. It's not a jack-of-all-trades like my mininova, it has it's own sound and it does it well. Messing around with those 2 oscillators, a sub and an LFO gives you infinite possibilities if you just take the time to mess with it. And, really, what's better than just titting around with synthesisers and getting them to make crazy noises?

[@peterkadarmusic9728]

It's interesting that Behringer are supposed to be making a Prophet-600 module in a implant form factor to their Model G and Neutron. To have a fully analogue synth in that size format could be really cool.

[@DanHillman]

HAHA! "I'm not a keyboard player, I'm a guitarist who likes nursery rhymes" absolutely killed me man!

[@annother3350]

Great epitaph

[@jumpingman8160]

Well, Behringer's doing it with the Gligli gentleman.

[@juschu85]

"I don't see the point in versatile and complicated synthesizers" Said a guy standing in front of a modular synthesizer which he built himself.

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

It's not particularly versatile. Tbh should probs do a vid on that 😂

[@Gainn]

@@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER But Yamaha CS-80.. 😎

[@Rwtheking]

Sounds great. It’s a cool synth.

[@c64cosmin]

I enjoy your videos so much, I really like that you go in depth with technical details, that is the cherry on top!

[@jennoscura2381]

Behringer has a clone of the GliGli mod prophet 600 in their desktop format called the Pro-800. It’s not available yet. But they put out a demo video. Once it’s available I plan on getting one. If it’s as good their other clones; it makes no sense to go vintage given the prices of vintage and the Behringer clones.

[@remologpaintingwithsound2912]

Absolutely one of my favorite synths and the first midi synth!!

[@Peter_S_]

I'm rather surprised he didn't mention it being the first MIDI synth. That was one driver for presets.

[@Sarahxxx666]

You’re such a legend in the way you talk AND in the way you make music :) « A dog climaxing on your leg », and let alone the walrus 😂🤣😂

[@GerenM63]

You commenting that the Prophet 600 is so underrated rates this as just about the best video you've ever released. Of all the synths I've owned over the years, the one I regret selling the most was my Prophet 600.

[@JB2X-Z]

One second in and I'm already in love with that sound

[@hristosL]

Another lovely feature of this synth is the chord memory using the unison switch, great video!

[@lunawolf360]

Love my 600, the gligli has given this synth a whole new life. Thanks for sharing your appreciation for this lovely synth! Glad you got your issues sorted out. My number display has some issues (which i switched out and didn't help) but otherwise works great considering it's age.

[@Peter_S_]

The 600 with a Gligli is a proper beast. Unique, but firmly a member of one of the best analog synth families ever to grace the Earth.

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

iindeeeed!

[@genafk]

what an amazing sounding synth!! i love your content and videos, stumbled upon your channel after i was recommended the Megadrive Synth video, after that not only did i want to get into synths but i also want a Megadrive synth really bad haha.

[@justaguyonabike2055]

"You can make it sound like a walrus farting in the distance..." 🤣

[@neurokinetik64ES]

Sounds brilliant!

[@Ryoga2K]

Thanks mate, now I know what synth I'll be looking forward to get next

[@amyshaw893]

Who needs black keys? You only ever play in C/Am anyway :P EDIT: Yes! finally! I've been trying to work out the chords for modern gas for ages now. Thanks (Am Em F, F C G)

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

Exactly

[@lucasc5622]

C and A minor arent the only ones you can play, you can do all modes of major on the white keys (D dorian, E phrygian, f lydian, g mixolydian, b locrian)

[@dykodesigns]

Minor scales a good for making spooky goth darkwave music. So the blacks have some use I guess. Btw, how hard would it be to replace the broken keys? Can you get drop in replacements or are they so bespoke that they have to be sourced from another Prophet?

[@inthefade]

@@dykodesigns just play in D mixolydian. It's the better-than-minor key.

[@ToyKeeper]

With a pretty simple midi remapper, any scale can be played on the white keys. It's handy for composing and improvising, simplifying the technical aspects of playing so the user can focus on the more intuitive aspects instead.

[@mattdoran218]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and great sounds

[@inthefade]

So glad I became a patreon member so I can get these sounds.

[@thorstenoerts]

I own a Juno 106, and the Prophet 600, with the mod, is definitely superior in my opinion.

[@RaDoooh]

One key touch - and a half track is ready! It's a wonderful synthesizer :)

[@mrp410]

Thanks for this great video. I have exactly the same problem with mine as far as the multiplexers and am in the process of replacing them. What I learned after owning mine for 40 years (!) is that the prophet 600 doesn’t like to sit and not be used. If one pot dies the whole synth dies because that pot sends random signals to the multiplexers. So key thing is to use the thing and keep the pots and switches clean and in use.

[@adriantjuuh]

that dutch red sticker on the back of the synth. does make it nice haha

[@devmiles]

The force is strong with this prophet!

[@wilsonjaksetic6009]

Can’t wait for my Pro-800!!

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

cool! yeah interested to see what those are like!

[@ZZKJ396]

Yup, comes with the GliGli upgrade as standard, GliGli himself was involved with the design.

[@illustriouschin]

Wow nice gligli

[@jean-louispech4921]

@@gnthr7992 yes then this is more than a basic P600 clone, in addition of being 8 voices.

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

Magnificent Synth.

[@PierreZarokian]

I had one of these with GliGli, sold it couple years ago...great synth. It is also great in making nature sounds like water drops, bird noises, horse and other animal noises. Also good for helicopter sounds. The bass is not too punchy like the June-60, but its great for leads and little squeaky sounds.

[@deanbr6ndo70]

Crazy BUT GENIUS. great vid dude

[@Pintosonic]

Behrigner are supposed to come out with an 8 voice desktop module version of this synth for under 600$ in January 2021. It will sell like crazy if it sound anything like a p-600.

[@Jimbo386000]

I’m exited for that one!

[@Jimbo386000]

If their other synths are any indicator of quality, this should come out nice!

[@johnbean2596]

Well this aged well

[@dpalaoro]

@@johnbean2596 Why what happened? Does the behringer version sound not so good?

[@johnbean2596]

@@dpalaoro No, they never even made it lol

[@nigelrogers8690]

Best synth review ever 👏🏾👏🏾

[@ErwinStoepman]

For a laugh Turn on subtitles. At 9:20 it will correctly subtitle the prophet as: wow wow wow wow wow wow..

[@mattdoran218]

I was reading through my service manual for my Sequential 6 track…knobs for track volume and speed change overall tuning …pitch bend is squirrelly so I went ahead and order a few components …the main one ADC Multiplexer And some other odds and ends …I’m glad I stumbled onto your video on this because this may be what is happening on mine …once warmed up, if I don’t mess w track volume and speed knobs or pitch and modulation wheels, it will stay in tune

[@tenlittleindians]

It sounds like my Six Trak! I love my glide feature also. I do wish the Six Trak had more knobs to make edits faster but it's great for the money I paid for it many decades ago.

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

Indeed! It's a cool one a six Trak! Before getting to 600 I was gunna get a sixtrak and build a midi interface into it to add knobs

[@inthefade]

Yes the Six Trak is incredible. Makes me think of Hall and Oates best synth stuff.

[@steenkoudahlfrederiksen6417]

@@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER Stereoping Sixtweak should/could do the trick, for the Sixtrack, but it's a bit pricey.

[@tiadiad]

This is pretty much why I got into synths 4:05

[@kftyoshi]

Love it!

[@jjustinjjames5357]

Sounds epic. Nice. 😉

[@nabooka316]

I had one of those, it was labelled the 'raunchy' prophet back in the day ;)

[@skriptico]

Ostia! Raunchy! (Positively) Daje Sam!

[@bryanwoldridge2343]

that arpeggio at 11:00 is nice. i'm hearing a whole song around it.

[@tomasbskk]

cool stuff

[@M0ritsch]

Love the simple chords from Modern Gas :)

[@headintheclouds675]

sick chord progressions dude

[@johnrichardson3297]

Noir Et Blanc Vie will tell you the same, being a previous owner...

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

I think he chats about the prophet 6! a snazzy synth!

[@feudiable]

I'd totally buy a guitar based on the number of knobs.

[@joshdoughty1789]

Six trak and 600 are gems for sure.

[@wendigo1011]

Yes the Six-Trak especially. Both are true sleepers!

[@genepozniak]

Aww. You did a bit on an old Sequential Circuits for my birthday! I have a dead SC 6-Track. I desperately wish I could have gotten it fixed. :-(

[@yaknophonics]

Brilliant, mate! Keep doing what you're doing! I'm nowhere near your level of music. My music that I make is garbage. Not even music, but I have fun anyway.

[@tombrews]

One thing cool about the memory bank on the Juno 60 for example is shifting through the patches with a trigger via its patch shift jack : )

[@this_connor_guy]

I remember when these used to go for $600. Oh to go back to that era and buy all the synths, haha.

[@jeffseven2194]

I remember buying micro moogs for $50 all day long in late 70s, wish I would've kept a few

[@etherealvibration]

I got one just a couple years back for $600 👍👍

[@bg2818]

Behringer pro 800 is shipping this month for that price. You get gligli and 2 extra voices!

[@Plastic_Ivory]

Nice!

[@NothingPrettyAboutSynth]

Amazing!!!!SynTH!!!!

[@robertsyrett1992]

I kinda think no sequential circuits prophet synth has ever been underrated. But that one is a beauty. edit: oh those are some beautiful circuit boards, really a work of art.

[@kopaka647]

Oh dude! You're part of the "Beat up P-600" club too!

[@ToyKeeper]

Versatility vs usability... it's a huge and important topic which seems to get overlooked a lot. So thanks for bringing it up! :) (it's also one of the main things I debate with myself about when looking at instruments I want... because insane levels of versatility are appealing, but then, does all that power even matter if it's hidden below the surface?)

[@gnarlysoundscapes7210]

8:39 That filter has a really nice character to it. Also, you're a better keyboard player than 90% of synth users... most people just run a sequence on loop and never touch the keys at all.

[@VagPoop_]

speak for yourself, nerd

[@superotterboy7937]

I agree with you about the versatility argument, not just in terms of synths, but of appliances in general. As someone with a flaky attention span, I find devices that have tonnes of functions to be majorly distracting. Give me a synth or machine that does one thing and does it really well and I can have fun and focus.

[@amonster8mymother]

Best dual VCO 6-voice ever.

[@AlbionPatterns]

Shirt, Hoodie and leather jacket combo.. Just classic.

[@jhhl]

I did the GliGli mod on my P600 too... I also added wacky new kinds of LFOs to the Firmware.

[@Yuzuki1337]

First three cords gave me a huge oldschool The Prodigy vibe for some reason

[@Peter_S_]

Nice... you've got voice board serial #2714 and I've got #3033. I had always wondered if that nail polishy gunk on the trimmers was the factory colour. Mine has it only applied to selected trimmers as well.

[@dannypqliar8763]

I adore mine. It's not only a powerful source of warm saw pads, but it actually has deeper bass than the Pro 3 (it really does). The envelopes really suck without the Gligli mod though, I've just been too afraid to install it - some people have had theirs malfunction afterwards.

[@dahkter]

Love mine. Also have not installed the mod, wanted to keep it the way it was. One note - using an external knob to control the filter cv is a great way to get a filter with no stepping and no latency

[@DavidLee07]

The Gligli mod won't hurt anything and is 100% reversible. You just put the original Z80 back in and you're back to stock.

[@hjalfi]

"If you twist a knob but it accidentally starts sounds like dog climaxing on your leg, it's not exactly a usable polyphonic synthesizer." That sounds like a challenge to me...

[@user82938]

Has entire room of synths and giant 1000 osc synth wall: I'm a guitarist. ;)

[@tomcherub8344]

hahaha best quote of the day 👍😂

[@donkimble]

The only synth I own.

[@MeExpressing]

A walrus farting in the distance 😂😄😂👍🏼💪🏼 Best sound description I have ever heard.

[@christopantz]

Off topic but what are those 2 silver rack mount units with the 2 black knobs and vu meters? Always see them and I’m surprised I don’t know what they are/what they do

[@AdamTheAd-vanc3d]

I could see the potential possibility of other mods to this bad boy. Plenty more front panel controls come forth .

[@foreverseethe]

How are you able to repair the Printed Cir circuit Board and not want to replace the bushings and keys.

[@julianhigginson5946]

Yep best sound I ever got out of my old arp was when it it the back of the skip ! Sampled it reversed it recorded on to a 2 track then played it back and re sampled as I threw it into a busy shop - used that sound and had 2 hit records back in the 80s yeah them wert days I’ll tell theee

[@ulfljung4630]

I would say that Polivoks is one of the best synths ever made!

[@icyflows]

I would love to here you do a cover of A Clockwork Orange

[@tinfoilcat]

Oh my yes

[@maxir4k]

YES

[@maxir4k]

Bach/Wendy Carlos tunes by Sam and his synth arsenal

[@ostrichjerky23ok]

Multiplexers were the problem on mine too!

[@deantiquisetnovis]

Funny! I had the same problem on my P600, plus one of the Multiplexers had become loose in its socket and had intermittend contact. Of course found that out after having already replaced a bunch of 4016 chips and OpAmps 🙄Good thing is that one can still get all these chips. Only if the DAC dies you are in real trouble!

[@adamgriffiths1703]

I’m a little concerned for your lack of respect for the classic Walrus Fart patch. Countless synth music classics use this as the backbone for their unique timbres. Where would John Carpenter’s The Fog be without it? Would the Jupiter 8 have such a stellar reputation without bank 3 patch 9 Walrus Fart? Next you’ll be bagging the DX7’s classic ROM9DBADGRQUEEF.

[@K33f11]

Envelope flatulence filter anyone? I'll get to work.

[@amonster8mymother]

If I've got a polysix should I get a prophet 600? I mean does it do more that the polysix?

[@etnotronica8038]

Not underrated, but highly rated by some who can appreciate it... and let’s keep it like this (so that prices on used market don’t skyrocket)

[@ATSinclair11]

dig it, reminds me of my mk1 08

[@doublebass]

i love my P-600, even without the GLIGLI, mine bugs out then restarts as soon as i plug something into the footswitch jack, any ideas what i can do to fix that?

[@jameshamaker9321]

Look up, what year your keyboard is and add that into your search. It's that least I can do, for advice.

[@artifexify]

amazing gear. 6:26 similar to daft punk contact.

[@AndyKing1963]

Chris Franke from Tangerine Dream - interviewed in December 1984: "I had an early Prophet 600 that went wrong not suddenly but very slowly. After a week the programs started to change slightly, then they became completely different sounds, and finally, after a couple of months, they were just noise. It turned out that the program in the EPROM running the machine had a bug in it."

[@markhammer643]

So Behringer posted a YT demo yesterday of a Pro-600 clone (with GliGli mods) they expect to release in late winter or early spring next year) for somewhere in the mid-to-high 3 digits.

[@pbbolton]

Hey! Could you write out the labels you had for GliGli mod? Fantastic video!!!!

[@RP-sj6qn]

So I have a P600 - bought it in 1982 in the UK :-p. and it has been with me the entire time. I moved to the States in 86, played in bands etc. but then I stopped playing it for a few years (!) OK...a decade. And one day turned it on and nothing...these babies do not like to sit. So I stripped everything off the 4 boards (popped chips etc) and cleaned everything, EVERYTHING - cleaned the boards, POTS, switches, and every chip socket and ribbon cable connector, replaced the touch pad and ribbon P101 (?) connector which was shot, and did the OS upgrade and...it worked! Sounds great, just like new back in 1982. NOW...I want to enhance it with GliGli. MY QUESTION: DO I LITERALLY JUST REPLACE THE Z80 WITH THE GLIGLI CHIP? Thanks, I want mine to join me in the 21st century. It's time. Oh, I bought those multiplexer chips JUST IN CASE. I read up on them and you're right - that is indeed what they do. cheers.

[@lambertlambert7076]

What a nice poly ! I would easily exchange my Juno 106 for it, if it would be possible to get a fully restored one.

[@DjZiggy2]

How did you get that sticker? Its dutch. Translated its: childen central in traffic

[@synthie4242]

im actually looking into buying one of these

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

cooool

[@elementaldraco]

Better move quickly as the prices will be going up now.

[@ClayMann]

I wants it!

[@sensiblynumb]

@5:48 I gotta get me that sound bank haha

[@julianhigginson5946]

interesting evolution from no presets to what we have now I had a few half working synths once. A arp pro Dgx and a moog realistic thing I remember hating presets it was all about your own sound but these days presets are king sample libraries cloud based stuff sound sets - but not everyone likes fiddling with there knobs 😀.

[@Jimbo386000]

Dude this thing sounds massive! If the Behringer one sounds anything like this I’m gonna buy it!

[@jeanbonnefoy1377]

Behringer desktop clone's arriving soon, btw

[@saulocisneros]

2:56 I do love my Prophet minus 5 (w/Gligli)

[@seanchristophersynthesizer6999]

Just in case the dude didn't notice, but I think some of his keys are missing. LOL Great sounding synth!

[@emmanueleferrarotto2986]

Quick google search popped up a dealer for replacement keys and other parts for this great machine. You definitly should replace them maybe give it a proper overhaul so it can withstand the stress of gigging

[@PracticalCat]

Nice fix Sam! How did you work out it was the multiplexers? Always good to learn from one another:)

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

Just seen it suggested on a forum for another problem so figured I'd try it

[@PracticalCat]

@@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER Nice !👍

[@hucky29]

Your impression of people’s comments about the synth sounds like old Greg from mighty boosh :-)