The Prophet is back!!

[@danbocook]

RIP Dave. You're a Legend!

[@matthewmoore2839]

What a coincidence! I heard Geert Van Schlänger just received his Prophet as well!

[@AlexBallMusic]

Think he bought his in the late 70s.

[@gryd3461]

@Rashad Harris i think he already did

[@sP33DyEdOld]

@@AlexBallMusic what country do you live Alex? I still not received mine in Belgium.

[@AlexBallMusic]

@@sP33DyEdOld I live in space.

[@secretelitemusic]

@@AlexBallMusic: in the 25th dimension, no-one can hear you noodle.

[@tranceemerson8325]

Thanks to Yamaha for finally doing the right thing and giving him Sequential back!

[@DerekPower]

Interestingly enough, it was Roland founder/CEO Ikutaro Kakehashi (RIP) who *publicly* advocated that Yamaha return the name to Dave Smith.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Yes, that was great. I think Tom Oberheim got Oberheim back too. Think Gibson had that.

[@tianxing7795]

@@AlexBallMusic Can’t wait for a new SEM from Tom

[@peripheralvisions]

@@AlexBallMusic I *think* Behringer owns the Oberheim name at the moment 😔 It’s listed at the bottom of their website. Not sure what to make of that.

[@st0rmchild]

@@peripheralvisions Nope. I looked into it recently. Behringer tried to trademark Oberheim and got rejected. Tom Oberheim is the rightful owner of the "Oberheim" name. Behringer managed to snag the old logo though.

[@lars1588]

I got to play one of these at Sweetwater's brick-and-mortar store and I was floored. It was so easy to make a great sound. The build quality is also top-notch.

[@DaveMcGarry]

The Prophet is everything a synthesiser should be... Looks and sounds beautiful. Stone cold classic.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Chonky knobs, nice big interface. Makes a big difference to the experience.

[@AlecArmbruster]

@@AlexBallMusic Do the pots on this Prophet feel as good as they look to turn and touch?

[@HH-Thorsten]

What a wonderful instrument. The sound is always beautiful and the design is absolutely timeless.

[@AlexBallMusic]

I can't disagree. :)

[@geertvanschlanger8057]

I usched the original exschtenschively on Raidersch of the loscht asche.

[@nativeVS]

wasn't it Raidersch of sche loscht arsch?

[@wingflanagan]

I think so. IIRC, he also played it on ET - The Extra Testicle.

[@dionysiaex5538]

Do you not prefer through hole Geert?

[@chriswareham]

As well as the classic theme from dystopian sci-fi "The Sperminator" (tag line "I'll come again).

[@MrEggcake]

@@chriswareham "I'll bareback."

[@midnightsocean2689]

God what a joyful synth. I think Dave’s original designs are my favorite in the world of analog synths, second only to Studio Electronics, who take place #1 in my book. Omg max voices/max detune CRANK UP THE RAVE!!! That’s awesome. The Prophet 10 is a kingly synth indeed. Lol life needs a vintage knob. Brilliant little tune to finish the video. Love it.

[@SpacehotelMusic]

Love my Prophet 10 Rev 4! Best synth I've ever owned.

[@theshyguy1580]

I wondered if you would get one of those! I'm glad they're making them again!

[@AlexBallMusic]

The Prophet and I always needed to be together.

[@oscar_charlie]

This is a great demo! Decent amount of talking (not too much, and well balanced, volume-wise, with the musical bits), great sound and music examples. Probably the best I've seen.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks, that's always a difficult balance to get right so I appreciate you saying.

[@PantaFlux]

They really nailed the sound of U-he's Repro-5 with this device.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Haha. Just re-read that. Repro is fantastic, I have it.

[@PantaFlux]

@@AlexBallMusic Yeah, that’s the Prophet I could afford. :)

[@st0rmchild]

Repro-5 is awesome.

[@GlenBerry]

I always lusted after the old two-keyboard version of the Prophet 10. NOW, I want a "hernia inducing" multitimbral Prophet 20, with two keyboards and twenty notes of polyphony! 😍

[@bluest1524]

Beautiful voice leading man! Thank you.

[@benjaminerickson3939]

Beautiful song at the end. Thank you.

[@ihaveasticknmyi]

I'm also a Vintage Knob.

[@AlexBallMusic]

I was going to make that very joke but thought it was too British for an international audience.

[@ClemensWennersMusic]

GREAT video, Alex! And what a lovely machine..

[@antgeeze7129]

Opening groove is gorgeous

[@markpatrick4662]

What a stunning looking and fabulous sounding instrument. Would love one to accompany my Jupiter-6!

[@jacksonueland]

Prophets are incredible, truly a one synth collection - all one would truly need

[@novakjovanovic7313]

Love this... I could hear warren g rapping in his casual laid back style over the intro beat..

[@bf0189]

As I get older and older I appreciate the Prophet more and more! Thanks for thes relaxing video and music! Dealing with tropical storm here in Florida and numbing myself with weed hoping to eventually sleep through this so this is perfect.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Yes, it was a winning combination. Nice it's back. Sorry to hear about the storm. Hope nothing is damaged. 😬

[@armin0815]

That's a really nice sounding retro beast and a beauty as well!

[@AlexBallMusic]

I have to agree. :)

[@TonySway]

The sound @ 1:42 is incredible, great demo!!!

[@AlexBallMusic]

Cheers. Yes, I've been finding lots of sounds and it's really flexible. Wonderful synth.

[@LysetteLeePopTilUDrop]

I just got the Sequential Take 5, and am saving up for the Prophet 6. This Prophet 10 on your video is a sonic dream come to true. I cannot afford one, so I will just watch videos like yours and dream...

[@deantiquisetnovis]

I own a DSI Prophet P08, a Sequential Prophet REV 2 and a Prophet 600. I am debating (usualy lose the debate to GAS) whether I need a Prophet 5 or not. 🤣

[@T.H.W.O.T.H]

Probably the only 'Tuber who I give a thumbs-up to before skipping the ad! Niiiiiiiiiiiice!

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thank you

[@JoeyFTL]

I was just rewatching my fav videos by you wondering when you would come out with the next one What a way to return!

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks very much.

[@MachineCityAudio]

I was hoping you did a video for this, Sounds great !!!!

[@connerrolofson1585]

I do love the Prophet 10 Rev 4.

[@SecessionStudios]

Awesome demo!! Been running mine through the Eventide h8000 with the RMS DMX Chorus on one channel and the Black Hole on the other. Probably going to keep it patched like that for the next 10 years lol SO BEAUTIFUL ❤🤘

[@ghfjfghjasdfasdf]

How much is that Eventide processor?

[@javiceres]

@@ghfjfghjasdfasdf It’s discontinued, now there’s the H9000. The 8000 is probably around 4.500 / 5.000 used

[@ghfjfghjasdfasdf]

Copy that, thanks.

[@st0rmchild]

Such a thing of beauty. I make that same face when I look at the Prophet-10 on my wish list. Alas, it will probably stay there, so I'll just enjoy yours vicariously. Love the jams, as always!

[@wingflanagan]

A reading from the book of Alex, chapter 10: All hail the prophet, for thy voice ringeth out again! Lo! Sharper than a sawtooth it speaketh, revealing sines and wonders! The keys of our heavenly kingdom are in thine hands. Be thou sensitive to the touch of the master, lest the singing turn to ringing, for thou shalt be overmodulated with too much velocity! Hear the voice of the prophet!

[@AlexBallMusic]

This reminded me of the Holy Hand Grenade scene in the Holy Grail. 😆

[@hickorymccay2994]

This is extremely Stan Lee-esque.

[@cary67]

@@AlexBallMusic ...And the number of voices was ten. Ten was the number of voices. Neither were there 11 voices, nor were there 9...

[@wingflanagan]

@@cary67 8? Right out!

[@robappleby583]

I have no particular love for vintage nostalgia, but this synth sounds fantastic and is definitely one of the most beautiful electronic instruments ever built. But I'm very happy with my Rev2 🙂

[@uv77mc85]

I had a rev2. I can assure you the P5 is on another level. It amazes me every time I play it. I don't think there has been any polysynth that has bettered this design. Rev2 can do things this can't do but I don't think it captures the sound quality and the ease of programming is great. Rev2 takes 30m minutes to make a patch. P5 is pretty much instant.

[@AndersEngerJensen]

SNAZZY! Clearly a beast in the right hands as always! Hope the kid you had to sell prior to buying this will forgive you in time. 😂😂😂😘

[@AlexBallMusic]

Some gear has had to go, but I did get the kids priced up. ;)

[@magicspiral]

Congrats Alex! Sequential linked this video on the Prophet 5 and 10 Product Pages! 🥳

[@MacXpert74]

Great stuff! Nice to see you demoing the Prophet 10, and as to be expected you made the best demo of this synth yet! Sounds great!

[@benanderson89]

I've had my P5 on order since the 21st of October. I can't wait for it to finally land in the UK. I've made a special corner for it in my little studio and everything.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Ah great. You'll love it. I cleared a space and funded it by selling some stuff.

[@benanderson89]

@@AlexBallMusic Only reason I can afford this myself is purely down to good timing. My final car payment December 1st and Music Mattered offered 0%. Merry-bloody-Christmas to me! First order of business shall be Italo Disco bass and brass. Neighbours will think I just bought a stack of Patrick Cowley records.

[@Lagspike99]

What a feeling that must be to see the little corner ready for the beast!

[@benanderson89]

@@Lagspike99 It's actually aggravating! My study doubles as my studio, so all-day every-day working from home in these current times means I'm staring at an empty stand all day!

[@bborkzilla]

I'm glad they kept the look of the old Schadow momentary buttons. I liked the look of them so much on the 1970/80's Prophet 5 that I designed them into a product I worked on in 1990.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Yeah, they're cool are they. Which product did you use them for?

[@lucasc5622]

those boxy buttons are so cool. i’m also interested to see where you used them. they’re going to find themselves on a synth i’m working on

[@bborkzilla]

@@AlexBallMusic It was for a controller used for measuring propagation on the short wave radio bands. The entire production run was for 20 of them. Unfortunately all the pictures and archival stuff has been lost since then. Except for the push buttons, it looked nothing at all like a musical instrument! More like a black sheet metal box designed to live its life out in a rack.

[@mvoproject]

Oh, thank you for the cool video and excellent demo songs! Fantastic synth with a beautiful sound!

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks!

[@petegilbert358]

Love that Planetoids t-shirt. Oh, and the synth playing too. Immensively interesting and creative as always

[@garryvee]

Alex, I just saw this video linked on the Sequential site. Excellent technical description and commentary as usual!

[@ianwynne764]

I want one of these.

[@PatrickRosenbalm]

Impressive instrument and demo!

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks

[@thepanel2935]

Do you think these P-5 and P-10 remakes should've come with things like an Arpeggiator or delay/reverb or onboard sequencer? Are people saying, "Great re-issues, but the Prophet-6 is more useful"?

[@AlexBallMusic]

Good question. The original was never about FX and the sequencer was always a separate Sequential product. It was also mono, which is no small thing. These are then the character of the Prophet and part of its workflow. Players would put down a part and pan right, then detune a bit and change a couple of settings and part down an overdub and pan it left. That's the Prophet thing, it's never been about built in FX or big stereo pads. They've kept the essense of what it was about in my opinion and there's the REV2 or the Prophet~6 if players want something that's different and has the extra stuff.

[@Musik_Arbeiter]

Lucky! I'd love to pick up the Rev 4! I always liked the Prophet 5 🎹🎶

[@pjsretrogamesmusicandwrass5795]

I love the sustain ...

[@6581punk]

Just waiting for the "through hole" sounds better guys to turn up lol.

[@paulschilling2996]

hahahaha!

[@geertvanschlanger8057]

Which hole isch better?

[@daishoryujin95]

@@geertvanschlanger8057 ooooooh! There he is! You’re working on the 00s pr0n episode, right?

[@jordanzish]

Comment of the year right here

[@GlenBerry]

That's a common misconception. Through hole doesn't sound better. It just FEELS better! 😉

[@paulspivey6799]

The Prophet 5 is so majestic.

[@kaekae4010]

ty Alex

[@bonisdead]

Another video with some great tunes! Always love that you make songs for each review... really lets you hear it in context with everything, rather than hyper-focusing on just the instrument alone.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks. I do that because it's always about the music for me and that's how I like to hear synths myself.

[@chrisbran6739]

A wonderful demo, Alex !

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks

[@litemakr]

Great demo and glad you used tasteful effects to show how it really sounds in a record. And it sounds great.

[@studio_confluence]

the sound of a classic synth streamed... #butter or #putter ???

[@von_Apa]

A wonderful video! Maybe I can call it my own christmas present!

[@DavidLee07]

Glad you got one, Alex! I know that you'll put it through its paces in a way that shows off its capabilities in a very musical way. Look forward to you doing a programming video as there are tricks within that deceptively simple architecture. I'm excited for you, and excited for me that I'll get to watch and listen.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thank you David. Yes, that's absolutely right, it's simple on the face of it but there's so much mileage in those features. There's also an art to arranging _for_ Prophet which is another thing. It's very like arranging for guitar which is probably why I love it so much being a guitarist.

[@DavidLee07]

@@AlexBallMusic As a guitarist myself, I agree--to the extent that my hands-on experience is with my modded Prophet 600 rather than a "real" P5. (Although my Gligli 600 has Prophet 5 knobs and is quite proud of itself for how close it can get to an original P5 on many sounds.)

[@AlexBallMusic]

Yeah, did a video with a GliGli Prophet~600. Was really great with the update. Was tempted to buy one but glad I held off as this happened.

[@DavidLee07]

@@AlexBallMusic Yep, your video was a selling point for me before I got mine (and then added pan mod and a new keyboard, both of which really boost it although it's a bit like modding out an economy car).

[@kiko1935]

Man, nobody makes these overdub synth bangers quite like you

[@AlexBallMusic]

Cheers!

[@autumnbrushtail]

I think most people on KZbin are too focused on dry, out of context demos rather than... Y'know... USING the bloody synth. And that goes for most synths I've heard. Commenters love to cry when you put effects on synths it seems.

[@michaelkonig530]

When the rerelease was announce, I wondered if you could resist the temptation. Congratulation on this awesome piece of hardware!

[@AlexBallMusic]

I could not resist.

[@synthartist69]

OMG Alex! That sound and chord progression at 5:58... amazing!

[@alanbaxter8100]

I was the keeper of an immaculate P5 for 25yrs, I was also the keeper of a Polysequenser 1005, Also Herbie Hancocks 1986 tour tapes for the 1005

[@bengsynthmusic]

If only there's a way to have a stereo out.

[@AlexBallMusic]

The original had a mono out and that's what it's always been about. You overdub and pan and that's your Prophet sound. You could always use a stereo chorus I guess.

[@bengsynthmusic]

@@AlexBallMusic I see. Is the bass at the intro a preset? I like it. I assume it's a saw wave?

[@geckorider]

the first song from any synth review video i've actually liked. you have actual talent for writing music.

[@kyleplatz6295]

Man, your little compositions in this are really great! Best showcase I've seen of the Prophet on youtube thusfar.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks Kyle.

[@christofferainek]

Congrats 🍾 - really looking forward to hearing more of this beast 👌

[@robertmarshall72]

Your stuff is brilliant, would it be poss if you could do us a Depeche Mode cover next time with all you're exqment it would sound out of this world. Thanks again for your magic reviews of all things synth 😎👍

[@Ciudadana_Cero]

That closing track is great!

[@thedonal]

Great video- nice concise run through the features (we don't always need each wave on every octave in a synth demo!!). I'm deeply jealous, of course- but still very happy with my Prophet '08 after 08 years...

[@rodrigolemosdj]

Simply magical. All songs you made ❤

[@MusicZtorm]

Thanks for this review ! :) I'd like to see a comparison with prophet 6 ( there is some videos on youtube about that but not very good imho )

[@rapfreak7797]

Great video as always. Hope to see more of that S2400.

[@FretteF]

Excellente présentation, concise et efficace. Merci :-)

[@greatheightsu]

All the jams were sick, but that second one was just beautiful for me! Had to play it a couple times.

[@greatheightsu]

@Luke you got it 👍

[@vintagesynths]

Awesome video. Thank you very much and also demoing the difference between the CEM and SSM Filter. The SSM sounds so juicy.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Yes, that's a very nice addition. Would be interesting to compare it to a rev2 if that were ever possible.

[@vintagesynths]

@@AlexBallMusic I just got installed the analogue Renaissance rev -1 in my rev 3. It sounds amazing, but not like a rev 3 anymore. Much more headroom and really fat resonance. Will do a video soon and compare to a friends rev 4 SSM filter.

[@AlexBallMusic]

@@vintagesynths Ah yes, I saw that mod. Was considering it for the Pro~One. I'll look out for your video.

[@ElectronicazMusic]

Lovely job.

[@DeusExAurum]

Alex, you have an insane talent to get the most beautiful sounds out of synths. Loved those demos

[@nisroch]

Time for a Terminator score jam!!!!

[@stephanlang3398]

Hi Alex, great video. Makes me want to buy one, although I have an original 10. I love your „signature“ Prophet 5 sound that you use on the intro of The History of the Prophet Synthesizer. Could you please someday post the settings? Thanks in advance.

[@rapidpig]

Smashing! Um, where's that follow-up Rev 3 comparison, might I ask...?

[@AlexBallMusic]

It's coming. Slight snag that's holding it up. It's half done.

[@ken952gtr]

That opening jam you did is great! Reminiscent of early Prince. The sound at 5:58 is gold also

[@starsky101]

Who’s a lucky lad to get his hands on a Prophet 10 ! I reckon this beast will feature highly in the next album ?

[@AlexBallMusic]

For sure. :)

[@makes_synth_to_me9025]

That outro track is very "Book of Love" ish. Awesome!

[@narfsounds]

I got a Prophet 5 yesterday. What a beast! Thanks to your video, I'm discovering features I didn't know about. It was a bit of an impulse buy.

[@martineow]

Definitely will be buying myself a prophet 5.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Excellent choice.

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

I’ve often regretted that the late Dave Smith (despite having worked with Tom Oberheim on the OB-6) was not so quick to acknowledge the genetic tie between the Four Voice and the Prophet 5. Mr. Smith’s innovation with the microprocessor might’ve predated the launch of Oberheim Electronics, but it’s always worth noting that the architecture itself was rooted in the SEM models, since Tom is the one who pioneered the implementation of the reduced-size monophonic voices to achieve polyphony. Only the late Herbert Deutsch (musician, composer, professor and co-inventor of the original Moog modular) appears to have explained that connection (in the 1985 edition of his textbook Syntgesis). It might be thick of me, but I half expected to hear the DrunTraks during the different tunes you created with this beauty.

[@RoccoPezzin]

Amazing!

[@jason3898]

I try so hard not to fall down the hardware rabbit hole. Videos like this make it really hard to not take the leap...

[@Chevytravelleruk]

Wow!... another amazing video Alex..

[@leepshin]

I couldn't ever hope to afford to buy a prophet 5 back in the day and I sure as hell couldn't afford one today let alone this prophet 10 beast.

[@PocketUnv]

Absolutely gorgeous instrument that, congratulations mate!

[@PaulBoos]

Def on my radar to save up for... You really showed off what this synth can do Alex.

[@SkyP1e]

I was in a band for like two months in which the lead singer had a broken Prophet that he wanted me to use if I could fix. Turned out to be something really simple, I think it was a blown fuse. I got to use it for those two months and it was a lovely instrument to say the least.

[@echoloch500]

Nice informative video. I can't wait for mine to be delivered. Also, love that glidey bell top right 0:14

[@justinb9387]

im real pleased for you getting one - mmm i would kind of like it to be mine but hey - real happy to see you with it :-) it sounds really good - making some super sounds there - sounds really metalic , in a nice way.

[@airsickgrove]

My first synth was a 14 year old partially functional Prophet ~5 rev 3.2 later upgraded to 3.3 when it was fully restored ( build date was in 83' & I got it early fall of 97' ) miss it so Much! But this is so nice now I can forget getting one on ebay for 10,000 u.s. dollars and only have to pay under 4k for a brand new one... looks weird in the back without the heat sink.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Nice to have owned an original. I'm guessing they were quite affordable in 1997?

[@airsickgrove]

@@AlexBallMusic it was $1,100... so I would definitely say so. The massive sounds that thing made still give me chills.

[@superserge]

Good time, Alex! It was bright, capacious, and very musical. And a stylish frame: the combination of colors in the frame pleases the eye. And your short haircut refreshes you well. Thank you😊

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks Serge. It's a really nice synth. 🙂

[@InvertedPopesMusic]

A classic and so much a keyboard that I always wanted but could never afford way back when. But now maybe one day along with a replacement Minimoog and a Fender Rhodes. (old school) Thank you for showing this wonderful re-released instrument off.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Nice there's a new Prophet, Minimoog, 2600, Odyssey and MS-20 available. We just need a Jupiter-8, CS-80 and Oberheim Eight Voice and we're sorted. 😉

[@NickHchaos]

@@AlexBallMusic best new minimoog is the one you can build from AJH synth modules, and better than most of the original due to choosing the sweetest sound version of the Model D

[@mbrombert]

Another brilliant video. This is the first synth to come out which I really REALLY want. It sounds amazing but my goodness, it looks so damn good.

[@griiseknoen]

The chord sequence at the beginning reminds me a lot of "All Time" by Knower.

[@AlexBallMusic]

They do a lot of riffs with oscillators tuned in 5ths which is what I was doing here. Whilst playing around with it I've stumbled across chords I've recognised from sections of their songs.

[@studentsmusic]

wow...such fun for a pro musician to watch somebody who is not just doig techtalk, but uses the instrument as a skilled keyboarder and arranger. Super demo and encouraging to buy a p10. Thanks!

[@edwallace3704]

Superb