Memorymoog vs prophet 5 patches

I currently have a memorymoog in fantastic shape in my studio. The memorymoog synth is one of the finest, if not the finest analog synth ive ever been lucky enough to playsample. While comparable to other polyphonic synthesizers of the time period, such as the sequential circuits prophet5 and oberheim obxa, the memorymoog distinguished itself with 3 audio oscillators per voice and greater preset storage capacity. Unfortunately, the expanded version was unreliable and the only solution was a radical one. The legendary prophet 10 is essentially two prophet 5 circuits stacked together for 10 fat voices of analog girth. Voice component modeling synthesizer lookup table modulation. The memorymoog plus has been referred to as the peak of vintage synthesizer luxury, says bmf executive director michelle moogkoussa. It does not sound like 16 minimoogs in a box, nor a memorymoog. The memorymoog was the last official synth, made back in 1982, to come from moog before they eventually went bankrupt and out of business. The prophet5 is along with the minimoog possibly the most timeless of the great analog synths. In arturias own stable there is the prophet v based upon a hybrid of the prophet 5 and the prophet vs, as well as soft synths based upon the cs80 and the jupiter 8. Later i bought the arturia prophet v mostly for the vs engine and especially for the hybrid mode, where you can combine different modules of the prophet 5 and the prophet vs engines osc, filter, routing. Does anyone hopefully a prophet 5 and prophet 08 owner know how close prophet 5 patches can be programmed on a prophet 08.

Click here for a zip file, containing all 3 files of factory patches for the prophet 5, compatible with revision 3 prophet 5s. Depending on which revision you get, you will either get an ssm based synth revision 1 and 2 or a cem based synth revision 3. And dave smith presented the new prophet5 synthesizer to its public after a mere 8 months of development. Heres what i have cobbled together so far a friend gave me a list of the first 39 patches i think from the rev 3 so i put names to the ones from the sysex i think they go with bit of educated guesswork plus comparing them to the same patches on the creamware prophet, couldnt find the original helicopter patch but that is in the pro53 fx patches anyway so i just added that for. A steinway does not sound like a memorymoog, and a used car does not sound like a memorymoog.

For a complete guide to monark, check out computer music 218 july 2015, which is on sale now. Our prophet v combines the famous prophet 5 with the later prophet vs. This is an incredible analog synthesizer that keeps pace with any of the top flight polysynths from the golden age like the jupiter 8, obxa, or memorymoog. They all sound a little more alive and depending on ones own judgement a little more analog than the jupiter8, possibly because of their lively, while slightly unstable, tuning, their special filter. This revolutionary synth became the basis for all other polysynths to this day. Prophet 5 or memorymoog vintage synth explorer forums. Whether its the moog memorymoog, sequential prophet5, rhodes chroma, yamaha cs506080, oberheim obxxa or oberheim ob8. Driving this 6voice beast are two discrete vcos plus a sub oscillator per voice.

Im talking about synths like the minimoog, memorymoog, yamaha cs80, prophet 5, oberheim obx, roland jupiter 8, and others from the golden and silver ages of hardware synthesizers. Saying that the matrix 6 is like 6 voyagers is utter crap. There is a general consensus that older, classic synthesizers from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s have a certain mystical character to their sound. But, on the other hand, the voyager is the voyager, and it is all analogue, but it has 3 oscillators, compared to. Capacity to synchronize osc2 on osc1 for the prophet vs. But, it does have digital oscillators so if youre an all analogue fellow, be warned. I took recordings from a prophet 5, prophet 10, memorymoog, korg polysix, yamaha cs80, oberheim obx, oberheim obxa, oberheim sem, plus a roland jupiter 4 and jupiter 8. With its responsive, fiveoctave, semiweighted keyboard, traditional. Over the last several months they have all gone continue reading the prophet 5, what a lovely synth, when it works. There is an awful lot of discussion about whether or not the prophet 6 sounds analog enough, or if it is as good as a prophet 5, or whether or not it sounds vintage enough. After the success of the prophet 5, sequential circuits could seemingly do no. There are also some mods including a minimoog cv in mod that solves problems using midi2cv control. This memorymoog is now sold as at 27th september 2017.

This mode is unique to the arturia prophet v, something that doesnt has a equivalent with the classic hardware synths. New filter model for filter2, both filters are now 64 bit. But with the right patches, and a tiny bit of tube coloration or extra filtering, 99. I am finally getting around to repairingrestoring this thing and good god does it suck to work on.

You can save patches or templates of the same model of old vco synth in. Both is the best answer but if i had to choose between my p5 and memorymoog id pick the memorymoog more modulation capabilities, moog ladder filters, arpeggiator, 1 more voice, and 8 more vcos. The memorymoog possibly the least reliable musical instrument since the harpsichord was invented and underwent numerous updates including autotune power supply improvements, not touch sensitive in any way like the matrix12, no splitlayering like the obxa, the midi was horrendous and only fitted to the plus model, only one dedicated lfo like the sci prophets that had. Arturia prophet v patches, presets and sound design. Feb 25, 2009 later i bought the arturia prophet v mostly for the vs engine and especially for the hybrid mode, where you can combine different modules of the prophet 5 and the prophet vs engines osc, filter, routing.

Mike longo of expanding sound let us know about memorymoog ableton instrument mega pack, a new ableton instrument pack, based on patches created and sampled from a moog memorymoog. Here are six of the best minimoog emulations on the market, starting with monark, a stateoftheart reboot from native instruments. The memory moog by lamm is a great polyphonic electronic synth that was manufactured by moog back in the 80s. With multiple voices, each containing multiple oscillators that were nominally supposed to be in tune, the problem was very evident. While comparable to other polyphonic synthesizers of the time period, such as the sequential circuits prophet 5 and oberheim obxa, the memorymoog distinguished itself with 3 audio oscillators per voice and greater preset storage capacity. Unlike its nearest competitor, the yamaha cs80, the prophet5 had patch memory. Jun 22, 2009 gunnar ekornas has released version 1. I, too, expect a musical ear will be able to distinguish a rev2 from a prophet 08. Jan 01, 2017 mike longo of expanding sound let us know about memorymoog ableton instrument mega pack, a new ableton instrument pack, based on patches created and sampled from a moog memorymoog.

The p5 had patch memory storage as well, which scanned and memorized every. This instrument captures some of the magic of the memorymoog. Now that its all fixed up, in this video, i show how to load the factory patches into the p5 via the cassette interface. Well, fast forward to 2015 some 37 years after the prophet5 launched and we now have the prophet5s spiritual successor the prophet6.

Fortunately for you, there is something that does a memorymoog. Over the previous 6 videos, i repaired and restored a broken prophet 5. This memorymoog plus synthesizer has a very special history. The sequential prophet 6 is dave smiths tribute to his groundbreaking analog polysynth, the prophet 5. Just around the corner geographically speaking youll find xils labs polykb ii, which offers an unusual slant on mid80s synthesis, as well as the companys elka. We dare say if youd surveyed synth heads a few years back asking what synth theyd most like dsi to make, it would be a unanimous shout of a new prophet5 with vcos. Moog memorymoog specifications, pictures, prices, links. The prophet rev2 is a 16voice analog polyphonic synthesizer that actually reimagines the 2007 prophet 08 as an expanded, enhanced and yet more affordable version. The prophet vs was the last synth made by sci and again it set the synth world on its ear. Repro 5 patches by bob swans i rarely have the time to create patches since the birth of my daughter but after playing with the public beta of uhe repro 5 i was amazed and excited to create some patches similar to my prophet 12 offerings.

The sounds this this board creates are classic sounds that were used back in that time frame. Vco vs dco oscillators objective differences presetpatch. It was generously donated to us by lee keeley, who was the winner of our 2016 memorymoog raffle. Then, in 1986, the superb prophet vs introduced another new concept. Prophet v also includes a recreation of the prophet vs, a synthesizer. Further, vco3 can also be used as a low or audiofrequency modulation. Sep 17, 2011 how reliable is the memorymoog for studioonly use. If youre looking for the string sound of peter framptons im in you or perhaps the. Im gonna do some indepth analysis, and provide some more details on my findings soon. I had a prophet 5 for a little while, and it was super solid, but occasionally i would have to open it up and replace a broken jwire or two. Keep the memorymoog and buy the jupiter 8 and a prophet 5 and an obx 9. Sci prophet 5 vs dsi prophet 08 test by inhalt hq youtube.

But, on the other hand, the voyager is the voyager, and it is all analogue, but it has 3 oscillators, compared to the prophet s 5 per voice. The new moog one, probably available as 8voice and 16voice machine, is reputed to look similar to the good old memorymoog. The prophet5 is an analog synthesizer manufactured by sequential circuits between 1978. Im talking about synths like the minimoog, memorymoog, yamaha cs80, prophet 5, oberheim obx, roland jupiter 8, and others from the golden and silver ages of. It was the last synth ever made by moog but was very late in coming to a market that had been dominated by the prophet 5, the oberheim ob series and the roland jupiter 8 for several years, a market that was soon to be turned on its head with the arrival of midi, fm synthesis and sampling. Italo disco oldschool synthpop tutorialworkflow free patches dx7. When building multiple voice synths, like the 6voice memorymoog, 5 voice prophet 5, or 8voice cs80, the poor vco frequency perfomance became a major problem. Well, fast forward to 2015 some 37 years after the prophet 5 launched and we now have the prophet 5 s spiritual successor the prophet 6.

Sequential circuits prophet 5 vintage synth explorer. Click here for a zip file, containing all 3 files of factory patches for the prophet 5, compatible with revision 3. When building multiple voice synths, like the 6voice memorymoog, 5voice prophet 5, or 8voice cs80, the poor vco frequency perfomance became a major problem. As the first fully programmable polyphonic synth, the subtractivesynthesis prophet 5 was everywhere in the late 70s. Moog one vs other polysynths page 2 moog music forum. Memorymoog elka synthex prophet 510vs oberheim xpander, 4 voice.

One of the first fully programmable polyphonic analog synths, the prophet 5 is the most. Jul 08, 20 sci prophet 5 vs dsi prophet 08 test by inhalt hq. The sixvoice memorymoog was, in my opinion, potentially the finest analogue polysynth ever made. Profitting from a remarkable cooperation of american electronic music pioneers, the prophet5 has maintained its legendary aura up to the present day. Arturia developed a softsynth version of the prophet 5, the prophet v. Jan 07, 2018 over the previous 6 videos, i repaired and restored a broken prophet 5. Click on the thumbnail for higher resolution photo of the actual memorymoog for. The prophet 5 offers your basic amenities in a poly synth with 5 voices each with 2 vcos, a low pass vcf, a vca, two egs, one lfo with multiple wave shapes available, with poly mod as the icing. We dare say if youd surveyed synth heads a few years back asking what synth theyd most like dsi to make, it would be a unanimous shout of a new prophet 5 with vcos. Other features are two discrete filters per voice, a studiograde, digital dual effects.

Apr 27, 2012 heres what i have cobbled together so far a friend gave me a list of the first 39 patches i think from the rev 3 so i put names to the ones from the sysex i think they go with bit of educated guesswork plus comparing them to the same patches on the creamware prophet, couldnt find the original helicopter patch but that is in the pro53 fx patches anyway so i just added that for completeness. I guess the way you wish within its given tonal scope. Almost every comment ive read about this synth is a complaint about unreliable it is. Its got more voices and is honestly more versatile. I t laid the foundation for all those programmable polyphonic synths, and it defined the sound of the late 70s and early 80s in a way no other instrument had done. The memorymoog was a polyphonic synthesizer manufactured by moog music. Sequential prophet6 6voice analog synthesizer sweetwater.

To celebrate the 2016 return of the cem3340 chip, i thought id do another page in my series looking at how various synths implemented classic synth chips. The vs used vector synthesis, with xy joystick morphing of its four oscillatorseach containing one. Love the arpeggiator of the jupiter8, memorymoog or ob8. Three main epiano voices, organstyle bass sounds, the vibes section with. Its a mixture of incredibly cheap ribbon cables plugged into terrible sockets, at least 50 different connections across 10 or 11 boards, many of them ganged and sharing voltages across 3 and 4 boards and 7 connectors in serial so a fault somewhere can affect everything down. Ob6prophet6jupiter 6 page 2 vintage synth explorer forums. Via cuniberti 80s italo with prophet5, memorymoog, juno60. The prophet 5 was the first totally programmable synthesizer on the market. The prophet 08 offers so many ways of reaching this goal, of making a synthesizer sound less like a synthesizer, less like an electronic device. The memorymoog is a polyphonic electronic music synthesizer manufactured by moog music. The number of prophet 5s coming into the workshop over the last few months has grown to three rev 3. The memorymoog is an apocolyptic nightmare of electronics design. Its not a reissue, its vintage with a modern twist. Repro5 patches by bob swans i rarely have the time to create patches since the birth of my daughter but after playing with the public beta of uhe repro5 i was amazed and excited to create some patches similar to my prophet 12 offerings.