OT: Two More Prophet '08 Demo Videos

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OT: Two More Prophet '08 Demo Videos

Post by mwalthius » Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:22 am

For your viewing pleasure (I hope):

Prophet '08 Demo Video #5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGkmMqFLErM

Prophet '08 Demo Video #6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36QJLvqoAoE

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Post by Flash Gordon » Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:40 am

Does the Prophet 08 have built in reverb and delay?

If not, I'll hold out for a possible MOOG Poly Synth.

I think built in reverb and delay are a must when you can save patches. Makes life so much easier when switching between them. On older synths where you couldn't save anything, using external FX made sense, but in modern times, it's nice to have it all in one.

That's where I give Clavia Nord Wave/Nord Modular major props!

Still, I pray for a MOOG poly synth with built in FX

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Post by misterhemi » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:51 am

I hear ya Flash!

I too would like to see a Moog PolySynth but then I would probably want both too. I'm a big fan of Dave's products and really want a P-08 (and a Linn Drum II Analog).

However a Moog PolySynth would be the thing!
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Post by mwalthius » Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:54 pm

Flash Gordon wrote:Does the Prophet 08 have built in reverb and delay?
No, it doesn't.

From what I've heard, Dave Smith wanted to produce an instrument with a total analog signal path with a max price of $2000.

The Prophet sounds awesome without any effects, but I've been using my inexpensive Lexicon MX200 for delay and reverb and it sounds fantastic. I would love to have that Moog analog delay but it's like $650 or something like that. Maybe someday.
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Post by kidgloves2 » Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:47 pm

I'm REALLY thinking about selling some old guitar gear and paying the difference for a Prophet 08. Then if MOOG comes out with a poly synth, I'll buy that too.

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Post by 18watt » Thu May 01, 2008 8:36 am

I sold a guitar to buy a P'08. If Moog ever makes a poly, I'll buy one - but I'm quite happy with them making simply the best monosynth. Moog's one voice kills everyone else's poly voices! Love my Voyager OS. :)

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Post by Khoral » Fri May 09, 2008 9:41 am

18watt wrote:Moog's one voice kills everyone else's poly voices!
Yeah, so much for the innovative work of Thomas Oberheim, Dave Smith, Vogel&Ryrie, Mario Maggi, and the obscure people behind such CS80s or PS-3100s...
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Post by willi » Sat May 10, 2008 10:52 pm

If there is a Moog guitar, and if it has 6 VCO's, perhaps this same voice engine will appear in a polysynth..
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Post by kidgloves2 » Tue May 20, 2008 3:07 pm

Can the Prophet 08 get the string sounds of an Oberheim OB-X ?

More specifically can it recreate the string sounds from this?:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IZFwxfG6EY







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Post by GregAE » Wed May 21, 2008 10:59 am

kidgloves2 wrote:Can the Prophet 08 get the string sounds of an Oberheim OB-X ?

More specifically can it recreate the string sounds from this?:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IZFwxfG6EY
You DO realize this is a Moog forum, right? :-)

The P'08 has a two-pole filter (12dB/oct) that allows it to reproduce OB-like sounds. No idea if it can duplicate the strings from audio example you provided, but you should also keep on mind that that particular synth sound may have been sculpted by EQ and other sonic trickery (compressors, exciters, etc.) to get it to sound that way.

The P'08 is an amazing synth with very few shortcomings (I own one). I can't say I was impressed with any of the string patches in the two factory banks, but that doesn't mean they can't be improved upon with a bit of tweaking (or perhaps better strings can be concocted from scratch).

If you can get a few minutes with one in a music store, please check it out. You will be impressed, even if you can't get it to sound like an OB-X.

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Post by kidgloves2 » Wed May 21, 2008 8:38 pm

GregAE wrote:
You DO realize this is a Moog forum, right? :-)
Yes! :wink:

I already have a Little Phatty. And if Moog had a polysynth, I would buy it first and foremost. But Moog doesn't have a polysynth and that's what I'm in the market for.

So, I'm very interested in the Prophet 08. It looks so SWEET!! :D

Or I was going to buy a vintage poly. Like an OB-X if I could find one.

Thanks for the info btw.

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Post by MC » Thu May 22, 2008 4:30 pm

I had flight time with the OB-X and the P'08.

The P'08 will NOT sound like an OB-X. Not even with its 12dB filter, which is a weak sounding filter with almost no resonance.

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Post by kidgloves2 » Fri May 23, 2008 1:39 am

Is there a better sounding polysynth on the market right now? Analog or digital?

I have also been looking at the Nord Modular and Nord Wave.

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