Anyone got a good condition pro one

Synthcollector · Post by **Synthcollector** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 6:30 am

hi just wondering if anyone had got one i have but it's not in good condition
a lot of the keys are broken

Boeing 737-400 · Post by **Boeing 737-400** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 10:13 am

I've got one in pristine condition, but I'm not selling it.

Synthcollector · Post by **Synthcollector** » Thu Feb 26, 2004 9:58 am

i guess it was pretty obivcous i do want one

cuz the one i got my dad bought a long time ago and now it's not worth keeping i used to have a lot of fun on the pro one
how much did you pay?

FIGS · Post by **FIGS** » Thu Feb 26, 2004 12:32 pm

Synthcollector wrote:hi just wondering if anyone had got one i have but it's not in good condition a lot of the keys are broken

Good news! You can access the sound inside a ProOne without the keys! Use a MIDI->CV convertor and play that ProOne from a MIDI controller:

http://www.kentonuk.com/products/midi_cv.shtml

Hope this helps keep that ProOne alive,

FIGS

Boeing 737-400 · Post by **Boeing 737-400** » Thu Feb 26, 2004 1:40 pm

I paid a bit tooo much for mine, £750 but it was definitely worth it!

You know you can get the keys fixed on that Pro One

Also what is the serial # on that thing? I was just reading something about the earlier models, with # < 1500 having the power transformer on the circuit board, which could snap it if the Pro-One is dropped, and some of the later models having a pretty unreliable membrane keyboard. Thank god mine does not fall into either of those categories!

Synthcollector · Post by **Synthcollector** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 5:26 am

Paying £750 oh well it's not that bad but i guess if you pay more you'll know it's in good condition yeah i'am gonna get the keys fixed soon i go to university so at the momeant i have to save all the money i can get
what other synth do you have?
i'll have a look at the serial cuz i can't remeber but my pro one was very reliable

Synthcollector · Post by **Synthcollector** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 5:56 am

i'll be sure to try thanks figs

Boeing 737-400 · Post by **Boeing 737-400** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 4:16 pm

I've also got a Voyager. Its a pity your keys are busted, as that is one of my favourite synths..

Synthcollector · Post by **Synthcollector** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 5:13 am

i've also got a voyager and it's one of my favourite synths

Synthesist · Post by **Synthesist** » Sat May 08, 2004 6:17 am

I love my Pro One it is a very versatile synth but it has one of the worst and cheapest keyboards ever to curse a synthesizer. Thus I have always played it via my MPU-101 which always saves the day.

Boeing 737-400 · Post by **Boeing 737-400** » Sat May 08, 2004 10:21 pm

The keys on mine aren't that bad. I can play it without any difficulty, it just feels wrong though. The keys are too light and clicky. Try playing that for half an hour, then go straight on the Voyager. Quite a difference!

sundaeclubber · Post by **sundaeclubber** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 12:16 pm

The keys on the Pro-One are always a bit sticky on first press, but they free up once you've played them. Leave it unused for a few days and the regain their initial stickiness. I agree with FIGS and Synthesist, the best way to control one is via MIDI and a Kenton box or similar.

The thing that goes wrong most often is that cheap keyboard. (I have a feeling that the Octave Cat used the same device)...... That, the sequencer/arpeggiator and those Curse-it Chips!! The entire cabinet seems to be made of recycled plastic eggboxes and ameliorated by a wedge of inferior hardwood nailed unceremoniously to each end. Compare the construction to its contemporary, the cheaper and far better sounding Prodigy and everything about it appears flimsy.

You don't find the Pro-One a bit 'gritty' sounding then, 737-400? I've had one since 1984 or so, and in spite of the sequencer, arpeggiator and MIDI adaptability it never managed to replace my splendid little Mk1 Prodigy in my affections. Last year I realised that I couldn't actually remember the last time I used the Pro-One, so I lent it to Exile Inside for use on their next album.

http://www.exileinside.com

Glad I didn't sell it to them. If they're fetching seven hundred nicker these days, it'll be eBayed at the earliest opportunity!

SCx

Boeing 737-400 · Post by **Boeing 737-400** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 3:59 pm

Aww come on, you make the Pro-One sound awful! I agree, the construction could have been better. I still think its better than the Prodigy. The Pro-One has a nice sharp sound, perhaps not as fat as it should be, its also lightweight, so its easier to carry round!

I can't help feeling that the synth's construction is shite, at least the back and bottom panel is metal. The keys do stick, but I play with such a heavy hand I don't notice, the clicking sound is a bit off putting. At least it isn't as bad as some of the later versions. The sequencer/arpeggiator is a nice feature, and the modulation routings, which the Prodigy did not have.

sundaeclubber · Post by **sundaeclubber** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 4:21 pm

Boeing 737-400 wrote: The sequencer/arpeggiator is a nice feature, and the modulation routings, which the Prodigy did not have.

Aaah!! ..... True! .. But how often do you use them!?

I'm not a Proone hater, but the Prod is better than a Plum... it's a Peach!

SCx

Boeing 737-400 · Post by **Boeing 737-400** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 4:27 pm

I use the sequencer more than the arpeggiator, but 40 notes is a lot less than it sounds. Will be sorted out when I get a midi to cv converter.

Moog Music Forum

Anyone got a good condition pro one

Anyone got a good condition pro one

Re: Anyone got a good condition pro one