Sequential Circuits Prophet-600 Analog Synthesizer

vintage synth demo by RetroSound

The first synth with midi!

Sequential Circuits Prophet-600 Analog Synthesizer (demo of various filter and envelope settings, PWM, Sync, VCF-FM, Crossmodulation and more);
sequenced by the MFB Step64 step sequencer and sync with the Roland TR-707;
drums: Roland TR-707

This video demo is not a musical statement, only demonstration of the sound possibilities of the instrument.

more info: http://www.retrosound.de and
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• 600
• Prophet-5
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[alanwilder81]

hello ! I own a prophet 600 , have read the manual but still haven't understood how to dump the factory sounds , and make my own sounds " from scratch " .

Could anyone please help me with that ?

many many thanks in advance for any suggestion !

[retrosound72]

@alanwilder81

Use a sysex dump program like Midi OX , load the file and send it to the P6000

[Cutrexxx]

ist es schwierig ein Curtis CEM3340 auszutauschen ? kann man das selbst bewerkstelligen ? und bekommt man mit dem teil auch harte reeces hin ?

[retrosound72]

@Cutrexxx

die CEMs sind gesockelt und mit etwas Geschick leicht zu tauschen.

[DJPeteJames]

Did you compress this or clip, it sounds f'kin massive!

[retrosound72]

no

this is the pure sound

[endlesspresident]

Great demo!!! Sold my P600 when I got a P5. Regret letting it go, filters open the sound is very similar. That P600 filter though...it's so unique, dark and aggressive. Synthesizers are kinda like girls, they each have unique features that you miss once they're gone.

[DeRex9]

great synth

D......:)

[chriscoxtv]

I have a Prophet 600 that I bought in a pawn shop for $60 in 1993. It has AMAZING sound that surprises most people when they hear it live. I cherish it and have used it on many records. Great, underrated synth!!!

I also believe that is the the first synth ever that included a MIDI port (with the Roland Jupiter-6 right behind) ......

[LaGuilTV]

@DJPeteJames

that right there is an analog synth for you :P

[stanhand1]

i own a p600 and would love to know how you sync the synth to the drum machine.

[clusterchord1]

@endlesspresident

nicely said.. :)

fantastic demo. yeah 3372 in P600 sounds unlike anywhere else. Xpander has the same filter chip, and uses all its possible modes , however, it cannot get anywhere near this kind of bite and agressiveness. just not voiced that way.

im always toying with the idea, if its possible to mod the 3372 in P600 to do 12dB operation. and have that on a switch... that be something. that would make it a mini OBXA.. its close to its sound as it is.

[WackyJackyTracky]

Does anybody know where to get Sound Patches (SysexDumps) for this synth? Anyboby wnating to share sounds?

[Phisheadie97]

@TheDLovas If you're trying to decide between those two, I honestly would go for a Dave Smith Prophet 08 which is more similar to a Prophet 600 in terms of sound (in my opinion anyway). The Prophet 08 can also give you those nice Prophet strings and that wild Talking Heads Brass type stuff. But if you really want to go old school I would go with the P5 over the 600. It's just a more classic and better sounding synth all around.

[joselchino]

YEAH!!!... :)

[TheDLovas]

@endlesspresident i'm stuck between a P5 REV2 or the above 600. Any thoughts since you've owned both?

[joselchino]

yeah!!.. :)

[PanicPictures]

Captain Future ... megascharfe Sounds.