Well they did go adult size with the Prologue.
Yes, I expected someone would say that. At first, I was excited about them, but the Prologues now seem like cheap Prophet Rev2s. Sure, they have some obvious additional features, but also a pitiful paucity of modulation. On the Sweetwater Specs page, they don't even mention modulation! Nor have I been impressed with their general tone. Nor is there a module version. And I've also read about serious tuning problems in quite a few units. I quickly crossed the Prologues off my list.
Besides, isn't the digital oscillator still under development? I prefer completed instruments that can be fully assessed before purchased. That's one of the reasons I wait for Sequential to finish their OS updates before buying one of their synthesizers. I'm still patiently waiting for the Rev2 to reach its "perfect" state.
And no aftertouch.
Yes, and I just read a review in which a person tried to make light of this by saying - surprise surprise - that the synthesizers of the 80's didn't have aftertouch (but some did, such as the ARP Pro Soloist), and no one complained about it back then. Please! That's not a very effective defense.
I'm not in need of exceedingly complicated synthesizers, but there is a minimum of basic features that must be present, and aftertouch is certainly one of them, together with four or more LFOs.
I suppose it's unlikely we'll see it this winter, but I'm really hoping for some sort of Prophet 12 replacement from Sequential. I can wait, because I'm still getting ready for the Rev2, but I do hope there's a big one in the works.
For me I’ve started to warm up to the Prologue for one simple reason: it sounds different. It doesn’t sound like a Prophet or Oberhiem, it has its own unique sound that compliments my other gear.
I just received my Prologue today - 30 minutes ago. I have a Prophet 6 as my main poly-synth in Berlin, but I'm back and forth to California enough lately to need a new/reliable poly when I'm back home. My girlfriend has a P5, and I've got a PolySix, so I'm sorted for vintage gear out here. Thankfully, finances have dictated that another Prophet 6, or an OB-6 ain't possible. I've had my eye on the Prologue since it showed up in the shop and I have to say, I really do love the sound. Don't get me wrong - I adore the Prophet 6 - but the Prologue has, for me, more immediate "analog charm." The oscs blur quite naturally and the filter edges nicely towards dirty MS-10/20 territory. I'm with Lobolives regarding the Prologue - "unique sound that compliments my other gear." I'm not in need of loads of modulation options, nor aftertouch, really. I think my background with some of the classics, the aforementioned P5 and PolySix, for example, has me trained to appreciate the possibilities of straightforwardness. Anyway, I'm so pleased to have picked up a Prologue finally.