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TEO-5 / Re: Just got the module version, no init shortcut ?
« Last post by yuki_the_synth_dragon on Yesterday at 11:48:04 AM »
On the OB-6 you hold Manual and hit Write to get an init preset.  Maybe the TEO-5 module does too?  Hopefully they put a shortcut on the module version.

Edit… Yuki!  Just noticed it’s you!  I enjoy your channel.  Glad you grabbed a TEO-5 yet again. :)


It sure is :3.

Yeah I tried that combo and no dice unfortunately:(
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TEO-5 / Re: Just got the module version, no init shortcut ?
« Last post by kpatz on Yesterday at 10:58:38 AM »
On the OB-6 you hold Manual and hit Write to get an init preset.  Maybe the TEO-5 module does too?  Hopefully they put a shortcut on the module version.

Edit… Yuki!  Just noticed it’s you!  I enjoy your channel.  Glad you grabbed a TEO-5 yet again. :)
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TEO-5 / Just got the module version, no init shortcut ?
« Last post by yuki_the_synth_dragon on Yesterday at 09:53:45 AM »
Yeah so since it lacks transpose and octave split buttons I can’t use the old shortcut. Manual makes no mention to a new one. Can we get a new shortcut added unless I’m just missing the new combo ?
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Off Topic / Re: Your Music
« Last post by LoboLives on July 11, 2025, 08:30:00 AM »
First Lalo Schifrin and now Mark Snow. Two iconic composers giving their final bow so close to one another. I had to do a tribute to Mark Snow this week.

Mark Snow’s iconic work on The X-Files series became the defining sound of paranoia and wonder for an entire generation of horror and sci-fi fans. His eerie textures, minimal melodic motifs, and use of then-cutting-edge digital synths created a soundscape that felt both intimate and otherworldly. Forever influencing the sonic palette of television and film.

Rather than revisit the widely recognized X-Files Theme for this tribute, I wanted to highlight one of Snow’s lesser-known works: the soundtrack to the 1991 cult horror film Dolly Dearest. Directed by Maria Lease, the film follows a family who relocates to Mexico to take over a doll factory — only to awaken an ancient evil that possesses their daughter’s new toy. While often overlooked, Dolly Dearest carries a unique charm among early-'90s horror, and Snow’s score elevates the material with a darkly melodic, ambient tension that feels like a precursor to his later TV work.

Snow was known for his use of high-end gear throughout his career — including the Synclavier II, the E-MU Proteus, and the Korg Wavestation SR — to create dense textures with minimal means. His ability to blend orchestral elements with icy digital pads and haunting samples made his scores feel both cinematic and alien.

For this tribute, I recreated the Dolly Dearest main theme entirely by ear, using Digital Performer as the sequencer and the Sequential Prophet X for all sound generation. While not a 1:1 cover, I focused on preserving the mood and instrumentation as closely as possible.

The MIDI was recorded into DP and then routed directly to the Prophet X, using mostly factory samples and patches. I leaned into the PX’s cinematic soundset — layering ambient textures, choirs, strings, and piano — while subtly including some Wavestation-style elements (there’s a factory patch called Wavestaytion that captures that icy digital shimmer beautifully).

Hope you enjoy.

℗ Everett Dudgeon 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBoswDHH81g
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I collect most feedback in github issues, will try to capture this as well!

Hi Kris,

Thanks for this, it looks great.  I've downloaded the latest version today and get the green bar for my Trigon 6 but not for my OBX8.  However, the OBX8 does work for Import Patches From Synth.  Anything I can do to help you investigate?

Hopefully you'll read this, but perhaps I need to log it on github somehow? (Edit: I logged this on github too)

Simon
Yes, thanks, I got you here as well! The reason I direct people to Github is that for a few years, email notifications wouldn't work on the Sequential forums. But this is long gone, and they now work reliably. Just that my eye is trained to prioritize Github mails higher than these ;-9

Happy to hear the Trigon is working, I am sure we can figure out the rest of the OB-X8 as well.

How do you like it btw? I am still on the fence, I love my OB-6 but am lusting for the big brother. Both though wouldn't make sense, and space is as usual limited!

I haven't used my OBX8 anywhere near enough, mostly because I hate the whole interface design with Page 2 and all that.  I'm now working on making my own editor for it.

In fact I'm here because I'm hoping to find some documention for the actual contents of the SYSEX sent by the synth.  Does anyone know if there is such a document?  I can only find the info in the user guide about how to send/receive SYSEX and it doesn't explain the actual contents of the dump.
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OB-X8 / Re: NRPN bug? with Aftertouch destinations (page 2, parameter 46/50)
« Last post by wintoid on July 11, 2025, 05:44:53 AM »
FW 2.0.0.1
If I turn the hardware knob on the OB-X8 and watch the transmitted NRPNs on my MIDI monitor it reads like this

Aftertouch Destination: Off
MSB: 0
LSB: 71
Data Entry: 0
Data Entry LSB: 0

Aftertouch Destination: LFO
MSB: 0
LSB: 71
Data Entry: 0
Data Entry LSB: 1

Aftertouch Destination: Filter
MSB: 0
LSB: 70
Data Entry: 0
Data Entry LSB: 1

Aftertouch Destination: LFO+Filter
MSB: 0
LSB: 71
Data Entry: 0
Data Entry LSB: 1

So, for destination Filter the NRPN changes from 71 to 70, while destination Off and LFO+Filter both transmit the same NRPN parameter value.

I would expect NRPN 71 (or NRPN 70) for all 4 parameter values, where the Data Entry LSB values would be 0-3 (Off, LFO, FIlter, LFO+Filter).

I am not an expert but have been diving into this stuff lately.  I think perhaps NRPN 70 is aftertouch->LFO on/off, and NRPN 71 is aftertouch->Filter on/off.  So using those 2 NRPNs you can represent the 4 possible states of the aftertouch mapping.
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Prophet-5/Prophet-10 / Re: Effects and the Prophet 5/10
« Last post by nunucello on July 10, 2025, 03:34:55 PM »
I had reverb on it for a while but I don't even use that anymore.  Now all I do lately is the thing with the stereo running the sound thru about 10 sends and each has an eq set to different frequency ranges and pointed to different directions L to R, then they are all directed back to a stereo bus.  Reverb not even necessary.  I was using it before I started using this.  But Reverb either or both sets a longer decay or makes a stereo field width.  Since Prophet covers its own delay and release, then the only thing you would get from reverb would be the width.  The EQ/pan array has that covered in my DAW. 

I mean some Reverbs say they add height or size to a room  I guess that's something different.  But I am just using these eqs right now.  But if you are looking for good FXs the Arturia FX collection is the best option I have found so far.  Despite some plugins being free, and I have used them too and there are plenty in fact I used the Dragonfly Reverb until I recently developed this EQ template I'm using now.
  That's  great idea - using sends to spread the signal.
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Prophet-5/Prophet-10 / Re: Effects and the Prophet 5/10
« Last post by 558 on July 10, 2025, 12:49:06 AM »
I had reverb on it for a while but I don't even use that anymore.  Now all I do lately is the thing with the stereo running the sound thru about 10 sends and each has an eq set to different frequency ranges and pointed to different directions L to R, then they are all directed back to a stereo bus.  Reverb not even necessary.  I was using it before I started using this.  But Reverb either or both sets a longer decay or makes a stereo field width.  Since Prophet covers its own delay and release, then the only thing you would get from reverb would be the width.  The EQ/pan array has that covered in my DAW. 

I mean some Reverbs say they add height or size to a room  I guess that's something different.  But I am just using these eqs right now.  But if you are looking for good FXs the Arturia FX collection is the best option I have found so far.  Despite some plugins being free, and I have used them too and there are plenty in fact I used the Dragonfly Reverb until I recently developed this EQ template I'm using now.
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General / Re: 50 years of Sequential.....
« Last post by Torin Krell on July 09, 2025, 03:54:06 PM »
A lot of Sequential Circuits history was discussed in the old DSI / Sequential forums which it seems were deleted years ago.  If anyone knows how to access them, please let me know.  I remember at least for a short while the old and new forums coexisted.
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OB-6 / Re: Filter and Portamento
« Last post by gus on July 09, 2025, 11:34:25 AM »
Thanks for logging my request. Is anything being done about the filter behaviour when portamento is engaged ?

It's our policy not to promise features or give timelines for OS updates - mainly because we are a very small team and we have to balance our priorities. This feature is on our request list, meaning it will get looked at down the road.
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