It's strange that a lot of Prophet 5/10 reissue owners seem to be requesting a lot of features that are already available on the Prophet 6 and Prophet REV 2. I saw someone on this forum asking for an arpeggiator or sequencer to be implemented....at some point you either want an old school instrument and can accepted it for what it is or you have to move on.
Oh... you again, should have guessed.
Perhaps it's because, finally, sequential gave us a sound WORTHY of the Prophet name? And it would be nice to do just a little more with it, not too much, nothing over the top or intrustive. The simplicity is one of its charms, but the tone goes FAR beyond the Prophet 6 and Rev 2 (yeah I've owned both... the Rev 2 was just meh and the P6 was kinda weak and generic sounding). Prophet 10 rev 4 - 10 voices, amazing build, 5 octaves... GREAT sound, the best ever from sequential in modern times (OB-6 is great but Rev 4s just edge on clarity and presence of sound) so.. a few additions would be nice, shame to let such a great tone 'go to waste' when a few simple additions could make it even better.
And yes, even without all the P6 has it already IS better because it actually sounds like a full-fat VCO poly synth up there with its own past vintage and others of the time. Prophet 6 doesn't so it doesn't matter how many features it has.
I personally don't need or desire negative envs, I'd much rather they spruced up the LFO section with REVERSE SAW (hold SAW button down until it flashes) and LFO SYNC... very useful and oft-used additions that would make it more well rounded, also a HI RATE LFO switch (button hold + flashing light) to give it more legs.
Many of us owned rev 2s or P6s, or even Ob-6s, some still do while also having a P10.. or P5 it's not about complaining when synths that don't even sound like a Prophet 5 have 'more' and it's a bit childish to suggest that's the reason. It's about making the best of, easily, the best sounding synth Sequential have EVER released (in P10 with PU2/Stack or just free flowing 10 voices in round robin + 2 filter choices). They already have a number of hidden key presses so a couple more wouldn't hurt, but the lack of LFO sync is a bit of a pain (means drawing in CCs in the DAW to do that work) and a Rev saw LFO makes a ton of useful sounds.
Oh and don't forget, after many of us bought the Prophet 10... they went and retrofitted the 'vintage knob' code to the OB-6 and Prophet 6 (vast improvement over slop).. so the older synths got 'something' from the rev 4s, surely it's only fair that those who paid £4k for a simpler synth get a LITTLE something from the older synths back? Without this childish baiting of our reasons why we prefer the tone of the Prophet 10 over the DCO REV2 or the P6??
Sequential, please.. if you're reading, do take some of these requests seriously... there IS room for a few minor improvements to make these stunning synths even better and their users who dropped a LOT of money on them even happier.. it's not always fun seeing the lower priced synths have some SIMPLE things that can make a big difference... like the Rev saw, LFO HI RANGE and LFO SYNC.... not asking for you to somehow jam a sequencer and some FX in there but please consider these more sensible requests.. things that would make already the best modern analog poly even better and not add ANY complexity above what's already in there!
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