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Sequential Circuits Prophet~600 | By Design

Another synth demo, this time with the Sequential Circuits Prophet~600 buddied up with its siblings. This synth was the very first instrument released with midi (with Dave Smith of Sequential being the "father of midi"). He was later awarded a Grammy for its invention along with Ikutaro Kakehashi of Roland. It was famously hooked up to a Roland Jupiter-6 at the Winter NAMM of 1983 to demonstrate that a universal protocol had been achieved. The Prophet~600 was the third of this iconic series to be released after the Prophet~5 (1978) and Prophet~10 (1980). With their eye on affordable poly synths such as the Kory Polysix and Roland Juno-60, Sequential looked to create a cutdown version of their earlier Prophets and the 600 was the result. Around 6,000 of them were made between 1983 - 1985.

English
  • Originally Aired November 21, 2019
  • Runtime 5 minutes
  • Network YouTube
  • Created February 4, 2024 by
    annomatik
  • Modified February 4, 2024 by
    annomatik