Synthesizer Library Podcast

Prophet 12 Overview There aren’t a lot of 12-voice polyphonic synths on the market. Given you probably have 10 fingers, there are more than enough voices to go around. This synth features four digital oscillators plus one sub oscillator per voice. That makes 60 oscillators! Two filters (low-pass and high-pass), four envelopes and four LFOs shape the sound while feedback, stereo spread, delay, character, distortion really bring it to life. Here are some highlights from the instrument… The Patches There are 4 banks of 99 factory patches and another set of 4 banks of 99 user-customizable patches. With this many patches, the factory set runs the gamut of all types of sounds. Some are just silly, some are overdone, but many are quite usable and serve as a great reference to programming your own sounds. Quick Tip Many of the factory presets employ the “Stack” feature allowing you to layer 2 sounds together. So, when deconstructing a factory patch, check to see if “Stack” is turn