Prophet Vs
1986
TheProphet VSwas a hybrid 8-voice synthesizer manufactured bySequential Circuitsand released in 1986. It is notable for being the first synthesizer to usevector synthesisto structure its sound, using a joystick arranged in a "diamond" pattern for oscillator mixing.Its distinctive sound comes from mixing four 12-bit digital single-cycle waves per voice, which are then fed into analog CEM3379/3389 signal processors for filtering and amplification.
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