The voice architecture is similar to a single voice of the prophet 08, but with a couple of twists. I suppose thats because of the sub oscs and feedback l. Both synths sound nearly identical, though rev2 has a number of original patches that i knew id be missing, so i replicated them manually on a mopho x4 copying all possible knob values of oscillators, filter, envelopes, lfos, mod, etc. Nearly identical voice engine no second sub or filter feedback, so much so that i can transfer favorite patches. The program data is in a midi system exclusive sysex file that can be loaded into the prophet 08 via midi using. Audio example 2 the x4 filters fourpole and twopole are very wide sounding frequencywise, with really subby lows and extreme sizzling highs, which we really dig. The mopho keyboard is a compact and affordablebut powerfulmonophonic analog synthesizer. Prophet 12 patch collection 2 by bob swans presets for. Binary pulsars 128 sounds for the dsi prophet 08, mopho and.
I did not even use a bass guitar, i used the synth for all of the bass tracks. The x4 is a professional quality analog instrument that will give you great satisfaction in playing and in owning. With the mopho x4 and tetra you get a feedback loop and subs oscs. Aug 07, 2016 the final 20 patches for the amazing dsi ob6 synth. I have the tetra, next is the mopho for easy editing and the other voices.
Like most of the rest of us, i have yet to try a rev2, but have spent time with the prophet 08 in music stores. Prophet08 editor vstau is a plugin editor for dave smith instruments prophet 08 synthesizer. It all depends on what youre looking for in terms of features. Peter dyer plays keyboard for mariah carey, aloe blacc, van hunt, and others.
Previously i also tried out the prophet 08 bank on rev2 and found a few wonderful sounds, too. Dave smith instruments mopho x4 4voice analog synthesizer. Demo mopho keyboard dsi dave smith instruments youtube. Imho if you already have a tetra like im stuck with go with prophet if you have money plus space 12 voice poly. Output b each of the prophet 08 s 256 programs contains two layers, a and b. This simple white patch measures 2 12 wide and 3 high and comes with a green 4h clover embroidered in the center. Sunsine audio has released a second bank of 128 presets for the dsi tetra, mopho, and prophet 08 synthesizers. Sunsine audio four soundset for dsi tetra, mopho, and prophet 08. The following file is a sysex dump of user bank 3 99 patches which includes the patches submitted as well as new ones. The following demo consists of six patches he programmed for the ob6. Probably not as instructive as the polished 8dio videos.
Helicopters sort by featured best selling alphabetically, az alphabetically, za price, low to high price, high to low date, new to old date, old to new filters. Prophet 08 editor vst is a vst plugin editor for dave smith instruments prophet 08 synthesizer. Mopho, tetra, and prophet 08 can all be connected to the x4 to increase its voice count. Given dave smiths history of great designs, including the original prophet 5, it is hardly surprising that dsi continues to make great sounding synths. Patches for vs 20 editor hi to you all, i would like to know if there are some places where i can find some patches for the vs 20 editor especially for guitar or, as far as you know, if i can import patches created for other roland multieffects like me70, me50 and so on.
The upper half, i have the rest of the voices with a nice pad setting, so 4 voices polyphonic. My leaning would be to get a mopho x4 and then save for a tetra to polychain for 8 voices. Jan 10, 2014 like the prophet 12, prophet 08 and mopho x4, the semiweighted keybed same length as a moog voyager feels great. The mopho x4 borrows its shadowy good looks from dsi s own subdued but chic tetra synth module, and pairing them up is more than simply a cosmetic exercise. Dave smith instruments mopho x4 user presets mopho x4 with strymon timeline and bluesky some of these presets are used in my project hadron orchestra, and some other classic presets. Dave smith instruments is back with another excellent and affordable analog. Some patches might sound strange due to the differences between the tetra and prophet 08 lack of suboscillators and programmable feedback.
The obvious upgrade for the mopho x4 would be a rev2. The original mopho was essentially a single voice of the prophet 08. Prophet 08 factory program banks the downloadable file in the sidebar at the right contains all of the factory program banks for the prophet 08 keyboard and desktop module. I dont like vs threads poly800 vs matrix12 but this is not about what synth is better of them. Oct 25, 2012 just a short sample of sounds patches coming form my great dsi prophet 08. Which would you reccomend, the dave smith mopho keyboard or. An evening with dave smith instruments mopho x4 youtube. Im also trying to figure out how to download new patches and load them into the prophet. This mode is unique to the arturia prophet v, something that doesnt has a equivalent with the classic hardware synths.
Here are my patches 2x128 formatted for the prophet08 these are basically my tetra patches dumped in prophet 08 format. The mopho x4 borrows its shadowy good looks from dsi s own subdued but chic tetra synth module, and pairing them up is. This document explains some of the design principles surrounding the program, how to get started, and how to use it effectively. But then, the other prophet models werent a prophet 5, either. Feature prophet rev2 ob6 prophet6 pro 2 prophet 12 mopho x4 voices 816 6 6 mono4voice paraphonic 12 4 splitstack 2way splitbitimbral 2way splitbitimbral. It responds well to rapid playing and the aftertouch triggers predictably. All of these characteristics affect the patches ability to retain or disperse cleaning solvents and oils and affects the patches ability to grab, hold and remove fouling. Breathe new life into your mopho x4s and other dsi machines as the bank is exported in the formats of mopho, tetra and prophet 08, too.
Quick play of dave smith dsi prophet x custom patches. Dave smith instruments mopho vintage synth explorer. Well, a few days ago, i had the chance to try out a mopho keyboard. It offers a stereo output and an audio input for processing external sound through its fantastic curtis lowpass filter. If anyone has any links to relevant threads in which someone else is facing this problem, that would be helpful. Dsi mopho x4 editor vstau by codeknobs kvr audio plugins. However, as weve said before regarding dsi s keybeds, the keys have quite rough front corners and sometimes youll catch your finger on one, which isnt.
Have all the incredible analog sound you would expect from a dave smith instruments synthesizer, with the ease and reliability of modern day vsts, its truly the best of both worlds. Mopho x4 vs prophet 08 i dont like vs threads poly800 vs matrix12 but this is not about what synth is better of them but differences and reflections so that i make the right purchase i have p08 in mind. The mopho x4 provided me with all of the fantastic analog synthesizer sounds i was seeking for my record. On occasion, theres a request for a list of my patches included in the pro 2 factory banks. Sequential prophet x, sequential prophet 6, prophet 12, prophet 08, prophet rev2. I own both big brother synths, the sub 37 and the prophet 08, and they are both incredible, but completely different character wise, which actually leads them to compliment each other very well. May 21, 2010 the mopho keyboard is a compact and affordablebut powerfulmonophonic analog synthesizer. Like the prophet 12, prophet 08 and mopho x4, the semiweighted keybed same length as a moog voyager feels great. This means you could chain up a tetra for four more voices or expand the voice count even further with a prophet 08 or 12. Dave smith instruments prophet 08 vintage synth explorer.
Evolver desktop, poly evolver keyboard, mopho x4, tempest. It really comes down to whether you need the polyphony and layeringsplit capability of the 08. Feb 25, 2009 later i bought the arturia prophet v mostly for the vs engine and especially for the hybrid mode, where you can combine different modules of the prophet 5 and the prophet vs engines osc, filter, routing. My 2nd collection of 99 patches for the dsi prophet 12 this bank includes single and layered patches and consists of bass, lead, arp, pads, keys and many other classic sounds mutilated with the prophet 12s extensive modulation routing.
The mopho is a single voice from the mighty prophet 08 with the addition of one. Dave smith instruments prophet rev 2 sound on sound. Over the past couple years ive gone from mopho x4, tetra, a4, prophet 08. Im thinking about buying a dsi prophet 08, as a couple of them have shown up on cl recently in excellent condition. Sunsine audio 128 presets for dsi mopho, tetra, and prophet 08. Information, pictures and resources for the prophet 5.
You can poly chain up to three tetras with mopho x4 to create a 16 voice analog super synth. Ive played a mopho x4, and those suboscs just slay me, and im considering picking up a tetra as my closest bet because i dont needwant the keys, obv 4 is better than 1, and im. Dsi mopho x4 editor vstau by codeknobs news kvr audio. The new for 2007 prophet 08 brings back much of the original technology from those old prophets like curtis filters and analog. Keep in mind though, that most patches will need some tweaking after having been loaded into a mopho or tetra, since they have been designed on an eight voice polysynth. Can i actually move my prophet 08 patches to a tetra. I have a prophet 08 and my favorite patches tend to split the keyboard in half. Hi everyone, not long ago i replaced my dsi rev2 by a mopho x4. Sep 29, 2016 the prophet 6 soundset will be luftrum 15 and will feature a collection of 100 patches, stored in the 100199 bank location and consisting of warm analog pads, evocative and sparkling arpeggios, delicate, drifting synth keys and synthwave style basslines.
Evolution vol 1 is now out and i look forward to hearing the sounds in your compositions. At the beginning you hear four chords playing a pad without any efx ob6 dry, followed by the same chords, plus a bit of the internal bbd delay and a little chorus on it. Without diving too much into the interface i had the impression that the rev2 sounds much warmer and wider. If you just use the main output, layers a and b are both output there. Carson day demonstrates some factory sounds on our new mopho x4 polyphonic analog synthesizer.
The pr08 family of dsi instruments do anything brash and brassy supremely well. This bank includes single and layered patches and consists of bass, lead, arp, pads, keys and many other classic sounds mutilated with the prophet 12s extensive modulation routing. I dont own a tetra or prophet08, only a mopho x4 however my understanding. Programming can be a bit laborious unless you use the software editor, but its a superb little synthesizer that can sing, scream, grunt, and generate sound effects to rival the best of them. Originally programmed on a prophet 08, these patches are also compatible with its successor, the prophet rev2, and all mopho and tetra models. And boy, to me, it sounds way better than the prophet. The prophet 08 is an 8voice polyphonic synthesizer with a 100% analog signal path. You actually get a much closer result to a subosc sound by syncing the two oscs of the one voice and having the synced osc osc 1 on the evolver, i imagine its the same on the p08 set to. Each preset makes of full use of the modulation wheel as well as all four assignable parameter knobs and each has a unique name for easy identification. Custom patches for the dsi prophet rev2 sonic state. My 2nd collection of 99 patches for the dsi prophet 12. Output b each of the prophet 08s 256 programs contains two layers, a and b.
Jul 21, 2018 quick play of dave smith dsi prophet x custom patches published on jul 21, 2018 encrust1 a casual play through of some sounds im working on with my prophet x. I wrote this exercise specifically to demonstrate the forte piano patch. My concern is with the whole dco vs vco debate i tried a prophet 06 in a shop and was beautiful not able to try a prophet 08 or x4 anywhere although are available second hand. There is also a pushit button which auditions patches, can step through a. One seller has the potentiometer edition for sale, and another has an original rotary encoder version for sale for a few hundred. Sep 10, 2012 sunsine audio has announced the release of four, a collection of 128 presets for the dsi tetra, mopho, and prophet 08 synthesizers. Dsi mopho x4 editor vstau by codeknobs related products. Those commercially sold synthetic patches, in my opinion, are worthless for cleaning. Dave smith instruments says its now the only company producing fully programmable polyphonic analog synthesizers. They also used their dave smith instruments prophet 08 and a sequential. Commercial patches for the prophet vs with some demo sounds available for download. Prophet 6 keyboard, prophet 12 keyboard, mono evolver keyboard, spliteight, prophet 2000. Polyphonic patches may need some tweaking to sound their best in the mopho and tetra synthesisers.
He had this to say, no midi or post processing, these sounds are purely from the ob6 and played live or via the builtin sequencer. On one half of the keyboard the lower two octaves i have a mono unison bass patch that puts 4 voices in unison. I want to save my personal patches into sysex library files onto my computer from the prophet. Dave smith intros mopho x4 polyphonic analog synthesizer. Numberpad provided for navigation navigating with a knob on a p 08 is a pain in the arse when you want a specific patch. The filters use the same design as the curtis chips in the older synths with the addition of a 2pole mode. Neither will i particularly miss the printed overlays of the evolver and prophet 08 panels, replaced here by a traditional and undeniably more satisfying paint job. Each layer can be a completely different sound and the layers can be combined as splits and stacks. Couldnt live without the feedback and the subs, lovely though the 08 is it just hasnt quite got the breadth of the x4. Apr 27, 2012 heres what i have cobbled together so far a friend gave me a list of the first 39 patches i think from the rev 3 so i put names to the ones from the sysex i think they go with bit of educated guesswork plus comparing them to the same patches on the creamware prophet, couldnt find the original helicopter patch but that is in the pro53 fx patches anyway so i just added that for completeness. Check out the i hear clippingdistortion in some of the patches on my dave smith instruments prophet 08.
Looking back, the chattering classes had significant misgivings when dsi did so, but the prophet 08 won over many although, if were honest, not all of the doubters, and paved the way for the prophet 12 and the pro 2, the prophet 6 and the ob6, all of which have offered different flavours of hybrid analoguedigital synthesis. Sep 08, 2012 sunsine audio releases 129 presets for dsi tetra, mopho and prophet 08 sunsine audio has released a new set of 128 presets for the dsi tetra, mopho, and prophet 08 synthesizers. Does the dave smith instruments ob6 have the classic. Repro5 patches by bob swans i rarely have the time to create patches since the birth of my daughter but after playing with the public beta of uhe repro5 i was amazed and excited to create some patches similar to my prophet 12 offerings. Mopho x4 editor vst is a vst plugin editor for dave smith instruments mopho x4 synthesizer. The suboscillators are a non issue since you can layer another patch on the 08 with the oscillators tuned down a few octaves, a bonus on the 08 doing this is you can use any waveform for the oscillator, on the mopho your stuck with a square wave only for the subs. So how snugly does the mopho x4 fit into the dave smith family. The video above shows patches 76 to 100, the rest can be seen on the geosynths web page listed below. The mopho x4 borrows its shadowy good looks from dsis own subdued but chic. Dave smith is considered a legendary figure in the synthesizer world, he founded sequential circuits and designed such classics as the prophet 5 and prophet vs, and he was a pioneer in bringing midi to synthesizers. First of all, the people writing in this thread are familar with mopho x4 and prophet 08. Sunsine audio releases 129 presets for dsi tetra, mopho and prophet 08 sunsine audio has released a new set of 128 presets for the dsi tetra, mopho, and prophet 08 synthesizers. Sequential circuits prophet t8 vintage synth explorer.
Geosynths has just completed a bank of custom patches, revolution vol 1, for the dsi prophet rev2 and has posted six youtube videos to demonstrate them. The prophet 8 analog synth and created my own soundpatches that to me, are some very warm and. I just play the patches i have been developing on the prophet 08. So i used to have a dsi prophet 08 a few years ago, but had to sell it to pay taxes. Reverb, delay, chorus, phaser, ring modulator and distortion. Dave smith instruments is back with another excellent and affordable analog monophonic synthesizer. Feb 16, 2016 the first demo, above, is dsi ob6 only, dry or using internal effects. Dave smith instruments prophet rev208 8voice analog. Provides info, files and links to disk images online for the sequential prophet 3000. Sunsine audio releases 129 presets for dsi tetra, mopho and.
You actually get a much closer result to a subosc sound by syncing the two oscs of the one voice and having the synced osc osc 1 on the evolver, i imagine its the same on the p08 set to square and an octave down. The rev2 doesnt seem too much more expensive online, and there doesnt seem to be a consensus on whether it sounds better than the original 08. In a store i compared a very basic patch sawtooth only, no suboscillators, no lfo, four notes only, no effects on both, the rev2 and the mopho x4. Peter dyer has posted a youtube video demonstrating a selection of presets he contributed to the factory patches for the dsi oberheim ob6. This synth adds many illustrious new features for its time such as full midi implementation, 76 full size weighted keys with velocity and aftertouch, splitlayer doubleunison keyboard modes, and a simple but useful realtime sequencer. Have all the incredible analog sound you would expect from a dave smith instruments synthesizer, with the ease and reliability of modern day vsts, its truly the best of. The dsi mopho x4 is a prophet 08 with half the voices, but added suboscillators. If no moneyspace and tetra buy mopho x4 im thinking of this option. The patches should load into bank 1 and 2 of your prophet 08. Sequential circuits prophet vs 1986 classic hybrid synthesizer 61 keys.
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