Wow! I thought the synths were identical - except the built in effects, pwm on all waveforms and sub oscillators. It seems like they rounded out the much criticized "edge" of the Prophet 08. This might please the crowd, but takes away the character of the 08 that I've learned to love. I am confident that the Prophet 08 is a keeper now. Thank you!

wonderful video, i def need a prophet in my setup! Homage to Synthmania is an awesome patch!

Thanks for playing Baladamenti's great music on both Prophets! I would do exactly the same for the first try!

Good video man, this comparison will help a lot of people out. I’m going to link it up in my description and inform people of this video when they ask me which I prefer, I think you have a better stance for comparison!

Homage to SynthMania. Absolutely beautiful and I’m sure he appreciates the synth love

Makes the choice clear efficiently, great video!

Incredible! Thank you so much for this video!

4:00 min in. That sound gives me chills! love it

P8 sounds warmer, organic in some way... Rev2 has clearer definition in all aspects.

Thank you for doing this. It gave me a good idea what to expect from the Rev2. I have a Tetra and want to add the Rev2.

I've wanted a P08 since it came out.. this video helped me in that I actually still prefer the P08. Thanks!

Thanks for teaching me the Twin Peaks pad!

An important thing to consider isn't just how the REV2 sounds playing the same patches as the P08, but what kinds of sounds the REV2 can uniquely produce. It is a different synth, built on the same basic architecture but with new effects and modulation capabilities that make a real difference to the sounds you can produce. That doesn't mean it's 'better,' just that there's more to the story than how it sounds playing some P08 patches.

your presets are awesome

R.I.P Dave. Love your instruments bud!

thank you for making this

Just happened to find this. Already have the Rev2. Just wanted to say props for playing Twin Peaks music. I play that too haha ^^

I was told the REV2 could not only do the Prophet 08 but it had some Oberheim flavor to it. It is my second analog synth so I soon acquired a Matrix 1000 Oberheim. They both 'have their place'. The OB6 or Prophet 06 is next. But the REV2 in my rig is not going anywhere.

Homage to Synthmania patch is a nice Boards thing going on. Nice.

thank you for this. I have the Prophet 08, my conclusion: i do not have to upgrade to a rev2 now.

thumbs up for no talking

Having not looked into either of these as of yet, I can state my unbiased opinion that the Prophet 08 sounds much better.

..the prophet 08 is the winner.. that's great because I bought a prophet 08 rack 4 years ago and was s little bit disappointed when reading about the rev 2.. prophet 08 sounds warmer and fatter on each patch.. wonderful..

Many patches sound identical, but in some there is a noticeable difference. In general the difference in color could be just due to the difference in components

Twin Peaks

Homage to synthmania is sweet on the Rev

Rev 2: Flatter, lighter, less mystique. P8: Gravitas, oomph, and that certain magic that Dave's best synths have. Sequential podium of greatness: Gold: Prophet 5/10 Silver: Pro 3 Bronze: (tie) Prophet 08/Prophet 6

seems like there's an volume indifferency 3:31 rev 2 is quieter?

Did you hear any big differences ? I Didn't use headphones but it seems that the Rev 2 has a bit more sub bass, and the filter feels a little bit smoother.

PROPHET IS MORE DEPTH AND WIDTH!! STEREO ! LIKE SUPER CLEAN

Thanks a lot. It confirmed me, my decision for the Rev 2 was not the wrong one.

Wouldn't the velocity curve of the Prophet '08 keyboard (it's not a Fatar) be different than the Fatar keyboard that the Rev2 desktop is presumably designed to interface with? When I had an '08 desktop, I noticed a dramatic difference on some patches whether I was using a Yamaha, Fatar or DSI Prophet '08 keyboard as a controller. It would affect filter settings quite noticeably, for example.

any difference in what they can do?

There is definitely something wrong with the panning in a few of these patches. T8 Strings and Solon Swell for example both sound much more centered on the Rev2, and that should be edited more to make it a better comparison.

Ice Planet sounds distorted/garbled in some spots on the REV2, not sure if it's the unit, upload or the recording but my REV2 doesn't sound like that.

Thanks so much for this video! However, despite having the same patch, there's vast differences like panning etc as mentioned. Could this be perhaps because of sound tower not "translating" the patches accurately? Perhaps manually checking that all parameters are the same might help? I've often faced issues with patches going wonky on dump/restore. My 08 started giving problems and went in for repair while I'd ordered the rev2. Bereft of either, I went in to a store and tried the rev2 and to my ears it sounded like "more" of what made the 08 awesome and lively. Once again, thanks for your time :)

4:08 Thom Yorke - Dawn Chorus vibes

Hi. Nice comp. What did you send it thru(the chain)? Kind regards Alieu Stian Samateh

The Rev 2 sounds like it's in Mono? there is a drastic difference in the stereo field, to the point of possible issue?

I did migrate from the prophet 08 to the REV2/16, and after listening to this, the differences mostly feel to be due to just some very slight filter tweaking. Also, could the comparative ages be responsible for those subtle, but noticeable differences? There’s up to a 10 year variance in usage between these two.

Sounded to me like the Rev 2 has slightly more balls to the sound especially heard whilst playing the lower octaves. The 08 I think sounded brighter on one of the patches? Tough decision between these two synths what to buy :|

Update from my comment a year before! I did it again! I gave the Rev 2 a second chance, because all the great sound sets that where released here on youtube in the last year or so made me curious if I judged to quick a year before - so I have to say I was wrong! The shock, that my beloved self-made sounds of the 08 sounded different in the rev 2 swayed my judge too much, I have to admit! After I gave the Rev 2 a fresh start with a bunch of sound sets I bought, I'm completely in love with the Rev 2 - it's such a well build, great sounding analog Synth! Even my older sounds from the 08 shine in a new glance after tweaking them with a bit more understanding of the Rev 2! So if anybody experiences the same with his 08 sounds - give it some time! It's sounding different, but not worse, and the better build quality, 16 voices and a lot more possibilities make the Rev 2 a great analog Synth, not only for the money!

08 sounds better IMO. More rigid and organic if you will.

The stereo image is changing between them even same patch is loaded. I am not expected a scientific comparison but it is obvious that somethin wierd. For this type comparisons gain stages should be checked, same cables same interface must be used? BTW thanks for this video. Bests!

Interesting video. Solon swell sounds much nicer on the 08, possibly due to seeming like it has a chorus or some type of stereo enhancement effect? That's odd as obviously the 08 doesn't have any effects. Is there some trick with the programming being used in that patch? Or is it just osc panning? Also, I think it's possible that the differences we're hearing between the two are down to the fact that the calibration of the rev 2 compared to the 08 is never going to be a 1-1 exact copy, also I'm sure that there would be some tiny circuit changes. If that's the case, then simply loading in the patches wouldn't be an accurate representation of how these two compare. The only other option is to manually tweak the synths in order to try and land exactly on the spot. I don't know, maybe you've tried this and can comment on whether the two match up even closer when tweaked slightly? Thanks

Rev 2 sounds terrific!

As a Prophet '08 owner, I listened with great curiosity. My take, is there was more sonic weight to the Rev2. As another comment pointed out, especially in the lower frequencies. The '08 seemed richer and warmer though. The filter sounds juicier to my ears. While I agree partially with the earlier comment that filter settings could be tweaked to make the two synths closer, I believe the difference is greater than that. I would bet some of the difference has to due with the Rev2 running through the effects board (even if the effects are off) after leaving the VCAs. Just my 2 cents...

They both sound lovely. Funny though, I’ve never heard the 08 described as warm until reading these comments.

“Harmonia” is pretty much prophet 08. On my channel (my EP), if you’re interested

I sent the Rev 2 back and bought a P 08. Rev 2, who hit the mono switch?

Both very similar. Some patches I prefer the rev 2 some I prefer the original. Sometimes the rev sounds more snappy - sometimes the original sounds more punchy and the rev 2 sounds softer or darker with less high end fizz. I'm sure with some minor tweaks they could be made even more similar. I'd take a rev 2 over the original I sold for ease of modulation and built in effects, waveshaping, double the voices and a nicer screen. It's a nice improvement. The main disappointment I have is the lack of a live panel editing mode - it would be so easy and cheap to implement too.

nice twin peaks

did they have exactly the same values? meaning, did you turn down the sub osc from the rev 2?

Synthmania is awesome :) Where can i find/buy that patch?

ahhhh you played Laura Palmer's theme! yessss. I recently did a whole cover of that on my Moog Subsequent 37.

Sounds like there are some panning differences, in particular in the custom patches.

Looking for the panini sound...

I have been listening your good video on great monitors (PSI AUDIO + Focals). There is, most of the times, a HUGE différence between the two bad boys right here. REV 2 is smoother, more natural, a little beat warmer and clearer on some of the mid fréquencies, prophet 8 is a bit more "Kicking in the door" and the saturation is really coming forward on the attack of the sounds, while the saturation on the Rev 2 is a bit "moving" making the sound "A live". This is my 2 cents.

rev2 has more definition. scooped sound. p8 has that roundness i look for in analog synths...

would you recommend the prophet 08 as a first synth?

Now I'd like some cherry pie

Love my Rev 2

Twin peaks yeeewww nice!!!

great comparison. I don't think there's enough difference to matter for my purposes. I wish there could somehow be such a comparison for the Rev2 vs the Novation Summit. I have a feeling most of the time I would pick out and prefer the rev2. The problem with the Rev2 is the bitimbral control stuff is crap, won't respond to pitchbend and modwheel on two channels no real HPF, always sends midi volume on base midi channel only from the volume knob, and you can't disable that or put it on secondary midi channel. This list of problems goes on, but those are at the top. The Rev2 has been out so long already idk if they can or will address those, but I'm going to ask them to.

Honestly, the only difference I can hear is that the panning is somewhat different between the two. I bet if you tweaked that it would sound pretty much the same.

I don’t get why people keep saying prophet ‘08. Rev2 is superior in every way. It depends really on people’s preference. Rev2 is slightly more richer and cuts through the mix a lot better but all depends on how the filter envelopes etc. on both are used. If you’re processing through pedals and on board processing via your daw then opt for the rev2.

Terminator font. Very cool easteregg

What song are those string chords from at 1:00. Definitely heard that somewhere before.

The REV2 sounds more like a VA and more thinier, more hi-fi, nothing special that you cant get with a - lets say - Virus. The Prophet 08 sounds more organic an classic. "Homage to Synthmania" and I am at Boards of Canada^^

I have a REV2, and I can confirm the results of this comparison. The REV2 sounds less warm and organic.

I thought the rev 2 was the same engine but w efx extra modulation etc.

Yes I’m sure the rev 2 can do many more things than the humble P08 -I’m sure it will be a revered classic in 20 years time just like the p5 was...

Rev2 for me

You configured identically both synts?

Nice comparison, but i got mixed up cause the text and the lit synths are all the wY round or not?

WOW...I was convinced I was going to get a juno106 ....but.........then I found this video

Do you still own both of these? Which, if either, have you sold?

Prophet '08 sounds better

Man... to me its a clear winning of the Rev2

prophet 8 o prophet 08?

0:56 twin peaks? ;)

i have a good ear🤗 the older prophet 8 is warmer

P8 should be more appreciated now that the rev2 shot up in price so much.

"Bitimbral Synth Controllergate": I'm having an upset about the fact that Sequential never publicly disclosed that the Rev2 is NOT completely 'two synths in one' (neither did Novation about the Summit). Because the two layers can NOT independently respond to pitchbend and related types of control messages, locally or by MIDI in. You might think 'no big deal'...but then, would you buy a synth that didn't have pitchbend? To be clear they can do pitchbend, just not on both 'layers' or 'parts' (not both synths) at once. So there's no way that is really 'bitimbral' or 'two synths in one' without one of these>>> * . They have committed an ethical indiscretion by not putting in an asterisk with this info. I've had one contact with them so far but there was not a good attitude about this fact. I'm in the process of deciding how to handle this and if they are not going to inform the public I may drop a comment on a bunch of key sites. I may return the Rev2 I just bought over this. I may have bought something else instead. Strikingly, the Novation Summit has the SAME or SIMILAR issue! I had contact with their USA rep and his was MUCH more concerned about it and it was a better experience than with Sequential. These companies need to be called about about this behavior, unless you think it's just fine and cool to leave this info out EVERYWHERE, in all marketing materials and public info AND left out of the manuals. So, ok to not tell us your synth can't do pitchbend?

I'm sure the rev2 is just as capable of warm tones as the 08, and if you listen to this comparison below its more of a accurate depiction that they're basically identical. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nJqGpqpjkqyYnJs.html

panini ;)

My CS-15 did a much meaner Tom Sawyer sound for sure.

Yikes , I was very hyped for the rev2 because of its expanded functionality but for some reason the prophet 8 just sounds better , and clearly is different regardless if DSI marketing says they’re replicas , because they’re absolutely not . Even if you upload the same sounds to the rev2 , they do NOT sound the same . For me , I almost feel stuck between a rock and a hard place .. the raw sounds of the oscillators and filter in the prophet 8 are nicer and the rev2 is 85% there . But the extra features gives it that boost ... but the basic raw sounds from the osc and filter really make those feautures not so nice for me .... it’s like comparing a moog sub 37 to a model D .. I would kill for the raw sounds of the model D with sub 37 features ... guess we really can’t have our cake and eat it too

REV2 is 8 or 16?

What’s funny about these split hair comments is the average music listening human couldn’t tell the difference between the two both are fantastic instruments with their own personalities, like apples and oranges.

PROPHET 8 gets more low frequency than Rev2,

why does the Rev2 sound narrower?

I suspect this may be a bit of a pointless comparison? I bought my Rev2 about 18months ago and i recognise none of these “presets” in this video. I’m assuming therefore someone tried to copy a bunch of Prophet 8 presets on the Rev2 for the purposes of this video. If not, can someone please tell me where to get these presets for my Rev2?

0:55 - Go by Moby. ;)

Like Clavia Nord sounds much more sorry

Much better Bigger and Warmer sound on the 8 than the rev2 in This video Should have bought the 8 instead

I don't hear the difference.

I much prefer the 08. It sounds more lively and just over all cooler.

what is it Rev2 ?

P8 sounds better