@roundframe85 Do you have one that has broken?

Thank you! Its still kinda mediocre but its fun challenging myself

thank you!! i hope this gives you a clear understanding of what this synth is and isn't

Perhaps a classic model? Contrast and compare!

I would say the Prophet 12, because I haven't seen it covered as much as the others. If Tempest was still being made that would have gotten my vote, as it seems perfect for a synth loving beat producer.

@@Art-zs6sl me and Noir have to do that Analog Rytm VS Tempest beat battle soon!!

Prophet10 versus Take5 😂👍

J3PO already compared Prophet6 with Prophet10... So a comparison between Take5 and Prophet10 is missing 😉 I have a Prophet10 but no Take5... even if I would not buy a Take5, of course I would be interested to know about their differences 🤔😃🎶🎶 Of course my P10 will stay at my home 😜🤣

Thanks Bob!

They have been awesome so far!!

thanks Benjamin! Appreciate it

Thank you! Take your time and research before spending money is the way to go

Thanks man!!

Thank you

Sequential and DSI (which basically the same thing), along with Oberheims are synthwave machines. Also good for prog metal keayboards.

Please name a synthesizer that would *not* work for synthwave

@@middaymeds I think he means "that synthwave sound". You know the one.

@@middaymeds You're right that almost any synth (especially subtractive) is good for synthwave music. But the design features, capabilities and filters of some of them, in my opinion, are better suited for classic retro sound. In addition, you hardly want to use granular synthesis or more exotic types of synthesis specifically for synthwave (at least until you are going to experiment).

Oh thats how you can use voice spread! Thanks for letting me know. Now its basically going on every patch i make 😅👍

@@BoBeats it's really fun! If you set the destination to "pan" for example, you get a nice stereo spread. :)

Thank you!

I have the X4. I got it around 2013 when there was very few analog poly options, let alone affordable. I paid £1,000. I no longer want it, but they sell for around £400 these days as there are so many incredible affordable options out there like the take 5. Dave Smith makes great stuff

Dont you bring up the Pro3. I just cant justify another mono! 😅

@@BoBeats If you're wanting more LFOs + envelopes though, a better sequencer, and generally deeper and more detailed sound design options... the Pro 3 (or Pro 2 or Prophet 12) would be a pretty obvious next step. Those things were all scaled down to make the Take 5. The downside is being only mono / paraphonic.

Thanks!!

I hear something like a progressive cutoff of high frequencies, how does he achieve it?

@@Davide_LP it's most likely by having the envelope routed to the low pass filter, where it decays into a lower sustained state if the initial note is held down. Since he's playing in a unison monophonic mode, the synth registers the whole thing phrase as one note trigger, so long as the previous note is held down. So it allows the low pass filter to gradually decay from its open state into its lower sustain state. The lower sustain state cuts off more of the high end frequencies, so if the decay is long enough, it will sound like a gradual filtering of the high end that will only restart if the notes are let go of altogether and a new note is then pressed. That's my interpretation of what's going on 🤷‍♂️ unless I totally misunderstood the question. It''s a great example of why a filter envelope is so useful in sound design.

I can see that these sounds would inspire me. I have be looking out for a poly for some time and I think this might be the one.

@@xntricity6446 you can’t go wrong with this choice. I bought a Deepmind 12 & King Korg for my poly synths, but I’d like to have this one too. I think a lot of polys have there own vibe.

@@thedeepblueskys they certainly have their own vibe for sure and this has that edge I don't hear with other polys. Funny enough I have been looking at the deepmind for some time now and will purchase as a solid machine for sure.

@@xntricity6446 the DM is pretty awesome but I really want to mount an iPad next to it to take advantage of the FX controls rather then menu diving. Thought it out be nice to have the desktop version instead of the keyboard too. It’s all about saving space for me now days.

@@thedeepblueskys I'm sé, i have very little room left for a new keyboard but the size ain't bad to be fair, it's going to sit alongside my moog sub 37,a perfect brother 😊

Thanks buddy! To be fair its not a complicated synth. There are those which wreck my brain. This one just makes a ton of sense in terms of design for me.

@@BoBeats ah yeah that makes sense, I'm getting some Minilogue XD vibes off the workflow, which is also pretty straight forward, maybe that's why it's grabbing my attention so hard (outside of the great sound of course). What do you think?

good to know, thanks!

I second a Prologue 8 video :)

@@audioartisan Right on

I'd love Bo's take on Prologue too!

@Snake Plissken lol

Ok ok ill get working!!

Thanks for the feedback!!

Let's hear your take now 😊😁

@@maurettiditroifa9685 haha, I tried it, it’s awesome, but I have a Prophet 6, sooooooooooooo. 😏

@@NoirEtBlancVie exactly my line of thinking, I also own a P6 and even though the Take5 feels exciting I'm not even considering buying it 😀

I mean common Noir, no such thing as too many synths 😂👍

Keybed is good and equivalent to what you usually find on synths in the 1000+ dollar price bracket.

i feel ya. my rev2 feels like the car Christine. i get some magic out of the Pro3 sometimes too.

@Snake Plissken and i bet you can't even coax a good sound out of your behind. nice try. nit-wit.

@Snake Plissken oops. lol i thought you were talking ish. my bad.

But the Take 5 is 5 voices, and the Pro 3 is basically a mono synth!

@@allkeyspro6606 But for me, I already have a Sequential poly with the REV2... will the Take 5 give me anything the SIXTEEN voice REV2 doesn't? What I DON'T have in the arsenal is a Sequential MONO, with 3 unique and famous filters... soon, very soon.

The catch is made by plastic city novation. And i feel many issues and clipping will occur in time

Japp, AT (inte polyfonisk AT)

Yeah a monster poly Pro3 would be cool. And super expensive 😱

I would sell my car for a polyphonic Pro 3 That is all.

@@BoBeats maybe, but I gotta think it would be in the same ballpark as a Prophet 5/10 - absolutely worth it though!

@@keysthomas1966 I’d certainly trade my Prophet 5 for one!

@@JimDaneker That OB filter on a POLY SYNTH!!! I actually have and LOVE my REV2 16v... use it on practically every song I make... but a POLY PRO 3? Even 5 voices would move me into fundraising mode... we can dream

it also saved me since i was sent us power cable 😅 but it works by just swapping to an eu iec cable

Cobalt is virtual analog, way less direct control.

@@tijmen1949 I suppose that depends on what you’re looking to control. Certainly the cobalt offers more direct control over LFO 3 lol

Why would the price tag be a con because synths like the Cobalt 8 have 3 LFO's? It's much more expensive to implement LFO's & modulation into a fully analogue synth with voltage controlled tuning than it is with a Virtual Analogue like the Cobalt 8, on a virtual synth like that, it's only down to DSP power, and you can have as many LFO's/Oscillators etc as you want. In an analogue unit, each extra piece requires extra components, which require extra space etc etc.

@@RoHen-pw5ol Right, but what it amounts to is still that this prohibitively expensive synth falls short on features compared to other synths below it’s price range. Don’t get me wrong, I think the pros outweigh the cons by a lot, but I do think that’s one of them. Most analog synths besides Behringer have had this drawback discussed, I think

Makes sense to me.

Their mono synth sequencer is really nice though, and vastly more capable than this simplified one. It's complex enough that it can only really be compared to a Wavestate... which, not coincidentally, is also based on Dave Smith's work. The multi-lane multi-pattern modulation sequencer really adds a lot of useful capabilities. Like, instead of 4 mod sources (2 LFOs and 2 envelopes), it's more like 20 (3 LFOs + 4 envelopes + 13 lanes).

Yeah. They are alternatives and not really similar in sound from what I know. So you have place for it ;)

It doesnt have a pure analog signal path (few synths have) and has analog oscillators and filters. But envelopes and FX is digital as far as I know

good topic for a video! need to think about this one

@@BoBeats Great! I'll make sure to watch it! Can't wait...you know....! Super thanks in advance!