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This is a synth I've been wanting to demo for a long time and it didn't disappoint.

The Korg Mono/Poly was released in 1981 and is the somewhat quirky sibling of the Polysix.

It's essentially a 4 oscillator monosynth with different waves, footings and volumes available on each oscillator. There's two independent LFOs, two envelopes, cross mod, oscillator sync, a 4-pole low pass filter that can self oscillate, pwm, detune, portamento, an arpeggiator, CV/trigger in and out and a couple of assignable wheels.

However...things then get very interesting in the "key assign mode" as this is where the "Mono" and "Poly" parts of the Mono/Poly are found. You can play monophonically with just one oscillator triggered or you can select 'unison' and have all four oscillators triggered simultaneously. Combined with whatever waves and footings you've selected on each oscillator this can get interesting.

In Poly mode you can have one oscillator per note with up to four-note polyphony OR select 'unison' and the oscillator count automatically changes dependent upon how many notes you're playing so that all four oscillators always sound.

The arpeggiator can behave in Mono or Poly modes too, which I utilised in my track.

With one vca usig a shared envelope, there isn't individual note articulation when playing polyphonically, so this is a paraphonic setup (tips hat to Marc D). There is a note damp switch to help (a little) with that.

I also have a Korg VCF FK-1 Synthe module in the studio at the moment which is a filter and envelope follower from the 700 series synths that Korg made into a stand-alone unit with a wah-style foot pedal in 1975. I ran my guitar takes through it which isn't captured on camera as it's happening on the floor by my feet.

Gear used:
Korg Mono/Poly (1981)
Ibanez Jem 7DBK (2002)
Korg VCF FK-1 (1975)
Fender Blues Junior II mic'd with SM57
Oberheim DXa (1984)
Sequential Circuits Drumtraks (1984)
Vocal "dahs" recorded with a C414s

Mixed by Jakob Ole at Sonic Peak Studios.
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Over a 12-month period from August 2018 to July 2019, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to record with a large array of classic synthesizers and drum machines. The music I'd written with these instruments was combined with performance videos and documentaries that live on my YouTube channel.

In the Spring of 2019, I was approached by Danish mix engineer JSN of Sonic Peak Studios who offered to remix one of these tracks. This then lead to further remixes and conversations about putting together an album.

The reworking of these recordings brought these previously scattered and ad hoc ideas together into one collection for the first time. For that reason, I named it "Coalescent Apparatus".

Huge thanks to JSN at Sonic Peak Studio, Curve Pusher Studios, Ian Livingstone, Marcos Algeria and several people who know who they are.

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One of the most interesting stories of the synth world is that of Dave Smith and Sequential Circuits. I decided to try to tell some of it via their flagship series, from the Prophet 5 in 1978 to the Prophet X in 2018. With the help of a dozen other people who were incredibly generous and equally excited by their instruments, this film is the result: The History of the Prophet Synthesizer.

Massive and heart-felt thanks to all of these awesome Prophet people, this film would be very short without you!

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Prophet 5 (rev 3) and Minimoog Model D performed and recorded by Alex Ball at Curve Pusher Studios.
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Prophet 10 performed and recorded by Mike TC at 100 Things I do at MESS, Melbourne.
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Prophet 10 rev 1 (only 2 of these have survived!) images provided by David Kean at Audities Studio
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Additional Prophet 10 images provided by Mathew Watson at MESS, Melbourne.
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Pro-One performed and recorded by Alex Ball.

Prophet 600 performed and recorded by JP Geersing
https://jpgeersing.nl/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnoZo...

Prophet T8 performed by Alex Ball. Massive thanks to the owner!

Prophet 2000 performed and recorded by Pulsophonic
https://www.youtube.com/user/Pulsophonic
http://www.pulsophonic.com/

Prophet VS performed and recorded by Marko Ettlich at Retrosound
http://www.retrosound.de/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCerr...

Prophet 3000, VS and Studio 400 images provided by Synth Electro
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DSi Tetra provided by Dave Grant

Prophet 08 performed and recorded by Patrick Gill
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Prophet 12 performed and recorded by Pulsophonic
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Prophet REV2 performed and recorded by Alex Ball

Prophet 6 performed and recorded by Mike TC (100 Things I Do)
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Prophet X performed by Alex Ball and recorded by Pendle Poucher. Huge thanks to the owner.
http://dulcitone1884.virb.com/sound-dust

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David Abernethy’s absolute bible on the subject: “The Prophet from Silicon Valley”:
https://www.amazon.com/Prophet-Silico...

Prophet 10 / Terminator time signature article: http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/cu...

External image credits:

All print ads from the incredible Retro Synth Ads archive: http://retrosynthads.blogspot.com/sea...

Dave Smith 1977 image: https://www.matrixsynth.com/2012/07/d...

Model 600 image: https://www.matrixsynth.com/2014/09/s...

Dave Smith late 70s: https://flashbak.com/hail-synthesizer...

Dave Smith Grammy image: https://www.sequential.com/about/

Model 700 programmer image: http://www.troperecordings.de/gear/se...

More model 700 images if you’re interested: https://www.matrixsynth.com/2015/12/v...

SSM schematic images: http://www.synthfool.com/docs/Other_M...

EMU history website: http://www.creative.com/emu/company/h...

NAMM 1983 image: http://www.gearjunkies.com/2012/12/da...

Prophet 2000 "coke can" photo conceived by Paul Gilby and taken by Mark Ewing. It originally appeared in a 1985 edition of Sound on Sound.
https://soundonsound.com

Prophet 3000 screen shots: http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/seq...

Korg M1 image: http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/the...

Sequential rebrand: https://www.sequential.com/2018/08/ds...

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A demo that a number of people have been asking me to do for about six months, so I'm hoping it does the instrument justice.

The DSi Prophet REV2 (2017) is the successor to the Prophet 08 (2007) that was itself the comeback Prophet synth after Sequential had closed their doors thirty years prior.

Its heritage is legendary with the Prophet~5, Prophet~10, Prophet T8 and Prophet VS being a few of its relatives. It's also in good company with modern siblings such as the Prophet 12, Prophet~6 and Prophet X/XL.

Whilst it can do decent "classic" analogue sounds, retro patches would underplay all the modern things the REV2 can do. The 3 envelopes / 4 LFOs and comprehensive mod matrix combined with modern connectivity and synchronization make it a very convenient workhorse and I imagine players and engineers would have dreamed of functionality like it when the original Prophets were in their heyday.

You can stack patches, but the voice count halves when you do that. As mine is the 8-voice version that leaves me with 4-voices in that respect, but I worked around it. There's a kit to upgrade to 16-voice which is on my (long) list of things to do.

I used a combination of my own patches, some tweaked factory presets, some live playing, some midi and some tempo-synced grooves from the poly and gated sequencers. I used some onboard FX but also recorded some parts dry and added FX in my DAW.

Instruments used:
Prophet REV2 (all synth sounds)
Abbey Road Modern Drums (Drums)
Some miscellaneous drum samples

Some of the pictures of the other Prophets were taken by others back when we did "The History of the Prophet Synthesizer" last year. If you haven't seen that one: https://youtu.be/Ruh0B5QKBMs

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I've always loved 80s Sci-Fi soundtracks such as "Escape from New York" and "The Terminator". It's by no means a coincidence that they both share something in common; The Sequential Circuits Prophet 5. As the P5 is about as rare as a unicorn and as expensive as a decent car, I'll probably never get close to one. However, SCI's monophonic version of it, the Pro-One can still be found if you keep your eyes open. And sure enough, I managed to snag one.

So, here's an original track following the spirit of those great scores. Minimal and atmospheric, my take on a spot of Carpentry.

I've made a detailed walkthrough of the production and mixing of this track if that's of interest: https://youtu.be/0D8d6Wy7thU

Sounds used:

Sequential Circuits Pro-One (1981)
Korg MS20 (1978)
Oberheim DX (1982)
Squier Jagmaster (1998), Ibanez Tubescreamer TS808, Fender Blues Junior II (mic'd with an SM57)
Some Linn LM-1 samples (cow bell, snare and tom doubles, shaker)
Sequences and clocking via Arturia BeatStep Pro

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