It's Official

Confirmed by DSI. I'll let them do the talking....

"The rumors are true. (Well, most of 'em, anyway.) Dave has emerged from his underground lair (the Dave Cave?) with a fresh take on a classic, the all new Prophet '08. It is an eight-voice synthesizer with a 100% analog audio signal path. And it will be shipping very soon. More details will be available here on the Web site in a few days. Following hot on its heels will be the Prophet '08 Special Edition, each of which will be hand-signed by Dave and which will feature lighted wheels (RED!) and exotic leopardwood end panels. And for those of you who are wondering what happened to BoomChik, stay calm. Do not panic. Development is progressing nicely. Stay tuned!

Celebrating 30 Years of Great Synth Design (a little early...)"

A million synth geeks shoot their load in unison......

UPDATE: The official site for the Prophet 08 is now up...

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A Prophet for our times !

Well, this one took me by surprise this evening !

It appears that Dave Smith Instruments are releasing a 30th Anniversary edition/homage to the legendary Prophet 5. Called the Prophet 8, it's an 8 voice analogue synth based on the CEM chips used in the Evolver with the sequencer, arpeggiator and memories.

Rather than regurgitate what has been written elsewhere, here's a teaser video...



... and some links to info elsewhere...

News from Music Thing

News from Matrixsynth 1

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News from Vintage Synth Explorer

Sound Samples courtesy of Stefan Trippler

You can be sure that as more info becomes available, it'll be posted here and on every other synth geek forum in the blogosphere !! :o)

UPDATE: The official site for the Prophet 08 is now up...

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