Sequential Prophet 5

Is this just the pure lust driven fantasy keyboard for me, and why did they buy the five rather than the 10? Well, mainly because of the cost, to be h...

I was impressed and looking at it at how much of analog synthesizer standards came out of just this design behind this instrument.

Return it and never have any high-ticket synths shipped from them again. Unacceptable, I'm guessing your Prophet-5 was lucky and didn't have cosmetic damage?. Also, you're better off buying gear from places that don't require you to pay sales tax (depending on where you live of course).

I do not like the Dave Smith / Sequential synths. None of em, with the exception of maybe the Prophet 5, and only some esoteric patches. They sound too brassy - the kind of vintage that makes me think of all the mass produced cringey 80s music that it feels like not long ago we were all collectively sick of, but of course as we know that sound has made quite a resurgence, especially thanks to synthwave.

Sequential nailed it! Most of the sound of a Prophet 5, in a somewhat portable format, at a very reasonable price.

Using a synth like the P5, knob per function without any menu diving is inspiring to me. I also use tons of outboard FX and rack gear, and having a physical synth to just plugin without having to turn on a pc and set up an interface send/return is also a must for me.

Something about the sound is real pleasant for that ppg wave style sound though(we need wavetable reading!). Most of the big boy vintage synths we all clamor over and love on records we’re you guessed it... mono. Don’t know why there’s such an outrage when a synth comes out in mono like the new prophet 5 or the new dreadbox poly.

But the price disparity really comes down to the size of the keybed, the build quality and the status of owning a Prophet 5. I own a 6 and I love it. In fact I was playing it last night and was yet again blown away by the sound. Don't let the lack of modulation fool you as it's a very "alive" sounding instrument.