Here we are, today Thursday 19th Uncle Dave announced his latest gem the Pro 2.
Com a look very similar to the Prophet 12 the Pro 2 looks like its younger brother at first glance. Io Pro 2 is basically a monophonic synth:
A voice and more:
Dave Smith calls the Pro 2 his "most powerful mono synth ever made." It shares the same exceptional ergonomics and programmability as its big brother, the Prophet 12, but carves out a distinctly different sonic territory with a new analog dual filter architecture, an advanced step sequencer, superwave, digital delay bucket-brigade, and much more. more. Nothing else sounds like him and nothing else works like him. The Pro 2 raises the bar for a mono synth and redefines the word "fat".
A new classic for a new generation
The Pro 2 is a fusion of design, classic analog synthesizer and cutting-edge digital technology. It boasts four high-resolution digital oscillators, plus a sub oscillator. Oscillators produce both classical and complex waveforms and the frequency and amplitude can modulate the other oscillators into all possible configurations and thus create FM and AM sounds. A series of oscillator character controls such as high and low frequency emphasis, bit reducer, sample rate reducer and tape saturation emulation broaden the Pro 2's sonic palette.
Two new filters based on vintage models
The heart of the del Pro 2 with its powerful sound is its brand new dual filter design. Filter 1 is a 4-pole low-pass inspired by the original Prophet-5 filter. Filter 2 has a cutting-edge variable type design inspired by Oberheim SEM and can be continuously switched between low pass, notch, and high pass, with an optional band pass mode. The configuration of the two filters can be varied between serial and parallel and all combinations in between. Two of the four oscillators can be routed through filter 1 and another two through filter 2 for a very high range of tonal possibilities.
Advanced sequencer
One of the most interesting features of the Pro 2 is its sequencer, possibly the most powerful step sequencer ever made for a synth. With up to 32 steps and 16 tracks, it can be recorded in real time and have sequences of variable length. Synchronizes to MIDI clock and external audio input. Its tracks can control any parameter in a large modulation matrix.
At ease with modular synths
The Pro 2 with its flexible architecture opens the door for use not only with external audio, but also for interfacing with modular synthesizers through its rear panel CV inputs and outputs and gate output. CV ports can be assigned and routed within the modulation matrix and can operate at audio frequencies for extreme modulation effects. Some of the many parameters that can be sent to the CV outputs include oscillators, LFOs, envelopes and sequencer tracks, making the Pro 2 a natural choice for the center of your studio or live setup.
Delay, envelopes, LFOs, arpeggiator and a multitude of modulations
The delay section of the Pro 2 provides three digital delays with pan and high-pass and low-pass filtering controls. A fourth delay is a digital bucket-brigade delay (BBD) for analog-style effects. There are four five-stage loopable envelopes, four synchronizable LFOs with rotation and phase shift, a full arpeggiator, and a matrix of sixteen modulation slots with dozens of modulation sources and destinations.
Monophonic by project, Paraphonic by choice
The Pro 2 was designed primarily as a super-powerful monosynth, but it is also a true four-voice paraphonic synth that allows you to control each of its four oscillators individually with its own envelope. This makes it playable with four-note chords.
Put all this power into a three-octave keyboard with velocity-sensitive semi-weighted keys and channel aftertouch, add two backlit weels (pitch and modulation) and two pressure and touch sensitive controllers / sliders and we have one of the most powerful and creative ever built.
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