Members bruto Posted August 25, 2007 Members Share Posted August 25, 2007 I've honestly never asked him. dB Really, it's not important. What's cool is the Prophet is back! Tell Dave thanks for all the hard work and dedication. We do appreciate it. :thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sizzlemeister Posted August 25, 2007 Members Share Posted August 25, 2007 I've honestly never asked him. dB I hope that doesn't turn into a big OOPSIE! for DSI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mook Posted August 25, 2007 Members Share Posted August 25, 2007 Get one before the name change - to Profit '08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Purity_Control Posted August 25, 2007 Members Share Posted August 25, 2007 TBH - buying from germany is not really any different to buying in the UK - no import hassles, no extra duty, shipping cost aint much different, at worst adds an extra day, sometimes not - Ive had next day from germany and sweden before. i'll 2nd that... i've had some very good dealings with mainland europe... good find on the modular square website... E1770 = Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mook Posted August 25, 2007 Members Share Posted August 25, 2007 If its anything like the evolver the psu will have all the various adaptors which you fit to it for use in whichever country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Synthoid Posted August 25, 2007 Members Share Posted August 25, 2007 Are there specs listed somewhere for the new Prophet '08? Obviously not 100% analog for less than $2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sizzlemeister Posted August 25, 2007 Members Share Posted August 25, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pighood Posted August 25, 2007 Members Share Posted August 25, 2007 GET OFF MY BEACH, YA BIG DOPE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dave Bryce Posted August 25, 2007 Members Share Posted August 25, 2007 Are there specs listed somewhere for the new Prophet '08? Dave Smith Instruments web site. Obviously not 100% analog for less than $2000. From said web site:The return of a legend or the beginning of a new era? The Prophet '08 is an eight-voice synthesizer with a 100% analog signal path. dBDSI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Synthoid Posted August 25, 2007 Members Share Posted August 25, 2007 Hmmmm......so if Dave can do all that for $2000, why can't anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flat earth Posted August 25, 2007 Members Share Posted August 25, 2007 Hmmmm......so if Dave can do all that for $2000, why can't anyone else? Because Dave has magical synth powers.and Roland, Korg and Yamaha are a bunch of wussies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dave Bryce Posted August 25, 2007 Members Share Posted August 25, 2007 Hmmmm......so if Dave can do all that for $2000, why can't anyone else? Alesis pretty much did. Andromeda is double the voices for less than double the price. As has been mentioned before, we had an 8 voice Andromeda planned - IIRC, it's target price was $1999. dB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 Remove digital stuff and shorten the case.Total savings = $699 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Synthoid Posted August 25, 2007 Members Share Posted August 25, 2007 Alesis pretty much did. Andromeda is double the voices for less than double the price. True, but like many Alesis products, it's plagued with some problems. I do hope this new Prophet sells well, and we see more products like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dave Bryce Posted August 25, 2007 Members Share Posted August 25, 2007 True, but like many Alesis products, it's plagued with some problems. Plagued with problems? As I understand it, they had a bad run of them over the last year or so that had some hardware issues. AFAIK, the older ones work pretty well....mine sure does. dB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mate_stubb Posted August 26, 2007 Members Share Posted August 26, 2007 Yeah they haven't exactly been on a run with their keyboards. Micron -> controls breaking offIon -> phantom edits from bad pots, production problemsA6 -> bad production run, tuning instabilityFusion -> OS unfinished, still has bugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mildbill Posted August 26, 2007 Members Share Posted August 26, 2007 My experience:Micron-> No controls broken offIon-> No phantom editsA6-> No tuning instabilityFusion-> OS unfinished = yes, still has bugs = none in the functions I useI hate to see the A6 get a bad rep for one bad production run. I'd be curious how many units in that run had tuning problems as a percentage of the overall number of units produced.I think it would be a very small number indeed. Although I feel bad for people who recieved a bad unit, I also hate to see internet hysteria damage a products reputation.I did get a very early Ion model that had the phantom edit thing, but Alesis did an admirable job of handling the problem, and my current Ion has no problems.I've seen some pretty beat up Microns. Probably people think they're small and built well, so they can toss them around at will. Not so. Almost anything will break if abused.Fusion - although I really like my unit, I'd rather not 'go there'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sizzlemeister Posted August 26, 2007 Members Share Posted August 26, 2007 Fusion - although I really like my unit, I'd rather not 'go there'. Yah, it brings out the crazies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mate_stubb Posted August 26, 2007 Members Share Posted August 26, 2007 My experience: Micron-> No controls broken off Ion-> No phantom edits A6-> No tuning instability Fusion-> OS unfinished = yes, still has bugs = none in the functions I use I hate to see the A6 get a bad rep for one bad production run. I'd be curious how many units in that run had tuning problems as a percentage of the overall number of units produced. I think it would be a very small number indeed. Although I feel bad for people who recieved a bad unit, I also hate to see internet hysteria damage a products reputation. I did get a very early Ion model that had the phantom edit thing, but Alesis did an admirable job of handling the problem, and my current Ion has no problems. I've seen some pretty beat up Microns. Probably people think they're small and built well, so they can toss them around at will. Not so. Almost anything will break if abused. Fusion - although I really like my unit, I'd rather not 'go there'. Well, my only personal experience with these things is the Fusion. There has clearly been an extra quality problem in the last few years. BUT, I can remember many other examples over the years. The buttons on the HR drum machines that quit working. The disastrous mixer with the pot elements screened onto the pcbs that caused massive failure. Alesis has always been about innovative products, brought to market at a good price by thinking outside the box when manufacturing. This has been a hit or miss proposition IMO. Now, with their bankruptcy, takeover by Numark, and subsequent loss of most of the engineering team - I don't have the confidence that I can buy future Alesis products and be able to count on them to function reliably. I have NO doubts about the reliability of any products from Dave Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mildbill Posted August 26, 2007 Members Share Posted August 26, 2007 I hear ya. I'm kind of curious how the whole Alesis/Numark deal happened. Alesis seemed to always have a pretty broad product line and I can't remember any specific problem piece that could have had such disastrous results. Anyways - back to DSI, where this thread started. I like the way he's currently doing business, and I mostly like the stuff he puts out. They have only a few small things I'd like to see added. I'm looking forward to trying out the Prophet '08. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 The disastrous mixer with the pot elements screened onto the pcbs that caused massive failure. I remember this pig. Monolithic.The Quadrasynth/QS series were pretty dependable.BOS. I have a Poly rack and really want the kb version. The Prophet '08 is interesting but, there is a lot of interesting stuff out right now. It's hard to decide what to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dave Bryce Posted August 26, 2007 Members Share Posted August 26, 2007 I remember this pig. Monolithic. I was working at E.U Wurlitzer in Boston when that thing came out. We made endless fun of it - it only weighed around 14 pounds, so we used to toss it around the Pro Audio room in the Boston store. We called it the "audio frisbee" - it was about the only thing it was good for...too light to be a doorstop... Definitely not Alesis' best product. dB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 What's up Dave?Are you gonna get a production Prophet '08? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Synthoid Posted August 26, 2007 Members Share Posted August 26, 2007 I have NO doubts about the reliability of any products from Dave Smith.Good to hear.I have a lot of respect for him and his products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Purity_Control Posted August 26, 2007 Members Share Posted August 26, 2007 according to sequencer.de. the P08 has lost the polymod section... i was wondering about that from the layout, but figured maybe it was just another mod routing... pity... i used to love that on my old p600:freak: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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