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== Overview ==
The Prophet-5 is five voice [[subtractive synthesizer]]. Each voice is an individual synthesizer with two [[VCO]]s (voltage controlled oscillators) osc A and osc B, a [[mixer]], a
Both oscillators can generate [[sawtooth]] wave and [[square]] waves (with variable pulse width). Osc B can also generate a [[triangle wave|triangle]] wave and be detuned over a [[semitone]]. The oscillators can be played in sync, or in poly-mod (polyphonic modulation), where osc B and the filter EG modulates the frequency or pulse width of osc A, or the filter cutoff frequency.<ref name="oman"/><ref name="vail"/><ref name="ko"/><ref name="mbll"/><ref name="forrest"/>
There is also the option to retune each of the twelve notes in the octave, to allow for [[alternative tuning]]s.<ref name="mag">''[http://www.synthmuseum.com/magazine/0011bc.html Sequential Circuits Prophet-5]'' by Brad Coates, Australian Musician Magazine, 1998.</ref>
Controlled by the mod-wheel the LFO (with square, saw or triangle wave options) can be mixed with pink noise to modulate the frequency or pulse width of the oscillators or the filter cutoff frequency. The Prophet-5 uses a 4-pole resonant [[low-pass filter]]. The filter has a dedicated ADSR envelope and keyboard tracking.<ref name="oman"/><ref name="ko"/><ref name="mbll"/><ref name="vse">[http://www.vintagesynth.com/sci/p5.php Sequential Circuits Prophet 5], Vintage Synth Explorer</ref>
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* [http://www.siliconbreakdown.com/prophet5.html Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Synthesizer], photos
* [http://users.telenet.be/prophet-5/main.htm Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Tribute Site]
* ''[http://www.synthmuseum.com/magazine/0011bc.html Sequential Circuits Prophet-5]'' by Brad Coates (www.melmusic.com.au)
* Scroll down for [http://www.synthmuseum.com/sequ/seqpro501.html Comparing the Rev2 to the Rev3] by David Bellamy
* ''[http://greatsynthesizers.com/en/test/sequential-circuits-prophet-5-milestone-and-musical-legend/ Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 – Milestone and Musical Legend]'' by Theo Bloderer 2 July 2016
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