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The Prophet-5 is the synth that left its competition speechless. Originally designed by Dave Smith in 1978, it defined the sound of pop, rock, and film scores for decades — and now it's back, rebuilt from the ground up with zero corners cut.
It's a fully analog polysynth that preserves everything that made the original legendary, while adding the reliability and expressiveness that modern players actually need. Warm, organic, and strikingly beautiful in sustainable black walnut heartwood — the new Prophet-5 sounds like history and plays like the future.
The Sound That Changed Everything — Twice
At the heart of every great synth is a filter, and the Prophet-5 has the nerve to offer you two of the best ever made. Dave Smith went back to the original hardware sources and redesigned the electronics from scratch, because if you're going to revive a legend, you might as well do it right.
Genuine Curtis VCOs and Filters (Rev3): The same analog oscillators and filters that defined the Rev3 version are here in full, giving you that warm, muscular tone that engineers have been chasing on recordings for over 40 years.
New 2140 Low-Pass Filters (Rev1/Rev2): Designed by Dave Rossum — the man behind the original — these filters bring back the rarer, slightly unpredictable magic of the earliest Prophet-5 revisions, now reliably accessible via a simple Rev switch.
The Vintage Knob: This single control dials in the natural, voice-to-voice variation that made vintage hardware sound so alive. Crank it toward "1" for gloriously unstable vintage chaos, or keep it near "4" for modern precision — your call.
Modulation, Expression, and a Few Modern Upgrades
Poly Mod is back in full force, and it's just as wonderfully weird as you remember. The Prophet-5 gives you direct hands-on control over its modulation architecture without hiding anything behind menus or submenus — because great synthesis shouldn't require a user manual the size of a novel. A few thoughtful modern additions round things out without messing with the original DNA.
Poly Mod with Classic Routing: Filter Envelope and Oscillator B serve as mod sources, with destinations including Oscillator A frequency, pulse width, and the low-pass filter. Simple on paper, staggeringly powerful in practice — the range of sounds this thing can produce is genuinely hard to believe.
Enhanced Unison Mode with Chord Memory: Stack up to five voices in Unison with variable detuning and chord memory for playing massive, fat leads or locked-in chordal textures. Glide now works both in and out of Unison, which earlier versions definitely cannot say.
Velocity Sensitivity and Aftertouch: Two modern additions that let the Prophet-5 perform in ways the original simply couldn't. These unlock expressive filter sweeps, LFO modulation, and dynamic volume control right from the keys — no external gear required.
Built Like It Means It
Sequential didn't just focus on the electronics. The Prophet-5 is housed in a premium steel and hand-oiled sustainable black walnut heartwood body that looks and feels worthy of the name on the panel. This is the kind of instrument you set up on stage and let speak for itself — both sonically and visually.
Five-Octave Semi-Weighted Fatar Keyboard: A full, professional-grade keybed that delivers satisfying, responsive playability whether you're laying down lush pads or hammering out aggressive lead lines.
Knob-Per-Function Front Panel: Every parameter has its own dedicated control. Flip off the Preset button to enter live panel mode and what you see is exactly what you hear — pure, immediate, no surprises.
Full Connectivity Suite: USB, MIDI, and Gate/CV ins and outs ensure the Prophet-5 plays nicely with your entire studio setup, whether you're working with modern DAWs, vintage sequencers, or modular gear.
A Legend Reborn
The Sequential Prophet-5 does something rare: it earns its legendary status without leaning on it. The sound is authentic, the build is exceptional, and the playing experience is as immediate and rewarding as analog synthesis gets.
With 200 factory programs — including the original 40-program sound set from 1978 — and 200 rewritable user slots, you're getting decades of history alongside unlimited room to make it your own. This is the Prophet-5 at its absolute best, and it's hard to argue with that.
Sequential Prophet-5 Features:
Five-voice analog polyphonic synthesizer with genuine Curtis VCOs and filters
New 2140 low-pass filters designed by Dave Rossum, replicating original Rev1/Rev2 character
Rev switch for toggling between two distinct filter designs
Vintage knob for dialing in analog voice-to-voice variation and instability
Poly Mod with Filter Envelope and Oscillator B as sources
Enhanced Unison mode with configurable voice count (1–5), variable detuning, and chord memory
Velocity sensitivity and aftertouch for expressive, dynamic performance
Knob-per-function front panel with live panel mode
200 factory programs and 200 rewritable user programs, including the original 1978 sound set
Five-octave semi-weighted Fatar keyboard with USB, MIDI, Gate, and CV connectivity
Switchable between authentic versions of the Prophet-5 Rev1/2 filter and Prophet-5 Rev3 filter
Rev1/2 filter is a Dave Rossum-designed 2140, the modern counterpart of the original 2040 filter found in the Prophet-5 Rev1 and Rev2
Rev3 filter is a Doug Curtis-designed CEM 3320
Filter can be driven into self-oscillation with the Resonance control
Keyboard tracking: off, half, full
Filter Envelope:
Four-stage (ADSR) envelope generator
Velocity modulation of envelope amount
Amplifier Envelope:
Four-stage (ADSR) envelope generator
Velocity modulation of envelope amount
Low Frequency Oscillator:
Three wave shapes: sawtooth, triangle, square. All waveshapes can be engaged simultaneously
Both Initial Amount and mod wheel control
Mod destinations: oscillator A frequency, oscillator B frequency, oscillator A and B pulse width, filter cutoff
Poly Mod:
Sources: filter envelope and oscillator B
Destinations: oscillator A frequency, oscillator A pulse width, filter cutoff
Vintage Knob:
Recreates the characteristics of various Prophet-5 models by varying the behavior of oscillators, envelopes, amplifiers, and other parameters. Go from a very stable “4” — as in Prophet-5 Rev4, (the new version) — all the way to “1,” as in Prophet-5 Rev1, the rarest and most temperamental of all Prophet-5s.
Aftertouch:
Channel (mono) aftertouch
Destinations: filter cutoff frequency, LFO amount
Performance Controls:
Full-sized, semi-weighted, premium Fatar 5-octave keyboard with velocity and aftertouch
Mod wheel
Spring-loaded pitch wheel with selectable range per program (1 to 12 semitones up and down)
Polyphonic glide (portamento)
Unison (monophonic) mode with configurable voice count, from one to all five voices (10 voices for Prophet-10) and key modes
Preset switch: when off, the front panel is live; what you see is what you hear
Patch Memory:
200 user and 200 factory programs in 5 banks of 40 programs each
Direct program access, including Prophet 5-style single-button access to the current set of 8 programs
In/Out:
Mono output (1x 1/4” phone jack)
Headphone output (stereo, 1/4” phone jack)
MIDI in, out, and thru ports
USB for bidirectional MIDI communication
Control voltage in/out (1x 1/4” phone jack) 0- +5V input/output signal. Configured for 1-volt-per-octave operation.
Gate in/out (1x 1/4” phone jack). Accepts a 1.5 to 15-volt on/off signal to gate the envelopes of a single voice on the Prophet-5. Outputs a 15-volt on/off used to gate the envelopes of an external synth.
Low-pass filter cutoff expression pedal input
Volume expression pedal input
Sustain footswitch input
Power:
IEC AC power inlet for internal power supply
Operates worldwide on voltages between 100 and 240 volts at 50 to 60 Hz; Prophet-5: 20 watts maximum power consumption. Prophet-10: 28 watts maximum power consumption
Dimensions (L x W x H): 37.5" x 16.4" x 4.9" / 95.25 x 41.6 x 12.4 cm
Weight: 31 lbs / 14.06 kg
Construction: Roadworthy all-steel construction with premium black walnut heartwood body and trim
Frequently Asked Questions
The Sequential Prophet-5 is a reissued five-voice analog polyphonic synthesizer originally designed by Dave Smith in 1978. The new version faithfully recreates the sound and character of all three original revisions while adding modern features like velocity sensitivity and aftertouch.
The Prophet-5 is one of the only instruments to include both genuine Curtis filters (Rev3) and newly designed 2140 low-pass filters (Rev1/Rev2), selectable via a Rev switch. The Vintage knob also lets you dial in authentic analog voice-to-voice variation, which is very difficult to replicate digitally.
It can work for dedicated beginners, but its depth and character are best appreciated by players with at least some synthesis experience. The knob-per-function layout makes programming straightforward, though the price point and analog complexity make it a more natural fit for intermediate to advanced synthesists.
Yes, the Prophet-5 includes USB, MIDI, and Gate/CV connectivity, making it compatible with most modern DAW setups as well as modular and vintage gear. It integrates cleanly into both contemporary and analog studio environments.
It ships with 200 permanent factory programs and 200 rewritable user program slots. The factory bank includes the iconic original 40-program sound set from 1978, which has been featured on hundreds of professional recordings and film soundtracks.
