Bad Gear - Korg Prophecy

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    Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about The Prophecy, used by artists like The Prodigy and Joe Zawinul. Is this hard to use menu diving hell of a 90s digital mono synth worth the effort? Do the virtual analog synth engines and physical modeling voices still hold up today? Can I handle a solo synthesizer?
    Thanks to my neighbor Paul for lending me his Korg Prophecy, check out his Insta:
    / jasbjb
    Chapters:
    00:00 Intro tune
    00:58 Overview Korg Prophecy
    01:26 Hands-on Controllers
    01:49 Synth Engines (VA, Comb Filter, VPM, Sync/Cross/Ring Mod)
    02:27 Physical Modeling Engines (Brass, Reed, Pluck)
    02:42 Oscillator Sets, Sub Osc, Noise
    02:56 Wave Shaper, Internal Signal Chain
    03:12 Multimode Filters, Amps
    03:25 FX Section
    03:40 Envelopes, LFOs
    04:00 Arpeggiator
    04:11 UI, Menu Structure, Parameters
    04:49 Actual Sounds
    05:30 Used by...
    05:54 Pricing, Technical Issues, VST Plugin, Thanks
    06:08 Hate
    06:31 Jam 1
    07:24 Jam 2
    08:23 Finale
    08:53 Verdict

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  • @AudioPilz
    @AudioPilz  Рік тому +53

    Audiopilz: *slaps roof of YT channel*
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    • @h2o1969
      @h2o1969 Рік тому

      Agree 💯

    • @geoffbeyrent6950
      @geoffbeyrent6950 Рік тому

      I wonder if the Meeblip line, from the SE to the Anode, Geode, and Triode would make for a great episode series

    • @fdarchives_
      @fdarchives_ Рік тому

      most normal people aren't synth nerds.

    • @0xABADCAFE
      @0xABADCAFE Рік тому

      @@fdarchives_ well they bloody well should be.

    • @nsjx
      @nsjx 10 місяців тому

      @docwhammo z1 was like prophecy's big bro right? (totally forgot about the Z1!) any negative differences?

  • @0xABADCAFE
    @0xABADCAFE Рік тому +318

    How can this channel not have a million subscribers already? It's an absolute crime.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +34

      I agree!!! (Thanks;)

    • @medialex78
      @medialex78 Рік тому +12

      Maybe the Synthicate prevented it...

    • @kerzwhile
      @kerzwhile Рік тому +9

      Yeah, I've said the same before too. Somthings fishy!! 🤔

    • @MrBobbinio
      @MrBobbinio Рік тому +3

      Absolute true. But time will come I suppose

    • @jeffcleveland2268
      @jeffcleveland2268 Рік тому +4

      I've told all two of my synth friends about it, so I'm doing my part.

  • @bart2019
    @bart2019 Рік тому +103

    This synth sounds to me te be the best synth ever featured in the series: totally unpredictable yet sonically pleasing.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +6

      👍

    • @WarrenPostma
      @WarrenPostma Рік тому +3

      It really sounds odd. Love it.

    • @allanroney
      @allanroney Рік тому +15

      Totally agree - it sounds ancient and futuristic at the same time, and has bags of character; Korg would make a killing reissuing this (with a better screen)

    • @ShallRemainUnknown
      @ShallRemainUnknown 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@@allanroneyThe Solo-Tri Prophecy expansion board for Trinity gives you huge touchscreen for programming ease (plus lots of other improvements over the Prophecy minisynth).

  • @TheDungeonDive
    @TheDungeonDive Рік тому +113

    The Prophecy absolutely slayed for leads. Really fun to play as well.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +12

      A real solo synth!

    • @meneerlagerwaard2047
      @meneerlagerwaard2047 Рік тому +10

      This thing sounds fucking KILLER, I'd be hunting one down right now if I had the funds to burn. Maybe after Christmas. Where would I be without Bad Gear??

    • @ram-4
      @ram-4 Рік тому

      Also, any solo synth that was cool enough for Zawinul (”the baddest MF”) is cool enough for me. I have the MOSS expansion in my Triton Studio, isn’t it the same?

    • @helisoma
      @helisoma 8 місяців тому

      the Prophecy has wave shaping that is lacking in the Moss plus i've read the Moss doesn't have the same edge. I have the Prophecy, as well as it's VST, and the VST is fine but it doesn't posses the same depth or power...but still fun to play with and it has a poly mode 😁

  • @sirrealistic5625
    @sirrealistic5625 Рік тому +62

    This falls in the Badass Gear category. This, despite all of its flaws, is still a fantastic sounding and deep piece of kit that I would love to have!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +9

      I really like the sound but the UI is such a nightmare;)

    • @sirrealistic5625
      @sirrealistic5625 Рік тому +2

      @@AudioPilz I may be mistaken, but there might be an editor for it that should make it a more enjoyable experience. Sound Quest is always an option if you are so inclined to take advantage. Patch Base has one as well I believe for Mac and iPad.

    • @MrSteveALP
      @MrSteveALP Рік тому +2

      @@AudioPilz there was a PC sysex editor that had a great UI - unfortunately my license no longer works as I guess the server shut down in 2005 or something. Mine is presets only now !

    • @craigmoran893
      @craigmoran893 Рік тому +1

      Yeah that's an idea - Lets have some Badass Gear episodes!

    • @tantatheindian7068
      @tantatheindian7068 Рік тому

      @@AudioPilz Ken Danger (332 The Rhumba of the Beast) could just change your mind, stick this through a good distortion pedal and industrial metal this thing !!! Alex Ball might have his number still !!

  • @InFamousProductions
    @InFamousProductions Рік тому +19

    my friend had one of these, and I was playing in the wildest punk band in Hollywood at the time (Twister Naked) and one night around 1997, the singer and I took a 8 hour trip down trips Ville while our friend made that prophecy sound like drops of water falling into an infinite pool of water. In the morning when the sun came up, I was a synth junky nerd. I started selling some of my guitars and stuff and embarked on the synth junkie lifestyle of obsession. I always wanted one but never got one. Great vid like usual.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +4

      I love to hear about moments of epiphany like this! Thanks!

  • @sallami6627
    @sallami6627 Рік тому +15

    20 years ago, I was desperately looking for the long discontinued Prophecy when I found a brand new Korg Z1 in an unopened package. It's basically a Prophecy but with 12-voice polyphony. It definitely has a very unique sound. The Trumpet is easily the BEST emulation I've ever heard and with the large ribbon, it's expressive to a degree where it's hard to tell it from the real thing.

  • @rundtomrasmus
    @rundtomrasmus Рік тому +83

    This is it. We found the most 90s instrument!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +14

      I agree!!!

    • @klaasj7808
      @klaasj7808 Рік тому +1

      no that was the cs-80

    • @acdnrg
      @acdnrg Рік тому +3

      A Quasimidi Raven appears out of nowhere. Not sure if it counts as an instrument though 😁

    • @bonzaihb3432
      @bonzaihb3432 Рік тому +1

      Speaking about 90s instruments, @AudioPilz, how about the Yamaha Romplers, MU50, MU80 and such? Would be interested in your opinion on those... ;)
      (side note: i have a DB50XG daughterboard laying around, which basically is a MU50 stripped off all UI - still trying to code a µC based UI for it to use it standalone)

    • @RCAvhstape
      @RCAvhstape Рік тому +3

      I thought the Ensoniq Fizmo was the most 90s synth? Most 90s-looking, anyway.

  • @schnubbilator
    @schnubbilator Рік тому +27

    Seriously, how do you achieve this productivity? Your throwing out 3 jams in every video, and everything sounds so good. Just how? And of course: just wow!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +7

      Thank you so much!!! Just trying to keep things going...

  • @moinlabs
    @moinlabs Рік тому +7

    The Prophecy is the only piece of gear that I sold at one point (because changes in artistic approach), only to get another one later. True one-of-its-kind thing.

    • @55SqueakPip
      @55SqueakPip Рік тому +1

      Same reason, except I bought three over the years. Would love to see Korg do an update version (Prophecy 2)

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +2

      Legend!

  • @bolttracks
    @bolttracks Рік тому +25

    All these earlier digi synths with abysmal displays make me ever more thankful to all those unsung heroes creating graphical SysEx editors 👏

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +4

      Yeah, certainly more fun with an editor

    • @MrSteveALP
      @MrSteveALP Рік тому +1

      I had a win95/98 editor - sadly it no longer works

  • @phxx3054
    @phxx3054 Рік тому +13

    The prophecy was my first synth. In the 9th grade I did an internship at a German province music shop just because they had one there. They even borrowed me the manual.
    With 14 I did my confirmation (as an atheist I'd certainly go to hell for this) to afford one for 1450 DM.
    Up to this day I could program the Prophecy with blindfolded eyes.
    Not every aspect aged well. But there are certain sounds you can hardly achieve otherwise.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +2

      Nice!!!

    • @Maradnus
      @Maradnus 5 місяців тому +2

      Dude that was impressive.. the manual on that thing is crazy. we borrowed it from a friend, we had it for 2 years & felt like we had only just scratched the surface..

  • @basmatine
    @basmatine Рік тому +39

    The Prophesy was one of my first synths. It’s a very deep machine with a very capable arpeggiator. It also worked great as my master controller for my external gear. Loved it.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +6

      Great controller features!

  • @jeffblack5024
    @jeffblack5024 Рік тому +9

    I bought a Prophecy. I walked into a music store and somebody was playing it. It was one of those 'wow' moments I rarely experience nowadays. Mine got stolen in a burglary in 2000, but I still maintain that the Prophecy's modulation log and ribbon strip make for one of the most expressive synths you'll find. The closest keyboard players will get to lead guitar - as The Prodigy demonstrated.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      Yeah, the lead guitar is strong in this one!

  • @JobimSynthMusic
    @JobimSynthMusic Рік тому +20

    the 90s VA synths are beginning to really have a nostalgic sound of their own. the prophecy prices have been escalating in Brazil with no sign of stopping the tide...

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +4

      I'm totally into 90s VA sounds! It's the same around here

  • @bonwil1015
    @bonwil1015 Рік тому +9

    I Recently purchased a Korg Z1 which is a polyphonic version of the Prophecy and it's been a blast! A truly powerful machine and a great bang for the buck in today's market. I will admit though, that it is quite difficult and confusing to make custom presets on the tiny LCD screen and limited controls, but it's definitely still doable after a bit of practice.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      Nice one!!!

    • @heimlichvonbladderburst8348
      @heimlichvonbladderburst8348 6 місяців тому

      I really don't understand the Z1's lack of fandom. It has great playability, plenty of real-time tweaking options (including the middle knobs that can easily be setup to control multiple destinations) and a pretty unique set of sound engines. It doesn't have a "fat" sound but what it does, it does really well. Why is it not liked?

    • @ShallRemainUnknown
      @ShallRemainUnknown 5 місяців тому

      The Z1 LCD is literally FOUR times the size of the Prophecy's, PLUS it's fully graphical. Even full workstations and suoer complex synths, by various major manufacturers, used the identical display until 2015, or later (around 20 years after Z1). Korg still uses it on Kross, a full workstation/advanced synth.

  • @ryN45678
    @ryN45678 Рік тому +2

    “I know it’s complicated but I’ll learn it! It sounds so cool! I gotta pick one up!”
    *sits untouched on shelf for 2 years*

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      Great for cold winter evenings;)

  • @dracul74
    @dracul74 Рік тому +15

    I laugh every week when you include snips of those old Roland video manuals… never gets old!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +3

      Happy to hear that. Thanks! The Korg ones are fun too;)

    • @michelvondenhoff9673
      @michelvondenhoff9673 Рік тому

      Rumour has it that Monty Python is now working on either a Roland manual or scetch...

    • @mycosys
      @mycosys Рік тому

      @@michelvondenhoff9673 Sadly they havent been funny for decades and most of them have turned into everything they used to pillory

  • @leanGeG7
    @leanGeG7 Рік тому +28

    I need to sell my Kawai Spectra, please do a video about it :D

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +6

      Oh damn, let's see if we can find an excuse for that;)

    • @michelvondenhoff9673
      @michelvondenhoff9673 Рік тому

      I got a softspot for Kawai 🥸

    • @kevinbirge2130
      @kevinbirge2130 Рік тому +3

      I bought a Yamaha DJX2B because of this channel. And I had it circuit bent.

    • @unclebuttonz7865
      @unclebuttonz7865 Рік тому +1

      @@kevinbirge2130 I have an OG DJX because of this channel. Love it

    • @leewightman8619
      @leewightman8619 9 місяців тому

      ​@@unclebuttonz7865me to as the of DJx I'd underated due to the six track recorder if the step sequencer looped it would be even better

  • @nickfbatombrew1436
    @nickfbatombrew1436 Рік тому +19

    What an absolute winner… the Prophecy is brilliant and extremely expressive. I got mine in ‘97 and carried it around with me on a date with my then girlfriend… the great thing is that my Prophecy is still in my studio upsetting my neighbours and my girlfriend could see the writing on the wall and married me anyway both are still happy with the arrangement.
    What took you so long to review this korg gem… I think the last korg you liked was the microkorg so are we to wait another couple of years for the hipster eclipse of another magic korg. It’s getting a bit regular. Hey your keyboard skills are improving probably Because of the bigger keys. I prefer this to the Z1
    Great video 👍☢️

  • @bigkik
    @bigkik Рік тому +51

    Sounds really great ! By the way, congratulations for your collaboration with Alex Ball about Korg history !

  • @Alleroc
    @Alleroc Рік тому +10

    The prophecy was the first great VA synth imo. Honestly, probably my favorite digital synth of the 90s. Sure, hard to create new sounds, but the presets were insanely good for the time.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      Really like the presets too!

  • @joso7228
    @joso7228 Рік тому +4

    "Can it still hold up today?". Actually the question is, "can today's gear match this?". When i play my Prophecy it feels like I've got the real deal in my hands (and ears) while modern synths are clones trying to imitate its (and others) sounds.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      There's some truth to that!

  • @aphexish
    @aphexish Рік тому +2

    The beauty of the prophecy is that it makes the VA a synthesis style of its own. Like FM, PWM, and so on.

  • @vectorhold6489
    @vectorhold6489 Рік тому +5

    My buddy bought this back in the day. He made some incredible psy-trance music with it that still sounds legit to this day.

  • @_triff
    @_triff Рік тому +6

    My mate (who I just threw this video at) had one at uni in the late 90s, we spent soooooo long trying to figure it out. I can't even remember if there was a manual - there were definitely a lot of late nights, much head scratching over sysex, a few dodgy copies of Cakewalk, many missed lectures and some really terrible soapbar 🙂
    He just told me he gave it to a neighbour about ten years ago 😭

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +2

      You have to find that neighbor!!!

    • @_triff
      @_triff Рік тому +1

      @@AudioPilz he just told me he got his Bass Station back, but where's the f@%k+&g Prophecy?? I need to give it a slap 😊

  • @benjaminwoenig2687
    @benjaminwoenig2687 Рік тому +6

    The 90s were full of synths pushing the boundaries digitally and the Prophecy is very much a love/hate instrument. I think we need a Badgear episode on the Yamaha EX5/EX5R, another synth trying to do a lot… great episode!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +1

      Thanks! Great suggestion!

    • @richardburdett7410
      @richardburdett7410 Рік тому +1

      Those EX5 sample load times.......almost as fast as loading a game on the Commodore 64 via tape. It did sound great though, had the EX7 and did many complete tracks on it

  • @JJukstratfan
    @JJukstratfan Рік тому +3

    I have owned two Korg Prophecies. I really wish I still had one. Back in the nineties they were also big with people making industrial and EBM mainly because of the arpeggiator and also the aggressive distorted leads and basses. In fact I remember going to gigs and Camden and it seemed to be di rigueur for the keyboard player in any self respecting industrial band to have a Korg Prophecy and an EMU Audity 2000 in their rigs.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      Yeah, that thing can be SUPER noisy!

  • @thefool2007
    @thefool2007 Рік тому +21

    This channel is outrageously good! Love your jams and how artsy the presentations are. You are a talented artist.

  • @bradylasserre9320
    @bradylasserre9320 Рік тому +4

    The synth leads on this are incredible. Wow. Seriously, I might consider picking this up after watching your video.

    • @bradylasserre9320
      @bradylasserre9320 Рік тому +1

      Also, that ending breakbeat jam was TOO GOOD!!!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +1

      Definitely worth giving it a try!

  • @GrootsieTheDog
    @GrootsieTheDog Рік тому +9

    Growing up in the Age Of The Workstation, the prophecy was the first synth I played that didn’t sound like Yanni. Rather, the presets sounded like something on a Depechmode, Tangerine Dream, or Hawkwind album. I think that was the moment I truely became a synth enthusiast.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      Yeah, that thing can be quite psychedelic...

  • @yeastarmada
    @yeastarmada Рік тому +2

    This is the best music gear content on UA-cam, no question.

  • @artisan002
    @artisan002 Рік тому +2

    I remember the Prophecy well. My best friend has one and has used it to great effect. If I remember right, he even went so far as to push the signal flow logic to such a degree that he got it to error out.

  • @crazydigitz
    @crazydigitz Рік тому +6

    Wow! Prophecy was my first synth, bought it in '95 second hand. I still have it and still use it. Absolutely love its sonic palette, and patching it isn't too bad once you get used to it. Ctrl panel also has a plugin for programming Prophecy.

  • @JasonTheRed
    @JasonTheRed Рік тому +7

    I had one in the late 90’s and it was the most distinct part of my Industrial band’s songs, I simply loved this thing

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +1

      Nice! Certainly great for industrial!

  • @alanhumid6938
    @alanhumid6938 Рік тому +20

    Hey man, been binging this series and saw the new vid so I thought I'd drop a comment. When I was younger I would watch synth content while not understanding it. Now I know slightly more than absolutely nothing about music. The way you explain this shit is really digestible, even for an audio normie like me. Good work man, I appreciate this channel a lot

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +3

      Thank you so much!!!

    • @t0xcn253
      @t0xcn253 Рік тому +6

      The humor and style make it easy to miss what an amazing job Bad Gear does when breaking down the functions and features of the instruments. Honestly these videos are more informative and useful than 99% of the "in-depth" reviews other channels have made of the same gear.

  • @wreqha
    @wreqha Рік тому +3

    This review is spot on. I had one of these. Some of my favorite sounds ever were made on it. Back then I had soundiver to program it and it was still a pain point. I haven't really missed it... until I saw this of course. Thanks for the flashback!

  • @barrytopping
    @barrytopping Рік тому +3

    That first jam had me out my seat in seconds.

  • @user-eh4dp6jl3v
    @user-eh4dp6jl3v Рік тому +7

    The third jam introductions are always 10/10

  • @Shred_The_Weapon
    @Shred_The_Weapon Рік тому +3

    I seem to recall first spotting the Prophecy sometime around 2000 during my first foray into Vintage Synth Explorer. The moment I realized it was a modeling instrument, after which I got a closer look at some of the other ones that were emerging simultaneously and followed it up, followed by the explosion of interest in original analog products, I discovered that I didn’t care what was under its hood; I just thought it was aptly named.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +1

      Yeah, these were the days!

  • @valvularminds
    @valvularminds Рік тому +6

    the Prophecy can generate very complex and fresh sounds, I usually combine it with my modular, or my odysee, it was so ahead of its time that the interface was not ready for its capabilities, it requires patience but it is not bad, it happens that we have become accustomed to the easy thing, to touch two knobs and let the machine do everything for us ...thanks for this review !! 😃😃

  • @dasoffendor
    @dasoffendor Рік тому +4

    The Prophecy was my first real synth. It was a lot of fun. Ended up eventually selling it to finance a Z1ex, which I still have today. But there was something about the Prophecy that was a lot more immediate than the Z1 that I still miss to this day.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +1

      I'd love to hear them side by side

  • @noisetheorem
    @noisetheorem Рік тому +3

    I bought one of these in 1997 and I still have it. It’s so complicated, but it opened the world to what you can do with one synth voice. I have the plugin version now, but have to play it with the vintage for full effect.
    Fun fact: they originally were going to make it a keytar. The odd shape makes much more sense with that in mind.

  • @shredenvain7
    @shredenvain7 Рік тому +2

    Thank you for all these wonderful videos! In the late 90s I had a DX7 (which I loved) and a Roland XP-10. I really wish that I would have purchased The Prophecy instead of the almost useless brick that was the XP-10. At the time I was making Industrial music for fun with an old Fostex 4 track and the XP-10 was almost impossible to get original sounding user patches out of. I absolutely love this video series. It somehow gives me nostalgia for synths from the past I never knew existed.

  • @studiotyson2963
    @studiotyson2963 Рік тому +5

    You are definitely NOT and "Amateur Knob Twiddler" (lol!) - as you stated on at the 9:10 mark. You are an accomplished musical artist! Another amazing video! Thank You!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +2

      Thank you so much! Amateur Knob Twiddler - Professional Gear Speedrunner;)

  • @Pablo668
    @Pablo668 Рік тому +8

    Great vid as always. Whatever the shortcomings may be with this thing, I am really liking the sounds coming out of it.

  • @jammystraub488
    @jammystraub488 Рік тому +7

    Still badass after all these years.

  • @gameon2000
    @gameon2000 Рік тому +2

    I had this "ticking all the whatever" monster fresh off the boat back then in the last millenium. A suprisingly good lead and the master keyboard.

  • @bouyahiamohamed816
    @bouyahiamohamed816 6 місяців тому +2

    I owned one back in 2007 , I love it bkz it was like beast , the keyboard is insanely sensitive and smooth , endless choices for sound designs

  • @AlexBallMusic
    @AlexBallMusic Рік тому +5

    Only a week after the documentary! Have you no shame? 😜

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      Public display of Prophecy;)

    • @AlexBallMusic
      @AlexBallMusic Рік тому +1

      @@AudioPilz Meta.

    • @kaikiefer8303
      @kaikiefer8303 Рік тому

      Very fitting. We need another fairytale from 1001 Arabian Nights. What was Genie testing again?

  • @AlineKiler123321
    @AlineKiler123321 Рік тому +3

    Once again a gear I ever heared about its like a sound/ gear history channel and the best Audio Piltz is already a legend and so good and fun to explain everything to a novise as me. Every friday is my gearday. Love Audio Pilz.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      Thank you so much!!!❤️❤️❤️

  • @weldinghand
    @weldinghand Рік тому +1

    Aaawyeaaaa!! The long-waited episode is finally here! If you want to get your brain short-circuited I strongly recommend this piece. But, if you succeed, it is highly rewarding for ears!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +1

      Yeah, this one is quite a challenge!

  • @jesusrocks7500
    @jesusrocks7500 Рік тому +2

    One of my favorite all time videos! You're just amazing.

  • @HiGlowie
    @HiGlowie Рік тому +3

    Dude, I’m so happy you chose the Prophecy!
    Fun fact: the korg z1 is a polyphonic prophecy

  • @DavidGHobson
    @DavidGHobson Рік тому +4

    Thank you, AudioPilz, for all the work you put into this video. My Prophecy is bent from someone jumping on it. I love it

  • @nsjx
    @nsjx 10 місяців тому +2

    What a pleasure to see u feat this beauty. Thx! I recall when this xame out. We took our weekly drool fest at the local Guitar Center. My buddy and I werr heavy into industrial sounds and he was enchanted by the honkin beautiful Kurzweil in the corner... I saw this little thing looking like a toy atop a synth rig and then pressed a key and my god... We hadnt heard sounds like this before.. They were slightly out of our teeny weeny budget tho... so we went back home and kept making cookie cutter jams on the D50 instead. I have ALWAYS wanted a Prophecy... just fin because. I wanna satisfy that kid back then. If I had only known half of what i know now about making sounds, i think i may have stayed until closing time. BUT the guy at GC at the time was wayyy cool, he told us to come SAMPLE (with our Akais2k) all the gear we wanted. lol... ahh the naive but friendly 90's

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  10 місяців тому +1

      90s all the way!!!

    • @nsjx
      @nsjx 10 місяців тому

      @@AudioPilz indeed 🤜

  • @nickthompson7743
    @nickthompson7743 Рік тому +2

    The krog proph is one of my favorite syntysizers. That bloke bt used to chuck his on the floor every night when he was touring ESCM, so really whats not to like. Love this channel, carry on!

  • @synthanatomy
    @synthanatomy Рік тому +6

    the Prophecy is one of the greatest synthesizers Korg has ever built. Very underestimated. You know where you can borrow the big brother Z1 from ;)

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +1

      Hey Tom, don't spoil future episodes;)

  • @gavinholt2768
    @gavinholt2768 Рік тому +3

    Wasn't expecting this one ! Your an absolute genius 🙂 well done audiopilz 👍

  • @ericlester3056
    @ericlester3056 Рік тому +2

    For anyone with a prophecy who didn't know: if you adjust or modulate the noise pre filter in the Comb oscillator and clip the output max, adjusting the comb feedback morphs between gritty random pulses and straight metal head grind noise. Tune the filter to the keys and morph between granular sine with the filter set to near max resonance and cello like bowed string tones. The comb can be set up as a physical modeling oscillator with the right modulation mapping. I've definitely made more convincing distorted guitar leads using combed saw and noise relegated to transient plucking effect and serial filter arrangement. This synth is silly powerful, and I wish I hadn't loaned it out. With a DAW this is practically the only sound design tool needed for every sort of sound, once you've memorized the maze or gotten the right editor, VST plugin you say. That would make this beast a real asset to those who get dizzy looking at the green on green and clicking the red glowing domes. I actually swapped the original nobs out for better older looking things. Didn't improve the looks but made grabbing those slippery rounded hamburger bun assignable nobs obsolete.

  • @davidszekely1770
    @davidszekely1770 Рік тому +2

    It's a great instrument, and it really shines through that you tried your best to showcase it! Thank you for the great video!

  • @ChinqMiau1
    @ChinqMiau1 Рік тому +3

    Love your content and presentation mate. Entirely addictive.

  • @kristianTV1974
    @kristianTV1974 Рік тому +5

    I really liked my time with the Prophecy in the late 90's!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      Nice!

    • @vectrexboy5605
      @vectrexboy5605 Рік тому

      Same here, I made some good BigBeat and Ambient stuff with this synth, which is so 90ies.

  • @johnutz907
    @johnutz907 2 місяці тому +1

    catching up on back episodes today while working late-ish on a us friday. Of all of the songs that you have produced for this channel that i have heard...this is by far my favorite! You put the keyboard in a very good light!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 місяці тому

      Thank you so much!!!

  • @tudorcotoi7011
    @tudorcotoi7011 Рік тому +2

    Man that first jam kicked ass! And the last one still manages to awake some UT memories ;)
    Great vid as always!

  • @TobyBorrow
    @TobyBorrow Рік тому +3

    I’m so glad you capitulated and admitted defeat. This still kicks arse 25 odd years later

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      Gotta be honest about that;)

    • @natwooding
      @natwooding 9 місяців тому

      Dug mine out the loft yesterday and was having fun creating storm sounds and interference with the Morphing Noises preset. 😃

  • @jonathanevans1310
    @jonathanevans1310 Рік тому +5

    I've had a love and hate relationship with this synth for years, absolutely split 50/50.

  • @vitaliiandronov8629
    @vitaliiandronov8629 Рік тому +1

    Nice sound! Only two pieces of my gear still don't have review here: model samples & korg ms2000, so waiting. Thank you Florian, the best show

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      Thank you!!! These two are moving up my list;)

  • @lasaintebarbe
    @lasaintebarbe Рік тому +1

    Wow I was not expecting to like that synth at all but you made it sounds so coooool! Awesome video as always! :)

  • @joonglegamer9898
    @joonglegamer9898 Рік тому +7

    It looks like an abomination, something a mother would not even love, yet I want one. Why? WHY Florian? WHY! You've brought this unwanted creation to my attention, and I hate it as much as I love it, and now I want one. Ah. Pilz speaking (This is a word for Beer). Have a great weekend and thanks for introducing us all to something we cant possibly want but...have to have.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +1

      Have a nice weekend!

    • @helisoma
      @helisoma Рік тому

      the exact same thing happened to me and i had a like new one recently shipped over from japan for an amazing deal ($375)

  • @KeytarKris
    @KeytarKris Рік тому +1

    I love it when you say “ C U Next Time”. It makes me smile. I used to say the same thing to my rude customers in retail sales.🤟

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      Happy to hear that, thanks!

  • @GavinLyonsCreates
    @GavinLyonsCreates Рік тому +2

    That's another mad one, great content as usual!

  • @slipknotboy555
    @slipknotboy555 Рік тому +3

    This is actually pretty cool. Of course, Korg opted for it to be monophonic because polyphony required too much horsepower at the time, heh. Great video as always

  • @Death_By_Media
    @Death_By_Media Рік тому +4

    The Prophesy was right with the Nord Lead in bringing “ analog “ subtractive synthesis back into the music production zeitgeist. The Korg VST is great and brought back a lot of the joy of its engine. I do miss the ribbon wheel however . It would be fantastic if Korg brought this synth back beefed up a bit in its Wavestate / Modwave /Opsix platform with that ribbon wheel intact .

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +2

      I'd take a Volca Prophecy too;)

  • @flatlyna2223
    @flatlyna2223 Рік тому +1

    Yet again you bring a smile to my face with your video's! Many thanks.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      Thank you so much❤️❤️❤️

  • @EchoKraft
    @EchoKraft 4 місяці тому +2

    I owned one of these. I love this synthesizer. Problem was the jacks on the back were known to break so I had it fixed and I sold it.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 місяці тому +1

      This one had this issue too!!!

  • @uk_carnage
    @uk_carnage Рік тому +3

    Auidopilz right in the feels! 🤣 This was my first synth, it's so bizarre and out there. I regret selling it, but I got a trinity with the mossboard prophecy upgrade, I decided it wasn't worth having two similar synths.

  • @lundsweden
    @lundsweden Рік тому +5

    Korg recently released a VST version of this too, I've bought it and its excellent!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +1

      Really gotta give that one a try!

  • @alphabeets
    @alphabeets Рік тому +1

    Great video, dude! Great sounding synth. Nice sounding filter.

  • @glennmckenzie1096
    @glennmckenzie1096 Рік тому +2

    Love my Prophecy and it has gained additional use as a perfect controller for software modeled instruments like Swarm's 'Cello

  • @8-BitHeart79
    @8-BitHeart79 Рік тому +6

    This episode was awesome! Definitely a synth I forgot about in its obscurity!!! I would love it if Behringer were to recreate this one but make it a 6 voice poly!!

    • @Supersatan79
      @Supersatan79 Рік тому +2

      It has already been recreated to 12 voice poly by Korg with the mighty Z1.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +1

      There's a VST too!

  • @huwmorgan74
    @huwmorgan74 Рік тому +2

    Just come back from a long, dark walk in the woods. Perfect for my Friday night viewing. Thank you sir for bringing us this 'holy crap!' bad gear video!

  • @woopsie2003
    @woopsie2003 Рік тому +2

    thanks as always for your awesome vids they bring me a lot of joy ..... happy ive stuck around n am excited... seriously your content was always great but youve come really far! keep it up ❤

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +1

      Thank you so much!!! Stick around!

    • @woopsie2003
      @woopsie2003 Рік тому

      @@AudioPilz of course of course i will ✨

  • @SonicVibe
    @SonicVibe Рік тому +1

    Top notch as always and the predator lasers 👍 and video editing you are the best at !

  • @jaysonnorman8955
    @jaysonnorman8955 Рік тому +7

    This synth had some amazing tones. I have no idea how this got to be on "Bad Gear." 🤔

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +2

      You can call it controversial if you will;)

  • @IpfxTwin
    @IpfxTwin Рік тому +7

    This one was an absolute gem. How have I never heard of this one??

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +2

      It's an underground legend!

    • @sideefxtv
      @sideefxtv Рік тому

      Too young maybe? Anyway.. keep exploring, it is funny state to be

  • @vbarr67
    @vbarr67 Рік тому +2

    I love the humour :D Great review as ever ! The Prophecy really sounds awesome, your tracks are amazing and you're darn right, the features can be cryptic and the UI can be frustrating. I think this synth really stands out in terms of originality and expressivity, like you hear a sound and you think "that must have been done with a Prophecy, no other synth can do that"

  • @catincog
    @catincog Рік тому +2

    Awesome episode. I had a prophecy for a long time. I loved that thing. Made lots of fun sounds. Mod wheel 3 with the ribbon control was the highlight of this beast for me.
    Sometimes I miss it but had to pass it onto another synth cat.
    You’re no amateur my man. You always make these synths sing fantastic tunes.

  • @Nicolas.S
    @Nicolas.S Рік тому +4

    Got this synth in 96, still think it's one of the most sexy looking. Sounds good too.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      Definitely not in it for the looks either;)

  • @patrikknoerr9777
    @patrikknoerr9777 Рік тому +2

    First thought: "Now, in absence of anything better, we scrape the bottom of the barrel" But hey, this looks like an upgrade to the 707, and it almost sounds like one. Only more versatile and way better sounding. I'm intrigued. I lost track of the synths released in the 90s... this is one of the interesting ones I missed. Sadly, the production quality of the 80s can not be found here.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      That one is more or less a cult classic - for better or worse;)

    • @patrikknoerr9777
      @patrikknoerr9777 Рік тому

      @@AudioPilz You're getting old when you miss the cult classics of the 90s because anything 90s related is filed under "new gear" :)

  • @SpikesStudio3
    @SpikesStudio3 Рік тому +1

    OMFG you finally did the Prophecy!!!!! I suggested this at least a year ago. Finest piece of bad/awesome gear. Cant tell you how stoked i am with this. I would relish mine back. As a "right time, right place" poece for me. Cutting edge difficulty. ❤️❤️❤️

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @SpikesStudio3
      @SpikesStudio3 Рік тому

      @@AudioPilz 👍

  • @moogdome2562
    @moogdome2562 Рік тому

    Always thought it looked odd. Just love your entertaining, amusing and informative channel.. Keep up the good work. Take care. Greetings from Sheffield UK.

  • @tB3o3tR9o9
    @tB3o3tR9o9 Рік тому +3

    this was one of the first synths i ever played in the mid 90's at a music store in Hannover City when i cut school and i was impressed by it, especially the GM drums i liked lol

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      There are GM drums???😳😳😳

    • @tB3o3tR9o9
      @tB3o3tR9o9 Рік тому

      @@AudioPilz i don't know, whether there is a full set of GM drums, more than one Kit or just a couple of drums laying on the keys. i just remember, there is definitely a drum kit in that synth that sounded to me like GM back then, also that i wasn't able to sequence a beat somehow, probably because of the lack of a sequencer. unfortunately you left it out, but good gear review anyway once again!

  • @NineFourOneMedia
    @NineFourOneMedia Рік тому +3

    This thing was digital 90s badassery. Just bought another Triton after selling my original version 18 years ago - going to stick a (now very pricey!!) EXB-MOSS board in it and rave my face off.

  • @Jobotubular
    @Jobotubular Рік тому +2

    Bought mine last year out of curiosity. When the previous owner ran a finger over the ribbon I was sold. A year later, and I still haven't figured out how to get it sounding as good as he did.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      Some people just make it shine. Love what the Balkan guys do with it

  • @FLUFFYCAT_PNW
    @FLUFFYCAT_PNW Рік тому +2

    Screaming track, as usual, my friend. Wowzers. And to think that anyone with a few grand wants one of these things. Thanks for the true knowledge. 🔥✨

  • @gingerAV
    @gingerAV Рік тому +3

    wow, some of those sounds actually made my stomach hurt. excellent job

  • @burgermind802
    @burgermind802 Рік тому +5

    Ozric Tentacles were big fans of the prophecy

  • @philcassel
    @philcassel Рік тому +1

    Brilliant stuff every time !

  • @g10118
    @g10118 Рік тому +2

    Really neat, totally bizarre instrument. The plastic hot dog is pure korg insanity. They should bring it back.