I have the Rev2 mainly because I had a Prophet 600 back in the day and I regretted selling it. I only paid around $200 for it in the early '90s. The Rev2 is light years beyond what the Prophet 600 was.
True! I like that the Rev2 is sitting perfectly in the middle between warm analog retro sound and cold digital modern sound. It has just the right character for me!
I have one. It's remarkable and quite flexible. It's not so much "thin" as it can lack some warmth due to the DCOs...they're perfectly in tune. Run it through an effects pedal and it warms right up! It's a great synth, and viscous for leads. It carves.
@@performtransform I got myself a desktop version and completely agree! I run it through my Octatrack which I run through my Analog Heat and it gets real warm real fast :)
I have two Virus TI, a desktop and the 61 key. I was contemplating selling one of the two and purchasing a Rev 2. I'm glad I found your video. I don't hear anything that the Virus can't do. In fact, it's rather uncanny how closely the two synths sound. If I didn't know better, I'd think you were playing a Virus. I'd be losing the 16 part multitimbrality in favor of a two part multitimbral synth by switching to a Rev 2. Never mind giving up the much more complex modulation routing and the 6 slot matrix. I thank you for this vid. It's made my decision easier!
@@corporalkush2060what did you buy? I'm similar. Have a TI and as it covers everything you could want (apart from really decent wave tables, let's face it they kinda all sound the same) I see nothing worthwhile these days in hardware synths apart from the hydrasynth. The same old analog synthesizers keep coming out with nothing added new, and often things taken away like in the rev2 it has no HP or BP filters. I mean come on
@@ActorsPunk I would sell it quickly if I were you, because for 4% of the price, people and me, now use the Viper VST for those kinds of specific sounds. A real virus is still a problem in a Daw with no support anymore... its over 🥀
I actually have the prophet rev 2, but I couldn’t find these sounds anywhere on it… Do I have to download an update or something? Or are these your own sounds and not the factory presets? Or can you tell me where to find these sounds on my prophet? Thank you so much!
There’s 512 factory presets in four factory banks that cannot be overwritten. However there are 4 more user banks of the same 512 presets that can be modified and overwritten. And yes the knobs on the front panel are modifying the sound of any given preset currently loaded for playing.
Can you create a sound from "scratch" or is a preset required to begin? I'm trying to figure out which sequential I want and I have zero desire to use presets on any of them. @@spiralminus
I've had my 16 voice for 3 years now. Although it has amazing, orchestral pads, I find the mono bass and leads are just not thick like my Juno 106, and the rest of the sounds I struggle to find a place for it in modern pop music....Great demo though!
Even though you’re playing technique is really good, I appreciate the fact that you didn’t show off too much and stuck to showing off many sounds instead of up to you. Thank you
@@melting94 its a pain to stand up from keyboard to change settings on a seperate unit on the shelf above say a foot and a half higher, I feel that it would be better to have the keys and controls all together……. Laziness maybe and yes you can save money, but shop around and the difference in price can be close, mines the 16 voice unit
I have the Rev2 mainly because I had a Prophet 600 back in the day and I regretted selling it. I only paid around $200 for it in the early '90s. The Rev2 is light years beyond what the Prophet 600 was.
True! I like that the Rev2 is sitting perfectly in the middle between warm analog retro sound and cold digital modern sound. It has just the right character for me!
Yep...I have a prophet 6...REV 2 is next on my list! Thanks for this awesome demo!
Rev2 is my fav. I loved my prophet 6 but i had to choose one and I decided to keep rev 2.
All good… but the Prophet 10 with the Eventide Blackhole reverb is the Ayatollah of Rock n Rollah!
Why do you like the rev2 over the 6?
The best REV 2 demo on the internet!!! Sequential should hire you
Really appreciated! 🙏
That sound is the bomb, I need one of these.
Great sounds!
Nice Rev2 demo of the factory sounds…I think I still want one!!
Great performance!...You are a rev 2 ambassador..nice one. 👏👏👏👌
Many thanks Tony! 🎶
i love this thing, couple voice chips died but Sequential fixed it for me. every time i sit down at this thing i have a blast
That's a beast of a synth! Well demoed!
Thanks 🎶
What a beast.
Yeah i had prophet 5 in the 80s . Ive got the prophet 2 now..nice one!👌👍
Very nice!
thanks for this!
sounds ♥☺
Nice Demo
excellent
Prophets are the 80s smooth RnB/Quiet Storm synth. So sexy!
I keep seeing people say that the Rev2 sounds "thin", but...are we listening to the same synthesizer here??
Probably just justifying anti-GAS to themselves because its actually their wallets that are thin.
I have one. It's remarkable and quite flexible. It's not so much "thin" as it can lack some warmth due to the DCOs...they're perfectly in tune. Run it through an effects pedal and it warms right up! It's a great synth, and viscous for leads. It carves.
@@performtransform I got myself a desktop version and completely agree! I run it through my Octatrack which I run through my Analog Heat and it gets real warm real fast :)
Agree…. It’s an amazing synth!
I have two Virus TI, a desktop and the 61 key. I was contemplating selling one of the two and purchasing a Rev 2. I'm glad I found your video. I don't hear anything that the Virus can't do. In fact, it's rather uncanny how closely the two synths sound. If I didn't know better, I'd think you were playing a Virus.
I'd be losing the 16 part multitimbrality in favor of a two part multitimbral synth by switching to a Rev 2. Never mind giving up the much more complex modulation routing and the 6 slot matrix. I thank you for this vid. It's made my decision easier!
@@corporalkush2060what did you buy?
I'm similar. Have a TI and as it covers everything you could want (apart from really decent wave tables, let's face it they kinda all sound the same) I see nothing worthwhile these days in hardware synths apart from the hydrasynth. The same old analog synthesizers keep coming out with nothing added new, and often things taken away like in the rev2 it has no HP or BP filters.
I mean come on
The Virus has a very thin sound compared to the Rev 2, the only thing it has is better great sounding FX's.
The virus is not so good, thin sound.
The Summit is now the best choice in 2023.
Good point with the multitimbrality, but rev 2 has a 16 mod matrix.
@@ActorsPunk I would sell it quickly if I were you, because for 4% of the price, people and me, now use the Viper VST for those kinds of specific sounds. A real virus is still a problem in a Daw with no support anymore... its over 🥀
I have the Dave Smith Instruments rev 2, along with an autographed poster of Dave.
R.I.P. Dave. Legendary human.
Great video , may i ask if we can edit both parts at the same time ? or copy past on part to the other ?
At 4:52 is that a song or are you just messing around? So beautiful, almost brought me to tears. Great demo. ❤
Thank you Paul! I was just messing around but I’m happy you felt the vibe! 🎶
I actually have the prophet rev 2, but I couldn’t find these sounds anywhere on it… Do I have to download an update or something? Or are these your own sounds and not the factory presets? Or can you tell me where to find these sounds on my prophet? Thank you so much!
Sounds like Nights Off by Siriusmo
Are you playing a certain song at 4:40? I recognize it but can’t put my finger on it.
Yes it’s Everything in its right place by Radiohead :)
At 2:31 it sounds like you change into Blue in Green by Bill Evans.
1:05 That's the JMJ laser harp sound!
The sound originally came from a Synthex. The laser harp was first built and used by Bernard Szajner and later used by JMJ
@@oblitafierI thought there was a unique parameter on the Synthex that made it impossible to copy the patch on regular subtractive synths…?
How do presets work in these? If you turn a knob does it modify that parameter? Can you overwrite factory presets?
There’s 512 factory presets in four factory banks that cannot be overwritten. However there are 4 more user banks of the same 512 presets that can be modified and overwritten. And yes the knobs on the front panel are modifying the sound of any given preset currently loaded for playing.
Can you create a sound from "scratch" or is a preset required to begin? I'm trying to figure out which sequential I want and I have zero desire to use presets on any of them. @@spiralminus
Are those presets? I don’t recognize any of them 🫤
Yes, all factory presets! If you zoom on the screen you can read which preset I’m using :)
I see 😊 but you tweaked them a little bit? For example opening the cutoff on the first one LosVangelis
@@giusa_music9924 Zooming the screen on a youtube video should be patented.
what track is the riff played at 4:41?
Radiohead - Everything in its right place :)
@@giusa_music9924 Thanks this synth sounds so much fuller and nicer than the original!
The original is coming from a Prophet 5 so.. congrats to Rev2! :)
I've had my 16 voice for 3 years now. Although it has amazing, orchestral pads, I find the mono bass and leads are just not thick like my Juno 106, and the rest of the sounds I struggle to find a place for it in modern pop music....Great demo though!
Even though you’re playing technique is really good, I appreciate the fact that you didn’t show off too much and stuck to showing off many sounds instead of up to you. Thank you
Thanks Brian, much appreciated! I like to hear the patches and see which ideas come along :) Rev2 is an amazing synth btw.
4:43 HAHAHA
Started pretty well but then... The resonance! 😂
Radiohead but its funk.
Selling my 16 voice rev 2 if anybody in the UK wants one
Is this the 8 or 16 voice ?
8 voice!
@@giusa_music9924 literally just got one a few hours ago 😇
@@lovehalfblack9420 enjoy! Programming this synth is always fun!
... very hard brickwall/maximizer limiting ...🤔
Just think if it had bass.
I have the rev 2 desktop…. Kick myself for not getting the one with keys but the desktop is now £400 gb pounds more than what I paid new
Why do you regret not getting module instead of the one with keys? Bout to do the same thing to save some money
@@melting94 its a pain to stand up from keyboard to change settings on a seperate unit on the shelf above say a foot and a half higher, I feel that it would be better to have the keys and controls all together……. Laziness maybe and yes you can save money, but shop around and the difference in price can be close, mines the 16 voice unit
Rev2 > serum
Serum in hardware would be a serious thing!
@@giusa_music9924 true, my god a hardware serum would be soooo killer. it would probably need the oscillator count of a moog one though lmao
This cost almost 3k
Peak 8 voice $1599. Great also for small closets.
Please play it real life… and THEN complain of thinness