BLIND TEST: Prophet 5/10 REV4 vs Prophet 6 (J3PO remix...)
Added 2020-11-29 17:40:52 +0000 UTCHi!
Quite a few people have been asking me for a Prophet 5 Rev 4 review, but frankly what's really interesting to me (and I think many others) is whether it's worth the extra cost (and fewer features) over the Prophet 6.
Now, I probably would have been trying to get my hands on both if it wasn't for Julian Pollack (J3PO) making such a fine comparison already.
The thing is, when I watched his video, at times I felt the difference was minimal, and at many others, I couldn't tell the difference, which is different from the conclusion he got to.
While I do believe in "mojo" and things that are beyond what we hear, in the presence of an instrument made by the legendary Dave Smith, the big question is, is that worth not only the extra cost but also the lack of additional features in the Prophet 6 (stereo voices, digital fx, arp and sequencer, analog distortion and more).
Anyway, I reached out to Julian and told him I couldn't hear a substantial difference, told him about what I wanted to do, and he was awesome enough to send me the raw edit and let me chop it up and make a blind test out of it, which is what I did.
So, if you were considering a Prophet 5/10 (or a 6), hopefully this helps you one way or the other!
All my best,
Ziv (remixing synth videos on youtube as "Loopop"...)
