This is interesting reading. I guess there's two questions. To what
degree was Yamaha modelling the Prophet 5? How well does the AN model
emulate the Prophet?
I had read this article before and reasoned that the addition of
oscillator cross-mod to the AN plugin card was to give it more
prophet-like features. Still, audio rate modulation of the filter and
pulsewidth are not available on any of the AN models. Nor is the
ability to use noise as a modulation source (I think). These are
Prophet trademarks and one would think that a faithful model would
attempt such features.
If Yamaha modelled the Prophet, they did an incomplete job. However,
if the AN model is merely Prophet influenced, it's a pretty complete
synthesizer.
Cheers,
Jerry
--- In AN1x-list@y..., Mark Pipher <mpipher@m...> wrote:
> It's definitely fact, not theory. Take a read through this page from
> Yamaha's XGfactory website, regarding the PLG150AN card:
>
> http://www.xgfactory.com/html/plg/p150anx.htm
>
> Here are a few quotes that sum it up for everyone and put this to
rest:
>
> "PLG150-ANX - The closest thing to a Sequential Circuits Prophet 5
you will
> ever hear from modeling synthesis is now available as a PLG board
for your
> SW1000XG."
>
> "There was always something about the Prophet 5 that made it sound
> wonderful. Maybe it was the filters, maybe the oscillators, and
maybe the
> overall design. Whatever it was, it inspired Yamaha to develop the
> PLG150ANX, based around our acclaimed AN1x synth technology, but
revoiced
> and re-tweaked to give you as close as we can get to the original
sound of
> what many people call the best analogue synth ever made."
>
> Settled? :)
>
> Mark
>
>
> On 10/28/02 9:55 AM, "Chada, Jaish" <jaish.chada@r...> wrote:
>
> > From my previous post, I think Ed (bastiaan) is right. The Nord
Lead DID
> > have a lot of Prophet 5 patches, and Clavia were one of (or THE)
first to
> > produce a VIRTUAL Analogue synth. SO, since most companies jumped
on to
> > start a trend, it makes sense that Yamaha, rather than outright
copying the
> > Nord Lead, would have said, "Hey we know Sequential's Secrets and
can do a
> > better job of a Prophet 5 emulation or any other analogue for
that matter"
> > and produced the AN1x. Well, that's my conspiracy theory.
> > -Jaish
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: xpander [mailto:xpander@e...]
> > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 9:25 AM
> > To: AN1x-list@y...
> > Subject: Re: [AN1x] synthesizer modeling
> >
> >
> > You may be thinking of the Nord Lead 1 (Which had many Prophet 5
> > factory patches released for it).
> >
> > On Monday, October 28, 2002, at 02:11 AM, Bastiaan van de Werk
wrote:
> >
> >> I allways thought they used the prophet as a 'template' for the
> >> an1x...never heard a real prophet so I couldn't really tell you
if it
> >> sounds anyting alike.
> >