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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.
> >