Sequential Prophet REV2-8

I have it since over 3 years, I had previously a Mopho 4X, so DSi ( still at the time) wasn't unknown to me, I don't believe that it was ever to anybody that was ever into music production.

I had a small problem in the begging with it, I wanted the filter of the REV2 to sound like the Prophet 6 one..but it doesn't..it is different...I have found a kind of stepped filter spectrum that at first sounded much harsher and not as warm as its siblings or first degree cousins.
With time, I grew to love the filter, to accept its different nuances and even stepped edges. It is not as round as I reckoned I needed to create the emblematic brassy sound...but with time, I also learned how to find a sweet spot that gets very, very close.

The rest, is ridiculously deep, there's so many modulation alternatives that I started to appreciate more the new alternative routes against the more classic approach I wanted to achieve at the beginning.
The sequencer is super interesting too, I love it!

It is versatile, and that is what then a Prophet 6 is not as much, I would like also to have one, but it`s true that I wouldn't be using it for so many varied things as I do with the REV2.

The keyed is amazingly expressive, not just the aftertouch, but the velocity and the weight of the keys in itself is all very pleasurable to play.

There are now a few new synths on the market that have many different functionalities to offer, but in 2018, and in this price range, I couldn't have found a better option for me.

The DSi company, now Sequential, is amazingly helpful, I contact them more than once and they are maybe the best and more friendly guys I have ever sealed with.
Thomann is also pretty helpful and I bought equipment from them many times, I lost count, always very reasonable and responsible.

I've nothing bad to say about it. Okay, people say the filters aren't as musical as many other synths, and sure... but if you want a Moog or Juno, get yourself a Moog or Juno.

If you like sound design this is for you. If you like a smooth, beautiful sounding poly for a good price, this is for you. I've got the 8 voice and have never felt limited by that, but I'm all studio and make house/broken beat/some technoes and am not a live player. Works perfectly for me.

Anyway, you should buy this. It's the boss in my studio. I use it for pads, leads, and when I'm not using it I just kind of stare at it lovingly.

There's not much that can be said that hasn't already. It's a great synth!
For me, VCO's are just too unstable for what I do and so the Rev2 is a perfect DCO synth for sitting in a clean, modern, in-tune mix. Plays very well with VST's! Heaps of modulation options make this a sound designers dream.
The build quality is superb, and even the pcb-mount knobs have a satifying resistance to them. Makes a great midi controller too, with its superb fatar keybed and masses of assignability.
No problems with voice limits so far as I use it in the studio, though live players that use the dual layer feature or play complex chords with long releases may want to look at the 16 due to potential voice stealing.

After owning a Prophet 08 for several years, I knew what were the things that in my opinion could be improved. With the Prophet REV 2 they have surpassed those needs and expectations.

The physical build is awesome, every part of it feels way robust and thicker than the previous one. The screen, the keyboard and the knobs are clearly better.

The sound is still wonderful as usual, and now better than ever with the addition of new features: polyphonic sequencer, effects, sub-oscillator, convenient and quick way to assign destinations in the modulation, etc.

I am 100% satisfied.

A staple synth to have in the studio. Great for pads and ambience, lots of richness and depth in the sound. Leads are ok, nothing amazing in my opinion compared to other synth that are way cheaper (Prologue).
The keys are way too sensitive. I understand they are weighed and supposed to fee like a piano but this is not a Nord and you don't want to play it like a piano. Other pet peeve is that the huge amount of presets are not organised in a comprehensive way, you have to browse through so many presets to just find a simple lead, or an pad. It can be very time consuming! I like this synth but it is just not ergonomic enough compared to what is being made nowadays.

So the REV2 came out and was lusting it a lot. Anyway i was an owner of a pro8 and the revision 2 with the better seq, pw in all waves and ofcourse the great fx, just made me sell the old one and buy the new in an instant. The box arrived in typical thomann quality packing and everything was nice, until i took it out and tested the synths' build quality first of all which unfortunately didnt follow the price tag. Most of the encoders feel wobbly, it doesnt affect the synth functionality but compared to my dominion 1 knobs which they feel like they are forged onto the chassis somehow made me fall into comparing them. I mailed immediately DSI fearing that my instrument might be faulty along with a video showing the wobble and the chassis bend in the middle and they responded that all REVS2 are like that and i should not worry and have fun with it. Im deffo gonna have fun with it and not thinking to resell it (at least now), however the build quality is a bit of a let down even compared to its predecessor.