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Rated 5 / 5 High Quality and Versatile I have owned the REV2 16 voice for just over a year. It is my first analog synth and I did painstakingly detailed research and testing before purchasing it.



It is an extremely well built and high quality instrument - really feels professional grade. It is extremely versatile in the types of sounds that it can produce. The modulation and routing are so easy to set up and you are able to create complicated and dynamic patches with ease! It is so much more fun to play with than any soft-synth that I've ever owned. The keyboard is really fantastic, I compared it to others and must say that this was a big positive for the REV2 (and other sequential products) over similarly priced competitors. The REV2 sounds amazing, is extremely versatile and is just fun to play with. Some of the music that I'm most proud to have made would not have been possible without this instrument. Its workflow, quality and versatility are absolutely killer and I'd recommend that anyone looking for an analog polysynth consider it.



What you will have to live with: It definitely has a character - If that character is not to your liking then you may be frustrated trying to force it into being something that it's not. The lack of organization of the presets and menu diving for the sequencers are just idiotic - there is a third party software that makes this easier but it's less than ideal.



Issues that are not so bad if you are working with a DAW but still a little annoying: Only one effect per layer. I wish that the filter was more versatile/there were other filter modes - know what they sound like and what they're capable of before you buy (again, this is part of the instrument's character).



Overall: Amazing instrument. When working with it in a studio/DAW environment it is crazy how amazing this thing can sound and the versatility is really fantastic (for the record I don't play live so I cannot speak to that use case). Any song I put the REV2 in sounds better and exploring sounds with it frequently is what starts my song writing process. Rated 5 / 5 So glad I made the leap! I grew up on a Roland Juno-106 followed by a D-50 (with a D-110 and Oberheim Matrix-6R, then an ARP Odyssey and a Rhodes Seventy-Three... anyway) and always dreamed of the legendary Prophet-5. Owning the Rev2 now is more than a dream-come-true. This synth is an ever-growing list of nice touches. First, it feels as good as it looks and it really looks awesome. The controls are deceptively easy to use -- there is most definitely a learning curve to get really proficient but you never have to go menu-diving just to, say, attach a couple of modulation points and find yourself with a _really_ cool evolving sound! And that's the thing -- the SOUND of this 'board just nails it. There are some great factory homages to classic songs done on other Prophets (and related instruments) but there are some really impressive "analogs" of acoustic instruments as well as some _really_ modern sounding patches. This is NOT some one-trick phat-synth pony! I had strongly considered getting a digital synth or perhaps an analog modelling synth, but there is just no substitute for the Real Thing. And I am constantly surprised by just how much the Real Thing can do! Rated 5 / 5 Objectophilia Stunning. Absolutely fantastic instrument. After playing around with a lot of the Korg and Behringer vintage mono clones, I decided it was time I got a real poly. I got the 16 voice. And it is unbelievable. It's so versatile. You can literally make any sound with it. I'm in love with it. I can't stop touching it. Don't tell my wife, but if it came down to her or this synth, I'd choose the synth. Rated 5 / 5 Covers a lot of territory. Definitely get the 16 voice. You can stack 2 patches together to make really nice, complex 8 voice patches. The sound is good. It actually sounds a lot like my Juno 6, probably due to the DCO architecture. I’ve never been a huge fan of the Curtis filter sound to be honest, but it works well for this modern type of sound, and I’m finding that I’m starting to like it. I gave it 5 stars because it truly is a perfect, complete product. If you want huge, vintage sounding tone... get a vintage synth or a moog. Rated 5 / 5 The Perfect Modern Polysyth When Dave Smith Instruments introduced the original Prophet 08 in 2007 I was very intrigued. I got to audition the Prophet 08 in a local music store around that same time and chose it over the Roland V Synth GT as what I was really looking for was that warm analog tone even though the Roland had way more performance functionality. The Prophet was one of the very few new polyphonic analog synths at the time and I loved the fact that it sounded so reminiscent of the the synths from the 1980's that I remember using as a teenager. I absolutely cherish the original Prophet 08 against all it's critics especially as a live instrument as I love running it through analog guitar pedals like chorus and delay.

Since buying the Prophet 08 ten years ago I have collected a variety of Dave Smiths synths such as the Mopho, Tetra, Prophet 6 and OB 6 desktop. When Dave Smith introduced the updated Rev2 with sixteen voices and updated features I knew I would have to buy it at some point, as the only other sixteen voice analog synth in my studio is the Alesis Andromeda.



I have had the Prophet 08 Rev2 for a a couple weeks now and must say the warmth of the synth is exceptional especially with the addition of the sub oscillator. The addition of digital effects is a nice touch that will make the synth more convenient for live use however I wish there was an analog chorus instead of a digital one. The sixteen voices means absolutely lush endless pads and a more seamless sound when in stack mode.



I don't plan on getting rid of my old Prophet 08 anytime soon as it still has it's use. If you looking for a good well rounded polyphonic synth you have a number of choices these days such as the VCO based Korg Prologue which is similar in many ways to the Prophet Rev2 with the exception of all the modulation possibilities and the addition of digital oscillator. The modern DCO synths such as the Prophet can sound just as warm an analog as its VCO counterparts. The best part of the Prophet 08 series to me is it's good generic tone as it can sound like many classic synths without being immediately pinpointed as having a specific sound.



I have to say Sweetwaters service is exceptional. Jonathan Casarow my sales guy for the past few years has always come through when I need him, thank you Jonathan!