It's a fantastically characterful, well-designed instrument - a top-tier poly and a worthy flagship for the Brute range. Sound-wise, the PolyBrute leans towards complex, evolving sounds full of subtle timbral shifts. Other hands-on controls include pitch and multifunction wheels and an assignable touchstrip. The voices can be used polyphonically or in splits and layers, with a fully-loaded Unison mode also an option.Įach of the 768 presets exists in two states, and you can seamlessly morph between them using a dedicated knob.

That’s not to say that this new Brute is any way underwhelming, though in fact, quite the opposite is true.Įach of the six voices features two Brute waveshaping VCOs, a full-spectrum noise generator, enhanced Steiner multimode filter, custom low-pass ladder filter, three LFOs, three Envelope Generators and more. It always felt like it would only be a matter of time before Arturia released a large-scale analogue polysynth, so the launch of the PolyBrute - a 61-key, 6-voice instrument - didn't come as a total surprise. There are a few modern enhancements - velocity sensitivity and aftertouch on the keyboard, MIDI and USB connectivity, Control voltage and gate ins/outs - but to all intents and purposes, this is quite simply the rebirth of a classic. Those with an eye on authenticity can also be assured that the Prophet-5 features original, genuine Curtis VCOs and filters (as used in the Prophet-5 Rev3), as well as the Dave Rossum-designed SSI 2140 filter, the modern counterpart of the original SSM 2040 Rossum designed for the Prophet-5 Rev1 and Rev2. Modulation is provided by a multi-waveshape LFO and Poly Mod, which allows the filter envelope and oscillator B to be routed to a variety of destinations, including filter cutoff frequency, oscillator A frequency, and oscillator A pulse width. This reboot features five voices with two multi-waveform analogue oscillators, resonant analogue low-pass filters and amplifiers, and a filter and amplifier envelope per voice. Timed to coincide with Sequential founder Dave Smith’s 70th year, the new Prophet-5 takes the iconic synth designer back to his roots.

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