Music Machines Spec Sheet
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Synth: SCI Prophet 2000 sampler
Review by: Kyle Farrell (orb@ee.washington.edu)

Summary: 12 bit sampler w/ analog filters

Years Made: '85 ???
Polyphony: 8
Multitimbrality: 16
MIDI: 
    Note on/off: yes
    MIDI controllers (aftertouch, CC, etc): pitch & mod (global-
					    effects all voices)
    Sysex patch dumping: yes
    Sysex parameter control: yes
    MIDI sample dump:  yes
Other external control: 
    CV/Gate: no
    Clock: arpeggiator syncs to MIDI
    Other CV: no
    Audio outputs: Left & right.  Optional 8x output available, although
		   has drawbacks: samples are monophonic, no voice stacking
		   or crossfades between samples.
    Audio input: mono input for sampling
    Proprietary (DCB, etc): no
    Programmer: none
Patch storage: 12 patches, storable via 3.5" disk
    Patch dumping (tape, MIDI, etc): disk drive
Voice architecture:
	2 Loops available per sample (sustain/release)
	Forward/Backward playback
	VCF: Frequency & resonance control.  Mods include (invertible) ADSR
	     envelope, keyboard tracking, (global) LFO and velocity (for
	     filter envelope peak, attack rate and release rate).
	VCA: ADSR envelope with velocity for control of peak, attack and
	     release rates.
	Note: Hardwiring of voices
Sequencer/Arpeggiator: very flexible arpeggiator
Keyboard/rack:
	Prophet 2000: 5 octave keyboard
	Prophet 2002: Rackmount
Known problems: Some disk drives have been reported to be buggy
Accessories:
Related synths/gear: (see above) Also see Prophet 3000 16-bit sampler
Comments:
    Strengths: 12 bit, analog filters, arpeggiator, analog controls are
	       straight forward and easy to use.
    Weaknesses: 12 bit, mapping can be difficult, 1 global LFO for entire
	        synth, hardwiring of voices, display is only 3 digits.
    Overall: good sampler if you're on a budget.
    Other: