![]() All the extensive modulation sources output to CV as well. The 16 track 64 step sequencer outputs to CV and all other modulation destinations. ![]() ![]() In addition to MIDI in, MIDI out 1, MIDI thru and MIDI out 2, it has 4 CV inputs, 4 CV outputs and a gate output. The Pro 3 improves on the Pro 2 capabilities to function as your control center synth. There are 3 LFOs, and to be exact, the wavetable oscillator can be your 4th LFO, and its abilities are a real upgrade to the LFO palette. There is 1 latchable position-sensitive touch slider, without pressure-sensitivity. Personally, I would have liked to have split oscillator routing through two different filters, but this is minor. Dave Smith says it would get messy routing 3 filters, and most of the time routing a low-pass through a low pass wouldn’t make sense. There is no serial, parallel, or split oscillator routing. Obviously, the Pro 3 is no Waldorf Quantum, but I’m 100% certain that is not Sequential’s intention nor are the price points remotely comparable. There is also a Sequential wavetable generator site to make an unlimited selection of wavetables for those user supplied slots. Wavetable slots 33-64 are for user supplied wavetables as of the 1.1 firmware update. Wavetable slots 1-32 are factory supplied wavetables. The 3rd digital oscillator is quite interesting, with 64 digital wavetable slots with 16 waves in each slot with wave morphing can function as an LFO for complex wavetable-based modulation. Mixing it up even further with all 3 oscillators set to different waveforms, shaping and modulation is the peak use of the paraphonic mode in my opinion. Some might consider 3 voices with 2 distinct types of oscillators to be somewhat unusual, however I think the unusual would be very desirable and exactly what you want. A 2 oscillator duo mode is also in firmware 1.1 and newer. You can stick to the classic wave shapes (triangle, saw and pulse, all with wave shaping) common to all 3 oscillators (analog and digital) to get fairly similar paraphonic voices. I think many people will really like the Pro 3’s analog oscillators. To be clear though, you can only do 2 of those voices with the exact same oscillators (analog). With all 3 oscillators, the Pro 3 has 3 paraphonic voices instead of the Moog Subsequent 37’s 2 paraphonic voices. Dave Smith did his homework here, the market yearned for analog and wavetable oscillators and the price is still in a range it doesn’t have to compete with high-end polys. Paraphonic is the most I need and most of the time mono. I have 2 flagship polyphonics I am not looking for the Pro 3 to do chords or pads, though it can do that very well. My Pro 3 use is generally lead, bass, percussion, heavily sequenced or modulated sounds. I loved the Moog, but I’m an even bigger fan of the Sequential screen/knob workflow (and let’s face it, the Subsequent 37’s screen capabilities at best are extremely dated), and now with Pro 3’s analog and digital wavetable oscillators, the Moog would have been even further isolated in my gear, so I sold it. In fact, when I decided to buy the Pro 3, it was mainly to replace my Subsequent 37. Sequential/Dave Smith Instruments synths have always been Moog killers. This is the critical competitor comparison here in my opinion. The Pro 3 has 37 keys exactly like the Moog Subsequent 37. I’m sure the high end paraphonic synthesizer market is a tough place to play, but after the initial sparkles wore off, I saw a few major changes in the Pro 3 compared to the Pro 2. It is very important to approach the Pro 3 as a whole new synth. The 4 knob/4 button screen interface is a familiar joy. The Pro 3 includes both analog and digital wavetable oscillators. ![]() The Pro 3 reaches that bar.įirst of all, both Pro 3 models look great, especially the SE with its ala Moog hinge, traditional woods and printed panel design that matches the Sequential Prophet X. It is a very high bar to reach that has been set by the Pro 2. A Pro 3 would have to be an amazing machine to take its place. I can’t speak for the market, but an informed synthesist knows there is nothing quite like a Sequential Pro 2 it clobbers every other keyboard class monophonic/paraphonic synth made. Sequential Pro 3 $1999.00 Standard Edition – $2199.00 Special Edition Clearly the Sequential Pro 3 is the #1 monophonic paraphonic synth on the market today
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