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AxeD wrote:

wolf89 wrote:why do you have me linking eraas in your sig when I don't think I did that. I don't even really like them

I figured, but I was wondering when you would say something about it.
In about 7 months is the answer.

Guess it's time for something new.

wolf89 wrote:

AxeD wrote:

wolf89 wrote:why do you have me linking eraas in your sig when I don't think I did that. I don't even really like them

I figured, but I was wondering when you would say something about it.
In about 7 months is the answer.

Guess it's time for something new.

I had sigs turned off.

I've seen Eraas live actually. They were supporting Wolf Eyes. They weren't very good. Wolf Eyes were fucking rad though.

mks wrote:The gear lust is kicking back in after a long hiatus.

I want a Microbrute and/or a Korg MS-20 mini.

nowaysj wrote:and maybe there was a little flannel involved

“As synth geeks, we asked ourselves what our ultimate mono synth would be. Then we built it.” It’s the kind of marketing bluster which we hear day in, day out – and the kind of pronouncement you normally take with a pinch of salt if not dismissing it entirely. But when it comes from the man responsible for some of the best synths ever made, it’s impossible not to take notice. DSI’s newly announced Pro-2 looks seriously impressive.

Dave Smith, to his credit, has always been more interested in innovation than looking to the past. “Right now there’s a trend of reissuing classic synths from the past,” he explains. “People have been asking for a reissue of the old Sequential Pro-One for quite a while. But as a synth designer, I’m happiest creating new instruments—synths that with every iteration put more power and better sounds into the hands of musicians. The Pro 2 is light years beyond the Pro-One in every way. It’s the most powerful mono synth I’ve ever made. You’ve got to keep moving forward.”

The Pro-2 is based on the Prophet 12 synth architecture but makes a number of changes. That means you’ll get four oscillators and a sub-oscillator, dual filters with some clever routing options, a step sequencer, built-in delay, an arpeggiator, four LFOs, character controls and two pressure-sensitive touch sliders. We’ve seen a trend in recent years for affordable analogue monosynths – usually with relatively limited features sets as a result – but the Pro-2 is resolutely aimed at the other end of the market: this is a premium, money-no-object, flagship synth.

Watch Dave Smith’s intro video above or scroll down for the full spec and hi-res photos of this flagship synth in all its glory.

The Pro-2 will go on sale in late July, priced at $1,999. Expect that to translate to somewhere in the region of £1,400/€1,600 in Europe.