Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 12 61-Key 12-Voice Polyphonic Synthesizer

The Prophet 12 comprises two six-voice synthesizers called Layer A and Layer B. These can be played individually, layered, or placed either side of a split point, so you can use the Prophet 12 as a single 12-voice polysynth, as a six-voice bi-timbral synth, or as two independent six-voice synths. Happily, it doesn't require dozens of hidden functions and tiers of menus to achieve all of this. Much of what it can do is immediately accessible from its control panel, so it gives of its best quickly, even to relative novices. Nonetheless, there's more here than meets a casual glance, so let's start by working through the voice structure and seeing what we can place into each of those Layers.

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Used (normal wear)