Sequential Circuit's Prophet-5 might be the venerable synth-maker's most iconic instrument, but when it comes to flexibility, versatility and raw power, it's the Prophet-10 that stands tall.
Released in 1980, this mammoth synthesizer packed two Prophet-5s in a single chassis and complemented these with a then-innovative polyphonic sequencer. Two keyboards, 20 voices, 10 oscillators and a highly configurable bitimbral architecture made this an 85lb powerhouse of an instrument that - though it understandably didn't sell as well as its more affordable and portable little brother - went down in history as one of SCI's most ambitious releases.
