I will not repeat the full specifications, it is available on the website of ISD, but I wanted to supplement the previous opinion on a few small points:

-The number of modulations to 4 (by layer) are those freely assignable, but there are 5 others whose source is fixed (but not the destination): the modulation wheel, velocity, aftertouch, the DC "breath "(No. 2) and the" foot control "(which I suppose must match the cc # 4)

-There is a freely assignable envelope, but there are still two others (always layer) assigned respectively to the filter and vca (same as!)
It also all have a delay

-The sequencer (which has 4 tracks) is not a gate sequencer: it is intended to allow automation on controllers, not to trigger notes

-The pots are actually endless encoders, and they are (it must be said) of (very) poor quality and not necessarily very pleasant ... Version "pot edition" (I think his name is) has for its real potentiometers, which solves that for me is the major flaw of prophet08

-By the way: the velocity is also available without going through the game for the modulation filter, VCA and envelope 3. on to the pitch, it is also available for the filter

-The filter has an encoder called "audio mod" that allows to modulate the frequency with the signal from the oscillators (linear FM)

-Some small "plus" in bulk: there is a CV input / pedal and a sustain pedal, there is at the vca knob a "pan spread" pan that (more or less depending on the setting) notes each one side on a rotating basis (for example, an agreement of 4 ratings: two out "left" and two "right"), there is a DIN 5 pins to connect to another prophet08 (or Mopho or tetra) To expand the polyphony

And finally, one of the highlights was my taste of this synth: you can play two patches (it is bi-timbral could be said so) completely independently of each other with a polyphony of 4 channels and each layer has a stereo out clean (or both are routed to the hand if nothing is connected to the second pair of jack)

UTILIZATION

Who has already handled a synthesizer, is simple to use that same edition of the sounds ...
The manual is concise

SOUNDS

We arrive in the heart of the matter:

Who takes the trouble to grind some gear, it's hard not to find something pleasant to listen
Each search of sounds I'm surprised (pleasantly) by the synthesizer ... it makes you want to use it in the records or we did not expect ...
We like to play fast very different stamps, make agreements

Of course there is no built-in effects and sounds are not "realistic"

OVERALL OPINION

I use the prophet for some months now
I purchased it to add a grain of different machines available to me already (bass station, V-synth, virus, proteus ,...) and I'm not disappointed with this purchase (it's the least that can be said)

For an analog synthesizer with two stamps, each with four voice polyphony, the price / quality ratio seems very good (especially if like me you buy used)

Of course as pointed out by E-play, do not expect a monster or another omega8 expensive. But the price, features and sounds make this a very attractive machine.

Despite these encoders I cursed remake that choice again (especially now that I started to like!)