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Sound Mechanics · Post by **Sound Mechanics** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 10:56 am

I came across this at Soundcloud and think it's worth posting for a listen. He's done an exceptional job!

https://soundcloud.com/p_k_hurst/burnin ... apan-cover

Check the original - it's so close!

These are his notes:

My cover version of 'Burning Bridges' by JAPAN from their 'Gentlemen Take Polaroids' album.
I used Native Instruments Pro53 exclusively other than Halion SE in Cubase 6.5 for the saxophone solo.
All sounds programmed and performed myself.

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 3:24 pm

Hemmick Reef wrote:used Native Instruments Pro53

Man I love Japan, Richard Barbieri et al. Thanks for sharing

But the thing is here that nobody can buy Pro53 anymore, it is discontinued by NI. So from a commerical point of view, there will be no sale anyhow

Sendy · Post by **Sendy** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 4:16 pm

Numanoid wrote:
Hemmick Reef wrote:used Native Instruments Pro53
Man I love Japan, Richard Barbieri et al. Thanks for sharing

But the thing is here that nobody can buy Pro53 anymore, it is discontinued by NI. So from a commerical point of view, there will be no sale anyhow

I know it's their code and they have every right to discontinue and vaporize, blah blah blah, but as a compulsive softsynth hoarder I deeply resent their choice to shelf this synth

It's like, oh, you want this, eh? You like that? WELL YOU CAN'T HAVE IT! KEEP YOUR MONEY! There goes my fun little game of collecting every synth ever made

WELL THAT THING WAS USED FOR THE SYNC SWEEP SOUNDS IN PORTAL 2! IT HAS HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL VALUE! LET ME HAVE IT YOU PERVERTS!

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 4:22 pm

Sendy wrote:I deeply resent their choice to shelf this synth

+1

There are users who still want B4, Pro53 or FM7. Couldn't NI include a folder for "Legacy" plugins in Komplete, to meet the need of such users?

Being Legacy it would entail that no support from NI would be offered for such plugins.

But I dunno if NI still would have to pay licensing fees to whoever owns the intellectual property right to Sec Circuits products, and that is maybe the thing that is holding them back...?

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 4:24 pm

Numanoid wrote:But I dunno if NI still would have to pay licensing fees to whoever owns the intellectual property right to Sec Circuits products, and that is maybe the thing that is holding them back...?

I don't think that's the case at all.

Ingonator · Post by **Ingonator** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 4:24 pm

You could still use Arturia Prophet v instead. Additionally you get the Prophet VS and the hybrid mode. Not to forget you could import Sysex files of both the Prophet 5 and the VS...

Ingo

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 4:29 pm

It doesn't sound the same.

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 4:34 pm

Ingonator wrote:You could still use Arturia Prophet v instead. Additionally you get the Prophet VS and the hybrid mode. Not to forget you could import Sysex files of both the Prophet 5 and the VS...

Anybody remember this songline: "I want to one I can't have, and it's driving me mad.."

For substitutes, I would rather go for Messiah by MemoryMoon

VitaminD · Post by **VitaminD** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 4:36 pm

I'll sell you my copy of Pro52+53upgrade for $500 USD.

Ingonator · Post by **Ingonator** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 4:38 pm

EvilDragon wrote:It doesn't sound the same.

I got Prophet V since it was released in 2006 and i love it. The boxed version also included an USB dongle (Syncrosoft/eLicenser).
I have also purchased some commercial Prophet 5 + VS banks and imported them:

http://www.kidnepro.com/KN/Sequential/Prophet5.html
http://www.kidnepro.com/KN/Sequential/P ... _list.html
http://www.soundengine.com/item/synthes ... id=8459327

With the updates over the years i got the impression that also the sound was improved (currently v2.5.3).

Ingo

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 4:42 pm

I wanted to say - it doesn't sound like Pro-53, which is really what's in question here.

xoxos · Post by **xoxos** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:31 pm

bandlimited impulse train oscillators (standard vsti)
http://xoxos.net/temp/winterwonderland.mp3

joy electric - winter wonderland

krakli on youtube for vst covers...

gunnare · Post by **gunnare** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:01 pm

I just noticed this fine looking hardware controller for prophet5 synths.
The mode machines professor v2
http://www.thomann.de/gb/mode_machines_professor_v2.htm
There is very little info about it , but it is stocked in shops in Germany, England and USA.
A video of the old version:

BBFG# · Post by **BBFG#** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:16 pm

Ingonator · Post by **Ingonator** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:45 pm

BBFG# wrote:Something I hear often from Reaktor users is that it can sound like anything you want it to. Perhaps NI feels this is the case too and therefore the need for a strictly Prophet sound is unnecessary. Or is that wrong? Does it or doesn't it? You can't have it both ways after all...

AFAIK both Kontakt 4 and Reaktor 5 contain a "Pro-53" filter model...

UPDATE:
Just checked, Reaktor 5 includes a "Pro-52" filter module.

Ingo

This is what really sells soft synths to me...