Prophet 2000
The Prophet 2000 is a sampler keyboard manufactured by Dave Smith's Sequential Circuits (SCI) and released in 1985. It was the company's first sampler, and, despite its low audio fidelity and technical limitations by modern standards, marked a shift toward affordable samplers with better audio quality than its predecessors. It is also considered to be one of the earliest multitimbral samplers.
| Prophet 2000 | |
|---|---|
Prophet 2002 (rack-mounted version) | |
| Manufacturer | Sequential Circuits |
| Dates | 1985–1987 |
| Price | £2,000 (approx.) |
| Technical specifications | |
| Polyphony | 8 |
| Timbrality | Multitimbral |
| Synthesis type | Sample + Analog |
| Filter | 8 analog VCFs |
| Attenuator | 8 analog ADSR envelope generator |
| Velocity expression | Yes |
| Storage memory | 256 kilowords (expandable to 512) |
| Input/output | |
| Keyboard | 61 keys |
| External control | MIDI |
Using the technology developed for the 2000, Sequential also produced the Prophet 2002, a rack-mounted version of the 2000, and the Studio 440, a drum machine and sequencer that used a similar sampler at its core. The Prophet 3000, a rack-mounted elaboration upon the 2000 and 2002, was released in limited quantities prior to the collapse of Sequential.