Sequential - News and Rumours
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Sequential Trigon-6 – New 6 Voice Polysynth
17 Nov 2022 · Sequential announced today their first new instrument since the passing of their founder, Dave Smith, the Trigon 6 Polyphonic Synthesizer.
How to Sound like: Nine Inch Nails – Pretty Hate Machine
01 Oct 2022 · Still active today, Nine Inch Nails remains one of the most successful alternative acts ever. We check out what went into their early sound.
Dave Smith founder of Sequential Circuits has passed away
02 Jun 2022 · Sequential has released the sad news that founder and synthesizer legend Dave Smith has died at the age of 72.
Best-Selling Synthesizers 2021: We reveal the year’s most successful synths!
27 Dec 2021 · The year's most successful synthesizers, according to sales at Thomann: This year's list has some surprises in store. Was your favourite among the top 20?
Best Synthesizers 2021: Top boutique, reissue, Eurorack and DIY synths of the year!
13 Dec 2021 · Which hardware synthesizer modulated your waveforms? A vintage reissue, an up and coming boutique, or a workhorse synth? Here are our top picks!
Superbooth 2021: Sequential offers Prophet-5 voice expansion and new OS
07 Sep 2021 · Prophet-5 Rev4 owners can now upgrade their synthesizers to 10 voices and a new OS lets all 10-voice owners do a bi-timbral stack or split.
Sequential Take 5 compact polysynth: It’s official
24 Aug 2021 · Sequential has released all the details on their new compact and portable polyphonic 5-voice synthesizer called the Take 5.
Leak: Sequential Take 5 polyphonic analog synthesizer
21 Aug 2021 · 5 analog voices, Prophet filter, and digital effects wrapped up in a neat form factor. Photos and specs for this unexpected polyphonic Take 5 synthesizer emerged on a Belgium online store (now withdrawn).
Kraftwerk – their legendary synths, sequencers and sounds
12 Jun 2021 · No band has shaped electronic music like Kraftwerk. Which synths and sequencers did they use and what modern gear gives you the classic sound? Find out here.
Sequential joins the Focusrite family
27 Apr 2021 · Legendary synthesizer brand Sequential under Dave Smith has moved in with Focusrite, joining the likes of Novation, Adam Audio and Martin Audio.
Sequential packs the power of Prophet-5 and Prophet-10 into desktop synths
12 Jan 2021 · All the power of the new Rev 4 Prophet-5 and Prophet-10 in a handy and portable desktop unit for space-conscious studios.
Sequential nabs the OB-X trademark
12 Jan 2021 · Sequential has applied to trademark the characters OB-X in terms of synthesizers. Is there a new synth on the way or are they just gazumping Behringer?
Best Synthesizers 2020: The Top 10 Hardware Synths by Moog, Behringer, Korg and more
21 Dec 2020 · The Top 10 Hardware Synths 2020! Some awesome musical hardware was released this year, here are our favourites by Korg, Behringer, UDO, Arturia et al.
Moog, Korg and Behringer: What is your synth worth?
31 Oct 2020 · As cheaper clones of fantastic - and fantastically expensive - gear proliferate, where does value reside in the world of synthesizers in the 2020s? Time to tackle some thorny issues.
Prophets in peril! First run of Prophet-5 and Prophet-10 has a flaw says Sequential
27 Oct 2020 · Dave Smith has discovered a problem with some of the first batch of the new Rev4 Prophet synthesizers but says they can fix it or replace it for you to make it right.
Sequential renews the legend of the Prophet-5 and adds the Prophet-10
01 Oct 2020 · What?!? Sequential is bringing back the Prophet-5? And wait, there's a Prophet-10? What in holy analog synthesizer heaven is going on? (That was our genuine reaction).
Sequential Pro 3 synthesizer gets Wavetables created by you
31 Jul 2020 · The Sequential Pro 3 is a delicious multi-filter mono and 3-VCO and 3-voice paraphonic synth that features a Wavetable oscillator they've just opened up to user-created wavetables.
Dave Smith announces new Sequential Synthesizer
06 Apr 2020 · Dave Smith of Sequential released a video thanking people for their birthday wishes and casually mentions how he's working on a new synthesizer for the summer. What do we think that might be?
NAMM 2020: The Coolest New Synthesizers by Korg, Erica, Nord, Sequential
29 Jan 2020 · NAMM threw up loads of new synth gear and sound manipulators this year - but here are the 5 that topped our list of the Coolest New Synths at NAMM 2020!
NAMM 2020: Sequential go all-in with the hybrid Pro 3 synthesizer
14 Jan 2020 · The Sequential Pro 3 is a future-retro mash up of beauty and technology blending 3 oscillators, 3 filters and 3 LFOs with digital FX and a 16-track sequencer.
Prophet 12 LE: Limited Edition is the last of Sequential’s analog/digital hybrid
16 Nov 2018 · This is the last run of 100 Prophet 12s ever to be made. The Prophet 12 LE comes in icy arctic white and a maple body and is a superb hybrid synthesizer - get one while you can.
Sequential Prophet XL slightly larger samples-plus-synthesis fusion machine
24 Oct 2018 · Sequential officially announce the Prophet XL which is slightly larger than the Prophet X and contains all the same features but brings with it a 32 voice mode.