I’m thinking of selling my Prophet Rev2 (8 voice). I’m not really using it and I can see myself being drawn down the modular funnel (I’ve already got some). BUT I’ve yet to make any house and it should excel at pads and house chords etc. I’m a bit split on what to do, it’s perfect as a ‘bread and butter’ poly-synth, but I cant play keys and have to sequence it.
I think it might be too deep for my simple brain as well…but I’m not going to make techno forever and I’ve used it on a podcast intro for someone. I suppose it is a future investment for that kind of work and I would just get more modular with the money… I’m split and keep talking myself round in circles (as per this post)!!
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How long have you owned it ?
You had a reason to buy it, what stops you from accomplishing those goals ?
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No…
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Rev2 is the closest you’ll get to a polyphonic modular without spending $8k for a Moog One. I say keep it and avoid the modular rat hole. but that’s me and I love the thing. if you’re not using it, and you’re sure you won’t, get something you will.
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You should buy a boat
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I would wait for Boat MkII. That one is supposed to be even more analog.
Jokes aside, if you aren’t feeling it then let it go. For me, when I notice something is collecting dust for too long, I often let it go. But I am not a collector. I like to have gear around that inspires me, not taking up space on a shelf, or weighing me down wondering whether or not I will use it again. Of course it is not a hard and fast rule. I am sure I have kept some pieces around because of the great memories we made together. Then they just kind of become family. Just some things to consider.
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Not approved.
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Dude! Dead easy!
Find a housey patch, put it in chord unison (C major) and use one finger forever.
Split the keyboard and play with two fingers 
Don’t need to know how to play keys if you can play what sounds good.
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Thanks everyone. I’ve had it for about a year and I’ve used it much less than I thought. I do enjoy the chord unison mode for rave keys… I think I have talked myself round and (most) of you have just confirmed this. Once I got the thoughts out on ‘paper’ I realised it is more of an issue with my own creativity blocks than the synth. Don’t blame my tools!
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I literally just sold my modular and bought a rev2 8 voice with a portion of the cash. As someone who has banged their head against the wall trying to write music on a modular for a few years I would advise caution. It is great for wild experimentation but I have met few people IRL or online who are a successful at creating finished musical pieces on it (there are exceptions of course). Plus it is a time and money suck.
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I live in the centre of the UK, buying a boat would be even more frustrating. 
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I’d suggest learning to play keys…
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I ask myself the same question as @Native_Layer , and I think this answer is the right one !
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true, but I haven’t learn to drive yet, so I don’t fancy my chances. But this is to do with my own creative blocks, rather than the synth. I’m going to keep it and try to focus on using it.
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I believe in music production, less is more. I’ve owned quite a bit of gear over the years, but I’m most productive if i’m limited to 1 groovebox/sampler/sequencer and 1 synth.
Having too much gear drowns your creativity by providing too many options. It’s better to be forced to work with what you have, it often forces you to find creative solutions to the limitations of your gear, which often lead to original music.
One thing I will say is: it might not be the instrument itself which isn’t inspiring you, it might also be the way you set it up in your room. I tend to use what I have on my desk in front of me, and instruments which require me to move around, or even to mess with cables to use it, are way less inspiring to me. Maybe if you put the rev2 right in front of your computer (i assume youre using a daw) it will become your workhorse synth…
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Good idea, thanks. It’s behind me at the moment!
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Yeah, but if you could actually interact with it by being able to play it… That would help get you using it!
NO. I don’t think that thing should be sold under any condition.
F1 P126 Delicious Saw is worth the price of the entire machine, IMO. It’s not that flashy, but it’s got just the right balance of expressive control and scintillation. I can (and have) noodled on it for hours.
And its also a really powerful synth you can tweak, too. It does quite a range of sounds: thick, marshmallowy chords/pads/strings, chewy leads, thin sharp leads, some very buzzy bases, some EMS blurbles; the FM-ish audio-mod on the filter is like a wild beast! It seems to want to be “big” and “expressive” most of the time. It’s much more Jean-Michel Jarre and Underworld than Autechre or Blawan. If I play it for a long time, especially if I fall into the trap of flicking through presets quickly, it all becomes very samey - I think the oscillators and filters have a distinctive character that colours everything noticeably (but then, so all the classics). But if you take a more steady approach: go deep with one sound; make a feature of it; play it “like an instrument”; it just keeps on giving.
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i recently sold my Prophet Rev 2(16 voices) i bought new. I was swayed by its huge sound and all the wizadry. But even though i can play keyboards, it didnt grab me. It was like a nostalgia trip for the wrong reasons for me. If anything it did too much. I wasn’t a big fan of the factory sounds and bought some patches that improved on these. I should have waited for the Prophet 10. Still not too late but at the moment im going through a keyboard crisis as nothing appeals enough to buy. Im looking at the Perfourmer. I have a great midi keyboard and a wealth of vsts including Keyscape. This covers every sonic territory you could ask for. I dont think you are wrong selling. If your not a keyboardist i think you have better options.
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