THE SEQUENTIAL
PROPHET-5 is arguably – actually, we’re not even going to say ‘arguably’, it just ‘is’ – one of the three greatest synths of all time (FYI: the other two have the words ‘ARP’ and Moog’ stamped on them). It was used by some of the biggest names of the day when released over three revisions during the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, has a decent right to claim itself as the first-ever polysynth, and made a successful comeback in 2020, with a version 4 model that’s still one of the best polysynths you can buy in 2024.