For those who missed the joke, that last out-of-tune chord was deliberate :) Francis has quite a sense of humour! I have this documentary somewhere, I think... I digitised it from a VHS tape a few years ago. By the way, if you've never done so, please check out Sky's first album. The B side, "Where Opposites Meet" is a full composition by Mr Monkman, and really inspired me as a teenager learning piano. It's excellent!
@blastfromthepast8344
Жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Francis Monkman.
@LarryShone
16 жыл бұрын
that first sentence, 'first time I played a Prophet synthesizer I knew I wanted one'. Can so relate!
@robertsinko3044
10 ай бұрын
RIP & Thankyou Francis Monkman
@KoljaBeckmann_music
17 жыл бұрын
I love this synth. The sound is one of the very best.
@3dcandylive
18 жыл бұрын
Prophet 5 was first available synth to store ALL of a patch in memory for recall. Dave Smith is a god, and Prophet 5 deserves it's place in history
@Alan-xv4rl
Жыл бұрын
Francis monkman my nextdoor neighbour RIP
@binnyman
15 жыл бұрын
Francis Monkman was also in the killer lineup of '801', with Brian Eno, Phil Manzanera, Simon Phillips, et al. Their 'Live' album/CD is absolutely incredible. Seeing this makes me wish I hadn't have had to part with my Rev. 3.2 "Cecilia" (that name was written inside the synth--Girlfriend ? Mom ? And the instrument's build date in 1981).*Sigh* Peace ;-)
@AcousticLibrary
10 жыл бұрын
Brilliant musician
@mikaellundqvist
12 жыл бұрын
One of my all time favorite artists Tangerine Dream pioneered and popularized the synthesizers and among those this Prophet synth in particular which they used extensively because of its great sound in the 80's. I certainly had many wet dreams about it back then, 30 years ago. =)
@armandoribeiro918
2 жыл бұрын
Criminaly underated musician!!!!
@infantiltinferno
18 жыл бұрын
Accent, beard, prophet.... Brilliant.
@sanzmantra
Жыл бұрын
Frantic Monkman is a legend. Lol “you can wander off stage and have a rub-down”
@infantiltinferno
18 жыл бұрын
P.S. I love he says "The thing will have tuned itself... and it should be... perfect!" and then last chord sounds totally off-tune. The tune function on the Prophet is a blessing and a curse let me tell you, my Rev.3 tends to stab me in the back when I least expect it. Still love it (like a woman!?) though.
@orangefunk
18 жыл бұрын
Wonderful to see this again. I remember watching the original broadcast of this in the 1980s. There was another show around the same time... an educational/schools show that had a special on synths.. seemed to remember they had Ultravox in the studio and there was a PPG, something on the Acorn BBC computer with sampling, maybe even the old Greengate system... its a long long time ago... ;-)
@lundsweden
2 жыл бұрын
Still waiting for Behringer to release a "Sequential" synth in 2022 with polyphony and a microprocessor for memory!
@keyboardkomuso
14 жыл бұрын
@Horrorshow655321 Awesome! Rare to hear someone else mention that. One of my favorite soundtracks. I think it was used in "The Warriors" as well. At least it sounds like a P-5.
@lukeriely4468
Жыл бұрын
Wait!!! I had no idea he was a member of Sky. This makes sense to me now. I only heared of his album from the Long Good Friday film which is one of my all time film scores. I only found he was in Sky today. It's blew me away because my uncle has seen them live and has vinyl records of theirs. Thank you for uploading.
@toscci
3 жыл бұрын
love this video !
@jasonsttarkus
16 жыл бұрын
Francis is quite an amazing muso - recently he's recorded some amazing pipe organ albums on original instruments.
@barrydavies646
4 жыл бұрын
I know your right and also he plays Ace guitar I've met him lots of times he's one of my husband's best friends and I am a singer.regards Pammy.
@barrydavies646
4 жыл бұрын
This is my brothers old mobile that's why his name comes up on the reply.!
@jasonsttarkus
Жыл бұрын
@@barrydavies646 So very, very sad to hear of his passing Pammy. I was going to email him just the other day.
@TheCanadianDreamEvergreen
3 жыл бұрын
I like how at the end when he says perfect it still goes out of tune 😂. Makes me want one more!
@mootbooxle
18 жыл бұрын
Wow...that sound from Fresh Aire 5!
@mitchthompson
16 жыл бұрын
I have the NI Pro 53 which I use with Logic Pro 8. I think it sounds great. The Arturia Jupiter 8V is a must-have too with its awesome sequencer modulation function.
@Luigi1984
13 жыл бұрын
sounds so amazing
@fuckingharpsichord
15 жыл бұрын
now thats perfect !
@dougfather
14 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more.
@UltraDefender84
11 жыл бұрын
I've not tried the Prophet 12 yet but I'm sure it's a fantastic synthesizer, I think I've tried the 08. I personally own a Roland JP 8000 which is awesome but it can't really compare to the Prophet 5, then again, very few can.
@dpalaoro
3 ай бұрын
Let it Whip!
@BaconBricks
12 жыл бұрын
@Taud It goes for around $3,000 used. I saw one recently sell for $2,700. They're not stupid collectors items like the Jupiter 8 or the Synthex. They can still be bought by actual musicians.
@45rpm.
12 жыл бұрын
If you watch a video of this synth with good sound you will notice that the Prophet 5 has a thick, warm, juicy tone - especially the earlier ones.
@forrestwoods8599
12 жыл бұрын
Tune them? Me, either! I loved Sky with Monkman. After those first two albums, really...not much. For my ears, he made that much of a difference.
@mitchthompson
16 жыл бұрын
Indeed, you're right. They're not strictly accurate emulations, but just good software synths in their own right.
@Meteotrance
15 жыл бұрын
I love the big cooler in metal behind the osc ^^ analogue stuff can be very warm when it's using in summer ^^.
@DOCJAMBEATS
13 жыл бұрын
I bet this gentleman made awesome beats in his day.
@orangefunk
18 жыл бұрын
I dunno, the Polymoog always sounded and felt more like a sophisticated string synth than something like a P5. From what I recall (I have no recollection where I got this info) the digital key tracking comes from E-mu and they would sell this technology to other companies...
@Drivethebeat
16 жыл бұрын
And the Prophet 600 can play 6 notes at a time! Golly!
@filmfan17
16 жыл бұрын
John Carpenter used one on the scores for Halloween III, Christine. Terrific sound!
@nordemoniac
12 жыл бұрын
@AirHendrix91 I remember I had to do that to an old organ I had. Came back half a year later, in the winter. Had to tune it several times (didn't know that I was supposed to wait until it was warm:P)
@UncleFeedle
16 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure the P5 was used in numerous old horror films in the late 70's/early 80's. You can hear it (or something very like it) in Scanners, Dawn of the Dead, etc. John Carpenter also used it a lot.
@mwdrums
15 жыл бұрын
Check out Ralph Towner - he took the Prophet V about as far as it could be taken. "Blue Sun" (ECM records)
@Weissman111
14 жыл бұрын
@lostemp1 - he was born in Hampstead, England
@leconcorde
15 жыл бұрын
the part where he mentions going off stage for a "rub down" was fascinating. i've never used a real prohpet V but i do have a Roland JP-8 and when you press the tune key it accomplishes the job fairly quickly, certainly not enough time for the sort of explosive sexual release mr morkman is referring to. for this reason, my band is considering switching out our jupiter 8's for proph V's when we go on the tour next winter.
@mulgamutt
15 жыл бұрын
Listen to Francis' work with Sky. There's a few videos here (throw in Sky + Hotta into the search field). Amazing stuff.
@Dino0469
13 жыл бұрын
One of my all time fav synths! If you like 80's tunes then you've heard it on just about everything recorded of that era! If you can find one in GR8 condition then by all means buy it (rev3.3) but you will pay! Even tho there are some nice emulations available these days I can tell you from experience-nothing can beat the real thing! Trust me- I own it and it's an absolute must have if you play 80's pop..one can spend hours just sitting and tweaking just to see what odd sounds can be had :)
@metabog
16 жыл бұрын
OMG Can play up to five notes at once!!! :D
@orangefunk
18 жыл бұрын
btw.. I think there were a few string synths by Ken Freeman, Elka, Lowrey and Logan prior or around the same time as the Polymoog..
@orangefunk
18 жыл бұрын
Yep, according to some the Yamaha GX1 was the first in 74. Then I suppose you got the TONTO which was supposedly polyphonic to a degree. Fwiw.. I like divide down synths... they always sounded more spacey and obviously synthetic than say something like a P5.
@UltraDefender84
12 жыл бұрын
I actually laughed out loud at this comment, have no idea why haha! Also, the Prophet 5 is the holy grail of analogue synthesizers!
@uncleambient
16 жыл бұрын
Nice sounds, and a nice beard as well!!
@analoghell
16 жыл бұрын
However...neither the Pro53 nor the Jupiter 8V sound remotely like the originals. They have the same controls and signal architecture, but the result is not even close.
@BaconBricks
12 жыл бұрын
@Taud Worked fine except for one LED. Sold by a chap in Oakland who regularly posts on Vintage Synth Explorer. Don't buy them from collectors, don't buy them from overseas.
@aimoriizumi
14 жыл бұрын
最高の楽器ですよね! 私も愛用しています。
@WARDISWARD
17 жыл бұрын
dave smith ( the inventor of the prophet) is rereleasong the prophet ...
@digico66
13 жыл бұрын
TAKE A LOOK "Retrotech". very cool.....
@MPOURNOUZIS
15 жыл бұрын
his job on brian bennets voyage lp was great anybody know other of his works seriously i want to dig this guy...please
@Hot80s
12 жыл бұрын
5 is still Cool.
@BaddaBigBoom
15 жыл бұрын
Wow..now I know what synth Gong used on Radio Gnome (?)
@SRDhain
18 жыл бұрын
this is class, simply because like most english stuff from that period, everyone had to speak with a cut glass accent ;-D
@stereom
13 жыл бұрын
Nice! It's a real treat to hear Monkman's droll British bass voice talking about the peculiarities of the synth. Despite my English proficiency, it sadly escapes me what does Monkman refer to with "having a rub-down". Can anyone fill in?
@feline1973
2 жыл бұрын
With a towel. Because you'd be sweaty! 😉
@arcanevista
17 жыл бұрын
Just saw 2 for sale on ebay for about 1k each.
@merttopel
16 жыл бұрын
the CS80
@djmusicjac
13 жыл бұрын
i bet sales for synthesizers have gone up, i should be on commission, ha, ha
@KRAFTWERK2K6
17 жыл бұрын
very rare..And if you can find someone on ebay, it's (a) the only one and (b) broken :(
@thephaseshifter
12 жыл бұрын
you hear? .. man thats that analog sound
@jonlensd
17 жыл бұрын
oooooooh mama. im gonna save my pennies for that
@BaconBricks
12 жыл бұрын
@Taud nobody lives in canada, lololol i live in california where there's people and no snow. a jupiter 6 sold for $1800 locally this month. a minimoog D for $2300 in october. we don't get boners for "collectors value" like europeans and apparently canadians. we play our machines in america because we're the best country around B)
@tubewayarmy2005
15 жыл бұрын
is the prophet 5 better than the jupiter 8
@Razor21836
7 жыл бұрын
the bob ross of keyboarders.
@BravoAlphaLimaJR
13 жыл бұрын
Just press the tune button, wander off-stage and have a rub down!!!!!!!
@BatspindaVL
14 жыл бұрын
@lostinthetimes 1500 - 2000 :(
@metabog
16 жыл бұрын
Yeah man, it was and still is a great analog synth! I was being sarcastic, but I don't hate it or anything.
@SamBAss42
12 жыл бұрын
8 people went off-stage for a 'rub-down'
@BaconBricks
12 жыл бұрын
@Hot80s hi
@RyouRan
12 жыл бұрын
I don't have a Prophet 5 myself, but I do have a Roland D-50 with a few dozen patches that imitate a Prophet 5's sound. If those patches are accurate that means the Prophet is capable of producing much more than just fart sounds. ;) Very nice strings, brass and pads. Also I own a Casio CA-100. It's not advanced, but it's a fun little $100 thing.
@PeachBeach
16 жыл бұрын
(You can say that again) I wish I could afford a decent synth.
@flowerpower111
9 жыл бұрын
(You can say that again)
@TheFatherlongLegs
14 жыл бұрын
Have a rub down?
@rcmeyerson
12 жыл бұрын
If anyone wants to trade one of these for my rhodes 73...
@yakomuto
14 жыл бұрын
a Synthesizer has to be tuned? 0_o
@SPAZZOID100
6 жыл бұрын
yakomuto ??????????
@orangefunk
18 жыл бұрын
I think he's being a bit disingenuous wrt the tuning in the video. It sounds/looks like he selects a different patch with the odd harmonic bell sound. Probably did it for the purpose of the film... seems odd though...
@erdavis7
11 жыл бұрын
1:30 Is it me or does it sound really dissonant and out-of-tune when he says "perfect"?
@blastfromthepast8344
6 жыл бұрын
He's having a laugh. He's playing wrong notes deliberately.
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