No Minimoog will be used for generating extreme effect-sounds, whilst it is the unchallenged king of lead- and basslines. Sure, a Korg MS-20 is outstanding as well, but its special sound character will always put it in its own corner in any musical context. However, a Pro-One is a hard worker, no doubt! In some way it is truely unique flexible, maybe it is the most versatile allround-monophonic on earth (I believe so). At the most, it could be surpassed by the much more expensive ARP 2600. Well, the Pro-One is simply the best! No other vintage mono-synth matches its excellent sound. sequenzer and arpeggiator (with EXT clock input).noise, glide, various trigger modes, 2 wheels.LFO-clock serves as masterclock for SEQ and ARP LFO: as with the VCOs – all waveforms are available simultaneously.2 envelopes: one ADSR for VCF and VCA each.VCF: a powerful 24 dB low pass filter with brilliant resonance.VCO 2 can be set to LFO mode (with or without keyboard voltage control) 2 VCOs: all waveforms are available simultaneously.Pro-One – modifications and upgrades (part 3).Pro-One – modifications and upgrades (part 2).Pro-One – modifications and upgrades (part 1).Note: Since there are many ways to improve your Pro-One synthesizer nowadays, we focused on that topic and released the following trilogy: Two modifications were carried out in addition to the above mentioned: the crumbly rubber pads under the keys were replaced (keyboard upgrade from Virtual Music) and all pots were stabilized with shims (available in any DIY store) – so the knob action now feels more reliable. It looks very classy and is a pleasure to operate. Now, a Pro-One Deluxe of this sort is (also) object of our test report. It might take a whole weekend (and a few bottles of beer) to completely restore a Pro-One (including cleaning all the keys). But more important, you need a lot of time and much patience. The conversion kit requires minimal technical knowledge – you need a drill (4 holes), a screw driver and a soldering iron. New knobs and a unit of illuminated wheels are included. The new wooden frame replaces that less appealing plastic chassis. What’s remarkable about those wooden cases is that the Pro-One now (for the first time) looks like a smaller version of the legendary Prophet-5. Facelifting: The Pro-One of the 21 Century Upgrades available today for the Pro-One essentially eliminate the above-mentioned negative points.
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