It is a kind of monophonic version of Prophet 5 (referring to the third revision, with indiscrete VCOs). It has a standard "prophetic" structure: an analog controlled by a microprocessor. Unlike Prophet 5, Intel 8021 was chosen as a microprocessor in Pro...
The Novation Peak is a polyphonic synthesizer that combines digital oscillators with analog filters and a powerful modulation engine. It features 8-voice polyphony, 3 oscillators per voice, and a 16-slot modulation matrix. It also has a built-in arpeggiator, step sequencer, and a variety of effects.
In the early 80's all serious synthesizer manufacturers had to try hard to stay on the market after the release of the Prophet-5 synthesizer. The first attempt to grab his bite of the niche was made by Oberheim when he launched OB-X synthesizer, the...