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Native Instruments PRO53 (Macintosh and Windows)

The PRO-53 carries on the tradition from the legendary days of vintage cult synthesizers. This virtual instrument, fashioned after the Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, provides the sonic properties of the unique originals while meeting the practical requirements of the present day. Learn More...

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
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I Want It:
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Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Support:
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Individual User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

Feature:
well, no sine waveform, but the prophet never had one i guess. still...

Quality:
very well made plugin. infallibly stable. very low CPU! i can run about 12 of these at once on my G4 1.5 ghz powerbook!

Sound:
great sound!

Ease of Use:
interface is a little clunky to use. labels of knobs are sometimes misleading.

Support:
never needed it.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
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Quality:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Value:
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Sound:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10

Feature:
very easy to use, can be controlled by midi2

Quality:
a bit high $$$ imo but worth it if you are going to primairly use this software.

Value:
bit high for what you get, I expected a few more banks.

Sound:
Some sounds are better then others, but you have great control over the sound!

Overall:
One of the best DXi plugins I have!

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

Feature:
The Pro-53 can have as many instances as your computer can handle...and it can also out put to 16 or more channels into your software (vst is 16 channels, protools is 32 ch.).

Quality:
I have used a real Prophet-5 and the Pro-53 is just like it...in every way, except that it is software, and offers more control than the original Prophet-5.

Value:
Compared to other software synths that say they do what this does, this is the best value, and it actually is a real emulation of a Prophet-5.

Desirability:
The Pro-53 is a serious emulation of the Prophet-5, every nuance of the original machine was painstakingly turned into lines of code...this thing looks, and more importantly sounds like the real thing.

Sound:
I own a Nord Lead 2, and a JP-8080, both of which attempt to emulate the sound of a vintage analogue synth...after I installed and used the Pro-53, I am seriously considering selling those un-nessecary hardware synths...especially since the sound does not even come close to the Pro-53.

Support:
Most of your questions can be answered from reading the manual, if not try thier web site "FAQ's"...worst case senario, call thier tech support line. I have had to use thier e-mail tech support for another piece of Native Instruments software I own, and they e-mailed me back the same day with a resolution.

Overall:
I can see myself using the Pro-53 for years to come...once it was installed it became an like an old friend to me. I can not wait until Native Instruments comes out with RTAS support for the pro-53...which they are doing this year...they really just know what we want out here in the real world.

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