A 6-voice
polyphonic analog synthesizer with a 61-note
keyboard. A
descendant of the legendary
Prophet-5, and the first synth to
implement MIDI. It was in production from
1982 to
1985, but still remains popular among the
electronic music producers due to its
rich sound and relatively
cheap price (compared to other famous
vintage synths).
The P600 features two
CEM 3340 VCO:s by per voice. Available (
independent)
waveforms are
sawtooth,
triangle and
pulse. VCO1 can be synced to VCO2.
A pair of
CEM 3372 chips contain two
VCF:s and
VCA:s for each voice. The VCF is a
resonant 24dB/octave filter with its own
ADSR envelope generator. There's also a
frequency knob, but it only allows control in
steps, not
seamlessly.
The
LFO can
modulate the
oscillators, the VCF frequency and the
pulse width.
A
monophonic mode with
chord memory is available. Other features include two one-track
sequencers which have to be
programmed real-time, and an up/down
arpeggiator.
MIDI Parameter Codes:
Record + 1 program change on/off
Record + 2 current program dump
Record + 3 center pitch wheel
Record + 4 wheel send/recieve on/off
Record + 5 sequence dump
Record + 6 Omni mode on
Record + 7 voice defeat
Record + 8 Poly mode on
Record + 9 channel +/-
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