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Creamware Pro-12 ASB
Creamware Pro-12 ASB, just as with the original, has a plain and simple structure: there are no gigabytes of samples, just one single filter. But that filter produces the unbeatable sound of the analog legend made in Silicon Valley in the late seventies. On the menu: two oscillators with saw and square waves plus variable pulse width, including hard sync whenever you like. One mixer. One LFO. The organic filter with the officially approved ‘cult’ factor of the original. Two lively envelopes. The Poly Mod section where you can abuse oscillator B or the filter envelope for wreaking havoc with oscillator A, oscillator B, or the filter.
For those who want to delve deeper into sound editing, there is remote software for looking under the instrument’s hood. Chorus, flanger, and stereo delay are there to enhance the sounds. The channel pressure acts upon parameters such as the pulse width, filter, pitch (individual setting for oscillators A and B), and LFO rate; the unison mode groups two to ten voices with variable detuning; and the LFO with retrigger functionality and adjustable phase almost behaves like a third envelope generator. All settings can be stored and can be accessed at any time without the use of a computer. Naturally, all knob movements are output via MIDI.
Pro12 ASB goes beyond the legend, for example, velocity controls for Filter and VCA, 128 phat Presets and as many memory spaces for your own creations. And of course, effects: Chorus, Flanger, Delay. Aftertouch, control of filter cutoff and volume included thanks to the remote software. And the Audio Input can be utilized as emergency room for your floppy Rompler. The SOUND makes it all possible.
“Is there a difference between the Prophet-5 TM and the Pro-12 ASB? You can bet there is. The former has been out of production for years; the latter was just made available in 2006. The former has five voices; the latter has twelve.
That’s it? Well, there are a few more differences. The Pro-12 ASB comes with sophisticated velocity functions - including attack and release velocity, with refined channel-pressure features. With a versatile unison mode, and a newly developed FX section. At the same time, it eliminates the few weaknesses of the original - for example, the keyboard amount can finally be set in the filter section. And the filter envelope now operates negatively as well.
The sound? Well, the sound… Sorry, but we couldn’t do anything about that - it’s still the same. Sharp leads, clanging filter FM, swirling sync sounds on a sonic-speed harmonic roller coaster, pumping bass beats make you spin, fluffy pads - the Pro-12 ASB has it all inside. Just like the original. THAT couldn’t possibly be made better!
Some things are timeless. For that reason, the front panels of the Prophet-5 TM and the Pro-12 ASB are identical: one function, one knob! That’s the way it’s got to be. Forget about your computer. Just MIDI up and bask in the magnificent sound!
There is always a good story behind good instruments, and the Pro-12 ASB has a story, too. A story that goes straight to the heart of pop music. The Pro-12 ASB houses state-of-the-art technology - modern DSP components running superior software. And with the Pro-12 ASB, CreamWare continues the tradition of a true classic from the history of modern music: the legendary Prophet-5 TM by Sequential CircuitsTM .
The original Prophet-5 TM entered this world in 1978. During the years to follow and even to this day, that product from a small company in the Silicon Valley influenced the charts as well as the underground - perhaps as only the Minimoog TM had done before. The special thing about that synthesizer from San Jose was that it was the first one to allow for recalling polyphonic sounds that had been carefully created in advance and stored by the user. Fiddly knob tweaking or even cable
re-patching between songs was over and done with!
Of course, there are other reasons why the Prophet-5 TM is so inspiring to many musicians still today. It’s the typical assertive and warm sound - the venerated “Prophet” sound - and a number of secret weapons such as filter FM or oscillator sync. Everything is right there, from fluffy magic carpets to wicked brute-force sounds, just at the push of a button. The list of players who integrated this instrument into their setup amounts to a “who’s who” of influential synthesize resists.
The downside is that a Prophet in good shape costs a fortune on the second-hand market to this very day. The perfectly equipped toolbox of the Prophet-5 TM - for example, including the Poly Mod section (which, by the way, was added only at a very late time in the design process) - and the aggressive power of this polyphonic dinosaur put the Prophet-5 TM on top of the wish list of many musicians still today. Many could not afford making this dream come true.
This has been a good reason for many software makers to once again put their Prophets on the workbench and to use modern technology for transferring the sound of that analog monster to the new millennium. But only the Pro-12 ASB combines modern software skills with the analog feeling of decades past, by turning the much acclaimed Prophet emulation from CreamWare’s Scope platform into an instrument you want to get your hands on. The Pro-12 ASB contains the whole gamut of classic sounds known from two and a half decades of Prophetic cult: warm analog pads, razor-sharp and ultra-phat sync sounds, and brilliant leads. No booting. No mouse. No blue screen. Just go!
Pro-12 ASB features:
- Synthesizeresizer Type: Virtual analog synthesizer;
- Technology: Virtual analog Circuit Modelling;
- Number of Voices: 12;
- Sampling Rate: 44.1 kHz (internal oversampling);
- Resolution: 32 bit Audio Paths;
- Analog Outputs: 2 x 1/4 inch (6,3mm) unbalanced;
- Analog Inputs: 2 x 1/4 inch (6,3mm) unbalanced;
- MIDI: In, Out, Thru;
- USB: Full Speed USB rev 1.1;
- Power Input: 12V AC/DC, <20 W;
- Dimensions: 480mm wide (448mm without wood panels), 209mm deep (203mm without wood panels), 40/76mm high (front/back);
- Weight: 3.4 kg;
Pro-12 ASB Remote Editor for Windows - 98/Me/2000/ XP
Pro-12 ASB Remote Editor for Mac - OSX Version 10.4Pro-12 ASB DSP software
(0.6 Mb Acrobat PDF Document):
Creamware Pro-12 ASB ManualCreamware Pro-12 ASB Demo Mp3 Sounds:
Pro-12 ASB - Bass;
Pro-12 ASB - Saw Pad;
Pro-12 ASB - Presets Sounds;
Pro-12 ASB - Solo Sounds;
Pricing and Availability
Creamware Pro-12 ASB is now available from all Creamware dealers worldwide for a MSRP of USD$899.00
More info on Creamware ASB Serie:
CreamWare is bringing the legends back to life, in the same way their creators intended them. All instruments of the Authentic Sound Box-family now at long last provide everything you require: solid, noble pots, and a sound which even professionals can hardly differentiate from the original. And best of all, your PC can stay off, you will only utilize it for controlling additional features that initially weren’t available previously. The Legends Are Back, convincing as ever, but with greater capabilities.
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