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prophet-rev4-mods

Firmware for Prophet-5 / Prophet-10 Rev4 (Sequential Circuits)

Patch for Sequential's Main OS 2.1.0 that adds an arpeggiator, a 512-step polyphonic sequencer, keyboard octave shift and per-program arp and sequence memory to the Prophet-5 and Prophet-10 Rev4, all from the front panel.

by David Rainsford

ActiveSource: openMIT
Distribution
Patches a stock file you supply
Requires stock
Main OS 2.1.0
License notes
Covers the project's own code and tooling; Sequential's OS is not redistributed.
Source
github.com https://github.com/dangerous/prophet-rev4-mods
Homepage
dangerous.github.io https://dangerous.github.io/prophet-rev4-mods/

Description

The arpeggiator has Up, Down, Up/Down, Random and Assign modes over 1 to 4 octaves, HOLD latch, 40 to 300 BPM by knob or tap tempo, MIDI clock sync and thirteen note values including triplets and swing. The sequencer records up to 512 steps of chords (10 notes each, with velocity), rests and ties from the keyboard or MIDI, plays forward, backward or pendulum, transposes from a key, and can feed the arpeggiator as a chord progression. Arp settings are saved with each program, and a Recorded user program also stores its sequence in an unused area of the synth's flash. Holding A440 at power-on bypasses the patch. The project builds on an arpeggiator mod that circulated privately and keeps its control layout (A440 as the arp button). Verified on a Prophet-10 Rev4; the Prophet-5 Rev4 is untested on hardware.

Install notes

Download Sequential's Main OS 2.1.0 (prophet5_main_2.1.0.syx), drop it on the browser patcher, which checks the input and output against known hashes, and send the patched file over USB as SysEx like an official update (Globals, MIDI SysEx = USB). Send the original 2.1.0 file to go back to stock. Recovery from a failed update is through Sequential's documented bootloader procedure.

Version history

prophet-rev4-mods version history
VersionDateNotes
2.3.02026-10-10Adds gate length (A440 + Amp Decay); program and sequence layout changed, re-save earlier programs.
2.2.02026-10-09Sequences saved with user programs in flash.

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