Sequential PRO 3 SE Synthesizer

Sequential PRO 3 SE Synthesizer
Product no: 9000-0059-3078 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

The Sequential PRO 3 monophonic synthesizer is more than capable of using 3-voice paraphonics with dedicated envelope-triggers per voice. Flip back to monophonic mode and get three standard, but by no means basic, oscillators for thick, satisfying sound that offers more than enough creative potency when you start playing around the the pulse width modulation and hard sync. This, while the third oscillator can also be used as an LFO. The four envelopes and the extensive filter with three types of algorithm already offer much more than most polyphonic synths.

The Features of the Sequential PRO 3

The dashboard of this sonic machine comes fully decorated with buttons, rotary knobs and countless options that can be linked with the modulation matrix. There's plenty of room offered by the 46 sources and 171 destinations and since the matrix operates at audio-speed, the potential is literally felt. The aforementioned third oscillator is that much more special since it's a DSP-oscillator with wavetables, meaning that the PRO 3 is in no way limited to the classic analogue triangle, sawtooth and block waves but is capable of creating extremely complex sound that can then be polished using the two broad effects modules.

Further Highlights

The step-sequencer can even serve as a modulation target, that then becomes a kind of unique step-time LFO. It's therefore more than possible to shape the colour, intensity, pitch and the like in a number of ways. For example, while it's not unthinkable to use this controller to make the oscillator sound a little off tune, that's not the only possibility as the PRO 3 comes with a built-in oscillator 'slop' - in short, a mess-maker. This detail, along with every other spec mentioned finishes a hugely versatile synth box ready to inject a touch of prog into any willing setup.

Specifications

Product features

Sustainable product	not specified
Synthesizer kind	standard
Synthesizer options	extensive
Difficulty level	intermediate
Vintage remake	no
Sound source	analogue
Number of keys	37
Arpeggiator/sequencer	arpeggiator, sequencer
19-inch rack size	not applicable
Synthesizer type	keyboard
Type of keys	semi-weighted
Synthesizer inputs	line in
Synthesizer outputs	line out jack, headphone
MIDI & other	MIDI in, MIDI out, MIDI thru, CV/gate in, CV/gate out
Audio via USB	no
Control	sustain (input), switch pedal (input)
Polyphony	1 (3 paraphonic)

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	15,0 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	82,5 x 49,5 x 26,0 cm

Product specifications

Sequential PRO 3 SE synthesizer
Special Edition: walnut housing
keyboard from Fatar
3-voice paraphonic
sound generator:
- 2x analogue oscillator (triangle, saw, pulse)
- 1x digital DSP-oscillator (wavetables), can also function as an LFO
- noise generator
- hard-sync, glide, slop
filters:
- 24 dB prophet-6 LPF
- 24 dB transistor ladder
- 12 dB OB-6 state-variable (LP, notch, HP, BP)
LFO:
- 3x LFO with fase-offset and slew
- waveforms: triangle, saw, reverse saw, square, S&H
envelopes
- 4x ADSR with delay (including VCF and VCA)
- repeat/loop support
aggressive feedback and analogue distortion
modulation matrix
- 46 sources
- 171 targets
- audio-rate
sequencer:
- 16 tracks
- 4x linkable 16-step phrase
- per step: ratcheting (multiple envelope-retriggers), length and velocity
- sync on MIDI-clock, external audio and CV-input
- sequences can be freely linked to a modulation target
arpeggiator:
- direction: up, down, up/down, random
- sync on MIDI-clock, external audio and CV-input
preset storage: 512 factory, 512 user
connectors:
- MIDI IN, OUT, THRU/OUT2
- USB MIDI
- 4x CV in
- 4x CV out
- 1x gate-out
- 1x sustain/switch
- 1x expression
- 1x audio-input 6.3 mm
- 2x audio, jack
- headphone jack
dimensions: 673 x 330 x 890 mm

Reviews from other countries

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Bau Arz 11 November 2022

Wrote the following about Sequential PRO 3 SE Synthesizer

Dit is de perfecte aanvulling voor mijn studio-setup. Het mooie aan dit instrument is het gemak waarmee je zo goed als direct aan de slag kan. Zeer intuÏtief instrument.
De presets zijn bijzonder goed. via de sequencer kan je het geluid even 'in context'horen.

Jehudi L. 30 August 2021

Wrote the following about Sequential PRO 3 SE Synthesizer

Mijn verhaal met de Pro 3:
Had in het begin niet echt zo een hoge verwachtingen vanwege de wat matig en steriel klinkende Youtube filmpjes die beschikbaar waren.

Na een bezoek in Bax Goes en er eens op gespeeld te hebben. Was het eerst opvallend interessante, wat een filter sounds! (en dan nog wel 3 soorten!) Denk dat ik de eerste 10 minuten enkel wat heen en weer aan het sweepen was met de filters.
Het idee om de Pro 3 in huis te halen was geboren!
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Vanaf ik de Pro 3 thuis bezorgd kreeg, ontdekte ik dat het niet alleen een heel handige interface (quasi volledig knob per function) maar ook heel veel mogelijkheden had! Ik denk samen met de MatrixBrute de meest gesofisticeerde mono synthesizers die je kan krijgen op dit moment. (en net als de SE een kantelbaar paneel en mooie houten afwerking!)

Qua sound is het moeilijk in een richting te plaatsen. Je kan er alle sounds mee maken die je maar wil.
De enige beperking is dat het nog steeds een mono synthesizer is!

Wat ik nog steeds mis op de One is de FX te kunnen moduleren met LFO's en andere parameters. Dit kan je allemaal met de PRO 3! Heerlijk wat een wilde textures je kan maken door wat mod links te maken met FX parameters.

Dit is dan ook het heerlijke aan de Pro 3, je hebt al best goede FX beschikbaar op de synthesizer zelf! De Super Plate reverb klinkt bijvoorbeeld best mooi.
Je moet wel wat oppassen met gain staging (om ongewenste distortion te mijden als je in FX gaat. Tenzij je dat wilt, want je kan wel veel distortion en heftige klanken er uit krijgen, je hebt filter overdrive, distortion en tuned feedback.
Naast dit heeft de Pro 3 ook een tot 64 stappen sequencer (met crochets en recordable parameters!)

Recent heeft Sequential nog een nice update gedaan met de Pro 3, hierbij komt er patch morphing bij. Waarbij je van patch A naar B kan morphen met aan 1 knop te draaien. Om hier weer nog meer mogelijkheden te bieden!

Het klavier is voor mij 1 van de beste synthesizer klavieren die ik tot nu gespeeld heb. Samen met de One.

Minpuntje, als ik de velocity, de filter of amp envelope laat beïnvloeden kan ik soms een klikje krijgen in het geluid. Dit is te omzeilen door manier van spelen of velocity niet de filter of amplitude te laten beïnvloeden. Er zijn nog wel paar kleine dingen. Maar door de complexiteit en veelzijdigheid die je met dit instrument geboden krijgt komen er altijd wel wat "bugs" naar boven.

Elke synthesizer heeft zo wel zijn "streken". Rapporteren aan de firma en er om heen zeilen!

Conclusie:
Als je een mono synthesizer in huis wilt halen waar je de rest van je leven ontdekkingen op wilt maken. Dan ben je bij de Pro 3 op het juiste adres.

Advies: Als het mogelijk is,
(regeringen maken het de winkels momenteel niet gemakkelijk met hun onzin)
maar ga eens spelen in de winkels. Er is altijd een instrument dat het goud in je naar boven haalt.
Vindt jou instrument(en).

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Sequential PRO 3 Synthesizer

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Sustainable product	not specified
Synthesizer kind	standard
Synthesizer options	extensive
Difficulty level	intermediate
Vintage remake	no
sound source	analogue
Number of keys	37
Arpeggiator/sequencer	arpeggiator, sequencer
19-inch rack size	not applicable

Synthesizer type	keyboard
type of keys	semi-weighted
synthesizer inputs	line in
synthesizer outputs	line out jack, headphone
MIDI & other	MIDI in, MIDI out, MIDI thru, MIDI over USB, CV/gate in, CV/gate out
Audio via USB	no
control	sustain (input), switch pedal (input)
Polyphony	1 (3 paraphonic)