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.

Extended information

Inspired by the immortal sound of the synthesizer giants of the eighties, Native Instruments created the PRO-53 to cast in software those qualities that have been such a major influence on popular music in the past twenty years: brilliance, power, warmth and beauty. Through Native Instruments' creative development philosophy, these timeless aesthetics have now reached the next step in their evolution. The result is the manifest re-definition of an original that was regarded as unrivalled until now.

PRO-53 – The New Version
With the PRO-53, the third generation of the virtual analog classic is now available. The synthesizer emulation has been vastly improved by a new oscillator technology that offers an even warmer and more brilliant sound. In addition the sonic possibilities have been expanded even further with new features like a high-pass filter mode and an invertible filter envelope. The control surface was also reworked and now shines in a whole new light.

What's new:

Oscillators

A new oscillator technology makes the PRO-53’s impressive sound even warmer and more brilliant than before. The sonic character of the PRO-53 reaches new levels of quality for virtual analog sound creation.

User Interface

Larger knobs and switches provide for easier and more ergonomic operation and convenient editing. In addition there are several new elements on the control panel.

The filter can now be switched from a normal low-pass to a high-pass filter. In addition the action of the filter envelope can be inverted, which allows for sonic colors that were not possible with the PRO-52.

The LFO can create repetitive sounds using the envelope-trigger button: held notes are newly re-effected by every pass of the LFO. Since the LFO can be synchronized with MIDI clock, sounds can be fit rhythmically to the song’s tempo.

Use of the PRO-53 as an effect plug-in to process external signals with its filter and effects has been simplified: a hold button makes entering a long MIDI note into the sequencer (to open the envelope) unnecessary. The hold function also makes sound programming easier and can be used with the envelope-trigger-function of the LFO.


MIDI

The MIDI-implementation is clearly more versatile on the PRO-53: with MIDI-learn the control elements can be operated by hand by assigning them to the desired controllers, for example the knobs and sliders on a MIDI controller box. The set-up connections can be saved in a controller-map. Several pre-configured controller-maps come with the software and can be loaded directly into the PRO-53.

Technical specifications

Fashioned after the vintage cult synths of the 80's
2 oscillators per voice
Choice of pulse, triangle and saw-tooth waveforms
Oscillator detune and synchronization
24dB low-pass filter with resonance and self oscillation, additional high-pass filter mode
ADSR envelopes for amplitude and filter, invertible filter envelope
Low Frequency Oscillator with numerous modulation options, LFO-envelope retrigger function
Theoretically unlimited number of voices (depending on CPU power)
512 freely programmable preset memory slots
576 selected classic and modern analog sounds preprogrammed, 64 sounds by vintage-synth legend John Bowen, and 64 newly programmed presets
Velocity sensitivity (optional)
Real-time MIDI control and automation of all parameters, MIDI learn
Two operating modes: analog warmth or digital accuracy
Amount of analog inaccuracies freely adjustable
Effects unit for chorus, flanging and echo, MIDI-syncable
Input for external audio signals
Fully compatible with Prophet™-5 MIDI-SysEx program data



Interfaces


Mac:

VST® 2.0
DirectConnect™
MAS™
FreeMidi™
ASIO™
SoundManager™
Coming soon: Audio Units™*
Coming soon: Core Audio™*
Coming soon: RTAS™**


*Mac OS X support (Audio Units, Core Audio) will follow soon. Schedule...
**RTAS support will follow soon. Schedule...

WIN:

VST® 2.0
DXi™
ASIO™
MME
DirectSound



System requirements
Mac OS 8.6 or higher, G3 266 MHz, 64 MB RAM

Windows 98/2000/ME/XP, Pentium 266 MHz, 64 MB RAM