Take On Your Best Sonic Form in Legendary Style
With an eye toward sonic design and an impressively reconstructed modern palette built on the Prophet-5 formula, the Sequential Fourm compact polyphonic analog synthesizer is firmly rooted in expression and versatility. Historic Sequential tones summoned through a 100% analog signal path make the Fourm one of the company's most eloquent synthesizers, inviting a wealth of hands-on modulation, keybed expression, and modulative experimentation to shape, play, and expand sounds beyond any creative vision. Modern implementations, including an onboard arpeggiator/sequencer engine, a top-panel modulation matrix, and 128 preloaded factory presets, take the Fourm's ancestral Prophet sonics to boundless new heights. To top it all off, an extensive I/O, including main and headphone outputs, MIDI in, out, and thru connections, and USB MIDI implementation, makes Fourm seamless to include in any level setup, rounded out by a durable all-steel chassis to tough out even the most rugged stage and studio environments with ease. Whether you're a fan of the timeless Prophet lineage or need a formidable machine to add to your sonic arsenal, Fourm is more than up for the challenge — all it needs is an enlightened synthesist to take up its reins.
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Historic Prophet sonics, reborn
The Fourm's 100% analog signal path, based on the historic Prophet-5 voice architecture, begins with two onboard VCOs with independent, selectable waveforms. Further down the path, a Prophet-lineage 4-pole resonant lowpass filter with bass compensation makes for expressive sound shaping, capable of even more experimentation via onboard modulation controls, while dual ADSR envelopes summarize the synth's classic signal layout, allowing for expert control over long-form pads, quick-release stabs, exploratory effects, and more. Moreover, Fourm's fully stacked arpeggiator and sequencer engine with glide-per-step support paves the way for further rhythmic forays. Not sure where to start? Sweetwater synthesists suggest diving into the Fourm's 128 factory presets, ensuring immediate creative inspiration and playability whenever — and wherever — it's required.
Innovative modulation control
With an onboard modulation matrix located front and center on the Fourm's durable all-steel chassis, exploratory sound dynamics are never far from reach. Inspired by the Pro-One, the mod matrix supplies a bounty of possible route sources and destinations at the touch of a button, allowing for complex modulation paths spanning your ASDR envelopes, the onboard filter, the synth's polyphonic aftertouch keybed, and beyond. As complex as your creations may get, the Fourm's color-coded indicators allow you to seamlessly visualize your modulative connections, making it easy to edit or manipulate your parameters or even build entirely new paths on the fly. Combining this expansive modulation potential with the synth's legendary Prophet-based architecture, taking historic analog tones to modern heights is precisely what the Fourm is all about.
Expression-centered playability
Ask any astute Sweetwater synthesist: It pays to take complete control over your play style. With Fourm, rest assured you can. The synth's 37-key architecture utilizes slim-style keys for compact yet robust control over every note. To boot, polyphonic aftertouch support supplies much-needed access to expressive techniques to keep your playing nuanced and articulate at every stage in the process. The result? A modern analog polysynth that allows you to take the solid sounds of Sequential's Prophet series and apply them to a versatile modern palette. Whether you plan on constructing acoustic-style note bends, long-form swells, evolving stabs, or anything in between, you'll have no problem making your visions come to life with Fourm.
Sequential Fourm Features:
- 37-key compact analog synthesizer combining celebrated Prophet heritage with a comprehensive, modern control scheme
- Slim-key keyboard with polyphonic aftertouch supplies ample dynamic versatility onstage and in the studio
- 2 onboard VCOs with selectable waveforms boast expansive sound-building potential
- Oscillator B supports low frequency modes for sub-level sound manufacturing
- Classic Prophet sync control
- Prophet-lineage 4-pole resonant lowpass filter with bass compensation facilitates legendary sonic shaping potential
- Dual ADSR envelopes for classic dynamics control
- Onboard arpeggiator/sequencer engine with glide-per-step support
- Pro-One-inspired top-panel modulation matrix with color-coded connection indicators and expansive routing options for serious dynamic experimentation
- 100% analog signal path promises warm, organic sound with plenty of potency for any performance
- 128 preloaded factory presets for immediate creative inspiration and playability
- Main output and headphone outputs for versatile setup integration
- Back-panel MIDI in, out, and thru connections with optional bidirectional USB MIDI communication
- Durable all-steel chassis toughs out rugged stage and studio environments with ease
