Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which synth to buy.
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Contenders
GForce Sequential Prophet~5 is the first officially licensed Prophet-5 softsynth with Rev1/2/3 models, dual layers, X-Modifiers, and studio effects.
TED-8 is discoDSP's software emulation of the Oberheim TEO-5 analog synth, with 8 voices, an SEM-style filter, a 16-slot mod matrix and USB sync to the hardware.
Technical matrix
| Signal | GForce Sequential Prophet~5 | TED-8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $119.99 | $99 intro (then $199) |
| Dubspot Score | 8.7 | — |
| Formats | VST3, VST2, AU, AAX, standalone | Standalone, VST, VST3, AU, AAX |
| Licensing | Official Sequential Prophet~5 software | — |
| Filter models | Rev1 & Rev2 SSM; Rev3 Curtis | — |
| Architecture | Dual Layer (Layer / Split / Alternate); up to 10 voices per layer | — |
| Presets | 460+ including 38 original factory patches | — |
| Formats | Standalone, AU, AAX, VST2, VST3 | Standalone, VST, VST3, AU, AAX (Universal Binary 2); iOS in testing |
| Platforms | macOS 10.15+ (Intel & Apple Silicon); Windows 7+ | — |
| Effects | 2 FX slots + Delay, Reverb, Pan Spread | 12 types plus reverb (delays, chorus, flanger, phaser, distortion, ring mod, rotary, lo-fi) |
| Developer | — | discoDSP |
| Models | — | Oberheim TEO-5 analog synthesizer |
| Voices | — | 8 (Poly Unison up to 48: 6 per note on 8 notes) |
| Oscillators | — | 2 (triangle, saw, pulse) plus sub oscillator and noise |
| Filter | — | 2-pole state-variable, SEM-modelled: low-pass to notch to high-pass, plus band-pass |
| Modulation | — | 16-slot matrix |
| Sequencer | — | Up to 64 steps, chords up to 5 notes, rests and ties |
| Arpeggiator | — | Up, down, up+down, random, as-played; up to 3 octaves |
| Hardware link | — | USB sync with a physical TEO-5 |
| Systems | — | Windows 10+, macOS 12 Monterey+, Debian 10+ (AVX2, 8 GB RAM) |
| Price | — | $99 intro (then $199); $49 for existing discoDSP owners |
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