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Prophet 2000
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<p>The Prophet 2000 is a <a href="/facts/Sampler_(musical_instrument)/BVGHPATc">sampler</a> keyboard manufactured by <a href="/facts/Dave_Smith_(engineer)/vctwMKS1">Dave Smith</a>'s <a href="/facts/Sequential_Circuits/3YBIqh07">Sequential Circuits</a> (SCI) and released in 1985. It was the company's first sampler, and, despite its low audio fidelity and technical limitations by modern standards, marked a shift toward affordable samplers with better audio quality than its predecessors. It is also considered to be one of the earliest multitimbral samplers. </p><p>Using the technology developed for the 2000, Sequential also produced the Prophet 2002, a rack-mounted version of the 2000, and the <a href="/facts/Studio_440/AxgXJ5MS">Studio 440</a>, a drum machine and sequencer that used a similar sampler at its core. The Prophet 3000, a rack-mounted elaboration upon the 2000 and 2002, was released in limited quantities prior to the collapse of Sequential. </p>