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Oberheim TEO-5

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5-Voice Polyphonic Analogue Synthesizer

  • Semi-weighted Fatar keyboard with 3.5 octaves, 44 keys with channel (mono) aftertouch with bipolar amount
  • VCO/VCF based
  • 2 x VCO and sub-oscillator per voice
  • Selectable waveforms for each oscillator: triangle, sawtooth, variable pulse
  • Oscillator 1 syncs with Oscillator 2
  • Classic SEM filter with selectable band-pass mode
  • Bi-polar filter envelope value
  • Velocity modulation of the envelope
  • State control changes continuously from low-pass to notch to high-pass
  • Five-stage (DADSR) envelope generator
  • 5 Waveforms: Triangle, sawtooth, inverted sawtooth, square and random (sample and hold)
  • LFO tempo synchronisation
  • Initial Amount setting
  • Freely assignable mod targets
  • Arpeggiator
  • Step sequencer with 64 steps
  • 2x 24-bit / 48 kHz digital effects (reverb, delay, chorus, flanger and more)
  • 256 User and 256 factory presets in 32 banks of 16 programs each
  • Pitch and mod wheel
  • Dedicated X-Mod control on the front panel
  • Display
  • Integrated power supply unit 100-240 V AC 50/60 Hz
  • Line outputs: 2 x 6,3 mm jack
  • Stereo headphone output: 6.3 mm jack
  • Foot switch input: 6.3 mm jack
  • Sustain pedal input: 6.3 mm jack
  • MIDI In/Out/Thru
  • USB
  • Dimensions (W x D x H): 635 x 324 x 112 mm
  • Weight: 7.7 kg
Available since September 2024
Item number 589778
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Number Of Keys 44
Touch-Sensitive Yes
Aftertouch Yes
Split Zones No
Modulation Wheel Yes
Number of simultaneous Voices 5
Sound Engine Analogue
MIDI interface 1x In, 1x Out, 1x Thru
Storage Medium Internal
USB-port Yes
Effects Yes
Arpeggiator Yes
Number of Analog Outputs 2
Digital Output No
Display Yes
Pedal Connections 1x Pedal, 1x Footswitch
Dimensions 635 x 112 x 324 mm
Weight 7,7 kg
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5.111 AED 1.343,70 €
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Golden age in a modern cage

The Oberheim TEO-5 five-voice polysynth combines the abilities of the legendary Oberheim OB-X, the Oberheim Four Voice, and the Oberheim TVS – all in one hardware device. Its genuine analogue sound generation allows it to authentically revive sounds from the past: Equipped as it is with VCOs, VCFs, and envelope emulations, as well as digital chorus, delay, and reverb effects, the Oberheim TEO-5 can create an astonishing variety of sounds. It also offers FM synthesis, a 64-step sequencer for complex melodic structures, and an integrated arpeggiator to create pulsating rhythms. The TEO-5 is played via an Aftertouch-equipped, transposable Fatar keyboard. With all these features, the Oberheim TEO-5 not only offers an instantly recognisable, organic, raw sound – it's also capable of creating entirely new, experimental sounds for unique compositions.

Everything from leads to textures

The Oberheim TEO-5 has two synchronised VCOs. Each voice has a sub-oscillator for truly thunderous bass notes, and the oscillators can also be individually switched to key tracking mode. In addition to the triangle, sawtooth, and variable pulse waveforms, the oscillators can also generate through-zero FM synthesis, which can be used to create particularly interesting textures. White noise can also be switched on in the pre-filter mixer, and the state control of the vintage SEM filter adjusted to employ low-pass, notch, and high-pass settings, with a band-pass mode also available. It is also possible to use the digital effects to add nuance to or fundamentally alter sounds via reverb, delay, and chorus, in addition to which metallic resonances can be created with the ring modulator, while the phase shifter provides more turbulent textures.

Controller of the Oberheim TEO-5 Synthesizer

For hitmakers and sonic improvisors

The Oberheim TEO-5 wasn't just designed to generate a wide variety of sounds from the golden age of synthesizers, but also to allow adventurous musicians to experiment with FM synthesis for more modern-sounding productions. The monophonic unison mode allows the user to produce a configurable blend of up to five voices: The priority of the voice triggering can be set at the touch of a button. True Bypass can be used to switch off the digital effects entirely, creating a completely analogue signal path that produces organic sounds straight from the 80s, while the rear panel of the Oberheim TEO-5 offers flexible inputs and outputs for effortless integration into any setup. Digital data can be received and sent to external hardware via the MIDI connections. As well as an optional footswitch, an additional pedal for sustain can also be connected, and silent practice at any time of day (or night) is possible via the headphone connection.

Connections, Oberheim TEO-5 Analog Synthesizer

About Oberheim

The Oberheim company gets its name from innovative American engineer Tom Oberheim, who presented his first analogue synthesizer – the SEM, or Synthesizer Expander Module – at the Audio Engineering Society Convention in Los Angeles in May of 1974. This was followed just one year later by the world's first commercially available polyphonic synthesizer: The Oberheim 4-Voice. These polyphonic synths, created by combining multiple independent synthesizers based on the SEM, made it possible for the first time to play chords and generate multi-timbre sounds at the same time, and an eight-voice model was available by 1976. The compact OB series was launched in 1979, and these models found their way into the hands of Van Halen, Rush, and Queen during the 1980s. In 2016, Oberheim teamed up with Dave Smith Instruments to create the voltage-controlled and polyphonic OB-6. Today, Oberheim is distributed by the Focusrite Group.

Control panel of the Oberheim TEO-5

Modulate everything

The Oberheim TEO-5 equips its users with extensive modulation options for creating multi-layered sounds. The two LFOs can be routed to freely assignable destinations, offering five waveforms: Triangle, sawtooth, inverted sawtooth, square, and sample/hold (random). In addition, users can synchronise the LFOs to the tempo, allowing them to be perfectly matched to each individual composition. The tempo can be set using the clock function, either manually with an encoder or via tap tempo (there is also a clock divider). Modulation of the velocity values of the five-stage envelope is possible, and for a truly vintage sound, Oberheim's proprietary Vintage mode can additionally be used to add authentically old-fashioned inflections to the behaviour of each voice.

Oberheim TEO-5, rear view

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Wer den Oberheim-Sound mag, ist hier richtig aufgehoben
Soundscapist 27.09.2024
Ich kann leider keine Vergleiche ziehen zu OBX8 und OB-6. Deshalb bewerte ich nur das Gerät selber. Auch einen Vergleich zum Behringer UB-XA ziehe ich nicht, obwohl ich diesen Synth auch besitze.

- Die Verarbeitung des Geräts ist makellos. Ich habe nichts an der Qualität auszusetzen.
- Die Fatar-Tastatur ist sehr gut spielbar, es gibt aber nur monophonen Aftertouch, was auch vom Preis her ok ist.
- Das Gerät wurde in China hergestellt, deshalb der für Oberheim-Synths günstige Preis.
- Die Klangqualität ist umwerfend, wie man sie aber von Oberheim gewöhnt ist.
- Die Presetpatches sind insgesamt von gehobener Qualität, bei einigen muss ich mich beherrschen, um nicht niederzuknien.
- der große Pluspunkt ist Through-Zero-FM zwischen den beiden Oszillatoren, dadurch lassen sich z. B. e-pianoähnliche Klänge erzielen, siehe Patch 112 "ReedBetween", klingt wie ein Wurlitzer.
- Die Hüllkurven sind ausreichend schnell auch für sehr perkussive Klänge.
- Die Onboardeffekte sind gut, aber nicht hervorragend. Der Reverbeffekt könnte noch etwas Pflege vertragen, hoffentlich durch ein Firmwareupdate.
- Die Bedienung ist insgesamt gut bis sehr gut, aber etwas Menudiving ist erforderlich.
- Ein Editor für MAC/PC ist nicht im Preis inbegriffen, muss also separat erworben werden.
- Firmwarebugs habe ich bisher keine feststellen können, aber ich besitze den Synth auch erst seit ein paar Tagen.

Fazit: Insgesamt bin ich sehr zufrieden, der einzige Wermutstropfen ist die geringe Stimmenanzahl, aber sonst hieße der Synth ja TEO-8 oder gar TEO-10 und würde bei den größeren Brüdern wildern. Ich habe bei Bedienung und Features jeweils fünf Punkte vergeben, wenn die Skala bis 10 ginge, würde ich jeweils eine Neun vergeben.
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Absolutely gorgeous
ondrap 02.10.2024
this synth blew me away! if you look for proper Oberheim sound, look no further. in addition, with the options of mod matrix included, this is like a paradise for sound design! you can modulate anything by anything, really.

if i should complain about anything is the lack of displayed values for FX. even the quality of attached fxs is not the greatest but you are not buying this for effects and it is great to have them. but i really just dig for some cons.

overall - this is just amazing synth, amazing oberheim instrument with its specific filter and you will love it.
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neuronist 24.10.2024
Ich bin begeistert! Klein aber ganz groß. Toller Filter, sehr flexibel und macht richtig Spaß zu spielen!
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Traum-Synth
Sinus Surfer 30.10.2024
Anfang August bestellt, jetzt endlich da. Wundervoller Synthi, grosser Cinema-Sound. 5 Stimmen reichen mir.
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