Oberheim TEO-5 Analog Synthesiser Overview
Take your music to the next level with genuine analog VCOs and VCFs. TEO's five inspiring voices sing with the warmth and power of pure triangle, sawtooth and pulse waves. But this isn't your grandfather's synth. Updated oscillators roar with analog through-zero FM, birthing textures never heard before. It’s organic and raw, ready to be sculpted with the legendary SEM filter, the heart of Oberheim that beats in countless hit songs over the last five decades.
TEO-5 captures the secrets of the OB-X, Four Voice, and TVS
Dive into TEO-5's spot-on OB-8 envelope emulations, among the multitudes of modulations shaping your sounds with pinpoint precision. Then, unleash the dual digital effects, letting chorus, delay, and reverb paint your sonic canvas. And for a taste of true Oberheim alchemy, dial in emulations of Tom's legendary Phase Shifter and Ring Modulator, conjuring swirling textures and metallic resonances straight from the golden age of synthesis.
TEO-5's 64-step polyphonic sequencer sparks infinite melodic possibilities, while the multimode arpeggiator keeps your rhythms pulsing and pounding. Or play it live with the premium Fatar keybed, every note awash with responsive joy. From soaring leads to cascading chords and thunderous bass, TEO-5 will elevate every aspect of your musical performance.
About Oberheim
Oberheim is the pioneering synth company that helped spark the electronic music revolution of the 70s and 80s. Guided by the vision of engineer and inventor, Tom Oberheim, his namesake company introduced the first commercially available polyphonic synthesizer. Today, Oberheim reawakens this legacy by bringing the famed Oberheim sound to a new generation of instruments and artists. The company’s passion remains unchanged by time or technology — to provide the world with the finest-sounding analog synthesizers ever made.
- • 5-Voice VCO/VCF-based polysynth
- • 2x VCOs and sub oscillator per voice
- • Simultaneously selectable waveshapes for each oscillator: triangle, saw, variable pulse
- • Oscillator 1 syncs to Oscillator 2
- • Dedicated front-panel X-Mod control for through-zero FM
- • Switchable key tracking per oscillator
- • White noise generator accessible in pre-filter mixer
- • Classic SEM filter with selectable Band-Pass mode
- • State knob continuously morphs from Low-Pass through Notch to High-Pass
- • Bi-polar filter envelope amount
- • Velocity modulation of envelope amount
- • Keyboard tracking
- • Five-stage (DADSR) envelope generator
- • Velocity modulation of envelope amount
- • Freely assignable modulation destinations
- • Five-stage (DADSR) envelope generator
- • Velocity modulation of envelope amount
- • Five wave shapes: triangle, sawtooth, reverse sawtooth, square, and random (sample and hold)
- • LFO tempo sync
- • Initial amount setting
- • Freely assignable modulation destinations
- • Recreates vintage synth characteristics by adding voice-to voice variations in component behaviour
- • Channel (mono) aftertouch with bi-polar amount
- • Freely assignable modulation destinations
- • Master clock with tap tempo
- • BPM control and display
- • MIDI clock sync
- • Selectable note value: 16th note, 8th note triplet, 8th note, dotted 8th note, quarter note
- • One, two, or three octave range
- • Up, down, up/down, random, and assign modes
- • Polyphonic step sequencer with up to 64 steps, including ties and rests
- • One dedicated reverb with damping, pre-delay, decay and tone
- • One multi-effect with stereo delay, BBD delay, tape delay, chorus, flanger, Oberheim phase shifter and ring modulator emulations, vintage rotating speaker, distortion, high-pass filter and Lo-Fi
- • Dedicated Overdrive effect
- • Full-sized, semi-weighted, 3.5-octave premium Fatar keyboard with velocity and aftertouch
- • Spring-loaded pitch wheel with independently adjustable upper and lower pitch wheel range selectable per program
- • Low-split mode creates two independent performance zones with different octave ranges
- • Hold switch latches held notes on
- • Polyphonic portamento (glide)
- • Unison (monophonic) mode with configurable voice count, from one to all five voices, and key modes to control voice triggering priority
- • Manual switch: when on, the front panel is live; what you see is what you hear
- • 256 user and 256 factory programs in 32 banks of 16 programs each
- • Direct program access, including single-button access to the current set of 16 programs
- • Left and right audio outputs (2 x 1/4” phone jack)
- • Headphone output (stereo, 1/4” phone jack)
- • MIDI in, out, and thru ports
- • USB for bidirectional MIDI communication
- • Volume expression pedal input
- • Sustain footswitch input
- • IEC AC power inlet for internal power supply
- • Operates worldwide on voltages between 100 and 240 volts at 50 to 60 Hz; 30 watts maximum power consumption
- • Premium, 3.5-octave, semi-weighted Fatar keyboard
- • 25″ L x 12.75″ W x 4.4″ H (63.5 cm x 32.4 cm x 11.2 cm)
- • Weight: 17 lbs. (7.7 kg)
