Oberheim TEO-5 Synthesizer

Descrizione

With the TEO-5, Tom Elroy Oberheim - who was born in 1936 - proves he's still going strong. The latest Oberheim model is another elite-level synth, where 'TEO' obviously stands for its inventor's initials, and the number 5 indicates the polyphony. Available at a lower price than the recently released and already incredibly popular OB-X8, this warm-sounding analogue synthesizer is bound to sell like hotcakes too.

The Oberheim TEO-5

With its 44 keys and 5-voice polyphony , the TEO-5 mainly lends itself to leads, which is not to say that playing chords is completely off the table. You're treated to built-in reverb, beefy analogue sound courtesy of Oberheim oscillators, an SEM filter, two LFOs, two envelopes and extensive modulation options. Granted, the integrated effects are digital, but it's not like that spoils the party here. Just like the OB-X8, the TEO-5 packs masses of potential and isn't very difficult to work with.

Who's It For?

Boasting a more compact and portable design than the OB-X8, the Oberheim TEO-5 is a great pick for serious synth-heads who can't afford to splurge on the aforementioned synthesizer. Since it's just as extensive and fat-sounding, the TEO-5 can also be seen as an alternative to the Sequential Take-5, which makes sense seeing as Oberheim and Sequential were teamed up for a while in the past.