Thomas Elroy Oberheim. TEO. More than his initials, they mark the culmination of a synth pioneer's vision. TEO-5 is a modern instrument, crafted with classic analog soul, yet sleek and powerful for today's sonic journeys.
TEO-5 captures the secrets of the OB-X, Four Voice, and TVS, their legendary spirit distilled into a compact, affordable dream machine. It's what Tom, the maestro himself, always wanted to build: a timeless tone palette, unleashed and accessible.
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.
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.
It's not just a synth, it's a playground. 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.
From studio to stage, TEO-5 is your sonic passport. A gateway to the Oberheim legacy and priced to unleash your own. Whether you're a seasoned pro seeking a compact powerhouse, or a new artist embarking on your analog adventure, TEO-5 beckons.
It's Tom Oberheim's dream, realised. It's your sonic legacy, waiting to be written. Step up to TEO-5.
Features
- 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
- 5-Voice VCO/VCF-based polysynth
- 2x VCOs and sub oscillator per voice
- 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
- Bi-polar filter envelope amount
- Velocity modulation of envelope amount
- Keyboard tracking
- Filter Envelope: Five-stage (DADSR) envelope generator, velocity modulation of envelope amount, freely assignable modulation destinations
- Amp Envelope: Five-stage (DADSR) envelope generator, Velocity modulation of envelope amount
- 2 x LFOs
- Vintage Knob recreates vintage synth characteristics by adding voice-to voice variations in component behavior
- Aftertouch: Channel (mono) aftertouch with bi-polar amount, freely assignable modulation destinations
- Clock: Master clock with tap tempo, BPM control and display, MIDI clock sync
- Arpeggiator: Selectable note value: 16th note, 8th note triplet, 8th note, dotted 8th note, quarter note
- Polyphonic step sequencer with up to 64 steps, including ties and rests
- Effects: dedicated reverb and overdrive, plus 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