Explore new sonic frontiers with the Oberheim TEO-5, a compact and affordable 5-voice polyphonic analog synthesizer bursting with inspiration. Dive into legendary analog warmth reimagined with modern synthesis features and sculpt your sound with thru-zero FM pulsing though the iconic SEM filter and classic Oberheim FX.
The TEO-5 captures the secrets of the OB-X, Four Voice, and TVS, distilling their signature sound-shaping capabilities into an instrument for everyone. Notable features include two VCOs plus a sub oscillator, a classic state-variable SEM filter, two DADSR envelopes, two LFOs, and a vintage knob that adds voice-to-voice variations in component behavior. You'll also be impressed with the polyphonic sequencer, arpeggiator, and built-in effects including a dedicated reverb, overdrive, and a digital multi-FX engine with chorus, delay, flanger, phaser, ring mod, and more. From studio to stage, TEO-5 is your sonic passport—a gateway to the Oberheim legacy and priced to unleash your own.
- With Poly Chain, you can now link two TEO-5s to create a fully synchronized 10-voice instrument. That means complex chords and lush textures without worrying about voice stealing.
- The arpeggiator also gets a creative boost with 10 new patterns, including Spiral and Leapfrog, designed to spark evolving, rhythmic compositions.
- Whiplash is a timing mode that keeps each arpeggiator cycle the same length no matter how many keys you hold. This means the note values shift dynamically, producing rhythmic tension and release that stays in-step with the overall bar-length of your composition.
- With its emphasis on high frequencies and reduced low-end content, violet noise is ideal for creating smooth shimmering textures, airy effects, and unique percussive elements.
- 5-Voice VCO-/VCF-based polysynth
- Two 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 prefilter mixer
- Classic SEM filter with selectable Bandpass mode
- State knob continuously morphs from Low-Pass through Notch to High-Pass
- Bipolar 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 behavior
- Channel (mono) aftertouch with bipolar 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
- One dedicated reverb with damping, predelay, 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 semiweighted 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 / latch keeps 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