Oberheim TEO-5 Synthesizer Deep Dive!

[@RayyMusik]

Always a pleasure to listen to Calc.

[@WhoDaresWins-wo1qt]

Totally Excellent Oberheim 5 👌

[@endoflevelboss]

Yes Bruv. The cap is back. Oberheim. Lets go.

[@samprock]

Somehow everything I hear from TEO-5 I want to make into a song. Choosing between PB12 and TEO-5 for my poly and last one is winning. And not because of a price. It has “it”.

[@andyscott5277]

Agreed. Even with all of PB12s modulation capabilities, TEO-5s raw sound is just there. Far superior to my ears.

[@jonathangraham9625]

I wouldn't recommend getting the PB 12. You will end up wanting great core oscillators and a great core filter sound.

[@christopherjansen5135]

Thank you for the review! Mine is on order….just waiting and waiting and waiting….for it to arrive. Great review, great synth.

[@stability703]

Whats the release date??

[@dankeplace]

@@stability703 if it was Behringer, July 2055

[@tendingtropic7778]

@@stability703 end of august i believe

[@mrpzak]

I’ve been working on synthwave lately and this has all the sounds I want to hear. Def on the wish list for me now.

[@TheJgraham12345]

Man I really wish someone would demo some softer low pass keys sounds. The ob6 is excellent at this and I haven’t seen one TEO video of someone playing these sounds. I know it can do hard and brash sounds but I want to hear some softer keys.

[@poorhorserecords]

Around the 12 minute mark of Dr Mix's video. The Stars Music video also has some nice sounds.

[@JoeSmith-v7o]

@1:03 That's a nice Init patch, innit?

[@endoflevelboss]

NES in the house

[@justaregularrobloxplayer5678]

I wonder if adding some lows and low mids with an EQ and perhaps a bit of compression will make it a bit thicker sounding. I’ve been listening to the real OBX the OB8x and OB6. And besides the obvious number of voices and oscillators. The OBX seems to sound more open then the other 2. The TEO-5 kind off have that similar vibe, not as thick and deep sounding of course but definitely more open. And the filter sweep seems sweeter on the TEO-5 than the OB8X and OB-6. Could be having more top end and presence.

[@BongoBaggins]

3:39 I would listen to 15 minutes of that on its own

[@aq6304]

We get it, release it already!

[@Gerald_Daniel]

Until I owned an OB-8, I was also one of those "idiots" that automatically assumed, 2-pole VCFs are inferior to 4-pole VCFs just because the lower number. With (physical) OB synths it's the case that in 2-pole mode literally the sun rises at max cutoff (with max ENV depth). On OB-8 & Xa The 4pol sounds much darker. 99.9% of the time I never needed it. Ultimately, the world's best 2-pole VCFs are Oberheim's base for their elitist image - certainly not without reason!

[@dankeplace]

Great synth, short listed for me.

[@fjfrancois]

What’s going on man.

[@dankeplace]

@@fjfrancois not much bro, got a T5 few weeks ago, have that next to my Pro 3 which gives me 88 keys of FATAR. Waiting on a few things to happen but yeah how's you bro?

[@mattmckeon1688]

Amazing synth - wish they'd made the lowest note E rather than F. 😢

[@sawlfo]

Calc get us summit 3.0 update please!!

[@tntshuffle-9799]

Love this thing. Been trying to decide between this, the Take-5 or a moog Matriarch. It's killing me because I love them all, but my wallet unfortunately wont allow for all three!

[@andyscott5277]

So different from the Matriarch, would want both I reckon. They do drastically different things. When it comes to this vs the Take 5, I’d say it comes down to which filter you prefer, that of Oberheim or Sequential?

[@tntshuffle-9799]

@andyscott5277 That's just it. Not sure which one. I've even been contemplating the Korg MS20, because I love the sounds. But I feel like the Matriarch might have a similar filter sound. I feel like I would need to hear them side by side to truly decide.

[@valuemastery]

If you can't take 3, Take 5 😊

[@juliakincaid4179]

Have you considered a life of crime? 😜 I feel you! This has taken over my obx8 obsesison, but I also still want the PB12 and the Super Gemini... and I already have a Summit! Need to go see my GI because I'm having severe GAS!

[@ageshero]

Matriarch is just 😅 not in the ball park- I think we need to put a wrap on the “no programmable” patch era of analog synths. It doesn’t take me where I need to go live.

[@inperfectsequence7840]

Why don't the bass resonate? The Oberheims always stood out in that, but here everything sounds very flat. Did they do something wrong with the sound of the video? I know that KZbin is not reliable, but there are dives of TAKE5 and TEO5 where the subbass is better appreciated. 🤔

[@SamLibman]

I just wish it had at least one more voice. Main reason why I’m probably going to go with the Behringer Ub-Xa.

[@andyscott5277]

It’s funny, never see many people complain about the Prophet 5 not having enough voices. Can make most chords with 4 notes. Need more than 5? Just layer the recording, or tap the hold button, ways to get around it. Certainly not enough of a reason to sacrifice overall build quality and instrument longevity, while supporting a non ethical company, imo.

[@klownaround5464]

You must be a ULI SOLDIER BOY- the BEHRINGER U-BXA was TORPEDOED WHEN THE TEO-5 DROPPED LAST MONTH - i was on the UBX-A TRAIN BUT JUMPED OFF IT IN TIME when i SAW THE JP3-0 TEO-5 DEMO (32 minutes of lushness and when he HIT THAT RUSH “TOM SAWYER” BASS NOTE AND LET IT RIDE … well that was IT FOR ME - i contacted SWEETWATER and told my sales rep manager CHRIS to PLEASE TAKE MY CC # and just RUN THE PAYMENT NOW!!!‼️‼️‼️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🍾🍾🍾👍👍👍✅✅✅ i didn’t even want to WAIT UNTIL-AUGUST WHEN ITS EXPECTED TO SHIP!!!‼️‼️‼️✅✅✅ ((That is the first time EVER IN MY LIFETIME THAT I PREPAID FOR A SYNTH BEFORE IT WAS EVEN IN THE STORE READY TO SHIP!!!‼️‼️‼️🙏🙏🙏))

[@mikel5163]

@@andyscott5277 I agree. Voice count is overrated.

[@SamLibman]

@@andyscott5277For me, it’s because I have a few quite nice mono synths, and the only poly I have is a minilogue which has 4. And it’s just not enough a lot of the time. I’ve found that 6 is the minimum of what I’d want. And I plan to buy a nice poly soon, and it’s just one of those things that I need to justify buying something to replace most of what I only use the Minilogue for now; chords.

[@SamLibman]

@@mikel5163 For me, it’s because I have a few quite nice mono synths, and the only poly I have is a minilogue which has 4. And it’s just not enough a lot of the time. I’ve found that 6 is the minimum of what I’d want. And I plan to buy a nice poly soon, and it’s just one of those things that I need to justify buying something to replace most of what I only use the Minilogue for now; chords.

[@MrTanukiD]

Jack's back! or is he?

[@synthsamuraiproductions]

Oh yeah did one yesterday pumped for this one!! Lets go baby

[@dankeplace]

you didn't do anything other than use other content creator's uploads and use it as click bait for well what you do best, views. Deep dive means hands on, not using someone else's uploaded content. Stop bottom feeding.

[@ByronHadley1]

@@dankeplace What the fuck does it matter? Views on KZbin is the name of the game. Looks like you're doing pretty dandy there with your 78 subscribers and your average of about 50 views per video. 😂 How about coming back when you've got something a bit more positive to say.

[@asynchronicity]

4:48 It isn’t a non-resonant filter.😂 It’s a non self-oscillating filter.

[@justaregularrobloxplayer5678]

Are the osc based on the OB8x or the Take-5?

[@dankeplace]

Take 5 is P5 REV4 based, Teo5 is rumored OBX8 based not OB6.

[@poorhorserecords]

Its the same oscillators as the take-5 but they're programmed to have slightly different behaviors.

[@malkytrance]

This is the bargain of the last 10 years.

[@dougie6897]

Still not as rich and satisfying as the Sweatwater video ( Daniel Fisher)Pro 800 x 2 … panned hard left and panned hard right…32 oscillators vs 10 oscillators for less money.

[@dankeplace]

somehow you think a subpar interface and having to use a PC to do MIDI duties does help the cost of things when making the comparison? Stick with Behringer while the rest of us accept Tom's affordable heritage product that Behringer cannot do. SEM vs CEM learn the difference.

[@dougie6897]

@@dankeplace did I mention the interface? Who mentioned the interface? 😂😂

[@dankeplace]

@@dougie6897 You mentioned "Sweatwater", is that something you drink or you get when you work out?

[@dougie6897]

@@dankeplace yes I may have got the company wrong… I believe it’s Danielle Fisherman at Saltwater… my mistake 😂😂

[@dankeplace]

@@dougie6897 you're not funny and you really do try too hard.

[@Jnoir.]

24:00 the laugh says it all 🧪 🥼 😈 So dark yet beautiful ✨

[@REOvolt]

Great sounding knobby synth, but all the menu diving is a bit of a turn off.

[@Farold_Haltermeyer]

That menu diving is painful

[@ageshero]

But isn’t it just for precision, the mod matrix is instant, isn’t it? 😮

[@JunkSoap]

Well, the same old synth recipe... "Legends", Tom, Dave, Bob... All you guys made was "incredible" in the 80s, but there's nothing really new in 2024. I'm sorry but this synth sounds like old tech... Look what you can do with an Iridium, a Hydrasynth, a Modwave, a Kyra, a WoFi, a MiniFreak etc... Yeah there's analog in the TEO-5... Good for you but after layering, mixing, mastering, you don't really care... especially if it ends up as an MP3 played on a cell phone... The only good point I find about these "big name" synths is, sell them to snobs and collectors, and buy ( A LOT OF ) new gear with the cash...

[@dankeplace]

Sounds like a jaded opinion from a nobody.

[@andyscott5277]

Have fun with your extensive menu diving on cold tools which lack inspiration and immediacy 👍🏼

[@Donetur]

It is a matter of tastes I would say. Some people search for the old analog sound. Personally, I want this sound for my music, new music in 2024, I still think instruments could be ageless, depends on the creativity of the artist and personal preferences. On the other hand, I disagree that real analog is not noticeable. I just recorded a track with a digital synth, sounded great, but then I tried by changing one line by analog, and it did sounded deeper and better. I added more arrangements and the result was better in my mix according to what the track needed. It may depend on the sonority you want and what you search as an artist.

[@mikel5163]

All of those "new" synths you listed sound rather harsh to my ears. Good for particular genres but they might as well be a VST in a box (in fact, that's exactly what a few are).

[@Iceleben]

Then you could also say - Look what you can do with all the Amazing Plugins like Pigment, Omnisphere, Serum etc. I think it’s great that companies like Oberheim release new Analogs which go especially beyond the Mod Possibilities that where available in their vintage Synths. All are tools which you should use to make Music - whatever suits best for you - use it. I think we live in amazing Synth times. I also love and own e.g. the Hydrasynth but also preordered this one as I think it has a great Sound ( from what I’ve heard so far )

[@mgwhitney]

Three and a half octaves? Boring. "Cool" to babies who never had to deal with the "cool" of lame technology in the '80s. Remember the HISS of tape? Of course you don't. So many OPTIONS, no reason for them to exist. Oh, look! Knobs to turn. Isn't that AWESOME?!?!?!?! This is all digital, none of it having anything to do with the BLAT of a real sound wave. If you don't feel it in your BONES, it's just 44,000 stair steps a second, with no hiss. THAT'S the devil's deal, baby!!!

[@CentaurusRelax314]

Maybe ask your healthcare professional if you can increase your dosage?