TEO-5 Desktop Module

The Oberheim TEO-5 desktop module.

• Compact Oberheim polysynth with legendary SEM tone and modern through‑zero FM.
• Thomas Elroy Oberheim. TEO. More than his initials, they mark the culmination of a synth pioneer’s vision. TEO-5 captures the secrets of the OB-X, Four Voice, and TVS, their legendary spirit distilled into an innovative dream machine.
• The legendary SEM state-variable filter allows you to morph from 2-pole Low-Pass to High-Pass through a phaser-like Notch, and even provides a switchable Band-Pass mode. Experience the distinctive resonance heard in countless hit songs over the last five decades. A tremendous variety of tones are possible with Oberheim’s signature tone shaping tool.
• Beyond providing the classic modulation sources like the OB-8 envelopes, TEO-5 offers poly and mono LFOs with tempo sync, and the full range of performance controls. With its flexible modulation matrix design, almost any route is possible in TEO-5, including audio rate sources and destinations. Dig into the 19 routes, 19 sources and 64 destinations and let inspiration find you.
• TEO-5 is your gateway to new sonic frontiers with modern modulations and vintage warmth. Experiment with through-zero FM shaped by the legendary SEM filter, topped off with iconic Oberheim effects. Compact, affordable, and bursting with creativity, TEO-5 sparks your musical journey, whether you’re a budding artist or a seasoned pro.

Features:

• 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 is a sonic playground. Its 64-step polyphonic sequencer sparks infinite melodic possibilities, while the multimode arpeggiator keeps your rhythms pulsing and pounding.
• Unlock the full potential of your Oberheim TEO-5 with TEO-5 SoundEditor! This standalone program and plugin from SoundTower is a full-featured Editor/Librarian that greatly enhances the TEO-5 sound editing experience. With every parameter displayed in a logical, easy-to-use graphical interface, you can create, edit, organize and store TEO-5 Programs on your computer with ease.

Specs:

• 256 factory programs in classic and modern styles, with storage space for 256 more custom user programs
• Direct program access, including single-button access to the current set of 16 programs
• Velocity sensitivity adds expressiveness to volume and filter
• Channel Aftertouch adds real-time performance-based modulation
• Hold switch latches held notes on
• Manual switch: when on, the front panel is live; what you see is what you hear
• Integral, fanless, heatsink-free power supply
• High-resolution OLED display enables patch management and easy access to advanced features
• 5-voice, 2x VCOs with saw, square/pulse, triangle, and noise
• Oscillator hard sync and X-Mod with linear through-zero FM
• Simultaneously selectable wave shapes plus sub-oscillator
• Discrete SEM-lineage VCF delivers authentic Oberheim tone and presence
• Filter State knob morphs from low-pass to high-pass through notch, with selectable band-pass mode
• Poly and Mono LFOs with 5 wave shapes and tempo sync
• Meticulously modeled envelope responses based on OB-8
• Modulation matrix with 19 slots x 19 sources x 64 destinations in a flexible design where almost any mod route is possible, including audio rate sources and destinations.
• Enhanced unison allows variable voice stacking from 1-5 voices
• Polyphonic portamento
• Vintage knob recreates vintage synth characteristics by adding voice-to voice variations in component behavior
• Full-featured arpeggiator
• Polyphonic step sequencer with up to 64 steps
• One dedicated reverb effect 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
• Desktop Module Weight: 6.8 lbs.  Dimensions: 21” L x 7” W x 3.5” H
• Right, Left and Headphone outputs
• Footswitch sustain and expression pedal inputs
• 5-pin DIN MIDI In, Out, Thru
• USB MIDI