The Take 5 provides an ideal platform for aspiring synthesists to learn the art of patch design. As you progress, its ample modulation controls will facilitate endless explorations into sound design. Synth experts will more than appreciate the Take 5’s myriad modulation options, too, which include two 5-stage envelope generators (ADSR and delay) and two LFOs (a global LFO and a freely assignable LFO) with five available waveshapes. Routing modulation sources to their destinations is a breeze, and you can take advantage of the mod wheel, an expression pedal, and the aftertouch-enabled keybed to transform your patches in real time.
Premium performance controls
The tactile experience of working with the Take 5’s switches, knobs, and wheels is one of the most enticing parts of this compact powerhouse poly. The Take 5 gives you detailed control over every parameter with its semi-knob-per-function design, allowing you to turn patches into living, breathing performance. The Take 5’s premium Fatar keybed feels wonderful under your fingertips, and the mod wheel and the spring-loaded pitch wheel are very responsive and a joy to use. It’s great for getting the most out of the Take 5’s split-zone and aftertouch capabilities. There’s also an arpeggiator and step-sequencer on deck for creating 80s-style ostinatos and tweakable sequences.
Top-notch digital effects section
Like all Sequential synths, the Take 5’s raw sound is something to behold. But every synthesist will tell you that synths plus effects equal instant sonic satisfaction! To that end, Sequential equipped the Take 5 with a robust digital effects section, which includes a dedicated reverb with damping, pre-delay, decay, and tone controls, in addition to a multi-effect with three delay types, five modulation effects, distortion, and a highpass filter. Plus, there’s a dedicated overdrive effect for adding some heat and aggression to any sound!
Crank up the vintage vibe
This all-analog polysynth boasts modern reliability and high-fidelity sonics. But what if you want to inject a little bit of old-school instability into your sound? No problem! The Take 5 features a nifty Vintage control knob that lets you alter the behavior of the synth to mimic an older instrument. Keep it pristine or go back in time to when analog synthesizers were highly temperamental. Do you think part of the charm of vintage analog synths is their unpredictability? Then you’ll dig this feature!
Features:
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Compact 5-voice polyphonic synth with a pure analog signal chain
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Dual analog VCOs per voice with continuously variable wave shapes
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4-pole self-oscillating resonant filter based on the Prophet 5 Rev 4 design
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2x 5-stage (ADSR + delay) freely assignable envelope generators
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1 global and 1 freely assignable LFO, both with 5 waveshapes (triangle, sawtooth, reverse sawtooth, square, and sample & hold) and clock-sync
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Semi-knob-per-function architecture inspires expressive performance — minimal menu diving!
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Unison mode with configurable voice count for fat monophonic tones
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Responsive mod wheel and spring-loaded pitch wheel
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Polyphonic glide
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128 user and 128 factory patch memory slots
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Factory switch, when turned off, matches every parameter to the physical knob position
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USB MIDI and 5-pin MIDI in/out/thru
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Footswitch and expression pedal inputs
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Stereo main output and stereo headphone output