Compact and portable five-voice VCO/VCF-based poly synth designed with both synth newcomers and space-conscious pros in mind.

A full-featured subtractive synthesizer, the Take 5 sports two VCOs and a sub oscillator per voice, a classic 4-pole, resonant analog filter from the Prophet-5 Rev 4 design, 44 full-size keys, and a premium Fatar keybed. Its clever key-split feature gives players access to a wider playable range than many other compact synths by enabling players to divide the 3.5 octave keyboard into two separate performance zones. Dual Digital effects and a dedicated overdrive, continuously variable wave shaping, and front-panel access to analog FM ensure the Take 5 can cover a wide range of sonic territory, from vintage to modern.

This versatility comes from the Take 5s sound engine. Two voltage-controlled oscillators provide traditional sine, saw, and pulse waves with waveshaping, while simple analog FM adds harmonically complex, bell-like FM timbres at need. The Prophet-5-lineage 4-pole analog filter shapes the sound of the oscillators and sub oscillator in classic fashion while a Drive control provides additional punch. For still more warmth, a Vintage knob adds micro variations to oscillator, filter, and envelope behavior from voice to voice.

The Take 5 feature set is rounded out with two LFOs (1 global, and 1 per-voice LFO), ADSR+delay envelopes, dual digital effects (a dedicated reverb and a suite of time-delay and other effects) a separate additional overdrive effect, and extensive modulation possibilities. A 64-step polyphonic sequencer and multimode arpeggiator complete the picture.

OSCILLATORS

Two analog VCOs per voice

Continuously variable wave shape (sine, sawtooth, variable-width pulse) per oscillator

Hard sync: oscillator 1 syncs to oscillator 2

Square wave sub-octave generator (oscillator 1) per voice

Keyboard tracking on/off for each oscillator

Front-panel FM (frequency modulation) MIXER

Oscillator 1 amount

Oscillator 1 sub-octave amount

Oscillator 2 amount

White noise amount LOW-PASS FILTER

Four-pole, resonant, analog low-pass filter per voice, based on Prophet 5 Rev 4 design

Filter can be driven into self-oscillation with the Resonance control

Bi-polar filter envelope amount

ENVELOPES

Two 5-stage envelope generators (ADSR + delay) with variable routing (filter, amplifier, gate)

Velocity modulation of each envelope amount

Envelopes freely assignable to multiple modulation destinations

LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR

Five wave shapes: triangle, sawtooth, reverse sawtooth, square, and random (sample and hold)

Clock sync (internal or external MIDI clock)

Freely assignable to multiple modulation destinations

DIGITAL EFFECTS

One dedicated reverb with damping, pre-delay, decay and tone

One multi-effect with stereo delay, BBD delay, tape delay, chorus, flanger, phaser, ring mod, vintage rotating speaker, distortion, high-pass filter

Dedicated Overdrive effect

VINTAGE KNOB

Recreates the characteristics of vintage synthesizers by introducing micro-fluctuations in oscillators, filter, and envelopes per voice.

AFTERTOUCH

Source: channel (mono) aftertouch with bi-polar amount

Aftertouch freely assignable to multiple modulation destinations

CLOCK

Master clock with tap tempo

BPM control and display

MIDI clock sync

ARPEGGIATOR

Up, down, up+down, random, assign modes

Syncs to MIDI clock

Re-latching arpeggiation

SEQUENCER

Polyphonic step sequencer with up to 64 steps with ties and rests

PERFORMANCE CONTROLS

Full-sized, semi-weighted, 3.5-octave premium Fatar keyboard with velocity and aftertouch

Spring-loaded pitch wheel with selectable range per program with independently adjustable upper and lower pitch wheel range transpose controls

Low-split mode creates two independent performance zones with different octave ranges

Hold switch latches held notes on

Polyphonic glide (portamento)

Unison (monophonic) mode with configurable voice count, from one to all five voices, and key modes

Factory switch: when off, the front panel is live; what you see is what you hear

PATCH MEMORY

128 user and 128 factory

IN/OUT

1 MIDI In, 1 MIDI Out, and 1 MIDI Thru port

USB port for bidirectional MIDI communication

1 Sustain/footswitch input

1 Expression pedal input

Main stereo output (2 x 1/4 phone jack)

Headphone out (stereo 1/4 phone jack)

POWER

IEC AC power inlet for internal power supply

Operates worldwide on voltages between 100 and 240 volts at 50 to 60 Hz; 14 watts maximum power consumption

PHYSICAL

Premium, 3.5-octave, semi-weighted Fatar keyboard

25 L x 12.75 W x 4.4 H (63.5 cm x 32.4 cm x 11.2 cm)

Weight: 17 lbs (7.7 kg)