Oberheim TEO-5 Compact 5-Voice Poly Synthesizer

• 5-Voice VCO/VCF-based polysynth 
• 2x 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 pre-filter mixer 

State Variable Filter 

• Classic SEM filter with selectable Band-Pass mode 
• State knob continuously morphs from Low-Pass through Notch to High-Pass 
• Bi-polar filter envelope amount 
• Velocity modulation of envelope amount 
• Keyboard tracking 

Filter Envelope 

• Five-stage (DADSR) envelope generator 
• Velocity modulation of envelope amount 
• Freely assignable modulation destinations 

Amplifier Envelope 

• Five-stage (DADSR) envelope generator 
• Velocity modulation of envelope amount 

Two Low Frequency Oscillators 

• Five wave shapes: triangle, sawtooth, reverse sawtooth, square and random (sample and hold) 
• LFO tempo sync 
• Initial amount setting 
• Freely assignable modulation destinations 

Vintage Knob 

• Recreates vintage synth characteristics by adding voice-to voice variations in component behavior 

Aftertouch 

• Channel (mono) aftertouch with bipolar amount 
• Freely assignable modulation destinations 

Clock

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• Master clock with tap tempo 
• BPM control and display 
• MIDI clock sync 

Arpeggiator 

• 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 

Sequencer 

• Polyphonic step sequencer with up to 64 steps, including ties and rests 

Effects 

• One dedicated reverb 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 

Performance Controls 

• Full-sized, semi-weighted, 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 latches held 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 

Patch Memory 

• 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 

In/Out 

• 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 
• Power 
• IEC AC power inlet for internal power supply 
• Operates worldwide on voltages between 10V and 240V at 50Hz–60Hz; 30W maximum power consumption 

Physical Specs 

• Premium, 3.5-octave, semi-weighted Fatar keyboard 
• 25″ x 12.75″ x 4.4″ 
• Weight: 17 lb.