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Sequential
Take 5 Compact Five-Voice Analog Poly Synthesizer
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The Sequential Take 5® is an all-new, compact and portable five-voice VCO/VCF-based poly synth designed with both synth newcomers and space-conscious pros in mind.
Portable, Powerful, Polyphonic
The Take 5 is Sequential's most compact, full-featured, full-throttle VCO/VCF-based poly synth ever. It's the perfect gateway to subtractive synthesis and the creative power of Sequential's best synths - whether you're new to analog synths or a space-conscious pro. And since it's portable, you can transport it from studio to stage without breaking a sweat or leaving any features or playability behind. Genuine Sequential sound and quality at a price within your reach.
Fits Anywhere You Need It
With 44-full-size keys and a total width of just 26 inches, the Take 5 fits easily into your studio or on stage. Its nearly knob-per-function control panel gives you immediate access to all of its essential sound-shaping controls. And its ingenious key-split feature gives you access to a wider playable range than other compact synths by letting you divide the 3.5 octave keyboard into two separate performance zones.
Powerful Synthesis
The five voices of the Take 5 get their distinctive sound from a combination of two analog VCOs and a sub oscillator passing through a Prophet-5-lineage 4-pole analog filter. The result is classic Sequential - smooth, warm, punchy sound that sits perfectly in a mix and cuts through clearly on stage. For even more analog-style goodness, a Vintage knob adds voice-to-voice variation for genuine vintage character. Dual Digital effects, a dedicated overdrive, continuously variable wave shaping, and front-panel access to analog FM all ensure the Take 5 can kick out modern tone just as easily as it does vintage..
Finishing Touches
The Take 5 feature set is rounded out with two LFOs (1 global, and 1 per-voice), two ADSR+delay envelopes, extensive modulation, a 64-step polyphonic sequencer, and a multimode arpeggiator. The premium Fatar keybed makes it a pleasure to play, wherever you take it.
Take 5 Specifications
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, 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 SPECS
• Premium, 3.5-octave, semi-weighted Fatar keyboard
• Dimensions: 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)
Portable, Powerful, Polyphonic
The Take 5 is Sequential's most compact, full-featured, full-throttle VCO/VCF-based poly synth ever. It's the perfect gateway to subtractive synthesis and the creative power of Sequential's best synths - whether you're new to analog synths or a space-conscious pro. And since it's portable, you can transport it from studio to stage without breaking a sweat or leaving any features or playability behind. Genuine Sequential sound and quality at a price within your reach.
Fits Anywhere You Need It
With 44-full-size keys and a total width of just 26 inches, the Take 5 fits easily into your studio or on stage. Its nearly knob-per-function control panel gives you immediate access to all of its essential sound-shaping controls. And its ingenious key-split feature gives you access to a wider playable range than other compact synths by letting you divide the 3.5 octave keyboard into two separate performance zones.
Powerful Synthesis
The five voices of the Take 5 get their distinctive sound from a combination of two analog VCOs and a sub oscillator passing through a Prophet-5-lineage 4-pole analog filter. The result is classic Sequential - smooth, warm, punchy sound that sits perfectly in a mix and cuts through clearly on stage. For even more analog-style goodness, a Vintage knob adds voice-to-voice variation for genuine vintage character. Dual Digital effects, a dedicated overdrive, continuously variable wave shaping, and front-panel access to analog FM all ensure the Take 5 can kick out modern tone just as easily as it does vintage..
Finishing Touches
The Take 5 feature set is rounded out with two LFOs (1 global, and 1 per-voice), two ADSR+delay envelopes, extensive modulation, a 64-step polyphonic sequencer, and a multimode arpeggiator. The premium Fatar keybed makes it a pleasure to play, wherever you take it.
Take 5 Specifications
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, 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 SPECS
• Premium, 3.5-octave, semi-weighted Fatar keyboard
• Dimensions: 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)
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Classic Sequential Synth Incredible Value 2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Calgary Chinook, Alberta
This synth is a rock solid Sequential analog synth at any price. At this price unbelievable. Don’t let the price or description as “compact” dissuade you. This is a full on Sequential analog synth with analog VCOs and VCAs. Sound is classic Sequential. With the Vintage turned up you get classic Sequential Analog sound. This synth is on par with the Prophet 6. Lots of comparison reviews online. Virtually all sound parameters are directly accessible on front panel - very few exceptions. Deep mod matrix with intuitive front panel assign. Front panel workflow is well laid out. Functionality is comprehensive including dual effects sections, analog distortion, arpeggiator and sequencer. Keyboard size is not an issue. With the innovative low split keyboard function I never feel like I am running out of keyboard room. Build quality is excellent. I highly recommend this synth.
Posted by Badger on Aug 20, 2022
best compact analog polysynth currently available 6 of 6 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Victoria, British Columbia
Man the difference build quality together with thoughtful design makes. If you remember the first time you got to try out a really nice guitar after playing only cheap Squires or Epiphones for example, playing around with the Take 5 is like that nice guitar compared to cheaper commodity synths from Korg, Roland, Arturia, etc. The build quality is just that much better.
The Take 5 also sounds great and sits well with my other analogues unlike (for example) my Korg Minilogue which even with a dedicated chorus pedal sounds thin. The Take 5's mod matrix is deep, flexible and most importantly has great ergonomics making it fun and easy to add modulation all over the place and leading to very expressive patches. It's pretty much the ideal compact analogue synth perfect for gigging due the size and build quality. I wish I had clued into it being as cool as it is sooner.
Posted by Bleep Bloop on Jul 22, 2022
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| Take 5 Compact Five-Voice Analog Poly Synthesizer | 760734 |
