Today, Sequential has introduced the Take 5 Desktop Module, a new variant of the Take 5 synthesizer that drops the keyboard.
Here’s what Sequential has to say about it:
“The Sequential Take 5 desktop module brings the legendary Prophet-5 sound to your mix, featuring the analog oscillators and filter that transformed electronic music.
Compact and powerful, it fits seamlessly into any studio and is easy to transport for live performances. Modern effects and a powerful modulation matrix deliver sounds to transport you.”
Features:
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)
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
Two 5-stage envelope generators (ADSR + delay) with variable routing (filter, amplifier, auxiliary)
Velocity modulation of each envelope amount
Envelopes freely assignable to multiple modulation destinations
1 Global LFO and 1 Per-Voice LFO
Five LFO wave shapes: triangle, sawtooth, reverse sawtooth, square, and random (sample and hold)
LFO Clock sync (internal or external MIDI clock)
LFOs freely assignable to multiple modulation destinations
The Sequential Take 5 Desktop Module is now available for $1399.
Synthesist Matt Johnson (Jamiroquai) – In his latest video shares his thoughts on the Sequential Take 5 synthesizer, offers some sound design tips and demonstrates his new sound library.
“This thing is surprising deep. It’s really underrated!” he notes. “If you stop comparing it to a Prophet 5 and just take it for what it is, it really is a smashing little thing, and you can come up with some otherwordly sounds for it.”
Johnson’s Sequential Take 5 soundset is available via his website.
The Take 5 update includes an additional 128 Preset and 128 User memory locations, doubling the previous sound bank size. The Factory bank expansion is filled with new sounds, created by some of the world’s leading sound designers and synthesists. These sounds range from classic analog-style patches to modern, cinematic soundscapes.
Take 5 v2.0 also provides new synthesis options. These include capabilities like Envelope Repeat, which allows users to create evolving and complex sounds by looping sections of the synth’s envelopes, and LFO Slew, which smooths over wave shapes to enable more organic and musical modulations. These are especially useful for creating ambient, drone, and experimental sounds, adding new dimensions to any performance.
A new Lo-Fi effect emulates the sound of time-worn analog tape machines. Featuring controls for wow and flutter, playback head azimuth, and tape drive amount, the Lo- Fi effect can be used to add anything from a gritty character, through to a full-blown “busted tape deck” vibe.
The Take 5 v2.0 software update is available now as a free download for all Take 5 owners at the Sequential website.
