For new synts there's always 3 reviewers I trust. Nick from Sonicstate, Loopop's Ziv and Daniel from Sweetwater. This demo again shows Daniel's explanation skills. Many thanks and Keep it up, Daniel!
True! I would like to differentiate saying that Nick is the most ….impredictable, Loopop is the most goingintodetailsdeeply and Daniel is THE demonstrator by knowing the best what to express from the guts of a synth. Always a pleasant moment to listen
And I would like also to add Stimming, TrueCuckoo and here in France we have Knarf from Les Sondiers who is the most concise/complete focussing on what is important to know
I;m always reading about folks asking "what is the best first synth"? This one. But it doesn't only fit the beginner. Putting that on any bandstand apacks a huge whallop. It's not modern, and it's not vintage. It's just perfect. The sound is analog perfection.
Amazing demo. And that look of overwhelming satisfaction on DF's face when he was done. Speechless. Amazing instrument. Now to see if I have budget for one.
Oh no! Why oh why did I watch this video? I've been on the fence about the Take 5, wondering if it really could deliver anything new or inspiring. Then I watch Mr. Fisher doing his magic on the synth and it's mind blown! Now I have to get one of these. Thanks a lot Dan (he says feigning sarcasm). ;)
This reminds me a lot of my Dominion 1. Compact, fat, not the most features in the world but very well thought out, everything that is there is useful. Nice intro to the Sequential ecosystem. And as always a great review by Daniel.
Nick Batt Loopop and Daniel are my 3 go to's when considering my next synth buy..but theres something about Daniel,the sounds he creates..i think he could even make a Fishing Rod sound Awesome..this and the Modwave are defo my next two priorities..Excellent Reviews of both by Sweetwater..
Um this thing sounds amazing. It's marketed as like an entry level synth (and the presets do not do it justice), but its core sound alone makes my minilogue xd sound like a toy.
thanks for this interesting video. from your every gesture you can sense the passion you put into what you do, and this is contagious. I am an amateur inexperienced. I am seriously thinking about buying this synt and if so I think I will review this video over and over again to save time in learning the functions of the machine. The first part is interesting, but the second will be fundamental for me because it enhances the effect that every single rotation of the knobs produces. sorry..one small note ..... the numerous frontal shots interrupt the control of all movements. sorry, maybe I'm asking too much ... many thanks, congratulations and good luck
It almost have that overdriven oscillators like mopho x4. The Trigon seems to have that mission to bring the osc drive legacy on, but I wish more synths offered it as it is truly special.
This has a lot of grit to it. I would love to have one to MIDI to other synth’s patches and to see what kind of happy accidents this one makes on its own.
😈Still procrastinating.. future me watching this again at 2am?.. 😇Yea. but if I bought one then I wouldn't be here listening to this majestic serenade again. 😈Well, I guess things do happen for a reason..😇 Exactly, now if you only thought that about your marriage. 👿..
$1,299 is the price tag. There are cheaper alternatives, but not with the Sequential name. I'm happy it has full sized keys. Great demo as is always the case!
@@lukehunnable Korg minilogue, for one, which is $550. But it's got teeny tiny keys, which I can't stand. There are synths out there for less than $1,300. Behringer makes a MiniMoog clone that'll do 4 notes at a time for around $500. I'd rather have the Take 5, of course. But sadly I live in the land of virtual synths, which is what I can afford.
I’ve been a guitarist and music producer for the last 30 years, and I intend to buy my first synth now. Well, I do have a Korg M1 and a Korg TR61, as well as other sound modules in rack format, but I’d like to go deeper now. One question for those of you who are experienced in this field, please: why would you buy the Take 5 instead of the Deepmind 12 ?
Great demo as usual, and I think it has a nice feature set/layout for the price - sounded a little harsh to my ears though - a matter of personal preference sonically.
Ok I fall in love with this synth now........ Like every time Daniel presents one. Daniel I like you so much, so much... Your friends are so lucky to have you, f@ck..... I can listen you and watch you days and days. My dream synth father..............
The Appegios from 29:15 to 30:05 , is riveting ! thanx for GAZ´íng me overboard to get "The Fiver" ;-) Its SUCH an underestimated future classique,- :-)
"with both of them up, forget about it" that was brutal with both drives. edit: i believe sequential has a real winner here. this has all kinds of cool tricks.
It is 8 Oct. 2023 as I comment on this review & demo. I’ve watched others, but this one has somehow helped me hit on something. How does Take 5 differ from the Prophet 5/10? (I think) if the DSI MoPho were equipped with VCOs in lieu of DCOs and multiplied by 5 - more or less - here we’d be. As of this comment, two things I haven’t had in any analog polyphonic I’ve owned yet include VCOs or a complete compliment of real time controllers for the performance functions. This model definitely would be a good choice to have both (I even like the pulse width modulation being directly adjacent to the square wave generator); the Prophet 5/10 is well beyond my spending threshold, even in tabletop edition. (This one speaks to me more anyway.)
Nice synth. Great job by Dan. But there is no excuse for only 128 user patch locations anymore. Synth patches are minuscule in size and gigabytes of storage are almost free. There should be at least ten banks of 128 in this day. Such an absurd limitation by DSI. Seriously, you could probably store 5,000 synth patches in a MEG of storage space.
This is a point I really, really don't understand on so many synths....... And worst, no possibility to extend that...... This is annoying me SO MUCH with all my synths (I hate plugging my synth on pc to save or edit patches/banks) It kills my motivation, seriously......
Hi Adrian. For synths with 61 keys or less, I like this style of stand because you can reduce its width (or stretch it long) so that the legs are right under the synth. It can also get tall enough for standing if you ever need that: www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PlatformStdJS--ultimate-support-js-mps1-jamstans-multi-purpose-mixer-keyboard-stand Thanks for watching! -_Daniel_
@ghost mall Extremely rare with analog to get panning, I don't know why. Since I record orchestrated synths, big stereo fields are important, and effects simulating stereo does not come close to the sound of a 3 oscillator synth panned left/right/center :)
@ghost mall Ah yes, you are correct, that is how my Roland Gaia has true stereo with panned oscillators. My next purchase is a Minilogue, I am behind the times due to a divorce and living in poverty. So the plan is to use the Minilogue as center, and two Modal Skulpt SE's for right/left stereo. MIDI coupled and used as one synth with 6 oscillators.
Yes, there is panning in the mod matrix. Route paramenter Voice (maybe voice number? not sure, don't have it in front of me) to Pan. Confirmed by Sequential.
According to the developers, the voices can be panned L&R, in the Mod Matrix section. Unlike the ‘Prophet 6’, ‘OB-6’, and ‘REV2’, it doesn’t have a ‘Pad Spread’ knob, for adjusting the stereo-voice spread, on the fly, however, unlike the ‘Prophet 5/10’, at least you can adjust the panning of the voices.
The take 5 looks and sound so good, but it doesnt seem to really do analog warmth all that much. Im kinda looking around in this or lower price range. De pro800 from behringer might ve the ticket. Also looking at the prologue and deepmind. What i really want is a JX3P i quess, with a programmer. What affordable synth can get close to that?
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For new synts there's always 3 reviewers I trust. Nick from Sonicstate, Loopop's Ziv and Daniel from Sweetwater. This demo again shows Daniel's explanation skills. Many thanks and Keep it up, Daniel!
True! I would like to differentiate saying that Nick is the most ….impredictable, Loopop is the most goingintodetailsdeeply and Daniel is THE demonstrator by knowing the best what to express from the guts of a synth. Always a pleasant moment to listen
And I would like also to add Stimming, TrueCuckoo and here in France we have Knarf from Les Sondiers who is the most concise/complete focussing on what is important to know
@@brunodadivore9606 inpredictable... Except for PWM, right 😂
@@JansKanaal sure sorry it is himpredictable to be read
i´ll second that , in a second !
Funny how Daniel looks like a chef & always cooks delicious reviews stirring the pot of beautiful sounds & melodies.
Oh shit....... I will think about it every time now.......
Haha haha! Chefs and synths... new sweetwater episode
Nobody does a better job explaining instruments and their applications than Dan the Man!
This man is so good at this. Did his homework and practiced.
2:16 I swear, just for this possibility, I'm sold. I LOVE this so much......
As a gigging synth this looks perfect. Wide range of tones, portable and not so expensive you’d be afraid to take it out of the studio.
Listening to this is far better than listening to much of the new music... Daniel kicks ass!
Great demo! The Sequential Take 5 looks really cool.
The sounds in the end of this demo is spectacular omg 5 out of 5
I;m always reading about folks asking "what is the best first synth"? This one. But it doesn't only fit the beginner. Putting that on any bandstand apacks a huge whallop. It's not modern, and it's not vintage. It's just perfect. The sound is analog perfection.
I see Daniel with a new synth, i click like before watching the whole video.
when i have down time i just watch your demos enjoy and learn at the same time. thanks brotha
Best demo of the Take 5 I’ve seen to date! This synth is feature packed for anyone who loves creating new sounds!
Amazing demo. And that look of overwhelming satisfaction on DF's face when he was done. Speechless. Amazing instrument. Now to see if I have budget for one.
Got a chance to play one of these and wow, all i could think is that it's going to be on so many hits in the future. keep your ear out for it
Best review on RUclips and I love how simple you make it.
I cannot tell you how long I've been waiting to see a Take 5 demo. And who better to demo it than the synth master Daniel Fisher himself!
I have to commend your presentation of the Take 5 Daniel. Thorough, yet thoroughly enjoyable too!
Fantastic Demo Daniel! Love it mate - think I"ll definitely have to add this one to the studio & live rig.
Fantastic! I was already convinced when I read Sequential on the synth...
I played around on this at GC yesterday. I was blown away.
Daniel is just the best. Also, video editor, you’re talented too!
BRILLIANT REVIEW! Cheers Daniel. Great job. Lovely synth.
Yeah i'm like 0:00 "i dont need this thing" 2:00 "hmm... those oscillators sounds nice" 5:40 "figuring out how to present this purchase to my wife"
When you figure out that last part, let us know 😁
You are the man! Your playing gives me so many cool ideas
Oh no! Why oh why did I watch this video? I've been on the fence about the Take 5, wondering if it really could deliver anything new or inspiring. Then I watch Mr. Fisher doing his magic on the synth and it's mind blown! Now I have to get one of these.
Thanks a lot Dan (he says feigning sarcasm). ;)
This reminds me a lot of my Dominion 1. Compact, fat, not the most features in the world but very well thought out, everything that is there is useful. Nice intro to the Sequential ecosystem. And as always a great review by Daniel.
calmly saying "....forget about it" *starting a local earthquake*
Lol. I love it.
Great video, as always. Thanks Mr. Fisher.
That overdrive sounds insane
Nick Batt Loopop and Daniel are my 3 go to's when considering my next synth buy..but theres something about Daniel,the sounds he creates..i think he could even make a Fishing Rod sound Awesome..this and the Modwave are defo my next two priorities..Excellent Reviews of both by Sweetwater..
Guys at sweetwater need to have a synth giveaway!!! and Daniel needs to present the prize to the winner.
Um this thing sounds amazing. It's marketed as like an entry level synth (and the presets do not do it justice), but its core sound alone makes my minilogue xd sound like a toy.
Sounds amazing! Thanks for this awesome demo!!!
Another killer demo. Thanks Daniel!
Great Demo. Thanks Daniel!
thanks for this interesting video. from your every gesture you can sense the passion you put into what you do, and this is contagious. I am an amateur inexperienced. I am seriously thinking about buying this synt and if so I think I will review this video over and over again to save time in learning the functions of the machine. The first part is interesting, but the second will be fundamental for me because it enhances the effect that every single rotation of the knobs produces. sorry..one small note ..... the numerous frontal shots interrupt the control of all movements. sorry, maybe I'm asking too much ... many thanks, congratulations and good luck
Kind of sounds like my Arp Odyssey with the headphone output fed back into the ext in starting around 14:00. Nice!
It almost have that overdriven oscillators like mopho x4. The Trigon seems to have that mission to bring the osc drive legacy on, but I wish more synths offered it as it is truly special.
That sounds great. Nice demo!
Same SSM filter chip as the Prophet 5 rev.4 ! 👍🏻
Love what you created at 19:50. Take 5 is so much fun to play and create with. Nice one Daniel.
Great Demo! This is not your grandfather’s Prophet 5, but it certainly has its DNA ;-)
Brilliant demo Daniel!
Great demo, Daniel!
Fantastic demo!
This has a lot of grit to it. I would love to have one to MIDI to other synth’s patches and to see what kind of happy accidents this one makes on its own.
Demon Dan gives a Master's Class. Excellent work!!!
Great reviews these guys bring us. I am used to read the SOSound reviews too. 👏🏻
OMG this thing sounds bad ass. i would love to own one!
I was waiting for you, Daniel, to review the Take5…
very nice demo Daniel! :D
😈Still procrastinating.. future me watching this again at 2am?.. 😇Yea. but if I bought one then I wouldn't be here listening to this majestic serenade again. 😈Well, I guess things do happen for a reason..😇 Exactly, now if you only thought that about your marriage. 👿..
I always go to your demos first! The best!
Insane value for money.
$1,299 is the price tag. There are cheaper alternatives, but not with the Sequential name. I'm happy it has full sized keys. Great demo as is always the case!
Which alternatives are you thinking of?
@@lukehunnable Korg minilogue, for one, which is $550. But it's got teeny tiny keys, which I can't stand. There are synths out there for less than $1,300. Behringer makes a MiniMoog clone that'll do 4 notes at a time for around $500. I'd rather have the Take 5, of course. But sadly I live in the land of virtual synths, which is what I can afford.
I'm seeing $1,499. Did they first have them selling at 1299?
@@PRODUCEDBYLILDOUG Yup. Prices are going up almost everywhere in music retail and also in the used market.
Damn, that overdrive is huge
That drive is really niceeeee
This is a pretty great demo
Why Sweetwater?!?! Quit draining my bank account lol love this and will most likely get it.
I’ve been a guitarist and music producer for the last 30 years, and I intend to buy my first synth now. Well, I do have a Korg M1 and a Korg TR61, as well as other sound modules in rack format, but I’d like to go deeper now.
One question for those of you who are experienced in this field, please: why would you buy the Take 5 instead of the Deepmind 12 ?
Great demo as usual, and I think it has a nice feature set/layout for the price - sounded a little harsh to my ears though - a matter of personal preference sonically.
BRILLIANT REVIEW!
Dude is a PRO.
Happy I didn’t get the REV2.
This one’s the real McCoy.
Prophet 5/10 for the ‘20s.
Rev 2 is awesome
@@bangmateo7481 Are you kidding, Bang Mateo? This is one of the most melodic synth demos I've heard in years.
@@dmomcilovic9185 On paper. I find it’s tone and filter uninspiring. I sold mine after a year of ownership.
Ok I fall in love with this synth now........
Like every time Daniel presents one.
Daniel I like you so much, so much... Your friends are so lucky to have you, f@ck.....
I can listen you and watch you days and days. My dream synth father..............
Inspiring as always
Though this is not my kind of synth, this is a truly great presentation! Daniel always keeps me busy with listening... ;-)
What’s your kind of synth?
@@lukehunnable Polybrute, and anything toward sound design!
The Appegios from 29:15 to 30:05 , is riveting ! thanx for GAZ´íng me overboard to get "The Fiver" ;-) Its SUCH an underestimated future classique,- :-)
I’m not spending $1299 for a synthesizer when all I need is to listen to this video…
😉
Yep... this is incredible! 😳
"with both of them up, forget about it" that was brutal with both drives.
edit: i believe sequential has a real winner here. this has all kinds of cool tricks.
Man I would love to see you demo the Pro 3
It is 8 Oct. 2023 as I comment on this review & demo. I’ve watched others, but this one has somehow helped me hit on something. How does Take 5 differ from the Prophet 5/10? (I think) if the DSI MoPho were equipped with VCOs in lieu of DCOs and multiplied by 5 - more or less - here we’d be.
As of this comment, two things I haven’t had in any analog polyphonic I’ve owned yet include VCOs or a complete compliment of real time controllers for the performance functions. This model definitely would be a good choice to have both (I even like the pulse width modulation being directly adjacent to the square wave generator); the Prophet 5/10 is well beyond my spending threshold, even in tabletop edition. (This one speaks to me more anyway.)
Well done:)! Thank you!
I love it !!
Thank you so much Daniel you RoCk!
2:59 I felt that too
Thanks for the demo, can you record directly to computer via usb?
Hi David. USB is used for MIDI communications to and from the computer. So you can record/playback MIDI, but not audio. Thanks for watching! -_Daniel_
Thanks!
30:11 I think I may have heard this one quite a few times in the past :)
ahhh i know it but i can't place it help
i want one so badly!
Nice synth. Great job by Dan. But there is no excuse for only 128 user patch locations anymore. Synth patches are minuscule in size and gigabytes of storage are almost free. There should be at least ten banks of 128 in this day. Such an absurd limitation by DSI. Seriously, you could probably store 5,000 synth patches in a MEG of storage space.
This is a point I really, really don't understand on so many synths.......
And worst, no possibility to extend that......
This is annoying me SO MUCH with all my synths (I hate plugging my synth on pc to save or edit patches/banks)
It kills my motivation, seriously......
Why would anyone need THAT many??
@@SPAZZOID100 Thank you!
Hey Daniel, do you have a stand you would recommend to use with this at a seated height?
Hi Adrian. For synths with 61 keys or less, I like this style of stand because you can reduce its width (or stretch it long) so that the legs are right under the synth. It can also get tall enough for standing if you ever need that:
www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PlatformStdJS--ultimate-support-js-mps1-jamstans-multi-purpose-mixer-keyboard-stand
Thanks for watching! -_Daniel_
@@sweetwater Thank you!
Do we get panning of individual oscillators or are the stereo outputs for effects only?
@ghost mall Extremely rare with analog to get panning, I don't know why. Since I record orchestrated synths, big stereo fields are important, and effects simulating stereo does not come close to the sound of a 3 oscillator synth panned left/right/center :)
@ghost mall Ah yes, you are correct, that is how my Roland Gaia has true stereo with panned oscillators. My next purchase is a Minilogue, I am behind the times due to a divorce and living in poverty. So the plan is to use the Minilogue as center, and two Modal Skulpt SE's for right/left stereo. MIDI coupled and used as one synth with 6 oscillators.
Yes, there is panning in the mod matrix. Route paramenter Voice (maybe voice number? not sure, don't have it in front of me) to Pan. Confirmed by Sequential.
According to the developers, the voices can be panned L&R, in the Mod Matrix section. Unlike the ‘Prophet 6’, ‘OB-6’, and ‘REV2’, it doesn’t have a ‘Pad Spread’ knob, for adjusting the stereo-voice spread, on the fly, however, unlike the ‘Prophet 5/10’, at least you can adjust the panning of the voices.
@@WildernessMusic_GentleSerene multi-tracking can give you any stereo field you need.
Hyee Daniel you the The kind of Synthssss.....
brb......i have to edit my sweetwater wishlist
Man, this that baby is Phatt!!
👍 *like*
thinking of selling my P'08 to buy one 🙄
Would you get this or the behringer monopoly? Considering price and overall sound
The take 5 looks and sound so good, but it doesnt seem to really do analog warmth all that much. Im kinda looking around in this or lower price range. De pro800 from behringer might ve the ticket. Also looking at the prologue and deepmind. What i really want is a JX3P i quess, with a programmer. What affordable synth can get close to that?
PS...if they ever do a remake of the movie Forbidden Planet bring Daniel in to do the sound effects...
13:47
I almost got scared my ps1 disc wouldn’t load up
Was just now seeing Poly D synth review….saying wow 4 oscillators….bham comes Poly 5 that too Sequential! Life is difficult…
This has 10 oscillators. 5 voices, 2 oscillators per voice. VS the Poly D, which has 4 in total. This is polyphonic, that is paraphonic.
@@PaulGBass ….all 10 oscillators can be modulated independently . .? Newbie question….pardon the ignorance
aphex twin needs too use the patch at 17:30
Did Fatar design the keybed? The wheels look similar.
AFAIK Sequential uses Fatar keybeds throughout.
10:10 oh my god
Can the sequencer be transposed ?
What song does that sound like at 30:09? im wracking my brain and cannot figure it out
Hi xblyn. This is only my opinion; but I think it sounds like a Styx song (Angry Young Man). -_Daniel_
Does the T5 sequencer only record note data or can it record other midi/knob movements like the Pro 3?
Hi Christian. Take Five's Sequencer records Note and Velocity data. Rests and Ties can be added afterward. Thanks for watching! _Daniel_