Rev2 - Take 5 and then what...

[synthury]

Hello folks,

Not long ago I was asking in this forum if I was insane to sell the Rev2 in order to by a Take 5...

I bought the Take 5, which sounds great by the way, before selling the Rev2, what I did not long ago.

After several months of trying to love the Rev2, I failed. It was too direct and its high pitched sound did not convince me.  So I sold it a little while ago at a very good price considering the quite impressive price increase of the last months...

Now I have a free space in my rack (this feeling is thrilling...) and I wonder if it would be better...

1) to complement the Take 5 with an Ob6
2) to sell the Take 5 (!) to acquire a Prophet-6 (I suspect that the sounds of the 2 will overlap...but I may be wrong!)

I am also hesitating, to a lesser extent, to buy a Polybrute, but I am afraid to be disappointed by the quality of the keyboard and its core sound, in spite of the innumerable possibilities of modulations...

What advice could you give me ?

Thank you for your feedback and help !

Enjoy your week-end !

S.

[kpatz]

Tough decision!  I have a Take 5 and an OB-6 module and they couldn't be bigger opposites sound wise.  There's very little overlap between them beyond both being Dave Smith/Sequential products.  The biggest difference between them is the filters, Take 5 having a 24db lowpass and the OB-6 a 12db SVF with LP/HP/BP and notch.

That said, I think any of the "6" series would complement the Take 5 well, even the Prophet 6.  Though I suspect it would overlap more than the OB-6 does.  Have you looked at the Trigon 6 as well?  It also sports a 24db LPF but it's a ladder filter unlike the resonance-compensated SSI2140 VCF in the Take 5.

Another difference between the "6" series and the Take 5 (at least with the OB-6 I have) is the Take 5 has a more "compressed" sound quality to it, while the OB-6 is more airy, open sounding.  The 6 series also have true analog bypass when the effects are off, but IMHO the Take 5 has better effects, especially the reverb.

This might not help your decision making, but the OB-6 would be a great addition.  Or any of the 6 series.  Are you considering the module or keyboard version?  Trigon 6 doesn't have a module version presently, though I suspect one may come in the future.

[Manbird]

Hello folks,

Not long ago I was asking in this forum if I was insane to sell the Rev2 in order to by a Take 5...

I bought the Take 5, which sounds great by the way, before selling the Rev2, what I did not long ago.

After several months of trying to love the Rev2, I failed. It was too direct and its high pitched sound did not convince me.  So I sold it a little while ago at a very good price considering the quite impressive price increase of the last months...

Now I have a free space in my rack (this feeling is thrilling...) and I wonder if it would be better...

1) to complement the Take 5 with an Ob6
2) to sell the Take 5 (!) to acquire a Prophet-6 (I suspect that the sounds of the 2 will overlap...but I may be wrong!)

I am also hesitating, to a lesser extent, to buy a Polybrute, but I am afraid to be disappointed by the quality of the keyboard and its core sound, in spite of the innumerable possibilities of modulations...

What advice could you give me ?

Thank you for your feedback and help !

Enjoy your week-end !

S.

Questions like this are tricky (for me, at this hour, without coffee)... you know, would you suggest I take up juggling cats, rabbits or apples and eggs? That kinda thing!

I don't have any experience with the Take 5, so my ideas about the other synths you've mentioned won't be of much use. EXCEPT, I have to say I was really startled by how much I liked the Polybrute the one time I tried it out in the shop. I'm not a fan of the Mini/Microbrute sound, but the Polybrute grabbed me immediately. I'm curious to see other responses to your question from anyone with more ear-time spent with the Arturia.

I'm guessing you do like the Take 5? If it's not a question of $$, then seems complimenting one synth with another is your answer...

[doudou26]

1) to complement the Take 5 with an Ob6
2) to sell the Take 5 (!) to acquire a Prophet-6 (I suspect that the sounds of the 2 will overlap...but I may be wrong!)

Hi,
I own both a P6 and a T5 : I much prefer the P6 which sounds larger, warmer.
But the T5 is a good complement with its compact size, and has pros (many modulation capacities, preset names etc.). It replaces a Minilogue xd that I didn't like the sound, despite its vcos.

May be another synth than the P6 will offer you a more different sound territory if you keep the T5

[CyberGene]

What kind of music do you make? That's the main question. For instance, I combine a Yamaha CP88 (stage piano with acoustic and electric piano sounds) and the Take 5. But from your question I get that maybe you're seeking for another synth, so I guess modern music? If that's the case, maybe a purely digital synth with wavetable, FM, etc, so that you have a varied palette of sounds? Like e.g. a Hydrasynth.

[sdfstudios]

What kind of music do you make? That's the main question. For instance, I combine a Yamaha CP88 (stage piano with acoustic and electric piano sounds) and the Take 5. But from your question I get that maybe you're seeking for another synth, so I guess modern music? If that's the case, maybe a purely digital synth with wavetable, FM, etc, so that you have a varied palette of sounds? Like e.g. a Hydrasynth.

Yes, very good points. For rock I might combine my Kurzweil PC4 with the Take 5 on a second tier. If you have a poly, how about a mono analog synth? Pro3 makes a good complement. Despite the excellent unison mode on Take 5, there is just something special about a dedicated mono. Look how revered the MiniMoog is, or the Sequential Pro1 for starters.