Sequential Take 5, worth it?
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Thanks for putting time and effort into this one. Awesome and inspirational, as always. Much appreciated!
Your note about the effects section and its effect on the sound quality is the kind of thing I really want out of a review but rarely get. Since it’s so hard to go into a store and try something for most people, even before the pandemic, this is badly needed. Well done indeed.
Masterful programming and playing, wonderful sounding synth for not much money at all. What an amazing synth designer Dave Smith was.
You rule man, I listened to jamiroquai alot during the 90ties and I feel the feel of your feel. You know your stuff, thanks for sharing!
Oh man this is incredable! Super nice arrangement and warm analog feel!!!
As an addition to my earlier comment - folks, if you have the Take 5, the soundpack offered here is superb. If you're into that fat and retro vibe that's illustrated here (and in his other videos) you won't be disappointed. Of special note are the mappings Matt included with the Mod Wheel and Pitch Wheel. So many sonic surprises. And, most of all, they are inspiring and make you want to play!
I buy a lot of soundbanks because I'm not much of a programmer, and this one gets a big thumbs up. Matt, I would be a return buyer if you decide to create more banks for the Take5 . Please!
Thanks so glad you like them!
Awesome demos. genuine, unbiased. Great content, thanks for sharing!
This is the best, most helpful review of the Take 5 that I've come across. I love the sounds you're getting and your playing extraordinary. I'm sold.
I agree
Best synth explanations/demonstrations on youtube, love how you explain sound character ❤
Really useful review; mine arrived today, and I find Matt's comments spot-on. I also really like sine waves - just add some reverb and they instantly sound fab.
Great vid. Amazing to hear a man with all the synths (expertise) in the world still gush over this little baby. “Really changed my opinion”, yeah, mine too. Thanks Matt.
Beautiful playing at the end. I liked the morphing techniques you showed, Thanks.
This synth seems very solid when you're playing it :)
BRILLIANT REVIEW! Thank you Matt. You created magical sounds from the Take 5. Looking forward to your preset pack. Cheers!
You were SO right , ALL the time , my friend ! This little Rascal better be in my studio - ASAP ! What a LOVELY sound .....!
@@MikkelGrumBovin You'll love it. An inspiring and magical synth. Matt's review was excellent and showcases its beautiful tones.
Great video, Matt!!! Many thanks for sharing. All the best.
You are the best and I really listen to all your advice brother....long live The Boogie!!
Matt, thank you for showing how to appreciate the quality of sound not for the sake of gear , but always in the purpose of making things musical. btw, I don’t even play keys
Honestly seeing a bit more complex mod matrix stuff really makes this synth a hell of a lot more interesting to me, good stuff!
There are lots of videos out there on this Syjth but this video alone made me go out and buy the Take 5 which arrived today - Thanks Matt :)
Wow those are some really gorgeous sounds dude
Great walk through, nice to hear your honest and candid opinion about it. You make it sound so much better than I thought it was when I first heard it. It is definitely a lot of bang for the bucks. I only wish they'd made a module w/o keyboard, because I haven't got the space for this one. Oh, and I need to remember the expression "pony"! :D
Is that talent comes with the package too
So true. 🤣
Yes
You know the old joke: practice practice, practice!
You have such a talent, thank you for that amazing synth review. 😘
Thank you for the review. Kept it really simple for a beginner like me. Really lovely sounds!
Love your honest opinions, Matt!
Love that jam at the start Matt
Nice review and sounds Matt. The criticism of the effects has also been levelled at the Pro3 which I just bought. Hopefully this is an area where being part of a larger corporation can help Sequential in the long run.
Thanks Matt. Your review and the way you used the Take5 in this video made me go out and buy one. It’s really fun and easy to program and achieve really nice, killer sounds that are actually usable in so many ways. Gonna buy your sounds this weekend. Cheers Matt. Love everything you do. ❤️🎶🕺🏻🚀👽🖖🏼
Thanks Omar
Love the retro 80's intro. Would love it if you did a retro 80's album!
I felt exactly the same when I plugged in my Pro3 recently but like you once I had a few of my own sounds programmed in wouldn't want to be without it now. Nice to see this demo
Love seeing a bit of the more experimental MJ in this one. Great review!
Bought Take 5 before this video... now I've got useful tricks! Thanks Matt!
Great demo Matt, just subscribed and ordered it!
Algorithm is always the same: 1) I see Matt Johnson featuring a new synth 2) I buy that synth
Haha not a bad life ritual!
Lovely demo as usual . Sold my P6 a while ago but this looks perfect for planning out. Im gonna pick one up for sure.
Another quality video Matt. I think you can make any synth shine
Hi ! Finally Matt did a review on this synthesizer, great !
Ordered it a month ago, now I have to wait a couple of months, there is a big demand for it :))
Ordered mine about a month ago from Guitar Center and was told it would ship in November. Got it yesterday 😊
Just fantastic sound design once again.
just love sitting there listening to matt
Outstanding video Matt.
Such a beautiful synth - I was so pleased to hear such warmth and VCO creaminess after giving up on my REV2. (another beauty, but just felt chilly to my ears) Mr. Johnson...always look forward to hearing your playing, regardless of the synth you're showcasing! You've done a nice job here, I bought the soundpack...
Came for the review, subbed for the playing. Thanks for the vid!
Your playing makes any instrument shine Matt.
Hello Matt. the video is very interesting. In my opinion the T5 is enhanced because it stands up to comparison with the beautiful red keyboard with which it duets. Continuous switching from one keyboard to the other would highlight any shortcomings of the T5. Instead our little champion sounds great. I have recently owned one and before him I got the Pro3. Unfortunately, I am an amateur who has recently entered this wonderful world and I still have a lot to learn. Greetings from Italy.
Always some nice vibes with you
Awesome as always 👍🏻
The only review than give me the idea of what is Take 5 and how to think musically on every patch. I'm thinking to buy one for me to pair with my Korg Minilogue XD. I love also the great OB6 that for now I can't afford due to the crying wallet. Thanks Matt, have a great life ;)
Beautiful piece at the start!!
I have owned several synths by Dave Smith including the Poly Evolver and I must say this one seems very tempting thanks to your demo!
Great demo Matt!
Lovely sounds and presentation. Subbed.
2:00 Sounds like “Manifest Destiny” Synth line my gosh
You make magic happen that’s crazy 😮👏
Sounds great!!!👌
I hope that some day when I'm old I can have my very own animatronic Matt Johnson that just follows me everywhere, scoring my life with these dope tunes. Thanks for sharing with us Matt! ✌️🙂 You're a true inspiration.
These reviews are excellent, especially the parts where you mention it to be lacking a bit in low/mid's, effects messing things up a bit. Requires a pro's ear to make this out I guess. Could an UAD Neve 1081 plugin make up for the lack in low/mid's ?
Also some of the below comments might have been fixed in the latest firmware update :
Sequential has announced a firmware update for the Take 5 synthesizer that expands patch storage, adds new synthesis options and more.
Here’s what’s new in Take 5 firmware v1.0.0.10:
New Feature: Additional 8 Banks of program locations. Banks 9-G can be accessed holding the bank button and pressing numeric button 9-16.
New Feature: Envelope repeat for envelopes 1 and/or 2. Accessed in the prog-level parameters menu.
New Feature: Alternate tuning per patch. Accessed in the prog-level parameters menu.
New Feature: Oscillator 2 filter bypass mode. Accessed in the prog-level parameters menu.
New Feature: Sequencer start/stop from foot pedal. Accessed in global foot function parameter.
New Feature: Vintage added as a mod destination.
New Feature: LFO 1 and 2 slew rate. Accessed in prog-level parameters menu.
New Feature: LFO rate displayed on-screen when frequency updated and LFO sync active.
Sounds fantastic sir
I'd love to see you make a review of the Tempest. I never know what to think of it when watching demos. Sometimes I love it and sometimes I hate it. Thanks for this video anyway!!!
Gorgeous Playing Sir! 👏👏👏
the best moments starts at 13:13 :) I was waiting for this bass) thanks for the video! good job!
Gorgeous! Sequential should package a QR code to this video in every Take 5 box
great job Matt 😁👌
Matt sounds awesome.
That progression at 15:22 is simply stunning!
Spot on comment about the name. Also, I need to watch every one of your videos again at 1/2 speed to try and pick up those amazing voicings.
I wonder if the name Take 5 has a link with Dave Brubeck's song, maybe Dave Smith liked the song ?
Awesome stuff‼️👌
I had wished Sequential would have made a poly of their just fantastic Pro 3 which is quite a monophonic synth with very deep programmability and incredible sound. You can program many types of sounds with the Pro 3 so to be able to play the Pro with say 5-6 voices would be fantastic. I know it would have to be much higher priced so I understand that that may have been considered when not producing my dream synth.
I was very pleased to see your upload! Your demonstration and comments about the T5 were spot on. I got your patches as well. Thanks for taking the time to make them.
Thanks I hope you enjoy them!
@@MattJohnsonJamiroquai Definitely!!!!
Love this. People were whining about the synth online and Matt has clearly proven that it can make awesome sounds
Matt could make a Casio VL-1 sound good. 😂
I think it helps to always be thinking about how a synth sounds when being applied musically, rather than making patches for the sake of making patches, which I think is what most folks on CZcams do. I don't have many hardware synths and they're all digital. I don't worry about aliasing too much because I know that it doesn't matter too much once I start mixing it and stuff rather than always listening to it dry. Yeah, it's nice to have a synth sound good out of the box, but I just have cheap retro digital synths, so having those is all I have. My point is, learn to love a synth for what it can do rather than judging it by its presets which almost never show off the full potential of it
Grande Matt!!
Love that intro!
I love honesty
Great demo video!
Nice work Mj. Brilliant playing. Would love to hear some mj magic on the Prologue 16.. with some trick custom digital oscillator and filter work.
Your channel is awesome
OMG ! This sounds D-D-D-D-D-DOPE !
Excellent review and honest feedback Matt , great patches, I just ordered the P5 rev 4 and have tried all of Dave’s synths and this one is a good value for sure And some are asking if it would be a substitute for a P6 or rev 2 it sounds somewhere in the middle or more towards P6 at times , has that Dave smith sound ….
Awesome cheers matt
Damn the vintage vibe sounds amazing
Great review. The piece at 12:30 reminds me of Super Mario 64 "Water Theme" (Dire Dire Docks level).
It is in the right hand👍🏼
i was wondering how the voice spread will sound on other destinations since it's a poly modulation, thank you for that!
Woah! I get total The Midnight vibes here!
Just like Katsunori Ujiie, Matt could play a carrot with a teaspoon and make it sound like an 80s sunset and rollerskates
the intro is so dope! inspired by that!
Nice review, at last an affordable Sequential poly! :D
Okay, $1300, I might be able to swing that. Now, where do I buy me some talent? 😃
Hehe 😊
Find your local weed dealer
Where are you seeing it for $1300?
@@Subtronik Don't recall. That was a year ago. They're ~$1500 now.
@@Roderick_Legato did you end up getting one?
I feel like this is the guy you’d meet in a dream from the 80’s and grant you some kinda Analog superpowers!
You had me at "...pink and white noise" (wiiiiiish wooooosh) "Beautiful!" 😂
Great video! Thanks for sharing! May I ask, with all these poly synths, how often do you find yourself returning to the Moog One?
Thanks for this Matt! Saw the announcement on your insta, raced over to youtube. I usually have no hope of affording the awesome synths you review, but this one has been on my list alongside the Deepmind 12D. Here's me thinking this is a cut down Prophet 5 in an uglier smaller package, but your honesty has totally cured my gas for this thing. Simple oldschool sounds is all I need. At this rate the Deepmind will do a similar job at a smaller price point. Thanks man! PS awesome playing as always
Hey Matt! Can you make a review of the Sequential Pro 3, or at least give your thoughts about it. Another request: your chords masterclass :)
14:37 bit of blade runner vangelis vibe to it. gorgeous
16:37 love that. and boy id love a tempest
This video alone just made me rethink getting a hydra deluxe.
That sine wave is a nice addition indeed.
@ghost mall Agreed on both!
I did a little search and found that apart from the Take 5, the Prophet 12 and X both have sine wave shapes for oscillators. Pity I don't own one of those... yet 😄
it is very plaisante to have your opinions on some gear !!
thank you :) :)
Nice Video for the Take 5 😁🙌
Literally going ham at 10:57. Great run through. Glad you dig the synth. Love the bells at 14:47. Grabbing the pack asap.
ive learned a lot about synthesizing based on your review videos, i appreciate you being able to dispassionately and technically break down the features and their pros and cons, how you manipulate them and where the synth really shines, and then go tear it up. would you be open to reviewing cheaper gear? id love to hear your opinions about more entry level/affordable synths
+1, Matt would really make a Minilogue sing
Que buen video, tremendo artista además... Saludos
Matt, thanks as always for your insight - we appreciate it so much. I’ve been saving up for a Prophet 6 and, since I believe you have both synths, I just thought I’d ask whether or not you think this lil guy could provide most of what I’m looking for in the prophet. Namely; VCO’s (which I think is really important for bass), the vintage knob, the curtis filter, and those sequential envelopes. I’m guessing you’d say the tone and character of both synths are very different, specifically in the lower mids? I’m just hesitant to spend so much on the 6 when the modulation possibilities are so limited.
Hey Lucas - please note this has the SSI2140 VCF, not a Curtis filter...
this one has more sound design possibilities, the 6 has in my opinion a nicer tone. Both cool synths. Depends what you want