ARP 2600 FS
$3899 korg.com
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Are you in the mood for a classic, self-contained semi-modular synthesizer with reconfigurable, patchable signal path, three oscillators, noise generator, two flavours of low-pass filter, dual envelope generators, spring reverb and ring modulator, built-in speakers, Tolex-covered cabinet, detachable keyboard with arpeggiator and an additional LFO. MIDI note-on/off and pitchbend transmittable and receivable over MIDI and USB? Well, here’s some good news for you…
It’s hard not to see this one as inevitable, though it took longer than expected. When Korg’s variants on ARP’s venerable Odyssey were released, speculation began almost immediately: when would the company trundle out its version of the mighty ARP 2600?
That was five years ago – time for most of us to give up on the dream. Well, now that dream is a reality and though Korg’s Odyssey is a lovely little thing, it in no way prepared us for the majesty of this mighty modular monolith.
