Korg ARP 2600 M £1,699
CONTACT
WHO: Korg WEB: korg.com
KEY FEATURES
3 x VCO, low-pass VCF (two types – early and late 24 dB/oct), VCA, 2 x Envelopes (AR and ADSR), Noise Generator (white and pink), Ring Modulator, Sample & Hold I/O: External Audio Input, MIDI IN, USB port x 2 – Type A and Type B DIMENSIONS: 520 × 129 × 311mm WEIGHT: 6kg
Just where do you start a review of a legendary synth on which everyone has an opinion? Perhaps not by trawling the internet to find out what defines the 2600 sound, or why a particular make of clone is/isn’t true to the original. In fact there are likely more views on this matter than there are original working ARP 2600s in existence. Let’s also remember that the ARP 2600 itself went through a host of design changes (not always representing improvements) and it’s impossible to travel back in time to hear what one of them sounded like when new. Such is the world that Korg stepped into when they released their limited-edition Korg ARP 2600 FS in 2020. This was a beautifully presented clone of the 2600 (with switchable
