In 1973, Tom Oberheim, who was an ARP dealer, produced a kit that converted the keyboard into a duo-phonic keyboard capable of triggering two different oscillators simultaneously. The ARP 2600 features three VCOs, a 4-pole (24 dB/ octave) low-pass filter, a VCA, a ring modulator, sample and hold, a white/ pink noise generator, microphone preamp, spring reverb, two envelope generators, and a four-octave keyboard. On its initial release it was heavily marketed to high schools and universities. The 2600 was thus ideal for musicians new to synthesis, due to its ability to be operated without patch cords, while still offering greater flexibility to sound designers who were comfortable using them. It sported clear text labels and front panel screen printed graphics indicating the function of different sections of controls, and the signal flow between them. Unlike fully modular synthesizers, which often required modules to be purchased individually and wired by the user, the 2600 was semi-modular with a fixed selection of basic synthesizer components internally pre-wired. Pearlman and engineer Dennis Colin, the ARP 2600 was introduced in 1971 as the successor to ARP's first instrument, the ARP 2500, at a retail price of US$2600. The ARP 2600 is a subtractive synthesizer first produced by ARP Instruments, Inc in 1971.ĭeveloped by a design team headed by ARP namesake Alan R.
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