Thursday, December 14, 2006
ARP 2600 Patch
Patch 1 - I think there's a little birdy trapped in there.
Patch 2 - Birdy's gone.
YouTube via 123synthland. You can see more of Mini's videos here. Also previously posted here.
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mmmm sounds sweet.... check out this recording of me tinkering with a half broken 2600. This synth has been sitting in a studio at the school of the art institute of chicago for ages just collecting dust... sad. Somebody needs to give this arp some love.
ReplyDeletehttp://youtube.com/watch?v=Rt3gSy0E5T8
As the Sound Facilities Manager here at the School of the Art Institute I feel I should jump in with a few clarifications and corrections:
ReplyDeleteFirst a little history; This synth was originally purchased from one of the school's own alumns... and yes it has been a fixture of our studios since, I believe, the mid '80s (... or at least long before I got here).
And far from being un-loved it has been a constant source of amazement, amusement, ...and yes, use... by scores of students. So, far from gathering dust, it is 'constanly dusted' by many hands using it... which unfortunatley has also lead to it slow and eventual demise.
Second, as for repairing it...
If you have ever seen the interior of a 2600 (as I have) then you would know that it was built in such a way that it takes days to break down, repair, and re-assemble. Furthermore some of the parts Arp choose (specifically the linear pots) are now extremely difficult to get (who would have thought one of these would still be around, much less in need of new parts, almost 30 years later?). So sadly it is not a matter of negleglect; more an up-hill battle against time & technology.
But it is also probably worth pointing out (at least for those who geek out on such stuff) that the school is the proud owner of an Emu Modular http://www.saic.edu/about/tour_studio/sound/index.html#tour (see photos 9 & 10).
Altough it too is 'getting on in years' (the school has owned it since '75) and sadly showing it's age as well, Emu fortunately built it with more easily replaceable parts, and so we endeavour to keep it the best working condition we can (so that, it too, gets much use).
And finally..
Obviously being the analog zealouts that we are, we are also happy to have two newer, fully functional Doepfer systems as well.
And so we continue to drag (perhaps sometimes kicking & screaming) analog syhthesis into the 21st cenutury.
- Robb Drinkwater