Members TIKILOCKEDOUT Posted February 2, 2007 Members Share Posted February 2, 2007 G'day all, I'm a guitarist who dabbles in synths for recording - I grew up with the 70's analogue stuff and had a Roland SH101 a couple of years ago. Any road up ... I came across the Arp 2600 by Arturia, couldn't find any reviews at HC for this company so have no idea of the build quality or reliability. I basically want to noodle in a Silver Apples, Tangerine Dream end of the scale - can anybody give me their opinion of these things ... are they solid and reliable? It's the price for what it is that I am finding hard to believe ... they are $200 Australian on special from a very reputable dealer I usually buy from. I see they got some Music Tech mag 9 star rating and Mac Addict Editors Choice badge ... Any help in my research is appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MuzikB Posted February 2, 2007 Members Share Posted February 2, 2007 I may be wrong but the reliability is largely based on the computer you run it on. The Arturia version is good but the Wayoutware version is more authentic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TIKILOCKEDOUT Posted February 2, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 2, 2007 Ok ... I may need to get with the program ... is this a hardware synth or is this a software thing only? Ok ... I'm an idiot ... the product at the site did not specify this was software ONLY ... made it look like a remake of the ARP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Teoman Posted February 2, 2007 Members Share Posted February 2, 2007 It is modelled after the ARP 2600 and is one of the best sequence machines I ever heard. Even only the sequence potential is worth the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TIKILOCKEDOUT Posted February 2, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 2, 2007 It is modelled after the ARP 2600 and is one of the best sequence machines I ever heard. Even only the sequence potential is worth the price. I might have a further look into it and see what operating system and memory I need for the software ... and what type of synth ... could I run it with a DX7? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members antilles Posted February 3, 2007 Members Share Posted February 3, 2007 It's my favorite softsynth. It may not sound exactly like a real ARP-2600 (I don't know, I've never played a real 2600), but it sounds great and very analog. Furhter more I think its fun and inspiring to program sounds on it - even thoug it's a softsynth. Higly recommended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Teoman Posted February 3, 2007 Members Share Posted February 3, 2007 I might have a further look into it and see what operating system and memory I need for the software ... and what type of synth ... could I run it with a DX7? DX7 is not a good controller with those membrane switches. For this task, there are good and cheap solutions. As for the Windows OS requirement, you have to check their website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WhinyLittleRunt Posted February 3, 2007 Members Share Posted February 3, 2007 DX7 is not a good controller with those membrane switches. For this task, there are good and cheap solutions. As for the Windows OS requirement, you have to check their website. Yeah, but for basic operation of the sounds the DX7 will work fine. The difference between that and a new controller with knobs on it is that you can assign certain knobs from the software program to the real hardware ones on the controller, thus being able to tweak them without the mouse (which is a pain in the ass, just so you know) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Teoman Posted February 3, 2007 Members Share Posted February 3, 2007 Yeah, but for basic operation of the sounds the DX7 will work fine. The difference between that and a new controller with knobs on it is that you can assign certain knobs from the software program to the real hardware ones on the controller, thus being able to tweak them without the mouse (which is a pain in the ass, just so you know) For a semimodular synth like 2600, I guess he is planning more than basic operations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jez Posted February 4, 2007 Members Share Posted February 4, 2007 MIDI implementation on the old DX7, so I've heard, is bollocks at best Better to spend a couple of hundred dollars on a 61-key, reasonably knobby sort of dedicated controller, you'll be able to get much more out of it. Although the keys won't feel as nice as the DX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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