Arp Axxe Analog Synthesizer
The ARP Axxe is a monophonic analog synthesizer, created by ARP during the 1970s. The ARP Axxe has a single VCO (producing two different waveforms) that is passed through a basic low-pass filter and VCA.
Modulation is rather inflexible, but can be applied to nearly every section of the synthesizer. Noteworthy is the addition of sample-and-hold and the ability to pass external audio through the filter (in the tradition of the Minimoog).
Three versions of the Axxe were manufactured, the last two containing orange silkscreening and a slightly modified case. The difference in these later two versions was primarily the mounting of the keyboard. The earliest units of the original version lacked ARP’s innovative “Proportional Pitch Control” pads, but featured a copyright infringing version of a Moog filter that was later discontinued, though no actual lawsuit ever took place.
If you’ve used the ARP Axxe, leave a comment with your ratings/thoughts!
Resources:
- ARP Axxe on Wikipedia
- Synhouse MIDIJack for the ARP Axxe
- ARP Axxe at SynthMuseum
- Way Out Ware sells a software synth version of the ARP Axe, the KikAxxe
- Video via WayneJoness. A Doepfer MCV4 is used to drive the Arp Axxe.
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Tags: analog, analog synthesizer, ARP, Axxe, Doepfer, Keyboard Synthesizers, sawtooth, synthesizer, vintage
The Arps were so cool and beastly. We used to record with an Odyssey and it wouldn’t hold tune very well. We did a concept project and it was used for sweeps and bleeps which was a joy to play and be immersed in. I think I only hard the Axxe played one time in a used music store but it was interesting and fun. Good to see this clip!
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