In this official ARP video, Orbital’s Paul Hartnoll shares his take on the new Korg ARP Odyssey.
The video catches Hartnoll at his Brighton studio, where he is busy working on solo projects. He shares his take on the Odyssey, offers his thoughts on the Odyssey vs his ARP 2600, and demos the way he is using it in his work.
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defo a good product form Korg/ARP nice to see real analogue classics again
now that’s some profound viiew on that synth from a man who knows what he’s talking about,
like the last point with the mod and sync for example. thanks for this.
When is Korg releasing the full size kit version?
Korg! Your turn! Full size keys, please.
There’s a “new” Korg Odyssey?
could use some cowbell
yeah, i know
not bad though
Thanks Synthtopia for starting this post with a disclaimer that it’s an Arp sanctioned video. This synth is defiantly on my wish list. I wonder if there’s a polyphonic Arp in Korg’s future?
That fat sync at 5mins is sublime
That MIDAS mixing console behind…intriguing
I have one…LOVE it.
Any crying about the slim keys is missing the point. This thing sounds near identical to the originals.
Just reminded me, I have to go pick up my original white face that got restored last month! Too a tune of $940 🙁
Lovely Korg Z1 against the wall in the background. Good taste!
finally a video/review that speaks to me. I only sort of care whether it sounds like the original, I care a lot about it making crazy awesome sounds and he dials in exactly what I like here.
I love mine! Despite not being a fan of mini keys, the slim keys don’t bother me, and it’s actually kinda fun to play them. It also has a very interesting take on the traditional mono synth feature set. Unlike any of my other synth. I can’t imagine any synth nerd not loving this little beastie!
I have one of these too. It brings back fond memories of tormenting music store employees back in the early seventies as I, as a young teen, experimented with the originals back then. I’m grateful that they cheerfully put up with all the bleeps, bloops, explosions and bird noises that I created. 🙂
Forty years later, I’m enjoying my Oddy immensely. For those that have issues with the keys, it’s a simple matter to hook up an inexpensive midi controller if this matters to you. I control mine with the slim keys (I’m OK with them) or any of the five other keyboards in my setup ranging from a Lucina to a Roland A-88.
Just scooped one of these up for a song from my local GC. It was on clearance and wow, it sounds like a synth that would cost 4-5 times as much.
In fact, I was playing this right along with the brand new Minimoog Model D and this little Odyssey held its own without any problem.
Great sounding instrument.