Some ARP 2500 demonstrations
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Some ARP 2500 demonstrations
I posted in the "Help" forum about a broken 2500 I discovered at my school, but have since fixed it (I jiggled a power connection, sometimes it really is that easy!), and it makes some pretty crazy noises. A bunch of people asked for pictures/video, so here's some videos:
All four oscillators in use, some modulating each other:
A test of the sequencer, with some terrible commentary by me:
I'm sorry, I'm a geek, I had to:
Hope you enjoy them. I'm still a quasi-newbie at subtractive stuff, so I'm sure I'll be able to get some cooler sounds out of it eventually.
All four oscillators in use, some modulating each other:
A test of the sequencer, with some terrible commentary by me:
I'm sorry, I'm a geek, I had to:
Hope you enjoy them. I'm still a quasi-newbie at subtractive stuff, so I'm sure I'll be able to get some cooler sounds out of it eventually.
Music Recording Technology- Lebanon Valley College
Re: Some ARP 2500 demonstrations
Thanx for posting!
Are you going to stay with it????
Are you going to stay with it????

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Re: Some ARP 2500 demonstrations
"This one is broken, you can have it"
Thanks for posting the demos. Demonstrations of synths like this are rare, so it's always interesting to watch it.

Thanks for posting the demos. Demonstrations of synths like this are rare, so it's always interesting to watch it.
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Re: Some ARP 2500 demonstrations
I want one of those...
Art is not a copy of the real world. One of the damn things is enough.
Re: Some ARP 2500 demonstrations
Awesome!
I keep putting off posting demos of my 2500. I also keep putting off not lying about having one.
I keep putting off posting demos of my 2500. I also keep putting off not lying about having one.
Too futurist to live.
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Jesus... a 2500 in the basment (or wherever)... that is awesome. Thanks for demos!
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Lovely, thanks. I like the way it's laid out, it makes sense. Maybe you could start a blog, and keep us up to date on your progress with the instrument, I reckon you'll master it it a year.
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You have nerves of steel
its good that i didn't find any arp2500 in my school or work. i could get a hart attack.

its good that i didn't find any arp2500 in my school or work. i could get a hart attack.
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Re: Some ARP 2500 demonstrations
Wow! I'd be excited just to be in the same room with one of those, never mind playing with it! Thanks for the demos. Post more, please.
One thing I've always wondered. Do the colored tips on the sliders correspond to anything or are they just there to make it look nice? I know the knobs have different color inserts, etc. I've seen the multicolor tips on lesser ARPs, too.
One thing I've always wondered. Do the colored tips on the sliders correspond to anything or are they just there to make it look nice? I know the knobs have different color inserts, etc. I've seen the multicolor tips on lesser ARPs, too.
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Re: Some ARP 2500 demonstrations
Maybe they are color coded after function? Sort of like you color code you patching on a modular synth. Red cables for audio signals, blue cables for CV's etc..later ARPs like Odyssey also has the colour coding on the tip of the sliders.
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Can you please give more deets to drool over? Like, did your school give it to you? was this in a university music lab or something?
What I can't get over is the shear number of patch matrices... Maybe it simply looks like a lot because they have eschewed all patch points into each matrix, but it still must be overwhelming. But I love the look of it... Definitely "mad scientist"-esque with the blinking white buttons... what do those even do?
What I can't get over is the shear number of patch matrices... Maybe it simply looks like a lot because they have eschewed all patch points into each matrix, but it still must be overwhelming. But I love the look of it... Definitely "mad scientist"-esque with the blinking white buttons... what do those even do?
Do you even post on vse bro?
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Re: Some ARP 2500 demonstrations
I want a 2500...
Great demos, thanks!

Great demos, thanks!
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Re: Some ARP 2500 demonstrations
Good stuff, Jeff.
I'll shove this in the LIstening Lounge.
I'll shove this in the LIstening Lounge.
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Re: Some ARP 2500 demonstrations
And the thread was never looked at again...clubbedtodeath wrote:I'll shove this in the LIstening Lounge.

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