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Re: Korg to release ARP Odyssey

Post by calaverasgrande » Fri Jan 09, 2015 8:41 pm

genshi wrote:
Rokk wrote:Image

For all of us wondering if it has mini keys? They just seem to be a bit shorter. I wouldn't say they are minikeys.
Yeah, that photo is kind of baffling to me because it conflicts with what is apparently the only Korg ARP Odyssey out in the wild - http://instagram.com/p/xAJojhHVmV/?modal=true

Maybe it's the camera angle or?

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I think there is some photoshop goof up here.
If you look at the orange square on S/H Mixer, in one photo it is a tall skinny rectangle, in the other photo it is short and wide.
One of these photos is not just a different angle, it has been stretched along the X or Y axis.
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Re: Korg to release ARP Odyssey

Post by ninja6485 » Fri Jan 09, 2015 8:53 pm

Ok, I think I can kind of see what you're talking about... The slider paths in the "official" ad look really short. The ones in the "full view" look really long, especially in relation to the size of the slider caps. Is it just a matter of angles? Is one of the pictures edited? They may have wanted to squeeze as much odyssey into that add as they could have, AND the "full view" picture might just be a photoshop mock up based on a picture of the original. The keys in the "official ad" pic DO look like little chode keys...
This looks like a psychotropic reaction. No wonder it's so popular...
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Re: Korg to release ARP Odyssey

Post by Bitexion » Fri Jan 09, 2015 9:46 pm

The whole picture looks squashed..keys seem too short (but wide enough) and the slider panel has weirdly short travel.

I'm guessing it's just a photoshop goof that they didn't have time to fix.
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Re: Korg to release ARP Odyssey

Post by ninja6485 » Fri Jan 09, 2015 9:49 pm

Oooh, and: one has yellow lines around the sections, and one has red lines! Although that's probably lighting 8-)
This looks like a psychotropic reaction. No wonder it's so popular...
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Re: Korg to release ARP Odyssey

Post by salwa » Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:14 pm

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Re: Korg to release ARP Odyssey

Post by alan partridge » Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:16 pm

Look beautiful. Well done Korg and David Friend (half of ARP). Onto the sound demos next.
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Re: Korg to release ARP Odyssey

Post by ColorForm2113 » Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:18 pm

Doesn't look like mini keys to me :)
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Re: Korg to release ARP Odyssey

Post by alan partridge » Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:19 pm

Look like beautiful professional instruments.
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Re: Korg to release ARP Odyssey

Post by salwa » Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:21 pm

Apparently those are3/4 keys. But I'm not sure, they look somehow big to me.
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Re: Korg to release ARP Odyssey

Post by ColorForm2113 » Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:27 pm

Maybe it's because they are next to themselves, so there is no point of reference?

Also glad to see they are protected from underneath. They don't have that keyboard overhang the original had
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Re: Korg to release ARP Odyssey

Post by salwa » Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:33 pm

Original poster of this photo says they are 3/4.
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Re: Korg to release ARP Odyssey

Post by ryryoftokyo » Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:33 pm

anything about price yet?
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Re: Korg to release ARP Odyssey

Post by abruzzi » Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:36 pm

Is it me or do the Mk1 and Mk2 look like they have the colored rubber caps on the sliders?
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Re: Korg to release ARP Odyssey

Post by Aaron2 » Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:18 pm

The Mk. III looks gorgeous! :yahoo: Actually, they all look pretty darned good.
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Re: Korg to release ARP Odyssey

Post by walkathon » Thu Jan 22, 2015 12:32 am

korg live preview going on now, FWIW:

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