KORG ARP ODYSSEY
The legendary ARP sound is highly sought after today. Now the wheels of history have begun to turn again.
The original ARP Odyssey was a duophonic instrument with 2VCO. Its most distinctive feature was its sharp, piercing sound, and its rich range of timbral variations. With a variety of functions and modulation possibilities provided by oscillator sync, sample & hold, pulse width modulation, high pass filter, two types of envelope generator, and pitch shift using the PPC, he was able to create a versatile range of sounds.
The ARP Odyssey reproduces the sounds of these components at the circuit level. Under the supervision of David Friend, the pieces have been carefully selected and every detail has been fine-tuned to replicate the distinctive synthesis of the original instrument
Co-founder of ARP Instruments, Inc., along with founder Alan Robert Pearlman. In addition to designing the ARP Odyssey, he was involved in the development of numerous products and subsequently became a manager, eventually becoming president of the company. His achievements as an entrepreneur have also been acclaimed, and in 2010 he received the Ernst & Young «Entrepreneur of the Year» award (emerging technologies category). He currently serves as President and CEO of Blue Archive, Inc., and also speaks at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. He is also emeritus of the New England Conservatory and Berklee College of Music.