ARP Instruments, Inc.
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Alan R. Perlman was an engineering student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1948 when he forsaw the coming age of electronic music and synthesizers and wrote,"The electronic instrument's value is chiefly as a novelty. With greater attention on the part of the engineer to the needs of the musician, the day may not be too remote when the electronic instrument may take its place ... as a versatile, powerful, and expressive instrument." Following 21 years of experience in electronic engineering and entrepreneurship, Perlman founded ARP Instruments in 1969 with $100,000 of personal investment and a matching amount from investors.

Product Highlights

• 1970 - ARP 2500 (analog modular synthesizer, patched with a switch matrix)
• 1971 - ARP 2600 (analog modular synthesizer, pre-patched and patchable with cables)
• 1972 - ARP Odyssey (pre-patched analog duophonic synthesizer)
• 1975 - ARP Omni (pre-patched analog synthesizer)
• 1977 - ARP Omni 2 (pre-patched analog synthesizer)
• 1978 - ARP Quadra (4 microprocessor-controlled analog synthesizers in one)
• 1979 - ARP Sequencer (analog music sequencer)
• 1980 - ARP Solus (pre-patched analog monophonic synthesizer)

ARP closed its doors in 1981 for financial reasons.

External Links

• The Rise and Fall of ARP Instruments (article from April 1983, Keyboard Magazine)
• ARP Instruments at Synthmuseum.com

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