Alan R. Pearlman of ARP Synthesizers Dies |
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^The LP is cheap, but for some reason the disc is not. |
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Let's not forget Robert Mason who basically glued (joking of course) two ARP 2500 together creating the “world’s first multi-voiced synthesizer.
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The foundations of Prog continue to decay under the weight of time. RIP. I see no one mentioned Edgar Winter's Frankenstein or The Who's Baba O'Riley intro in conjunction with the ARP Sequencer. Two more great ARP works. BTW, I have a 2600 Big Blue in my basement. Well used road piece from my days with BUSKER. Steve had it modified to be duo-phonic expressly for the purpose of playing the opening fanfare for ELP's Fanfare. I'd love to be able to get it reconditioned.
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It was freakin' amazing!! Al Dimeola opened the show, his "Land of the Midnight Sun" had just come out! Concert was on Easter Sunday as I recall, April 10, 1977. Words don't suffice. JACO!! JACO!!
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Banks with a 2600 on a Rhodes
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Victor Peraino (Arthur Brown’s Kingdom Come) did some pretty out-there stuff with his 2600 on Journey.
Colin Towns went to town (ha ha) on his 2600 on Ian Gillan Band’s outstanding Clear Air Turbulence album. Yep, easily rivals Moogs any day. |
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Cool shot. I don't think Banks ever toured with a 2600, but I could be wrong...anyone know for sure? Klaus obviously toured with one, the real trick was how he kept it from falling off his synth tower |
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I don't have any actual live pic but this was Banks rig in 1978: Left ARP 2600 on top of the Mellotron M400, center, the ARP keyboard on top of the Hammond T102, right a Polymoog atop a Yamaha CP70 Electric Grand Piano. |
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And unless I'm wrong the synth on his right is an ARP Odyssey Mk II. |
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Baba O'Riley and also Won't Get Fooled Again
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Oh ya, I recognize that shot! Just dug out my old July '78 issue of "Contemporary Keyboard" with Tony as the cover story (and a Gary Brooker interview). Forgot all about that interview. I also still have the Oct '77 issue with Emo on the cover and the May/June '76 issue featuring a cool interview with Kerry Minnear. Anyway, according to the TB interview: Q: How has your instrumentation changed since the Wind & Wuthering tour? TB: I've also started using the ARP 2600 on stage, instead of the ARP Pro Soloist. I was feeling that I couldn't go much further with the Pro Soloist. With only 1 oscillator I was too limited in the kinds of sounds I could get. With the 2600, in the context of the quick-change kinds of things that I do, I tend to stick with certain sounds and work around them. I haven't got time to set up changes that are really complex. I really have to vary things that are simple aspects of the synthesizer. Q: Specifically, what tone colors are you working around on the 2600? TB: Well, a lot of things that I have to do involve having to imitate what I used to do on the Pro Soloist. Now, using two oscillators, I can get a much fatter sound. I don't know. I've never been keen on resonance 'wow' sounds. I prefer sustained things, but there is a whole range of tones that I use. Later TB says he had his 2600 modified: "What's been added lets me add octaves or thirds or fifths to whatever each of the oscillators is putting out. There's also a phase locking device that can work either between the 1st and 2nd oscillators or the 1st and 3rd, or all 3. I've had a couple of extra low frequency oscillators added for vibrato effects, too." Interesting to me that he replaced the Pro Soloist with a 2600. Fatter synth solo voice for sure, but an odd choice since the 2600 had no aftertouch which he relied heavily on with the Pro Soloist. I'm sure that's why he added the 2 LFO's for vibrato. Unfortunately he doesn't mention how he engages them because on the Pro Soloist it was aftertouch controlled allowing him to easily play solos with vibrato one handed. I wonder if he controlled those custom 2600 LFO's with a pedal? Oh well, guess we'll never know
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Btw, was Jan Hammer playing with Al that night?
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Dug out a few shots of the BUSKER set up. In the studio^ On Stage^ On Stage^
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WOW!! Very impressive, thanks for sharing!!
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I'm surprised that nobody mentioned the ARP String Ensemble keyboard yet!! These became very popular, as they were much lighter than the 'tron and less expensive!!
Apparently it used a type of electronic organ with chorus, and it didn't give the lush string/brass sound of the Mellotron, but was adequate for many bands. It also was a fixture in the evolving disco sound as I recall. They were fun to noodle around on! Edited by cstack3 - January 12 2019 at 22:59 |
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Great pics there with that 2600 !
Indeed we had not mentioned the String Ensemble, the most successful of the string machines.
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Other keys included Hammond D with full bass pedals, Clavinet, Mini Moog, RMI Electric Piano (eventually replaced with Yamaha CP-70 electric baby grand) and a Celesta.
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