Korg developing new ARP Odyssey synth

NoiseLab · 2014-02-17T23:33:29.000Z

Great news indeed!

pixelife · 2014-02-18T00:57:54.000Z

If I were to guess on price I’m thinking under 2k but over 1400 USD. That is if they’re not going to cut corners a la MS20 mini.

OSCar · 2014-02-18T01:05:45.000Z

Why not the Monopoly or Trident first though

mistakem · 2014-02-18T01:27:10.000Z

I love Korg - I’m buying every re-issue they make.

pixelife · 2014-02-18T01:48:26.000Z

Yeah. Mono//poly for realz. One of the few old analogs I lust for.

rockreid · 2014-02-18T02:04:42.000Z

my guess $1299… Korg is rocking it these days. I’m already setting aside lunch monies for this one.

I’m putting together an awesome analog setup:

Analog4 Keys
RYTM drum machine
Waldorf Pulse 2 (already own)
12U Eurorack modular (already own)

…and now, a re-issue Korg/ARP Odyssey.

Outstanding.

plusn · 2014-02-18T02:34:30.000Z

I would prefer a Korg Polysix…

Area303 · 2014-02-18T06:36:39.000Z

I’m guessing they won’t do the M/P because of the SSM chips involved.

filemono11 · 2014-02-18T07:22:42.000Z

Will it have Scatter ?
I hope

nightfade · 2014-02-18T08:19:31.000Z

Very cool news.

+1 for MonoPoly remake, or someone harden up and re-release the Matrix-12/Xpander

andajazz · 2014-02-18T08:41:17.000Z

-1 for a Mono/Poly remake, I have one

I`m perfectly fine with the Oddy, my favourite synth I never had.

Good times for synth lovers

StinkyBeat · 2014-02-18T13:05:09.000Z

I’m guessing mini key (ms20 mini sized) in the $600 range.

rockreid · 2014-02-18T13:19:18.000Z

I wonder which version of the Odyssey they are going to recreate… the one with the Moog style filter or the earlier one… might be interesting if they include Both!

cosmosuave · 2014-02-18T13:30:48.000Z

Let’s hope they install a proper pitch bend wheel…

nightfade · 2014-12-26T10:23:23.000Z

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Yes!

genshi · 2015-01-12T05:01:49.000Z

""rockreid"":

I wonder which version of the Odyssey they are going to recreate… the one with the Moog style filter or the earlier one… might be interesting if they include Both!

Actually, all 3. I mentioned this on a couple of other forums, but forgot to post it here until now… Retailers got an official email from Korg the other day with the game plan on the Korg ARP Odyssey (at least the game plan for the U.S.) Details are as follows:

There will be 3 different colors allocated to the particular stores. The first release being the Black and Orange Mk III color to be released to independent shops, then the Black and Gold Mk II which Guitar Center and it’s affiliates (MusiciansFriend.com) will get, and then finally the Whitefaced Mk I model going to Sweetwater.
All 3 models will actually have a 3 way switch to choose between the 3 different filter types that were available, so the Original ARP 12db, the Moog 24db and the later ARP 24db, all selectable.
There will be a new Drive switch.
CV and MIDI (though not sure if that’s In, Out, or Both)
The keys will not be mini keys but will be “Narrow” keys. The retailers had no clue what that meant so they said just wait until the NAMM show to see.
The MAP is $999 U.S., no word on Street Price, but should be a bit lower.
CV cables included as well as a soft case possibly.

And finally, the first shipment of black and orange Korg Odysseys should arrive at the independent stores (such as JRRshop.com , AnalogueHaven.com , et al) within 30 days after NAMM, but this is subject to change.

And in case you haven’t seen it, Korg already gave one to Cory Henry of Snarky Puppy (who also was one of the ones who got the Moog Sub 37 before anyone else) which he posted on his Instagram… so they are already in production.

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And finally finally, Korg will have a live streaming launch event the day before the opening of the NAMM show to introduce all of this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3cH_S5--NU

snowcrash · 2015-01-12T10:45:04.000Z

The keys with all the details in the geometry look exactly like those on my MS20 Mini. Which is a good compromise I guess. Although I would have loved to see full sized version. The MS20 Mini keys are actually quite playable and you won’t have velocity or aftertouch anyway.

GovernorSilver · 2015-01-12T22:22:47.000Z

""snowcrash"":

The keys with all the details in the geometry look exactly like those on my MS20 Mini. .

You must have a special custom edition of the MS-20 Mini.

I have one too and the keys on mine are noticeably shorter than the ones on Corey Henry’s pre-release Odyssey.

snowcrash · 2015-01-13T09:50:38.000Z

""GovernorSilver"":

You must have a special custom edition of the MS-20 Mini.

I have one too and the keys on mine are noticeably shorter than the ones on Corey Henry’s pre-release Odyssey.

Yes, I have the smartypants MS-20 Mini edition for extra special needs… derp.

Seriously, you might be right, though two things speak against this:

To keep prices low it would make a lot more sense for Korg to use both keybeds in both products.
although the original MS-20 did indeed have shorter keys, thus the same proportions are being reproduced in the MS-20 Mini’s keybed, the angle at which they are being photographed, as well as the perception when you look at it from the front can be a bit misleading.

A quick mockup… I had to (proportionally) distort the MS-20 pic as a whole a bit to match the angle of the Arp, so this doesn’t proof anything except, that the keybed’s proportions are the same.

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Also the 45° cut on the white keys can be seen in both models, so at least I expect the Arp’s keys to be the same width as the MS20.

snowcrash · 2015-01-13T09:51:11.000Z

Last not least, the final proof:

q.e.d.