OT-ish: Arp ProSoloist help

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Re: OT-ish: Arp ProSoloist help

Post by thealien666 » Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:05 pm

For Ken, here's a link to the original work by Genesis. The ProSoloist solo is at 5:50.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G501Ii0X0NE
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Re: OT-ish: Arp ProSoloist help

Post by orangefunk » Tue Jul 24, 2012 3:17 pm

MC wrote:More likely they were derived from the 2500 not 2600.
Too bad ARP never designed a derivative with front panel knobs and switches (it wasn't the Explorer).
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Do you know of anyone who has modded their ProSoloist with sliders in order to make their own patches? I could imagine it would be a great synth...

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Re: OT-ish: Arp ProSoloist help

Post by MC » Tue Jul 24, 2012 3:29 pm

orangefunk wrote:
MC wrote:More likely they were derived from the 2500 not 2600.
Too bad ARP never designed a derivative with front panel knobs and switches (it wasn't the Explorer).
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Do you know of anyone who has modded their ProSoloist with sliders in order to make their own patches? I could imagine it would be a great synth...
I have never heard of anyone modding a PS with sliders. That would be an interesting project. Too many other things on my plate at the moment.
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Re: OT-ish: Arp ProSoloist help

Post by Kevin Lightner » Tue Jul 24, 2012 4:00 pm

MC wrote:ARP had some real maverick designers back then.
... and ARP knew that too.
In the ProSoloist service manual, at least one of the circuits has a patent number proudly displayed.
It's overall a very complex design and far more involved than many other synths that were larger.
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Re: OT-ish: Arp ProSoloist help

Post by Rob Smith » Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:27 pm

Steve Walsh of Kansas used an Arp Pro Soloist, While Kerry Livgren played all Mini Moog leads In the early days of the band. Picture of Keyboard set up is at 6:27. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81mCgm8i-0Y Also Thijs Van Leer of Focus used one on Hamburger Concerto.Great stuff!

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Re: OT-ish: Arp ProSoloist help

Post by Rob Smith » Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:02 pm

Same song by Kansas a year later, Better Quality. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMok_uHFb7g Sorry I can't find an earley Video that shows actual playing.

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