[sdiy] KORG to Remake ARP Odyssey

[Pete Hartman]

That's pretty darn interesting.

I'm a little skeptical of 9/14 if they didn't have anything to show at
NAMM though :-)

Pete

On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 10:16 AM, Paul <taviny at hotmail.com> wrote:
> !
>
>> On Feb 17, 2014, at 10:05 AM, "Neil Johnson" <neil.johnson71 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> For those that haven't yet heard:
>>
>> http://www.korg.com/us/news/2014/0217/
>>
>> "Tokyo, Japan - February 17, 2014 - KORG INC. is proud to announce
>> that a faithful recreation of the legendary 1970s analog synthesiser,
>> the ARP Odyssey, is being developed by Korg for release later in 2014.
>>
>> The ARP Odyssey was released in 1972 by ARP Instruments, Inc. and
>> quickly became famous for its unique rich sound and innovative
>> performance controls. It was a staple for many recording and
>> performing musicians worldwide and was used on countless hit records
>> over many years. The Odyssey was one of the highlights of the ARP
>> company and became a long selling product. With slight updates and
>> improvements it was sold through to 1981.
>>
>> Korg is also proud to welcome Mr David Friend as our chief advisor on
>> the Odyssey. David Friend established ARP Instruments, Inc. along with
>> Alan Robert Pearlman and is a past president of ARP Instruments, Inc.
>> He was also the lead designer of the original Odyssey in addition to
>> designing or co-designing many other products.
>>
>> After ARP, Mr Friend became a successful technology entrepreneur. In
>> 2010, he was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the
>> Emerging Technology category for the New England Region, he has been a
>> lecturer at MIT's Sloan School of Management and is now Chairman & CEO
>> of Carbonite, Inc. He has been a trustee of the New England
>> Conservatory and Berklee College of Music.
>>
>> In the last few years, KORG INC. has released several top selling
>> analog synthesizers such as the monotrons series, the monotribe, the
>> volca series and the hugely successful MS-20 mini, a faithful fully
>> analog recreation of the 1978 MS-20. With Korg's technology
>> capabilities and planning ability for analog synthesizers, and in
>> collaboration with David Friend, we believe the legendary ARP Odyssey
>> will become a "must have" for an all new generation of music makers.
>>
>> The ARP Odyssey is scheduled for release in September 2014."
>>
>> Neil
>> --
>> http://www.njohnson.co.uk
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