Owner`s manual

The ARP 2600,

1970 – 1981 and onward...

The ARP 2600 was the second product of ARP Instruments. It was released in 1970, and continued

until the manufacturer ceased operations in 1981.

Its design combined

modularity

(for studio  exibility, and for instructional use) and

modularity (for studio  exibility, and for instructional use) and modularity

integration

(for

realtime performance). Functionally, the ARP 2600 was completely modular: any signal output could

be routed to any signal input, with a patch cord. Operationally, the ARP 2600 was integrated, using

internally-wired default signal paths that made it possible to create a wide range of keyboard patches

by simply opening up slide attenuators, as though sitting in front of a mixing console.

The ARP 2600 earned an early reputation for stability, and for  exibility exceeding that of its

competitor the Minimoog. Used 2600’s in good condition command premium prices on eBay today

and businesses around the country can make a living reconditioning, rebuilding, and customizing 30-

year-old units.

Among rock musicians, the ARP 2600 was used by Stevie Wonder, Pete Townsend, Joe Zawinul,

Edgar Winter, Paul Bley, Roger Powell, Jean-Michel Jarre, Mike Old eld, Herbie Hancock, and many,

many others.

Its modular design, and the popularity of its Owner’s Manual, made the ARP 2600 a widely

used teaching instrument in many schools and music conservatories around the country and

internationally.

We are proud to bring you this software emulation of the 2600. Have fun with it, learn from it, but

above all, make noise with it.