Library Music Instrument

ARP 2600

ARP's 1971 semi-modular synthesizer, successor to the 2500.

ARP 2600
ARP 2600 synthesizer, 2014.Photograph by Charles HutchinsSource

Designed by Alan R. Pearlman and engineer Dennis Colin, the ARP 2600 (1971) followed the fully modular 2500 with a semi-modular design — a fixed set of components pre-wired internally, with patch cords available to override the connections.