Korg ARP Odyssey FS Kit Limited Edition Rev 3 - Duophonic Synthsizer

The full-size ARP Odyssey is back in more ways than one! This limited edition series is a true 1:1 recreation of the legend, proudly assembled in the USA where the ARP story began.

Like the ARP ODYSSEY series that relaunched the brand, and the modules that followed, the FS full-size series offers the same three-filter configuration, plus modern amenities such as an analog drive circuit and MIDI with USB I/o or 5-pin input. The classic rubber pitch and mod pads also return, bigger than ever.

Staying true to the ARP Odyssey FS, the kit uses the exact analog circuitry, preserving the original warm and rich sounds we've all grown to love. The kit also features all the original specs of the Rev. 3 model with a full-size keyboard and a black panel design with orange lettering.

The ARP Odyssey FS Kit is a one-of-a-kind collectors' instrument. To commemorate the unique experience of building it yourself, it is distinguished from any other ARP Odyssey with its own serial number engraved into an elegant metal plate.

With this kit, not only will you be able to get the coveted ARP sound that legendary musicians have been using for the last 50 years, you will also be able to create it with your own hands.

A full-sized ARP ODYSSEY with a standard keyboard

Featuring a spacious panel layout with faders that are smooth to operate, and a standard-sized keyboard for excellent playability, it's just what the synthesizer lover or keyboardist has been waiting for. Most of all, its weight and essence are the precise image of the original ARP Odyssey. With analog sound that has already established a firm reputation, it is fair to say that this is a true resurrection of the ARP ODYSSEY. Now you can obtain a full-sized ARP ODYSSEY that's perfect in every area including sound, stability, appearance, and size, but with the reliability of a brand new synth.

Filters of all three generations are provided

Broadly speaking, there were three versions of the original ARP Odyssey, divided by the date of production, with the major difference being the filter circuit. The ARP Odyssey provides all three of these different filter circuits, and allows you to select one of them with a single switch. These distinctive filters have been reproduced just as they originally were:

TYPE I (Rev1) is a 12 dB/Oct circuit that produces a sharp, punchy sound.

TYPE II (Rev2) is a 24 dB/Oct filter with great-sounding lows.

TYPE III (Rev3) maintains excellent stability even when resonance is raised.

Free bundle of music software

The ARP ODYSSEY FS Kit comes with a diverse variety of music software from Izotope including "Ozone Elements" which lets you not only create songs but also master them using AI, "Skoove" which will help you improve your keyboard playing skills, "Reason Lite" DAW software, as well as software synths from KORG and other brands. In other words, the moment you get your hands on this synthesizer you'll have a variety of tools to help you take your music to the next level.

Specifications

Keyboard: 37-note (Standard key or Full size key, No velocity sensitivity, No aftertouch)

Maximum Polyphony: 2 voices for duophonic; normally monophonic

Controllers

Transpose Positions: 2 octaves down, normal, 2 octave up

Proportional Pitch Control: b (Pitch down) Pad: about -2 / 3 octave - (Modulation) Pad

# (Pitch-up) Pad: about +2 / 3 octave

Noise Generator: Noise Spectrum Types (white and pink)

Portamento

Maximum Speed: about 0.01 msec./oct

Minimum Speed: about 1.5 sec./oct

VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator)

Waveforms: Sawtooth, Square, Pulse (Dynamic Pulse)

Frequency Range: VCO-1 in low freq. mode, 0.2 Hz 20 Hz

VCO-1 and VCO-2 (audio range) about 20 Hz 20 kHz

Warm Up Drift: 1/30 semitone from turn on max

Pulse Width: 50% 5%

Pulse Width Modulation: ADSR, +45 %

LFO, +15 %

Voltage Controlled Response: 1 V/oct

Maximum Frequency Shifts:

LFO sin wave, +1/2 oct.

LFO square wave, +1.5 oct.

ADSR, +9 oct.

S/H, +2 oct.

*VCO-1 is low note priority, VCO-2 is high note priority.

VCF (Voltage Controlled Filter)

Types: Low pass (I: 12 dB/oct., II III: 24 dB/oct.)

Frequency Range: 16 Hz - 16 kHz

Maximum Usable Q: 30

Resonance: 1/2 - self oscillate

Voltage Controlled Response

C3 key (left edge): 0 V

C6 key (right edge) 3 V

VCA (Voltage Controlled Amplifier)

Dynamic Range: 80dB

Ring Modulator

Type: Digital

Input Signal: VCO-1, VCO-2 (square wave)

Sample & Hold

Command Sources: Keyboard or LFO trigger

Sampled Signals: VCO-1 sawtooth wave and square wave, VCO-2 square wave and pink noise

ADSR Envelope Generator

Attack Time: 5 msec. - 5 sec.

Decay Time: 10msec. 〜 8sec.

Sustain Level: 0 - 100 % or Peak

Release Time: 15 msec. - 10 sec.

AR Envelope Generator

Attack Time: 5 msec. - 5 sec.

Release Time: 10 msec. - 8 sec.

Control Input Jacks

Pedal: 6.3 mm monaural phone jack

Portamento Foot Switch:6.3 mm monaural phone jack

Audio Output Jacks LOW

Connector: 6.3 mm monaural phone jack

Maximum Output Level: -20 dBu@ 10 k ohm load

Output Impedance: 10 k ohm

Audio Output Jacks HIGH

Connector: XLR connector

Maximum Output Level: +4 dBu@ 1 k ohm load

Output Impedance: 330 ohm

Headphones Jack

Connector: 6.3 mm stereo phone jack

Maximum Output Leve: l50 mW + 50 mW@ 33 ohm load

Output Impedance: 10 ohm

*Controllable by volume knob.

External Audio Input (Ext Audio Input) Jack

Connector: 6.3 mm monaural phone jack

Maximum Input Level: -10 dBu

Input Impedance: 22 k ohm

MIDI Connector: IN

USB Connector: Type B

CV IN/OUT Jacks

Keyboard CV (IN/OUT): 1 V/oct.

Connector: 3.5 mm monaural phone jack

GATE IN/OUT Jacks

GATE IN: +3 V (minimum)

GATE OUT: +10 V, key down; 0 V all keys up

Connector: 3.5 mm monaural phone jack

TRIG IN/OUT Jacks

TRIG IN: +3 V pulse min., 10 μsec. Duration minimum

TRIG OUT+10 V pulse on key depression, 10 μsec. Duration

Connector: 3.5 mm monaural phone jack

Power Supply: AC adapter (DC 12V) + power cable

Power Consumption: 7.1W

Dimensions (W x D x H): 585 x 466 x 163 mm / 23.03" x 18.35" x 6.42"

Weight: 7.3 kg / 16.09 lbs

Included Items:

- AC adapter (DC 12V), power cable, phone cable, mini-phone cable