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Arturia ARP 2600 V3

CurrentReleased 2016approx. £111

Arturia prices this in dollars only. £111 is $149 converted at 0.747 (checked 22 September 2026); UK shops add VAT and, for imports, duty.

The ARP 2600 semi-modular with every original parameter: three VCOs, the 24 dB filter, ring mod, sample and hold, the 1601 sequencer, plus an ARP 2500 multimode filter and 2 to 32-voice polyphony.

Specifications

General

Manufacturer
Arturia
Status
Current
Released
2016
Price
approx. £111

Engine

Synth type
Analogue modelling
Emulates
ARP 2600 (1971)
Voices
32
Polyphony
2 to 32 voices, with unison
Oscillators
3 VCOs, noise, ring modulator, sample and hold
Filter
24 dB resonant low-pass plus ARP 2500 12 dB multimode
Sequencer
Modelled ARP 1601 step sequencer
Effects
Chorus, Delay, Reverb

Software

Plugin formats
VST2, VST3, AU, AAX

Features

Features
Semi-modular patching, Standalone app, NKS

Heard on

Artists and records that used the original ARP 2600, as Arturia tells it.

  • Edgar Winter, “Frankenstein”
  • Pete Townshend (The Who), “Who Are You” – guitar processed through a 2600
  • Ben Burtt, Star Wars – R2-D2's voice
  • Stevie Wonder
  • Joe Zawinul
  • Tony Banks (Genesis)
  • Martin Gore (Depeche Mode)

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