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The ARP 2600 is a semi-modular analog subtractive audio synthesizer, designed by Alan R. Pearlman with Dennis Colin, and manufactured by his company, ARP Instruments, Inc. as the follow-on version of the ARP 2500. Unlike other modular systems of the time, which required modules to be purchased individually and wired by the user, the 2600 was semi-modular with a fixed selection of basic synthesizer components internally pre-wired. The 2600 was thus ideal for musicians new to synthesis, due to its ability to be operated either with or without patch cords, and was, upon its initial release, heavily marketed to high schools, universities, and other educational facilities. Three basic versions of the ARP 2600 were built during ARP's lifetime. The first, dubbed the "Blue Marvin", was housed in a light blue/grey metal case with a keyboard that mated to the synthesizer, and was assembled in a small facility on Kenneth Street in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, during ARP's infancy as a company. They were often mistakenly referred to as "Blue Meanies," but "Marvin" is the correct name as named after ARP's then-CEO Marvin Cohen. Later ARP 2600s used vinyl covered wood construction with metal corners for both the synthesizer and keyboard making it a more durable and portable instrument. Early versions contained an imitation of Robert Moog's famous 4-pole "ladder" VCF, later the subject of an infamous, threatened (though ultimately nonexistent) lawsuit. Finally, in order to fit in with the black/orange theme of ARP's other synthesizers, the ARP 2600s were manufactured with orange labels over a black aluminum panel. The mid-production grey 2600 models featured many changes amongst themselves. Changes in circuitry and panel lettering provided at least three different grey panel models. Alan R. Pearlman was just as innovative as a salesman as a synthesizer designer. He provided synthesizers to well-known musicians, such as Edgar Winter, Pete Townshend, Stevie Wonder, and Herbie Hancock, each in exchange for his endorsement as a professional user. The enduring popularity of the ARP 2600 has led software companies such as Arturia and Way Out Ware to release software emulations for use with modern music equipment, such as MIDI devices and computer sequencers. An ARP 2600 was used to create the voice of R2-D2 in the ''Star Wars'' movies.〔http://www.vintagesynth.com/arp/arp.shtml〕 ==Gallery== File:ARP 2600, PNW SynthFest 2013.jpg|ARP 2600P v1.0 (1971) or v2.0 (1971–72) with 3604P keyboard, after the 2600 ''Blue-Marvin'' (1971) and the 2600C ''Gray Machine'' (1971). File:Arp2600bluemarvin.jpg|ARP 2600P v3.0 (1972–74) or v4.0 (1974) with 3620 duophonic keyboard (1974–?), new G-clef logo. File:ARP 2600 panel, Energo 2011.jpg|ARP 2600P v3.0 (1972–74) or v4.0 (1974) panel details File:ARP 2601 v2.0 or v3.0 black-on-orange, owned by Steve Fisk.jpg|ARP 2601 v2.0 (1977–80) or v3.0 (1980, last 100 or so) ''black-on-orange'' model 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「ARP 2600」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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