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 ?sec. Duration minimum
TRIG OUT+10 V pulse on key depression, 10 ?sec. 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