#ARTURIA ARP 2600 V3 3.2.1.1216 FOR MAC PATCH#
#ARTURIA ARP 2600 V3 3.2.1.1216 FOR MAC SOFTWARE#

They’ve also nicely updated the original typography for readability while staying true in spirit to the vintage gear.

#ARTURIA ARP 2600 V3 3.2.1.1216 FOR MAC PATCH#

And their display is custom-configurable – zoom levels, patch cable customization, and three attractive color themes (black/orange, gray, and blue).

#ARTURIA ARP 2600 V3 3.2.1.1216 FOR MAC SOFTWARE#

It’s easy on my eyes at 100% zoom, which is a problem with a lot of other software recreations. Almost every control is in its original location – with a handful of sliders moved to vertical positions (pulse width, for instance) to save space, but all easy to locate. It’s like they could have been there from the beginning. Where there are new features, like multiple filter types, distortion and delay, an extra plate reverb, and so on, they fit neatly onto the main panel and they’re implemented in a way that feels idiomatic. So you get everything on one screen, and all the sounds and features of the original are there. What I especially like in the Cherry Audio version is, it’s exceptionally well balanced between original features and additions.

CA’s ARP is especially easy on the eyes – and fits on one screen, which is essential in software. That same ease applies to any bleep or bloop you may have in mind. The ARP 2600 makes it uniquely easy to do extreme filter modulation and to patch in signal (like the voice) – all the stuff that made R2D2 speak. So yeah, it is the “R2D2 synth” – but even that is revealing. That’s useful to experts, but – once you know what all those labels mean, nice for synth beginners, too. Tons of features are available normalled (without patching), including fairly exotic modulation – but most options can be patched, too. Faders instead of knobs make it easier to see where parameters are set. The 2600 has a uniquely “flattened” design – there’s just a ton of stuff right there in front of you. The product – Mac/Windows AU, VST, VST3, AAX, and standalone $25 intro price then $39 regularly: Cherry Audio has a killer ARP 2600 recreation – and it costs only US$25 (intro price). This could be the easiest and most inexpensive way to put the epic 1971 semi-modular synth in your rig.

Arturia arp 2600 v3 3.2.1.1216 for mac