page_title: ARP Instruments
section_title: Product range
hierarchical_section_title: ARP Instruments / Product range
caption_attribution_description: Solina String Synthesizer (without ARP logo) It is a hybrid model which combined both the Solina String Ensemble and the ARP Explorer I monophonic synthesizer.
context_page_description: ARP Instruments, Inc. was an American manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, founded by Alan Robert Pearlman in 1969. It created a popular and commercially successful range of synthesizers throughout the 1970s before declaring bankruptcy in 1981. The company earned a reputation for producing excellent sounding, innovative instruments and was granted several patents for the technology it developed.
  In 2015, the ARP Odyssey was revived by Korg.
context_section_description: 1970 – ARP 2500 analog modular synthesizer, patched with a switch matrix, noted for its reliable tuning compared to competitors Moog and Buchla
  1970 – ARP Soloist (small, portable, monophonic preset, aftertouch sensitive synthesizer)
  1971 – ARP 2600 (smaller, more portable analog semi-modular synthesizer, pre-patched and patchable with cables)
  1972 – ARP Odyssey (pre-patched analog duophonic synthesizer, a truly portable performance instrument, a competitor of the Minimoog)
  1972 – ARP Pro Soloist (small, portable, monophonic preset, aftertouch sensitive synthesizer – updated version of Soloist)
  1974 – ARP String Ensemble (polyphonic string voice keyboard manufactured by Solina)
  1974 – ARP Explorer (small, portable, monophonic preset, programmable sounds)
  1975 – ARP Little Brother (keyboardless monophonic expander module)
  1975 – ARP Omni (polyphonic string synthesizer with rudimentary polyphonic synthesizer functions)
  1975 – ARP Axxe (pre-patched single oscillator analog synthesizer)
  1975 – ARP String Synthesizer (a combination of the String Ensemble and the Explorer)
  1976 – ARP Sequencer (desktop analog music sequencer)
  1977 – ARP Pro/DGX (small, portable, monophonic preset, aftertouch sensitive synthesizer – updated version of Pro Soloist)
  1977 – ARP Omni 2 (polyphonic string synthesizer with rudimentary polyphonic synthesizer functions – updated version of Omni)
  1977 – ARP Avatar (an Odyssey module fitted with a guitar pitch controller)
  1978 – ARP Quadra (4 microprocessor-controlled analog synthesizers in one)
  1979 – ARP Quartet (polyphonic orchestral synthesiser not manufactured by ARP – just bought in from Siel and rebadged)
  1979 – ARP 16-Voice Electronic Piano (model 3363) / ARP 4-Voice Electronic Piano (model 3553)
  1980 – ARP Solus (pre-patched analog monophonic synthesizer)
  1981 – ARP Chroma (microprocessor controlled analog polyphonic synthesizer – sold to CBS/Rhodes when ARP closed)
caption: String Synthesizer
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