His death was confirmed by his daughter, Dina Pearlman. ARP’s analog synthesizers — particularly the compact, portable ARP Odyssey, introduced in 1972 — grew ubiquitous in pop and electronic music. By ...

SYNTH WEEK 2024: The '70s is the decade when this new musical synth technology began to really find its feet. Granted, it was still an incredibly expensive preoccupation, but synthesizer development ...

Alan R. Pearlman's inventions changed the course of music history, says his longtime colleague David Friend. The ARP Instruments co-founder died on Jan. 5 at the age of 93. His technologies helped ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Cherry Audio is continuing its emulative tour through synth history with Quadra, a ...

It was recently announced that Behringer was trying to make a budget clone of the legendary ARP 2600. And why not? The notoriously expensive instrument has been described as the holy grail of analog ...

We're living in something of a golden age for vintage synth lovers. MOOG just announced plans to reissue some classic modular synthesizers, and now Korg is getting in on the action by revamping 1972's ...

The Original ARP Odyssey synthesizer debuted in 1972 and defined the sound of the era, adding mystical swooshes and bright passages to the funk of Herbie Hancock, the futurepop of Kraftwerk, and ...

Synthesizer companies have a knack for bringing digital versions of analog gear to mobile devices so hobbyists and pros alike can get creative with ease. Earlier this year, Moog released a $30 app ...