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[LoboLives]

With Korg partnering up with ARP and doing a reissue of the Odyssey and now with the Minilogue being their first step in polyphonic analog in a long time is it possible to see Korg do a full sized polyphonic analog synth?

I'm a huge fan of analog synths and own Prophets and Moogs but one analog synth that seems to have been forgotten is the ARP Quadra.

I first heard about it while reading the gear list of John Carpenter's soundtrack to Escape From New York.

The synth was split into four sections, hence the name. A monophonic bass section, a duo phonic lead section and two polyphonic string/pad sections (which included sample and hold). You could even layer each part and the bass section had it's own sequencer.

With the popularity of DSI (and I'm a huge fan as I have a Prophet 6 and have my eye on an OB6) it would be nice to have an alternative to a full sized polyphonic analog synth. The only other company in this market I can think of is Modal Electronics but they are ridiculously expensive and in my view don't offer anything different than the DSI synths.

The Roland JD-XA was a decent attempt but it seemed overly complicated with a lot more menu diving than it should of had and a synth that can do splits shouldn't have four octaves. I'm with my Prophet 6 and even OB-6 having 4 octaves because they don't have split/layer capabilities)

Korg knows there's popularity in analog gear and they have a hand in the consumer market with their Mini line so I'm curious if they will ever take a chance on a full size analog synth. Even if not a reissue of the Quadra, the idea of an analog synth with 4 splits is mouth watering and I think with a few modern tweaks (Midi, better patch memory etc) it could be well received.

Here's some more info on the Quadra if you want to read up on it
http://www.vintagesynth.com/arp/quadra.php

and some videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7Z81KS8tB0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZDRjShxrms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBBScu2EMCE

[Bertotti]

It would be great! But please no mini! At the very least if the mini idea gets thrown around opt for a rack or table top module instead!

[LoboLives]

[Bertotti]

Yes, full size or no size, all or rack. no in-between monikers. I do love my KARP but would have rather had full size.