Korg ARP 2600 remake gets a (smaller) module version

> Korg’s ARP 2600 FS was a loving and authentic reboot of the famous old synth, but it wasn’t for everyone. For a start, it was massive, and then there was the eye-watering price tag. Oh, and good luck getting hold of one, too.

We’re hoping that the ARP 2600 M should solve all of these problems. This comes in at a more manageable 60% of the original’s size, making it lighter and more portable, and we’re hoping that it’ll be more readily available than its big brother.

Inside, though, you’ve got the same analogue circuitry as the ARP 2600 FS, so it should sound just as good. There is a slight difference with the spring reverb – it’s been re-engineered and adapted to the smaller body size – but we’re promised the same lush quality of effect.

The synth doesn’t come with a keyboard but you can plug in any class-compliant MIDI controller. And once again: no word on an official price yet, but we’re expecting it to be somewhere around the £1,700 mark, if earlier leaks are to be believed.