ARP Odyssey Mk1 (Grey Face)

Name: ARP Odyssey Mk1 (Grey Face)
SKU: AOD1-INH
Price: 325.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

See also ARP Odyssey Mk2 (Black/Gold Face) and ARP Odyssey Mk3 (Black/Orange Face) MIDI Retrofit Kits.

£325.00 ex VAT
£390.00 inc VAT

Description

Bring the power of MIDI to your ARP Odyssey Mk1 (Grey Face).

The Kenton ARP Osyssey Mk1 MIDI Retrofit Kit gives you enhanced control over your ARP Odyssey using MIDI, allowing you to control it from your DAW, sequencer or other controller. You can control notes, modulation, pitchbend, volume and the Odyssey’s LFO and filter cut-off. In addition, the Retrofit Kit gives you sustain and slide/portamento. See below for a full list of features.

THIS RETROFIT IS CURRENTLY ONLY AVAILABLE FULLY FITTED BY US AT OUR PREMISES IN EPSOM, JUST OUSIDE LONDON.

Note also that retrofit kits are always built to order after your payment has been processed. It then takes us up to 10 working days to build and test the kit before we can despatch it.

Features

Adds MIDI functionality to the ARP Odyssey, without changing the ARP 2600’s own functionality
Automatically switches between keyboard and MIDI control
Select any of the 16 MIDI channels
Controls note pitch, pitch-bend, modulation, filter cut-off, volume, sustain and slide/portamento
Built in LFO that can modulate VCO and filter cut-offs
Adds MIDI In and MIDI Thru sockets, and a push button for programming the Retrofit Kit
Setup is stored in non-volatile memory (EEPROM)

Incoming MIDI

Any MIDI channel can be selected
Notes (MIDI note numbers 36 – 96) – (transposable)
Pitchbend – range selectable between 2 semitones, a fifth or an octave
Aftertouch, Velocity and Pitchbend can be routed to control volume and filter cutoff
CC#1 (Mod Wheel) – controls the ARP Odyssey’s own LFO (can be set to control retrofit’s own MIDI-syncable LFO)
CC#7 (Volume) – Volume
CC#64 (Sustain On/Off) – sustains notes
CC#65 (Portamento On/Off) – controls glide (portamento) built into Retrofit Kit
CC#5 (Portamento Time) – controls glide (portamento) rate built into Retrofit Kit
CC#16 – controls the ARP Odyssey’s Low Pass Filter cutoff frequency
CC#12 – MIDI Retrofit Kit’s LFO MIDI Sync
CC#13 – MIDI Retrofit Kit’s LFO waveshape
CC#14 – MIDI Retrofit Kit’s LFO speed
CC#15 – MIDI Retrofit Kit’s LFO to VCO amount
CC#17 – MIDI Retrofit Kit’s LFO to Low Pass Filter cutoff amount
All of the above parameters can be assigned to different CCs
Pitchbend, Aftertouch and Velocity can be assigned to Volume and filter cut-offs

Added hardware

MIDI In, & Thru sockets
Push button (for programming the MIDI setup)

Kit Contents

The kit comprises the following items:

MIDI Circuit board – fits inside the ARP Odyssey
Small pack – DIN sockets and mounting hardware
Large pack – cable assemblies
User instructions – How to change from default settings and general instructions
Fitting instructions – step by step fitting instructions

All kits are fully checked and tested before despatch.