A2600 UDS

A2600 UDS


The 2600. Ultra-Deep Sampled (UDS™)

The original 1970s ARP 2600 remains as one of the most powerful synthesizers in modern music history.

The piercingly iconic sound behind Thriller, R2-D2 in Star Wars, Stevie Wonder’s Superstition, Jean-Michel Jarre’s Oxygene. From the signature tones of NiN to Radiohead and Depeche Mode.

We Ultra-Deep Sampled two pristine vintage Arp 2600s captured in obsessive detail.

So, how is it different in Soundpaint?

Most sample libraries give you a few snapshots. We spent three months with two legendary second-generation ARP 2600s (Tonus and Blue Marvin) to create the deepest sampling of this instrument ever made.

Never mind the 21K samples. A love letter in waveforms. Solely dedicated to the 2600.

The Tonus and Blue Marvin were also captured using our new CAF™ technology (Capture Analog Filter), which enables us to achieve same filter colors and unique filter behaviors as the physical units.

So how deep did we sample it?

Well. The 2600 is an analog modular - meaning there are literally infinite sound combinations. To honor this depth, we ultra deep-sampled (UDS™) the 2600 in the following ways:

•  All raw oscillators in multiple states (Pulse and Pulse Stages, Saws, Sines, Squares, Triangles and White Noise)

•  All famous patches meticulously recreated from original schematics and instructions, many dozens

•  Multiple variations of iconic sounds (ex. three different Thriller bass tones alone)

•  Hundreds of evolving drones, pads, and ambient textures derived from long-form modular performances.

• UDS sampled Electro Percussion and Analog 808s

• UDS sampled Cinematic Arps & Pads, which isn't possible on the hardware units due to limited polyphony.

What type of patches is it most known for?

Powerful leads. Raw and puncy basses. Sweeping arps. Electronic percussion. Evolving drones and ambient textures. Everything from aggressive sound design to silken, musical warmth. Each sound carries the attitude, grit, and character that only the 2600 can deliver.

Why the ARP 2600 Still Matters

Producers like Anthony Marinelli (Thriller) and Greg Phillinganes (Thriller) refer to it as their desert island synth for a reason. Some instruments cannot be surpassed (like a 1956 Stratocaster, a Stradivarius Violin or a 1928 Steinway Grand Piano).

The 2600 isn’t just a tool. It is a large slice of music history, with a power and presence that sometimes no other synthesizers can match.

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Parts

Oscillators:

  • 808 Bass Soft Sine
  • All Osc Analog Clicks
  • All Osc Brass Mild Fog Horn
  • All Osc Brass Vintage W Spring Reverb Open
  • All Osc Power Chord Open
  • All Osc Slow Phasing Semi
  • All Two Saws One Sine Semi
  • All Two Saws Slight Detune Open
  • Flute Tri Sine Open
  • Osc 1 Saw By Osc 2 Square
  • Osc 1 Square Open
  • Osc 2 Sine Open
  • Osc 2 Tri Open
  • Osc 2 PWM 0% Open
  • Osc 2 PWM 25% Open
  • Osc 2 PWM 50% Open
  • Osc 2 PWM 75% Open
  • Osc 2 PWM 100% Open
  • Osc 3 PMW 50% Open
  • Osc 3 PMW 75% Open
  • Osc 3 PMW 100% Open
  • Osc 3 Saw Open

Basses:

  • Bass Big All Osc Hold Noise Gen Open
  • Bass Big Knarly Electric 1 Sine 2 Pulse Noise Gen
  • Bass Bubbly Sauce 3 Saw Detuned Semi
  • Bass Buzzy Detuned 3 Osc Detuned Open
  • Bass Classic 1 Square 1 Saw Marinelli Open
  • Bass Classic 1 Square 1 Saw Marinelli Open Vari
  • Bass Drum 1 (Velocity Based)
  • Bass Drum Evo 2
  • Bass Drum Evo 1
  • Bass Funky Bubble 2 Saw 1 Pulse Res Semi
  • Bass Funky Bubble Square Tri Saw Res
  • Bass House Acid 1 Square 1 Sine Res 50%
  • Bass Lead 3 Aggresive Saws Open
  • Bass Lead All Root Osc Knarly Phasey
  • Bass Lead Screaming 2 Saw 1 Tri Hold
  • Bass Lead Sizzling Sine Pulse Square Hold
  • Bass Lead Warm 2 PWM 1 Saw Movement
  • Bass Noise All Osc Saw Noise Output 100%
  • Bass Octave All Osc Ring Saw Open
  • Bass Pad Electric 70% Res 30% Saw
  • Bass Party Res Bubble Sine Pulse Saw Res
  • Bass Perfect Phat Rounded 1 Saw 1 Tri 1 PWM
  • Bass Pulsing Sizzle 1 Saw 2 Pulsing VCO 1-3
  • Bass Saw Sine Open
  • Bass Short Square Saw Decay Sust Closed
  • Bass Slower Below 2 Saw 1 PWM Res
  • Bass Soft Spoken 1 Square 2 Saw VCO
  • Bass Soft Warm All Osc 65% Open
  • Bass Softer Osc Square Sine Pulse Semi
  • Bass Synth Wave 1 Saw 2 PWM Semi
  • Bass Thriller 1 Sine Pulse Saw Semi
  • Bass Thriller 2 Sine Pulse Saw Semi
  • Bass Thriller 3 Sine Pulse Saw Semi
  • Bass Two Saws Super Soft Semi Closed
  • Bass Vintage Sizzle 2 Saw 1 Sine VC1 VC2 Mid
  • Bass Warm 2 Osc Sine Saw Open
  • Bass Warm Funk 1 Saw 2 PWM Res Cl
  • Bass Warm Short Saw Sine Semi Closed
  • Bass Zapp Zappy 2 Saw 1 Pulse Res Semi Open
  • Bens Bubbly

Drums:

  • Drum Evo Bunker Techno
  • Drum Evo Dark Toms
  • Drum Evo Sine No Noise to Noise
  • Drum Evo Sine Wave Noise Jazz
  • Drum Evo Single Note Osc and Adds
  • Drum Evo Single Note PFP
  • Drum Evo Single Note PFP 2
  • Drum Evo Single Note PWM Movement
  • Drum Evo Soft Analog Funk
  • Drum Evo Warm Soft Phat

Leads:

  • Lead All Osc Knarly W Spring Reverb Phasey
  • Lead All Osc W PWM Noise Open
  • Lead Buzzy 2 Saw 1 Sine Noise Gen VCO Ring
  • Lead Detuned Pitch Vari 2 Saw Noise Gen
  • Lead Detuned W Noise 2 PWM 1 Pulse Noise Max
  • Lead Electric Noise Buzz All Osc 1 Square 2 Pulse
  • Lead Farty Floppy Air 1 Saw 2 Pulse Noise
  • Lead Grindy Static All Osc All Osc 1 KBD CV Open
  • Lead Guitar Power Chord 1 Saw 2 PMW VCOs
  • Lead Nasty Hard Pulsing Osc 3 Pulse to Vco 1 Open
  • Lead Nasty Knarly Detuned Saw Tri Pulse Rng
  • Lead Old Times All Osc Ring Noise Gen Semi
  • Lead Perfect 5th P5 Saw Tri Pulse Open
  • Lead Raw Power 3 Saw Osc Open
  • Lead Sine Wave in Max Spring Verb
  • Lead Sine Wave W Res Spring Verb
  • Lead Slightly Detuned Noise Buzz with Open
  • Lead Static Noise 1 Saw 2 Pulse Noise
  • Lead Super Soft Sine Tri Closed
  • Lead Trancy 1 Saw 2 Pulse Detuned VCO Chord
  • Lead Well Round 2 Saw 1 Pulse Slow VCOs

Pads:

  • Pad Gentle Waves Saw Tri Sine VCO
  • Pad Movement Saw Pulse Pulse Pitch Semi
  • Pad Semi Soft 1 Saw 2 PWM Semi
  • Pad Soft 2 Saw 1 Sine Semi
  • Pad Soft 2 3 Saw Semi Closed
  • Pad Soft Spoken Saw Tri PWM Semi Closed
  • Pad Soft Swell Square Tri PFP ADSR
  • Pad Swell 2 Saw 1 Pulse Res Closed

Percussion:

  • Perc 808 All Osc W Sine Drop Downer Open
  • Perc 808 Massive Electro Tom 2 Downers All Osc Full
  • Perc 808 Massive Electro Tom 3 Downers All Osc Full
  • Perc 808 Sine Tom Tom Drop
  • Perc 808 Soft Square Tri Semi

Performance:

  • Performance 1
  • Performance 1 Glitched
  • Performance 2
  • Performance 2 Glitched

Plucks:

  • Pluck 1 Square 1 Sine Semi
  • Pluck 3 Saws Spring Reverb Open
  • Pluck 808 Tri Sine Low
  • Pluck Noise 2 Saw 1 PWM 1 Noise Open
  • Pluck Pretty Short Square Sine Pulse Open
  • Pluck Pure Tone Tri Saw Open
  • Pluck Short All Osc Ring Open
  • Pluck Short Square Sine Saw Open
  • Pluck Soft 2 Saw 1 Tri Semi
  • Pluck Soft Middle Shine Saw Sine Tri
  • Pluck Spring 1 Saw 2 PWM Spring Verb Res
  • Pluck Spring Reverb 1 Saw 2 PWM Open
  • Pluck Spring Reverb All Osc Open
  • Pluck Stiff Saw Tri PWM Phasing Open

 


Programs

Arps:

  • Arp Contemplation DC
  • Arp Crunchy One DC
  • Arp Dainty Delay DC
  • Arp Dual Filters TF
  • Arp Dual Shorts TF
  • Arp Duet TF
  • Arp Duil Atk DC
  • Arp Fat Pointy DC
  • Arp Gentle Staccatos TF
  • Arp Moroder 1 TF
  • Arp No Apology Needed TF
  • Arp Overtone Heavens TF
  • Arp Ping Thing DC
  • Arp Pluck Saw Noise TF
  • Arp Pluck Spring Verb 1 TF
  • Arp Pluck Spring Verb 2 TF
  • Arp Plucky Saw Tris TF
  • Arp Shatterdance DC
  • Arp Sines All Day TF
  • Arp Soft Pluck 808 TF
  • Arp Soft Square Sines II TF
  • Arp Soft Square Sines TF
  • Arp Stars Across The Sky TF
  • Arp Warm Dance TF
  • Arp Warm Poke TF
  • Arp Whistful Wonder DC

Basses:

  • Bass Big All Osc TF
  • Bass Bubbly Sauce TF
  • Bass Buzzy 7th TF
  • Bass Chameleon DC
  • Bass Destructo DC
  • Bass Funky Paper DC
  • Bass Funky Soft 2 TF
  • Bass Funky Soft TF
  • Bass Good Acid DC
  • Bass Gruff n Tuff DC
  • Bass House Acid TF
  • Bass Knarly Electrics TF
  • Bass Nice Neow DC
  • Bass Res Motion DC
  • Bass Short and Sweet DC
  • Bass Simple Fast Oct DC
  • Bass Soft Acid Square TF
  • Bass Sub Server DC
  • Bass Synth Wave 1 TF
  • Bass Synth Wave 2 TF

Brass:

  • Brass Buncha Squares DC
  • Brass Gentle Swipe DC
  • Brass Lazer 3 DC
  • Brass Nasal Forward DC
  • Brass Old Dull Magic DC
  • Brass Pad Saws n Horns TF
  • Brass Power Chord 1 TF
  • Brass Sizzle TF
  • Brass Thick Air DC

Drums:

  • Drum 808 Bass Sine Soft TF
  • Drum 808 Impactful DC
  • Drum Bass Drum Evo 1 TF
  • Drum Bass Drum Evo 2 TF
  • Drum Bass Drum Velo 1 TF
  • Drum Bass Drum Velo 2 TF
  • Drum Modular Dunkirk TF
  • Drum Sine Bass Drum Tom TF
  • Drum Tom Downer 1 TF
  • Drum Tom Downer 2 TF
  • Drum Tom Downer 3 TF

Experimental:

  • Experimental Dropping Balls TF
  • Experimental Glitch Loops 1 TF
  • Experimental Glitch Loops 2 TF
  • Experimental Lead TF
  • Experimental LFOs TF
  • Experimental Performance 1 TF
  • Experimental Performance 2 TF
  • Experimental Ring Mod TF
  • Experimental Stereo Perf 1 TF

Keys:

  • Keys Beow Down DC
  • Keys Big Mood D
  • Keys Clav-like DC
  • Keys Click Sweep Release TF
  • Keys Lounge EP DC
  • Keys Mellow Moment DC
  • Keys Midnight Prom DC
  • Keys Moonglow DC
  • Keys Old Saws In Movement TF
  • Keys Rotator TF
  • Keys Soft Airy Organ TF
  • Keys Soft Spoken Saw TF
  • Keys Truly Electric Organ TF
  • Keys Velocity Does Things DC
  • Keys Vintage Swells TF
  • Keys Vital Organ DC
  • Keys Whim Mod DC

Leads:

  • Lead Al Dente Mono TF
  • Lead Aquatic DC
  • Lead Buzzsaw DC
  • Lead Encounter DC
  • Lead Forever Delay TF
  • Lead Hero's Theme DC
  • Lead Perfect 5th TF
  • Lead Power Chord Bit Brush TF
  • Lead Power Chord TF
  • Lead Power Chord TF
  • Lead Prog Laser DC
  • Lead Pulsing PWM LFO TF
  • Lead Shred Head DC
  • Lead Sines w Spring Verb TF
  • Lead Smooth Sailing DC
  • Lead Subaquatic DC
  • Lead Thin Strong DC
  • Lead Triumphant Movement DC

Noises:

  • Noises Big Lead TF
  • Noises Big Shutdown DC
  • Noises Drums TF
  • Noises Just Glitches DC
  • Noises Lead Dude TF
  • Noises Sweet Pad TF
  • Noises Swimming Pads TF
  • Noises Truly Electric TF

Oscillators:

  • Osc 1 Saw Open TF
  • Osc 1 Square Open TF
  • Osc 2 All Five PWM TF
  • Osc 2 Pulse Open TF
  • Osc 2 Saw Open TF
  • Osc 2 Sine Open TF
  • Osc 2 Triangle Open TF
  • Osc 3 Saw Open TF
  • Osc Dual PWM Sines TF
  • Osc Four Saws TF
  • Osc Seven PWM Raw KS TF

Pads:

  • Pad Arcade Overture DC
  • Pad Big Moment DC
  • Pad Creepin' DC
  • Pad Flutey Friend DC
  • Pad Harmonic Hug DC
  • Pad House Intro DC
  • Pad Pulse Movement TF
  • Pad Score Sauce DC
  • Pad Shivers DC
  • Pad Soft Opener DC
  • Pad Soft Saw Sweeps TF
  • Pad Soft Swell Caress TF
  • Pad Swell Resonance TF
  • Pad Verby Rain Saws TF
  • Pads Ambient Lights TF
  • Pads Soft Spoken Saw TF

Plucks:

  • Pluck Classic Res DC
  • Pluck Metallic Thump DC
  • Pluck NYC Slapback DC
  • Pluck Rasp Pop DC
  • Pluck Solar Pierce DC
  • Pluck Troubadour Harp DC
  • Pluck Venice Sunset DC
  • Pluck What A Chimer DC

Stars:

  • Star Arp Phaedra DC
  • Star Arp Polynomial-C DC
  • Star Arp Rain Dance DC
  • Star Arp Voyager DC
  • Star Bass Birdland DC
  • Star Bass Chameleon DC
  • Star Bass Living For The City DC
  • Star Bass Madonna Borderline 1 TF
  • Star Bass Madonna Borderline 2 TF
  • Star Bass The Wretched DC
  • Star Bass Thriller 1 TF
  • Star Bass Thriller 2 TF
  • Star Bass Thriller 3 TF
  • Star Bass Zapp Zapp 1 TF
  • Star Bass Zapp Zapp 2 TF
  • Star Bass Zapp Zapp TF
  • Star Bass Don't Go DC
  • Star Experimental Like R2 DC
  • Star Keys Should Be Famous TF
  • Star Lead Abacab DC
  • Star Lead Axel F DC
  • Star Lead Close Encounters DC
  • Star Lead Frankenstein DC
  • Star Lead In The Cage DC
  • Star Lead Kids DC
  • Star Lead Living For The City DC
  • Star Lead Oxygène DC
  • Star Pad Creepin' DC
  • Star Pluck Shape Of You DC

Strings:

  • Strings Cloud Strings DC
  • Strings House Hit DC
  • Strings Muted Nice DC
  • Strings Rush In DC
  • Strings Soft Atk D2ne DC
  • Strings String Organ DC
  • Strings Velocity Str DC
  • Strings Vintage Shimmer DC

Specifications

Product: ARP 2600

  • Programs: 190 (w/ 13 additional Hidden Gems)
  • P(arts): 130
  • Size: 63.58 GB
  • 21K PCM Samples
  • Format: WAV (PCM), Stereo, 48 kHz / 24-bit

Requirements

  • Soundpaint Version: 4.3.0 or higher
     
  • Compatible with Windows (Version 10 and above) and Mac (OS X 10.14 and above) on both Intel and Apple ARM (M Chip) architectures. Supported plug-in formats include Stand-alone, VST, VST3, AU, and AAX. Soundpaint engine is optimized for high-efficiency performance across all major Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) and hyper optimized for SSD.
     
  • Minimum System Requirements: Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU, 16 GB of RAM or more recommended. SSD recommended.

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—By Dan Chimelinski
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