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    From nelgin@DIGDIST/EOTLBBS to All on Tue Jul 7 14:39:19 2026
    I picked up a Behringer ARP 2600 clone recently and, quite frankly, I have no idea what to do with it.

    Anyone familiar with these beasts and can recommend some patches/settings?

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  • From Mortar@DIGDIST/EOTLBBS to nelgin on Wed Jul 8 11:18:59 2026
    Re: ARP 2600
    By: nelgin to All on Tue Jul 07 2026 14:39:19

    I picked up a Behringer ARP 2600 clone recently and, quite frankly, I have no idea what to do with it.

    You could give it to me <G>. I've always wanted a 2600 but they're hard to find and I'm skiddish about old tech anyway. The Behringer is on my watch list but it has to take a back seat for now.

    I hate to be cliche, but check out YT. I've watched a number of videos on both the original and Behringer versions and they could be useful. Also, I recommend the book, Welsh's Synthesizer Cookbook by Fred Welsh. It's a book of patches that'll work with any analog synth. They're not fancy, but should be enough to get your creative juices flowing. And don't be afraid to experiment. Half the fun of synths is just messing around and see what you come up with.

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  • From nelgin@DIGDIST/EOTLBBS to Mortar on Wed Jul 8 12:30:41 2026
    Re: ARP 2600
    By: Mortar to nelgin on Wed Jul 08 2026 11:18:59

    You could give it to me <G>. I've always wanted a 2600 but they're hard to find and I'm skiddish about old tech anyway. The Behringer is on my watch list but it has to take a back seat for now.

    Sure, I'll give it to you for a price :) There's one for sale locally in the FarceBook market place for $400. Maybe you can work them a deal, it's been up for a while.

    I hate to be cliche, but check out YT. I've watched a number of videos on both the original and Behringer versions and they could be useful. Also, I recommend the book, Welsh's Synthesizer Cookbook by Fred Welsh. It's a book of patches that'll work with any analog synth. They're not fancy, but should be enough to get your creative juices flowing. And don't be afraid to experiment. Half the fun of synths is just messing around and see what you come up with.

    I'll see if they have that book at the library or if they can get hold of it. Youtube is interesting but they make a lot of assumptions, like you know what they're talking about :)

    I should probably check the Behringer website for a manual, this didn't come with one. I guess they don't print manuals any more to save costs and the trees, which is probably a good thing in case of my Korg Kronsos which has 2 manuals that run about 1000 pages each.

    The other half of messing is venting the smoke when you plug a cable into the wrong hole :) That said, I'm sure they're made not to do that these days.

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  • From Mortar@DIGDIST/EOTLBBS to nelgin on Thu Jul 9 11:32:34 2026
    Re: ARP 2600
    By: nelgin to Mortar on Wed Jul 08 2026 12:30:41

    I'll see if they have that book at the library...

    Even if your libraries are networked, I'd be surprised if any on them had it. It's not exactly a mainstream topic. Amazon has it and eBay probably does too.

    The other half of messing is venting the smoke when you plug a cable into the wrong hole :) That said, I'm sure they're made not to do that these days.

    With Eurorack, that's mostly true. Can't speak for the 2600. As for the manual, it appears there's only a Quick Start Guide, which you can DL from Behringer's site. Also, you can DL the original ARP 2600 manual, which is more in-depth; since they're functionally similar, it could be useful.

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