So JMJ has just mentioned in a youtube video that Korg are currently in the process of doing a reissue of the 2600 which should be out early next year. OOh err missus!
Like the Odyssey, they are working with the original design team, but unlike the Oddy, this one will be full sized. Which is nice.
(actually, the interesting thing is that his preference is for the greyface model doncherknow...)
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If true, let's hope that Korg improve on the original's woeful build quality, matched only by the equally 'cardboard and glue' Pro-Soloist!
I always felt that the Odyssey seemed like 75% of a 2600, for 25% of the price, and easier to live with too. But, yeah... I always coveted one!
Given that Behringer have also been showing development of their 2600 this could be an interesting scrap. For what I paid for my KArp Odyssey I could have had four Behringer Odysseys, complete with digital effects, sequencer and light-up controls. I won't be as quick to make a second purchase...
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This is very interesting news. I've got the Korg desktop version, and didn't really care that it was smaller than the original panel layout – consider it a benefit, really, for the space I have. If they made a 2600 in that format I'd be all over it. Not sure I could house a full size one, and if they're going with the build and therefore pricing of their full-size Oddy models, I'll probably have to wait for Behringer instead. :/
Elf, have you played with the Korg desktop Oddy? I think you have the full size, yes? The sliders are 40mm travel, compared to 45mm on the original/full-size – which is still favourable compared to Roland's 30mm travel on their 80s classics. They're a little closer together as well, but not so much it's awkward I think. Having the two scales side by side, the difference is quite obvious, but in isolation I don't think it cramps operation at all. Only those daft PPC things feel a bit small, but I don't like using 'em regardless of how big they are. The main operational difference I noticed with the Korg reissues was the quality of the sliders, they're much better on the full size model.
Different matter when you've got that awful semi-mini-key keyboard stuck on the front, mind. Can't stand that. But the module version has been fine for me, and I'd be fine with a slightly reduced 2600.
As long as they don't make as much of a hash of the build as they did with the MS-20 mini, that is.
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The Elf wrote:Given that Behringer have also been showing development of their 2600 this could be an interesting scrap.
I'm afraid that was my first thought as well
Behringer have in my opinion gained a lot of credibility in the last year or so with their releases, audio quality and price points compared to the competition. Their tactics still hugely split public opinion, but this might be the first real head to head contest between two big players at the same time, rather than a re-visiting of a major product that's no longer in production.
nathanscribe wrote:Elf, have you played with the Korg desktop Oddy?
I'll admit I haven't, but I was very tempted by it until the FS keyboard version arrived. You're correct in that it's those contemptible mini keyboards that irk me most.
Those PPCs are useless on any version - new or old!
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nathanscribe wrote:Elf, have you played with the Korg desktop Oddy?
I'll admit I haven't, but I was very tempted by it until the FS keyboard version arrived. You're correct in that it's those contemptible mini keyboards that irk me most.
Those PPCs are useless on any version - new or old!
I think PPC's were done simply because they didn't want to be like Moog and use wheels.
I hate PPC's too, but there's a bloke, Chick Corea I think he's called, bit of a keybaoard player on the quiet, I've seen him use them to good effect.
They have to make this 2600 polyphonic, if they don't I'm going to cry.
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Arpangel wrote:They have to make this 2600 polyphonic, if they don't I'm going to cry.
Again, I very much hope not. As original for me!
Arpangel wrote:I think PPC's were done simply because they didn't want to be like Moog and use wheels.
I hate PPC's too, but there's a bloke, Chick Corea I think he's called, bit of a keybaoard player on the quiet, I've seen him use them to good effect.
Yep, I have a friend who is pretty adept with them too. It can be done.
Arpangel wrote:They have to make this 2600 polyphonic, if they don't I'm going to cry.
Again, I very much hope not. As original for me!
Arpangel wrote:I think PPC's were done simply because they didn't want to be like Moog and use wheels.
I hate PPC's too, but there's a bloke, Chick Corea I think he's called, bit of a keybaoard player on the quiet, I've seen him use them to good effect.
Yep, I have a friend who is pretty adept with them too. It can be done.
I've done stuff with an original 2600, and for some reason it responds very well to feedback loops, maybe it's just the signal flow and how it's laid out, but that's what I used to use it for most of the time, really unpredictable unstable feedback loops, beautiful screaming sounds.
Absolutely, I’d like it to be practically as the model D reissue from Moog, only a couple of tweaks, which in fairness were often done to the original.
I wonder if they'll encapsulate the circuits in resin like they used to? Will it affect the sound if they don't?
That caused so much aggravation, getting repairs done on my Odyssey.
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Arpangel wrote:I'm wondering what the price is going to be?
Given that the Odyssey and MS20 KIT full size versions were around £1200 I cannot see this being less than £1999 and possibly a lot more given the Model D and Oberheim TVS reissues were around £3500!
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