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SYNTHESIZERS · 1982
Rhodes Chroma (ARP-designed)
ARP
Manufacturer
ARP
Type
Synthesizers
Production
1982–1984
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Document Library
Service & Technical
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Audio Demos
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Compatible Sound ROMs
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Modifications
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Owner Registry
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System Components
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Specifications
- LFO
- 16 (1 or 2 per voice) digitally generated -sine, cosine, offset sine, half sine,saw,square, lag square, 2 xtriangles, random and 6 x patterns
- Dates
- 1982-1984
- Price
- US$5295, Expander: US$3150
- Filter
- VCF CEM3350, 1 or 2 per voice depending on voice mode. Each VCF can be 12db LP or 12 db HP in single 16 voice mode. In 8 voice mode filters can be combined to be 24db LP, HP or 12db BP or 12 db NP or dual 12db LP or dual 12db HP.
- Keyboard
- 64 levered weighted keys,velocitysensitive, optionalpressuresensitive
- Polyphony
- polyphonic8 or 16
- Attenuator
- 32 (2 or 4 per voice) digitally generatedADR envelopes, 16 with delay
- Oscillator
- 16 (1 or 2 per voice)VCO
- Timbrality
- multitimbral2 (8 max under computer orMIDIcontrol)
- Manufacturer
- CBS Musical Instruments,RhodesDivision. Designed byARP Instruments, Inc.
- Storagememory
- 50 programs
- Synthesis type
- AnalogSubtractive
- External control
- Apple IIinterface orMIDIRetrofit Kit
- Left-hand control
- 2 levers with programmable function
- Velocity expression
- Yes
- Aftertouchexpression
- Yes (optional -Polyphonic)