As the Behringer 2600s are clones of the ARP 2600s from the 70s, and the same goes for the Korg ARP 2600 FS re-issue, most materials included on this page work for all three, as well as for soft-synths.
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🎁 We also have a discussion board right here on GitHub: https://github.com/l3nz/b2600/discussions 🎁
Behringer 2600
- Official page https://www.behringer.com/product.html?modelCode=P0DNJ
- Quick start https://mediadl.musictribe.com/media/PLM/data/docs/P0DNJ/P0DNJ_2600_QSG_WW.pdf
- SysEx bend range: https://mediadl.musictribe.com/media/PLM/data/docs/P0DNJ/Sysex-Information_BE_2600_2021-03-10.pdf
KORG
- Official page: https://www.korg.com/us/products/synthesizers/arp2600_m/
- ArpSynth: http://www.arpsynth.com/en/ a collection of materials and interviews on ARP synths
Soft Synths
- Arturia ARP 2600 V: https://www.arturia.com/products/analog-classics/arp2600-v/
- The ARP 2600 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARP_2600
- "Elecromotive - the story of ARP instruments" is a must-watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l31RXiVSI9s
- Fundamentals of Music Technology: The ARP 2600 by Sam Ecoff - https://www.samecoff.com/works/ - a free book about the ARP 2600, with exercises and recordings of results. Also available in Spanish.
- The original ARP 2600 User Manual - https://www.korg.com/us/support/download/manual/0/842/4469/- it is a very accessible guide to synthesis and some say one of the best books on the topic.
- Getting sound out of your Behringer 2600: https://www.sweetwater.com/sweetcare/articles/how-to-get-sound-out-of-a-behringer-2600/
- What are duophonic modes and how to use them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pKgQFLDAHg
- The ARP 2600 to Behringer 2600 patch book by Carl Bratcher, a rewrite of the original ARP 2600 patchbook with corrections and adaptation for the Behringer 2600: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XCkiaPhJBiuia3Urrf9Ppjib59r6vRTV/view (PDF) or https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_0YwAYbLPfCPwCHEXa53IPnLSyviuqnR/view (ePub)
- The original ARP 2600 patchbook: https://www.korg.com/us/support/download/manual/0/842/4471/
- Behringer 2600 pre-wired connections, showing the default connections for all modules: https://24x7arts.gumroad.com/l/pzvjw
- A nice, clean PDF patch sheet is available from http://www.vo1t.com/Euro/Barp2600PatchSheet.pdf
- An "heavier" one: https://www.sweetwater.com/sweetcare/media/2021/03/Behringer-2600-blank-patch-sheet.pdf
- Our discussions page: https://github.com/l3nz/b2600/discussions