ARP QUADRA Analog Synthesizer (1978) Over the Clouds - 70s electronic music style

[@retrosound72]

The ARP Quadra Synthesizer from the year 1978 is one of most fascinatic synths ever. Used by Tony Banks, John Carpenter, New Order, Joe Zawinul and others. Here can you find the full Quadra playlist with single sound demos and one synth demo tracks. Enjoy. The ARP QUADRA playlist ----> kzbin.info/aero/PLe08Lbpy8pPbfK3iE4VL4SETcERlQXzVs

[@TrazomGV]

Beautiful mchine! Pleasant to the eye and to the ear! From times when we were paying some attention to the importance of handsome design...

[@retrosound72]

Thank you for your feedback

[@PaulBoos]

What a cool piece on a great synth! Thanks for creating this and showing it off...

[@retrosound72]

Thank you for your time

[@ranzee]

My favorite synth. I wish someone would remake this, there isn't enough of them in the world.

[@retrosound72]

thanks

[@AxelsoftMusic]

I second that comment... the world needs more of these !

[@rickygarcia7400]

Axelsoft Music ask Berhinger (:

[@AxelsoftMusic]

Could do, but I'm not sure I could cope with the wait... still waiting to get my hands on a UBX-A and I suspect it will be 2020+ before we see that one in the real world ! :-)

[@analogsynthplayer]

RICARDO GARCIA Their d and neutron are good. Maybe a Yamaha CS-80 in 2020. The patents on the Quadra are owned by a man who said he’s willing to sell em. Hopefully

[@emoraz]

The sound of heaven.

[@slimyelow]

very interesting harmony progression - the quadra makes everything sound better

[@retrosound72]

Thank you 🎹🙌

[@kd7alt]

Oh how I miss my Arp Quadra. I had one when I was in high school in the late 80's

[@retrosound72]

Understand you :(

[@adrianmarquez2489]

What how??

[@Mitchling73]

Jarre Style...ich liebe euch ;-)

[@retrosound72]

🙌

[@skum73]

What makes this even better is that he is playing on the floor whilst crouching.

[@retrosound72]

The sound is more flat

[@ImprovedNewShimmer]

Best Quadra demo on KZbin.

[@retrosound72]

Thank you

[@Frisenette]

This is very much more than a mere demo! Please release this as a finished piece. Sublime handling of a great synth.

[@retrosound72]

thank you :)

[@67philipo]

Tony Banks (Genesis) used this to great effect

[@retrosound72]

yes

[@rickygarcia7400]

one of the coolest looking synth ever along with dx1(:🎹

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@megatron8461]

I love that trippy background. It’s like floating on air.

[@retrosound72]

perfect :)

[@stefanpaulus7594]

I love the ARP sound.

[@laurencevanhelsuwe3052]

What an original architecture.. weird hybrid with unique overall sound.

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@NullStaticVoid]

my dream synth. Ever since I saw one as a kid I thought it looked so damn Star Wars.

[@retrosound72]

Really a spaceship 💫🙌

[@thefool2007]

The only synth on my bucket list. It's just amazing. I absolutely enjoy your demos!

[@retrosound72]

Yes very unique sound. Thank you so much. 🙌

[@BMRStudio]

My hands are crying for play on this monster!

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@ProckGnosis]

ARP Quadra...have always loved the sounds on this thing. Danke!

[@retrosound72]

thank you

[@carlbowles1808]

Arp was a pioneer along with moog and oberheim. They would have done even more fantastic innovations given the chance. Do the best you can with what you've got, Arp did that with excellence . The company is gone but the revolution they helped create endures.

[@retrosound72]

Thanks again

[@timerunner9844]

Fantastic demo! Love the sounds it can produce.

[@retrosound72]

thank you

[@MattyB3]

Great Synth... Awesome Sound

[@retrosound72]

Thank you

[@MattyB3]

RetroSound ...been looking for a VST that replicates the Quadra and maybe looking for one that I can repair for my home studio

[@edmundworrell1864]

Sounds outstanding, beautiful and warm brilliant upload

[@retrosound72]

:) thank you

[@mainmajo]

Ach, kannst ❤️

[@retrosound72]

:)))

[@Nervejam]

Ohh! Pretty lights!

[@retrosound72]

;)

[@drecksheep]

Back to 1979/1980, ich bin gerade mental da hängen geblieben.Vom feinsten ;-)

[@retrosound72]

vielen lieben dank und einen schönen sonntag dir.

[@alexeyblinov336]

Original sounds and really is worth attention!!

[@Fallingoverbackwards]

Wow... just wow

[@retrosound72]

:))

[@seanchristophersynthesizer6999]

Man, what I could do with one of these! Great track! :)

[@retrosound72]

Thank you

[@Mark_Ocain]

Totally agree ...very trippy jean Michel vibe! Nailed it! Y'know, Korg should mull over whether they should maybe tackle this synth at some stage as a quasi-reissue.

[@retrosound72]

thank you :)

[@bassfingers]

Wow, this is brilliant. Those low notes are just beautiful.

[@retrosound72]

thank you :)

[@kixxalot]

Wonderful! That phaser sounds magnificent. Seems like an awesome synth.

[@retrosound72]

thank you

[@Stormwatch153]

Fantastic! Just fantastic!

[@retrosound72]

thank you

[@Mark_Ocain]

Hervorragend!!! A wonderful rambling ethereal piece my friend! Man I'd so love to own a Quadra - a classic of it's period. Thanks for the performance and demonstration :-)

[@retrosound72]

Thank you so much Mark.

[@andyq9669]

Beautiful! Well done, as ever, and a fine instrument.

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@mortenbrodersen8664]

Unbelievable sound. Brilliant.

[@retrosound72]

thank you :)

[@redshark5219]

very nice! amazing sounds and great composition!

[@retrosound72]

thank you

[@LiquidAudio]

Great piece of music and wow, what a synth! Thanks for another great demo Retro 👍

[@retrosound72]

thank you :)

[@jamiepastman5594]

For Quadra greatness, listen to Joe Zawinul on Brown Street from Weather Report's 8:30

[@mariusmitrea5462]

ARP QUADRA !!! 4 SYNTH IN ONE !!!!!...8 voice polyphony....a monster !!!

[@retrosound72]

:))

[@21GunStudio]

No. It does not have 8 voice polyphony. The poly synth section is a paraphonic derivation of the string sections divide-down scheme. The bass section is mono, and the lead synth is 'duophonic', two osc's capable of tracking two notes through one expression envelope. For a somewhat similar keyboard that does have an 8 voice synth, look at Korg Trident. Which does lack the Quadra's arpeggiator.

[@bobz1736]

Some nice chord progressions and such a powerful sound. Thank you 😊

[@retrosound72]

thank you :)

[@TheSproeta]

Fantastic sound, thank you for this musical treat ! :-)

[@retrosound72]

thank you for watching :)

[@lymansn]

This synth is right up their with Oberheim ob-xa. What an amazing synth.

[@retrosound72]

thanks :)

[@therandomguy1315]

this is soo good already but im gonna listen again when im high

[@retrosound72]

👍

[@impurfekt]

Breathtaking... And my Korg Arp Odyssey just got really depressed.

[@retrosound72]

;) thank you

[@mattsynth]

Simple and sweet, Bravo.

[@retrosound72]

thank you :)

[@thesearethesuns]

If Korg did a Mini Version of this (or even a module) I would definitely buy it. What a classic sound! :D

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@synthscolors]

Outstanding sounding compositions lovers... Listen to this ! Thumbs up & thanks for this beautiful, unusual musical atmosphere created with this amazing Arp Quadra... Great week to you with new, highly delightful projects ! ;-))

[@retrosound72]

thank you so much my friend. Have a fantastic week too.

[@synthscolors]

;-))

[@MrJjsolari]

Mindblowing

[@retrosound72]

:))

[@fortheloveofnoise]

Who could downvote this? I really....really want to know. Show yourself!!!

[@retrosound72]

my dislike fanclub :D thank you

[@fortheloveofnoise]

+RetroSound yea say one wrong thing or do one wrong thing and you have people who virulently dislike everything you upload out of "revenge" or.....the odd time its just someone flirting with you LOL

[@retrosound72]

yes I think the most hater are really in love with me. :P

[@80evgeniy]

Какие прекрасные звуки!

[@retrosound72]

Спасибо большое

[@alekseikurepin1433]

Ну как тут не согласится.

[@Jon-e3d]

Unique song

[@retrosound72]

Thank you ✨🙌

[@Synthiman2600]

Wow... only seen pictures of this synth before now... what an amazing sounding instrument... be nice if someone did a clone of this like they have for the Odyssey. I have an ARP 2600 with sequencer... but this is next level. Thanks for posting.

[@retrosound72]

thank you :)

[@mima85]

Absolutely stellar mate!

[@retrosound72]

thank you :)

[@HAZARDOUS88]

Gorgeous sound, thanks!

[@retrosound72]

thank you

[@alexdbf2281]

Majestic

[@retrosound72]

thank you

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

It could be argued that this model heralded the Korg Ossys by about 26 years, when you start to think about how each of them qualifies as a “synthesizer sandwich“.

[@Glenfiddich101]

It's really nice, I like it 😁👍

[@retrosound72]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@michaelshields7777]

That beautiful effect at the very beginning has always been one of my favorite synth sounds, and I have been trying to find a synth that has this effect or one that I can create that effect with. It sounds like the same effect used on Dream Weaver.

[@retrosound72]

thank you :)

[@mournblade1066]

I think it actually IS the same sound used on "Dream Weaver." I think they might have used a Solina String Ensemble, which was also made by ARP.

[@relaxingelectronicmusic775]

cool

[@muzikman2008]

Awesome Sound and Synth ☺️

[@retrosound72]

thank you

[@muzikman2008]

Thankyou Marko for sharing..

[@Patrickillian]

Wow!

[@retrosound72]

🙌🎹

[@TooSlowTube]

Lovely. I hadn't heard of the Quadra. Now I want Korg or Behringer to make a module version :)

[@retrosound72]

module? No. The Quadras biggest plus is the performance and not the sound.

[@TooSlowTube]

The same could be said of the Korg ARP Odyssey module. The point of a module, for me, is to connect my own MIDI controller keyboard. I don't have room for a keyboard that size.

[@fortheloveofnoise]

+TooSlowTube build the room....or move...synths come first....lives and wives second

[@deejay5719]

Nice!!

[@retrosound72]

thanks

[@fritagogo1]

;-)) Old Analogic Synth = very Expensif in 1970's 1980's... ARP= old engeneer of Moog.... Good composition !

[@retrosound72]

thank you :)

[@evanscarce8206]

Now I know the perfect kiss is the kiss of death..

[@retrosound72]

;)

[@xnonsuchx]

There's one person responsible for making me love the ARP QUADRA...Tony Banks of Genesis. I always wanted one when I was in my teens and I actually ran across a broken one in a pawn shop for only US$250 (looked fine externally, though)...but that was before the resurgence of analog in techno/etc. and that price was a HIGHLY questionable investment for a teenager w/ limited income. I was lucky to have a Memorymoog Plus for a few years for only US$750 shortly after, though...and made a US$50 profit on selling it! ;-) :-(

[@retrosound72]

times changes...;)

[@theaudioeng]

Genesis, Tony Banks, Wembley 88? 😎🤘🎹🎵💥

[@retrosound72]

No. Retrosound. Marko Ettlich. Dessau. 2018. 🙌

[@theaudioeng]

@@retrosound72 😁🙃😁🙃🎹🎶👍🍻♨️

[@erikt211]

Omg, we could have made Trance in the late 1970’s

[@retrosound72]

:D

[@tapewolf]

You probably want to look for Michael Garrison. His 1979 album 'In Regions of Sunreturn' was way ahead of its time.

[@Maerklin56]

Top

[@retrosound72]

thank you

[@michaelbendig5166]

🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Marco is the Best

[@retrosound72]

;)

[@christoroppolo8742]

Nice . I owned one but it would note tune. So I let it go. Peace Christo 👽🐕🎶

[@retrosound72]

thank you

[@Esperluet]

Sounds like Jarre's Equinox

[@retrosound72]

;)

[@jaggass]

The guy who founded ARP Alan Robert Pearlman is still alive.

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@jochenreich683]

R.I.P.🙏(5.1.2019)

[@mookmusik]

Has anyone done a Quadra plug-in? And if not WHY NOT!!!

[@retrosound72]

;)

[@anoopsahal1202]

Please could some one make that phase as a pedal?

[@retrosound72]

;)

[@whiterhino414]

can you please make a track with the Arp Q jupiter 8 n CS80 :)))))))

[@retrosound72]

when you give me a JP-8 and CS-80 I will do :) Both are not so cool synths. I would never buy.

[@whiterhino414]

hahaha :)

[@PatrickRosenbalm]

RetroSound Really? How so?

[@saifeek]

RetroSound what don’t you like about the JP8?

[@unnamedblues8411]

Wondering the same thing. He probably can't afford either so he puts them down would be my guess. Don't expect an answer from him.

[@BlackMan614]

So what's your opinion on this synth? They seem to go for a lot of money considering what you're getting. I've only played the instrument and never came away impressed since it was produced during ARP's slide into oblivion around the time their infamous piano's came out.

[@retrosound72]

I really love the quadra

[@unnamedindividual8835]

is this an original compostion? If so, well done

[@retrosound72]

yes. Thank you

[@davecjd]

I reckon Korg will re-make this as they've done the Odyssey and 2600.

[@retrosound72]

the Quadra was a big flop for ARP. The 2600 and Odyssey not.

[@mark12011972]

Where are the neon lights?

[@retrosound72]

lost in the 80s

[@solomonjenkins9505]

woah it's like a giant old a4

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@t55a2]

It's quite a precursor to a workstation, in a way. ARP were pretty creative in their day. I never liked the ARP Odyssey though.

[@retrosound72]

yes one of the first workstations

[@markemerson98]

4 arps in one box?

[@retrosound72]

yes

[@SisterRose]

Thought I clicked on a Jean Michel Jarre album for a second

[@retrosound72]

Haha. No.🎹🙌😉

[@ozcandurmusoglu]

dreamscape

[@retrosound72]

🎹👍

[@MythicalVigilante]

The filter reminds me of the Korg MS20..

[@Jon-e3d]

Demension s how i feel

[@retrosound72]

💫

[@5argetech56]

I hear Klaus Schulze.......

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@dyannahoney2255]

Or Jean Michel Jarre maybe?

[@alexdbf2281]

This is Jarre strings

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@soriacx]

I always wondered how the quadra fared in comparison to the Korg trident, both were made for the same reason: lazy musicians who didn't want several synths on stage ;-)

[@retrosound72]

yes similar concept but very different sound

[@mainmajo]

Earsex! Call the Police! 💭🎼👍Ach ist schon so alt?

[@retrosound72]

Fire....:D

[@mainmajo]

RetroSound: It is most amazing that this stuff is 40 (!) years old. Still sounds fresh. Timeless. Shure i am addicted to sweeps.

[@retrosound72]

the future of the past.

[@michaelbendig5166]

mainmajo haha ear sex .i found a new Word...

[@ogasi1798]

dude :-)

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@Kirk-Monteux-Production]

so silky

[@retrosound72]

thank you

[@whiterhino414]

First..........

[@retrosound72]

;)