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Quadruple ARP Odyssey Synthesizer Repair – Part 3 – Troubleshooting & Final Demos – Synthchaser #171

In this video series, I’m repairing one of each different version of vintage ARP Odyssey! In this installment I bench test and repair faults with the 4075 filters, keyboard tracking, and a dead oscillator. Then we look at and listen to the finished Odysseys.

00:00 4075 Filter testing & repair

01:18 Keyboard control voltage repair

02:49 Dead oscillator repair + earthquake

08:42 Mk I White 2800 Finished

09:20 Mk I Black & Gold 2800 Finished

10:18 Mk II 2813 Finished

11:41 Mk III 2823 Finished

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Quadruple ARP Odyssey Synthesizer Repair – Part 2 – Sliders, Keybeds & Capacitors – Synthchaser #170

In this video series, I’m repairing one of each different version of vintage ARP Odyssey! In this installment we look at slider repair and replacement options, keybed refurbishing, and what capacitors need to be replaced.

00:00 Intro / Approach to refurbishing

02:30 Slider repair and replacement options

08:58 Keybed variations and refurbishing

17:08 Rotary pot repair

17:47 Power supply & fuses

19:05 Capacitor replacement

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Quadruple ARP Odyssey Synthesizer Repair – Part 1 – Differences & Teardown – Synthchaser #169

In this video series, I’m repairing one of each different version of vintage ARP Odyssey! In this installment we go over the differences between models, tear them down and compare their innards!

00:00 Intro

00:54 Mk I 2800 White – Outside

01:48 Mk I 2800 Black & Gold – Outside

02:20 Mk II 2813 – Outside

03:49 Mk III 2823 – Outside

04:35 Mk I 2800 White – Inside

08:02 Mk I 2800 Black & Gold – Inside

09:38 Mk II 2813 – Inside

14:28 Mk III 2823 – Inside

20:26 Revision I vs. Revision II Boards