ARP Chroma

Synthesizer by ARP Instruments

ARP's most sophisticated instrument design, completed after ARP's bankruptcy by CBS Musical Instruments and sold as the Rhodes Chroma. Featured 16-note polyphony, a flexible voice architecture, weighted keyboard with 256 velocity levels, and a proprietary digital interface that predated MIDI.

Specifications

Polyphony16-note polyphonic
Voices16
Oscillators2 per voice
FilterMulti-mode per voice
KeyboardWeighted, wooden, 256 velocity levels
NotesCompleted and sold by CBS as the Rhodes Chroma after ARP's bankruptcy
FeaturesSlider parameter editing, proprietary digital interface (pre-MIDI)