ARP Avatar
| Avatar | |
|---|---|
ARP Avatar | |
| Manufacturer | ARP Instruments, Inc. |
| Dates | 1977 |
| Price | US $3000 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Polyphony | Monophonic |
| Timbrality | Monotimbral |
| Oscillator | 2 |
| LFO | Sine, Square |
| Synthesis type | Analog Subtractive |
| Attenuator | ADSR, AR |
| Storage memory | none |
| Effects | 1 |
| Input/output | |
| Keyboard | none |
| External control | CV/Gate |
The ARP Avatar was a guitar synthesizer manufactured by ARP Instruments beginning in 1977. While innovative, being one of the first commercial guitar-controlled synthesizers, it was a commercial failure, and is widely blamed for the financial collapse of ARP Instruments.