ARP Pro-Soloist Song List

Date: 1972

Type: Preset Monophonic Synthesizer / 37 Presets / 1 VCO

ARP Pro-Soloist (1972)

Introduction

The Pro-Soloist is designed to sit on top of an electric organ to provide an extra solo sound, a common synth design type of the early 1970s. It has some sound design parameters, such as vibrato, portamento and brilliance (filter), but not much else. The Soloist was the first version, released in 1970, and was followed up by ARP in 1977 by the Pro/DGX.

Archetypal track

Tony Banks' solo on the Genesis track, 'The Cinema Show' is one of the great showcases of the rich, orchestral-yet-synthlike tones of the Pro-Soloist:

Table of Songs featuring ARP Pro-Soloist

Artist	Song	Year	Notes	Reference	Media URL
Gary Numan	I'm An Agent	1980	Synthesizer [A.R.P. Pro-Soloist, Minimoog, Polymoog, Compurhythm], Guitar – G Numan.	Discogs	YouTube
Gary Numan	Remind Me To Smile	1980	Synthesizer [A.R.P. Pro-Soloist] – D Haines.	Discogs	YouTube
Gary Numan	The Aircrash Bureau	1980	Synthesizer [Prophet 5, JP4, A.R.P. Pro-Soloist, Minimoog, Polymoog, CP 30] – G Numan.	Discogs	YouTube
Genesis	The Cinema Show	1973	Solo from 6:30; Tony Banks (can be seen in the video above playing live)	Live Video	YouTube