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'''Date:''' 1975
*Alternatively: [[ARP Omni Article Page]]
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'''Type:''' Preset Orchestral Synthesizer / 4 Presets (Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass) / Full Polyphony (Divide Down)[[File:ARP OMNI Mk1 (1975).jpg|alt=Illustration of the ARP OMNI Mk1|none|thumb|ARP OMNI Mk1 (1975)|500x500px]]
==Tables of Songs featuring Access Virus Polar==
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== Introduction ==
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The ARP Omni was a mutli-timbral orchestral ensemble synth that enabled the simultaneous playing of 'strings', 'synthesizer' and 'bass', with full polyphony, but limited control of the sounds. The ARP Omni MkII was released in 1978 whose most notable change was to the now standard orange-on-black fascia design.
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==Tables of Songs featuring ARP Omni==
 
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!Song
 
!Song
 
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!Year
!Notes & Reference
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| Harmony of the Spheres (album)
 
| Harmony of the Spheres (album)
 
| 1979
 
| 1979
| Neil Ardley plays ARP Omni and ARP Odyssey. Jazz/Rock [https://www.discogs.com/master/37450-Neil-Ardley-Harmony-Of-The-Spheres Reference]
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| Neil Ardley plays ARP Omni and ARP Odyssey. Jazz/Rock  
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|[https://www.discogs.com/master/37450-Neil-Ardley-Harmony-Of-The-Spheres Discogs]
 
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxDzhRp4I8o YouTube]
 
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxDzhRp4I8o YouTube]
 
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| Take The A Train
 
| Take The A Train
 
| 1980
 
| 1980
| A TV spot featuring nine ARP synths, introduced by one a presenter in that ‘incredulous’ style, like they’ve never seen a piece of technology before. [http://www.arpsynth.com/en/experience/sounds/2015/06/music/ Reference]
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| A TV spot featuring nine ARP synths, introduced by one a presenter in that ‘incredulous’ style, like they’ve never seen a piece of technology before.  
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|[http://www.arpsynth.com/en/experience/sounds/2015/06/music/ ArpSynth.com]
 
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu3Sm_FWwhI YouTube]
 
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu3Sm_FWwhI YouTube]
 
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| Closer (Album)
 
| Closer (Album)
 
| 1980
 
| 1980
| Keyboards: Stephen Morris. Ernie Rideout, 'Keyboard Presents the Evolution of Dance Music'.
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| Keyboards: Stephen Morris.  
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|Ernie Rideout, 'The Evolution of Dance Music'.
 
|[https://youtu.be/07yuk-3_X_s YouTube]
 
|[https://youtu.be/07yuk-3_X_s YouTube]
 
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| Call The Police
 
| Call The Police
 
| 2017
 
| 2017
| ARP Omni II - James Murphy [https://www.discogs.com/release/10772380-LCD-Soundsystem-American-Dream Reference]
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| ARP Omni II - James Murphy  
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|[https://www.discogs.com/release/10772380-LCD-Soundsystem-American-Dream Discogs]
 
|[https://youtu.be/zWKIWNJnlzI YouTube]
 
|[https://youtu.be/zWKIWNJnlzI YouTube]
 
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| How Do You Sleep?
 
| How Do You Sleep?
 
| 2017
 
| 2017
| [ARP Omni II] – James Murphy [https://www.discogs.com/release/10772380-LCD-Soundsystem-American-Dream Reference]
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| [ARP Omni II] – James Murphy  
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|[https://www.discogs.com/release/10772380-LCD-Soundsystem-American-Dream Discogs]
 
|[https://youtu.be/IBLagwi_m2c YouTube]
 
|[https://youtu.be/IBLagwi_m2c YouTube]
 
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| Un'Emozione Da Poco
 
| Un'Emozione Da Poco
 
| 1978
 
| 1978
| Album: Oxanna Grand Piano, Synthesizer [Polymoog, Omni Arp] [https://www.discogs.com/release/1189101-Anna-Oxa-Oxanna Reference]
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| Album: Oxanna Grand Piano, Synthesizer [Polymoog, Omni Arp]  
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|[https://www.discogs.com/release/1189101-Anna-Oxa-Oxanna Discogs]
 
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odqCkzNRvH8 YouTube]
 
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odqCkzNRvH8 YouTube]
 
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| Futuribile (The Life To Come)(album)
 
| Futuribile (The Life To Come)(album)
 
| 1978
 
| 1978
| Gianni Safred plays: Minimoog, Polymoog, ARP Odyssey, ARP Omni [https://www.discogs.com/release/1716775-Gianni-Safred-His-Electronic-Instruments-Futuribile-The-Life-To-Come Reference]
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| Gianni Safred plays: Minimoog, Polymoog, ARP Odyssey, ARP Omni  
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|[https://www.discogs.com/release/1716775-Gianni-Safred-His-Electronic-Instruments-Futuribile-The-Life-To-Come Discogs]
 
| [https://youtu.be/b_yk1IvSWT0 YouTube]
 
| [https://youtu.be/b_yk1IvSWT0 YouTube]
 
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| Big Ugly
 
| Big Ugly
 
| 2016
 
| 2016
| Synth [Prophet 6, ARP Axxe & Omni] – Justin Stanton [https://www.discogs.com/release/8539389-Snarky-Puppy-Culcha-Vulcha Reference]
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| Synth [Prophet 6, ARP Axxe & Omni] – Justin Stanton  
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|[https://www.discogs.com/release/8539389-Snarky-Puppy-Culcha-Vulcha Discogs]
 
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bty0bs-OYA8 YouTube]
 
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bty0bs-OYA8 YouTube]
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| Snarky Puppy
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| Gø
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| 2016
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|[https://www.discogs.com/release/8539389-Snarky-Puppy-Culcha-Vulcha Discogs]
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|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg_0Qd-xggk YouTube]
 
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| Snarky Puppy
 
| Snarky Puppy
 
| Grown Folks
 
| Grown Folks
 
| 2016
 
| 2016
| Clavinet, Synth – Bobby Sparks [https://www.discogs.com/release/8539389-Snarky-Puppy-Culcha-Vulcha Reference]
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| Clavinet, Synth – Bobby Sparks  
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|[https://www.discogs.com/release/8539389-Snarky-Puppy-Culcha-Vulcha Discogs]
 
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiLSeVPQ0k0 YouTube]
 
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiLSeVPQ0k0 YouTube]
 
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| Palermo
 
| Palermo
 
| 2016
 
| 2016
| Synth [Omni & Synthex] – Justin Stanton [https://www.discogs.com/release/8539389-Snarky-Puppy-Culcha-Vulcha Reference]
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| Synth [Omni & Synthex] – Justin Stanton  
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|[https://www.discogs.com/release/8539389-Snarky-Puppy-Culcha-Vulcha Discogs]
 
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1hDaRcrN2c YouTube]
 
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1hDaRcrN2c YouTube]
 
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| The Simple Life
 
| The Simple Life
 
| 2016
 
| 2016
|Synth [Omni] – Cory Henry [https://www.discogs.com/release/8539389-Snarky-Puppy-Culcha-Vulcha Reference]
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|Synth [Omni] – Cory Henry  
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|[https://www.discogs.com/release/8539389-Snarky-Puppy-Culcha-Vulcha Discogs]
 
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB1t7I-2Tgk YouTube]
 
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB1t7I-2Tgk YouTube]
 
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| The Pentateuch of The Cosmogony (album)
 
| The Pentateuch of The Cosmogony (album)
 
| 1979
 
| 1979
| Composed By, Arranged By, Keyboards [Polymoog, Prophet 5, Roland Rs202, Yamaha Cs60 Synth, Yamaha Cs80 Synth, Yamaha Cp70b Piano, Arp Explorer, Arp Omni, Cat Synth, Church Organ, Crumar Stringman, Hohner Clavinet, Kitten Synth, Mellotron 400, Minimoog], Vocoder [Sennheiser], Programmed By [Sds Drum Synth 3] – Dave Greenslade [https://www.discogs.com/release/1644837-Patrick-Woodroffe-Dave-Greenslade-The-Pentateuch-Of-The-Cosmogony Reference]
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| Composed By, Arranged By, Keyboards [Polymoog, Prophet 5, Roland Rs202, Yamaha Cs60 Synth, Yamaha Cs80 Synth, Yamaha Cp70b Piano, Arp Explorer, Arp Omni, Cat Synth, Church Organ, Crumar Stringman, Hohner Clavinet, Kitten Synth, Mellotron 400, Minimoog], Vocoder [Sennheiser], Programmed By [Sds Drum Synth 3] – Dave Greenslade  
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|[https://www.discogs.com/release/1644837-Patrick-Woodroffe-Dave-Greenslade-The-Pentateuch-Of-The-Cosmogony Discogs]
 
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNhtAh3U_sc&t=2s YouTube]
 
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNhtAh3U_sc&t=2s YouTube]
 
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Latest revision as of 09:03, 19 April 2022

Date: 1975

Type: Preset Orchestral Synthesizer / 4 Presets (Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass) / Full Polyphony (Divide Down)

Illustration of the ARP OMNI Mk1
ARP OMNI Mk1 (1975)

Introduction

The ARP Omni was a mutli-timbral orchestral ensemble synth that enabled the simultaneous playing of 'strings', 'synthesizer' and 'bass', with full polyphony, but limited control of the sounds. The ARP Omni MkII was released in 1978 whose most notable change was to the now standard orange-on-black fascia design.

Tables of Songs featuring ARP Omni

Artist Song Year Notes Reference Media URL
Neil Ardley Harmony of the Spheres (album) 1979 Neil Ardley plays ARP Omni and ARP Odyssey. Jazz/Rock Discogs YouTube
ARP Analog Synth Jazz Band Take The A Train 1980 A TV spot featuring nine ARP synths, introduced by one a presenter in that ‘incredulous’ style, like they’ve never seen a piece of technology before. ArpSynth.com YouTube
Joy Division Closer (Album) 1980 Keyboards: Stephen Morris. Ernie Rideout, 'The Evolution of Dance Music'. YouTube
LCD Soundsystem Call The Police 2017 ARP Omni II - James Murphy Discogs YouTube
LCD Soundsystem How Do You Sleep? 2017 [ARP Omni II] – James Murphy Discogs YouTube
Anna Oxa Un'Emozione Da Poco 1978 Album: Oxanna Grand Piano, Synthesizer [Polymoog, Omni Arp] Discogs YouTube
Gianni Safred & His Electronic Instruments Futuribile (The Life To Come)(album) 1978 Gianni Safred plays: Minimoog, Polymoog, ARP Odyssey, ARP Omni Discogs YouTube
Snarky Puppy Big Ugly 2016 Synth [Prophet 6, ARP Axxe & Omni] – Justin Stanton Discogs YouTube
Snarky Puppy 2016 Discogs YouTube
Snarky Puppy Grown Folks 2016 Clavinet, Synth – Bobby Sparks Discogs YouTube
Snarky Puppy Palermo 2016 Synth [Omni & Synthex] – Justin Stanton Discogs YouTube
Snarky Puppy The Simple Life 2016 Synth [Omni] – Cory Henry Discogs YouTube
Patrick Woodroffe / Dave Greenslade The Pentateuch of The Cosmogony (album) 1979 Composed By, Arranged By, Keyboards [Polymoog, Prophet 5, Roland Rs202, Yamaha Cs60 Synth, Yamaha Cs80 Synth, Yamaha Cp70b Piano, Arp Explorer, Arp Omni, Cat Synth, Church Organ, Crumar Stringman, Hohner Clavinet, Kitten Synth, Mellotron 400, Minimoog], Vocoder [Sennheiser], Programmed By [Sds Drum Synth 3] – Dave Greenslade Discogs YouTube