TTSH Mini Meanie Arp2600 (Clone) - Its a Monster!

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"TTSH Mini Meanie Arp 2600 Clone Analog Synthesizer

This is one of the very few examples of a Synth today being built as it was in the 1970s - authentic analog technology.

The TTSH Mini Meanie Arp 2600 clone was released in 2015 by The Human Comparator.
The synth is designed to be built at home – although a lot of synth enthusiasts have them built by a Synth tech – which considering how complicated it is & how many soldering points there are – is probably safer.
The original Arp 2600 came out in the early 1970s to compete with Moog – amongst others.
Its goal was to take synthesis out of the lab & into the hands of the musicians.

The TTSH or Two Thousand Six Hundred Mini Meanie is a Modern version of the Original Arp 2600 at about 73% of the original size making it the "mini meanie".In terms of electronics the TTSH is pretty much identical to the early 70s grey faced model 2600P, which includes the built-in speakers (although these speakers are way better than the original speakers). Additionally it has awesome orange LED sliders as standard. (nerdaudio.com)This particular TTSH v3 was built by Margo in November 2023 at her workshop in North London.
Extras include
Midi
Osc sync mod – sync osc 3 to either osc
Dc removal mod
Dc off set – gets massive thump open vca
Envelope range mode. Adsr - otherwise the release has no sustain (as per the original 2600) – now the sustain goes up to triple time.
Small mod on reverb amp – less hummy
Clock mod allows you to pole sync – clock sample & hold
This Mini Meanie cost £3000.

In this video – I explore the synth & show you some of the sounds it is capable of.
Thanks for watching."

Time Stamps

0:00 - Intro
1:35 Oscillators - how do they sound?
2:19 - Filter & Resonance
2:35 - Arp’s Reverb
2:58 - Add Noise
3:15 - Sample & Hold
3:31 - Filter Tweaks
3:56 - Tuning Scales
4:21 - Changing waveforms using the Patch Chords
4:40 - Self Oscillating Resonance
5:09 - Oscillators - Square
5:33 - Reverb
6:03 - Patch Pulse Width on Osc 2
6:24 - Bass
6:57 - Patch Osc 3 Pulse
8:07 - Going through the Oscillators
8:38 - Fat Bass
9:04 - Transition to lead sound
9:29 - Oscillator 3 tuned to a 5th
10:12 - Lead with the 5th added
11:03 - Oscillator 1 Sine
11:15 - Ring Modulator
11.38 - Sample & Hold - Power!
12:47 - Mix in a little Noise
13:00 - Filter & Resonance
13:45 - FX
14:12 - Oscillator 1 modulated by Oscillator 2
14:54 - Bass with open filter
15:20 - Output of Oscillator2 (pulse) to Filter
15:30 - Osc 2 Sawtooth modulator
16:06 - 2600 White Noise FX - open close filter
16:26 - open close filter with resonance
16:46 - open close filter with high resonance
17:08 - more extreme
17:27 - Pink Noise - open closing filter with differing resonance
18:02 - Low Frequency Open close filter
18:33 - Noise with Reverb - open close filter
19:00 - Noise using Sample & Hold - Filter playing
20:06 - Instructional - Modulate the noise using Oscillator 2
22:46 - Add Ring Modulator
24:29 - Pink Noise Sample & Hold
24:50 - Wind being modulated by 2 different sources at different speeds
25:01 - Oscillator 2 hardwired to modulate any sound source
25:30 - Oscillator 2 modulate white noise
26:31 - How to modulate noise using 2 modulation sources at different speeds