dje31 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Checked Wikipedia, the FAQ, and Bing...couldn't find a definitive answer. Is it "A-R-P" ( each initial stated ) ? Or "Arp," like "Harp" without the "H"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABECK Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Arp, like Harp. (at least, that's what I was told once) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucktunes Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Or "Arp," like "Harp" without the "H"? ^This^ My first synth was an Arp Odyssey, and that's what I always called it. I figured if each letter was supposed to be pronounced, they would have put periods after each letter. And even then, people would most likely come to pronounce it "arp". ><> Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjwilcox Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 The ARP name is the initials of it's founder Alan R. Pearlman. Since it's initials or an acronym, pronunciation would be "A-R-P", not the word arp. www.wjwcreative.com www.linkedin.com/in/wjwilcox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dje31 Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 I always thought it was A-R-P, since it was spelled in all caps...but maybe that was to set themselves apart from "moog" in all lower case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Arp, like Harp. +1 And while we're at it... Moog is pronounced like mow (the lawn), not the sound a cow makes There is no t in Kurzweil There is no w at the end of Yamaha Casio is pronounced like casserole (believe it or not, I've heard it pronounced Kahsio) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Mike Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Reminds me of the goofy ways people would try to pronounce Ensoniq. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Martin Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Casio is pronounced like casserole (believe it or not, I've heard it pronounced Kahsio) Kashio is the founders name. The company was named Casio to it would be easier for people to pronounce. Unfortunately way to often I hear it pronounced Cazio. -Mike Martin Casio Mike Martin Photography Instagram Facebook The Big Picture Photography Forum on Music Player Network The opinions I post here are my own and do not represent the company I work for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawback Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Unless you're from Newfoundland, in which case it's AIRP, or Saskatchewan, where it's ERP. I had an uncle who thought he had a Tee-ethnics digital piano. ____________________________________ Rod Here for the gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dje31 Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 Now I'm thinking I should have made this post as a poll. I probably won't be able to break the habit of calling it A-R-P, right or wrong. Someone should e-mail Allen R. Perlman! I think he's still on the right side of the dirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Kashio is the founders name. The company was named Casio to it would be easier for people to pronounce. Do you know if Mr. Kashio enjoys casserole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Arp, like Harp. +1 And while we're at it... Moog is pronounced like mow (the lawn), not the sound a cow makes This should be a sticky. "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesG Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Definitely rhymes with harp in Canada. Otherwise, people will think you are saying, "Eh, our pee!" Wes Hammond: L111, M100, M3, BC, CV, Franken CV, A100, D152, C3, B3 Leslie: 710, 760, 51C, 147, 145, 122, 22H, 31H Yamaha: CP4, DGX-620, DX7II-FD-E!, PF85, DX9 Roland: VR-09, RD-800 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawback Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Where are you going for your winter holiday? Why, Kawaii of course. ____________________________________ Rod Here for the gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I don't know what it was SUPPOSED to be pronounced as. There are some company originals still active on the Chroma list that I can ask. In practice, back in the day it in everyday use it was "Arp". It was just to ungainly to say "AE AR PEE Odyssey." Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Kashio is the founders name. The company was named Casio to it would be easier for people to pronounce. Do you know if Mr. Kashio enjoys casserole? http://blog.timesunion.com/ontheedge//files/2013/06/cheese.jpg Yummy. When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dje31 Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 It was just to ungainly to say "AE AR PEE Odyssey." Well, given how "the kids" do it these days, and how online chatting and texting has killed grammar, spelling, and punctuation, it would be "A-R-P-Ah-D-C" Which reminds me: "Weird Al" strikes again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Speaking of ARP... can I have one of these, please? http://www.gforcesoftware.com/sites/all/themes/gforce/images/syn_archiveARP2500_02.jpg When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Graul Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I'll continue to say Arp (rhymes with harp). And I'll continue to be just about the only person I personally know that pronounces Moog properly (like moe). Hell, even Jean Michel Jarre can't pronounce Moog correctly (maybe that's his intrinsic French hatred of Germans). But unless I hear from Allen P., Phillip Dodds, or anyone else who worked at ARP, I'll stick with what I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Well, given how "the kids" do it these days, and how online chatting and texting has killed grammer, spelling, and punctuation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dje31 Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 Reminds me of the goofy ways people would try to pronounce Ensoniq. It's probably been covered before, but since you brought it up: en-SAH-nick? en-so-NEEK? en-sah-NEEK? en-sah-nee-KAY? Care-its? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dje31 Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 Well, given how "the kids" do it these days, and how online chatting and texting has killed grammer, spelling, and punctuation D'OH! Fixed in OP! Thanks for the pickup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Reminds me of the goofy ways people would try to pronounce Ensoniq. It's probably been covered before, but since you brought it up: en-SAH-nick? en-so-NEEK? en-sah-NEEK? en-sah-nee-KAY? Care-its? Is this one really so confusing? You pronounce the q like a c. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 en-SAH-nick? But what do I know? I say A R P instead of arp. But I DO know how to pronounce Moog. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dje31 Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 Is this one really so confusing? You pronounce the q like a c. Yeah, I know, I was just trying to figure out some of the dopey ways to which Rusty Mike was alluding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Is this one really so confusing? You pronounce the q like a c. Yeah, I know, I was just trying to figure out some of the dopey ways to which Rusty Mike was alluding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillNeverPost Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Definitely rhymes with harp in Canada. Otherwise, people will think you are saying, "Eh, our pee!" You speak for all of Canada from blink-and-you'll-miss-it Inverary, do you? In any case, arp as in harp is correct. At least, if you believe the company's name would certainly be pronounced correctly on all of the promotional demo records they released back in the day. Here's an example: [video:youtube] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dje31 Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 ^^^ They use the opening of The Who's "Baba O'Reilly" as an example, but hasn't it long been established that was a looped organ? If that's the case, how can we believe anything else in this, let alone the pronunciation of the company name? I call shenanigans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 The ARP name is the initials of it's founder Alan R. Pearlman. Since it's initials or an acronym, pronunciation would be "A-R-P", not the word arp. But you don't pronounce all acronyms by stating each initial. Some companies and marketing people go to great lengths to come up with acronyms that either form a word or something very pronounceable. I don't know anyone that pronounces HCFA as H-C-F-A. Same with HIPAA, NATO, laser. This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 http://homework.never-ends.net/wp-content/uploads/picard-facepalm.jpg When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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