It’s 4 May, which means your inbox is stuffed with emails from companies attempting to cash-in on the date in the calendar that’s become known as Star Wars Day. Before you accuse Korg of pulling this same stunt, however, let us assure you that the re-release of the full-size version of its ARP 2600 synth does have a connection to the Star Wars universe, as this was the instrument that was used to create the distinctive voice of R2-D2.
Korg shone a light on this fact a few years ago when it created a video that showed you how to create an approximation of the patch that sound designer Ben Burtt created in order to make the peppy little droid speak.
