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Solina String Ensemble
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The ARP String Ensemble, produced by Solina (a.k.a. Eminent NV) from 1974 to 1981, is a fully polyphonic multi-orchestral synthesizer with a 49-key keyboard.
The sounds it offers are violin, viola, trumpet, horn, cello and contrabass. The keyboard uses ‘organ style’ divide-down technology to make it polyphonic.
A built-in chorus effect gives the instrument its famous sound.
Famous players include Deodato, The Buggles, Elton John, Air and Pink Floyd.
If you’ve used the ARP Solina String Ensemble, leave a comment with your thoughts/ratings!
Resources:
- Wikipedia entry for ARP String Ensemble
- Retrosound’s Solina String Synth page
- Eminent Solina String Ensemble page at dse.nl
- Video via epservice
This is a vintage synth demo by retrosound of Sequential Circuits Prophet-600 “Prophet Strings”:
Some say the Prophet 600 is crap at making pad sounds… I think the problem is not the synth.
The Prophet 600 does not sound like a Prophet 5, but the Prophet 5 cannot sound also like a Prophet 600.
