Tuesday, January 27, 2009
NAMM: WNAMM09: John Bowen's Solaris Nears Production
see the write-up on Sonic State. Keyword: User Wavetables. :)
Note the Solaris does both Prophet-VS style vector synthesis and PPG/Waldorf wavetable synthesis along with virtual analog. See http://johnbowen.com/ for more info.
Some specs:
* 4 Oscillators, each with several types available: MultiMode, WaveTable, CEM, WAV (sample playback), VS (single cycle waves), SuperSaw
* 4 Filters, each with selectable Inputs. Filter types are: Ladder Lowpass, 24, 12, 6, dB, Highpass 24, 12, 6 dB, Bandpass 24 dB, Comb (2 types), State Variable 12 dB LP
* 2 Vector Mixers, 2 Rotors (special 4-step waveshape sequences), 2 AM sections (includes Ring Mod)
* 6 DADSRs, 2 8-stage loopable envelopes
* 4 free LFOs, 1 Vibrato LFO. Each has delayed start, fade in, and fade out times, key sync and Phase control
* Phaser, Chorus, Flanger, Delay, Overdrive, 3-band EQ effects
Update via Carbon111 in the comments: "I've got eighteen Solaris pics from NAMM up here now: http://www.carbon111.com/solaris/namm09/"
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Very cool. Does anyone know if they plan on producing a smaller version of this thing?
ReplyDelete"Oh yeah! I should have put some other stuff on this"
ReplyDeleteWell, there is always the kitchen sink.
Incredible synth.
this synth reminds me of zeno's paradox.
ReplyDeletelook forward to it
I think 4k is going to be a tough sell in this booming economy, with that being said, i played the synth at NAMM and am wondering how i'm going to get 4k!
ReplyDeleteI've got eighteen Solaris pics from NAMM up here now:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.carbon111.com/solaris/namm09/
I thought it was in pre-production about $1200 ago.
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