Published on Dec 18, 2015 Soniccouture
"A short preview of the Soniccouture Ondioline Kontakt instrument.
Featuring Neil Cowley.
http://www.soniccouture.com/en/produc..."
"FROM THE EARLY DAYS OF SYNTHS
There is a group of early analogue monosynths, produced in the 1950s, about which very little information exists.
Clavioline, Ondioline, Univox, Solovox - these are the most well known of this species, and are all pretty similar to each other. All feature a real-time volume controller, operated by the players knee. All are valve-based with their own built-in amp and speaker, and all have a variety of switches to alter the timbre of the sound.
The Ondioline was the original and the most sophisticated in terms of synthesis and features; it was developed as a low-cost Ondes Martenot, which is why it features a similar lateral vibrato keyboard. The sound can be surprisingly realistic when the vibrato and knee lever are used together - organic and sinuous."
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