MATRIXSYNTH: Anyone Interested in a Desktop Version of the Solaris by John Bowen Synth Design?


Monday, December 02, 2019

Anyone Interested in a Desktop Version of the Solaris by John Bowen Synth Design?


via the John Bowen forums:

"Could there be something new to order soon?
And would you be interested?"

Thoughts?

If you aren't familiar with the John Bowen Solaris, see here.

6 comments:

  1. That would have to be a big desk.

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  2. indeed, even without the keybed the solaris is obscenely large. still would never sell mine, theyre amazing

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    1. It’s actually not as wide as you might think - about 34 inches. Still, desktop is probably not the right descriptive word :-)

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  3. Then, right below your listing is an OP-Z which looks like a post card in comparison. I got a vision of an elephant playing a Solaris and a mouse playing an OP-Z.

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  4. terrible design for a Desktop format.

    the width should be 1/3 of what it currently is.

    to achieve that, better follow the example of Elektron and Hydrasynth.

    keep the center display/buttons , toggle between the other sections by pressing a key,
    not physical redundancy!

    K.I.S.S !

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    1. Yes, not really (as I said) a “desktop” design. I’ve considered such a smaller unit as you suggest, but this would require expensive re-engineering of the front panel board and cabinet.

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