street priceSolina String Synthesizer is a hybrid of two synthesizers which combined String Ensemble and Explorer in one case. This combination made it possible to create a sufficiently versatile instrument in which Ensemble's polyphonic sound can be combined with monophonic bass and lead parts produced by Explorer. But even with such advantages the synthesizer didn’t appear to be popular and only about 100 units were released. Thus, to purchase the ARP Solina String Synthesizer on the second hand market is impossible.
Country of origin / production: USA
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| Usage area | |
|---|---|
| Synthesizer | |
| Performance Synthesizer | |
| Usage Design/ Form Factor | |
| With Keys | |
| Archetype | |
| Analogue (A) | |
| Polyphony | |
| Monophonic | |
| Voice Mode | Poly |
| Tone Generator / Sound Synthesis | |
| Oscillator Type | VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) |
| Oscillators per voice | 1 |
| Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator) | Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) |
| Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator) | Saw |
| Programs/ Voices/ Timbres | |
| Tones | 6 |
| Single Voice Preset | 4 |
| User-defined Single Voice | 1 |
| Filter | |
| Voltage Controlled Filter (VCF) | |
| Low-pass Filter (LPF) | |
| 4-pole | |
| 24dB | |
| Resonance | |
| Envelope Generator (EG) | |
| Filter | ADSR |
| Amp | AD |
| Effects | |
| Chorus | |
| Arpegiator/ Portamento | |
| Portamento | |
| Keys | |
| Type | Synth Action |
| Size | 4 |
| Number of Keys | 49 |
| Built-in controllers | |
| Pitch Bend Wheel | |
| Audio out | |
| Mono | |
| Analogue: 1/4" (6.35mm) | 1 |
| Power | |
| Voltage | 220V |
| Voltage | 110V |
| Voltage | 50-60Hz |
| Power Supply | Built-in, internal |
| Case/ body | |
| Metal&wood | |
| Color | |
| Black | |
| Production start | 1975 |
| Production end | 1975 |
| Production ended | |
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