ARP Solus

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The ARP Solus is a light and portable synth that lies somewhere between the Axxe and the Odyssey. The Solus is monophonic with 2 oscillators that include pulse-width-modulation and a digital ring modulator. An FM slider allows for an external sound source to be ring modulated through VCO #1 which gives this synth added function as an analog ring modulator perfect for creating wacky sounds. A great sounding ARP VCF (filter) adds a nice touch. Pitch bending is accomplished using a simple knob. Designed for portability this synth comes packaged in a very nicely built road case. It has been used by Tangerine Dream.

14 Visitor comments
Daniel
May 14, 2013 @ 12:17 am
3 stars? Come on. The demo on the right puts it into the 4.5 star territory for sure.
chekmate
April 29, 2013 @ 3:13 pm
also used by The Cars.
Trena
April 23, 2013 @ 9:42 am
I would love one of these. There's one on Ebay but out of my price range :-(
PAT
December 10, 2012 @ 5:52 pm
Hey Vincent I just saw one of these on ebay while I was looking for parts for mine.
Vincent
December 4, 2012 @ 11:43 am
I'd really like to buy one of these but can't find one anywhere. Can anybody point me in the right direction?
 
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  • Specifications
  • Polyphony - Monophonic
  • Oscillators - 2 VCO's (w/ sawtooth and pulse waveforms)
  • LFO - 1 LFO can modulate filter, envelope or pulse width
  • Filter - 4-pole low pass filter with cutoff, resonance & modulation by LFO, ADSR or keyboard
  • VCA - 1 ADSR envelope
  • Keyboard - 37 keys
  • Arpeg/Seq - None
  • Control - CV/GATE OUT
  • Memory - None
  • Effects - None
  • Date Produced - 1980 - 1981
  • Resources & Credits
  • Images from Synrise.

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