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ARP • Solina String Ensemble

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The Solina String Ensemble is often thought of as THE String Machine of the late 1970's disco era. It's a multi-orchestral machine with violin, viola, trumpet, horn, cello and contrabass. Instead of attack and decay there are crescendo and sustain controls (which sound more orchestral but are the same thing). Apparently this synth really makes a great string sound, but that's all really... It has gate and trigger outs from the polyphonic keyboard. Completely cased in wood (or wood-like) panels with a clean and discrete layout. It's old, it's vintage, and it's been used by Air, The Eagles, Elton John, Pink Floyd, The Cure, Joy Division, OMD, Josh Wink, STYX, Tangerine Dream, Keane, Japan, and New Order.

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Skipper

Posted 92 days ago

Yoh Ennis! Got sand in your vagina! What is your problem man?

Jef

Posted 108 days ago

What....no mention of Bernie Worrell? Check out Prelude on The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein and the string parts on Flashlight. Classic sounds.

ennis

Posted 114 days ago

Doesn´t matters what Mr Jarre used for his cursi instrumentations. I´ve listened to almost all of his themes. I´d seen him in a video using a Theremin and he seemed a monkey discovering his reflex in the water. Those who like to refer to him as an electronic musician remeber that electronic music have more to do with sequencing, editing and structure than playing progressive leads. He haven´t been doing nothing but selling himslef very good with all o´those lights all of these years, but never been a pioneer.

Samplekilla

Posted 127 days ago

Nekem van egy és nagyon imádom! :)

elang eby

Posted 188 days ago

i have this one and this is my second strings after roland rs 202...but i never use roland rs 202 anymore...;p...you'll know the reason after you've try both of them...i bought this cos darkel from AIR...i'm a huge fan of him...an yess mr jarre always have the first thing first...see the oxygene instrument explanation from him and he always said this is my first...ems,theremin,etc...yess his a pioneer...doesn't matter what he use but see how he used and threat his equipment...that's the important things...;p


elang eby
Bandung,indonesia

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