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ARP String Synthesizer

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String Synthesizer
Solina String Synthesizer (partially)
ManufacturerARP Instruments, Inc.
Dates1975
Technical specifications
Polyphony16
Oscillator1
LFO1
Synthesis typeAnalog Subtractive
Filteryes
AttenuatorADSR
Storage memorynone
Input/output
Keyboard49-key
External controlCV/Gate

The ARP String Synthesizer, also known as the ARP Solina String Synthesizer or sometimes the Solina String Synthesizer, is an ARP Instruments, Inc. synthesizer. It is a hybrid model which combined both the ARP String Ensemble and the ARP Explorer monophonic synthesizer. It was built in Bodegraven, Netherlands. Supposedly only about 100 were ever produced. The addition of the ARP Explorer to the Solina string sounds made for a very powerful combination.

This synth had four keyboard modes:

  • Strings Only
  • Strings through the Explorer low-pass filter
  • Explorer voice combined with the lower Solina keyboard (contrabass and cello)
  • Explorer voice combined with the upper Solina keyboard (viola, violin, trumpet, horn)

Variations

Solina C112

The manufacturer of Solina series, Eminent B.V., also shipped home organ model with "Explore I" logo.

  • Solina C112

References