ARP String Synthesizer
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String Synthesizer | |
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![]() Solina String Synthesizer (partially) | |
Manufacturer | ARP Instruments, Inc., Eminent B.V. |
Dates | 1975 |
Technical specifications | |
Polyphony | 16 |
Oscillator | 1 |
LFO | 1 |
Synthesis type | Analog Subtractive |
Filter | yes |
Attenuator | ADSR |
Storage memory | none |
Input/output | |
Keyboard | 49-key |
External control | CV/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
The manufacturer of Solina series, Eminent B.V., also shipped home organ model with "Explore I" logo.
- Solina C112
References
- ARP/Solina String Synthesizer, Vintage Synth Explorer
- Solina C112 photograph, submitted on Synthforum.nl