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[Francois]

I'm waiting to get delivery of a Solaris, serial 0035 of the first series. Hopefully it will arrive at some point in January.

Is anyone of you getting one as well ?

[Diego]

Sorry for my ignorance...
What's that solaris?
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Korg M3 with EXB Radias & EXB-256 onboard
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[Francois]

http://www.johnbowen.com/solaris.html

Final specs for v1.0 :

Price - retail US price will be $3,999
General availability - March 2009 (after all pre-sales are filled)
4 Oscs, 4 Mixers, 4 Filters, 4 Amp/Pan sections, 8 Envelopes, 5 LFOs, 4 External Inputs, Flanger/Chorus, Phaser, Delay, 3 band EQ, Overdrive
2 Vector Mixers
2 separate AM (amplitude modulation) sections, with Ring, AM, Rectify, & Clip algorithms
Joystick and Ribbon controllers
Arpeggiator and control Step Sequencer provided, with MIDI output
Performance buttons include 2 assignable switches, Arpeggiator Start, Sequencer Start, Hold, (Tap) Tempo, Unison
Polyphony count - expected to be 24 voices with all 4 oscs, 4 filters, 4 mixers, envelopes, LFOs, etc. running
96 kHz internal processing rate
Insert FX pre-/post each filter section, with BitCrush, Decimate, and Distortion
4 pair of outputs; Main pair for v1.0, additional outputs reserved for future use (MultiMode)
separate Headphone out

Section details :

Oscillators - each osc type selects from standard waveshapes (MultiMode Osc), wavetable (PPG) type, sample (WAV) playback, CEM (Prophet 5) type, or Prophet VS type. The MM (MultiMode) type provides the following waveshapes:
Sine, triangle, ramp, saw, pulse, noise, S&H, morphing sine-to-saw, morphing sine-to-square, and a stacked "supersaw" with variable detune (based on the Shape parameter). Hard Sync is only available for MM saw, ramp, and pulse. New types will be added as they are developed via an upgrade to the OS.

Individual "analog-style" glide is available for each oscillator.

There are 4 mod paths. Each one is freely assignable to select exponential frequency (normal pitch mod), Linear FM, or Shape as their destination. Mod Sources include any oscillator, any filter, the 4 external inputs, any of the lfos, envelopes, controllers, etc.. A 'side chain modulation' function is provided for each path, using Controller (non-audio rate) signals. Controller signals are all lfos and envelopes, velocity, note, after touch, mod wheel, ribbon, joystick, select MIDI controllers, assignable CC knobs, etc.

Filters - 4 filters, each with selectable inputs.

Filter types include:
1) all pole possibilities for the MultiMode (MM1) filter, including 24 dB Lowpass, Highpass, and Bandpass, 12 dB Lowpass, Highpass, and Bandpass, and 6 dB Lowpass, Highpass, and Bandpass, along with some other combination modes, for a total of 23 variations.
2) 24 dB Lowpass modeled on the Prophet 5 Rev1 filter (SSM2040)
3) 24 dB Lowpass modeled on the Rev 3 Prophet 5 (CEM3320)
4) 12 dB Lowpass modeled on the Oberheim SVF
5) Comb/Tube filter (the "tube" is a comb with negative feedback)

New filter types will be added as they are developed via an upgrade to the OS.

For filter modulation, it's the same structure as the Oscillators - there are 4 mod paths. Each one is freely assignable to select Cutoff, Resonance, or Damping (if Comb/Tube is selected) as their destination. Mod Sources include any oscillator, any filter, the 4 external inputs, any of the lfos, envelopes, controllers, etc.. A 'side chain modulation' function is provided for each path, using Controller (non-audio rate) signals. Controller signals are all lfos and envelopes, velocity, note, after touch, mod wheel, ribbon, joystick, select MIDI controllers, assignable CC knobs, etc.

Envelopes - there are 6 standard DADSRs (Delayed ADSRs). Each overall amount can be modulated by Velocity, and each segment can be individually modulated from Velocity, Note, Mod Wheel, and assignable Midi Controllers (CC1-CC5). Also, each segment can have a variable slope, from linear to exponential.

Looping Envelopes - there are also 2 looping envelopes, each with 8 Time&Level segments. There is overall modulation possible of Time and Level.

LFOs - there are 5 identical LFOs, with the fifth being permanently connected to the frequency of all oscs (therefore, it is called the Vibrato LFO). The LFOs have the standard waveshape types, and range from 0-524 Hz. There are parameters for Delay Start, Fade In, Fade Out, Rate, Waveshape, Retrigger, Phase, Level, MIDI Clocking, and Offset (offset provides a positive unipolar signal for the lfo outputs). There are 3 mod paths, similar to the Oscillator modulation structure. The destinations here are selectable for Rate or Level.

VCAs - There are several models implemented for the final output stage circuit. VCA Types include: Linear, Log, and Sigma (Minimoog style). There is 1 mod path for the VCA, and 1 for the Pan position.

Vector Synthesis - There are 2 Vector Mixer sections. The Joystick (non-spring loaded) in the leftmost section is connected to the Vector Mixers. You can use either Vector Mixer to control any audio signal, include the 4 external inputs.

AM Sections - 2 Amplitude Modulation sections, each of which have Carrier, Modulator, Algorithm and Shaper parameters. Ring Mod is one of the algorithms provided.

Effects - Initially available will be delay, flanger/chorus, reverb, EQ, Overdrive. As with the other sections, additional FX types such as reverb, vocoder or resonant filter bank will be added as they are developed via an upgrade to the OS.

[Synthoid]

[Francois]

The first 25 units are shipping in January, the second batch in February. After that, the synth will be available through the retail channel.

[Synthoid]

I guess it's a small manufacturing operation. Wasn't this unit first announced over 2 years ago?


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[Diego]

Wow!
What a dreamsynth!
Let us know when it'll arrive!!!
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Korg M3 with EXB Radias & EXB-256 onboard
MOTU Traveler - iBook G4

[Francois]