Behringer Solina String-Ensemble - Unlimited Polyphony Synth Strings!

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[@dkambury]

I used an Arp Solina plugged into an old Harmony guitar amp to work out harmonies when scoring strings on my first album gig in 1980. It was amazingly helpful then, and the nostalgia calls to me still today.

[@germanshepherdlover2613]

The old Australian film "The last wave" has Solina string synth all the way through it, very haunting. This Behringer sounds great!

[@ThinkerThunker]

Oh, cool to know. I love that movie! And yeah, of course ... that synth sound!

[@Lance_Arn]

Thank you for reminding me of this film, and finally, I now know what the instrument was.. Downloading the film as I type, and putting my deposit down on a Behringer Solina after I finish this.. ... hopefully my skills are worthy enough to attempt to reproduce some of the sounds of the film.. 🎼🎶🎶🎶🎵

[@ScottsSynthStuff]

Dan keeps calling it "step down" circuitry, but it's actually DIVIDE down circuitry that creates the sound and unlimited polyphony. There's a single high frequency oscillator in it, and each of the notes is derived by dividing that oscillator by a given value. So unlimited polyphony - from a single oscillator. Pretty cool.

[@erlannderrantem6972]

I‘m no expert on the Solina, but in Organs you have 12 High frequency oscillators (one for each key and their octaves) and and a flip flop (or bistable multivibrator) for each octave and i think it’s the same thing here. So, i don‘t think it‘s just one oscillator.

[@ScottsSynthStuff]

@@erlannderrantem6972 The original Solina had one high frequency oscillator, then 12 divisor circuits to generate the 12 semitones, then divisors for each octave for each of those tones. That way you didn't have to keep 12 separate oscillators in tune, they would always be in tune because there is only one master oscillator.

[@JohnLRice]

@@ScottsSynthStuff Thanks for your posts, Scott, his "step down" terminology was bugging me too! ;-)

[@AndrewTSq]

should this also mean that the waveforms are in "sync".. guess if you sample one of these, and the sample triggers at same time, but waveforms play at the same time, they get out of "sync".. not sure how I could explain what I mean.

[@JohnLRice]

@@AndrewTSq I'm not sure exactly what you are asking but I'm "pretty sure" that all of the tones across the keyboard are always "on", meaning the master VCO is on and feeding the 12 semi tone dividers and those are feeding the octave dividers and then when keys are played filters and VCA are opened and closed with envelopes. All the tones should be consistently in phase with each other . . .at least relatively so as I don't know if the dividers cause a bit of delay or not. I haven't researched it recently but I may have read that there could be some LFOs modulating the divider circuits to produce out of phase chorusing?

[@MaybeAnnatar]

Behringer isn't a perfect company in many regards, but the engineers at their synth team are some of the best in the industry. IMO they currently make the best bang for the buck analog synths.

[@timepaintertunebird8160]

Basically their only competition is Dreadbox

[@MrXamanX]

Lol

Korg, Moog DIY kits?

[@MaybeAnnatar]

@ the Korg stuff is okay, but IMO Moog's cheaper stuff isn't very versatile which are their biggest draw backs. At around the $600 mark IMO the Poly D and MonoPoly are almost unmatched in features. The 2600 is $500 right now and is SUPER feature rich and at $261 the Model D is killer. That said, at this price point to me something like a Hydrasynth Explorer or Arturia's MiniFreak/MicroFreak are the way to go.

[@MaybeAnnatar]

@@timepaintertunebird8160 I have a Dreadbox Typhoon and Nymph, I would agree both are great.

[@Glen694u]

Wow, this takes me right back to the early 70s. It's a fat wonderful sound especially with that Small Stone phaser !!

[@enochroot9438]

Lovely listening to such a dry sound on a wet November morning whilst drinking coffee...love the Deepmind 6 too

[@JgHobley]

The JMJ sound that got me in to synths and music.

[@bjornihlar]

That Jarre sound is.... fantastic... Only the Poly Moogs "Vox Humana" gives me more chills!

[@matzer8846]

Great ... another synth thing reminding me of me 1st band in the 79/81 time. We had the Farfisa string orchestra ... a big YEAH to Beringer 👄 Thanks a lot fot the demo 💚

[@Psztyk236]

This has been on my wishlist for more than two years, it’s finally happening!

[@ChristianFrentzen]

Incredible sound!!! I loved the Solina sounds since I fell in love with Air…❤

[@ashfaq1999]

I have the original eminent solina, but this sounds great and plus a good small stone phaser in it.

[@raffaelesantabarbara1449]

It can’t get any simpler to sound great. Thank you Behringer! 🙌

[@hieronymusrex]

prefect and simple - sounds as it should

[@Vim-Wolf]

Oh they've inbuilt a Small Stone, they know exactly who the target market is, and it's those of us who can't afford an Eminent 310 to play Jarre's stuff.

[@Turbo_TechnoLogic]

Whoa that sounds lovely. Props to Behringer this time.

[@x.noybic7007]

Sounds magical!

[@tshou520]

I previously owned a Solina. It was a big and heavy thing, but lovely. I used it on just about everything and sampled the crap out of it. As one who would occasionally gig with it, I can tell you that you wouldn't want to. This is perfect! I'm all in.

[@peterkadarmusic9728]

It does sound good and it’s a reissue of a product that is not currently available elsewhere. I do see myself getting one if it does become available.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

I just love how the value of Behringer's clones is so much higher than the originals, mostly because of the ability to pass through audio through the new old effects built into their synths. Like the Juno Chorus on the Poly D and the small stone Phaser on the Solina string ensemble. I think i might get this one too :)

[@rdm5190]

❤..........i been waiting forever... Thanks beringer... And thanks Allen T. Pearlman for giving us this machine originally.... It was a soundtrack of a generation

[@MrDuncl]

Although the Solina was actually a cost reduced version of the Eminent Unique organ Jean Michel Jarre used designed by Eminent. I have to say it sounds great though.

[@DavidDeLuge]

Sounds great!

[@chent]

Sure hope I can get my paws on one of those in the future. That would suit my sound perfectly!

[@carbonvibes]

Great job guys, Falcon always enjoy hearing you on the keys 🎹👍🏼.

[@deyanfont]

Sounds great 👍🏻

[@exteriorsigns]

Sounds excellent.

[@chrisliddiard725]

Reminds me of those classic synth sounds used in that scifi series 'Blake's Seven'. @4:10 this was too brief but it sounded like it could be the start of something. So unlike the other sounds, and not bad for that.

[@newtronix]

Yes same here! Those cutaways of the Liberator!

[@haroldland5834]

Loved this synth back in the day, this and the Elka gave that massive sound add bass pedals and you have the Genesis wall of sound that blew everyone away in the 70s/80s

[@torbenanschau6641]

Are you sure? Never read Tony used an Elka and I'm not even sure about the solina? For strings he mostly used Mellotrons and... well yes later he had the Quadra which featured a Solina as one part.

[@haroldland5834]

@@torbenanschau6641 Sorry I didn’t mean they actually used it ,infact pretty sure the didn’t live ,but you could get their massive sound out these machines that made the hairs on the back of your neck stand up then add the bass pedals and you got butterflies in your stomach.

[@rhanlon70]

@@torbenanschau6641 I thought I read that he used an Elka Rhapsody on The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. I could be wrong.

[@ADHDville]

I own one and I have to say, it’s the only keyboard to make my eyes leak when I play it. It’s limited for sure but what it does do, it does ridiculously well.

[@MrIanfurniss]

That, is a thing of beauty!

[@djsweatysac1842]

Lovely sounding

[@Ikon_Sound]

you cannot escape the Behringer no matter how hard you try 😳

[@DarraghC]

love the work behringer are doing.

[@soarornor]

This sounds great. Time for Behringer to do a full recreation of the Farfisa Combo Compact, Deluxe, And Duo! Come on Behringer! Only you could do it. Make sure to emulate the beautiful color scheme and design of the Combo Compact series!

[@m.o.n.d.e.g.r.e.e.n]

omgx imagine a compact deluxe i would buy it in 0 seconds

[@soarornor]

@@m.o.n.d.e.g.r.e.e.n If it was done right it would be the coolest new release ever.

[@MrDuncl]

I'm waiting for Korg to do the Lambda.

[@johnny.storm-wolf]

Love this thing!

[@SylvainFassio]

I bought a pro800 recently… it si amazing and … this one seems to be so excellent !

[@MrArchie800]

As my dear old mum would say... play the tune from chocolate orange! (clockwork mum.... it's clockwork)

[@Bagatellamusic]

The raw sounds are actually great.

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

Bahringer the Hero of sythersizors at a good price.

[@mrdiggie3321]

I just managed to get a TB-3-MO. Maybe in ~2yrs this will be in stock...

[@gladlawson61]

The best thing berhinger makes is the deep mind.

[@Syntox]

Agreed as a DM12 owner/lover...my fantasy is they somehow come out with an upgrade kit for that not so great screen

[@AaronBatzdorff]

What a sound! 🤤

[@visisydandthevoid]

Can’t wait to get one

[@demonicsweaters]

sounds very nice

[@richardanderson8696]

Been waiting for this one. Simple, but gorgeous.

[@claudevieaul1465]

I had a String Ensemble built-in on my old electronic Solina organ in the seventies... That organ had a lovely lush reverb, which made the strings sound properly warm and spacy... I got to have this 🤘

[@raistaparta]

Sounds perfect. I would like to see them go a step further and make the Arp Solina String Synthesizer that combined the Ensemble with the Arp Explorer mono synth. You could run the string ensemble through the low pass filter and get some really wild phasing sounds. But this is great as it is! Or maybe they could make use of the divide down technology and recreate a combo organ.

[@computrhead]

Great emulation of the original.

[@computrhead]

@ghost mall That is true, I’ve should of said that it was more of a clone than emulation. My bad.

[@antysynteza777]

I used to Solina VST in my DAW, but i will be happy to got this hardwared.

[@bilkoprince4222]

Love this. I have a waldorf streichfett so probably wont go for one of these. Great though.

[@RubiconRecordings]

SUPERB!!!!

[@gatosoul]

Love it, this is amazing !!!🎉

[@GEOSynths]

Want this so bad! :)

[@michelcury]

Waiting! 🙏🏻😍

[@Kung_Fu_Jesus]

Sounds really great, the original is a beautiful machine.

[@Ziqohth]

you definetively deserve 100.000 subs, you always keeps me motivated with synths lol

[@sirwi11iam]

I admire Behringer so much for what they are doing. They have made the analogue world much more attainable and it has sparked a synth revival which is great. Soft-synths are ok but you can't beat the real deal for sound.

[@pcprobot]

I want one really bad. It sounds nice.

[@smokey5100]

I want this 🔥

[@marcomesenti6989]

Great sounding synth..again running out of room🤣😔 very Jaen Michelle jarre!👌🏻

[@michaelpierce3264]

sounds really interesting!

[@ILGpify]

I want that one!

[@craigbaker6382]

Well if you like all three sounds it can make then: GREAT!

[@Jobotubular]

better to do one (or three) sounds well, than 100 so-so. And anyone who wants one of these, definitely wants those sounds.

[@michaelgehringmusic8440]

Great video, as always, and I can't wait to add a Behringer Solina to the studio arsenal.

[@ThinkingFishNY]

I own one and if you're into JM Jarre it is pure Equinox in a box. It sounds like you've walked into JM Jarre's studio in the 70s and started playing with his Solina. It does one thing but boy, does it do it well!

[@marcofioravanti4176]

I have the ton-heavy original and I´m very proud of it. But: Can´t anyone here appreciate that superlight and supersmall tabletop footprint for getting "that sound" at hand (+ Midi + phaser..) by Behringer having re-engineered the old analog circuit into SMT? We´re too spoiled, these times, I guess... I consider getting external access to modulation and phaser seems already worth the price of that instrument! Btw. That said, being a Kraftwerk fan, I find myself very much liking the unmodulated "static" tones - in conjunction with a slow Maestro Stage Phaser and a delay!

[@meneerjansen00]

So Behringer still doesn't have a release date yet? Weird. But I'm glad it'll come.

[@davidjohnart]

🔥👏🔥...👍TOP👍I love this Sound....🔥👏🔥Thanks Behringer !

[@alexmousley7213]

Immediately.. I want one, damn GAS! It sounds awesome.

[@kvmoore1]

It sounds fantastic. When is this thing coming out? One thing for sure is it would be killer with my VC340!!!

[@G.Man-]

The only Behringer synths i've considered getting are those two

[@blaster3744]

Well done. I want one now … 😂

[@basiledaudet5774]

Thank you behringer

[@generalgrafx]

I bought an old Eminent 310 organ a couple of years ago, just for the famous and Jarre-sound. It still has to be restored and the damned thing weighs a ton - almost literally. Where was Behringer back then? 😢 Anyone in the market for a partly disassembled Eminent 310 organ?

[@brandonmason388]

I’ve gotta get my hands on this. It sounds so freaking amazing just like the original!

[@thehandoflenin]

I believe behringer stated they would put it into production when they can get the parts, worldwide shortage of components means could be some time.

[@fortheloveofnoise]

That makes sense for some other synths....but this thing uses very simple stuff compared to what there is a shortage off. My guess is delays due to China's policy of zero tolerance for COVID.

[@Wagoo]

Any idea when the product listing is gonna go live? I've been waiting for this one a long time

[@fortheloveofnoise]

prob early next year....but you never know....maybe this month

[@BryanJohnson1969]

In the year 3530? They keep claiming a chip shortage but somehow it seems every other company is putting out synthesizers.

[@Jobotubular]

​@@BryanJohnson1969 -- chip shortages have affected other industries, not just synthesizer companies. Some companies had chips in back stock, and were therefore able to put out small releases -- but the Behringer strategy involves high volume. So even as chips become available again, it will be a while before B has enough to go ahead with another release

[@josephwright5921]

@@Jobotubular It seems there are very few chips in this one from the demo circuit board they showed the world. It looks like maybe just a MIDI chip or two. I think that if they could get a decent sized batch of them out to the world they would do so. Before COVID, the Neutron sold out pretty quickly and it took awhile before they were available everywhere. If they put too few of them out there on initial release, it will get people mad and some people will flip their units on EBay for double the retail price.

[@Lamster66]

I did see a down and out walking around handing out pamphlets with sandwich boards and a placard saying "The Behringer Solina is Nye"

[@flashsamuk1]

Sounds just like my Waldorf Streichfett! 👍🎶

[@paulweyer4339]

It's said the solina gave us the strings from "love will tear us apart." That's the only thing I ever needed to hear. One of my favorite sounds of all time

[@Padlockigami]

That's an ARP Omni.

[@chrisolley2762]

Except it’s not said at all, it’s well documented Joy Division used an ARP Omni.

[@paulweyer4339]

@@Padlockigami Didn't know that! Good to know though

[@bepitan]

the arp omni and solina are almost identical so the solina is a fair substitute.

[@bepitan]

bernard sumner seems to think he used a solina on atmosphere ...in the documentary synth britannia.

[@jorgevieira3966]

Is my DIGITAL workstation Korg Krome EX keyboard compatible with that ANALOG Behringer Solina String-Ensemble? If not, what should I buy to be compatible and take full advantage? Thank you.

[@tb-cg6vd]

Not another Behringer clone. My desk is getting cluttered. Love it.

[@Wagoo]

Put it in 19" rack then :)

[@MP-fs4ey]

Hmmm, this or a used Streichfett? And how does.this compare to the Solina plug-in on the MPC Live/One?

[@jasonb2089]

Now that was a proper fist bump. And those are some PROPER 70s sting sounds. Definitely don't need it, but I definitely want it!

[@rodnee2340]

Lovely sound you can definitely over do the phazer though.

[@specialistsound]

I have a question. Ive got this synth, pro 800, model d, pro 1, nuetron, cat, k1 etc. However ive got loads of those crappy euro to uk adapters that thomann provide to uk customers with these synths. Does anyone know of a 12v psu to daisy chain all the synths from 1 plug? Any help is appreciated.

[@tyler_]

Of the videos I've seen, I wish someone would demo the Solina by doing what it's best at.... Turn off all the other stuff, engage the Violin, Viola and Modulation functions. Play. Then I'll tell you if it's an accurate reproduction. Nobody ever used the horn section. I guess because it's a Euro company, but Jean Michelle Jarre gets all the love for using the Solina with a Small Stone like thats the quintessential sound, but this synth shined in a million records by providing a beautiful pad that cut through anything.

[@jdrukman]

Although Jarre certainly used the Solina, his most famous stuff is Eminent 310.

[@tyler_]

​@@jdrukman Very good point. I forgot about that. Just don't really even think of the guy when I'm on the topic of the ARP String Ensemble. I own one myself.

[@TheElrondo]

Yeahhhhhhh... I played hundreds of gigs with the original back then... Maybe it's worth to have it back now.

[@lesthedog]

It's that bloke who's on every page of the Behringer website! 👋😉

[@petegilbert358]

Behringer have been waiting for the chips to make him fully 3 dimensional

[@josephwright5921]

Yep, that Bloke!

[@mewaone9674]

Got VC340. Guess i need this one too :)

[@tuanmichigan]

Ha. Behringer learnt the lesson and finally sent the new synth with someone from Behringer to demo on this channel.

[@jackduxbury1632]

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[@entropybentwhistle]

It’s the only way to be sure.

[@jairkerker2821]

Fact: JM Jarre used 2 Small Stone Phase Shifter V2's.

[@synthetic24]

I think he used 1

[@michelcury]

Go go go!

[@TheDavidPoole]

In a word, YES!!

[@markhammer643]

What happened to those crazy cheap desktop tone generators based on the SCI-VS and Oberheim that teased us earlier this year? I know there were supply-chain/chip-availability issues, but have they been scrapped entirely, or merely tabled to a later release date (e.g., post-Christmas)

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Wow this sounds incredible. I’m gonna get one!

[@RoomAtTheTopStudio]

This Solina Strings with the Small Stone phaser can play the theme tune to the movie Warriors. 1.11 is the sound that got me hooked on getting an original string synth that could give me that sound. I've got the Logan String Melody II so I'm okay but this Behringer is very impressive

[@shanemeister5000]

Is that the joe Walsh song?

[@hulkslayer626]

So... this looks like a 70hp case like the D and Wasp. Does this mean I can put my D, Wasp, a Cat AND this in a Behringer Eurorack GO case? Will it be able to power all 4?

[@Wagoo]

That should work fine

[@wadeteo8282]

I wonder how this compares to the MPC Solina instrument plugin

[@Syntox]

I was JUST wondering. And the MPC plugin is pretty damn hot and a lot of fun

[@MRSTU1210]

Sick subbed 🎹

[@shanemeister5000]

Does behringer know yet when any of their new stuff will finally come out and what will be released first?

[@fzhuh]

Great