Solina String Ensemble

[@cyborgmetropolis7652]

I saw one of these in Sam Ash when I was a kid. Seeing made me think there was a whole line of instruments each with different orchestral sections like brass and winds.

[@mikehydropneumatic2583]

As a synth enthousiast and Dutchman this makes me feel proud. Another cool synth from The Netherlands is the Synton Syrinx. In my life I have only seen one!

[@scottlarson1548]

Take a dull and nearly irritating sound, put it through a chorus effect, and it becomes beautiful.

[@yes_head]

I was able to borrow a Freeman from a keyboard player I knew back in the early 80s. As a prog fan I got hours of enjoyment out of it. It really was an important stepping stone from the Mellotron to late 70s poly-synths like the Polymoog and GX-1.

[@SpacePatrollerLaser]

When this came to the States in '74. I said "f only this had come out about a dozen years ago" in 1962, the height of the use of the string ensemble in rock and roll by among others Phil Spector with the Drifters, Shirelles, Gene B McDaniels, Roy Orbison and even Bobby Vee. I could have had a field day

[@MrJpbmusic2005]

When I first heard Jean Michel Jarre's "Oxegene " way back in the early 80s I always wondered what that beautiful sound was, and again on "Equinox ", it took the Internet to finally find out!! what a beautiful sound💖 Jarre used the "Small Stone" Phaser on all his tracks that involved the Eminent

[@MakerFarmNL]

This was the sound that made me decide to get into sound synthesis back in the early 80's. This is what i fell in love with and what was considered to be the holy grail of spacious sounds back than. And all that just because of a flanger / very short modulated delay effect put on top of very dull saw tooth and pulse waves.

[@augmentedkeys5971]

"Jean-Michel What's his name'

[@Biyoung]

Jean michel whats he's name ?????? funny

[@SRDhain]

Dave's got to be lauded for makong some of the most watchable (and listenable) vintage synth videos on KZbin, so a round of 👏 is due (real, mixed in with some well filtered white noise & reverb with a smidgeon of delay) . On an artistic note, my first 'pure sound' (sans the usual reverb and small stone) listening experience of this instrument, was on 'Come up and See Me (make me smile)' . You hear it from towards the end of the middle 8, right through to the end of the song. It's played beautifully, so full credit goes to Duncan Mackay on that front. It makes that song extra special for me.

[@xeractus]

I've owned the M-Tron Pro software for a few years and loved it. I've stumbled upon your KZbin channel and feel like I've found a veritable gold mine. Your videos are incredible; well made, informative, entertaining and fascinating. So many vintage instruments!!

[@fer_fdi]

drums are tuned too!

[@markorendas1790]

I ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT A SOLINA WAS. VERY NEAT AND INNOVATION

[@patsaxon5284]

Wersi strings ensemble are awesome! With my MK-1 Stage Performer from Wersi, I got compliments from a recording engineer.

[@AlainHubert]

@3:38, I'm a drummer, but I also play keyboards so I wasn't offended by that remark... ;-)

[@longfade]

Another wonderful GForce offering.

[@Ashfaq1999]

Great video & brilliant sounds.

[@brainhamster]

jean micheal what's his name. lol

[@watcherfromtheskies]

Shine On You Crazy Diamond!

[@bennethos]

I owned an eminent 310 that I bought 2ndhand and restored for 125 pounds. Besides giving me a herniated disc I had fun with it with my small stone. Sold it though, the thing weighs a ton. happy to see this software replaces these heavy monsters.

[@JohnLRice]

HEY! No drummer jokes! ;-)

[@blueleadguitar]

Nice interesting history and demo. It was also used by Uriah Heep. Ken Hensley used it for the wonderful string sound on the song Illusion from Innocent Victim. I want one! lol

[@davidpancerev9658]

Love the lengthy decay ! Modulation

[@meowzer999]

I've got a real string-synth fetish. In the right context, they're really lovely.

[@organfairy]

Often the cheapest way of getting a string synthesizer is to buy an old home organ from the early 1980s. Yamaha, Elka, and Technics had some pretty good string simulations. But they are of course only for home use due to the weight and bulkyness....

[@robertsyrett1992]

Thanks for this history lesson!

[@groovechaser]

Love it! Ever since I heard it on Dream Weaver, it had an eddect on me and had to get one. I ordered a used one in 1996 from a place in Memphis. I was very excited to get it. When I got it in, I plugged it in, and the crescendo didnt work! I have taken it to everywhere since, even Switched On in Austin, and no one can fix it. Sad.

[@MusicFed]

at 7:00 a crucial piece of advice: chords or octaves on the lower register with Contra Bass or Cello selected will require careful playing, or else the monophonic nature of those 2 will give weird jumpy notes....I guess why a lot of famous users only selected the upper instruments for their pad sounds. a solution is to play those chords and remember to quickly lift the upper bass note first

[@antopsyco]

9:02 Jean Michel... What's his name 😁

[@ltsaudio6390]

3:37 I’m a drummer and I know what that slider does.

[@Dyaxxis]

Depends. I'd say significantly more difficult and laborious than later predominantly micro controller based instruments. Kenton has several kits listed on their website (either "ARP" or "Eminent" versions).

[@orangefunk]

Had the same problem with mine. I replaced a faulty octave divider with one from an old organ that a friend sent me and all was good in the world. :-)

[@agerven]

Legendary. Doubt that anyone ever played with modulation turned off?

[@marcuskeulertz5852]

The modulation made this instrument so bloody famous.

[@danedmiston7734]

Hum? I hear Jean Luc Ponty Cosmic Messenger strings sounds here especially with the phaser on.

[@SoundAuthor]

Thanks for the education. Excellent video :)

[@MusicFed]

I have never seen a mono version with leds in the buttons. it's like a hybrid. the notes missing suggest an issue with the dividers

[@meowzer999]

Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division is a purrsonal favorite. I think that's an ARP Omni tho'...?

[@vicvicmoon5540]

Most of drummers tune their instrument, too (while keyboard players often use to detune theirs) 😋

[@rustyman99]

Nice MK4 you have there

[@raymondleggs5508]

sounds lush

[@rifholr926]

Why you haven't got Russian Soviet sintesisers? Maestro, polivoks, tom 1501 very interesting sintesisers with hard or dream sound. I'm Russian

[@johnvcougar]

Drummers have to tune, too, mate! And their job is a lot trickier than yours! 😊

[@GNeuman]

The vsm is excellent..

[@zedster911]

I rember going into a local music shop who had a "String Machine" and this guy was "Playing" (?) it like a keyboard... duh! what????

[@fernandoperdomomusic]

Day vid Bah Weee!!!

[@iseeolly9959]

The Cure used this loads.

[@davidpancerev9658]

10:10.. sounds like "let X=X"by Laurie Anderson!

[@LouisvilleTorn8o]

How hard is it to put a MIDI retrofit on one of these?

[@williamgraham8761]

I can hear early tony banks in this keyboard.😁

[@yes_head]

According to online sources, Tony got the strings on songs like "All in a Mouse's Night" from a Roland RS-202, not the Solina or Freeman. However, I'm pretty sure Peter Bardens of Camel was using one of these for their mid-70s classics like "Lunar Sea." I'm surprised Gary Wright's "Dream Weaver" didn't even get a mention in this vid.

[@RadicalCaveman]

That's the same phaser Mozart used.

[@meowzer999]

Altho' I've never forgotten a detractor's critique of the String Ensemble, that it sounded like a "glorified organ", ha.

[@EphemeralProductions]

Jean Michel Jarre. LOL (said like zharr)

[@jacobbrown1690]

pink floyd

[@meowzer999]

Ha!, dig on drummerz!

[@OpticalHaze]

07:19 this!

[@motzky46]

Wenn ich bedenke dass diese in der 70'-er mir gefallen hat....... Schlimm