Thirteen wrote:They do have the classic solina-ish string sound, with a token polysynth section, so they are a good 1 trick pony. The downside is that the machine is not truly polyphonic, in that it only has 1 filter and 1 envelope generator for the whole machine, so it is more like an organ. You have to select either single or multiple triggering, so you can't play it in the same way as say a JP-8 or prophet. Basically you could hold down every key on the machine and they would all play, but all through 1 VCF and envelope. The Korg Poly800 was the same.
And the VP-330, too. It annoys me - I get a nice string line going and then the envelope retriggers and sounds glitchy. I've learnt to hold down
a key all the time and only let it retrigger when I want it too. But I like that sound.
I have always liked the Solina sounds too, but always put off getting one since every Solina
I have seen seems to have been made from some sort of rotten cardboard type compound. I missed out on someone's Solina once, that was fitted into
a new Jarrah case. If that one ever comes by again...... Does the Omni match the Solina in terms of string sounds?
rachel