John Bowen Synth Design

96khz internal processing was the right decision IMO. With the solaris, sound quality should be #1. And there IS a difference in SQ. I testet with difference between 44.1 and 96khz and synth plug-in sound with my pulsar2 cards, and it was quite noticable.

I totally agree with all of you, the Solaris is much more than a VA-machine. That wasn't my point anyway. So far from the samples I've heard, the sound is very musical, detailed and dynamic, that's what truly matters. As others here mentioned, all the features now included, like seperate osc glide r...

Wow, nice! The only real issue I had with the Creamware synths I used, was that they had a certain digital "sheen" and "un-analog" brightness to the sound, though they are clearly the best sounding VAs on the market and far better than the alternatives (well except for the Zarg s...

I think I expressed myself a bit poorly. :) I was actually wondering whether Bowen is using the same creamware osc and filter atoms in his Solaris synth, or new updated/improved DSP models. But it's gonna sound awesome either way! Though, I definately agree with you. The ASB boxes are not gonna chan...

Hi Jimmy, I only recently became aware of the polyphonic glide thing, and it does make a huge difference. We obviously agree on Keith Emerson. :) Although I was born in the late 70s, I have a softspot for music from ca. 69-75. Especially what Emerson did. The songwriting, playing and musical sophist...

Hi, I'm just a lurker here, but I have been following the development of the Solaris synth for quite some time. It looks just amazing, pretty much the most complete synth ever, and looks to become the best-sounding digital synth on the market. :) I've still yet to hear some really beefy and "cl...