John Bowen Synth Design

I guess I could give it a go.
I don't have a copy of that magazine though, so someone would need to scan it first.

A few days ago I stumbled across this fascinating text, written by Chris Meyer, where he tells the story of how the Prophet VS was created: http://www.vintagesynth.com/sci/birth.txt There is one section where he goes into much detail regarding the oscillators on that machine and how the way they wor...

Hello John, Since it looks like there is nothing else I can do to resolve this problem, I think I need to send my Solaris in for repair so that a technician can have a look at the PCB and fix it. I know that usually such warranty cases are handled by the dealer. I am just wondering: Since I am in Ge...

I've come across two MIDI related issues. I'm not sure if they are bugs or if it's just me... 1) pitch wheel range When I am using the Solaris stand-alone, the pitch wheel works just fine. However when I send pitch bend data to the Solaris via MIDI, the upward range is slightly off. It bends up a li...

I actually got another reply from him, at home: ..."on some units i noted a high pitched noise (but not very loud, only audible when near the solaris with the head) coming from the PCB. but this is a problem I can't say much about. I think it has to do with the coil from the switching power su...

John Bowen wrote:the guy most likely to know wasn’t in the office this week (he was moving), so honestly, we have to find out next Monday his suggestion.

That's perfectly fine. It can wait until next week, no problem.
Anyway, I very much appreciate your efforts in this matter so far.

Hi Christopher, Congrats on the new Solaris, but I would much rather hear your Rhodes and Solaris than the noisy PSU.. :mrgreen: Nothing beats the Rhodes or Solaris for sound and feel.. Ahhh yes, they should complement each other nicely. :D It's just that the Rhodes currently has a broken tine, so ...

I looked up the specification here at Sonic Core for the power supply, and they show 2500 mA. Interesting! Curious. Could that mean that my Solaris should have been shipped with another power supply? Just for your information, here is a photo of all the print on my PSU: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9075...

I completely agree that the effects achieved by "rotating" the available voices on an analog synth can sound incredibly beautiful. Panning is maybe the most obvious parameter in this regard, but it can go much further than that. I always admired the old SEM-based Oberheims (8-voice, 4-voic...

John, thank you for replying so quickly. It is good to hear that solving this issue might be as simple as replacing the power supply. The only other 12V supply with a matching connector which I have currently available here is only rated at a max. power output of 1200 mA. I guess that will not be su...

Hi everybody! I received my Solaris earlier this week and overall I am very pleased with it. The sonic possibilities seem endless and what's most important, the user interface is just fantastic! One thing bothers me though: When my Solaris is powered up, it emits a constant high pitched sound which ...