John Bowen Synth Design

I have been receiving several comments about not being able to save the MIDI settings, or foot pedal polarity, and I guess this is something that is not very clear in the User Guide, so I wanted to post it here as well: To have the Solaris boot up each time in the settings you want, you need to save...

There's some really nice new demos from Polybonk to check out:

1) https://soundcloud.com/polybonk/enter-the-solaris

2) https://soundcloud.com/polybonk/c1

3) https://soundcloud.com/polybonk/cylan-into-the-sun

Great work!!

Zahush76 wrote:They are also, for some reason, considerably louder than other banks of presets

Well, if you got to know Jimmy, you would understand why

Weston Underwood wrote:I discovered what the problem was. If you are in ext midi mode, the BPM update overwrites the 1/3 page indicator, the up and down buttons still work, you just need faith that the pages are actually there!

Hmmm, interesting! We should change that....

Well, the display of tempo fluctuating 1 number up or down is not necessarily the problem - I've seen this in other devices in the past, and it had nothing to do with the actual tracking - just something with the displayed tempo However, obviously there is a sync problem in these audio examples. Jul...

In your audio example, when the Solaris comes in, it already is not on the beat, so I think you need to set it to External clock first, then start up/run the clock, THEN turn on the arpeggiator.

Still, one can hear a drift...but please try this first, just to check.

john b.

Neil, can't you convince Steinberg to work on this?

Thank you for really making a clear explanation!!
It seems I could help things by publishing a list of all the NRPN numbers in hex, or a chart giving MSB/LSB for each so people won't have to do the math. It's just...there are a lot of parameters!

You have to put the CC99 first then follow it with the NRPN each time you want to send a controlling value.

Yes, I've heard from others that Cubase can be tricky...thanks so much for posting!

This is related to the Solaris only in that the fellow who coded parts of the Solaris OS (not the DSP code) is also selling this DIY kit for a drum machine, and I thought I should post it here, in case there's anyone who would like to support him with his project. http://www.sonic-potions.com/ It's ...

Yes, as I mentioned, each parameter has to be identified before the value is sent. If you didn't see a CC99 or CC98, then no parameter was being defined, and therefore, the incoming data is affecting the most recent parameter. There's actually 4 entries we seem to be needing: the parameter identifie...

Please send me your private email and we will arrange for you to send the unit to Germany for repair.
John b.

Sorry, it's back again: http://www.johnbowen.com/audio-examples.html

wouter wrote:I think that is the same bug as this one: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=16168

yes, exactly.