John Bowen Synth Design

The only plan I had to do something like this was to use the 10 knobs below the graphic display to be assignable, when you select the Preset button. (I guess you could say the graphic display has panel modes, in this case.) 10 assignable "performance" knobs is quite OK. Thanks for your an...

No, until now the CS was not interpolated, just stepped. That's why I added the slewing, but it's technically not a Lag Processor, just a variable rate to smooth out the CS output. Temporal smoothing is useful mainly when dealing with constantly varying input signals. Velocity isn't such a signal. ...

John, One question and one UI suggestion about Solaris: 1. How is cabinet ventilation handled in Solaris? Is there a fan? if so, what is the fan noise level? 2. For performance situations it would be useful to have something like Nord Modular G2's Parameter Pages, where you can assign any of the pat...

Never having had an Oberheim Expander, I looked up what their Tracking Generator did, and see that the also Alesis Ion has something similar. Oberheim Matrix-6 has a 5-point "Tracking Generator". Alesis Andromeda A6 also has a "Tracking Generator" with 2 to 16 freely adjustable ...

(John, I cleaned up the quotes a bit. Hope you don't mind.) 2. What about oscillator waveshape modulation? Does that cause audible aliasing? Do you mean Pulse Width Mod, as one example? No aliasing here... Is PWM the only waveshape modulation available in Solaris? I was hoping for maybe sawtooth/tri...

Hi John! The specifications published this far look extremely promising. I'm thinking about whether Solaris can be expected to replace a number of my current synths. Every synth has its own strengths and weaknesses. The Oberheim Matrix-6, for instance, has selectable key-to-voice assignment mode and...