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by John Bowen
Tue Jan 21, 2025 3:20 pm
Forum: Off Topic Lounge
Topic: Solaris as Scope plug-in**.
Replies: 1
Views: 4133

Re: Solaris as Scope plug-in**.

The Solaris started out as a plugin for Scope hardware, and you can still purchase it from Sonic Core:

https://sonic-core.de/product/solaris-v5/

I believe most of the modules that are representative of functions in the Solaris keyboard are also available as modular units in the Scope Modular ...
by John Bowen
Sat Dec 21, 2024 2:49 pm
Forum: Owners General Discussion
Topic: "No CF-Card found"
Replies: 9
Views: 2746

Re: "No CF-Card found"

When you boot up the Solaris without any CF card, does it play normally? Just wanting to make sure the main board is not bricked.

JB
by John Bowen
Sat Dec 21, 2024 9:40 am
Forum: Owners General Discussion
Topic: "No CF-Card found"
Replies: 9
Views: 2746

Re: "No CF-Card found"

Let’s ask minorguy (Jim)....
by John Bowen
Fri Dec 20, 2024 5:41 pm
Forum: Owners General Discussion
Topic: "No CF-Card found"
Replies: 9
Views: 2746

Re: "No CF-Card found"

This can happen if the Solaris doesn’t recognize the format of the card. When you reformatted the card, what format did you use?
by John Bowen
Fri Dec 20, 2024 11:30 am
Forum: Owners General Discussion
Topic: v2.2 OS released!
Replies: 8
Views: 12241

Re: v2.2 OS released!

And I’d like to proudly point out - how many other synths that have been out there for 10+ years do you see still getting updates with new functions, etc.? My intention with the Solaris User Interface was always to have an extremely flexible system which could grow over time, and I feel it has ...
by John Bowen
Thu Dec 19, 2024 6:40 pm
Forum: Owners General Discussion
Topic: v2.2 OS released!
Replies: 8
Views: 12241

Re: v2.2 OS released!

Here's the v2.2 OS Addendum, for those who are interested, but haven’t joined the Owner Portal yet:
Solaris v2_2.pdf.zip
(8.78 MiB) Downloaded 126 times
by John Bowen
Thu Dec 19, 2024 6:35 pm
Forum: Owners General Discussion
Topic: v2.2 OS released!
Replies: 8
Views: 12241

Re: v2.2 OS released!


John,

Glad to hear this is coming out but just FYI there is no link on the owner portal to the V2.2.0 OS file or an addendum if one has been created to document the new features/changes.
Yes, sorry about that! I had some problems getting the files uploaded, but they are both there in the ...
by John Bowen
Wed Dec 18, 2024 1:10 pm
Forum: Owners General Discussion
Topic: v2.2 OS released!
Replies: 8
Views: 12241

v2.2 OS released!

Jim Hewes (minorguy) has finished the next update to the Solaris OS, now at v2.2.0.

Just to note - all v2.x operating systems are only available on the Owner’s Portal, which does require a suggested donation of $60/50 euros to join, which goes towards funding Jim’s volunteer work.

Again, I am ...
by John Bowen
Sun May 26, 2024 7:57 am
Forum: Other synth plug-ins from John Bowen/Zarg Music
Topic: Were any of the John Bowen/Zarg Scope Synths used in Eiffel 65's third Italian Album?
Replies: 1
Views: 9953

Re: Were any of the John Bowen/Zarg Scope Synths used in Eiffel 65's third Italian Album?

I don’t have any way of knowing all of the people who purchased my plugins, because in the later years Sonic Core handled all sales for them. Also, just the presets alone won’t be enough to know, as I’m sure artists such as Eiffel 65 would be making their own sounds to fit the music they were ...
by John Bowen
Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:57 pm
Forum: Owners General Discussion
Topic: New Rev 2 Solaris Hardware!
Replies: 1
Views: 10330

New Rev 2 Solaris Hardware!

For those who don’t know, we are working on the first ever hardware revision of the Solaris, since it was released in 2011! The new board will use the latest compatible SHARC DSP chips, and will also add the ability to use the new Fatar Polyphonic Aftertouch keyboard.

Previous Solaris owners will ...
by John Bowen
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:19 pm
Forum: User Feature Requests
Topic: Limited, Double Poly Mode
Replies: 1
Views: 11123

Re: Limited, Double Poly Mode

Dynamic allocation would be great, but it seems that it was not practical for this project. I'm not sure why.
We are fixed to the architecture as we have it now, but the new Rev 2 board should give us a few more voices.
by John Bowen
Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:38 am
Forum: User Feature Requests
Topic: MM1 / Jaws Requests
Replies: 1
Views: 3729

Re: MM1 / Jaws Requests

Thanks for the ideas. I’ll have to see what changes could be implemented. I will need more detail on a couple of these...
by John Bowen
Sat Feb 17, 2024 8:39 am
Forum: User Feature Requests
Topic: Custom Wavetable
Replies: 4
Views: 5042

Re: Custom Wavetable

What format(s) should we use for the user wave tables ?
by John Bowen
Tue Feb 13, 2024 12:35 pm
Forum: User Guides
Topic: How To Load Samples Addendum
Replies: 0
Views: 11883

How To Load Samples Addendum

There has been some confusion due to the changes made in the Solaris OS some years ago, but never clearly documented, so I have put this Addendum together. Let me know if you have any additional questions regarding the Sample Pool load process.

John B.

Loading Samples in Solaris.pdf.zip

Here’s ...
by John Bowen
Tue Feb 13, 2024 9:32 am
Forum: User Feature Requests
Topic: Custom Wavetable
Replies: 4
Views: 5042

Re: Custom Wavetable

This is on the list for this year.