John Bowen Synth Design

have you guys seen the AFX (aphex twin mode) that was released on the novation bass station ? What do you guys make of that ? It might have less use on a big poly monster like the solaris. But it opens up creativity : "AFX Mode is the realisation of James’ out-there concept. Put simply, it lets you ...

Ah but the Solaris is not like a lot of systems out there . It would be nice to have both options indeed. Quick save makes a lot of sense on a machine that is made for sound design. Preventing replacement of the store button in the future too imho.

I find that hard to believe. The solaris sounds great, have never been able to do memory moog stuff on any other synth then the solaris for instance. And then there is unison and all the tuning that goes with it. Sure it might need a lot of tweaking and the learning curve is high, but the results sp...

At the rate I have to push the store button 4 times to save a patch I just altered a bit, the button is going to need replacement in the future . Have I missed something or is it not possible to just hold the store button say 3 seconds for it to save the patch without having to go through 4 steps ? ...

fyi The LXR is a full fledged digital drum machine with integrated sequencer. Its sound engine provides 6 different instruments, each with over 30 parameters to tweak. It can produce a wide variety of sounds, ranging from classic analogue emulations to crunchy digital mayhem. Each of the 6 voices is...

With such an amazing synth it would be great to have some in-depth sound design tutorials in the future. Maybe we can already share tips and tricks in the meantime to deconstruct patches in this thread as well as useful links. Gordon Reid's synth secrets : https://www.soundonsound.com/series/synth-s...

That's amazing news. Anything you can reveal yet ? I guess the amount of parts would be of interest to a lot of us with some explanation on potential limitations. I understand if giving us feedback willhave to wait till after NAMM though.

just realised I should have posted this in feature request, sorry

Aphex twin collaborated with novation to add this AFX mode on the bass station 2. Would aphex twin mode be possible at some stage on the solaris ? I think it should really be considered. Novation has done it for it's bass station. Basically you program an individual sound on a range of keys. ie only...

Will do, as always, thank you for the prompt reply and support.

Hello, Not sure if it's related to the last update. Haven't play my synth for couple of months due to studying and crazy work schedule. Going down with the pitchwheel gives kind of a buzzy all over the place noise until I reach the bottom. I even have this with an INIT patch. So I thought I'd calibr...

been almost 3y since the last question was asked. How's the roadmap looking for multitimbrality ? Is it still planned ?

This is great, this is used to be my biggest concern years ago. Namely buying a synth which would lack firmware support and be riddled with bugs. My gut instinct always told me it would not come that far as the solaris is clearly a product of love for John.

Hi, Could anyone help me out with the patch below Using the joystick to adapt lfo rate I'm fine until "it's even better when we automate it" 1:28 And it does sound nicer automated as my hand and the joystick aren't fluid in motion. (guess I could maybe do it with midi/ableton, haven't tried it yet) ...

Great thanks !!