John Bowen Synth Design

John,

could we have some new audio examples? has anything changed?

Regards,
Yannis

So, when is it going to be ready?

Is it finished yet?

Once you get the Solaris, I hope it keeps you great company for many, many years to come.

OK, I did some quick snapshots for those of you who want to see the production version of the Solaris. Please have a look at the set of photos here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/solaris_synth/sets/72157625005848768

The pitch/mod wheel section seems a little poor. No labels, no buttons. How do you ...

Hi Arun,
We do have true linear FM on there now....which may or may not be what you mean when you say FM synthesis.

Well, it is my understanding that when people mention FM they usually mean exponential FM, unless otherwise stated. In linear FM, the harmonics are added without shifting the pitch ...

Well to be honest, this is a weird design. Somehow it doesn't quite look right to me.

I already have a Select Series Voyager, the CP-251 and VX-351 and I am very happy. I don't see how 1500 dollars extra cost can be justified for the Voyager XL. You get 1,5 octaves more, more wood and a couple of ...

Fidgit wrote:first let's wait until the solaris actually ships...

+1

There is absolutely NO WAY I will buy a Solaris if that crap Psicraft company is in the game.

Let's say you want some kind of LFO modulation for your osc or filter cutoff, so you select an LFO as a Source and set the initial Amount to something - +5 semitones. But you really only want this to happen with Aftertouch, so now you select Aftertouch as a Control source, and dial up the strength ...

John,

I would like to ask:
1. How many modulations sources can modulate a filter? are their depths/offsets adjustable?

2. How many modulation sources can modulate an oscillator? are their depths/offsets adjustable?
All oscillators and filters have 4 independent modulation paths each. For each ...

There are also three (3) Insert Effects, which can be pre- or post-filter. These are Decimation, BitChop, and Distortion."

Why not a more detailed Waveshaper? It doesn't have to be restricted to Decimation, Bitchop and Distortion. Just throw a programmable waveshaper like the one in the Korg 01w ...

Voyager? Andromeda? Hey Seamonkey, have you been sneaking into my studio?????

LOVE LOVE LUUURVVE the new ribbon- had no idea that this would happen, it is one of my favorite things on the A6 and allows you to get "really physical" with playing the synth. I agree the current prototype looks a bit ...

I am STARVING for a manual in pdf form.

John,

I would like to ask:

1. How many modulations sources can modulate a filter? are their depths/offsets adjustable?

2. How many modulation sources can modulate an oscillator? are their depths/offsets adjustable?

3. Is there provision for HEADROOM either to accomodate resonance build-ups or ...