ARP String Synthesizer

String Synthesizer
Solina String Synthesizer (partially)
Manufacturer	ARP Instruments, Inc., Eminent B.V.
Dates	1975
Technical specifications
Polyphony	16
Oscillator	1
LFO	1
Synthesis type	Analog Subtractive
Filter	yes
Attenuator	ADSR
Memory	none
Input/output
Keyboard	49-key
External control	CV/Gate

The ARP String Synthesizer, also known as the ARP Solina String Synthesizer or sometimes the Solina String Synthesizer, is an ARP Instruments, Inc. synthesizer. It is a hybrid model which combined both the ARP String Ensemble and the ARP Explorer monophonic synthesizer. It was built in Bodegraven, Netherlands. Supposedly only about 100 were ever produced.^[1] The addition of the ARP Explorer to the Solina string sounds made for a very powerful combination.

This synth had four keyboard modes:

• Strings Only
• Strings through the Explorer low-pass filter
• Explorer voice combined with the lower Solina keyboard (contrabass and cello)
• Explorer voice combined with the upper Solina keyboard (viola, violin, trumpet, horn)

Variations

Solina C112

The manufacturer of Solina series, Eminent B.V., also shipped a home organ model, named Solina C112 (with "Explore I" logo), which included the ARP String Synthesizer.

References

1. ARP/Solina String Synthesizer, Vintage Synth Explorer