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Published on 03/31/04 at 02:20
Synthetic 49-key machine violins (1977). Polyphonic Compltement like all stringmachines. An output jack, an entry for the volume pedals, a small potentiomtre tune, a volume fader, fader sustain a button and a button cello strings (three sounds because the possibility of pressing 2 at the same time). Weight: 15 Kg with flycase and pedals.

UTILIZATION

Difficult to easy, no complicated installation, no bugs and no need to book.

SOUNDS

For those who do not know, this is fairly typical synthetic layers of deuxime Half of the seventies. The best known of these devices is the ARP Solina string together that can be heard on Bowie's Low, the first of JM Jarre (he also used an Elka), and more on the piece rcemment Kida Radiohead (3'05) or the Total Air Moon Safari. Slightly less than the full Solina in sound, a little more aggressive but still a good effect even in the same general type as the flashing (very Japanese kind of stuff diffrent Korg Lambda a bit lightweight).

OVERALL OPINION

Simpler but also more lightweight and much less expensive than Solina (24kg/600euros), this machine its own charactre. The sound is clear what to do can possibly go through a filter or a phaser.