John Bowen Synth Design

I'd be in for this too

Hi John,

I have both an M-Audio and Kurzweil sustain pedal here. I haven't encountered any issues with either in the current release, but it is somewhat tiresome to have to turn on sustain for each patch. Is there any planned change to this or a workaround?

Forget about the problems.

It's a jaw dropping synth. It actually sounds better (ok that's subjective) than many current analogs. Buy it and enter the world of endless lost hours experiencing sonic pleasure from it's infinitely tweakable universe.

Just a quick update....

Had my Solaris for about 6 months now. It's solved my synth lust!! What a fabulous piece of kit.

I'm sure the Radikal is superb too. And DSI makes great stuff for sure. The Solaris is a beast that more than satisfies my needs

Happy synthing!!!

mr d

Solaris 286 been here for just over a month and I'm loving everything about it. While it may seem daunting at first, the design is quite easy to get your head around and is obviously extremely well thought out.

The build quality is superb, as is the sound. It really does obliterate some of the ...

Hi, thanks for the reply.

Yes I like the demos I've heard of the Accellerator. To me it seems to have a slight nod towards Quasimidi, which is hardly surprising considering Jörg's past employment as sound designer for them.

I agree about the Prophet keyboard. I was unable to determine which action ...

Hi koenig,

I'm on the group 5 waiting list and was also considering the Prophet 12 and Accellerator also. After playing the P12, I decided although it s an extremely capable instrument the general vibe was a little too metallic for my tastes so opted for the Modal Electronics 001 which I am ...