Received a nice message from Matt Johnson today (www.thethe.com). Here it is, with his permission:
Dear John
Solaris #295 reporting in. This message is long overdue but I just wanted to belatedly thank you for creating such a beautiful, powerful and expressive instrument. I began using Solaris for a documentary soundtrack virtually straight out of the box upon delivery and it fitted the electronic score absolutely perfectly.
I also wanted to say that I think you made a 100% correct decision by choosing high resolution 96kHz sonic quality and less polyphony. I would much rather it be this way round and sounding so good than compromise the audio down to 48khz for the sake of more polyphony. To me the proof of the pudding is in the eating (listening?) and the sound of the Solaris is just so organic, creamy and pristine and full of rich harmonics. I even had several friends – experienced in electronic music and synthesis – who found it hard to believe such a sound was coming from a digital and not analogue synthesizer.
So, congratulations to you John and thank you for sticking to your dream of what the Solaris could and should be and not giving in to lowering your high standards.
Best wishes
Matt Johnson
English