Here is a video by Brian Kehew showing his presets, which are included in the factory set as Bank 10. Not only did he create some wonderful new presets, but he also spent a chunk of his valuable time to make a video of him playing through the 100 sounds he created! A big thanks to Brian for his generous contributions!
Brian is well-known in the synthesizer world, having spent time on the road playing keyboards for The Who, and his own group The Moog Cookbook, as well as having co-authored the book, “Recording the Beatles”. He has served as the Archives Historian for the Bob Moog Foundation, a non-profit whose goal is to preserve the archives of Dr. Robert Moog and to teach children about science, music, and innovation. You can read more about Brian’s background at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Kehew
I have these comments from Brian:
“I wanted to explore the non-retro parts of the Solaris potential. I think the world has been stuck in 1980s polysynth limitations too long. I’m so excited by this part of the Solaris – the clarity and resolution are incredible, but still using the “language” we speak (of oscillators and filters etc.) to create.
“Many of these sounds evolve over time. I have done some more retro sounds here, while trying to add something modern or more “dense” than was possible 30 years ago. Some of these may become jumping-off points for your own ideas, I hope. Some sounds are just playing with the many interacting modulations, generative patches or sound FX that can go on forever. I don’t have time to dial in all the options of controllers for every sound, but a quite a few have a mod-wheel option to use.
“It’s quite a variety, and certainly most of these are not possible on any other instrument I know. It’s an amazing design, still evolving, and I don’t think I will ever “bump my head” on the ceiling of what it can do…”
Brian Kehew
English