ARP String Synthesizer

The Solina String Synthesizer, also erroneously known as the ARP Solina String Synthesizer or sometimes the ARP String Synthesizer, is a combination of a string synthesizer and synthesizer. It is a hybrid model which combined both the Solina String Ensemble string synthesizer and the ARP Explorer monophonic synthesizer. It was built in Bodegraven, Netherlands by Eminent B.V. 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.

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

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 C112s

The manufacturer of Solina series, Eminent B.V., also shipped a home organ model, named Solina C112s (with "Explore I" logo), which included ARP Explorer I.^{[citation needed][2]}