The Mellotron Group

Check this out. Before I bought my Solina, I was planning on building a Triple Chorus module for my DotCom. Great engineering overview by one of the synth DIY masters out there. Has a nice explanation of the Solina.

http://www.jhaible.de/triple_chorus/triple_chorus.html



From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of john barrick
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Solina was '73/74, Chris. but from what I understand, was essentially repackaged dutch technology that was developed for an organ.
On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 11:00 PM, Chris Dale <unobtainiumkeys@gmail.com<mailto:unobtainiumkeys@gmail.com>> wrote:

I have an ARP Solina and ARP Omni 2.

They sound very similar but not identical which surprises me because I think they would have used the same circuitry for the strings.

The Omni has a bit more of an edge to it. The Solina has a more glassy sound, but I prefer it with a phase shifter the way Styx has it in the middle of Come Sail Away.

I always thought that the Solina sound would be an interesting sound in a Mellotron with the tape warble affecting it.


I think I paid $800.00 for the Solina back in 2005 and $300.00 for the Omni in 1993.

In the 70's I think the Solina came out before the Omni, but I could be wrong.

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john barrick

*Leo got it right the first time*
*then he added a second pickup and got it righter*