![]() ![]() ![]() Next I varied the pulse width and pulse width modulation via Control 1 and Control 2 for Osc 1 until I got a sound I was happiest with. ![]() I increased the Osc 2 volume in the mixer so that both were audible and changed Osc 1 to a square wave. ![]() The article from February 2003 dealt with Synthesizing Strings and I used that as my starting point for creating this week's patch. Thankfully this wonderful resource is available online here: Not knowing where to start, I consulted what I consider to be the bible of synthesizers, the Sound on Sound Synth Secrets series, written by Gordon Reid and totalling 40 articles from May 1999 to July 2004. There are string sounds in the presets but hey, that would be cheating. Another alternative would be to use a sampled approximation but I have chosen to try and recreate that sound on my microKORG. Of course, the easiest way to be able to have that classic Solina sound would be to buy an original 1970s (creeping into the early 1980s) string synthesizer, but sadly I haven't got the spare room or cash at the moment (according to Vintage Synth Explorer you can expect to pay $100 to $600 for a Solina, which I think is actually pretty good value). ![]()
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