John Bowen introduces the Solaris hardware synth

johnbowen · Post by **johnbowen** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:09 pm

Hi Planet Z'ers,

Well...it can finally be told - at Messe I'm introducing a hardware version of Solaris.
You can read all about it in a number of items that matrixsynth has posted here:

http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/search/ ... h%20Design

We have 2 prototytpes, with 2 different colors. I'll post more about after the first day is through.

I hope you are as excited as I am to be finally bringing this about.

Thanks for all your support, as always,

John Bowen

Post by **hubird** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:16 pm

WOW!
looking fantastic!!
all those displays, that's new!
have great show offs

cheers, hubert

husker · Post by **husker** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:17 pm

Just as I suspected

Congrats

sonolive · Post by **sonolive** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:23 pm

"bravo" john !
sounds great !!!
best wishes for the Messe

cheers
olive

ScofieldKid · Post by **ScofieldKid** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:28 pm

As Prince would say..." this is what it sounds like... when my wallet cries... ooo, oooeee eeee oo ooo"

Congrats! This is great news! Love it!

next to nothing · Post by **next to nothing** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:36 pm

wow, this loos sweet! congrats!

Warp69 · Post by **Warp69** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:48 pm

Hi John,

Fantastic looking synth - I never thought I should buy another hardware synth, but the dark one just looks awesome (we already know the high standard in sound quality you have).

Looking forward to see it at the Messe.

Congratulation.

Cheers
Warp69

kensuguro · Post by **kensuguro** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:11 pm

wow, I'm tempted really hard to go back to hardware again...

Hope it's not deadly expensive, and also has some way to transfer output directly to PC. Now, if I only had some space for this thing...

wolf · Post by **wolf** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:14 pm

Finally ..

my deepest congrats, John !

cu at the booth tomorrow,
Wolfgang

Post by **garyb** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:17 pm

valis · Post by **valis** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:21 pm

little birdie came & updated the website too:

http://www.johnbowen.com/

Congrats John on the launch and I hope Messe goes great for you guys!

Post by **irrelevance** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:57 pm

Congratulations John! Hardware has become tempting again

I have to see the specs on this beast!!

dawman · Post by **dawman** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:02 pm

Wooden sides and dark Oberheimish model please.

I had no access tp the web till after rehersal.Just got in to see the rest of the pics and the link from valis, ankyuvarymush.

I am concerned though, where it says purchase, on your site, the tab doesn't work !! This is not what I consider a teaser, but rather a torturer.

You not pulling the wait to order this summer trick are you? I recently bought the Novation remote zero SL, just to have my retailer call me and say thanks for the 300 USD, it will ship the end of April.

I want it now damn it !! Waah-waah-waah. Don't do me this way. you're killing me.

I dream of synthesizers and racks ( big tanned chi-chi's ) every night, but now I will dream of synthesizers and racks ( Solaris w/ wooden ears, Oberheimish and dark ).

Just have Benoist Guitton presets and Marco Paris presets @ the demo, and the synth will actually walk around on it's wooden feet and sell itself.

CONGRADULATIONS JB,

STRENGTH AND SALES VIA ROI<

jv

Immanuel · Post by **Immanuel** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:15 pm

Hi John

Congratulations. That looks like a big achievement. I read through the description in the link, and I got to think: Does it sound like the scope Solaris?

there is nothing inside based on the Scope system. Also, we brought in a talented dsp programmer to write completely new algorithm code specifically for the Solaris.

Immanuel

Immanuel · Post by **Immanuel** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:23 pm

And I do think you made a nice choice, when you went for John Bowen Synth Design. Also the fact, that you got that url is really good I think. Good luck with everything

DSP ADD!CT · Post by **DSP ADD!CT** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:39 pm

great news john, congrats!!!!

hope the price is gonna be somewhere near affordable

i would love to have this monsta!!!

erminardi · Post by **erminardi** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:59 am

Quoting the publicity of the playstation 3:

"That's living!!!"

Compliments, John, and good luck with this new miliary stone of the synthesis.
You are a father founder, remember!

faxinadu · Post by **faxinadu** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:06 am

wow john!!!!
WOW!
congrats !

Immanuel · Post by **Immanuel** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:26 am

It looks like several people have been involved in this. I didn't know, that you had been involved in the creation of the Modular1 John. Which parts are your responsibility. The hardware Solaris looks like old friends rejoining create yet another cool thing.

spacef · Post by **spacef** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:28 am

Amazing,
Congratulations !
Mehdi