Like most synth strings from the disco-fueled fever of 1970s Studio 54 panache, Solina String Ensemble’s sonic array carefully threads the needle between delightfully cheesy and vintage character. Behringer has faithfully and carefully mastered the art of emulation and, like its predecessor, the Solina String Ensemble is an all-analog synthesizer that packs all the fixin’s of a vaunted heritage synth into a flexible module with even more possibilities than ever before. From its six instrument presets to the iconic, multi-stage bucket brigade device ensemble chorus and Small Stone-style phase shifter, texture defines the Solina’s unique voicing. Synth heads at Sweetwater love that the expanded I/O suite gives you even finer control of the lauded synth’s aural faculties. At the same time, classic octave divide-down and voice priority selection means you can experience the sum of Solina String Ensemble’s 49-tone polyphony any way you like.
As synthesizer technology flourished throughout the ’70s, many contenders emerged with the promise of streamlining and simplifying the songwriting and composition processes that would be otherwise prohibitive to recording string ensembles. Behringer’s Solina String Ensemble takes up the mantle by faithfully capturing the magic of its predecessor with contrabass, cello, viola, violin, trumpet, and horn voicing options and the full suite of 13-tone generation. Fine-tuning, togglable color, and adjustable rate provide immense flexibility in texturizing your tones. Moreover, the multi-stage BBD chorus ensemble and phase shifter allow you to achieve that vaunted, vintage string sound that eschews realism for a classic arrangement that defined so many disco records of yore.


Unlike its ancestor, Behringer’s Solina String Ensemble ditches a keyboard for a more flexible design that retains its analog architecture. MIDI In and Thru ports are accompanied by a host of 1/8-inch jacks, including dedicated trigger and gate outputs, a VCA CV input, and individual I/O for modulation and the phaser. Taken together, Solina’s charming output can integrate easily into your physical setups and sonic arrays. You can even remove its housing to transform it into a Eurorack-compatible module. Sub-octave generation lets you dial in a broad swath of instrumental parts, thanks to the inclusion of the original’s divide-down structure, with modern voice priority selection tools creating more opportunity than ever for carefully constructed compositions.
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Type | String Ensemble Synthesizer |
| Analog/Digital | Analog |
| Other Controllers | Tune Knob, Rate Knob, Volume Fader, Volume Bass Fader, Crescendo Fader, Sustain Fader |
| Polyphony | 49 Tone |
| Presets | Contrabass, Cello, Viola, Violin, Trumpet, Horn |
| Effects Types | Modulation, Phase Shifter |
| Analog Outputs | 1 x 1/4" TRS |
| Headphones | 1 x 1/8" TRS |
| MIDI I/O | In/Thru |
| Other I/O | Trig Out, Gate Out, Mod I/O, Phaser I/O, VCA CV In |
| USB | 1 x Type B |
| Power Supply | 12V DC External Power Supply |
| Power Usage | 10W |
| Height | 3.7" |
| Width | 14.7" |
| Depth | 5.4" |
| Weight | 3.5 lbs |
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