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Lynne Miller
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2025
Smooth, mellow, and delightful. Its main appeal is the simplicity though. It's nice to be able to punch a few buttons and get the exact sound you're after without having to screw with endless settings.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2025
Very cool of Behringer to bring this one back to life, it sounds authentic and really nice. Im very glad to have gotten it!
Cake Fighter
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2024
I literally VHB taped my Solina to the top of my Pro-800 when I felt how light it was. Any heavier and that would be risky. They should probably do a package deal or potentially a full blown combo considering how well they work together. I made a little patch bay next to it so I can route things to it's effects. They are SO GOOD. HOW is this is best sounding phaser I have now? I could argue the phaser and modulation inputs alone make this thing worth it. For me, it's value is its original intended purpose. Throwing environmental chords into a mix like Pink Floyd or Faith No More. I had been using the Pro-800 for this. Now it's free to be itself. If only to free up your Pro-800 so it can do something more meaningful, it's worth it.
Customer
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 13, 2024
It never fails to bring a smile to my face, bringing out my inner Jean-Michel Jarre. It sounds so good just holding down random notes. I plug it into an Arturia keystep 37 via midi. If you want that classic string sound I highly recommend it.
David Grigg
Reviewed in Canada on November 9, 2024
I own a 1975 Solina String Ensemble that I bought new in 1975. This Behringer unit copies the sound completely!!! I have compared it with my vintage Solina and the sound is exact. Amazing what technology can do.Reason I bought the Behringer, even though I own an original, was the small size footprint. Extremely light-weight. Very easy to move.I MIDI it through a Novation keyboard.I am extremely pleased with this unit.
Donald Demrow
Reviewed in Mexico on October 9, 2024
No tiene instrucciones.
Mike "Sonic" Meengs
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2024
You've heard the sound of this machine your whole life, and it's instantly identifiable...and Behringer NAILED it! Somewhat of a one trick pony, but it's a wonderful trick! No more faking it for me...this the real deal.
A Reader
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 31, 2024
I am assembling a keyboard rig that makes the kinds of sounds found in prog rock bands of the 1970s. I have the Hammond clone. I have the Moog. What I lacked was the string ensemble - the kind of keyboard that made the distinctively cheesy background washes one associates with Pink Floyd, among others. You can buy them secondhand, but they are expensive, and, after half a century, fragile. The king of the string ensemble was the ARP Solina. But these days they are rarer than hens' teeth. Yes, there is an iPad app, but it doesn't quite have that distinctive smell of wet afghan coats and patchouli oil and being thrown out of the Marquee Club at 2 am..Behringer obviously felt this need with a unit that reproduces the Solina in a compact Analog MIDI module. It's simplicity itself. Contrabass and cello sounds are in the left hand with separate volume. Viola, violin, trumpet and horn are in the right hand (the horn only works if the trumpet is already engaged). There is a control for overall tuning, and sliders for 'crescendo' (attack time), 'sustain' (release time), and overall volume. It's fully polyphonic. The killer feature is the ensemble (a modulation effect that's either on or off). An addition is a phaser (supposedly the guts of a classic 'Small Stone') that has two present depths and a rate switch. The MIDI 'in' socket is conveniently on the front panel. On the back there are all sorts of sockets for this and that, including for a computer; a MIDI thru; on-off switch, mono audio out (there's a separate mini-jack for headphones) and a socket for the supplied mains adapter.Now, all these sounds are almost (but not quite) entirely unlike the instruments they are meant to emulate -- but who cares? Nowadays we have sample libraries for that. The contrabass is authentically squelchy, but apart from that each sound on its own is rather weedy. The thing to do is engage all the sounds at once and kick in the modulation, and you're RIGHT THERE, shining on like a crazy diamond.Overall -- this is a highly specialised product. But if, like me, you're looking for THAT SOUND, and are frustrated by the expense and unreliability of secondhand units, there really is no other choice. There is obviously someone at Behringer who's an old prog-head, as the company is putting out good-value clones of all sorts of classic keyboards, from Minimoogs to Prophets. My question is -- when will they do their own version of a Mellotron? Watch the skies....
Mike Young
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2024
When I got this new it wouldn't work with my M-AUDIO midi controller. After applying the firmware patch it works fine. Great polyphonic synth for the money and makes great sounds, just wish it worked out of the box.
JHEXP
Reviewed in Japan on April 1, 2024
昔、ソリーナが欲しくて探し回った時期があったのですが、よい個体に巡り会えず、ずっと心残りだったこともあり、迷わず購入しました。(ソフトウェア音源は全く興味なしです。)当然ながらモノラルアウトなのでエフェクターでステレオ化していますが、綺麗でクリアーな広がりのあるサウンドは病みつきになります。大変コスパのよい製品かと思います。坂本龍一はソリーナについて下記のコメントをしていました。・簡単に弦っぽいものができたので重宝していた・だけど音が下品だから好きとは言えない・便利だけど基本的に１つの音色しかなく限定されたもの・それであんなに場所を取るのは効率悪いこのコンパクトさなら教授もOKかと(笑)。でも音が下品というのは、確かに全ボタンONだとその通りかと。
Music Gear Lover
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2023
I am very impressed with the Behringer Solina String Ensemble. It is a simple yet effective synthesizer with a really unique sound. The modulation really brings the sound to life, and the phaser is also very nice. I also really appreciate the mod in/out, phaser in/out, and VCA CV in to use with Eurorack and other gear. I do think, however, there are some very good virtual instruments out there, especially UVI String Machines; so if you want to save money, those instruments can get you what you need. But if you want a hands-on, real analog experience, then this Behringer String Ensemble is the way to go. It really does sound fantastic!
Christopher Smith
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2023
Had been waiting a long time for this device and when it showed up on sale I purchased it right away even though there was a wait. Ended up shipping quicker than expected. Was an absolute steal at this price. Sound quality is amazing. Very durable and similar foot print to other products in this class by Behringer. If you are waiting to get one now is the time!
BertE
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2023
Wow! The wait was so absolutely worth it. Purchased the Behringer Solina earlier this year when it was on sale for a super ridiculously low price. Then the wait started - I was even asked if I wanted to cancel my order due to the unforeseeable delays.Well, since I wasn’t in a particular rush, I decided to “wait”.Received it last month and had a chance to take it through its paces extensively.At the end of the day, every single time I play it I can’t stop smiling excessively. This Solina produces EXACTLY the sounds that I was hoping for - I’m a Floyd head and I’m happy to report that the Behringer Solina delivers the original sounds as found in the Wish You Were Here and Animals albums to the T.Craftsmanship, tone quality and features are amazing! At the ridiculously low price (even today, while it’s not on the “intro sale” anymore) it is a total no-brainer.Alternatively, you could get yourself a laptop and an Arturia Solina V plugin. But at that time, you spent multiple times of what the Behringer Solina sets you back. And it’s super easy to dial in the sounds you want absolutely on the fly. Analog tone heaven at its best!!!On top of that, as a side note, I am using the Solina in tandem with a Behringer Poly D…No further comments require I suppose.
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