FROM THE EARLY DAYS OF SYNTHS
There is a group of early analogue monosynths, produced in the 1950s, about which very little information exists.

Clavioline, Ondioline, Univox, Solovox - these are the most well known of this species, and are all pretty similar to each other. All feature a real-time volume controller, operated by the players knee. All are valve-based with their own built-in amp and speaker, and all have a variety of switches to alter the timbre of the sound.



The Ondioline was the original and the most sophisticated in terms of synthesis and features; it was developed as a low-cost Ondes Martenot, which is why it features a similar lateral vibrato keyboard. The sound can be surprisingly realistic when the vibrato and knee lever are used together - organic and sinuous.



The Ondioline is a minimal synthesiser by todays standards, and we have sought to preserve that character in our emulation. No labels are visible until you turn a knob; then they appear.The main switch panel is labelled simply A - R and controls a variety of different oscillator shapes, filters & LFOs. The two large white dials control the level of the two divider circuits - effectively two sub oscillators 1 and 2 octaves below the main.



The Speaker setup panel allows you to choose between a selection of speaker cabinet models to play the Ondioline through: CLOSE, MID, FAR or LINE-OUT (a special modification we made to the original unit.) Also included are the Ondes Martenot speaker models form our Ondes product, since they are such a close relation. The reverb send (R slider) can be defined here, from a new selection of vintage plate and spring reverbs.

Instrument Specifications

• 24bit 96khz Sampling
• 3.4GB Download (6 GB instrument before Kontakt Compression)
• Full convolution modelling of original Ondioline filter switches
• 6 octave range - every Ondioline key sampled for every oscillator shape
• Original speaker cabinet modelling + line-out sampling
• Ondes Martneot speaker models also included
• Performance setup: manual vibrato & knee lever control + aftertouch + Polyphonic Mode
• Original Georges Jenny presets included + sound design snapshots
• Kontakt Player + NKS Compatible (Kontakt 5.5 required)
• System Requirements: Windows 7 or Windows 8 (latest Service Pack, 32/64-bit), Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended) Mac OS X 10.8 or higher (latest update), Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)

Ondioline is available for $99



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