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LO-BIT 70TIES ORCHESTRA WORKSTATION
Patches
24 + 14
Samples
1690
Size
4 GB
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Originally designed as a tool to quickly emulate different instruments, like cello, brass, piano, violins and fuzz guitar. It has 30 presets, but many of them sounds more or less alike. So we slimmed the library down to the 19 best ones.
This synth possesses a distinct, assertive, and crispy character. Our most inspiring sessions have been when we fervently relied solely on sounds from the Soloist, allowing the sounds themselves to take the lead!
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Sampled from a re-capped well maintained vintage Soloist. Just like the original, it is not for everybody’s taste.
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The synth’s illustrious legacy includes being featured in the creations of Prince, McCartney, Genesis, Parliament, Philip Glass, Jon Lord, Bee Gees, Quincy Jones, Coldcut, Gary Numan, Herbie Hancock, and Vangelis.
As these keyboards lack CV or MIDI capabilities, we painstakingly played each key individually, recording all presets meticulously.
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Simply the 19 best instruments from a grispy vintage synth diamond. A distinct, and non negotiable stubborn synth with lots of personality
The Challenges of Emulation
In today’s world of virtual instruments and digital emulations, it’s common to find software recreations of classic synthesizers. However, even the best digital emulations often struggle to fully capture the soul and unpredictability of analog circuits. Why? Because analog synthesizers are inherently imperfect.
No two notes are exactly the same, even if you’re pressing the same key. Components like capacitors, transistors, and resistors subtly drift in their performance due to temperature changes, voltage fluctuations, and other factors. These variations are what give analog synths their “life” and complexity.
In today’s world of virtual instruments and digital emulations, it’s common to find software recreations of classic synthesizers. However, even the best digital emulations often struggle to fully capture the soul and unpredictability of analog circuits. Why? Because analog synthesizers are inherently imperfect.
No two notes are exactly the same, even if you’re pressing the same key. Components like capacitors, transistors, and resistors subtly drift in their performance due to temperature changes, voltage fluctuations, and other factors. These variations are what give analog synths their “life” and complexity.
Sampling vs. Digital Emulation
Wrongtools approached the recreation of the ARP Pro Soloist differently with their SOLOIST sample library. Instead of relying on digital emulation to model the Pro Soloist’s circuits, they **sampled each note individually**, capturing the full range of the instrument’s tonal variations. But they didn’t stop there—they sampled each note **multiple times**, ensuring that the natural fluctuations and imperfections that make analog synthesis so appealing were preserved.
Wrongtools played each key on the Pro Soloist, meaning that every note in the library represents the actual sound produced by the hardware. This prevents the “stale” feeling that can occur with static digital emulations, which often rely on a small set of waveforms that are stretched across the keyboard. And recorded thought Lavry Converters at 96kHz.
Channel strips on each signal path. Swap L-R, phase-shift, pan, stereo-width, 4-band-EQ, reset and PB. PB makes it possible to turn off pitchbend for individual channels.
Additional tracks driven through Roland-Dep5, springreverbs and tapeechos included
Respecting the Original Sound
Wrongtools approached the ARP Pro Soloist not just as a technical challenge but with deep respect for the original instrument. They understood that the magic of the Pro Soloist wasn’t just in its presets, but in the way the sounds behaved in a live context
This method avoids the sterile, over-polished sound of many digital emulations. It’s not just about simulating a waveform—it’s about faithfully recreating the behavior of the original analog circuitry, which is something only painstaking multi-sampling can achieve.
By rejecting digital emulation and focusing on capturing the true character of each note, Wrongtools has created a library that honors the legacy of the Pro Soloist, offering an authentic analog experience in a modern, digital format. If you’re a fan of vintage synths, or just appreciate the richness of analog sound, the SOLOIST library is a must-have addition to your toolkit.
With the FX Sculpt section you can shape the sounds in unimaginable directions. Choose from a variety of flexible modulation options such as an Pitch Follower (synth), multiple granular, sadistic filter, complex randomized serialconnected evolving textures and sound design elements.
“the update is absolutely great! GLIDE-Parameter YESSSS!!!!!
To my taste, it is an excellent concept to simulate an rather „primitive“ old Preset-Synth with these powerfull FX-possibilities. Result: A lot of fun and a phenomenal sound expierience. No overkill with parameters like in ohter synth engines.”
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INSTRUMENTS
Combined patches :
- Ensemble Brass
- Ensemble Plucks
- Ensemble Strings
- Ensemble Synths
- Ensemble Woodwinds
Individual patches :
- Soloist Buzz Bassoon
- Soloist Cello
- Soloist Clarinet
- Soloist Cosmic Wow
- Soloist Flute
- Soloist French Horn
- Soloist Fuzz Guitar
- Soloist Harpsichord
- Soloist Mute Trumpet
- Soloist Piano
- Soloist Pulsar
- Soloist Song Whistle
- Soloist Space Bass
- Soloist Space reed
- Soloist Telstar
- Soloist Trombone
- Soloist Trumpet
- Soloist Tuba
- Soloist Violin
Arpeggiator :
- Arpeggio figurations
More (added in version 2.3) :
- Modified Pluck Patches
- Modified Lead Configurations Patches
FEATURES
Direct & instant download
A collection of in-built IRs
Extra bonus IR pack for you to use in your favourite reverb plug-in
The best sounds from the 1973 ARP Pro Soloist, sampled with 3rr and different external vintage effects.
INCLUDES
24 multisampled, 4track-patches, recorded through neve preamps and Lavry blue AD converters + arp patches
1690 individual samples
CURRENT VERSION
Update 2.3 :
(build 0.192 / Sculpt 0009) :
new portamento function and a ton of smaller tweaks.
Added 35 extra patches
Update 2.1 :
(build 0.188 / Sculpt 0007) :
more controls, pan LFO, channel strips, and a several tweaks and improvements.
More patches
Added a bonus IR package made for the library.
Backup old patches before you update.
Update 2.0 :
(build 0.182 / Sculpt 0006) :
- improved general performance
additional patches
added channel strips
improved pitchshift
pitchshift range
improved visuals and fonts
new settings options
load/save menu
Samplestart adjuster
+many minor improvements
v1.0 initial release
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VINTAGE KEYBOARDS KONTAKT LIBRARIES
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Bone Chain
€50 -
OZ organ
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Soloist
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ww-ulator
€39
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