SØLUS // the sound of the ARP SOLUS Synthesizer

The ARP ODYSSEY's mighty little sibling.

ARP's SOLUS synthesizer is a portable powerhouse synth that can produce some seriously beefy sounds that feel right at home in today's music. Released in 1980, SOLUS was developed as a portable performance synthesizer, hence being constructed as a flight case, featuring a hardwired power cord poking out of the front panel and panel-mounted I/O. Featuring two oscillators with sync functionality, ring modulation, and a classic ARP filter, this synth boasts plenty of sonic potential.

SØLUS features super beefy basses, searing leads, sturdy synths, and so much more. All ready to be used in your favorite DAW. As always, this synth was meticulously multi-sampled to preserve its original tonality while keeping noise to the absolute minimum.

While ARP SOLUS is a synth often standing in the shadows of its legendary siblings ODYSSEY and 2600, it truly is an instrument worthy of Alan R. Pearlman‘s legacy. When it comes to cutting through a mix, it’s one tough synth to beat.

As always, this synth was sampled using pristine converters, DI, and Rheingold cables to bring the instrument's full sonic potential to your productions. Since ARP SOLUS only accepts a limited range of CV input (somehow you can't feasibly play below C2 via regular CV), every single one of the included samples had to be hand-played and edited on top of being meticulously looped by hand for seamless infinite sustain.

Pack contents

63 multi-sampled patches in multiple formats (see below)
1,129 individual samples (24 bit / 44.1 kHz, 430 mb)

Included formats

.exs for Logic Pro Sampler (10.5+), Alchemy, exs24 (legacy), and DecentSampler (via import)
.nki for Kontakt 4.1 and newer (not compatible with free Kontakt Player)
.adv for Ableton Live Sampler (10 Suite or newer)
MPC 2 Expansion with Keygroup instruments, pre-programmed inserts, and patch previews.
.sf2 SoundFonts for Ableton Sampler (Live 10 & earlier), UVI Falcon, Kontakt 5 & older, Sforzando, NN-XT, NN-19, Halion Sonic & others
Reason ReFill containing NN-XT sampler patches
.multisample for Bitwig Studio
.korgmultisample for KORG WaveState and ModWave

To install this expansion for use with the MPC 2 software all you need to do is drag and drop the .xpn file right into the software and it will be added to your library. In order to install this expansion on a standalone MPC (like the MPC One, Live, or X) you will have to first import the expansion into the MPC 2 software and then convert it into standalone format using the MPC Expansion Manager built into the application. The contents of the expansion can be extracted directly onto your MPC's internal drive. a USB drive, or an SD Card.

For more information please refer to these official articles:
How to Export Expansions to Standalone MPCs
How to install and use MPC Expansions

If you're using your MPC exclusively in standalone mode you can download the "standalone format" version of the pack and copy it directly into the expansions folder on your MPC's internal drive or on whichever expanded storage you're using (USB, SD Card, SSD, etc.).

Once your expansion is installed, it will show up on the Expansions page in the MPC's browser. In the MPC software your expansions will show in the right sidebar.

Previews

demo track

bass - technodrome

synth - octave squarez

pluck - subtle ring

pluck - blipmachine

bass - jacobmann

bass - bread & buttah

pluck - basic sharp

synth - brass grind

synth - metallophone

synth - big ploppa

bass - orzo

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