Table Of Contents
1. Welcome to Solina V.................................................................................................................................................. 3
1.1. A History of the Solina......................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1.1. A string section for everyone ................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
1.1.2. Meet the Solina (and its American siblings) ................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.1.3. String songs: a selected discography.............................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.2. Physical modeling synthesis......................................................................................................................................... 6
1.2.1. Music and math, issues and answers............................................................................................................................................................. 6
1.2.2. The endless revolution.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
2. Activation and First Start ......................................................................................................................................... 8
2.1. Register and Activate Solina V...................................................................................................................................... 8
2.2. Using Solina V as a plug-in............................................................................................................................................ 9
2.3. Initial setup for standalone use............................................................................................................................... 10
2.3.1. Audio and MIDI Settings: Windows.............................................................................................................................................................. 10
2.3.2. Audio and MIDI Settings: macOS .................................................................................................................................................................. 12
2.4. Playing Solina V for the First Time.......................................................................................................................... 12
3. The User Interface .................................................................................................................................................... 13
3.1. Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
3.2. The Upper Toolbar ............................................................................................................................................................. 14
3.2.1. The Solina V menu .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
3.2.2. Preset Browser ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
3.2.3. Advanced Panel Access........................................................................................................................................................................................ 19
3.2.4. Side Panel Settings .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
3.3. The Lower Toolbar........................................................................................................................................................... 20
3.4. The Side Panel...................................................................................................................................................................... 21
3.4.1. Settings Tab.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
3.4.2. MIDI Tab ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 23
3.4.3. Macro Tab...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
3.4.4. Tutorials ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
4. The Preset Browser .................................................................................................................................................. 31
4.1. Search and Results............................................................................................................................................................ 32
4.2. Using Tags as a Filter...................................................................................................................................................... 33
4.2.1. Types ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 33
4.2.2. Styles................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 34
4.2.3. Banks................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 34
4.3. Search Results window................................................................................................................................................. 35
4.3.1. Sorting the Preset Order....................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
4.3.2. Clearing Tags .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 35
4.3.3. Liking Presets ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 36
4.4. Sidebar ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
4.4.1. My Sound Banks ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
4.4.2. My Favorites ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 38
4.4.3. My Playlists .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 39
4.5. Preset Info Section .......................................................................................................................................................... 40
4.5.1. Editing Info for Multiple Presets ....................................................................................................................................................................... 41
4.6. Preset Selection: Other Methods ............................................................................................................................. 42
4.7. Macro Knobs......................................................................................................................................................................... 43
4.8. Playlists.................................................................................................................................................................................... 44
4.8.1. Create your first Playlist....................................................................................................................................................................................... 44
4.8.2. Add a Playlist.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 45
4.8.3. Add a Preset ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 45
4.8.4. Re-order the Presets............................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
4.8.5. Remove a Preset....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
4.8.6. New Song and Playlist Management........................................................................................................................................................... 47
5. The Main Panel........................................................................................................................................................... 48
5.1. Using the Onscreen Controls...................................................................................................................................... 48
5.2. The Main Panel and its Controls.............................................................................................................................. 49
5.2.1. Left of the keyboard................................................................................................................................................................................................ 49
5.2.2. Above the keyboard............................................................................................................................................................................................... 49
5.2.3. Right of the keyboard .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 50
5.3. Beyond the Solina.............................................................................................................................................................. 51
