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Hi,
Maybe it's the unpronounceable name that made me realized only today that this is a unit dedicated to 80's "synth strings" but I have always been missing that great Eminent/Solina sound that my Crumar multiman S was bringing to me on songs like "feelings/dis lui, Mike Brant" or "Don't play that song for me, Adriano Celentano"....ok, don't laugh at me, in that ancien time it was very famous songs always asked for during our 8 hours party/bal....
So, question is, if you have already tried it, will it be better than sounds found on my lead 2 or even Prophet 08....
I'm pretty sure our Blofield specialist, among others, I mean Marlowes, would have a good opinion about his unit.....because at that crazy price it's very tempting.....
Any opinion?
Sincerely

I have read positive comments on the Streichfett but never had the opportunity to try it, however I wonder if you can't find the sound you are looking for in the Nord Sample Library Analog Strings category, that you can use on your NS2.
Ok, samples won't be the same as a dedicated HW, but they may be good enough, particularly adding some NS2 effects on them.

Hi Maxpiano,
Yes, I have already some samples in my Stage 2, that's why I was asking for more opinion so.....and having a dedicated unit will leave samples room on both slots for "real stuff"....I'm always trying not to loose these spots to be able to have sax/brass etc....2 slots for samples is sometime short...
But thanks anyway, I will wait for other comments and will try it next time I'm in Winnipeg or Edmonton....but it seems that Long and Mac Quade have the Streichfett neither on their website nor in any stores....

I bought the Streichfett last year and I love it! It's a one trick pony, but it does its "dirty job" very well! It's cheap too...
Once there were some occasionally pops in the audio signal, but the problem was solved with the last firmware.

There's also a free editor that you can use to tweak the sound:
http://www.hrastprogrammer.com/hrastwerk/streichfett.htm



You can easily find a used unit (mine was used too), try it, if you don't like it you won't have problems reselling it.

Ok, thanks a lot, I will try to find one....

One thing to bear in mind is that a huge part of a string machine's sound comes from the complex ensemble/chorus effect that they have, and that effect is pretty much impossible to replicate with standard detuning and layering. You pretty much just need to have the ensemble effect in your keyboard or you won't ever get a convincing string machine sound (assuming that you're looking for a fairly accurate reproduction).

Although I haven't actually tried it out, I would bet that the A1 would be a much better synth for producing old string machine sounds than the Lead 2 or Prophet 08 (for example) for that reason. So yes, the Streichfett is a very good idea if you want that sound, it's got the right stuff for the job.

As you said, at that price, it's an easy decision, and there's nothing else out there doing the same job. I bet it will be a whole lot of fun - it's got a lot of other stuff in there as well.

I thought that the A1 ensemble effect is pretty much close to that 70s "triple phase chorus" you are referring to, is it not?
http://jhaible.com/legacy/triple_chorus ... horus.html
Interestingly the LFO is in fact 2 LFOs one at about 6Hz and a lower freq one. I must say that the sound is quite characteristic, have a listen to the examples in that page.
See fig 13 in:
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun04/a ... ecrets.htm

Thanks for that very informative SOS article on the subject, it's the clearest explanation I have ever seen. It also clearly makes the point that I have argued for ages that more synths should include chorus effects as part of their capabilities. Now that Nord have done it with the A1, it will be interesting to see if they continue to include chorus effects in future synths.

So, just to thank you again for your good advices, the Streichfett has been ordered and on his way, I should receive it on Friday, I will let you know how it sounds when I will get it....

IT'S HERE....already installed (It fits perfectly on the right side of the Stage 2) and tried....awesome....and even combined with Roland D50 Arcostrings or other Roland strings, it's a big source of inspiration....back into 70's/80's...when I was 15....