about.nfo
FROM THE EARLY DAYS OF SYNTHS
The Ondioline was invented in 1941, and produced in France throughout 1950s/60s. It was conceived by inventor Georges Jenny as a low cost Ondes Martenot; sharing the same lateral vibrato keyboard, with a knee-lever to shape volume. It was entirely valve-based with its own built-in amplifier and inspired the Clavioline, Jennings Univox and Hammond Solovox. The sound can be surprisingly realistic when the vibrato and knee lever are used together - organic, sinuous and extremely expressive.
In collaboration with Goldfrapps' Will Gregory and Dan Wilson from Hideaway Studio, Soniccouture extensively restored and modified Ondioline no.599 to be sampled and recreated as a Kontakt instrument.
THE KONTAKT INSTRUMENT
MODELLED IR FILTER SWITCHES
'KNEE-CONTROL' LEVER
ORIGINAL 'JENNY PRESETS' MENU
ADDITIONAL ATTACK/DECAY SETTINGS
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.
MYTHICAL LEAD SOUNDS
One of the most well-known Ondioline records is Stereolabs' 'Jenny Ondioline', which is simply a reference to 'George Jenny Ondioline'. The record itself does not feature the instrument.
Ondioline featured in the soundtrack to Spartacus, Tommy James and the Shondells' 1967 hit "I Think We're Alone Now" and numerous Al Kooper recordings. It was also part of Motown's studio between 1959-62, where it was used on records by The Supremes, Temptations and many others.
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