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Solina Black Friday pricing is 77% off, $34, with the deal ending Nov 26, 2026, on AIR Music Technology's polyphonic string keyboard plugin.
Solina is a virtual instrument based on a classic six-timbre keyboard. It covers Contrabass, Cello, Viola, Violin, Trumpet and Horn, and each one has its own volume, pan and pitch control.
Stack them and you get a wide, layered string-and-brass sound. The maker pitches that as a way to liven up a production.
AIR says it uses proprietary dynamic modelling, a mix of optimised sampling and modelling, to get realistic classic sounds with strong fidelity and dynamic response. The company points to more than 20 years of experience behind that approach.
The sound comes from sampled versions of the original six instruments. Layering is more flexible than on the classic hardware it follows.
You can split, layer, pan and balance the timbres. An LFO handles vibrato, and Formant, Filter and Age parameters shape the tone further.
The built-in effects are Compressor, Four-Band EQ, Spring Reverb and Delay, each with its own section. Chorus is part of the effects set too.
Flavour is the newest addition. It is a multi-effect for lo-fi treatment:
AIR says its Creative FX collection has shipped with Pro Tools since version 8.
There are 75 factory presets. You can save and load your own presets from the plugin toolbar, including in the standalone app. The GUI resizes between 50% and 200%.
Solina was first exclusive to AKAI Professional MPC and Force products. It now comes as AU, VST and AAX plugins, plus a Desktop Player app you can play live from a MIDI controller over USB or Bluetooth.
On Mac it runs on macOS 12 to 15, Intel and Apple Silicon. Windows 10 and 11 are supported, with an ASIO driver.
An internet connection is needed to authorise the software.
Yes. The Solina Black Friday deal takes 77% off, bringing it to $34, and it runs until Nov 26, 2026. It is AIR Music Technology's string keyboard plugin with six timbres, 75 factory presets and a built-in effects section.
You get the six sampled timbres (Contrabass, Cello, Viola, Violin, Trumpet, Horn), 75 factory presets and built-in Compressor, Four-Band EQ, Spring Reverb, Delay and Flavour effects. The Desktop Player app comes with your purchase.
Solina is available as VST 2/3, AU and AAX plugins, plus a standalone Desktop Player app. It was originally exclusive to AKAI Professional MPC and Force products before AIR brought it to the computer formats.
Flavour is a lo-fi multi-effect. It applies EQ simulations of radios, phones and tape machines, and adds distortion, noise and tape flutter. AIR says it can transform a patch dramatically, all inside one effect.
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