Buchla • 200e Series

The Buchla 200e is a 21st century rebirth of the 70′s classic 200 series analog modular systems from Buchla. It is still an analog synthesizer, but with some 21st century improvements, most notably the addition of MIDI control, patch memory storage and digital hybridization. Other improvements include internal MIDI buses, more voltage controlled parameters, a router for signals and control voltages, velocity sensitivity, and a redesigned output section of the complex oscillator module. A few new modules have also been added including a duophonic pitch class generator and a triple morphing filter.

The 200e may be new but it is still a classic modular system. That means potential customers must start with an empty cabinet, and select the synthesis modules from the 200e series to design the system to their personal needs. It is even possible to add some of the original classic 200 series modules to it, and to add the new 200e series modules to an original 200 system. With five cabinet sizes to choose from (from 2 panels to 18 panels), no two systems may look alike, and they can range from just a module or two to the complex analog beast pictured above.

The 200e series is not exactly analog either (nor digital). The 200e series is truly an analog-digital hybrid modular system with an analog user-interface but a state-of-the art underlying electronic system designed to provide stable, dynamic musical sounds with exceptional sonic quality. Buchla’s engineers sought the best possible designs for their modules which meant that in some cases the signal path may be truly analog, while in other cases they may in fact be digital. Almost all analog signals are also controlled by digital componentry for maintaining stability or to enable patch storage, for example. Speaking of patch storage, the 200e will only store knob settings and switch position but not patch cable routings.

As awesome as having modern day Buchla 200 analog systems available for purchase is, they are still very hard to come by. New systems must be ordered directly from Buchla and they are expensive! A complete system could cost anywhere from $10,000 to $30,000! Individual modules cost on average about $1,000. The price tag, learning curve and really old-school nature will certainly put this system out of the realm of the casual musician. Yet, with the demise of so many classic synth makes (ARP, EML, EMS), and the abandonment of their analog-modular heritage by so many existing makes (Roland, Moog, E-mu) it is truly exciting to see one of the original pioneers, Don Buchla, using today’s technology to continue making yesterday’s synthesizers.

Now back to the more affordable digital synths that can pack quite a punch for their ones and zeros.

Rob Pipen Sub Boom Bass~

SubBoomBass is filled with excessive amounts of low end ammunition to detonate your tracks! With presets designed by the legendary Rob Papen and other guest artists, this dedicated bass synth will supply you with huge cone-rattling sounds that will devastate any music track. This software instrument is great for Hip Hop and RnB but can also be used for Dubstep, video game music, film scores and more…

If you have too many analog synths to handle in one sequencer and have been thinking about syncing to a computer, GET VOLTA!

Volta

Volta is a virtual instrument plug-in that turns your audio interface into a voltage control interface.

Any hardware device with a control voltage (CV) input can be placed under precise digital control from your favorite audio workstation software. You can play and automate modulars, analog synths – even effects processors.

Imagine being able to play and automate your CV-equipped analog gear from Digital Performer, Logic Pro, or Live with the same level of control, precision and convenience as a virtual instrument.

Here are just a few examples of what you can do with Volta:

• Perform MIDI sequencing with external modular synths with sample-accurate precision (if your host sequencer supports sample-accurate MIDI).
• Automatically calibrate and tune oscillators with the click of a button.
• Use ramp automation in your host audio software to control filters, envelope generators, effects processors and other voltage-controlled external gear.
• Apply LFOs, step sequencers and pattern sequencers to CV inputs and tempo-sync them to your host software timeline.

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Spectralis 2

It was at the NAMM music convention in 2006 when I first heard the Spectralis.  The funny part was that their booth was right next to the Moog booth and the moment I walked by someone was freaking the new Moog Voyager, but even that couldn’t stop my ears from zoning in on a machine next door called the Spectralis.  I talked with it’s inventor, Jorg Schaaf, and once he showed me what it was capable of I was convinced that I needed one of these for my arsenal ASAP!  I am looking forward to the Spectralis 2 release.

Linndrum 2

The Linn drum 2 is another piece of gear with huge  potential.  Although no one’s heard what it sounds like, everyone’s hoping it will be what producers expect from a new school production machine from Roger Linn.  After all, this is his first machine similar to the Linndrum and the MPC3000 he’s made so hopefully it will be worth the wait!  As far as the analog side of it, I like Dave Smith and the Prophet 8, but I have an evolver and although it sounds pretty bad ass, the interface is confusing, and the knobs pull off easily when you turn them.  All I’m saying is that hopefully the Linn drum 2 won’t have that ‘built in a garage feel’.

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