Via the Buchla list.
Bryan notes:
"Looks like the 249e might be gone as well. Both modules have been removed from the systems on the price list. I bet there aren't as many orders for them now that the 261e and 250e came out. I haven't got my hands on either of the DARFs yet to prefer one over the other but I do like the 259e just as much as the 261e. Maybe more..."
Two prior posts specifically mentioning the 259e Oscillator (I didn't find any I put up for the 249e):
Buchla Breaking the Mold
Buchla 200e Analog vs. Digital
Update via Ezra Buchla:
"- something very much like the probability fields in the 249 can be
programmed with the 250 and the lower section of the 266. try it!
- keep up the feedback. it is not impossible to make more of these,
especially the 259. i love that module, because i love crazy extreme digital
sounds. these very same sounds have been bad-mouthed a lot in the press, so
if you enjoy them, let us know.
- the 249 is a beast to assemble, and we've had few enough orders that it's
hard to justify continuing firmware support for it (a lot of work would be
needed to really root out all the bugs.)"
Another update from Ezra:
"hi everyone, a couple things:
- we're not taking orders for either of these modules right now (and here
are good reasons). we will fill orders on the waitlist. i can't say if we
will make more of them ever.
- if you were considering ordering a 249, i would not dismiss the 250. it
lacks some functions but adds other important ones: 32x stationary knob
bank, 16x sample and hold, new voltage integration uses... if you miss the
259's probability fields, it is possible to program the same behaviors with
a 250 and 266 combo."
How can they phase it out? Is there a phaser module? How can they phase without a phaser module? Leave it to Don!
ReplyDeleteI always thought the 249e was the best of the new batch. Shows to go ya...
ReplyDelete(Paul, he phased it out with the 297 Infinite Phase Shifter. Duh).
Maybe he'll wisen up and get rid of all the unnessasarily digital crap that should be completely analog.
ReplyDeleteBut that's just me dreaming on this vicodin...
Yeah, I should have said filter it out instead. Lowpass it down to zero.
ReplyDeleteahhhhh...... :)
ReplyDeleteWell, there is the 297 InfinIte Phase Shifter:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.buchla.com/200e/297.html
This is really sad. The 259e is the only Buchla device I've spent some time with, and to me it represents a really daring shift (non-bandimited digital waveshaping, for example) in a direction that needs to be explored more: a focus on interface and flexibility, rather than an irrational commitment to paleotechnical zealotry.
ReplyDeleteBecause aliasing is cool.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I was all angry the 259e didn't sound like it fit in the Buchla canon, but you can't deny it has the potential to sound unique. That guy who posts wispy morphy mp3's seems to have found some sort of cool iceberg tip. It can also sound exactly like a DX7. I once turned one of the knobs & suddenly had the Tina Turner harmonica patch on my hands.
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