Buchla Sparkle | Music Easel

video upload by Akihiko Matsumoto

"Buchla Modular Synth Sample Pack
https://akihikomatsumoto.sellfy.store...

An inquiry into timbre shaped by the circuitry of a singular electronic instrument
A system built for exploration
Don Buchla’s electronic instruments can be understood as musical tools and as environments for exploration. They allow performers to play in a physical and expressive way, yet they also invite a method of working that resembles research into the behavior of voltage and timbre.
Buchla did not follow the conventions of keyboard based instruments. Instead he created systems in which sound could be shaped through touch sensitive controls, complex modulation, and freely arranged signal paths. As a result, each patch becomes both a performance setup and a place to investigate how tones, noise sources, control voltages and modulation can interact within an electronic space.

This sample pack carries that spirit forward through recordings made with the Buchla Music Easel Modern. It offers a survey of sonic behavior, inviting listeners to study the subtle warmth that emerges when complex oscillators interact. It highlights the characteristic percussive transients of low pass gates. It captures broadband noise shaped by minute spectral movements. It presents drones formed by slow feedback interactions and microscopic frequency shifts. The goal is to provide raw material for creators who wish to work closely with the textures that define this family of instruments."

cascades

video upload by Memetune Studio

"Some cascading patterns for you 😁


Buchla 200 only"

Post-Classical Music with Piano and Synthesizers | Unawakened 2026-06-08 by atnr

video upload by atnr

"A post-classical piece in which piano and synthesizer sounds alternate and intertwine.

The instruments used are ‪@YamahaSynthsOfficial‬ CP-88, ‪@SequentialLLC‬ Prophet-10, ‪@MoogSynthesizers‬ Moog One, ‪@NordKeyboards‬ Nord Lead, and ‪@buchlausa‬ Music Easel.

On the CP-88, piano phrases are performed, while the Moog One and the other synthesizers respond with complementary parts throughout the piece.

The Prophet-10 is processed through the ‪@HologramElectronics‬ MICROCOSM with reverb and filtering. The Nord Lead is processed with reverb through the Specular Tempus.

On the Music Easel, lead melodies are performed with its built-in spring reverb and additional reverb from the ‪@strymon‬ blueSky."

Buchla Ziggy Dungeon Synth

video upload by Buchla

"this is gonna be the soundtrack to my next dungeon crawl"

Moog Muse Moog Grandmother and Buchla Tiptop Audio improvisation

video upload by VoxModula Archives

"Today I had fun with the Moog Muse Moog Grandmother and Buchla Tiptop Audio improvisation. It had been quite a while since I last powered up the Buchla modular. Today I turned it on and simply modulated the timbre of one of the 259t's VCOs, which I used as a rhythmic foundation. Then I found a patch on the Grandmother and another on the Muse, and everything seemed to work together, so I ended up doing this short improvised jam, recorded directly as it was.

If you have any questions, I’ll be happy to answer them. I hope you enjoy these four minutes of analog sounds.

The MooggGrandmother and the Buchla go both into the Strimon El Capistan, the Moog Muse into the Flamma FS02, a very great sounding budget friendly pedal."

Mangrove Rhythm - Buchla music easel, easel command, 208C, card

video upload by Roland Klinkenberg

"Patch breakdown:
208c env generator - Gate 2
Card envelope out - Gate 1
Card sequencer out - Card env generator level
208c random voltage 1 - 208c env generator attack input
208c random voltage 2 - 208c env generator decay input
208c sequencer out - Gate 2 source switch, switching between MOD osc and noise
208c random voltage 3 - Complex osc timbre amount
Card LFO out - MOD Osc frequency
MOD osc fm - Coplex osc

MAil me at rklinkenberg@gmail.com for more info on the card"

How to split the 248t MARF

video upload by Stazma

"Today I'm showing you how to split your MARF into two eight steps sequencers!"

Easel 6326

video upload by Todd Barton

"Seeing what the Easel has to say today . . .
My Patreon: / synthtodd"

Math with The 257t

video upload by Stazma

"Today is Math 102 with the 257t.
Watch this if you use modules that output 0-5v and you want them to go to 10v, turn bipolar signals into unipolar ones, or if you want to learn some creative ways to mix them together to create more complex modulations.
A bunch of usefull tricks in there ;-)"

00:00 INTRO
01:48 The 0-5V problem
03:07 TIPS N°1: FROM 0-5V TO 0-10V
07:07 TIPS N°2 VOLTAGE COMBINER
10:17 TIPS N°3 BIPOLAR TO UNIPOLAR
12:39 TIPS N°4 ENCAPSULATED MODULATION

BBD Tokyo Delay MODEL BTD-1 Card, Buchla Easel Command

video upload by Tokyo Tape Music Center

Did Moog ruin synths? Suzanne Ciani reveals analog's original sin.

video upload by SpectreVision Radio and Phantom Power Podcast

"Today we talk to modular synth pioneer Suzanne Ciani and MIT Spatial Sound Lab researcher Kamran V. Suzanne and Kamran both love quadraphonic sound, and they have a new quad release coming out on June 4th called Ciani/Orkest. They are on a mission to make quadraphonic music accessible to both musicians and to listeners, and in this interview, Kamran will explain how, you, with no special equipment, can listen to their new album in quad.
We'll also get into how analog synthesizers actually work, the early history of Buchla synths versus Moog synths, why Suzanne thinks keyboards diminish the potential of synths, and how Suzanne designed some of the most recognizable sounds of the 1980s.
Suzanne Ciani is a Grammy Award nominated composer, electronic musician, and neoclassical recording artist who has released over 20 solo albums, including Seven Waves and The Velocity of Love. Her work has been featured in Hollywood films, video games, and countless commercials. She was inducted into the first class of keyboard magazine's Hall of Fame, alongside Bob Moog, Don Buchla, and Dave Smith. And she was the subject of the feature documentary, A Life in Waves.
Kamran V is an arts technologist and MIT Spatial Sound Lab researcher, and he's a National Endowment for the Arts grant recipient. He's worked at Interscope Records, produced immersive music releases for Nine Inch Nails, Sting, and Beck, and he ran the music tech fest, Moogfest. He's also on the board of Dub Lab.

Cited Media:

Music & Albums:
⁠Suzanne Ciani - Ciani/Orkest (2025)⁠⁠Suzanne Ciani - Live Quadraphonic (2016)⁠⁠Suzanne Ciani - The Velocity of Love (1986)⁠⁠Suzanne Ciani - Seven Waves (1982)⁠⁠Wendy Carlos - Switched-On Bach (1968)⁠⁠Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)⁠⁠The Rentals⁠
Film & TV:
⁠3-2-1 Contact, PBS (1980–1988)⁠⁠Brett Whitcomb - A Life in Waves (2017)⁠⁠Suzanne Ciani on David Letterman (1980)⁠
Events & Festivals:
⁠Moogfest⁠⁠AES Convention⁠⁠Amsterdam Dance Event⁠⁠NAMM⁠
Tools & Plugins:
⁠Kamran V - QUARK Plugin (free)⁠
Record Labels & Archives:
⁠Finders Keepers Records⁠

Chapters:

0:00 Intro
5:45 Meet the Guests
6:28 Sound Design & Commercials
13:45 High Art vs Low Culture
19:03 Ciani Orkest
24:42 Moog vs Buchla
26:36 How Modular Synths Work
36:15 Quadrophonic Sound
45:13 The QUARK Plugin
50:24 Seven Waves"

la brume s'échoue - live performance with buchla synthesizer

video upload by Tom Leclerc

https://tomleclerc.bandcamp.com

no external processing

thanks for listening

Buchla Ziggy Envelopes Tutorial

video upload by Buchla

"This video provides an overview of how the Ziggy instrument manages envelopes, focusing on intuitive shaping rather than traditional ADSR parameters."

Ziggy Quick Beat

video upload by Buchla

"ziggy sounds plus MPC sample factory sounds"

Moog Muse Cmin Gmin

video upload by VoxModula Archives

"it's soooo easy to dial in a great sounding patch on the Moog Muse."

the100

video upload by Memetune Studio

"This is a simple video of a vintage Buchla 100 being sequenced by a Modcan A Series

Thanks for viewing"

Recreating Pink Flyod's Iconic EMS Synthi AKS Sound | Voltage Labs

video upload by Voltage Labs

"In 1973, Pink Floyd released 'The Dark Side of the Moon', one of the most influential albums of all time. The track 'On the Run' is famous for its use of the Synthi AKS, a classic London-made analog synthesizer by EMS (Electronic Music Studios).

Today I’d like to show you how to recreate the iconic sequence of that track on an EMS Synthi A, then show how to program it on a Moog Mother-32, and finally how to patch it in a Eurorack system."

MARF as Switcher et al

video upload by Todd Barton

"Using the 248t MARF as a switcher via its external inputs from the 245t sequencer to create a 20 stage sequence. Then using the other part of the MARF for a 12 stage sequence. Some fun now!"

My Patreon / synthtodd

Ziggy Buchla Cycler Tutorial

video upload by Buchla

"How to use the Buchla Ziggy Cycler!"

Putting Buchla Ziggy through its paces

video upload by Buchla

"All sounds are Ziggy 0.74 through Strymon Bigsky."