Ambient w/ Field Recording in Tokyo, Piano ,MOOD MK II, Music Easel |Green Circle 2025-04-21 by atnr

video upload by atnr

"A piece built from field recordings captured near a forest in Tokyo, combined with piano and a ‪@buchlausa‬ Music Easel. Amid flowing water and rustling trees, electronic tones and piano lines emerge.

Piano (YAMAHA CP‑88): Performed live, then mixed as two layers—the dry signal and a processed version treated with LOSSY and ‪@gfisys‬ SPECULAR TEMPUS.

Music Easel: Routed through ‪@ChaseBlissAudio‬ MOOD for reverb, micro‑looping, and pitch shifting.

Field recordings: Sounds of a small forest and stream in a Tokyo residential area, recorded on an iPhone."

Buchla Tiptop 264T | ART protocol hacking with XAOC Drezno

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"According to Gur from TTA this was unlikely to work, but 'unlikely' is not impossible. The ART protocol is something like analog encoded digital data used to be transferred over regular patch cables. It carries information that can be used to play quantized notes on an ART capable VCO like the 259t (and obviously the ART series from TTA). I tried using XAOC Drezno to convert the ART signal to bits, and then scramble a few before recoding it back to analog. This is just an experiment and it was a bit too much off-topic for episode 14. It would also make the video too long and nobody's watching the end of long videos anymore. It makes me wonder if this could also work on MIDI data, but that's for another day."

Buchla Tiptop 264t | Buchla 200 Series | Episode 14 | Quad Sample and Hold / Polyphonic Adaptor

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"The original Buchla 264 is a very rare module, released in the 1970's. So it's important to realize it's a very primitive way of adding polyphony to a modular system. It's not that different from an early analog polysynth, where voice cards were used to activate two or more voices from a keyboard 'switch'. This is another fine example of doing easy things the hardest way possible, so there should be some reward in it. Apart from the polyphonic switching mechanism - you'd need four VCO's, four envelopes and four VCA's to switch between. I'll start with four Plaits, which can trigger their own internal LPG while distributing Marbles CV/GATE between them.

Then I used the Buchla LEM 218 keyboard to try and make chords. It didn't work so well, because the 264T is too slow picking the right voltage for the right key-down event. The 218 already outputs quantized notes in the 12-TET scale, so how hard could it possibly be to 'sample' the voltage from the played key and hold it? On the original Buchla 264, people used a gate lag (with the 281 envelope generator), to sample the voltage first, and trigger the hold with an end of cycle, just a few milliseconds later. Fortutnately, the 264 also has track and hold. In this mode, it can simply track the keys from the 218 keyboard, and hold it on key down. Works like a charm!

Regardless, this old-school analog polyphony is a lot of work and requires either a lot of modules, or specialized quad versions of your basic VCO, VCA and Envelope Generator. However, the module provides lots of cool resources you can use on a simpler setup, and results may be even cooler than trying to create polyphony. For instance, the polyphonic adaptor can double as a clock divider, which is missing from the current Buchla/TTA 200 series. It's super useful to clock a delay or sparse event. When combined with the 242 pulser, you could use a 11-step sequence, and pick every 2nd, 3rd or 4th event, creating all kinds of odd variations without changing the 'pins'.

Then there's ART, which is a new digital protocol for tuning a VCO, and sending quantized note and gate information. This requires an ART capable VCO like the 259T. While it's tempting to use two of those, it's much more fun to just use the principal VCO in ART mode, and use the modulation VCO in standard mode. Your voice will be in tune with other sources, but you'd still be able to create some new textures and leads. Quantized notes will steal some of the Buchla magic, so this is a best of both worlds. So if you're not pursuing polyphony (which isn't unwise), the 264 is a great source for stepped random voltages, divisions and quantized notes. Highly recommended for all you generative music lovers."

Transposing Arpeggios

video upload by Todd Barton

"Today's "what if" using Pulse out of the PVS to Pulse in on the Aux Card: Transposing Arpeggios.

My Patreon: / synthtodd"

Tech Talk: Vitalic (Electronic Beats TV)

video upload by Telekom Electronic Beats TV

"Electronic Beats returns with another Tech Talk, this time we took a trip to Paris to visit the studio of Pascal Arbez aka Vitalic / Dima. Pascal initially began his career on French Techno label Choice under his Dima alias, releasing a series of original works as well as remixing the likes of Daft Punk, Björk, Royksopp and Paul Kalkbrenner, a striking sign of his ability to craft greatness in the studio.

He went on to then launch his alter-ego Vitalic and released numerous albums and EP’s for Different/[PIAS] Recordings as well as material for Jennifer Cardini’s Correspondant, his ‘Poney’ EP on DJ Hell’s Gigolo Records and of course his own Citizen Records imprint.

Vitalic also forms the duo KOMPROMAT with Rebeka Warrior (ex Sexy Sushi), is currently celebrating twenty years of his career and the release of his fifth album DISSIDÆNCE. We took a trip to find out what keeps this powerhouse producer stirring after decades in the game and discover all of the machines and technologies that were used to create his impressive and extensive back catalogue and his new album 'Dissidaence'."

TTMC Sequencer Card , Modcan Touch Sequencer , 1010Music Bitbox

video upload by Tokyo Tape Music Center

"Enlightened Lands" Buchla Dual Lightning System & Biofeedback

video upload by Stephano Gavilanes

"New exploration with a dual Buchla Lightning system, and the Soundmachines BI1 Brainterface setup controlling selected synths/samples via wands and brainwaves as midi notes and CC messages✨

Headphones or loudspeakers suggested!💫

Music composed and recorded by Stephano Gavilanes.© Copyright 2025. All rights reserved."

Buchla/Tiptop 292T RoHS | Buchla 200 series | Episode 13

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"This week, the 292t quad lo-pass gate finally arrived at the EU and the UK, but without the toxic vactrol components. As you may know, vactrols require the use of cadmium, which is mildly radio active and it should not end up in the environment. The 292t RoHS can safely be disposed when it turns out it ain't no Buchla anymore.

In this video I'll do a quick test using both versions but as always, TipTop Audio did a truly amazing job. It still has the magic of the original 292c, but it's a bit quicker because there's no vactrol memory effect. The bad news is that you can't strike it with a short blip, ping or trigger. The good news is that it sounds as tight as a doornail and when you use envelopes, you will not get the feeling it's not a 292.

Still, it's impossble they will respond in the exact same way. Even the original vactrol 292 would expose tiny differences from unit to unit, where the RoHS version will be consistent. I am a huge fan of LPG's and I always assumed you can't have a decent LPG without vactrols. The excellent Natural Gate from Rabid Elephant already proved me wrong a long time ago, and the 292t RoHS confirms it. There's no need to get yourself an 'original' 292t with an illegal import. The EU/UK version is fine!"

Buchla Aux Card v2 example patch

video upload by Buchla

Buchla Zollstock

video upload by Ebotronix

"Buchla 200t TipTop Audio,
242t, 2x 292t, 4x 258t, 2x 281t ,2x 207t, 2x 259t, 257t, 266t, 2x 245t, 296t,
Doepfer R2m , Ribbon Controller,A 126-2, with Expander,
A 110-4, A 156, 2x A 177-2,
Mutable Instruments, 4x Shades,
Grendel Formant Filter
4ms, QPL, Peg, DLD,
Tunefish Modular ,2x Ornament and Crime,Dorian Scale,
WMD Time Warp,
Strymon Big Sky MX
12/ 8 time
10.04.2024
video # 2504"

700 System + Auratie: Now a Soundscape Generator

video upload by Gm Xe

"This is a fascinating setup: using Landscape and Evicshen as a resonator for the guitar, feeding the signal into Auratie via the 208, and modulating it with Auratie’s new self-feedback feature. The 700 sends out a low-frequency sound field, which is then AB-morphed using the 208’s LFO.

Put on your headphones and enjoy — hope you like it!"

Auratie_v2.1.0 Firmware Release

video upload by Gm Xe

"Hello everyone,
We’re excited to announce the release of the new *Auratie_v2.1.0 Firmware**. You can now visit our official website at **gmxe.org* to download and install it. The update includes detailed release notes, and we’ve also uploaded the original firmware for reference.

This new firmware features a restructured architecture and introduces many new functions and improvements."

Strange Fig 6 62

video upload by Todd Barton

My periodic look at patches from Allen Strange’s book, Electronic Music.
My Patreon: / synthtodd

TTMC VC 4 Channel Comb Filter MODEL 294 , 158 FM

video upload by Tokyo Tape Music Center

https://tokyo-tape-music-center.com

Voltage Controlled 4 Channel Comb Filter MODEL 294

4 Channel Comb Filter Inspired by Buchla 294

Eurorack Format

26 mA +12V
32 mA -12V
0 mA 5V
Width: 14HP
Depth: 28mm

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TTMC 144 Card F.M. A.M. , Buchla Easelcommand

video upload by Tokyo Tape Music Center

https://tokyo-tape-music-center.com

TTMC 144 Card , Buchla Easelcommand

video upload by Tokyo Tape Music Center

700 FM Voice Scroll

video upload by Todd Barton

"Curiosity is always my default. So . . . what if I create a simple single patch on the 700 FM Voice and scroll through the four Modes of each Algorithms? What sounds and textures will arise? Here's that scroll. Imagine the possibilities of adjusting just a single or multiple parameters? Sit back with a favorite drink for the next 7'30".
700 FM Voice by Shawn Wu. You can reach him via Instagram @wuxiaoen1984
My Patreon: / synthtodd"

Buchla Rhythms - Buchla Music Easel

video upload by Roland Klinkenberg

"Mail me at rklinkenberg(at)gmail(dot)com for more info on the card"



"Aaux card for the Buchla 208 / Music easel.

It's a 16 step envelope trigger module which offers drum computer like step input for two different Envelope outputs. Here a brief description:

- 16 three way switches, up selects output 1, down selects output 2

- Output is a simple envelope with only decay with a potentiometer and a CV input

- Length can be set to 16 steps or 8 steps, in which case it's basically a dual 8 step envelope trigger

- Sync input for syncing the Buchla 208 pulser to an external sync source

All in all a very straight forward card to use, but still a very complex card to build consisting of a 4 layer PCB behind de frontpanel, a 2 layer main pcb and a backpanel, sandwiched together. The 4 layer pcb and the 2 layer main pcb are connected via a total of 28 pins divided over 6 connectors."

You can find additional demos in previous posts here.

264t snippets

video upload by Todd Barton

"Casual experiments with the new Tiptop Audio Buchla 264t Quad S & H.

My Patreon: / synthtodd"

Buchla & Tiptop Audio Introduce the Quad Sample & Hold and Polyphonic Adapter Model 264t

TipTop Buchla 264t – What is a quantizer anyway? video upload by Dexba

"We finally have a quantizer in Buchla form, but that poses some questions: what even is a quantizer?
Why is not called that? And how did they handle polyphony in modular 50 years ago?"

264t Quad Sample & Hold & Polyphonic Adapter module demo - Tiptop & Buchla

video upload by Stazma

"Today we are going to check out the new module from the Tiptop & Buchla 200t serie: the Quad Sample & Hold & Polyphonic Adapter Model 264t!

So we will talk about ART a lot, and even play around with TWO 259t to create four voice polyphonic patches."


264t Poly Patch video upload by Todd Barton

"This patch was first unfolded by Kyle Swisher on his Source of Uncertainty Podcast: https://www.amazon.com/Colour-Ink-Jas..."

Also see Todd Barton's original Buchla 264 experiments: • Buchla 264
You can find his Patreon with additional resources here: / synthtodd

via Tiptop Audio

Message from the Mothership to all 200t users on Planet Earth!

We are thrilled to bring you the Quad Sample & Hold and Polyphonic Adapter Model 264t. The module is now shipping, and pre-orders are open at our dealers. Price: $265. [check with dealers on the right for availability]

Don Buchla designed the original 264 in 1970, but only a few were ever mad,e. This module features high-speed sample & hold circuits that can also switch to track & hold, delivering the exceptional performance you’d expect from a Don Buchla design. To push the boundaries further, Don added a groundbreaking feature: the Polyphonic Adapter. This was a bold vision at a time when polyphony was virtually unheard of, synth pioneer Tom Oberheim wouldn’t introduce the world’s first polyphonic synthesizer, the SEM, until 1975. With the 264t, we’ve taken Don’s polyphonic concept one step closer to full realization. We’ve added ART outputs that can drive multiple oscillators equipped with ART, such as the 259t Complex waveform generator. Plus, we’ve incorporated built-in scales, adding a complete ART quantizer working seamlessly alongside Don’s original analog circuits.