With Starlight In Their Eyes - Djangosfire Serge Improv Dec 2020

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"'With the starlight in their eyes, they glimmer and shine - Set to cruise through the heavens, the Milky Way and beyond - Rumble shakes the capsule, as time between the past and the far off lead to wonder - To the Earth they say goodbye... with starlight in their eyes'

'Starlight in Their Eyes' 12-29-2020 Adam Scramstad/Djangosfire

I’ve been so busy past few months building DIY Buchla style modules... and I have NOT had any time to finish putting this Serge System together (its been sitting for way too long) until this afternoon. For me, the “test” of a system is when you sit down with NO patch cords (a blank slate) and start building a foundation patch.. then let it lead you into space. If I look up at the clock only to realize a few hours have past... well, then it all A-OK! Cheers - Adam"

Djangosfire New Buchla Style System Build ... Getting Close!

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"About a month ago (beginning July, 2020), I started spending time building up a DIY Buchla style system. It’s really getting to the fun point now, can’t wait to share as a get familiarized with this awesome system!! Cheers, Adam"

277 Buchla Style Delay - Flanger Test Patch

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"Building a lot of modules lately and having a lot of fun testing out the 277 digital delay – it has great feedback possibilities when patched back into itself... very much like a Flanger! Cheers, Adam"

Compelled to Sequence

Published on Oct 29, 2019 Todd Barton

"Sometimes I'm just compelled to Sequence! The Easel is clocking the custom Serge 4x8 Sequencer built by http://lowgain-audio.com. The custom Soundplex Serge panel was built by http://seeholzerengineering.com and Easel clone by djangosfire.
Enjoy!"

Created a new Seeholzer Engineering for this one. Charles Seeholzer has been featured in previous posts, including this Olympia Modular post.

Melodies on a Buchla 200e - Part 01 Djangosfire

Published on Apr 26, 2019 djangosfire

"Wanted to show an example of melodic possibilities on a Buchla 200e. This a focus on the concept of pitched transpositions (not the tone of the patch this time).

Modules used:

Buchla 251e, 223e, 281e, 292e, 206e
Studio H: 258e & Control and Signal Router

A few notes on the pitch aspects of the patch:

- 258e is tracking 1.2v/oct
- 251e is tuned to play octaves
- the 223e is tuned to play a Major scale
- the Studio H Control and Signal Router is mixing and buffering the all of the CV into the 258e

Repeatable, pitch tracking on a Buchla 200e is possible, and sounds amazing! Once you set up a patch like this.. anything is possible.

More later - Thank you, Djangosfire"

Simply Spring 2018 - Djangosfire Buchla Music Easel

Published on Apr 25, 2018 djangosfire

"A simple melody on a beautiful Spring day.

Raw Buchla Music Easel.

Thank you - Djangosfire"

Buchla Flute Feedback Patch clip

Published on Jan 22, 2018 djangosfire

"Late night weirdo patch on the Buchla - featuring the 218e + Grayscale DAO + 230r + 281e + 292e + 206e .... into reverb.

I might experiment and develop this patch, for now though... just a quick clip to help me recall these tones.

218e is massively fun and a deep expressive interface, and so fast to patch!

Thank you for checking out my noise :)
Cheers, - Djangosfire"

Buchla Series 200 Cloned Modular Auction

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"All Roman Filippov built modules except for:

Hugh St Amour 259, serviced by Mark Verbos.

Mark Verbos 258V and 291V!!!

Djangosfire 158- POS face plate/EXCELLENT 158!

cj3000 built the 245. Perfect!

Just for clarity:

Top L to R: 266r 256r 291v 207r

Middle L to R: 245cj 281r 292r

Bottom L to R: 158df 258v 259sta

All modules in excellent shape, save rack rash. The cabinet is about a 6 out of 10. Kludged together by someone else.

This also includes a butt load of cables, both Buchla issue carry cases as well as a crap ton of large and small blue Rogans (some vintage!!) and a handful of reds."

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Buchla 285e 296e exploration

Published on Jan 14, 2018 Todd Barton

"This is a little offering to the 285e patching thread on MuffWigglers that was started by Djangosfire. Enjoy."

BUCHLA 285E FREQUENCY SHIFTER FEEDBACK & 296E - Examples 02

Published on Jan 13, 2018 djangosfire

"Today I’m further exploring a Todd Barton suggested 285e feedback patch found here: [posted here]

And am extending the idea to include a 296e!

Basic patch setup:

- 285e Down Output into 285e Signal In
- 285e Up Output into285e FM Input
- 285e Down Output patched into 296e ODD Input
- 285e Up Output patched into 296e EVEN Input
- 296e Spectrum Transfer set on to both ODD to Even, and Even to ODD
- 296e Display set to Envelopes
- 296e ODD audio output patched to 206e Channel 1 Left
- 296e ODD audio output patched to 206e Channel 6 Right
- I patched 296e Envelope Out CV from channel 15 back into the 285e Frequency CV jack

Audio from this video was straight out from the 206e main, through the console, into DAW (which I used some UAD EMT Reverb).

Now, go explore some sounds!!

Cheers,
- Djangosfire"

Buchla Format Sputnik 289 Synthesizer Module

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"Here is the famed Sputnik 289 Dual Defect Processor designed by Roman Filippov and built by Adam Scramstad, aka Djangosfire."

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More AKS Sequencer Rhythmic Patching

Published on Nov 26, 2017 djangosfire

Dream of a Dream - Synthi AKS Patch

Published on Nov 24, 2017 djangosfire

"Looping AKS sequencer patch - thought I would share my progress here.

Thank you,
- Djangosfire"

Feeling Thankful - EMS AKS Grok Time

Published on Nov 22, 2017 djangosfire

"Learning to use the AKS sequencer, and get calibrated scale/pitches - do bizarre!

Cheers - Djangosfire"

November 200r DIY Buchla Patch

Published on Nov 22, 2017
November 200r DIY Buchla Patch.

"'Semi-living' melodic experiment - It’s been a while, wanted to share something - Late night, iPhone audio ... nothing fancy.

Thank you - Djangosfire"

Space Music with the Buchla 200e

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Published on Aug 31, 2017

"Working on a new improvised Space Music track, for a double vinyl compilation of electronic music - more soon.

Buchla 200e + Roland RE-301 tape delay + Eventide reverb. Oh yes, and the VCO is a prototype 258e!

Wanted to share a short 'sneak peek' of the process.

You can hear the tape swirling around :)

Cheers! - Djangosfire"

Euro Buchla 100 Modules - Testing! 01

Published on Jul 11, 2017 djangosfire

"Having a blast beta-testing these euro format Buchla 100 reproductions (for a friend, I did not build these) - Perfect for getting a feel of the patch style used in the early Buchla 100 systems. No filters used, just gates (non-vactrol for the early 110's) - great wide range of tones and timbres - can't wait to try more!!"

79-81 era Serge - Space Machine, Away Into the Universe

Published on May 31, 2017 djangosfire

"Patch on the '79-'81 era Serge.

Organic, analog .... gritty and wonderful tones. A joy to patch... even if it's a bit fiddly :)

Cheers! - Djangosfire"

Alien Conversation - Buchla 200e Patch May 2107

Published on May 26, 2017 djangosfire

"Semi Self-Gen patch improv - also a bit of audio processing.

Cheers! - Djangosfire"

P.S. Is this the first time we are seeing Djangosfire in the flesh?

Saturday Buchla Patch - April 2017

Published on Apr 29, 2017 djangosfire

"Afternoon Buchla patch - cheers!"