buchla 208r

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"Buchla 208r rev 1 in excellent condition. Built by R.F. Works perfectly and sounds incredible. This is the sound making part of a buchla easel minus the keyboard."

Romand Filippov of Sputnik Modular clone.

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Buchla 208r Easel Clone Analog Modular Synthesizer

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"For Sale is a 208r Rev 1 (essentially the top portion of an easel). It was built by Roman [Filippov of Black Corporation] and functions perfectly. It only includes the module. No boat or power supply. It has been fully tested. Everything on it works. Spring Reverb tank sounds nice and dark. Will include 5 shortening bars. It is listed as 'very good' because of the screw rack rash. There are no other scratches. Has been kept covered in a case."

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208r modified + 216

Published on Dec 16, 2014 Alex Pleninger

"cv inputs for sequencer steps and trigger control for pulser modes were added"

Black Panel Buchla Music Easel

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"Beautiful Music Easel that I’m only parting with due to the pandemic situation. This Easel is a professionally built Roman clone consisting of a 208r and 218r in very limited black PCBs and an era-appropriate (70s) Halliburton “almost zero” style case in powder coated matte black. The knobs, sliders, and jacks all follow a greyscale color scheme that looks very cool and is (in my opinion) just as easy to navigate as the stock color system.

This Easel has had several upgrades from the original Roman specifications including an infinite sustain mod, boops new card 12 which improves the spring reverb and headphone output, and rewiring the second output directly to the Complex Oscillator for a separate dry out. It is calibrated and tracks over 5 octaves.

Sale includes the Easel, power supply, gooseneck lamp, one blank program card, 10 shorting bars, and several banana cables.

Keep in mind this is a handmade unit and, while in excellent condition, is not cosmetically pristine. The case is nearly 50 years old and has a couple of minor dents, although the powder coating is relatively fresh. It is functionally perfect and one of the best sounding Easels I’ve ever heard. I wish I could hold onto this one, because it really is something special. I’m simply breaking even at this price, so it is relatively firm. Don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions. Thanks for looking!"

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New 8 Voice Poly Analog from Black Corporation Spotted at NAMM (Not Deckard's Dream)

It looks like a buffed up Virus C. Analog though.

Two LFOs, toe VCOs, two ENVs, and Modulation section.

Update via Silver Seraph in the comments:

"That's for sure a new PolyKobol"

That would be correct. You can see some in the archives here.

Note this is from Black Corporation. If you click on the image and look on the lower right you will see Black Corporation. The man behind Black Corporation is Roman Filippov, who brought us the highly regarded Buchla 208r Easel clone. Deckard's Dream of course is based on the CS80. All indications that this will be a faithful reproduction.


Update2: and via Ryan in the comments: "No,it is not,its a polyphonic Kobol replica.

The Polykobol uses the more weak sounding SSM2044.

On top you get Prophet Style FM modulation of the filter from VCO 2 and FM between vco's!

Massive sounding synth that will blow away vintage and new synths."

See the comments below for more.

Update3 via Autonomik Circuits: It will be shown at Superbooth 18 and Roman confirms it will be available as a DIY kit.

208 ToolBox Overview Videos by Todd Barton

Published on Mar 18, 2017 Todd Barton

"A new third-party offering to the Buchla paradigm: Portabellabz' 208 Toolbox for the Buchla Music Easel. Here's an overview."

Playlist:
208 ToolBox 01 Overview
208 ToolBox 02 CV EG Patches
208 Toolbox 03 SVS Random Patches
208 ToolBox 04 With 208r
208 Toolbox 05 Viewer's Patch
208 Toolbox 06 Oscillator
208 ToolBox 07 More Patches
208 ToolBox 08 External Random
208 ToolBox 09 Figure 21
208 ToolBox 10 CV Switching

Buchla 208r Clone Demo by Laurentide Synthwerks

"Demo of the Buchla 208 module clone. This is rev 2 by Roman Roman Filippov. He came into possession of an original Music Easel and painstakingly traced out every single circuit board to make an exact replica. All of the parts used are the exact same as in the original 208, even the crazy expensive UA726 matched transistors.

This demo is a self-playing patch with some minor tweaking. Effects used: Moogerfooger MF-104M."

http://laurentidesynthworks.net

Pantribal Sodality

Published on Apr 29, 2019 zack dagoba

"I have finally finished my 200 cabinet (for now - I think I want to add a few more modules at some point but this is enough to be getting on with)

Modules: 208r Stored Program Sound Source, 218r Touch Keyboard Controller, 281r Quad Function Generator, 261e Complex Waveform Generator, 248r Multiple Arbitrary Function Generator + Expander, 124b Patchboard / Power Switch, 277r Signal Delay Unit, 257r Dual Voltage Processor

See https://myblogitsfullofstars.blogspot..."

Buchla 208r making soft love

Published on Jan 8, 2014 DrOctave1·277 videos

"Buchla modular playing around with some sounds and rhythms."

- patching for life - MODEL 408S CONTROL EXPANDER

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"MODEL 408S CONTROL EXPANDER

FLPG（Passive LPG with tone control fader"

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"This expander can extend the functionality of the 208 module by adding a number of inputs and outputs.

Many CV inputs have already been added to the 208C, but using them as secondary inputs makes the behaviour more complex.
This expander was fully tested on Buchla Clone 208p.
And will works on many Buchla 208 and clone machines, but not on 208r Rev.1.
( Depending on your module you may need to change the resistance value. )

Built by hand in Japan."

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Akai Rhythm wolf and Buchla 297 ,208r,289sputnik. electro boogie

Published on Nov 6, 2014 bernie dankman

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Custom Buchla Electric Music Box / Music Easel

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"Expertly constructed portable Buchla modular system housed in a black metal Halliburton briefcase with tons of extras. Fully tested and fully functional.

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System is composed of the following modules:

Buchla 208r rev2 - STORED PROGRAM SOUND SOURCE. Built with uA726s.

Buchla 258c - DUAL OSCILLATOR MODEL. Built with uA726s.

Eardrill ModuleModule Chassis containing Eardrill VCA, Eardrill ADSR, and Jason Butcher VCBF 291 style Buchla filter, modded with a white noise generator output.

Jason Butcher 2U touch plate controller / Buchla 216 style.

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System is powered by one standard 120VAC US plug and has 2 additional 12V DC output ports to power accessories such as a mini mixer (included), etc., and a banana out grounding port for connecting things such as a Kenton Pro Solo MIDI/CV connector.

Also included are banana patch cables, dual banana patch plugs, miniplug cables, miniplug to 1/4" cables, banana to 1/8" adapters, copy of the original music easel manual, and 1 resistor socket prototyping 208 preset card, 1 breakout 208 preset card with enveloper auto looper circuit, and 3 blank 208 preset cards.

Asking $5575 OBO Philadelphia area. Free shipping to US only."

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my osc 303 on 303 day 3/03/2014

Published on Mar 3, 2014 DrOctave1·282 videos

"osc 303 into sem/20 then into buchla 206e also useing the buchla 208r as back up synth and the 258r as the kick. just slapped this together in like 15 mins sorry if it isnt that great but is acidy to me."

Seven Minutes - Buchla, Euro & a CR-8000

Published on Mar 18, 2015 DJjondent

"This a a mix using a combo of Buchla, Eurorack & a modded Roland CR-8000. It's mostly a live performance which has then been tweaked and enhanced in Ableton.
The main Sequencer is the 208r on 5 step mode.
Choices joystick is modulating the 208 and Braids.
Braids itself is used in a number of modes which are switched live on the fly. ...Including the pulsing 'chord' sound and the Vowel setting.

For more info check out my blog:
http://djjondent.blogspot.com.au/2015..."

Todd Barton's Ancient Krell patch

Published on Sep 23, 2015 Stephen Drake

"So I built a 208r, version 2. It's a clone of the original version of the Buchla Music Easel, the top sound producing part. After much troubleshooting it now seems to be fully working, except for some minor calibration things which I haven't gotten around to. And I don't have a proper enclosure for it yet. While I have a 218e controller for it, it's not used in this patch, so I moved it out of the way so I could get better camera angles.

This is the Ancient Krell patch from a group of Music Easel patches that Todd Barton posted recently. It probably sounds different on this easel than on Todd's because I don't have the high range mod on my Modulation Oscillator yet, and the Timbre range on the Complex Oscillator isn't folding enough (yet). Thanks for the patch Todd!

Other than a bit of reverb from an Eventide Space (the Blackhole preset), this is a straight recording direct from the Easel to my computer."

New ELKA Synthex Coming from Black Corporation - Meet the Xerxes 8 Voice Synthesizer

Just the image for now. Click on it to check out the front panel in more detail. It clearly takes after the ELKA Synthex.

Black corporation of course brought us Deckards Dream, based on the Yamaha CS80, and Kijimi, a poly based on the RSF Kobol.

Black Corporation is run by Roman Filippov, the man behind the original 208r Buchla Music Easel clone. Some consider it closer to the original than the BEMI re-issue.

Xerxes is a suitable name considering the Elka Synthex is considered a king among synths. via Wikipedia:

"Xerxes I (/ˈzɜːrksiːz/; Old Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 Xšayaṛša (About this sound Khshāyarsha (help·info)) [4] "ruling over heroes",[5] Greek Ξέρξης Xérxēs [ksérksɛːs]; 519–465 BC), called Xerxes the Great, was the fourth king of kings of the Achaemenid dynasty of Persia. Like his predecessor Darius I, he ruled the empire at its territorial apex. He ruled from 486 BC until his assassination in 465 BC at the hands of Artabanus, the commander of the royal bodyguard."


Update: added an image of the original Elka Synthex from this post, where you can find more pics.

Todd Barton and Bruce Bayard

Published on May 30, 2014 Mail Tribune·919 videos

"Todd Barton and Bruce Bayard present an improvisational electro-acoustic response to the installation Flood Control by Avantika Bawa at Noon on Friday, May 30."

Also see: Elegies Soundtrack by Todd Barton Featuring Buchla & Omnisphere

Update: Some additional info via Todd: "Just came across this short clip from yesterday's concert at the Schneider Museum of Art on the campus of Southern Oregon University. I'm playing waterphone and BEMI Music Easel Bruce is playing amplified/effected cello and a Buchla 208r."

Arturia Buchla Easel V Comparison with Buchla 208P

Published on Jun 4, 2018 Tritone Guitars

"Heath Aldrich and Dave Anderson compare and discuss the Arturia Buchla Easel V with Heath's physical Buchla 208P. Video production by Jesse Bader"

I'm familiar with Roman Filippov's 208r clone, but not the 208p. I did a quick search and found the following: (Update: turns out the 208p is essentially a clone of the clone. Some info added further below)

Buchla 208p Music Easel First Sketches

Published on Mar 19, 2018 Heath Aldrich

Update regarding the 208p: "Papz put his version out earlier this year, and it has all the fixes implemented from Roman's 208. http://www.portabellabz.be/208pcb.html. I recommend this version of you want to build one."
You can find a few posts featuring Portabellabz in the archives here.

Playlist:

1. Buchla 208p Music Easel First Sketch

This is DIY Buchla 208 Music Easel that I built. It took me over 50 hours, and it still isn't perfect, but it is perfect for me. This synth has such a rich sound, and is so easy to change the voice of the patch, that it is hard to not be inspired by playing with it. I have always wanted one, and am so happy I had the chance to build one.

This is a idea that I have been working with since I started calibrating this beast. It is far from complete, but I like where it is going. All sounds were recorded direct from the 208p, no external processing, no external effects. Just a boy and his toy.

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Buchla 208r and Mattson Buchla Style Filter

Published on Sep 7, 2013 DrOctave1·261 videos

"Buchla matson clones."

Buchla 208r Music Easel Synth Clone

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A clone by Roman Filippov of the synth portion of the Buchla Music Easel.

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