Buchla Easel Command 208c Tutorials by EthanJamesMusic

Playlist:

Buchla 208c Easel Command tutorial Lesson 1: Complex Oscillator
Buchla 208c Easel Command tutorial Lesson 2: Complex Oscillator CV
Buchla 208c Easel Command tutorial Lesson 3: Complex Oscillator Polarity
Buchla 208c Easel Command tutorial Lesson 4: Complex Oscillator Fine Tune and Keyboard control
Buchla 208c Easel Command tutorial Lesson 5: Modulation Oscillator Basics
Buchla 208c Easel Command tutorial Lesson 6: Modulation Oscillator Interactions
Buchla 208c Easel Command tutorial Lesson 7: Gate Basics
Buchla 208c Easel Command tutorial Lesson 8: Gate Input Options
Buchla 208c Easel Command tutorial Lesson 9: Envelope Generator Basics
Buchla 208c Easel Command tutorial Lesson 10: Advanced Envelope Generator Possibilities
Buchla 208c Easel Command tutorial Lesson 11: Pulsar Basics
Buchla 208c Easel Command tutorial Lesson 12: Pulsar CV
Buchla 208c Easel Command tutorial Lesson 13: Pulsar Clocking
Buchla 208c Easel Command tutorial Lesson 14: Sequential Voltage Basics
Buchla 208c Easel Command tutorial Lesson 15: Sequential Voltage advanced interactions
Buchla 208c Easel Command tutorial Lesson 16: Random Voltage

Buchla Tiptop 281t to Easel Command

video upload by Todd Barton

"One possible connection between the Buchla-Tiptop Audio 281t Quad Function Generator and the BuchaUSA 208c Easel Command using the UTL-1 Format Jumbler from Low-Gain. Clearly there are at least 10,000 more possibilities :-)"

Buchla 208c to Buchla Tiptop 281t 258t


"In my previous post used the Tiptop 281t to drive the 208c, this time I'm reversing the with the Buchla 208c pulser driving the 281t and different flavors of random voltages going to the 258t oscillators. Enjoy!"

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Live annotated performance: Buchla 208c Easel Command avant-garde synthesizer electronic music

video upload by EthanJamesMusic

"I am using the Buchla 208c music Easel Command along with the Make Noise 0-ctrl as a stand in for the 218 touch controller and wanted to explore how to use a patch that my 3 year old son put together. I am using annotations to try to teach some of my thought process when I'm making these improvisations. This is entirely live and unrehearsed. The goal of this piece of electronic music was to find musical ways to use the combination of the Pulsar to pitch with the Envelope Generator to Timbre in the complex oscillator. I was able to pull off his favorite sounds: Ambulance and Truck Motor. The combination of the two modulations allows me to create some interesting rhythmic concepts. This is a relatively simple patch and doesn't need many connections to get something that can sound extremely complex. I am using the west coast technique of starting with something and spinning it out like a centrifuge. I'm processing the sound through a few eurorack modules that I will detail below. Hopefully this camera angle also helps you learn something!

Patch Notes:
Buchla 208c Easel Command audio to 4ms Tapographic Delay to Make Noise X-pan controlled by Intellijel Quadrax and Tangle Quartet. Audio from Eurorack output to Boss RC-5 loop pedal and Eventide H9 reverb.
Live patching: in annotations"

Buchla U.S.A. Announces New Music Easel & 50th Anniversary Easel

via Buchla U.S.A.

Iconic. Revolutionary. Mind-expanding.

The Buchla Music Easel was one of the first truly portable electronic music instruments. Fifty years ago, in 1973, only a few dozen were made. Unlike many iconic technologies, the influence was not grown through force of scale, but rather the force of the ideas. The Music Easel made available virtually every musical dimension: timbre, melody, rhythm, and time; how these dimensions intersected was no longer the court of acoustics and material, but signals and voltage. The 208 Stored Program Sound Source engendered “a new functional organization [with a] particularly rapid system of patching and program storage via plug-in cards.”

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Going Bananas on the Buchla Easel Command 208C!

video upload by Perfect Circuit

"Wes shows off some Never-Before-Seen advanced Easel tips and tricks to supercharge your workflow!
The Buchla 208c Easel Command Synthesizer is a modern revival of the classic Buchla Music Easel. With built in MIDI and USB hosting functionality, as well as a slew of quality of life improvements, the Easel Command 208C is the definitive west coast style synthesizer. Check it out here - https://www.perfectcircuit.com/buchla...

These tips are hot!! so grab a cool drink and make sure you've got enough potassium in your diet before we dive in!


0:15 - Intro jam with SP-404SX
1:22 - Tip #1: Jumper settings and under-the-hood adjustments
3:19 -Tip #2 : Polarity settings on complex oscillator
5:58 - Demo of first two tips
7:00 - Tip #3 : Random outputs
7:25 - Tip #4 : Mod oscillator CV output and uses
7:45 - Tip #5 : Mod oscillator FM input
8:35 - Tip #6 : Reverb crossfader functionality
9:45 - Demo patch of mod oscillator CV outputs
10:44 - Tip #7 : Pre-amp and envelope detector
12:00 - Tip #8 : Envelope detector and inverter for sidechain emulation
12:41 - Tip #9 : Built-in white noise!
13:18 - Tip #10 : MIDI settings hidden on the forbidden keys
13:58 - Bonus tip! Velocity output!

Other gear we used in this video include the SP-404 https://www.perfectcircuit.com/roland...
and the Moffenzeef Shtick! https://www.perfectcircuit.com/moffen..."

208C MIDI ML Quick Demo by Joel Davel

Published on Nov 13, 2019 Joel Davel

"Buchla 208C MIDI daughterboard test using Marimba Lumina to send MIDI on 3 different MIDI channels to act as keyboard control and also to control each oscillator independently, send continuous control and trigger sequencer, random, EG, and Pulser sections of Buchla 208C"

Easel Command & 208C Quickstart Guide Video

Buchla

"The video counterpart to the printed quick start guide included with Buchla Easel Command & 208C. Download a digital copy of the quickstart guide at https://buchla.com/downloads"

Additional Buchla 208C posts

Buchla Music Easel 208C + 218e V3 + cards

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"I've pieced together a Buchla 208C, Buchla 218e V3 and placed it lovingly in a custom Haliburton case by Luther. I am including the Buchla 208 Preset Manager and a Portabellabz Stoned Marten LPG+ADSR card. I'm also including a handful of cables. Everything is in mint condition.

This is essentially the same as the Buchla 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition that will be available for preorder next month for 10k. The case is nearly identical minus the retro colors, knobs, and midi and I/O options."

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Buchla 208c First Playdate

video by Todd Barton

"And now the explorations begin! The Buchla 208c Easel Command https://buchla.com
It's really feeling solid, punchy and powerful. More to come.
https://www.patreon.com/synthtodd
https://www.instagram.com/synthtodd/"

Announcing the new Buchla Easel Command Module & 208C

Published on Sep 5, 2019 Buchla

"Buchla Easel Command Module includes MIDI (USB & DIN) and enclosure. Target price $2,999 USD.

Buchla 208C (MIDI optional). Target price $2,599 USD.

Starts shipping late 2019.

Optional preset management coming at a later date."

Live Patch: Buchla 208c Easel Command live west coast avant-garde synthesizer electronic music

video upload by EthanJamesMusic

"I am using the Buchla 208c music Easel Command along with the Make Noise 0-ctrl as a stand in for the 218 touch controller and wanted to make something more out there and noisy musically. I didn't rehearse this beforehand and was just following the sound. I am using a looper pedal to create many layers of the soundscape, eventually working towards creating an Easel roulette with the envelope assigned to the tempo. I am using the west coast technique of starting with something and spinning it out like a centrifuge. I'm processing the sound through a few eurorack modules that I will detail below. Hopefully this camera angle also helps you learn something!"

NAMM 2020: Buchla 208c With Designer Joel Davel

Published on Jan 18, 2020 sonicstate

Buchla 208c posts

Novation Circuit Tracks & Associates - Buchla 208C Easel Command, Monome Norns, 1010Music Bluebox -

video by -CALC-

See this post for additional details and demos of Novation's new Circuit Tracks.

"Perhaps not quite what most folks are expecting from an early Circuit Tracks video but this is a versatile bit of kit and it was a fun late night birthday jam. Circuit Tracks is firmly at the centre.

Tracks is controlling the Norns OOOOOO script with MIDI mappings, all the loops in OOOOOO were recorded directly from the Circuit Track's Synth. The Circuit Tracks synth is actually kick ass when you delve deep into it and make it work for you. There is a ton of power in it.

Circuit Tracks also sequencing the Summit (bass line) and Rossum Electro Assimil8or - through CV.OCD (additional drums).
This is the first proper recording with the Buchla 208C Easel Command and at the moment its just burbling nicely in the background. I've been waiting for a long time to get this and it will definitely feature a lot more prominently in the future.
I'm still learning this total classic beast and I think I will be for the rest of my life but it also pairs really really well with the Circuit Tracks' sequencer.

Special shout out to the 1010 Music Bluebox too. It is such a handy device and way more useful than I imagined. Especially paired with the Norns.... thats a power combo.

Some tasty video stuff thanks to the Sleepy Circuits Hypno. I ran the video back through the Hypno for some lovely Psychedelics. It's clunky with external video but its good."

Live annotated patching: Buchla 208c Easel Command AM focus avant-garde synthesizer electronic music

video upload by EthanJamesMusic

"I am using the Buchla 208c music Easel Command along with the Make Noise 0-ctrl as a stand in for the 218 touch controller and wanted to explore how to use some of the many possibilities of AM. I am live patching and using annotations to try to teach some of my thought process when I'm making these improvisations. This is entirely live and unrehearsed. The goal of this piece of electronic music was to show how to use different ways that AM can be used to create both rhythm and the faster audio rate (classic) amplitude modulation. I used cross modulation at the end to combine both sounds. This is a great use to be able to have rhythmic variations in what can otherwise be a static 5 step sequence. This is a relatively simple patch and doesn't need many connections to get something that can sound extremely complex. I am using the west coast technique of starting with something and spinning it out like a centrifuge. I'm processing the sound through a few eurorack modules that I will detail below. Hopefully this camera angle also helps you learn something!

If you enjoyed this, please consider supporting my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ethanjamesmusic"

Playful: Buchla 208c Easel Command live west coast avant-garde synthesizer electronic music

video upload by EthanJamesMusic

"I am using the Buchla 208c music Easel Command along with the Make Noise 0-ctrl as a stand in for the 218 touch controller and wanted to continue exploring using a simple patch to create a large musical idea. This piece of music is called "Playful" and is for my son, who just turned 2. He has some medical issues, and we are so grateful that he is still with us. I didn't rehearse this beforehand and was just following the sound. I am still exploring using the pulsar into low pass gate 2 with the inverted envelope into low pass gate 1 to create different rhythms and have added pressure voltage to the complex oscillator modulation which is generating some nice harmonic side bands. I'm also using the envelope generator into the wave shaper, which is creating rhythms against itself with timbre. I am using the west coast technique of starting with something and spinning it out like a centrifuge. I'm processing the sound through a few eurorack modules that I will detail below. Hopefully this camera angle also helps you learn something!"

Live Annotated performance: rhythmic variation Buchla 208c Easel Command electronic music

video upload by EthanJamesMusic

"I am using the Buchla 208c music Easel Command along with the Make Noise 0-ctrl as a stand in for the 218 touch controller. I am using annotations to try to teach some of my thought process when I'm making these improvisations. This patch demonstrates the rhythmic variations you can get by sending sequential voltage to the pulser CV. I'm also inverting the voltage, so that higher notes last longer, but there are many possibilities for how to achieve rhythmic variations in this way. I am using the west coast technique of starting with something and spinning it out like a centrifuge. I'm processing the sound through a few eurorack modules that I will detail below. Hopefully this camera angle also helps you learn something!"

Circuit Tracks drives a Buchla and Friends -CALC- All along the way

video by -CALC-

"I made this video and it didn't seem to sit right at the time. So I figured I'd perform it on a livestream instead and have a chat about it.

If you're interested in seeing it in a different guise and a bit of chat about the track (and other things). Here it is: [video below]

After the live stream I edited the video and felt better about it so thought I might aswell put it up anyway....

The Novation Circuit Tracks is sequencing a Summit, Juno 106 and the Buchla 208C Easel command. Mutable Instruments Beads is getting to work on a sample I nabbed from David Lynch's daily weather update. I dont think this is copyrighted but of course if it is and I've been a bit too naughty, I'll just have to take this video down. The beads is clocked from the analogue clock out on Circuit Tracks too.

I had fun recording the Buchla line, using the newly added strum arpeggiator on the Launchkey MK3 its a fantastic way to get random rhythm but on some coherent harmonies.

Theres a lot of the incredible Vongon Ultrasheer on this track too.... it is a simply stunning 'verb and wonky chorus."

Live Stream from Chez -CALC- noodlings, talking gear and other such shenanigans

video by -CALC-

"I thought I'd take the plunge and spend an evening livestreaming from the studio.
There is no reason for this other than to have a beer and play around on some of the gear.
I'll be looking at the Buchla 208 Easel Command, the Sleepy Circuits Hypno Synth and a few other bits and pieces. I'll have a play around on some tracks I've been messing with too.
I havent planned or prepped for any of this it could be fun or it could be a disaster we'll see."

Buchla Easel Command Desktop Modular SYNTHESIZER

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Additional Perfect Circuit listings

"This listing is for the Easel Command with serial no. 0710 0751; images are of the unit available for sale.

The Buchla Easel Command is the newly updated 208C in a standalone desktop form with MIDI and CV control. The 208C is the module itself for use in a Buchla 200e system.

Buchla’s own Joel Davel led the charge to create a new version of the legendary Music Easel instrument with more modular flexibility and independence, while also providing the means to easily interface with more devices, such as the various DAWs like Ableton and MIDI controllers, including the very expressive Sensel Morph. It’s still fully analog in its default configuration and provides the unique and exquisite Buchla experience with greater functionality at a lower cost.

Note: the Easel Command does not include the optional USB-A MIDI Host expander; this expansion must be purchased separately."

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Short Performance on Buchla Easel Command w/ Sensel Morph 01

Sensel

"The Buchla Easel Command has an optional USB Host that makes it easy to plug in a Sensel Morph. This performance uses the Ableton Live Looper to build the composition. There are several interesting mappings the Easel with Thunder allows:

* Timbre Control with up/down slides
* Modulation Control with bottom hex pad
* Sequence Control with top right buttons
* Envelope Control with velocity
* Pitch Bend with left/right slides

LEARN MORE and DOWNLOAD files: https://sensel.com/pages/easel"

Introduction to Buchla Easel Command and Sensel Morph: A Complete Tutorial.


"The Buchla Easel Command (208C) has an option of a USB Host. You can even buy a bundle with the Sensel Morph and legendary Thunder overlay. But how do you use it?
This video covers basic patching techniques on the Easel Command, focusing on using the gestures from the Morph to control the sound. Without getting too far in the weeds, you can learn how to get some really complex sounds and controls with just a few patch cords. Buchla made an amazing instrument - now it's your turn to make amazing music!"

Buchla 208c & Friends

video by Logan Mannstrane

This one was spotted and sent in via Soviet Space Child.

Also check out Logan Mannstrane's CS80 video, and Vimeo videos.

Video description:

"This video is compiled from an 8 hour improvised modular session that was streamed live on October 3rd 2020.

Modules used:
208c (Buchla)
258r (Clone)
282e (Keen Association)
Digital Resonator (1979)
Dual Voltage Controlled Mixer (1979)
Stereo Microsound Processor (1979)

00:00:00 Patch 001
00:01:34 Patch 002
00:04:16 Patch 003
00:05:08 Patch 004
00:08:51 Patch 005
00:11:01 Patch 006
00:15:46 Patch 007
00:20:25 Patch 008
00:26:17 Patch 009
00:26:51 Patch 010
00:31:34 Patch 011
00:37:32 Patch 012
00:41:31 Patch 013
00:51:17 Patch 014
01:08:23 Patch 015
01:27:31 Patch 016
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01:54:24 Patch 019"