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Saturday, October 12, 2024
New Buchla 700FM Format Modular
video uploads by Gm Xe
This one is in via Soviet Space Child.
"Hi, I have been a buchla fan for a long time, and I have always been curious about buchla 700. I immediately bought the id 700 when it was available, which is really a great app. However, I like hardware instruments with intuitive operation. Thanks to my good friend kweiwen, who wrote the initial code for me, I opened this mysterious instrument. After half a year of learning and development, I finally completed this module. Although there are still some improvements to be made, I am very happy, the sound is really good, I try to make myself comfortable with it, so the design is based on personal habits.
The main program is written in max/msp, using daisyseed to implement gen ~ code burning. buchla700 is a very complex instrument, although it cannot be perfectly reproduced, I think half of the core content is there."
Playlist:
1. 700VOiCE Buchal format Walk through new Updated version introduction
Previous devlopement:
2. I made an fm module similar to buchla 700
3. Play note#1 new buchla format modular demo
4. 700_FM_Voice_Note4
5. 700voice upgrade test demo 1
6. 700 buchla format modular note#5
Additional details via Mod Wiggler
"I apologize for the delay; the new images and information are still being prepared. The images feature three modules: on the left, the 3U modules include the 700 expansion and 700 voice, while the 1U module on the right is an effects module that will be introduced separately later. Thank you for your patience!
In the realm of synthesizers, the nearly forgotten classic Buchla 700 is celebrated for its unique sound design. We are thrilled to introduce our tribute module, showcasing a distinctive 700 FM Voice module powered by re-optimized algorithms. With its intuitive interface, you can dive in effortlessly, whether you’re crafting intricate soundscapes or vibrant melodies. This module is designed to inspire creativity and unlock endless possibilities.
This module is a monophonic sound source featuring four variable waveform oscillators and six specialized algorithmic index amplifiers, creating complex modulation patterns with twelve algorithms. Each oscillator and index group can be individually controlled via CV inputs, with dedicated CV attenuation for each. It provides a dual-path mix output for Group A/B, enabling CV morphing, along with a separate output for channel B. Both A and B channels offer independent wave shapes and drift modulation. Each oscillator supports wave morphing between sine, saw, and square waveforms, with the option to expand using an additional 12 control knobs. Two OLED displays showcase configuration algorithm graphics and a dual-channel oscilloscope. The DA output is 48 kHz/24-bit, with finely tuned oscillator algorithms. Outputs are carefully calibrated through analog amplification circuits, fully compatible with Buchla-format CV modulation, and support 1.2 V/oct and MIDI input.
Saturday, July 20, 2024
Waveshaping in Buchlas - Timbre & Digital Nonlinear Waveshaping
video upload by Shasta Cults
Above: Shasta Cults - Buchla 700 - wave shape editor
For those interested The Buchla Archives have an extensive article on wave shaping in buchlas here: https://www.buchlaarchives.com/blog/timbre-digital-nonlinear-waveshaping.
Opening paragaph:
"Ask most modern modular synthesizer enthusiasts about the hallmark characteristics of Donald Buchla's instruments: no doubt, one of the first things they'll mention is the idea of a 'complex oscillator.' Today—generally speaking—the term 'complex oscillator' refers to a general synthesis structure typically composed of two oscillators, a waveshaper, and various forms of inter-oscillator modulation. Typically, one oscillator is treated as a 'primary' or “principal” oscillator, and the other as a 'modulator.' The primary oscillator's sine wave output is typically hardwired to the waveshaping section, which provides a series of controls for continuously altering the waveshape/sonic character of the sound. The modulator usually has the ability to modulate the primary oscillator's frequency, amplitude, and aspects of the waveshaping process."
Saturday, July 06, 2024
25 Years of DiN (DiN86)
Featuring supporting members Bakis Sirros of Parallel Worlds, Dave Bessell of Node, & more.
via https://dinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/25-years-of-din-din86
1. Benge - Shadow - The Rest Of Light 05:06
2. Dave Bessell - All Is Now 08:35
3. Bluetech - Broken Prisms Still Refract Light 05:39
4. Erik Wøllo - Emergence 06:55
5. Lyonel Bauchet - A Perfect Day For Uncertainty 07:16
6. Robert Rich - Ornament Drift 05:37
7. d'Voxx - Vila Madalena 06:28
8. Parallel Worlds - Some Space 06:58
9. Ian Boddy - Small World 07:06
10. Polypores - Viridescence 07:36
11. Markus Reuter - Albatross 06:01
12. Field Lines Cartographer - Sea Of Grass 07:52
13. Scanner - Now There Was Nowhere 06:29
14. Chris Carter - Consonance 03:17
15. Bernhard Wöstheinrich - On The Cusp Of Lucid Dreaming 07:02
16. Radio Massacre International - Flying Colours 07:14
17. Surface 10 - Psyche Dio 07:59
18. Nigel Mullaney - There Is No Dark 06:13
19. Node - Rewind 10:08
20. ARC - System Six 11:33
"This is certainly a milestone release for the DiN label as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. Needless to say, this is quite an achievement for a niche, independent label that has relentlessly ploughed its own path for quarter of a century. Its catalogue and release schedule has been carefully curated over all these years by label boss Ian Boddy, who launched the imprint way back in the spring of 1999. It is perhaps a reflection of his own musical identity which, whilst grounded in the Berlin School of the 1970s, has continued to evolve and grow to cover ever widening areas of electronic music, where sub-genres can be mixed and matched at will.
There have been plenty of compilation albums released on the DiN label in the past, most notably the iNDEX sampler albums, of which there have been eight to date. These cover tracks from existing albums and are certainly a great showcase for the label. However, this double album is different, in that Boddy invited the majority of the musicians who have previously been released on the main DiN catalogue to compose new pieces. Spread across two discs, this amounts to 142 minutes of sublime, varied and thoroughly original music. Ranging from beautifully ambient to dark brooding soundscapes, via cinematic electronica through to old school Berlin School sequencer workouts, “25 Years of DiN” is a wonderful distillation of the DiN label.
Presented in a stunning six panel fold out Digipak double CD package with 8-page booklet featuring an essay by Neil Mason (Moonbuilding), this release is a must-have for collectors of the DiN labels output.
credits
releases July 19, 2024
Thursday, June 27, 2024
Buchla 700 FM Ring implemented in Moselle Modular Synthesizer Software (Four Oscillator Algorithm)
video upload by Lantertronics - Aaron Lanterman
Moselle Software Synthesizer (free!): http://moselle-synth.com
0:00 -- Demo
0:48 -- Buchla's algorithm
3:01 -- FMAlgo block
5:32 -- Audio vs "Control" outputs
5:58 -- MakeBus for stereo output
6:41 -- Oscilloscope syncing
7:23 -- Resources to learn more
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Moselle patch:
[FMAlgo]
Freq1 = Pitch
Gain1 = BreathCtrl
Freq11 = 2*Pitch
Gain11 = CN3
Freq111 = 0.5*Pitch
Gain111 = FootCtrl
Freq1111 = 0.25*Pitch
Gain1111 = Balance
Plus1111 = Control1
[Voice]
PreGain = MakeBus( FMAlgo:PreGain1, FMAlgo:PreGain111)
[Osc]
Frequency = Pitch:Output * 0.25
[Scope]
SyncIn = Osc:SyncOut
Probe1 = FMAlgo:PreGain1
Probe2 = FMAlgo:PreGain111
Saturday, June 22, 2024
Background Modulars No.5 - Buchla 200 & DK Synergy
video upload by Memetune Studio
"Don’t have a Buchla 200 and Digital Keyboards Synergy to hand? No worries! Just put this video on in the background (in full-screen mode), and have the next best thing 😁
Here is 10 minutes of self-playing modular synthesiser randomness. Why not put it on loop - then you can have it bubbling away in the background while you do other things. Or maybe check out the playlist I have made with all the Background Modular Series videos: [playlist below]
A note on the patch: The Buchla (cloned) MARF is sending note and velocity (ie CV) data to the Synergy via a Kenton CV to MIDI converter - a very handy unit if you have a lot of analogue sequencers!
The Synergy is extremely flexible and you can set virtually any parameter to respond to velocity - and using the Kenton you can send any CV to modify the velocity over MIDI - something I am exploring at the moment
The Buchla 200 chimes really well with the Synergy. Don spent most of the late 70s and 80s exploring digital synthesis - starting out with hybrid systems (the 500 and 300 Series) and later fully digital systems (the Touche, 400 and 700 Series). The Synergy was developed at exactly the same time taking fully digital ideas to their logical extreme. It is a very capable system and the pairing with the 200 Series is sublime"
Sunday, October 29, 2023
Stereo Transfer Function Synthesizer - Proof of Concept (Teensy)
video upload by Ryan Gaston
"A simple demonstration of some of the sounds yielded from a simple Teensy-based synthesizer. This is a proof of concept more than anything else; ultimately, this will be integrated into a more complete instrument.
The internal signal path is based on a combination of phase modulation, frequency modulation, and digital waveshaping via arbitrarily constructed transfer functions. Three oscillators intertwine in various ways, each contributing to the sound's instantaneous timbre, pitch, loudness, and sense of spatial location. The use of many internal feedback/feedforward nodes enhances the potential for chaotic, unpredictable sonic structures.
Originally, the idea was to create a stereo oscillator with transfer function-based waveshaping; however, I found that with a sufficiently knotted internal signal flow, it was possible to achieve a pretty astonishing range of animated sounds using relatively limited means. Though very much inspired by the Hordijk Blippoo Box, Hordijk Benjolin, Serge Wave Multipliers, Buchla Touché, Buchla 400, Buchla 700, and Buchla 259e, and some experimental works by Larry Polansky, I'm finding that there's much more sonic territory to be explored utilizing the bizarre combination of feedback and waveshaping via arbitrary transfer functions.
Again, I hope to continue to expand this into a more complete, performable instrument. But for now, enjoy some noise."
Saturday, September 17, 2022
id700 Virtual Buchla 700 Update Coming
via @modoscdesigns
"new version of id700 submitted to the app store which includes a new algorithm ui."
Thursday, June 02, 2022
Dave Smith Was an Ironman Triathlete
In case you missed it in this post, Roger Linn noted Dave Smith was "an avid athelete, cyclist and triathlete. He actually participated in the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon in his younger years..."
@birdkids reminded me of an article on the development of the Prophet VS archived on the WaybackMachine. In it, Chris Meyer mentions Dave was in Hawaii prepping for the tournament during that time. I thought it was interesting and worth sharing. I captured it below.
"Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 07:55:41 -0800
From: Xrystal
MIME-Version: 1.0
Subject: Birth of the Prophet VS
I thought the following might be of interest to you. Xrystal
_____________________________________________________________________
The Birth of the Prophet VS
By Chris Meyer, ex-employee of Sequential Circuits
reprinted from the VS WaveWrangler User Guide by permission of Interval Music Systems,
©1991 Interval Music Systems.
It all started somewhere in 1985. We were still working on the Prophet 2000 sampler,
and as resident historian (in other words, I had the most magazines and manuals) another
engineer was asking me to explain how various instruments performed crossfades. I had
finished discussing the Fairlight, and had moved on the PPG - explaining its wavetables,
and the ability for it to scan a group of waves first in one direction and then back again,
While I was scrawling this back and forth motion in my notebook, suddenly a little twinge
went off in the back of my head, and myhand drew the next line arcing down the page.. and the
concept of crossfading beween waves in two dimension, not just one, was born.
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
ID700 polyphonic software synthesizer
video upload by Richard Devine
"@modoscdesigns Finally for Mac OS desktop the ID700 polyphonic software synthesizer based on the voice architecture of the Buchla 700."
Additonal ID700 posts. The MacOS version along with the iOS version going on sale was announced on December 10th here.
Thursday, April 15, 2021
ID700 - iOS Application - Demo - Midiverse - TV
video by Midiverse - TV
"What's up everybody? Welcome to Midiverse - TV! In this video we're going to be checking out a new iOS application called ID700. Let's check it out!
ID700 is a software synthesizer based on the voice architecture of the Buchla 700. Sound generation is achieved primarily via FM synthesis and waveshaping."
Monday, April 12, 2021
ID700 - Vintage Digital Synth - Pre-Release Demo for the iPad
video by The Sound Test Room
"You can get the ID700 Synth here at the App Store
https://apps.apple.com/app/id1482698043"
The ID700 is based on the rare Buchla 700. You can find additional posts featuring ID700 here.
Saturday, April 10, 2021
modosc designs ID700 preset development demos
"The ID700 from modosc designs is based on the architecture of the Buchla 700. The sounds in this list are examples from preset development.
Available on the App Store here.
More information available at: modo.sc"
Follow-up to this post.
Available on the App Store here.
More information available at: modo.sc"
Follow-up to this post.
ID700 - Software Synth Based on the Buchla 700
via https://modo.sc/id700/
Available on the App Store here.
"In 1987 Don Buchla released the Buchla 700 synthesizer. It was the next logical step from Don's previous digital synths (the Buchla 400, Touche, Buchla 500) but was also influenced by the synth trends of the 1980's, specifically FM synthesis and the all-in-one workstation concept. As usual, Don was ahead of the curve and the 700 never took off. Very few were sold and even fewer functioning units exist today. I always loved the sound of Don's digital oscillators, and combined with the scarcity of the instrument it seemed like a fun project to recreate it in software and reintroduce its concepts to the world.
ID700 is a software synthesizer based on the voice architecture of the Buchla 700. Like many of Don's other designs, sound generation is achieved primarily via FM synthesis and waveshaping. Each voice is made up of sixteen individual modules:
four Oscillators
six Indexes
two Waves
one Morph
one Filter
one Amplifier
one Location
The Oscillators, Indexes, and Waves are configured in one of twelve preset Algorithms, all of which feed into the fixed signal paths of the Morph, Filter, Amplifier, and Location modules.
Each of the Oscillator, Index, Morph, Filter, Amplifier, and Location modules have their own dedicated complex Envelope for modulation.
The Wave modules provide wavetable synthesis using Chebyshev polynomials and include additional waveshaping functionality.
Arbitrary tunings are supported via the Scala Tuning File format.
MIDI and MPE are supported (note: not all hosts support MPE).
The iOS version supports AUv3 and IAA."
Update: demos posted here.
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Nihilist's Xmas by Shasta Cults
A future classic!
It's bleak.
released December 25, 2019
Programmed and Recorded in 2017 by Shasta Cults
Mastered by J. Stevenson
Outtakes from Configurations featuring the Buchla 700.
(pictured below)
Friday, December 06, 2019
Roland System 700・Moog Modular IIIP・Buchla / Tokyo University of the Arts
Published on Dec 6, 2019
"「電子楽器100年展」企画「電子楽器プレシャス・コンサート」会場(東京藝術大学 第6ホール)にて。Roland System 700・Moog Modular IIIP・Buchlaのデモンストレーション。"
Googlish:
"At the" Electronic Musical Instruments Precious Concert "venue (Tokyo University of the Arts, Hall 6) Demonstration of Roland System 700, Moog Modular IIIP, and Buchla. "
Thursday, October 31, 2019
October by Shasta Cults
All Buchla 400 EP from Shasta Cults, available on Bandcamp and Hard Wax.
Shasta Cults recently released Configurations featuring the Buchla 700. Excellent album BTW.
Image of the Buchla 400 below via @buchla_archives
Sunday, October 20, 2019
Zoom Sequencer Rhythm Machine 5317
Note: Auction links are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.
via this auction
This one almost deserves the Synth Rorschach label. Reminds me of a Buchla 700 meets Behringer mixer.
via this auction
This one almost deserves the Synth Rorschach label. Reminds me of a Buchla 700 meets Behringer mixer.
Friday, September 20, 2019
Configurations by Shasta Cults Now Available
Announced back in July 31, Shasta Cults' Configurations composed on the Buchla 700 is now available on Bandcamp.
"Recorded in 2017, employing the processes of non-linear waveshaping, frequency modulation and feedback, Configurations consists of eight programs captured live to multitrack using a rare, fully functional Buchla 700 digital-hybrid instrument designed in the late 1980s. Whereas previously released works made with the 700 almost always consist in simple manipulations of the single factory preset, this album delves deep into the instrument's rich sonic vocabulary to offer the listener a more elaborate demonstration of the system's capabilities."
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Shasta Cults - Configurations - Buchla 700 Release
Shasta Cults - Configurations - Available Sept 13, 2019 Published on Jul 30, 2019
"pre-orders available now via: imprec.com
A ship sinks beneath the silver mirror of the sea-top, temple gongs ring through an empty valley, industrial machinery sputters, heaves, lurches forward, stops, falls apart… These sound events may be the most acute musical referents of Shasta Cults, the music project of Canadian synthesizer technician Richard Smith. Using obsolete electronics, Shasta Cults pursues the true sound of the instrument, freed from the tyranny of emulation, no strings/woodwinds/piano presets. Shasta Cults' compositions seek out unchartered territories where sustained drones may swell, build, or evaporate; where timbres collide, amplitudes fluctuate, sounds emerge, raw, primeval, new hybrids form from the collisions of electricity and frequency. There may be stretches of silence punctuated by bell-ish tones from futures unheard; a sequence of notes may verge upon melody before mutating into ugly moans, the sonic equivalent of funhouse mirrors. But the end result is far more than chance operation, sporadic sound fields, or indeterminate academic exercise. Instead, Shasta Cults brings us back to nature, back to the possibilities inherent in nature, to the truth of evolution, stitching both musical tones, and the sounds of 21st century living into a form which is as real, as imponderable, and as ungovernable as our own memories.
Recorded in 2017, employing the processes of non-linear waveshaping, frequency modulation and feedback, Configurations consists of eight programs captured live to multitrack using a rare, fully functional Buchla 700 digital-hybrid instrument designed in the late 1980s. Whereas previously released works made with the 700 almost always consist in simple manipulations of the single factory preset, this album delves deep into the instrument's rich sonic vocabulary to offer the listener a more elaborate demonstration of the system's capabilities.
Presented here in limited quantities this release is intended as a high fidelity audio archive of this obscure musical artifact."
All Buchla 700 and effects.. a 266 controlling filter cutoff on one track.
Tuesday, April 02, 2019
Instrument Designer: Rare Buchla 700 Synth Coming to Software on Mac, Windows & iOS
via modosc designs
"a modern interpretation of the buchla 700, coming soon for mac, windows, and ios."
If you are not familiar with the Buchla 700, check out Chimeror by Benge on Vintage Buchla 700. According to that post, only about 12 of these machines were ever produced, and there are possibly only 4 working examples left in existence.
Update: Some additional info via modosc designs:
On the developer: "Jonathan Schatz has spent his life pursuing dual passions of music and computing, occasionally simultaneously. One of these convergences led to working with Don Buchla on the 200e system for several years. The latest such convergence is Modosc Designs."
FAQ:
"What is Instrument Designer?
Instrument Designer is a software synthesizer inspired by the Buchla 700.
Ok, what is the Buchla 700?
The Buchla 700 is a 12 voice 4 operator FM synth released in 1987 and designed by Don Buchla. There are several main ways the 700 differentiates itself from the other FM synths common in the industry at that time:
Each algorithm outputs through two independant waveshapers. This allows a single instrument defintion to output two different audio signals without requiring a separate stacked voice. This also increases the sonic palette by allowing a user to easily create non-sinusoid waveforms.
The waveshapers are cousins to the ones use in the Buchla Touche, Buchla 400 and the Buchla 259e. They are quite unique and use some interesting waveshaping techniques.
Each voice has 13 complex envelopes which control almost every aspect of the sound algorithm. The envelopes have a unique exponential display, are programmable with an arbitrary number of breakpoints, and include programmable features such as looping.
Programming was simplified with the help of a graphical user interface and an external monitor.
What does it sound like?
There weren't a lot of these produced so there's not that much out there, but what is out there is quite interesting:
Charles Cohen — Generator
Benge — Chimeror
Ode To Gravity — this is from the release party for the 700 and includes interviews with Don
So what happened to it?
The instrument never became very popular and today is one of the rarer of Don Buchla's instruments (which says a lot). The software itself was never finished, and the video card which connected up the external display was unreliable and eventually end-of-lifed by Intel. Probably 15-20 of these were made - I personally know of 3, of which only 1 currently works.
Why hasn't anyone made a reissue?
Good question. The design is quite complicated and includes 4 separate computers as well as a large membrane input surface. It would certainly be possible to build but it wouldn't be a cheap endevor, and unlike other recent reissues it probably wouldn't be a big seller - it's likely the most difficult instrument of Don's to use.
So why are you bothering?
I love the sound of Don's wavetable synths (specifically the 259e) and I've spent a lot of time implementing and reimplenting various related algorithms. I had the opportunity to play around with a 700 a few years back and the idea was hatched there.
Are you using the original source code?
No. This entire project was implemented using a scan of the original 700 manual as the spec (which was the usual Don way of doing things). You can view the original source code here, which is interesting because it seemingly contains code used for a NASA project as well:
Set ON_B700 non-zero to get a Buchla 700 PROM, or zero to get a NASA 3D Helmet Display PROM.
That source dump from Lynx Crowe is unfortunately incomplete but there is a project that's managed to get it to boot. Unfortunately the source code only includes some of the controller code and none of the DSP code so currently there's no sound generation.
Where can I learn more about the Buchla 700?
The Buchla 700 Preservation Page
Notes on the Buchla 700 audio synthesizer
Buchla 700 archeology
Buchla 700
Chimeror by Benge
The Buchla 700 Emulation Project
Alessandro Cortini of Nine Inch Nails playing a Buchla 700 in Twin Peaks — I don't know if the sound is actually 700 or not but who cares?"
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