Thanx for posting those pics.

Do you recall, when using those touchplates on that pre-100 series
system, if touching more then one plate at a time result in both plates
coming on, or if only that last plate touched would come on

Tony

hamzzzald wrote:

>
>
> Richard - Here are a couple of photos of the whole Buchla system.
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/chuckj/3456333090/
> < http://www.flickr.com/photos/chuckj/3456333090/ >
> It is a pre-100 series system Don made for the San Francisco Tape
> Music Center in the mid-60's. There are no filters - just VCO's,
> VCA's, ring mods, external inputs, and the case on the left is all
> sequencers. http://www.flickr.com/photos/chuckj/3456333090/
> < http://www.flickr.com/photos/chuckj/3456333090/ >
>
> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Doepfer_a100%40yahoogroups.com>, "Richard Scott"
> <richard_scott@...> wrote:
> >
> > any pictures of the buchla system at Mills
> >
> > just curious
> >
> > Richard
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: hamzzzald
> > To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Doepfer_a100%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 10:14 AM
> > Subject: 1 Re: tks
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > This may be of interest to the group. I made a DIY touch controller
> last year, inspired by the Buchla controllers we have at Mills
> College. Mine uses FSR senors rather than touch capacitance. Each
> sensor has cv out with adjustable range and a trigger out. There is
> also a master trigger out and a Softpot "ribbon" sensor from
> Spectrasymbol. A very simple circuit - just voltage dividers and a
> comparator for triggers. It has been incredibly useful and has really
> opened up the performance versatility of a small modular system.
> >
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/chuckj/3269067821/
> < http://www.flickr.com/photos/chuckj/3269067821/ >
> > http://www.cirrusoxide.com/journal/ p=75
> < http://www.cirrusoxide.com/journal/ p=75 >
> >
> > Best,
> > Chuck
> >
> > --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Doepfer_a100%40yahoogroups.com>, "partlydrone" <partlydrone@>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > hi dieter
> > >
> > > yes, addressed with buttons (or triggers, or voltages) wld be fine.
> > >
> > > i guess it would be pretty easy to develop too, although maybe
> costly as it requires eg for a version playing four "notes / colours"
> of 3 voltages each it would need 4 buttons, 12 pots, 16 jacks etc.
> > >
> > > please, please make one i think it would be a surprise hit once
> people realised what could be done with it, to suddenly skip between
> tone colours, it's exactly what sets modulars apart from dreary samey
> synths.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > i honestly think it would be a big seller
> > >
> > > --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Doepfer_a100%40yahoogroups.com>, <yahoo@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > This function is not necessarily associated with a touch
> keyboard. It's kind
> > > > of an dressed sequencer with 3 potentiometer rows. The
> addressing can be
> > > > voltage controlled, Midi note controlled or button controlled.
> Of course you
> > > > may use a TKB to adress the step of the sequencer but that's
> only one of
> > > > many possibilities.
> > > >
> > > > Best wishes
> > > > Dieter Doepfer
> > > >
> > > > > i agree
> > > > >
> > > > > i really really want a controller that lets me press a button to
> > > > > change three CV's suddenly like that bugbrand controller, or the
> > > > > serge, or any random access sequencer. with my modular, sending
> > > > > quantised note CVs is the absolute last thing on my mind. i want
> > > > > to control microtones on ring modulating oscillators, the amount
> > > > > of reverb mix, and the bit crush depth, changing all three
> > > > > instantly, with a momentary finger press, and then play huge
> > > > > variations in those parameters like an instrument.
> > > > >
> > > > > i've been meaning to build my own controller for this for about a
> > > > > year and i think its a real shame that nobody else does. well,
> > > > > for less than the cost of a serge.
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
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