Many US universities have this situation as well. THey do not have the
money or desire to refurb and they are not able to sell. So these
wonderful machine rot in the closets :(

Tony



Richard Scott wrote:

>
>
> thanks, that is a thing of beauty and great they kept it going, there
> are moog modulars and EMS synths in british universities sitting in
> cupboards which haven't been serviced in 25 years, very sad... even
> sadder they won@t sell them to me for 100 poounds
>
> In fact I think I would like to visit that buchla one day
>
> Richard
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: hamzzzald
> To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Doepfer_a100%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 6:40 PM
> Subject: 1 Re: tks
>
> 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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