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Re: [200e] Re: 261e controls

2006-01-14 by Stewart Moroney

Thanks Rick, they are great examples of how much variety of sounds you 
can get from 1 osc module.


On 14 Jan 2006, at 17:16, Rick wrote:

> for those of you who are members of the Buchla Modular group, I
>  uploaded samples of the classic 259 Osc. tot he Files section...
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>    the 259e uses a different waveshaping technique (non-linear
>  waveshaping), but the new 261e has similar controls/waveshaping
>  circuitry and sounds alot like the original 259 so those samples can
>  give you an idea of what to expect.  the samples are just a 259 OSC
>  with no other modules, I made these several years ago.
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>    I like FM'd chaotic sounds so thats what i recorded but Buchla
>  Oscillators are capable of a wide range of sounds which would be next
>  to impossible to fully demonstrate.. please keep in mind this is just
>  one example of what they are capable of.
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>  --- In 200e@yahoogroups.com, Stewart Moroney <sm52uk@y...> wrote:
>  >
>  > Thanks Mark
>  >
>  > It sort of gives me an idea but i still don't really have my head
>  > around it.  Anybody know if there is any more detailed info on the 
> old
>  > 259 I can look at, preferably something with some oscilloscope 
> diagrams
>  > or something?
>  >
>  >
>  > On 13 Jan 2006, at 17:58, Mark Verbos wrote:
>  >
>  > >  I can only use the old 259 as reference, but based on that....
>  > >
>  > >  With the Symetry control on one side, the wave is the same on 
> the top
>  > >  and bottom of the zero volts line. At the other end, the 2 
> halves are
>  > >  different. The bottom is more rounded. Guitar payers like the
>  > >  harmonics they get from asymetrical distortion.
>  > >
>  > >  High Order is one side and Low order is the other side of the 
> Order
>  > >  Control. That has to do with the harmonic content. Low order is 
> a saw
>  > >  wave and high order is the output of the wave multiplier section,
>  > >  which is as much as 6 times the root frequency. he Higher order
>  should
>  > >  sound more dense.
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >  I hope that helps somehow.
>  > >
>  > >  Mark
>  >
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