200e

I, too, enjoy the 249e and concur that it just takes a little getting used to
but once you're there it is a breeze to program.

Any chance more folks could post short samples of what they are doing 
with the 200e?  Love to hear more, especially the difference b/w 259e (which
I love) and the 261e (which I don't have at the moment).



mritenburg <mritenburg@yahoo.com> wrote:                                  I think it is unfortunate that B & A discontinued the 249e and the 
 259e, but, I'm sure they have good reasons.
 
 While I agree that the learning curve for the 249e is steep, I 
 disagree that it is difficult to program.  It just takes a little 
 extra dedication.  The results are mind blowing.  Because of the lack 
 of knobs, it is much better as a studio device than the performance 
 minded 250e.  Plus, having 4 rows of CV is quite nice.  I must admit 
 that I have yet to play a 250e.  That said, I will admit that the 
 software is still a little buggy in the 249e - at least the software 
 in the module I have.  I'm guessing that B & A will not be updating 
 beyond the current rev listed on their site.
 
 I think it a true shame that the 259e has been abandoned.  I 
 personally think the module is amazing.  Yes, it has it's quirks, but 
 it capable of timbres and animated responses unavailable with any 
 other module out there - some of the rosin bow timbres are my 
 favorites.  As all Buchla modules, it just takes some learning and 
 getting used to.  But, the I guess this whole "aliasing" thing drove 
 a stake in it's heart.
 
 I have appreciated the forward vision of the 200e modules rather than 
 the retro aspects and I hope that this is not the beginning of the 
 end for the 200e series.
 
 Matthew
 
 --- In 200e@yahoogroups.com, "©" <echo7even@...> wrote:
 >
 > I've spent a great deal of time with both the 249e and the 250e.. I 
 prefer the 250e, its more like the original MARF from the 70's.. the 
 249e is a great concept but overly complex and no fun to program... 
 250e has functionality besides the knobs that the 249e doesnt have...
 >  
 >  -r
 
 
     
                       

 		
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