200e

sorry, i made mistakes, long day...

- the 250 freeze button performs S&H x 4 inputs x 16 stages. this is
awesomely useful even without a pulse input.

- something very much like the probability fields in the 249 can be
programmed with the 250 and the lower section of the 266. try it!

- keep up the feedback. it is not impossible to make more of these,
especially the 259. i love that module, because i love crazy extreme digital
sounds. these very same sounds have been bad-mouthed a lot in the press, so
if you enjoy them, let us know.

- the 249 is a beast to assemble, and we've had few enough orders that it's
hard to justify continuing firmware support for it (a lot of work would be
needed to really root out all the bugs.)



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> On 10/14/06, mritenburg <mritenburg@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> >   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 <200e%40yahoogroups.com>, "(c)"
> > <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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