200e

Hi Johan and Bryan,

thanks for your kind and fast replies!!!

I indeed want to start with a small system BECAUSE I do not have any 
experience with a Buchla system. Buchla does not even show on 
Frankfurt Musikmesse!!! For me thats really weird as we are living 
in a "small world show" and many well known synth maufacturer 
exhibit there.

As Buchla seems to have a very good customer service and there is 
a "keen" second hand market I do not see that much problems if and 
when expanding the system, i. e. buying a larger boat.

The functionality - as also Johan pointed to - of the 266e, 281e and 
292e is well "copied" by Peter Grenaders Plan B product line and  
the newer Doepfer modules. So there is not that need to buy them.

Using the 291e as a vca is exactly what I intend to do (Ezra Buchla 
mentioned that possibility some time ago).

What I would really like to know are the reasons people had when at 
least partly migrating/moving from other well respected 
manufacturers like Serge (hello Jesus Diaz) or Wiard (Matthew 
Ritenburg) to a Buchla system besides monetary reasons? What do they 
think after a year or two?

Last question so far: what is the "typical" delivery time? Does that 
depend on the module choices?

Frank

--- In 200e@yahoogroups.com, Bryan Carrigan <bryancarrigan@...> 
wrote:
>
> I don't qualify as much of an experienced user yet but I did just 
go  
> through
> what you are doing last year so i'll comment.   I originally 
wanted  
> to get a
> sm. 6 boat to test the waters but once I got my hands on a few 200e
> modules, I absolutely loved them and my 6 boat plans quickly tuned 
into
> a 12.  I actually ended up going with an 18 cab and even it is  
> filling up
> quickly.   So much for small...
> 
> Maybe as an option, you get two (4) boats that give you the choice 
of  
> rack
> mounting.   The module compliment you list is a very good for a 
sm.  
> system
> but you are going to want to expand eventually and i'd recommend 
getting
> a 266e and 292e next.
> 
> I tried using the 291e as a vca the other day and while it works 
fine  
> and
> sounds punchy enough for me, I'd miss the lo pass gate and the 
ability
> to use both a low pass filter and a gate in the chain like with 
the  
> 292e.
> 
> bryan
> 
> 
> On Jan 6, 2007, at 10:48 AM, fhserge wrote:
> 
> > Hello experienced 200e users,
> >
> > I am considering buying a small 200e system filling a 200e 6: 
powered
> > boat in the next few months.
> >
> > As a sequencer maniac I definitely want to have a 250e. Next
> > preference would be a 261e and a 291e. A 281e and a 225e would 
nicely
> > complement this "traditional" small system.
> >
> > What do you guys recommend?
> >
> > Btw: I have a lot of other modular gear, so I am more interested 
in a
> > Buchla "music box" of modules with functions which are not 
available
> > from other manufacturers (Plan B, Doepfer, Wiard, Modcan, MOTM 
etc).
> >
> > Thanks a lot in advance
> >
> > Frank
> >
> >
> > 
> 
> 
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