200e

wow... thanks so much guys for the comments and advice, they are  
very, very clarifying and helpful. this is a great group! I can't
thank you enuf.
now back to decision-making....

dimitrios



--- In 200e@yahoogroups.com, don hassler <dlh30039@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Dimitrios!
> It is a very powerful attraction!
> I'm lucky enough to own a Synthi(27 years!) and a
> small 8 panel 200e(292/291/281/266/261/259/250es)
> for now about a year.
> In that both seem to possess a very distinct musical
> personality, and in my mind at least, one that seems
> less inclined towards conventional tonality, I think
> they sort of demand comparison.
> Obviously, they are very different forms of life, and
> that while a good technical analysis which wouldn't be
> that difficult go through would reveal why the two
> instruments sound very different, the fact that many
> of the same folks who for whatever reason gravitate
> towards one often are very attracted towards the
> other. Suggesting maybe some broader musical
> considerations at play, I think the key being a
> certain aesthetic 
> they seem to favor.
> Back to organic, I would agree that both very much
> seem alive.
> It might be partly a function of the potential
> complexity both enjoy.
> The Synthi has 16 fm inputs for it's vcos, complex
> routings are simple to achieve, it can distort an all
> sorts of places, the controllable spring reverb, the
> way the instruments responds to voltage, the
> components used, etc.
> The Buchla 200e I think provides its complexity by
> uniting powerful digital synthesis capability with a
> physical, analogue interaction.
> Plus it is so well thought out, it is a very inviting
> instrument, perhaps that interaction being the
> ultimate source of it's personality.
> Both are the products of wonderful musical minds(which
> I think is the real reason they both seem alive.)
> They both far exceed the sum of their parts.
> I think if you love one, you'd equally love the other,
> even though they sound very different.
> 
> --- cellabbee <da108@...> wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I am feeling pretty compelled towards this Buchla
> > box -- > I had
> > some experience with a VCS3 many years back and was
> > able to get sounds
> > of this latter type.
> > 
> > So the question is -- does the 200e have this
> > capacity? 
> 
> 
>      
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