200e

Hi,

I find my Buchla very unique for certain types/styles of sound.
After owning both 259e's and 261e's, I concluded that the digital 
aspect of sound generation in the neo-Buchla was not for me (i.e. the 
oscillators).
Therefore, I managed to obtain two 259's (from the early '70's), 
which I find richer and more robust in sound. The 261e sounds quite 
close to it, but it's thinner and tends to have the same pitch jitter 
of the 259e (yuck!!). Too bad, as I would love to have a system like 
Richard's (I just LOVE my Continuum!!), but I have only been able to 
find two 259's (anybody out there have two more to sell to me??).
I also love the 291e. What a rowdy, wild filter this is!! I only have 
one, but need a second one (anybody have one to sell???).
BTW, while a little off-topic: Cynthia Webster is planning a Buchla-
format version of her Zeroscillator. I'm sure this one would play 
well in the Buchla sandbox.


cuari7

 > I'm not sure I agree with everything Johan says, but he makes one 
good  
> point - even if you can afford a full system, getting a minimal 
module  
> set first, in a full-size cabinet, makes a lot of sense. It gives 
you  
> the chance to learn the basics, and will definitely help you in  
> deciding what modules you need for expansion. If you fill up your  
> cabinet immediately, you may well find that you're led in a 
direction  
> where you need more of a particular module, or less of another, 
but  
> don't have room to expand. That means that you have to remove or 
sell  
> modules to make space for new ones.
> 
> That's what I had to do - I bought a fully-populated 18-space 
cabinet,  
> and after a few weeks of experimentation, realized that I needed  
> another oscillator. I had to lose a 256e, a very useful module, to  
> make space. So, leaving some room to grow is a good idea.
> 
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