200e

On Mar 27, 2008, at 11:08 PM, cray5656 wrote:
> What I want to know is why do some modules get taken off the for sale
> list ie 259e and what is the difference between the 259e and the 261e
>
 From some points of view, the 259e and 261e are somewhat similar:  
they are both dual oscillators, they both have complex timbre  
sections, they both have digital sine wave cores.

The 259e got a sort of bad reputation, early on, because of ailiasing  
artifacts, but it is actually a pretty interesting sounding  
oscillator. http://www.buchla.com/200e/259e.html - this is no longer  
linked to from the main site

The only one currently made, the 261e, is a pretty close cousin to the  
original 259, from the mid 1970s.
http://www.buchla.com/200e/261e.html

They are both interesting flavors. I think that the 261e is a little  
more aggressive sounding.

> Below is the list of what i want to buy on a 2 boat system
> 1 259e
> 1 261e
> 1 292e
> 1 250e
> 1 281e
> 1 291e
> 1 266e
>

First off, I would recommend that you get a case bigger than you need  
right away. I don't know what the price difference is between an eight  
space cabinet and the twelve space cabinet, but I would try and scrape  
together the difference.

Second, there is no 225e in the above system. In addition to allowing  
for MIDI control, the 225e is also responsible for saving & restoring  
presets, and installing software updates. I think that it's really  
crucial to have one of these.


Chris Muir
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