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Re: [200e] advise for a Buchla noob purchase

2008-03-28 by joe Pascarell

> I already have about 9 Plan B , Livewire ,Doepfer
> modules still to get 
> so I think , prey this Buchla purchase will not
> grow,

you can pray , but i bet it will grow.
it's addicting  ,the buchla thing
i would get a bigger case than you think you need
and don't underestimate the 225e's midi implementation
it is very useful IMO
joe
--- amnesia <amni56@tpg.com.au> wrote:

> Cheers Chris
> 
> I thought about the 225e but I dont care if I cant
> save patches. So I 
> didn't bother with it.
> 
> I already have about 9 Plan B , Livewire ,Doepfer
> modules still to get 
> so I think , prey this Buchla purchase will not
> grow, I have been happy 
> with my 4 panel Serge, but i guess I use all the
> euro modules to play 
> with the Serge..
> 
> Also Will I be able to patch the Serge an the 200e,
> or will they be 
> different voltage issues?
> 
> Appreciate the help
> 
> Ross
> 
> 
> 
> Chris Muir wrote:
> >
> >
> > 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 
> > <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 
> > <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
> > cbm@well.com <mailto:cbm%40well.com>
> > http://www.xfade.com <http://www.xfade.com>
> >
> >  
> 
> 



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