sorry to send this a little OT, so I thought I should change the header. I am interested in which universities - in the US or europe - still do maintain large/interesting modular systems. I guess most think its old hat and use max/pd/supercollider for everthing? Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: james.husted@mac.com To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 9:01 PM Subject: Re: [Doepfer_a100] Re: tks I had a friend who worked in the media lab at the U of W here in seattle. He told me of the system that was set up at the time for selling gear the departments owned. First the department would offer it to other departments at the same location, then other similar departments. at the same level of campus (Univ. to Univ. etc) then if it didn't sell it would work it's way down the chain to local colleges then high schools till it was finally auctioned off to the public. This was a VERY long process and a very big hassle. Many departments found it easier to just store the stuff. He convinced his bosses that a fairly large Emu modular that the music department was selling could be used to clean up tapes in the Media lab. He got it for $300 I believe. I sold the same unit to the U when I worked at a Synth store in town for a little over $14,000 if I remember. It sat in his office and I don't know what happened after he left. You have to be at the right place at the right time. In fact they bought the Emu because the very large Buchla they had was damaged (steam radiator sprung a leak and filled the lab with steam for a day or two) and they donated the remains to a local media/music lab that ended up restoring most of it. -James On Apr 19, 2009, at 11:15 AM, Tony Rolando wrote: > > > Many US universities have this situation as well. THey do not have the > money or desire to refurb and they are not able to sell. So these > wonderful machine rot in the closets :( > > Tony > > Richard Scott wrote: > > > > > > thanks, that is a thing of beauty and great they kept it going, > there > > are moog modulars and EMS synths in british universities sitting in > > cupboards which haven't been serviced in 25 years, very sad... even > > sadder they won@t sell them to me for 100 poounds > > > > In fact I think I would like to visit that buchla one day > > > > Richard > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: hamzzzald > > To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Doepfer_a100%40yahoogroups.com > > > > Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 6:40 PM > > Subject: [Doepfer_a100] Re: tks > > > > Richard - Here are a couple of photos of the whole Buchla system. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/chuckj/3456333090/ > > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/chuckj/3456333090/> > > It is a pre-100 series system Don made for the San Francisco Tape > > Music Center in the mid-60's. There are no filters - just VCO's, > > VCA's, ring mods, external inputs, and the case on the left is all > > sequencers. http://www.flickr.com/photos/chuckj/3456333090/ > > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/chuckj/3456333090/> > > > > --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com > > <mailto:Doepfer_a100%40yahoogroups.com>, "Richard Scott" > > <richard_scott@...> wrote: > > > > > > any pictures of the buchla system at Mills?? > > > > > > just curious > > > > > > Richard > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: hamzzzald > > > To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com > > <mailto:Doepfer_a100%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 10:14 AM > > > Subject: [Doepfer_a100] Re: tks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This may be of interest to the group. I made a DIY touch > controller > > last year, inspired by the Buchla controllers we have at Mills > > College. Mine uses FSR senors rather than touch capacitance. Each > > sensor has cv out with adjustable range and a trigger out. There is > > also a master trigger out and a Softpot "ribbon" sensor from > > Spectrasymbol. A very simple circuit - just voltage dividers and a > > comparator for triggers. It has been incredibly useful and has > really > > opened up the performance versatility of a small modular system. > > > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/chuckj/3269067821/ > > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/chuckj/3269067821/> > > > http://www.cirrusoxide.com/journal/?p=75 > > <http://www.cirrusoxide.com/journal/?p=75> > > > > > > Best, > > > Chuck > > > > > > --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com > > <mailto:Doepfer_a100%40yahoogroups.com>, "partlydrone" > <partlydrone@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > hi dieter > > > > > > > > yes, addressed with buttons (or triggers, or voltages) wld be > fine. > > > > > > > > i guess it would be pretty easy to develop too, although maybe > > costly as it requires eg for a version playing four "notes / > colours" > > of 3 voltages each it would need 4 buttons, 12 pots, 16 jacks etc. > > > > > > > > please, please make one? i think it would be a surprise hit once > > people realised what could be done with it, to suddenly skip between > > tone colours, it's exactly what sets modulars apart from dreary > samey > > synths. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i honestly think it would be a big seller > > > > > > > > --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com > > <mailto:Doepfer_a100%40yahoogroups.com>, <yahoo@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > This function is not necessarily associated with a touch > > keyboard. It's kind > > > > > of an dressed sequencer with 3 potentiometer rows. The > > addressing can be > > > > > voltage controlled, Midi note controlled or button controlled. > > Of course you > > > > > may use a TKB to adress the step of the sequencer but that's > > only one of > > > > > many possibilities. > > > > > > > > > > Best wishes > > > > > Dieter Doepfer > > > > > > > > > > > i agree > > > > > > > > > > > > i really really want a controller that lets me press a > button to > > > > > > change three CV's suddenly like that bugbrand controller, > or the > > > > > > serge, or any random access sequencer. with my modular, > sending > > > > > > quantised note CVs is the absolute last thing on my mind. > i want > > > > > > to control microtones on ring modulating oscillators, the > amount > > > > > > of reverb mix, and the bit crush depth, changing all three > > > > > > instantly, with a momentary finger press, and then play huge > > > > > > variations in those parameters like an instrument. > > > > > > > > > > > > i've been meaning to build my own controller for this for > about a > > > > > > year and i think its a real shame that nobody else does. > well, > > > > > > for less than the cost of a serge. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > > > We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. > > > SPAMfighter has removed 1181 of my spam emails to date. > > > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > <http://www.spamfighter.com/len> > > > > > > The Professional version does not have this message > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > -- > > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > > We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. > > SPAMfighter has removed 1181 of my spam emails to date. > > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > <http://www.spamfighter.com/len> > > > > The Professional version does not have this message > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. 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university modulars
2009-04-19 by Richard Scott