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RE: [Doepfer_a100] What does the Buchla 259 sound like?

2004-08-07 by Zoran Bosnjak

Hi Matthew,

you have just made me desire 259 style oscillator...

Regards,

Zoran


>From: "mritenburg" <mritenburg@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
>To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Doepfer_a100] What does the Buchla 259 sound like?
>Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 06:46:53 -0000
>
>I have a some short samples made on an Ensoniq ASR-10 from Buchla
>259s when I was in college.  I will try to make the sounds available
>in the next day or do.
>
>I like to think of the Buchla 259 as a oscillator on LSD.  It is
>definately a tool for those wanting to explore the stranger side of
>electronic music.  I can understand many of Dieter's reservations:
>How many people will want this module?  Can a 259 style module
>actually be engineered based on the old design using modern
>ubiquitous components while maintaining the unique qualities that
>make the original 259 so desirable?  Does it make sense for Doepfer
>as a company to offer an oscillator that may be more expensive than
>any other module in their catalog?  Should Doepfer create a module
>that will duplicate many of the functions present in other modules
>offered?  Does creating a 259 oscillator go against the Doepfer
>design principles?
>
>I hope Dieter and Company can find the answer all of these questions
>and others they may have.  I hope those answer convince them to build
>the module.
>
>Matthew
>

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