I think BARD college upstate NY has a Buchla, or maybe a Serge?
On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 5:22 PM, Richard Scott <richard_scott@rwnc.co.uk>wrote:
>
>
> 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 <james.husted%40mac.com>
> To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com <Doepfer_a100%40yahoogroups.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:
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> >
> >
> > 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 <Doepfer_a100%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:
> Doepfer_a100%40yahoogroups.com <Doepfer_a100%2540yahoogroups.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 <Doepfer_a100%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > <mailto:Doepfer_a100%40yahoogroups.com<Doepfer_a100%2540yahoogroups.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 <Doepfer_a100%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > <mailto:Doepfer_a100%40yahoogroups.com<Doepfer_a100%2540yahoogroups.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 <Doepfer_a100%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > <mailto:Doepfer_a100%40yahoogroups.com<Doepfer_a100%2540yahoogroups.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<Doepfer_a100%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > <mailto:Doepfer_a100%40yahoogroups.com<Doepfer_a100%2540yahoogroups.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.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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