> One can't judge the merits of the Buchla 200 on Subotnick's Touch - thatactually Peter I thought Touch was made with the 200 Series - likewise Sidewinder, 4
> piece was done on a 100 system which is a completely different animal. I was talking to
> > Guido the other day, who was telling me that "Touch" by Subotnick
> > exemplifies the sonic virtues of the 200. If that is so, well, it's
> > not that impressive.
Butterflies and Until Spring. They are all early-mid 70's recordings and have 200 series
photo's on the sleeve credits, etc. I thought it was Silver Apples and Wild Bull that used the
100 Series.
Now, I'm no bug music fan but I find the sonic virtues displayed on these albums to be
highly impressive! They have an organic timbre and controlled level of chaos that I find
superior to other attempts at this type of music.
I don't own a Buchla but the 200 series designs and the examples I've heard make me
think it would be a nice system to get into regardless of the fact that I have a Serge/
Modcan system. 200 series used prices are too high for me to justify and I'm worried
about maintenance so the new 200e modules appeal even more to me. Again - on this list
as on others people are being misleading in stating it costs $20k to buy the system. Its a
MODULAR system and modules are available individually. So its as expensive as you want
it to be - many will just want to buy a few modules to add to their existing 200 series
systems - some may just want a small system based around the sequencer, etc. The $20k
system is just a suggested example.
Personally I'm waiting for actual user reports on reliability and just how digital some of the
modules are...
KD