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Steve,

I could not have said this better myself. It is great that Don Buchla is
releasing a synthesizer based upon classic designs with updated
functionality in his new modular. But why should he be constrained to
the past? At that time, there was *only* pure analog. As much as I love
the sound of the original 200, it has already been done. To think that
some 23 year later that a new "200" should not be released with the most
current technologies is beyond comprehension.

Look at the instrument for what it is, what it does and what it sounds
like (when we all get the chance). As the saying goes, "You can never go
home.". There would be no point, IMO, of reissuing exactly what he did
over 20 years ago.

Scott E.
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srmaietta wrote:

> Well, to the synth geek community who analyze waveforms and argue
> about which oscillator is fatter than another, Im sure that we're
> going to hear about it. Probably negatives. Although maybe they
> will be so awestruck at the time of finally hearing one of the things
> thay'll be so in love with the idea of a new Buchla that it will (in
> their love distorted ears) perfect and fat and Phat and etc. . .
> Personally, I think the whole fatness of one osc vs another argument
> totally 200% overblown. And lets remember that this is a brand new
> instrument, not one designed with 1984 MIDI spec and components, so
> it should deliver a 2004 sound. Purely digital 2004 va's sound damn
> good, so this hybrid should be at least up to that level.
>
> It seems that Don couldn't really care how the sound is made, and I
> bet he never really did! He has always approached his instrument
> design from the philosophy first, then user interface then tried to
> make the guts do what his philosophy called for. Modern
> microprocessors, advanced ADC/DAC implementations, and compact SMT
> components have finally given Don flexible and powerful enough "guts"
> to really let his ideas of what a synthesizer should be come to life.
>
> Whos gonna be there at the AES in San Fran this October for the
> unveiling? Email Buchla and get on the list!
>
> ~Steve
>
> (posted the desert islander 2 panel..(SMserge4.jpg) to the files
> section)
>
>
>
>
> --- In SergeModular@yahoogroups.com, Chris Whitten <cw.chris@z...>
> wrote:
> > The FAQ mentions as reasons to go digital 1) the need for ultra
> stable
> > oscillators and 2) the need to reduce distortion.
> > I'd hazard a guess that both those ideals run contrary to the
> properties of
> > a nice sounding analogue synth.
> > Put another way, IMO the best sounding synths have exhibited beating
> > oscillators and all kinds of distortions and grainy circuits.
> That's what
> > gives them a rich and characterful body.
> > I hope the 200e isn't going to be a 'modular' OBMX!
>
>
>
> Keep on Patchin'!
>
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