Yes, this all well said. I would add that the Buchla has some
interesting and useful sound mangling 'modules' though, and I would
like them in my MOTM rig. I'm not after capturing a 'vibe' that is
associated with Buchla, I'm after exploring timbre. I trust Paul
will take interesting elements from Buchla's designs and make them
his own, to some degree. I can't wait!
I also can't wait for the Panning VCA. I couldn't wait for the
Preamp/Envelope Follower so I bought Tony's EFG Deluxe (and his SVF
for that matter).
Again, MArk, well said.
Mike
--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, Mark <yahoogroups@p...> wrote:
>
> Designing modules to be as Buchla as possible is the least Buchla
> thing you can do. They were unique and original for their time.
> Cloning Buchla modules thirty years later isn't experimental.
> Designing modules to look more like a Buchla isn't creative.
Serge
> already offers updated versions of of many Buchla modules,
including
> the banana jacks and different color knobs. So it's already been
> done.
>
> Don Buchla went from making analogue modulars, to digital synths,
to
> allternative MIDI controllers. He could have continued to keep
> offering his old designs, but he didn't. He kept moving on to new
> territory.
>
> Paul Schreiber is offering radically new and experimental designs
> with his 500 series. Yet, they aren't non-repeatble or
innaccurate
> in the wacky way Buchla modules were. The 500 series is weird in
> Paul's way. He's doing his own thing. And that's beautiful,
man :)
>
> Paul isn't Don. Remember that episode of the Simpsons when Homer
> tried to be a hippy?? It didn't work.
>
> You can't "capture the Buchla spirit". You can't turn back time.
> You can't make mistakes on purpose. You can't make mistakes on
> purpose. If you try to capture the Buchla spirit, it's no longer
the
> Buchla spirit.
>
> While I'm sure there are many Buchla designs that are worthy
> inspiration for upcoming MOTM modules, adding blue knobs isn't
going
> to make them any more useful. Puttting cheap electronics behind
> expensive hardware is a waste of money. The way to improve them
is
> by adding features, and making them more reliable.