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2012-03-07 by Jeshua Whitaker
Hi, I am a student learning synthesis at college and I want one of my final projects to be a complete composition on our Buchla 200e. I wanted to know from other Buchla users how they approached this beastly instrument to do their biddings. From my experience with the system, doing tonal music can be quite a challenge, do you guys abandon the thought of tuning it precisely to reference pitches? Thanks!
2012-03-07 by Chris Muir
On Mar 7, 2012, at 9:48 AM, Jeshua Whitaker wrote: > Hi, I am a student learning synthesis at college and I want one of my final projects to be a complete composition on our Buchla 200e. I wanted to know from other Buchla users how they approached this beastly instrument to do their biddings. From my experience with the system, doing tonal music can be quite a challenge, do you guys abandon the thought of tuning it precisely to reference pitches? It does equal tempered notes just fine over MIDI. Chris Muir <-Music Industry -> Eardrill cbm@well.com cbm@eardrill.com http://www.xfade.com http://www.eardrill.com
2012-03-08 by Jeshua Whitaker
Our MIDI module is out of comission at the moment, and I was told that it wont be replaced until April. --- In 200e@yahoogroups.com, Chris Muir <cbm@...> wrote:
> > > On Mar 7, 2012, at 9:48 AM, Jeshua Whitaker wrote: > > > Hi, I am a student learning synthesis at college and I want one of my final projects to be a complete composition on our Buchla 200e. I wanted to know from other Buchla users how they approached this beastly instrument to do their biddings. From my experience with the system, doing tonal music can be quite a challenge, do you guys abandon the thought of tuning it precisely to reference pitches? > > > It does equal tempered notes just fine over MIDI. > > > > Chris Muir <-Music Industry -> Eardrill > cbm@... cbm@... > http://www.xfade.com http://www.eardrill.com >
2012-03-08 by Chris Muir
What do you have to control it with? On Mar 7, 2012, at 9:41 PM, Jeshua Whitaker wrote: > Our MIDI module is out of comission at the moment, and I was told that it wont be replaced until April. > > --- In 200e@yahoogroups.com, Chris Muir <cbm@...> wrote: >> >> >> On Mar 7, 2012, at 9:48 AM, Jeshua Whitaker wrote: >> >>> Hi, I am a student learning synthesis at college and I want one of my final projects to be a complete composition on our Buchla 200e. I wanted to know from other Buchla users how they approached this beastly instrument to do their biddings. From my experience with the system, doing tonal music can be quite a challenge, do you guys abandon the thought of tuning it precisely to reference pitches? >> >> >> It does equal tempered notes just fine over MIDI. >> >> >> >> Chris Muir <-Music Industry -> Eardrill >> cbm@... cbm@... >> http://www.xfade.com http://www.eardrill.com >> > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > Chris Muir |"To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who | most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. | To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting | themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job." cbm@well.com | – Douglas Adams
2012-03-08 by Jeshua Whitaker
The main control modules on our system include the 222e, 250e, and the 266e. It's an 18 rack that is very similar to Buchla's system #5 on this page. http://buchla.com/series200e.html I haven't decided my route of attack yet. I like the idea of building a giant patch and performing live, but I feel that it might be smarter to break down my sounds into small bits and load them into samplers within my DAW. --- In 200e@yahoogroups.com, Chris Muir <cbm@...> wrote:
> > > What do you have to control it with? > > On Mar 7, 2012, at 9:41 PM, Jeshua Whitaker wrote: > > > Our MIDI module is out of comission at the moment, and I was told that it wont be replaced until April. > > > > --- In 200e@yahoogroups.com, Chris Muir <cbm@> wrote: > >> > >> > >> On Mar 7, 2012, at 9:48 AM, Jeshua Whitaker wrote: > >> > >>> Hi, I am a student learning synthesis at college and I want one of my final projects to be a complete composition on our Buchla 200e. I wanted to know from other Buchla users how they approached this beastly instrument to do their biddings. From my experience with the system, doing tonal music can be quite a challenge, do you guys abandon the thought of tuning it precisely to reference pitches? > >> > >> > >> It does equal tempered notes just fine over MIDI. > >> > >> > >> > >> Chris Muir <-Music Industry -> Eardrill > >> cbm@ cbm@ > >> http://www.xfade.com http://www.eardrill.com > >> > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Chris Muir |"To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who > | most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. > | To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting > | themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job." > cbm@... | Douglas Adams >
2012-03-08 by Jeshua Whitaker
The main control modules on our system include the 222e, 250e, and the 266e. It's an 18 rack that is very similar to Buchla's system #5 on this page. http://buchla.com/series200e.html I haven't decided my route of attack yet. I like the idea of building a giant patch and performing live, but I feel that it might be smarter to break down my sounds into small bits and load them into samplers within my DAW. --- In 200e@yahoogroups.com, Chris Muir <cbm@...> wrote:
> > > What do you have to control it with? > > On Mar 7, 2012, at 9:41 PM, Jeshua Whitaker wrote: > > > Our MIDI module is out of comission at the moment, and I was told that it wont be replaced until April. > > > > --- In 200e@yahoogroups.com, Chris Muir <cbm@> wrote: > >> > >> > >> On Mar 7, 2012, at 9:48 AM, Jeshua Whitaker wrote: > >> > >>> Hi, I am a student learning synthesis at college and I want one of my final projects to be a complete composition on our Buchla 200e. I wanted to know from other Buchla users how they approached this beastly instrument to do their biddings. From my experience with the system, doing tonal music can be quite a challenge, do you guys abandon the thought of tuning it precisely to reference pitches? > >> > >> > >> It does equal tempered notes just fine over MIDI. > >> > >> > >> > >> Chris Muir <-Music Industry -> Eardrill > >> cbm@ cbm@ > >> http://www.xfade.com http://www.eardrill.com > >> > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Chris Muir |"To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who > | most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. > | To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting > | themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job." > cbm@... | Douglas Adams >
2012-03-08 by Jeshua Whitaker
The main control modules on our system include the 222e, 250e, and the 266e. It's an 18 rack that is very similar to Buchla's system #5 on this page. http://buchla.com/series200e.html I haven't decided my route of attack yet. I like the idea of building a giant patch and performing live, but I feel that it might be smarter to break down my sounds into small bits and load them into samplers within my DAW. --- In 200e@yahoogroups.com, Chris Muir <cbm@...> wrote:
> > > What do you have to control it with? > > On Mar 7, 2012, at 9:41 PM, Jeshua Whitaker wrote: > > > Our MIDI module is out of comission at the moment, and I was told that it wont be replaced until April. > > > > --- In 200e@yahoogroups.com, Chris Muir <cbm@> wrote: > >> > >> > >> On Mar 7, 2012, at 9:48 AM, Jeshua Whitaker wrote: > >> > >>> Hi, I am a student learning synthesis at college and I want one of my final projects to be a complete composition on our Buchla 200e. I wanted to know from other Buchla users how they approached this beastly instrument to do their biddings. From my experience with the system, doing tonal music can be quite a challenge, do you guys abandon the thought of tuning it precisely to reference pitches? > >> > >> > >> It does equal tempered notes just fine over MIDI. > >> > >> > >> > >> Chris Muir <-Music Industry -> Eardrill > >> cbm@ cbm@ > >> http://www.xfade.com http://www.eardrill.com > >> > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Chris Muir |"To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who > | most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. > | To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting > | themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job." > cbm@... | Douglas Adams >
2012-03-08 by JB
2012/3/8 Jeshua Whitaker <jeshuaew@yahoo.com>: > The main control modules on our system include the 222e, 250e, and the 266e. It's an 18 rack that is very similar to Buchla's system #5 on this page. > > http://buchla.com/series200e.html You can set 222e and 250e to play notes according to the tempered chromatic scale much like you would do on any analog modular synthesizer. Set up a couple of parallel independent patches that you can control separately instead of one big patch. Add some reverb and or delay. I usually set a reverb on outputs C and D and mix A+C as left and B+D as right in a mixer. That way I can control reverb mix directly for each 227 channel in the buchla (with cv) by panning up/down. johan