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MARF description and manual are located at my web site:

http://www.microtonalsynthesis.com/buchla/

John Loffink
jloffink@austin.rr.com 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mark verbos [mailto:a0284520@addcom.de]
> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 9:50 AM
> To: wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [wiardgroup] 248 Buchla MARF - Discriminator ?!?
> 
> The Buchla 248 is a module that has 16 stages of 2 sliders and 8 bits
of
> switched data on each step. then you have a series of output channels
> that can independantly address the stages. Among the 8 bits of data
are
> sloped/stepped, 2 trigger outs, voltage and time ranges,
> quantzed/continuous voltage, external inputs select,
> sustain/start/end/enable. In the end, you can use any section of the
> stages as any kind of envelope or  sequencer imaginable.
> 
> in Grant's "MARF MODE" he makes it possible to make a sloped sequence,
> or multistage envelope out of any sequencer. That's a function that
was
> unique to the 248, envelopes of up to 16 stages in length with any
stage
> being the sustain stage and all slope times and peak voltages
> controllable.
> 
> it's the coolest analog module around I think.
> 
> mark
> 
> Igor Medeiros wrote:
> 
> >the new wiard socket rocket has on bank 12 a waveset called `marf
> >discriminator´. i was reading about the 248 buchla marf also on
doepfer
> >list.
> >
> >can anyone describe it? in details, what this module can do?
> >
> >and i´m interested in opinions also about the marf discriminator...
> anyone
> >heard it?
> >
> >
> >thx in advance
> >
> >
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> >Igor Medeiros
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