Hey guys! Sorry for the crappy audio, we shot this quickly on an iPhone... BUT! I got a lot of questions about each individual component of the Buchla system from the previous video. As usual, things change quick in the studio so I wanted to get this one out before we publish videos of it in action. And don't worry, those videos will have high quality audio so you can hear it in all its glory. As usual -- leave questions below! Thanks!!

Buchla: How many knobs do you want? Tom: YES!

Damn I can’t imagine having that in my house it’d be so fun to communicate with aliens every day

Now you need a FOURTH 24 panels boat!!! 🎉 Love this video. It’s VERY useful because a ton of people get very confused when they (try to) get into Buchla. I know, that was me about 18 months ago. This video would have been a goldmine of information. I love my Buchla so much… but it felt overwhelming. Have fun!

For Buchla lovers, A special patch had been written for Reaktor named Cloudlab 200t V2. It is really great and full of sound vst and you do not have pay lots of money for this.

I am eger to hear how it sounds , waiting for next episode brother

So great you're back with studio time ,Tom, just the other day I was wondering what happened and within a few hours later your comeback video showed up :D The Buchla's looks so intimidating, can't wait to get some more in-depth knowledge. Thank you for your hard work!

That Stochastic Voltage Generator is based on Mutable Instruments Marbles, and the Algorithmic Oscillator on Mutable Plaits. What a beautiful Buchla system!

How wonderful to see such possibilities in this new system. And personally great to see someone else with a Dual Arbitrary Function Generator in their system. People always ask me where I got mine :-D Looking forward to hearing this awesome set up in action then.

Interesting video, we all love Xmas tinsels and wreaths but, obvioulsly, we would love to hear the sound of all of that and what you can actualy produce will all of this. 😁

Amazing and inspiring - thank you!!

Awesome! I'll watch the whole video later, I'm finally starting to work on another one of my own humble modular system break down videos. (not as expensive or impressive as Tom's systems of course!☺)

Thanks Tom i am thrilled to hear something from the system ❤

Look really forward in hearing some sounds from the Buchla!

this system is insanelly cool man !! - keep the vibe on hardware forever !!

I've been programming synths since the earl 80's. This to me is like miniaturizing yourself and jumping inside the circuity of a Hydrasynth Deluxe or a Novation Summit and start re-routing things at the micro programming level. Sounds like my version of a Wonkasynth.

So good to see you! Yes: please indulge us!

real piece of art!

Does anybody else's head hurt? So much information. hahaha!! Can't wait to hear this thing.

It may take one (yeah right) or more years to learn how to patch it and even if you'd know it inside out, you'd have trillions of possibilities. When you have something cool you can be 100% certain there's something much cooler hiding in there. So how would you define 'done'? It will provide many hours of quality time - with no useful results - so I can't help wondering how you'll get production value from it. I guess you'd create your own sound library and work from there. It would be super cool and extremely useful if you'd share how it integrates in your workflow as a composer.

really nice, make me want to make reason patch a lot

Im pretty proficient in synths, but Buchla stuff just makes my brain melt. Lol

A rig you can immerse yourself in and forget the world is still turning

Hay Tom , Rebel moon was epic , watched it with my son today top work

Ikea Råskog for patchcables. Tom's never too proud to go for the cheap and simple solutions ;-)

Amazing.

Proffesor Thom in his sound laboratory❤❤❤🎉

That's quite a system. I had once 18u of 200e. 3x24u seems a bit of overkill considering that one of the main USPs of 200e is the preset management system. So there should be no need to triple systems when working on multiple patches at once. Probably the reason why he did this is because of systems lockups. 200e is quite buggy. Filling big (original buchla) cases with 200e modules only, you will likely run into system freezes. Super annoying. From a pure sound perspective, there is nothing you can't achieve with Eurorack system. I've been there and know what I'm talking. Especially since there is 292t and 296t from tip top. Of course there are some nuances, but the oscillators 261e and 259e aren't that special. I always prefered the raw sound of the 258e (DPO) or the easel oscillator over these. It's a matter of taste I guess. The only thing that I'm really missing is the 223e tactile controller. This thing is unmatched in modular world and by far the best tactile input controller for modular out there. I'm wondering why there is no keen, studio-h and soundfreak stuff in his case? Especially the CSR? By far the most exciting modules in the 200 format. Unfortunately Buchla seems to not extend and develop the 200e range any further.

Tom, cool video! I enjoyed this. I've got three questions for you. 1. How do you feel the Buchla compares to your previous modular gear in terms of play-ability and experimentation? 2. In terms of aesthetics I think Buchla is really up there. I've never seen one in the flesh, but to me it looks playful and inviting. Unlike say MakeNoise, whose modules are fantastic but their aesthetic is too busy and messy for my tastes. After all your years of working with hardware synths, is how synth/modular looks still a significant factor in how you approach a machine? 3. Buchla systems are notoriously expensive. Prohibitively so, for most people. Part of that is that Buchla is a small company catering to an exclusive crowd. But what makes this system a worthwhile investment for you? Other than that you had not mastered this system yet. In other words, what makes this premium instrument worth the price of admission (for you)?

Hey tom, heel cool. Als mede Buchla guy in Amsterdam, altijd leuk om te zien wat andere voor systeempje hebben 😂. Anyway, mocht je er zijn, kom 21 januari naar enige Modular synth event in Amsterdam in Paradiso: voltage Control Amsterdam.

Very nice a way beyond me. I would have loved to hear it though. Maybe soon in another video with audio explanations of the modules. Great stuff nonetheless.

This thing is amazing .

I used to own a couple of Hans Zimmer's Buchla modules!

Quad low pass gate looks awesome

9:57 marbles I think 16:30 is braids

@9:50 its Mutable Instruments Marbles @16:14 Mutable Instruments Plaits

Lets gooooo Tom!

Ugh i am contemplating a move from the usa to spain. I hope you do a video or talk some on logistics. Its so overwhelming:( just got a moog model d and it sits in a storage unit 😢

Good to see you back on the tubes. How does the Buchla compare to the monster modular system we saw in your old studio? Obviously it's a lot smaller... LOL

When you have all the things 😂 thanks for all the inspiration 🤙🏽

Tom, do you have the H90 connected to the Buchla? I use mine for both synth and guitar. The last polysynth update is mighty, for guitar, at least.

Круто. Спасибо

I see the word “in-depth” and I see the video length, and all I‘m thinking is that, you Sir, are off by at least a couple _hundreds_ of hours 😅 But thank you, loved watching it.

Thanks :)

Do you have any interesting H9 presets to share? 😎

I’m super curious about why you chose such a large Buchla system versus what you used to have and given you sold many things, why not just use VCV rack since it looked like you were going more into the box than out of it? Any answers appreciated! Happy Holidays.🎉

The Waldorf Quantum next and show us some patches also from the Buchla.

Been waiting for this vid. One day I’ll Prob just sell All my studio gear and get a 12 module boat (already got it picked out years ago).. and then just smoke herb and patch random shit

Lovely! Although you actually have 12 boats-each row is a boat : )

So Tom. Might Robert Moog be a distant relative of yours? I would be absolutely lost on the Buchla system. Amazing wall of modules. patch cable millennium.

Please make a video of live performance to show how it sounds!🙏🙏🙏

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Hello, can you demonstrate how make sounds, any sound design from Buchla?))

Wow.... you're going to have a lot of fun with this (but no MARF, hmm...)

yes but isnt the music done mostly on kontakt ? not one of these thigns

So Kool 😃

thats alot of Buchla in one go! What is the thought process behind this investment?

That's using a voltage channel as a com channel is net that innovative, I do that with my 220V lines.

I have a hunch that this system costs more than my kidney

I thought i knew quite a bit about synthesizers, but now I realize I don’t know anything😳

Mutable Branches distributes gates to two outputs

Why don't some people give up on modular walls and fanatically stick on multi-meter hardware, while today a 200 MB plug-in does the same thing, and maybe does better? Boys with Toys!

awesome u r back - i hope for a song listen to «Junkie XL - Mushroom» reaction from you❤

but. does it djent?

Is gonna be (or used) use in GxK?

Pitch shifting ≠ frequency shifting. 285e is a frequency shifter.

Curious if you are actually triggering the 281es via the internal bus . Because i have two 281e that randomly forget to trigger an Env on out A&C. It only works safely if use cables to trigger the envs. Just in case if you stumble over this .. Buchla couldn't help me solving it. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qM2DmbWpvc2ciIk.html

C’mon man … how much? $USD estimate or approximates are fine All banana?

interesting but gotta hear it in action

Please do a video of film scoring from scratch

WOW! WTF does it sound like?!

👍iLoVe ! 💙⚪❤

Price tag? 🙃

😃😃

One day someone will do a 259e TWG for Eurorack .. Come on tiptop !!! Tons of 259 Complex Osc out there (currently 261e) None of the 259e

Omg

No biggie, just 3 Buchla boats, around 40k each

26 minutes about a synth without a sound or song. Congratulations, you’ve reached peak gearslut. I wonder if there are car fanatic videos where the influencer just reads the owners manual on camera.

With current prices of Buchla at least 1000 USD a module, but often more, this modular must cost at least 30.0000 USD. No wonder you sold your old gear.

100k

2nd

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STUDIO TIME IS BACK!!!!!