Nice tones dude.  A lot of depth to the tones and the subtle shifts in variation.  How difficult is it to DIY the Buchla clone?  I've done a few basic kits but nothing too serious.

Nice tones dude. A lot of depth to the tones and the subtle shifts in variation. How difficult is it to DIY the Buchla clone? I've done a few basic kits but nothing too serious.

Thanks rdomain - just listened through all your three from this year - excellent stuff, super diverse, at the end of this weeks I ended up on the roof with my shirt off and axes in both my hands - but it's nice weather so not much happened. The buchla diy stuff - eh not too hard but it depends - like these 258 oscillators there was nothing really challenging about the build besides sourcing a few of the parts - thonk in the uk and synthcube in the us both have (I think) kits with all the stuff and thonk has a really nice build doc. also a nice panel much nicer than the ridiculous green and purple lexan numbers I drilled up. I guess there is some output buffering that you kind of have to roll your own on that is a little challenging maybe, but nothing too bad. The buchla 292 low pass gates from thomas white are a piece of cake. The 281 function generator (eg) from toppobrillo - total bitch to wire, but worth it. So it varies.... Do check out the kits on thonk and the diy forum on muffwiggler for all kinds of project opportunities. As far as this track and the buchla osc go, I really didn't do anything particularly buchlaish with it, but the linear fm they can do and the wave morphing really are something else.

Thanks rdomain - just listened through all your three from this year - excellent stuff, super diverse, at the end of this weeks I ended up on the roof with my shirt off and axes in both my hands - but it's nice weather so not much happened. The buchla diy stuff - eh not too hard but it depends - like these 258 oscillators there was nothing really challenging about the build besides sourcing a few of the parts - thonk in the uk and synthcube in the us both have (I think) kits with all the stuff and thonk has a really nice build doc. also a nice panel much nicer than the ridiculous green and purple lexan numbers I drilled up. I guess there is some output buffering that you kind of have to roll your own on that is a little challenging maybe, but nothing too bad. The buchla 292 low pass gates from thomas white are a piece of cake. The 281 function generator (eg) from toppobrillo - total bitch to wire, but worth it. So it varies.... Do check out the kits on thonk and the diy forum on muffwiggler for all kinds of project opportunities. As far as this track and the buchla osc go, I really didn't do anything particularly buchlaish with it, but the linear fm they can do and the wave morphing really are something else.

holy shit...so did it take you a week alone to patch this?

holy shit...so did it take you a week alone to patch this? ;)

haha. honestly it's a pretty simple quicky one passer i started late this morning, probably spent more time working up the controller and gate pattern stuff over there on the right, figuring out my switch 'strategy' (using 2 here and that can start to get a little confusing), and picking out several notes to get dialed in.

haha. honestly it's a pretty simple quicky one passer i started late this morning, probably spent more time working up the controller and gate pattern stuff over there on the right, figuring out my switch 'strategy' (using 2 here and that can start to get a little confusing), and picking out several notes to get dialed in.

Thanks for the info!  I might start with the LPGs as I'm a bit of a fan of those.  I have the MN Optomix and Doepfer LPG.  I know of Thonk as I'm keen on the reverb kit and I've already done the CVpal which is super easy and really handy!

Thanks for the info! I might start with the LPGs as I'm a bit of a fan of those. I have the MN Optomix and Doepfer LPG. I know of Thonk as I'm keen on the reverb kit and I've already done the CVpal which is super easy and really handy!

cool! so if you do the dual lpg, a little suggestion - do one using vtl5c3 vactrols normally used, and do the other with vtl5c4's... the c4's are absurdly long ringing suckers - for the lp filter mode they sound *incredible*.

cool! so if you do the dual lpg, a little suggestion - do one using vtl5c3 vactrols normally used, and do the other with vtl5c4's... the c4's are absurdly long ringing suckers - for the lp filter mode they sound *incredible*.

Nice bass. I just listened to your track and "whoosh" from Faux Foe simultaneously, i really think you two should think about a collab

Thanks for explaining and the pic, very useful

Nice bass. I just listened to your track and "whoosh" from Faux Foe simultaneously, i really think you two should think about a collab :D Thanks for explaining and the pic, very useful ;)

Thanks! That 'whoosh' is awesome.

Thanks! That 'whoosh' is awesome.

Bastard! (nothing personal, it's my regular reaction to that kind of pics )

Bastard! (nothing personal, it's my regular reaction to that kind of pics :P)

man, that is some hot synth pr0n!

man, that is some hot synth pr0n!

Shades of early Subotnick. Intense bass.

Shades of early Subotnick. Intense bass.