Buchla Music Easel: Q & A

bsmith · Post by **bsmith** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 7:32 pm

Eyes crossing here reading the scanned manual flying around on the intertubes - so retyping this bit about the card in relation to the front panel controls:

Control-Voltage - the program card specifications are additive. Any patching will affect the instrument as if it were under the front panel control. Any front panel processing or offset levels are additive to the programming of the card. If an oscillator were card programmed with an offset value of 4 and the front panel offset were at 3, the two values would sum to an effective offset value of 7.

So ok, then if we want to negate from a value on the card, we pretty much need to use that inverter, which we have one of - is that correct?

Edit - assuming a control were at '0' to begin with, which I guess would be where you'd want them to use the preset card as set up...

Edit 2 - and thinking about it more - I guess for some kind of fixed negation through the inverter there would also need to be some kind of offset utility kind of thing which there isn't. Anyway, sorry, I'll shut up now.

Shasta Cults · Post by **Shasta Cults** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 7:37 pm

cool video

kosh · Post by **kosh** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:11 pm

Hi Alessandro. I'd love to see you and Charles Cohen play Dueling Easels. Any hope for a Buchla supergroup ? :-))

moylando · Post by **moylando** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:15 pm

sascha.victoria wrote:Not to belittle Alessandro's work because I rather enjoy it but I feel it should be pointed out that due to the amount of effects on that video he could really be using pretty much any synth. In fact there's another video of him using a Make Noise set up with similar results. The magic is in the user not the instrument.

I'm curious. Got a link?

amnesia · Post by **amnesia** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:09 pm

I LOVE THIS!

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Samuron · Post by **Samuron** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:59 pm

moylando wrote:
sascha.victoria wrote:Not to belittle Alessandro's work because I rather enjoy it but I feel it should be pointed out that due to the amount of effects on that video he could really be using pretty much any synth. In fact there's another video of him using a Make Noise set up with similar results. The magic is in the user not the instrument.
I'm curious. Got a link?

http://www.facebook.com/makenoiseco/pos ... 1396537187

Muff Wiggler · Post by **Muff Wiggler** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 10:36 pm

[video][/video]

tragedybysyntax · Post by **tragedybysyntax** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:25 pm

[video][/video]
I've been listening to this one for a few days as well, figured since everyone else is posting clips of the easel...

Very very very inspirational Alessandro!! I'm actually curious what the 2 pedals you are using in these vids in conjunction with the easel? Seems like one is a delay... other is a eventide verb maybe? (Oh..I do believe I'm ordering a new easel this week!!!)

blindoldfreak · Post by **blindoldfreak** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:38 pm

Strymon Timeline and blueSky.

blindoldfreak · Post by **blindoldfreak** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:39 pm

kosh wrote:Hi Alessandro. I'd love to see you and Charles Cohen play Dueling Easels. Any hope for a Buchla supergroup ? :-))

This will happen!

A

wwbjd · Post by **wwbjd** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:45 pm

Without watching the video, I'm going to guess....

Strymon Blue Sky (Reverb)
Strymon Time Line (Delay)

I preordered a new Easel the day after they were announced. Had been thinking about picking up a Buchla system and well, why not make the plunge?

Alessandro's music has been a big inspiration for me as well. But, I had not seen any of these videos until this evening. Love them! The MakeNoise Shared System set is fantastic.

kev · Post by **kev** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:51 pm

Is the Makenoise shared system set on YouTube or vimeo for us non facebooking folks?

captnapalm · Post by **captnapalm** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:26 am

megamaeng wrote:Is the Makenoise shared system set on YouTube or vimeo for us non facebooking folks?

I'm non-FB and I was able to watch the vid.

blindoldfreak · Post by **blindoldfreak** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:33 am

thanks for the kind words all.

I can't wait for my new record to come out in May. Important Records is supposed to put it out, and it's all easel all the time!

Oxix52 · Post by **Oxix52** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:38 am

Oh boy! I'm really looking forward to the new album! Do you plan on doing any more SuONOIO-type devices? I really like mine! Great stuff

kev · Post by **kev** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:57 am

captnapalm wrote: I'm non-FB and I was able to watch the vid.

Hmmmm, it asks me to login. Oh well...

Anyway I'll use this opportunity to ask a question. Some in the request thread mentioned wanting a ground plug and I notice that the synovatron CVGT1 and low-gain's banana to 1/8" boxes have ground plugs as well. Not knowing too much about what is involved, do you think the Easel be able to interface well with euro? Mainly sending cv out and patching audio in. Thanks!

lambwolf · Post by **lambwolf** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:41 am

amnesia wrote:I LOVE THIS!

[video][/video]

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really nice

BHC303 · Post by **BHC303** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 3:05 am

Muff Wiggler wrote:[video][/video]

Rad

theboddy · Post by **theboddy** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 3:33 am

Alessandro, loved the video of the performance at Home Room 1. Lovely musical tapestry from what on the face of it seems like a limited sequence of notes. But that's where the live performance aspect really shines.

The audio quality isn't so great though. Is this piece released anywhere?

kkonkkrete · Post by **kkonkkrete** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 3:53 am

Thanks so much for doing this thread!

I have a really superficial question about the visual aesthetics of the new model: I absolutely love the old font of the logo, and don't really like the new one ... any idea if they would consider going back to the old font?

One other question: is the production run expected to be limited?

Thanks!

Roycie Roller · Post by **Roycie Roller** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 5:12 am

exeterdown wrote:Hey blindoldfreak, you're a fairly recent Easel owner am I right?
There's been a bit of talk about how only a few were made, how did you come into yours?

My shot in the dark is inner circle/buchla secret society haha.

are you 8 years old?

BHC303 · Post by **BHC303** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 5:26 am

Can external audio be routed through the verb?

Cheers

captnapalm · Post by **captnapalm** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 5:57 am

BHC303 wrote:Can external audio be routed through the verb?

Cheers

Yes, certainly. There are audio inputs which can be routed through the LPGs and reverb, and can also be modulated by the mod osc.

batchas · Post by **batchas** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 6:18 am

captnapalm wrote:
megamaeng wrote:Is the Makenoise shared system set on YouTube or vimeo for us non facebooking folks?
I'm non-FB and I was able to watch the vid.

Right. Should be able without facebook account.

phutureboy · Post by **phutureboy** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 7:09 am

blindoldfreak wrote:thanks for the kind words all.

I can't wait for my new record to come out in May. Important Records is supposed to put it out, and it's all easel all the time!

Looking forward ! What will be the name of the album and under what moniker ?

MOD WIGGLER

MOD WIGGLER

Buchla Music Easel: Q & A