Friday, August 9, 2013

THIS IS HOW WE DEFORM: BUCHLA 158 CLONE


While makers of Buchla clones are notoriously secretive for good reason,  this powerful module screams for attention. Its two independent oscillators are continuously variable from sine to sawtooth,  and modulation is a snap using its CV and signal inputs. It easily morphs into a monster.  That this was part of Don Buchla's  first series (100) for the Electric Music Box is testament to his and Morton Subotnick's shared ideas at the San Francisco Tape Music Center.  This clone even mimics the thicker front panel divider lines so as to visually distinguish it from the 200 and 200e series.  Very nice.

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