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Buchla Electronic Music Instruments Music Easel Electric Music Box

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Description

The new incarnation of the 1973 Buchla Music Easel is a portable, performance-oriented instrument as close as possible to the original. We have used the same circuits, mechanical design and graphic theme that made the original an ergonomic dream to grab hold of and create organic electronic music from the soul.

The Music Easel is comprised of 2 units: a 218 Touch Keyboard Controller and a 208 Stored Program Sound Source, both housed in a rugged carrying case. Together these modules allow both real-time control from the keyboard pads, knobs, sliders, switches and patch points. Additionally the Music Easel supports the included original Program Cards (user-defined presets using resistors, 1973-style!) as well as future interface cards with more modern patch storage/editing/control/interfacing.

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Architecture

Type: Analog

Synthesis: Frequency Modulation, Subtractive

Oscillators (+) Open Manual Page

Oscillators: 2

Waveforms: Saw Up, Square, Triangle

Osc Modulation: Envelope, Input, Keyboard, Knob, LFO, Oscillator, Sequencer

Envelopes (+) Open Manual Page

Envelopes: 1

Evelope Paramerters: Attack, Decay, Sustain, Triggered

Filters (+) Open Manual Page

Filters: 2

Types: Low Pass

Filter Modulation: Envelope, Input, Keyboard, Knob, Oscillator

LFO (+) Open Manual Page

LFO: 2

LFO Parameters: Envelope, Sine, Square, Triangle

LFO Notes::
Modulation and Pulser

Polyphony & Tuning

Polyphony: 2

Timbrality: 2

Tuning: Atonal, Standard

Modes: Duophonic

Patches

Patches RAM: 1

Storage: RAM Cartridge

Editing: CV

Effects

Spring Reverb

Sequencer

Step Sequencer
4 steps

Case

Case: Desktop, Keyboard, Rack

Case Details: 29-Key, Touch keyboard, 4 Octave Shift

Controls: Buttons, Faders, Knobs, Sliders, Mod - Wheel 2, Modulation 1/4" Jacks, Modulation 1/8" Jacks, Modulation - Audio Input, Modulation Banana Jacks, Pedal - Filter, Sequencer

Display Type: LED

Connections

Audio Output Connections: 1/4" Phone Jack, Mono Out

Audio Output Count: 1

CV Ports: CV IN, CV OUT, Gate In, Gate Out

Production

Year Released: 2010

Manuals & Documents