Richard's studio is an Aladdin's Cave of Banana-jack synths. The Buchla VCO was on its way to its new owner, so I was lucky to get a chance to hear it. While it looks fantastic, I wasn't taken by its sound. Financially speaking, this is probably a good thing. The Serge & CGS system was much more to my taste. I was surprised at how familiar I was with its patching vocabulary, due in part to certain Serge-inspired Euro modules, and was able to dive straight in. The Bugbrand is a cracking, compact system with a gutsy sound. But of all the synths in the studio, I lost my heart to the two Hordijk boxes, the wonderful Blippoo and Benjolin.
Thanks to Richard for a wonderful afternoon and the pukka pakoras!
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Hi Navs - out of curiosity what did you not like about the sound of the Buchla 261e Osc...comparing to your favorite Euro Osc for example?
Hard to say given the limited time I had with it, but I didn't find it engaging. Maybe I just prefer analogue oscillators. The ZO, M15 + TWF cover the same ground and sound more organic to my ears. I'd still like to play with a full Buchla system, tho - I'm sure the working methods are where its real strength lie.
I've only heard Buchla demos online - it seems to be the 258v Verbos Osc that sounds the most smooth..analogy.
And the 258v seems to be very popular with Buchla owners ...
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