In honor of Ada Lovelace Day – an international day of blogging to celebrate the achievements of women in technology and science – we’d like to pay some respect to a few of the women of synthesis and electronic music. This is in no way comprehensive – it’s just intended to be a reminder of… Read More Synthtopia Gives Much Respect For The Women Of Synthesis For Ada Lovelace Day
Synth pioneer Don Buchla at NAMM, where he was displaying the Buchla 200e at the Noisebug booth.
On Day 2 of the NAMM Show, we had a chance to check out the new gear at the Moog booth. They were showing the new Moog Taurus 3 bass synthesizer, which sounds massive and is built like a tank. The Noisebug booth packed was densely packed with synth power, ranging from multiple Buchla 200e‘s… Read More NAMM Show Day 2 Highlights
Electronic music pioneer Don Buchla made NAMM’s most wanted list. At each show, the NAMM organization tries to record and preserve the stories of industry veterans like Buchla to help capture the history of the music industry.
Image: kenji1127 Saturday Synth Porn: A great shot of a vintage Buchla 100 modular synthesizer. via the Synthtopia Flickr Group
This interview with electronic music pioneer Don Buchla is part of a series created by the Red Bull Music Academy.
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The Marimba Lumuna is a unique MIDI percussion instrument, designed by synth pioneer Don Buchla. Absolute Deviation recently purchased the remaining stock of Marimba Lumina parts from Nearfield Systems. Absolute Deviation was founded by long-time Buchla technician, Joel Davel. Joel has worked for Don Buchla since 1993. The company offers replacement chips and parts for the Marimba Lumina. It also plans to offer… Read More Absolute Deviation Marimba Lumina
Buchla and Associates has updated its website with full info on the Electric Music Box, Buchla Series 200e: This year we’re celebrating 45 years of building bizarre electronic musical instruments. What better way to celebrate than to revisit some old instruments – namely the 200 series Electric Music Boxes, manufactured from 1970 to the mid… Read More The Buchla Series 200e Modular Synthesizer
Buchla has introduced a new version of Don Buchla’s Lightning spatial MIDI controllers: Lightning III features improvements in sensitivity, resolution, accuracy, and response time. Perhaps the biggest difference is in the addition of a third axis of sensitivity. Yes, Lightning now responds in all three directions, adding proximity to the horizontal and vertical dimensions brought… Read More Buchla Lightning III Announced
