First Buchla 208r improv

First improvised performance with the Buchla 208r.
Pressure Points off-camera controls pitch changes. OTO BIM delay and BAM + Eventide Space reverbs.

[nsbdnow]

Wow! Wow wow wow! That was terrific! I think this is totally one of my favorite synthesizers. It's just so full of sound, movement, life and vitality. At least in the right hands. lol!

[AlexanderGibbonsAudio]

Oh man, this has such a beautiful texture.

[Genshi]

Great sound you're getting from it!

[rhampton]

i really enjoyed watching this. Very very nice. Thanks for sharing..

[musicalfungus]

Fantastic piece James! Sounds wonderful!

[piotr]

Whoa. That actually sounds incredible.

[zechs]

I'd take literally any buchla. It's my "once I'm rich enough" synth.

[ChiefThomson]

like the sound of it, really nice delay you get going with it...

[noisejockey]

That 208 looks SO familiar... :-) I am so glad it's your hands, sounds fucking killer!

[stationstation]

One of the hardest synths to make sound good - but when it does, it's a credit to the creator and the synth itself - like in this case. The 208 is NOT a happy accident generator - you gotta know what you're doing. This is like flying a 777; no happy accidents come from that endeavor. Another nice video, James.

[Konptor]

Very nice sound! How do you make this « distortion effect »?

[echoloch]

I'd say the first launch was a success.

[lilskullymane]

so nice! would it be possible to sequence the 208 from ansible/grid the same way you have pressure points set up?

[steveambrose]

Sorry if this is a dumb question but are you using the cv and Gate at the rear or connecting pressure points via the buchla keyboard inputs on the front? Nice jam . I spend hours on mine just going from one sweetspot sound to another then realise I should of recorded it. Great fun.

[drumlesstrance]

Are you using something like a Synovatron CVGT-1 in this video?

[PatchMonger]

Fantastic. Truly great sounds. Did you build it yourself? Would love to have one cheers

[Pighood]

All I can muster up is bleedin' Fran and bleedin' Ollie :-(

[jonridley]

My friend got a really good deal and got a 2nd hand music Easel for just over 2000quid. He then discovered a minor fault with the keyboard and contacted Buchla who sent him out a new keyboard. He then sold the broken keyboard for about 1200 so basically got a really good condition music easel with new keyboard for 800 pounds.... amazing