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Buchla Electronic Musical Instruments was founded by synthesizer pioneer Don Buchla in 1963 in California.

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There are 375 Buchla modules to choose from. Users build 5222 Racks in this universe.

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Black Noise
29 Mar 2024 Black Noise
Spring is here, and so is the Black Noise spring sale! Get 15% off on built modules and DIY kits. Spring sale ends on April 5th, so don't wait too long or it will be too late. https://blacknoisemodular.com/ 
Tre Modular Shape Mod
28 Mar 2024 Tre Modular
Introducing our newest module Shape Mod. Shape Mod is a powerful wavshaper/ring modulator based on Alisa 1377. Watch our demo video to find out more about this module: https://youtu.be/GXYiJJQ5TBI?si=hDY5c8Xc0WaNaeoU Visit our website for this and other modules: www.tremodular.com 
Liquid Sky d-vices
25 Mar 2024 Liquid Sky d-vices
lovely review of #V4CO and #GLITHc by peter kirn / CDM https://cdm.link/2024/03/liquid-sky-d-vices-v4co-glithc-review/ 
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Noise Engineering Opp Ned
21 Mar 2024 Noise Engineering
Announcing Opp Ned, a four-channel intuitive arpeggiator! Use the included arpeggios or create your own, then recall them manually or with CV. Quantized Transpose input makes it easy to combine with other sequencers, and fully CVable playback parameters make Opp Ned a joy to jam with. Available now!  
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Top Modules rated by users

  1. Studio H 258e / DPO Ø 5.00 (6)
  2. Buchla Model 296 Ø 5.00 (5)
  3. Keen Association 282e Quad Transevent Generator Ø 5.00 (4)
  4. Vedic Scapes 13700 Ø 5.00 (4)
  5. Keen Association Polyphonic Touch'n'Run Voltage Array Model 220/e Ø 5.00 (4)
  6. Buchla Model 250e Ø 5.00 (4)
  7. Buchla Model 259 Ø 5.00 (4)
  8. Other/unknown GAUSSIAN Ø 5.00 (3)
  9. Other/unknown Benjolin Ø 5.00 (3)
  10. Buchla Model 266 Ø 5.00 (3)
  11. Keen Association Multidomain Gatekeeper Model 293e Ø 5.00 (2)
  12. Northern Light Modular Dual CV Polymorpher - Model 2OC Ø 5.00 (2)
  13. Buchla Model 281 Ø 5.00 (2)
  14. Keen Association Spatial System Matrix Model 228e Ø 5.00 (2)
  15. Other/unknown Soundfreak Triple VCO Ø 5.00 (2)
  16. Studio H Control and Signal Router Ø 5.00 (2)
  17. Northern Light Modular CV Polymorpher - Model cardOC V2 Ø 5.00 (2)
  18. Keen Association 268e Graphic Waveform Generator Ø 5.00 (2)
  19. Other/unknown Soundfreak Envelope Shaper/Noise Generator Ø 5.00 (2)
  20. Vedic Scapes Dual Duality Processing Filter Ø 5.00 (2)
  21. Buchla Model 206e Ø 5.00 (2)
  22. Other/unknown Soundfreak Dual Filter/Oscillator Ø 5.00 (2)
  23. Keen Association Control Voltage Interpreter Model 253e Ø 5.00 (2)
  24. Vedic Scapes Metatron Generator 618 II Ø 5.00 (2)
  25. Buchla Model 292e Ø 4.83 (6)

Modules have to be rated at least 2 times to appear in this list. Any module with a rating better than Ø 4.34 is considered to be above average.

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Popular Modules in racks

  1. Buchla Model 281e in 2146 Racks
  2. Buchla Model 292e in 2029 Racks
  3. Buchla Model 261e in 1986 Racks
  4. Buchla Model 259e in 1703 Racks
  5. Buchla Model 259r in 1129 Racks
  6. Buchla Model 266e in 1118 Racks
  7. Buchla Model 291e in 1098 Racks
  8. Buchla Model 225e in 1032 Racks
  9. Buchla Model 281 in 1017 Racks
  10. Buchla Blank Panel in 995 Racks
  11. Buchla Model 223e in 944 Racks
  12. Buchla Model 292c in 931 Racks
  13. Buchla Model 251e in 909 Racks
  14. Buchla Model 250e in 889 Racks
  15. Buchla Model 227e in 847 Racks
  16. Buchla Model 285e in 839 Racks
  17. Buchla Model 267e in 799 Racks
  18. Buchla Model 296 in 698 Racks
  19. Buchla Model 248 in 665 Racks
  20. Buchla Model 256e in 650 Racks
  21. Buchla Model 207 in 646 Racks
  22. Buchla Model 222e in 628 Racks
  23. Buchla Model 296e in 623 Racks
  24. Buchla Model 206e in 620 Racks
  25. Buchla Model 258 in 607 Racks

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