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

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Steady State Fate VERSA
20 Nov 2024 Steady State Fate

VERSA

Limited release multi-mode VCA. Offset generation, crossfading, 2-1 switch, polarizer with dead zone. Analog logic and mix/distortion buss outputs. 
Toppobrillo Matrixplexer
20 Nov 2024 Toppobrillo

Matrixplexer

Introducing the MATRIXPLEXER. 4x4 2D scanning matrix mixer with axis-independent scan modes, slopes and automative features. Select and animate input and output mixes for movement, reveals, spatialization and syncopative rhythms…Sequence mixes and effects.. add space and time to feedback work.. Syncopate swells and panning with a clock source.. the list goes on... Check out the Modular Grid page for more. 
Alfa Delta Dionisi
20 Nov 2024 Alfa Delta

Dionisi

Sounds online : https://alfadelta.be/dionisi.html#sounds 
RYK Modular
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RYK Modular Long Black Friday SALE https://www.ryk-modular.com/ 18.5% off during all of November Shop Slow - Use code: BLACK185 
Joranalogue Audio Design Cycle 5
19 Nov 2024 Joranalogue Audio Design

Cycle 5

It's time to shave your legs, lube your chain and slip into your spandex, because Cycle 5 is almost here! A true powerhouse analogue VCO in just 6 HP. Available from the 26th of November at a Eurorack shop near you. https://joranalogue.com/cycle-5 
raw yaw media torus
19 Nov 2024 raw yaw media

torus

Free download of rhodopsin for new raw yaw media module purchases! rhodopsin video synth has released for android and iOS: android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rawyawmedia.rhodopsin&hl=en_US iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rhodopsin/id6471383189 If you've purchased a module and would like a rhodopsin download code, email rawyawmedia@gmail.com with proof of purchase. 
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Top Modules rated by users

  1. Studio H 258e / DPO Ø 5.00 (6)
  2. Vedic Scapes 13700 Ø 5.00 (5)
  3. Keen Association 282e Quad Transevent Generator Ø 5.00 (5)
  4. Buchla Model 296 Ø 5.00 (5)
  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. Keen Association Control Voltage Interpreter Model 253e Ø 5.00 (3)
  9. Magnetic Freak GAUSSIAN Ø 5.00 (3)
  10. Other/unknown Benjolin Ø 5.00 (3)
  11. Buchla Model 266 Ø 5.00 (3)
  12. Northern Light Modular Dual CV Polymorpher - Model 2OC Ø 5.00 (2)
  13. Buchla Model 281 Ø 5.00 (2)
  14. Sputnik Modular Sputnik Dual Defect Processor Model 289 Ø 5.00 (2)
  15. Keen Association Multidomain Gatekeeper Model 293e Ø 5.00 (2)
  16. Keen Association Spatial System Matrix Model 228e Ø 5.00 (2)
  17. Keen Association 268e Graphic Waveform Generator Ø 5.00 (2)
  18. Other/unknown Soundfreak Triple VCO Ø 5.00 (2)
  19. Buchla Model 206e Ø 5.00 (2)
  20. Studio H Control and Signal Router Ø 5.00 (2)
  21. Other/unknown Soundfreak Envelope Shaper/Noise Generator Ø 5.00 (2)
  22. Vedic Scapes Dual Duality Processing Filter Ø 5.00 (2)
  23. Vedic Scapes Metatron Generator 618 II Ø 5.00 (2)
  24. Other/unknown Soundfreak Dual Filter/Oscillator 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 4.35 is considered to be above average.

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  1. Buchla Model 281e in 2206 Racks
  2. Buchla Model 292e in 2080 Racks
  3. Buchla Model 261e in 2013 Racks
  4. Buchla Model 259e in 1762 Racks
  5. Buchla Model 266e in 1169 Racks
  6. Buchla Model 291e in 1145 Racks
  7. Buchla Model 259r in 1124 Racks
  8. Buchla Model 225e in 1072 Racks
  9. Buchla Model 281 in 1031 Racks
  10. Buchla Blank Panel in 1002 Racks
  11. Buchla Model 223e in 1001 Racks
  12. Buchla Model 292c in 941 Racks
  13. Buchla Model 251e in 923 Racks
  14. Buchla Model 250e in 914 Racks
  15. Buchla Model 285e in 874 Racks
  16. Buchla Model 227e in 843 Racks
  17. Buchla Model 267e in 802 Racks
  18. Buchla Model 296 in 697 Racks
  19. Buchla Model 256e in 666 Racks
  20. Buchla Model 248 in 664 Racks
  21. Buchla Model 207 in 659 Racks
  22. Buchla Model 222e in 657 Racks
  23. Buchla Model 296e in 644 Racks
  24. Buchla Model 206e in 632 Racks
  25. Buchla Model 258 in 613 Racks

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