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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 406 Buchla modules to choose from. Users build 5489 Racks in this universe.

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Alfa Delta
11 Aug 2025 Alfa Delta
New firmware for Dionisi and Metamorf featuring MIDI NRPN control of parameters. Also new manuals listing the NRPN numbers and new presets. https://alfadelta.be/dionisi.html#downloads https://alfadelta.be/metamorf.html#downloads 
Intellijel MEMS Mic
9 Aug 2025 Intellijel
Introducing the Intellijel MEMS Mic A big-sounding microphone module in a small 2hp package. Turn your voice, instruments, environmental sounds, or even wild feedback experiments into audio for your Eurorack system. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWSoav1_m70&t=1s  
Joranalogue Audio Design Filter 8
Today is 8/8, which as everyone knows, is Filter 8 day! Local legend BRiES got to work and built a modular vocoder (or something very close), using no less than 10x Filter 8, to scratch his curiosity itch. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/YWZ2NeRjwr0 
Tre Modular Liminal Space
7 Aug 2025 Tre Modular
Liminal Space DIY Kits are back! They usually don`t stick around for long. Grab yours before they’re gone. www.tremodular.com 
Fully Wired Electronics Transistor Ladder Filter
Today is the last day you can save 25% on the Transistor Ladder Filter Simple Triple Mixer, and Simple Voltage Controlled Oscillator. If you want to create a synth voice inspired by the iconic synths of the 70's, then now it the time to do so! www.fullywiredelectronics.com/store  
NANO Modules ST IN
5 Aug 2025 NANO Modules
Introducing ST IN 🛬 ST·IN brings external gear into your modular system with the proper gain and impedance. 🎶 Now available through our dealers and our website!  
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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 (5)
  4. Vedic Scapes 13700 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. Other/unknown Benjolin Ø 5.00 (3)
  9. Keen Association Control Voltage Interpreter Model 253e Ø 5.00 (3)
  10. Buchla Model 266 Ø 5.00 (3)
  11. Keen Association 268e Graphic Waveform Generator Ø 5.00 (3)
  12. Magnetic Freak GAUSSIAN Ø 5.00 (3)
  13. Buchla Model 206e Ø 5.00 (2)
  14. Northern Light Modular Dual CV Polymorpher - Model 2OC Ø 5.00 (2)
  15. Vedic Scapes Dual Duality Processing Filter Ø 5.00 (2)
  16. Other/unknown Soundfreak Dual Filter/Oscillator Ø 5.00 (2)
  17. Keen Association Multidomain Gatekeeper Model 293e Ø 5.00 (2)
  18. Buchla Model 281 Ø 5.00 (2)
  19. Keen Association Spatial System Matrix Model 228e Ø 5.00 (2)
  20. Sputnik Modular Sputnik Dual Defect Processor Model 289 Ø 5.00 (2)
  21. Studio H Control and Signal Router Ø 5.00 (2)
  22. Other/unknown Soundfreak Triple VCO Ø 5.00 (2)
  23. Vedic Scapes Metatron Generator 618 II Ø 5.00 (2)
  24. Other/unknown Soundfreak Envelope Shaper/Noise Generator 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. Northern Light Modular XENOMORPHER - Model 2XO in 17 Racks
  2. 4UShop BB82 in 17 Racks
  3. Keen Association Entropy And Segments Model 240e in 16 Racks
  4. Other/unknown MORPHAGENE 4U in 15 Racks
  5. Other/unknown Doboz T12 in 12 Racks
  6. Buchla 266 (original colour scheme) in 9 Racks
  7. MEMS Project 291M in 8 Racks
  8. Other/unknown SynthThomas - Quad Resonant Lopass Gate - Model 292 in 5 Racks
  9. EarDrill ModuleModule Frame w/ Modules in 2 Racks
  10. EarDrill ModuleModule Frame w/ JRB Modules in 2 Racks
  11. Other/unknown Scenery in 2 Racks
  12. Northern Light Modular hMY - hED Combo in 2 Racks
  13. Tokyo Tape Music Center Dual Square Wave Geneartor 144 Card in 1 Racks
  14. Other/unknown P4L / DUAL 208 TIMBRE in 1 Racks
  15. Other/unknown Dual Spatial Logic Controller in 1 Racks

The list of Popular Modules is generated from Modules that have been added to Racks AND have been released in the specified time period.

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