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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 409 Buchla modules to choose from. Users build 5528 Racks in this universe.

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SEOK DRIPS
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DRIPS

PRODUCT RELEASE! This time: a warm, bubbly and acidic 12dB/oct filter - it has officially hit the shelves! Don't miss out - head over to www.escapefromnoise.com to grab one! More details on www.seok.se 👋  
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Tokyo Tape Music Center 5 Step Sequencer
Tokyo Tape Music Center

5 Step Sequencer

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Noise Engineering Mimetic Digitwolis
Noise Engineering

Mimetic Digitwolis

A new firmware update for Mimetic Digitwolis is now available! This update includes two flavors of microtonal scales, improved editing workflows, easier scale editing, new ways to randomize, MIDI improvements, bug fixes, and more. Learn more at our website! 
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Lower West Side Studio
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Tre Modular
Tre Modular
We’re happy to share some good news for our friends across the Atlantic. Tre Modular is once again shipping to the United States. www.tremodular.com  
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Top Modules rated by users

  1. Studio H 258e / DPO Ø 5.00 (6)
  2. Keen Association 282e Quad Transevent Generator Ø 5.00 (6)
  3. Vedic Scapes 13700 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. Magnetic Freak GAUSSIAN Ø 5.00 (3)
  9. Other/unknown Benjolin Ø 5.00 (3)
  10. Buchla Model 266 Ø 5.00 (3)
  11. Keen Association 268e Graphic Waveform Generator Ø 5.00 (3)
  12. Keen Association Control Voltage Interpreter Model 253e Ø 5.00 (3)
  13. Buchla Model 281 Ø 5.00 (2)
  14. Sputnik Modular Sputnik Dual Defect Processor Model 289 Ø 5.00 (2)
  15. Studio H Control and Signal Router Ø 5.00 (2)
  16. Keen Association Multidomain Gatekeeper Model 293e Ø 5.00 (2)
  17. Keen Association Spatial System Matrix Model 228e Ø 5.00 (2)
  18. Vedic Scapes Metatron Generator 618 II Ø 5.00 (2)
  19. Other/unknown Soundfreak Triple VCO Ø 5.00 (2)
  20. Northern Light Modular Dual CV Polymorpher - Model 2OC Ø 5.00 (2)
  21. Keen Association Entropy And Segments Model 240e Ø 5.00 (2)
  22. Buchla Model 206e Ø 5.00 (2)
  23. Other/unknown Soundfreak Envelope Shaper/Noise Generator Ø 5.00 (2)
  24. Vedic Scapes Dual Duality Processing Filter Ø 5.00 (2)
  25. Other/unknown Soundfreak Dual Filter/Oscillator Ø 5.00 (2)

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. Keen Association Entropy And Segments Model 240e in 32 Racks
  2. Northern Light Modular XENOMORPHER - Model 2XO in 31 Racks
  3. Buchla 266 (original colour scheme) in 24 Racks
  4. 4UShop BB82 in 21 Racks
  5. Other/unknown MORPHAGENE 4U in 20 Racks
  6. MEMS Project 291M in 12 Racks
  7. Other/unknown Doboz T12 in 10 Racks
  8. Other/unknown SynthThomas - Quad Resonant Lopass Gate - Model 292 in 7 Racks
  9. Northern Light Modular hMY - hED Combo in 6 Racks
  10. Other/unknown 292st in 4 Racks
  11. EarDrill ModuleModule Frame w/ Modules in 4 Racks
  12. Other/unknown Dual Spatial Logic Controller in 4 Racks
  13. Buchla 225h + hED (NLM) in 2 Racks
  14. EarDrill ModuleModule Frame w/ JRB Modules in 2 Racks
  15. Other/unknown Dual Spinning Heads in 2 Racks
  16. Tokyo Tape Music Center Dual Square Wave Geneartor 144 Card in 2 Racks
  17. Other/unknown Scenery in 1 Racks
  18. Other/unknown P4L / DUAL 208 TIMBRE 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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