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Drambo Buchla Music Easel Simulator
Hi all,
Sorry my first post here is semi-promotional, but I thought there might be some interest in a Drambo project I just uploaded to patchstorage. https://patchstorage.com/buchla-music-easel-simulator/
This is my years-long attempt to simulate the Buchla Music Easel using Drambo on an iPad. As I said, I'm posting partly for those who might want to play around with it, but I'd really love to hear feedback/areas of improvement from anyone who has a real instrument and is willing to play with them side by side. There are obviously going to be things I'll never be able to get close, but any feedback would be welcome.
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When I can get my cat to ignore me for a few minutes I’m a gonna check this out…
Oh man thanks!
Can you post some examples of jamming on it?
It’s definitely a bit of a headstretcher, will take some unpacking to map it to what I’m used to seeing on the arturia one…
Here's me covering some actual music:
Scappa by Alessandro Cortini:
Sensa Aria - the track that inspired me to create this in the first place (also by AC)
both from his album Forse 3
Wow. I click download and Drambo opens with the patch running and a keyboard to hear its default settings. Thank you for that consideration.
I saved the preset to (local)/Documents/Dbme 5.0 and I’m off to AUM to send some MIDI into it so I can start turning knobs.
In AUM I find the Preset Voltage knob 4 to be useful to change the octaves of the resulting synth target. Like many Drambo efforts I find it to be a pretty unsophisticated “beepy” Synth with a frustrating user interface. I’m always hopeful someone will share a preset that simply delights me and @echoopera has been the leader in that competition.
Duplicating the design of a Buchla Synth in Drambo and creating a 1 hour video to instruct idiots on how to use it is an achievement but honestly… I’m off to find the next gee whiz tool. I bought Strokes and I’m having a similar experience… I can get it to make sounds but it doesn’t disclose it’s secrets to me.
The best experience have had lately without too much pain has been Gadget 2 which is just loaded with really great sounding Gadgets and an feaoirly clear sequencing/mixing interface. I’m almost OK with being limited to Korg’s tools and walled garden design… almost but I just keep going back to AUM and getting more AUv3 components.
I think it’s time… Loopy Pro deep dive. Watch some videos and get to work.
I noticed that PatchStorage has a “tip the author” button. I’ll tip out of respect for the work required to create this one and make the installation totally painless. Delightful.
A more compelling default synth would be nice…
Oops. I didn’t hit play inside Drambo. OK… nothing plays. Just keyboard beeps,
Thanks, it sounds great.
and one more for the night- a cover of Ply Mouth by Jae Ryan
Jae’s original performance:
His channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jaeryan1337
Patches for all 3 here:
Senza Aria:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bt5aLEg3ftIv6MTKTAaYIA9XwzuApD4o/view?usp=sharing
Scappa:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hvxS7vBJu2zYZMQq8G3PcbjOGYtIZGl8/view?usp=sharing
(Notes: You’ll want a nice reverb like Blackhole in the chain after AllFX for these two)
Ply mouth:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c-CuksboY9z6I8qo7RhXdapwH6FASssp/view?usp=sharing
@McD The Buchla Easel isn't a plug and play synth either.
If you're after such, there are better options for sure 😊
Or Drambo's own Plate Reverb with long decay 😊
Thanks @andrewlocke ! I’ll try to get some time in the coming days and compare it to my two easel (one BEMI, one 208r). If you after Alessandro sound then it’s the 208r sound. The BEMI or actual 208c have a different sound, not so raw, more bland, saw wave in the complex oscillator instead of the spike wave, and less folds in the timbre section.
Let me know if you need some specific details about the easel for your emulation!
Also you could check those albums of mine, plenty of both easels in there:
https://josuearias.bandcamp.com/album/limit-l-es-s
And
https://josuearias.bandcamp.com/album/la-spera
Welcome @andrewlocke
That is really remarkable. Bravo, and thank you.
The walkthrough video is really helpful, I’m going to finish it later, and I found that the generates close captions helped me follow when the tones of the synth intersected with the voice over… really lovely demos of it too on your YouTube channel!
It's really impressive work. Well done.
Whoa! Really cool. I love that guy. Now THIS is the one of the first things I’ve seen that really shows the power of Drambo in a usable package. Very nice work, gonna redownload Drambo and experiment with this.
Just dropping a quick note to let everyone know I dropped an update that cleans up the interface considerably. Who knew the ‘rack’ module supports multiple ins and outs :-)! If you downloaded yesterday please jump over and get the new version- still a beast but a big improvement.
Thanks everyone for the comments. @Synthi your work is gorgeous! You have a new fan and thank you for your willingness to provide feedback.
Thanks!, 🙏🏻 😍
Have a short test thru headphones (not direct comparison) and saw you made a very good job with the emulation, the timbre is sounding very convincing. Also your clever use of shapers for the waveforms. Let me know if you need raw recordings for the oscillator waveforms to check!
Cool project! A nice addition to the Patch Storage collection.
Thank you again, @Synthi ! I was very much aiming for the 208r sound. I’m pretty sure the waveform oscilloscope videos I found on YouTube (that I copied with the shaper) were from an original instrument just based on how old the videos were.
The 2 things I’ve struggled on without access to a real instrument are the amount of wave-folding in the Timbre section of the complex oscillator and the dynamics of the output section.
I understand the original 208r had much more aggressive wave folding than the BEMI, but if I turn it up too much in Drambo I start to hear what sounds like digital aliasing and stepping, especially when sending short/fast CV pulses, so I’ve tried to find the right balance.
On the output section, I am just guessing about where to set the levels of the A and B outputs in relation to the main output. I tried to maximize the dynamics for each channel, and have a ‘musical’ level of distortion that I can hear in performances of the real instrument, without too much hard ‘digital’ clipping.
If it’s not too much to ask, I would love a recording to hear the full range of the timbre wave folder on your 208r, and also a recording to get a better understanding of how the LGP level interacts with the A/B and main outputs regarding dynamics and distortion. Video would be ideal if it’s easy for you (so I can see where levels are set) but anything you might be able to do would be amazing.
If it’s easier, maybe you could just test those things in the Drambo patch and tell me where you hear things are grossly wrong. If you haven’t downloaded the latest version, please grab it from patchstorage. I think it’s (a little) less confusing.
Infinite thanks and thank you again for sharing your music. It is incredibly inspiring!
We are syncronized...!
I was thinking in sending you a recording of the full travel for the timbre! I had a recording in my ipad for trying in tomofon but can´t find it anywhere.
About the timbre range, yes the original easel have more folds than the BEMI. The 208R had a flaw because one of the resistor made the range narrower so, if not modded, the 208R is about 1/8 of the original range. The "correct" must be around 6 complete folds. I`ll try to make recording for thid and also for the dynamic ranges in the weekend.
I can tell you in advance that with output volume at about 6-7 (of 10) and outs A and B about 8 you can open the LPGs at full with no distortion, exceding that values will distort the input of the console/soundboard/... set at +4dB. In my setup I usually never past 6-7 in LPG level sliders, usually much less at 2-3 because is at that level that you get the real lopass filtering.
🙏 Thank you much! I made a few tweaks to the wave folder and output levels based on your comments.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y6BADNDy3r-xXqUnuwxF0caybY0BNRVV/view?usp=drivesdk and thank you in advance for the recordings!
Trying your new version @andrewlocke ! Also made some recordings for you, check Pm!
Hi all,
Just wanted to drop a line to let you know I’ve uploaded another fairly big update to patchstorage: https://patchstorage.com/buchla-music-easel-simulator/
This update is the result of a lengthy collaboration with your very own @Synthi. He provided me samples and detailed feedback on countless behaviors, and his patient collaboration allowed me to refine the simulation’s accuracy to a degree I would never have been able to achieve without his help and patience. At this point, I consider him a co-author of the patch.
Please check out (and support) his work here: https://josuearias.bandcamp.com , in particular his albums LIMIT(l)ES(s) and LA´SPERA which were performed with his Easels.
I’m glad you commented this because I meant to try this patch and forgot all about it. Time to dive in 😎
Thanks a lot Andrew! 🙏🏻
You did an awesome work cloning the easel, your dedication and attention to the details is remarkable! Now everyone with an iPad and drambo can get the experience (and sound) for the Buchla, you really have a great emulation. And thanks a lot for your words, I don’t think I deserve so much credits, you did all the work, and it’s amazing. Glad to help you!
Everyone looking for the buchla sound should test this! 😍😍😍🎛🎚❤️
@Synthi
A new minor update is available on patchstorage
and a new performance video is on YouTube
❤️
Is there a manual on this? I downloaded it and had a bit of fun with it but I’ve never used a Buchla synth before and some of it is out of my wheelhouse lol