![]() The fantastical names made them sound deeper than they were. Were also just modules pre-patched shift registers, logic modules, sample and hold, etc. If my memory is correct, sometimes the waveshaper was even hidden in the oscillator module ( no control over the waveshaper, no mention of it, just part of the 'oscillator' ). I've always felt the waveshapers/timbre were responsible for the Buchla 'sound'. I've spent some time with original Buchla modules and clone modules. There are particular resonant squawks and explosive semi-harmonic kinds of sounds that the Buchla I’d personally give a serious spin to Aalto before going to the Arturia stuff, but that’s because I care less about the analog emulation side of things, and more about the flexibility, ease of use, and musicality of the design and UI. ![]() ![]() Then there’s the Arturia stuff and reaktor. On desktop, I’d say start with VCVrack since it’s excellent and free. But seems it’s not getting there for you. If you’re into the heavy audio rate modulation thing, I was also thinking Audulus. (YMMV.) With that in mind there’s lots of Buchla-esque fun that opens up with synths that allow you to mimic that kind of envelope behavior (eg rhe customizable slopes on obsidian’s adsr (and ad)). I mean, IMO, a lot of the character of the default/simple wiring comes from the envelopes - their curve and speed. I personally wouldn’t go to phosphor for that kind of west coast How much of what you are looking for is tied to complex audio rate modulation action, vs eg the kind sounds you can get out of the default wiring (or close to default)? IMO that’s the question that might get you the most mileage in terms of finding what to explore next. Instead, it’s about creating very complex waveforms out of the main oscillator (well, two of you turn the ad section into another oscillator) through techniques like wavefolding, fm, etc. It’s not about adding sine waves on top of each other to create more complex waveforms. A lot richer sounding than the very fun Audulus west-coast I know these things just depend on our own reference points, but I don’t think of Ripplemaker and that kind of Buchla style synthesis as additive at all. The demos of the Arturia and Reaktor Buchla knock-offs sound pretty good to me. Are it’s oscillators similar to the complex oscillators in 0-Coast or Buchla? ![]() There are particular resonant squawks and explosive semi-harmonic kinds of sounds that the Buchla-type synth architecture can generate that I am loving that are hard to get with subtractive and phase-modulation style FM : thanks for the Phosphor tip. I am really looking at covering the synth territory. Remember as well - control is another part of West coast - getting away from the keyboard and looking at generative apps or alternative controls (TC-11 maybe)Īll true, as for the granular and “tapes” aspect, I’ve got that covered. ![]() The RE-1 tape look app or even Kosmonaut are nice here too. The other aspect of west coast can be the tape music side of things - obviously historically manifested itself as "tapes" but now with apps lots of other options - I'd argue that granular is very west coast - Spacecraft, Quanta, borderlands and others fit nicely here. ![]()
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