_Buchla Easel V

West Coast sound design playground.

The Buchla Easel V is the first recreation of Don Buchla's iconic instrument that helped define experimental West Coast modular synthesis in the early '70s. Our enhancements translate to vastly expanded possibilities for sound design and avant-garde music.

_Main features

A component-level model of the Buchla Music Easel

Complex and Modulation oscillators, dual Low Pass Gates, output section with spring reverb modelling

Modulation sources perfecly reproduced : 5-step Sequencer, Envelope Generator, Pulser

Semi-modular architecture, color-coded routing and cables

Enhanced functionalities, synchronizable Pulser and Clock, Oscillators quantization

Left Hand modulation sources to create multi-point envelopes and LFOs. Add randomness and smoothing to the modulation

Right Hand step-sequencer module

Gravity XY modulation source. Control the sound with the movement of a projectile flying among planets and worm holes!

10 effects, Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, Overdrive, Delay, ...

Control on the Vactrol modelling for fast, medium or slow response

Up to 4 voices of polyphony

256 factory presets

_Platform specifications and compatibility

  • Win 10+ (64bit)
  • 4 GB RAM
  • 4 cores CPU, 3.4 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo-boost)
  • 3GB free hard disk space
  • OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU
  • ARM processors not supported on Windows

Required configuration

Works in Standalone, VST, AAX, Audio Unit, NKS (64-bit DAWs only).

Works in Standalone, VST, AAX, Audio Unit, NKS (64-bit DAWs only).

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