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"Every time you think that electronic musical instruments have become singularly
unimaginative, Don seems to pull something magic out of his bag of tricks. This time, it is
a mind challenging mixture of analog, digital, software and human factors technology,
resulting in a new modular electronic musical instrument unlike any other on the planet.
Like other Buchla creations, the 200e provides the musician with a visually stunning
instrument where playability is paramount."
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Dan Slater - audiovisual artist
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"This is much more than just a nostalgic revival of the 200 series Electric Music Box.
Real patch cords combined with a very low-latency MIDI interface provide a performance
environment that virtual software synths can't touch. If you are into reactive musical
exploration, mutability, and intimate control in a tangible performance system try it out;
and yes, you can save your presets."
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David Wessel - researcher and performer
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"For everyone who loved the Buchla 200 and for those who heard about it but never got
to experience it, this is the moment. Don Buchla has brought the best of the analog
world back with fresh ideas about synthesizer design. I think it's a wonderful opportunity
for composers, musicians and educators to experience technological continuity."
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Mort Subotnick - composer, California Institute for the Arts
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"After 20 years of composing with, performing on, and caring for the Audities collection of
Buchla instruments, I can enthusiastically say that the 200e is the first no-compromise
answer to the 75 year old promise of analog synthesis. With this beautifully flexible
system, the Buchla designed MIDI controllers finally have a fitting voice to match their
expressive capabilities. Don started the modular evolution in 1963 and now, 40 years
later, he has elegantly closed the circle."
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David Kean - curator, Audities Foundation
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"All is not lost! The 200e, a contemporary reincarnation of one of the most powerful
electronic musical instruments from the visionary 70's, brings back to life all the unique
attributes of the original: open architecture, hands-on performance capabilities, visual
feedback, and now with new features - MIDI interfacing, patch routing, digital timbre
generation, and yikes! memory!"
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Suzanne Ciani - composer and performer
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"The probabilistic sequencer is the most screwed up instrument I would never have
thought of. I can't really believe someone built it. Like a Martian Ferrari. Thanks, dad!"
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Ezra Buchla - musician, California Institute for the Arts
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"For the past four decades, Buchla instruments have consistently set the standards for
innovative musician interfaces that provide performer-friendly access to an enormous
wealth of sonic resources. Don's new modular synthesizer system, the 200e, continues
this tradition. The panel layouts are nothing short of elegant, while the underlying
functions are the most advanced and musically rich that are available today."
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Robert Moog - instrument designer, Moog Music Inc.
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