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This Downloadable Synth Gives You Pricey Buchla Sound For Cheap
Softube’s virtual Eurorack will soon have the Buchla 259e’s “twisted digital sonic landscapes” as part of its modular artillery.
It’s natural that any self-respecting synth or modular fan would want to get their hands on a Buchla, the synthesizer that helped produce some of electronic music’s most pioneering sounds and artists.
Now, thanks to an amazing addition to the Softube virtual Eurorack, you get to sample all the waveforms and waveshaping possibilities that have made the Buchla the avant-garde synthesizer par excellence. The digital modular rack is adding a Buchla 259e Twisted Waveform Generator to its virtual Eurorack, “Modular.” The rendition will be the first officially licensed software of a Buchla module and will only cost $99USD—a rather significant drop in price from it’s analog original.
Buchla engineer Todd Barton worked on the Softube digital recreation. Featuring morph and warp voltages and eight different wave tables modulated by two oscillators, the module will definitely be a worthwhile addition to any digital studio set up. In the words of the company, “While the Buchla 259e can certainly be used for more traditional sounds, it excels at creating otherworldly twisted digital sonic landscapes.” Sounds pretty damn good to us.
Check out the functionality of the Softube modular rack and the Buchla 259e module in the two videos below. Head to the Softube website to find out more about the product here.
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Read more: Watch synth wizard Suzanne Ciani perform on a classic Buchla
