Release year: 2018
Production website: askvideo, macprovideo
Author: Rishabh Rajan
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes
Type of distributed material: Video lesson
Language: English
Example files: None
Video format: MP4
Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 1920×1080 30fps 1329kbps [V: vide (h264 main L4.0, yuv420p, 1920×1080, 1329 kbps)]
Audio: AAC 44100Hz stereo 96kbps [A: soun (aac lc, 44100 Hz, stereo, 96 kbps)]
- 314.3 MB
Description: The Buchla Easel V, created by Arturia, is a faithful emulation of Don Buchla’s iconic semi-modular synthesizer, introduced in the early 1970s. Take this course and discover Western-style synthesis with sound designer Rishabh Rajan!
The Buchla Easel, released in 1973, sounds as unique as it looks. It’s worth noting that its creator, West Coast electronic instrument pioneer Don Buchla, was a seminal designer who created very distinctive electronic musical instruments. In this course, synthesis expert Rishabh Rajan explores Arturia’s recreation of Don Buchla’s “The Music Easel,” an instrument that was ahead of its time.
The course begins with an overview of the plugin, where you’ll learn how to navigate the interface, load presets, and create basic patches. Rishabh then covers the Complex Oscillator and Modulation Oscillator modules and explains how to creatively direct them via the Dual Lo Pass Gate. He then demonstrates what you can achieve by playing with various Voltage Control modules, such as the Envelope Generator, Pulser, and Sequential Voltage Source. You’ll also learn about Mod CV, Envelope Out, Inverter, and all the extra features Arturia added to the plugin version (and the Gravity feature is out of this world!).
So, forget about musical norms! See (and hear) how far West Coast synthesis can take you in this exploration of the Buchla Easel V synthesizer… just be sure to come back down to earth after exploring these new sound palettes! Description: Arturia’s Buchla Easel V is a faithful emulation of Don Buchla’s iconic semi-modular instrument that was introduced in the early 1970s. Watch this course, and take a ride on the “west” side of synthesis with sound designer Rishabh Rajan!
The Buchla Easel, released in 1973, sounds as unique as it looks. It must be said that its creator, “west-coast” electronic instrument pioneer Don Buchla was a very unconventional instrument designer who created very unconventional electronic music instruments. In this course, synthesis expert Rishabh Rajan explores Arturia’s recreation of Don’s “The Music Easel” -an instrument that was truly ahead of its time.
The course starts with an overview of the plugin where you learn how to navigate the interface, load presets, and how to do basic patching. Rishabh then covers the Complex Oscillator and Modulation Oscillator modules, and explains how to route them creatively via the Dual Lo Pass Gate. Next, he reveals how crazy you can get with the different Voltage Control modules, such as the Envelope Generator, the Pulser, and the Sequential Voltage Source. You also learn about the Mod CV, Envelope Out, Inverter, and all the extra goodies that Arturia added to the plugin version (the Gravity feature is out of this world!).
So forget about musical norms! See (and hear) how far “west-coast” synthesis can take you in this Buchla Easel V exploration… Just don’t forget to come down to earth after visiting those new aural soundscapes!
Content :
Section 1: Introduction
01. Introduction (01:06)
Section 2: Interface and Signal Flow
02. Menus, Presets and MIDI Mapping (04:43)
03. Synthesis Architecture (02:41)
04. Patching (06:01)
Section 3: Audio Section
05. Complex Oscillator (04:23)
06. Modulation Oscillator (05:00)
07. Dual Low Pass Gate (03:37)
08. Gate 2 Routing (06:00)
09. Low Pass Gate Modes (04:07)
Section 4: Voltage Control Section
10. Modulation with the Modulation Oscillator (06:38)
11. Random Voltage Generator (04:06)
12. Envelope Generator (05:35)
13. Pulser (03:31)
14. Sequential Voltage Source (05:24)
15. Sequential Voltage Source Examples (03:51)
Section 5: Output Section
16. Mod CV out and Envelope Out (04:40)
17. Inverter (04:48)
18. Keyboard (05:58)
Section 6: Additional Features
19. Right Hand (05:15)
20 Left Hand (05:35)
21 Gravity (04:46)
22 Effects (04:08)
