218e v3

Touch Activated Voltage Source

Buchla · 4 slots · Buchla, 7 inches

BUCHLA
TOUCH
ACTIVATED
VOLTAGE
SOURCE
MODEL 218e
PORTAMENTO
SLOPE
ARPEGGIATION
RATE
/
PATTERN
ADD
TO
PITCH
PRESET
VOLTAGE
SOURCE
pulse
pressure
pitch
strip
input
input
ascending
random
none
octaves
preset
none
output
reset
rem
en
pm
trn
v3
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Panel · 431.8 × 177.8 mm

Description

Buchla's 218e v3 Touch Activated Voltage Source, the 200e system's capacitive keyboard: « 29 individual keys comprising 2-1/3 octaves », each touch a pulse, a pressure and a pitch, with portamento, an arpeggiator, a strip and a preset voltage source.

Key features

  • 29 touch keys: pulse, pressure and pitch (1.2 V per octave) outputs
  • Portamento slope, arpeggiation rate and pattern (ascending, random, none), its pulse input
  • A strip, 0 to 10 V with its pulse, absolute or relative pitchbend
  • Preset voltage source: four knobs and pads, its output and pulse, added to the pitch (octaves, preset, none)
  • The knobs, switches, the pad chosen, the strip's mode, remote enable, MIDI polyphony and knob 4's transposition kept in the patch