Buchla, Make Noise, & A History of Spectral Animation in Synthesizers

[@HANGINGOUTWITHAUDIOPHILES]

We can really feel the love and time that you put into these episodes. Taking time to celebrate the Tom’s mind is a very nice touché. Great stuff as always!!

[@sarahbellereid]

Thank you so much, I appreciate this!

[@soundandsavor7955]

This is an exceptional video! I am only 9 months into my Buchla life, thanks to a very generous present from a mutual friend of ours and have been enjoying your music and your videos very much as part of my education and exploration of this amazing music.

[@phils7108]

thank you for this excellent presentation. I like the Spectraphon, and actually didn’t know all of its history, especially that of the Touché. Also very interesting what Tom Erbe has to say. A really great video that I will watch again.

[@jpiekkala]

Clear and pedagogically explained the use and meaning of the Spectraphon. Also, at 11:50 a very nice demonstration of the use of it combined with the 0-ctrl.

[@b0d0p33t3rs]

Such a good combination, of Tom understanding, and Sarah, you understanding, explaining, and performing these very fundamental ideas and this richness to sound. Spikey, pokey things that erput, we want to play with it forever too. ♥

[@deathbots7081]

This was super interesting, thank you for doing the work. Can't wait to mess with the Spectraphon again with a richer perspective.

[@mmm-s1n]

Excellent video - its structure, sound excerpts, interview snippets, and walkthrough are gems. It's a peak among your content. Thank you so much for this video, as it motivates me to play and dive deeper into my craft. You're the best!

[@sarahbellereid]

Thank you!

[@electronictiger]

Nerding out all the way, neat stuff! Any chance you could upload the full interview with Mr. Erbe? I always like it when I can see the whole thing, rather than just the highlights. To get an impression of what the people are like. Anyway, thanks for the cool video!

[@ErisFairbanks]

This is fantastic! I never would have guessed the Spectraphon worked this way and it's great to see the history and inspiration behind it. c:::

[@blackpatch-blatch]

Merci pour cette belle explication. Je pense ajouter spectraphon dans un prochain panier à provisions 😍

[@sCealt]

rly peng module innit

[@jt_via]

Thanks so much for this! I'm excited to be giving a Nerd Night presentation on East Coast vs. West Coast synthesis next month, so it's been great researching and learning more about the West Coast / Buchla side of things I still very much favor the East Coast / subtractive model and the sounds that result, but I continue to be curious and learn.

[@orangenotviolet]

No, not too nerdy…respect for the former inventors and their groundbreaking work, the amazing skills of the next generation, their amazing new development, marvelous presentation…..what else could a sythesist want?

[@MartinDoudoroffLLC]

Nicely done!

[@andreasschmelas]

Loving this! 20:45 vibes between Villalobos Easy Lee and a church organ on low register 🥰

[@bertiebigbass4607]

Excellent video, excellent content and some excellent music! I've been really enjoying Walker's Spectraphon videos, this made me want one though

[@TheJorkiller]

Tom Erbe seems like Kyle MacLachlan to me hahaha, so lovely and fascinating guy, nice video Sarah thanks!!

[@fierceislands]

Fantastic video Sarah, thank you, I learned a lot from this. I was wondering if you have any tips for array creation, good sources/settings etc.? Would love to see a video on your approaches to array creation.

[@SoundsMick]

Amazing video, learned a lot and it is inspiring ideas

[@JJTFishing]

Love this.

[@SimoneProvencher]

Amazing video, love the nerdier stuff! Do you have a link to that simulation at 29:00, would love to mess with it

[@MYGAS21]

Wow extremely interesting! ...A While back I attempted to create tuned ring modulator bell sounds using an EHX vocoder. The idea was to use the spectral make up of the Ring modulator bell partials and "play them" with the pitches of the guitar. Just like the guitar plays the timbre of a voice in this EHX vocoder. ....I failed. I don't understand why. Sara do you think I could succeed with the Spectraphone?

[@anthonyman8008]

I literally just looked up since buchla to listen to before I scrolled down to this

[@CatFish107]

Ok, now I'm craving a 259. The tiptop reissue has been tempting me. Of course the spectral processor is drool worthy, but takes a chunk of weight out of one's wallet. Might have to make do with the options in VCV for the time being.

[@Tazanthro]

Oh, that's weird. I litterally just bought a spectraphon then opened youtube and here we are

[@discoinfiltrator87]

😂 same. Destiny

[@pendulumdistinction2494]

Incredible. We would love to hear what you're creating with it.

[@Aardappelz]

You too huh??😮

[@skunkman777]

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[@HoneyB_kyoto]

Gmail / KZbin bro 😎

[@temporoboto]

good💙stuff

[@mikegeary8056]

To my ears the Spectraphone has qualities of the 200e oscillators .

[@sarahbellereid]

That makes sense! The 259e is based on the same techniques that Buchla used in the Touché, and other instruments from that time period, so 259e and Spectraphon have some common lineage and they both sound awesome :)

[@banalytic]

hi sarah! thanks for this extremely interesting video... let me ask you if you would share the noinlinear-example max/msp-patch?! all the best...

[@pixelatedbeatz]

Great job Sarah, best wishes for 2025! Thanks 4 everything

[@johnslater154]

@20:11 very kid a feeling

[@pendulumdistinction2494]

Gift!

[@jimjarnagin5344]

Nerd on Sarah!!!❤😂

[@-crash]

What/why are those beasts in Tom’s background image?

[@TomErbe]

i gave an ai "megafauna with synthesizer in winter", and that was the result. bad zoom location so i had to use a backdrop.

[@mrotaveria]

Damn, it was Chevy Chase polynomials all along.

[@isaacc7]

I keep getting distracted by the STS panel behind you. I hope you will do some history and theory of Serge circuits one day.

[@pendulumdistinction2494]

The Serge modular path is quite remarkable as well.

[@robert-wr6md]

@@pendulumdistinction2494 100 Buchla to 1 Serge videos. Can you suggest any.

[@PowerSergeElectric]

I keep getting disrracted by that terrribly oversized pedal eq thing (with motorized sliders??)

[@mikegeary8056]

Trill power🦾