The M.E.M.S Project at Buchla & Friends

January 27th, 2024
As an avid enthusiast of Buchla format modules, I couldn’t resist attending the Buchla & Friends event in downtown Los Angeles. Armed with my camera, I set out to capture the essence of such a unique gathering. I documented the event and later layered my footage with performances on an array of Buchla format setups, featuring gear from Buchla, Keen Association, 1979.ws, Studio.H, Roman/Verbos clones and Buchla re-issues to create an electrifying soundtrack.
The highlight of the event was the M.E.M.S talk by Chip Flynn and Mark Milanovich, which delved into the legacy of Don Buchla. Their dedication to recreating the original designs is nothing short of awe-inspiring. Although I didn’t have the opportunity to record with the M.E.M.S modules myself, their live sound was phenomenal. I hope this HDR video provides a vivid glimpse into their meticulous craftsmanship.
Here is a link to a version of the M.E.M.S talk without music:
• The M.E.M.S Project at...
Discover more about M.E.M.S:
www.memsproject.info/
modularsynthesis.com/mems/mem...
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Full length recordings of music:
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Check out the Buchla format modules featured in the audio recording of this video:
imgur.com/a/m-e-m-s-project-b...
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Chapters:
Exterior: 00:01
M.E.M.S & Associates: 00:16
M.E.M.S Presentation: 02:36
M.E.M.S Q&A: 21:47
Soma Laboratory: 27:06
Noise Engineering: 27:12
Mystic Circuits: 27:17
Black Corporation: 27:28
Prism Circuits: 28:28
Sleepy Circuits: 29:06
Noise Bug: 29:23
Tip Top Audio: 29:30
Erica Synths: 29:40
Novation: 29:45
Poly End: 29:51
Buchla & Associates: 30:08
M.E.M.S & Associates (Again): 32:09
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[@DivKid]

Great to see the talk and have a look around the event. Great soundtrack too, lovely work. It made hearing the talk harder, would be nice to get that section soundtrack free next time.

[@LoganMannstrane]

Problem is, I can’t reprogram your brain if I mix the 208c out of the talk. :)

[@blockchainbullies7324]

Great content 👌🏽

[@pendulumdistinction2494]

Remarkable art. Magnificent work. Incredible! Thank you for sharing. You have a new subscriber and I will spread the great word.

[@philippepetit8147]

THANK YOU so much for sharing, MEMS have been doing such an admirable labor of love

[@PulseRecognition]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing. I'd liked to have been there.

[@theb_roll]

So cool! Wish I could have been there. I was trying to get a gauge on how old those guys were talking about cloning buchla. It sounded like they were there at the beginning but their voices also sounded Young

[@LoganMannstrane]

Yeah, it was super impressive to see the detailed work they have done, measuring circuit trace widths and all. There are Buchla clones, and then there's M.E.M.S. Huge respect to Chip and Mark.

[@batchas]

These M.E.M.S PCBs look fantastic! Great music too. I stopped watching from 2:30 up to 27:20 because unfortunately I can't listen to someone talking and listen to music in the background at the same time, but enjoying very much what I was able to watch. Thx for sharing.

[@LoganMannstrane]

You can press the closed captions button on the KZbin player for a transcript.

[@LoganMannstrane]

@@bendawson1995 It’s ok. I can totally take critique. I made a 2nd video for others that has vocals only. I realized it might be harder to hear if American English isn’t your native tongue.

[@dubstationzero4908]

love the score on this , epic all around !!

[@LoganMannstrane]

Greatly appreciated! Thanks so much!

[@ManoOne-Music-Production]

Any info about the soundtrack?

[@ManoOne-Music-Production]

Incredible… any info about the soundtrack?

[@LoganMannstrane]

Link to the three different cases in the description. Keen, clones and 200e. Keen modules used for music up to 1:27. Last track uses keen 283 for the main looping rift. 258 re-issue into SMP from 1979. Reverbs are 1979 CMP or Quantec QRS. Everything in between is 200e setup with 208c , 259e and 258e for heavy bass.

[@Taketaketak]

Awesome music! Is it yours?

[@LoganMannstrane]

Thanks! Yes it is. Link to music in description via SoundCloud.

[@psyristor]

Great soundtrack. Do you sell the soundtrack?

[@LoganMannstrane]

You can listen on SoundCloud. Here is the link: soundcloud.com/loganmannstrane/the-mems-project-at-buchla-friends

[@psyristor]

@@LoganMannstrane thank you