EMS VCS3 MKII & Universal Sequencer

[thescatterbrain123]

how would you program that main rhythm? would you play it in the sequencer and then save it and loop or something else? love the eerie sequence

[buchla300]

@thescatterbrain123 The synth is set up so that there are 2 patches playing the same sound. One going to the left output one to the right, so I fade the second output in at a certain point. The sequencer records step by step and then loops.

[thescatterbrain123]

@buchla300 so if you were to do it note by note how would you achieve note lenghts and time signature?

[buchla300]

@thescatterbrain123 You can specify rests and you basically just count notes until you get the length required! Not very high tech

[taperepair]

pure magic.....could listen to this all day

[todopantalla]

That sounds so beautifull I just want to cry...

[buchla300]

@todopantalla Thanks! The VCS3 is a wonderful sounding synthesiser.

[kellyssa3]

It is a very beautiful music to watch the sun getting up :) Thanks for posting ;)

[buchla300]

@kellyssa3 Thanks!

[rondroyd]

a custum sequencer ...can really see wats onit hihi

[buchla300]

@rondroyd EMS built them to go with the VCS3. Usually in wood but a few were built in the perspex cases. Basically a Synthi AKS sequencer in a box but with much better interfacing.

[thelandingsmusic]

dont add a 909 or an 808 as it will just turn into awfull 90s cliche house music(see comment below) this is proper 1970s electronic music as it should be,very cool.

[SonyCrocket]

Love EMS synths. Unique sound

[syntheklaas]

fantastic sounding vids! all of them :) ... BUT THEY NEED A 909 BASS DRUM !!! everytime I listented to one of your 'jams' I wanted to add them myself :P

[equinoxe67yahoo]

fantastik equipment....great!!!!!!!

[BrontoScorpioMusic]

The EMS is such a great synth!

[buchla300]

@BrontoScorpioMusic Indeed!

[opsysbug]

Bliss !!

[buchla300]

thx

[dawoof]

how many souls must i gather in order to get a Buchla synth? O:

[buchla300]

Not too many actually, but you have to go to hell to get them..!

I got lucky. I bought my Buchla just before prices went ballistic.

[dawoof]

how much ahve you spent in that setup of yours.

[socalltd]

so hypnotic and smooth.....

[sirwatchalot]

Do you know Don Buchla?Why the Buchla name if you're using EMS stuff? Nice gear!

[buchla300]

I had a Buchla 300, hence the name. I think it's now in the Audities collection.

Check my other videos for my Buchla 200..

I don't know Don, no.

[cinnamonjuly]

Have you noticed that we are wearing the same jumpers in our VCS3 videos? Check my VCS clip out - Scary!!

[buchla300]

Frightning...

Must be a subconscious EMS fan thing!

Nice stuff btw

[hotlanta71]

i love that EMS filter!

[thebrightonpeer]

Bloody hell mate, how do you keep your inspiration for tracks going? it must be a nightmare with so many of these synths at your disposal. You could easily lose a year just mucking about with the sounds.

[buchla300]

It's a nice problem!

Seriously, it is hard to focus sometimes, but I kind of circulate amongst the synths! some don't get used for ages and then I go for it with them for a few months..

[davidbrucemusicvideo]

thanks for this video. now I know what a VCS3 is. I just bought pink floyd's dark side of the moon vinyl and had no idea what david and roger were playing when it listed it.

it seems surprisingly easy to do what you're doing on these videos... i've done the same on fruity loops and reason in my studio and thought i was producing stuff that wasn't that good because it was too easy.

now i know better... it IS easy!

thanks for your grooves, brother!

david bruce

[clarius1973]

best synthesizer ever (the vcs 3 and the A/AKS etc... )

[buchla300]

It's certainly one of them. I'd quite like a Synthi 100 though ;-)

[clarius1973]

the synthi 100 is a real monster, but has a thinner filter. The 18 db/oct filter of the vcs3 is far better, imho.

[myagi303]

damn im jealous man - thats a pretty little seq youre running too. :)

[Hobbs360]

really good thanks alot

[marcvanderloo]

Excellent synth, but you can do more than make it sound like a TB303. Perhaps I'm not being fair, but there are fatter sounds that instrument is capable of producing.

[buchla300]

Your definition of what a TB303 sounds like must be different from mine I'm afraid!

And yes I am aware that you can do more than this with it. It is just one video of me doodling. I'm not pretending this is the ultimate VCS3 sequence.

Perhaps you'd care to buy my CD and see what else I can do with my synths or post some videos yourself ;-)

Thanks for listening anyway!

[clarius1973]

the TB303 is a very nice machine, and of course can makes better and more "aggressive" bass loops than this old VCS3... but the VCS3 can produce incredibly amazing sounds, sci-fi effects and patches that a TB303 can't even imagine!

[LFORSK]

AAWWEESSSOOOMMMMMMMMMEEEEEE

[blwvideo]

I really enjoyed your EMS and Buchla vids. And it's kinda nice to hear someone doing something other than fx with their Synthi. Thanks for posting!

[buchla300]

Glad you enjoyed them!

Over the next week or so I'll try and do some more

[jennybell420]

Its so rare to see both in action....Thanks so much in sharing this with the world..If only EMS would re-release the uni-seq. etc...Oh well,the synth-e sounds pretty good for the price..

[buchla300]

My pleasure!

[LF0]

Also I have not seen the EMS on the side that looks like a sequencer, what is it???

It looks a little like a modified Synthi E

Do you have a Synthi 100 hiding in a corner somewhere????

Take a look at my book video, I'd like if some Buchla went in there

[buchla300]

The EMS next to the VCS3 is a Universal Sequencer. Very rare and recently sold :-(

Lottery? Don't play it! Buy at the right time and sell at the right time!

[sleestack808]

you are the gordon gekko of synths

[LF0]

dude what the hell with all the amazing synths!!!!!

win the lottery???

[Amishman35]

In the beginning there's a familiar sound I think I heard from a Sony game or something and at 1:02 the classic C64 SID sound resurfaces. If it weren't for these guys twiddling knobs on synthesizers, we wouldn't have the classic game soundtracks.

[bostich1]

very nice!

[pauleyh]

i own a VCS3 and i love ittt

[buchla300]

Hi there and Bonsoir

The VCS3 is being triggered and sequenced from the Universal Sequencer...

[theau61]

Stupid question I admit...

Nice video anyway and greating from France !

[theau61]

Hi,

How do you trigger the VCS please ?