Plan B doing homage to Buchla

I took the new synth in today to get some adjustments done. While I was there Peter Grenader, the genius behind the PlanB modules showed me some tricks and how to properly use some of these modules thus opening my mind up to the Buchla philosophy of synthesis. It was such a great experience meeting the man behind the instrument, almost like a modern day version of a violin maker.

Well, this is what I did when I got home after watching Peter do some simple, but amazing patches on my synth. The last video was me running rampant on the PlanB, this one shows why I chose these modules. This is the first of many patches that will have that Buchla inspired PlanB sound.

Thanks Peter!

The only thing added was reverb on the computer. I borrowed a LFO from the Filtered Coffee to get the time base to vary by using the control processor. Other than that, it's all self contained Plan B modules.


Stereo version here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-79tDaxsi4&fmt=18

The youtube audio sounds like ass, here's a slightly better mp3:
http://www.joekickass.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/planb_buchlaschool.mp3

Category:

Music

Tags:

• PlanB
• modular
• synthesizer
• Buchla
• electro-acoustic
• Peter
• Grenader
• NoiseBug

[dustytretch]

What cases do plan b build?

just asking as on the website on the homepage they have a plan b modular in an interesting case

[dkimcg]

@dustytretch

Currently, they are out of production on everything while they regroup, work on some customer relations, and catch up on repair orders. The case you're refering to is probably either the Halliburton Zero case, or the other case that never made it to market, the small ATA style case. Monorocket and ModularWorld make excellent cases as an alternative to Doepfer.

[rnrvacation]

what college course would i take to learn this shtuff?

[dkimcg]

I'm not sure which schools have modular synths. Classes in Max/MSP and/or Pd (Pure Data by Miller Phuckette), or synthesis techniques could help with the theory as well as making digital electronic music. If you can find "Electronic Music: Systems Technique and Controls" by Allen Strange, it gives a lot of information on analog synthesis.

See if your school has some sort of electronic or experimental music classes (most don't).

Learn by doing too. Paia got me started...

[DagGirl]

There's no ADSR???

I can't live without my envelopes *cries*

[dkimcg]

Nope, the Model 10 is an AR envelope generator that makes 4 different outputs (thus polyphonic). It can't hold notes. It's excellent at hits and stabs, not made for piano/organ style playing.

[BrilliantShroud]

We get the cooperation of a direction which was working by the origin EMS, and are writing music using these sounds.

[neolojism]

Just picked up a M10. It's sex in a bucket.

[dustytretch]

@SMS303 Do they sell them, they are not on the BCM website?

[SMS303]

@dustytretch:

You can contact Big City Music for modules.

[stevesmoke1221]

too bad plan b is gone :(

[dustytretch]

@rnrvacation The university my dad works at TVU has a analogue systems rs 8000 and an ems vcs3 the only problem is it is in London

[dustytretch]

@dkimcg Thanks for the info, i currently knew about monorocket and modularworld i live in the uk though so i was just seeing what plan b make as their stuff looks very interesting thanks for your time and great video!

[VJFranzK]

Very interesting xylophone / beats. Good going