Arturia Buchla Easel V Software Synthesizer Download Arturia

The Buchla Easel V is the first recreation of Don Buchla’s iconic instrument that helped define experimental West Coast modular synthesis in the early ’70s. Our enhancements translate to vastly expanded possibilities for sound design and avant-garde music.

Don Buchla is the father of the ‘West Coast’ approach to electronic music; rather than using synthesizers to imitate other instruments, one sees electricity itself as the instrument. This approach captivated Suzanne Ciani, Morton Subotnick, Alessandro Cortini (Nine Inch Nails), Richard Devine, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, and many other cutting-edge composers. We modeled the Music Easel, Buchla’s suitcase-style modular system, at the component level, then added powerful modulation and sequencing extras to reinvigorate the Buchla spirit.

The Main Tone Source
The Complex Oscillator generates harmonically rich tones by folding a waveform’s peaks and valleys back on themselves.

Patch Perfect
Easel V’s click-and-drag patch bay keeps cables from obscuring the controls. Outputs are color-coded to match different modulation sources; inputs are black.

Modulation Maker
Use the Modulation Oscillator as an LFO, or dial it into the audio range and patch up FM and AM textures from gentle to clangorous.

Stepped Voltages
Like a sequencer for modulation, the Sequential Voltage Source features five steps and multiple trigger sources, and can modulate any of 76 targets in Easel V.

Original Keyboard
We’ve duplicated the Model 218 keyboard to a tee and even added an arpeggiator. Access all its dimensions of touch and more in the Advanced Panel.

Voltage Presets
These can octave shift the keyboard or send four different, steady control voltages to any destination you choose.

Features:

• A component-level model of the Buchla Music Easel
• Complex and Modulation oscillators, dual Low Pass Gates, output section with spring reverb modelling
• Modulation sources perfecly reproduced : 5-step Sequencer, Envelope Generator, Pulser
• Semi-modular architecture, color-coded routing and cables
• Enhanced functionalities, synchronizable Pulser and Clock, Oscillators quantization
• Left Hand modulation sources to create multi-point envelopes and LFOs. Add randomness and smoothing to the modulation
• Right Hand step-sequencer module
• Gravity XY modulation source. Control the sound with the movement of a projectile flying among planets and worm holes!
• 10 effects, Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, Overdrive, Delay, …
• Control on the Vactrol modelling for fast, medium or slow response
• Up to 4 voices of polyphony
• 256 factory presets

Windows
Win 8.1+ (64bit)
4 GB RAM
2.5 GHz CPU
2GB free hard disk space
OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU

Required configuration
Works in Standalone, VST, AAX, Audio Unit, NKS (64-bit DAWs only).

Apple
Mac OS 10.13+
4 GB RAM
2.5 GHz CPU
2GB free hard disk space
OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU