Enter the Matrix
Buchla has a pension for mixed-use modules, and the 210e Control and Signal Router Module threads the needle by implementing a core functionality into two separately running systems for different input types. This sort of variable input management is the type of innovation that Sweetwater’s synth experts agree is as important to history as it is to being in your system. Each section is comprised of eight inputs and five outputs, functioning similarly to using patch cables to route any one or multiple inputs to a single output. In the top section’s audio signal management, amplitude management and matrix mixing can yield distinctive outputs and patch-cord emulation. The bottom CV router can adjust and scale the degree of connection between input and output, with multiple-input channels outputting the sum of the applied values. The module makes clever use of its LED displays, not just for its dedicated indicators, but to utilize the whole display for the associated coefficients of inputs when using the solo mode, for example. Routing and settings can also be conveniently stored and later recalled with the aid of a Buchla 225e or 206e.
Buchla: the crossroads of sonic excellence and game-changing technology
The name Buchla is synonymous with some of the most compelling, convention-breaking technology to emerge in the musical spheres of the mid-20th-century’s electronic awakening. A pioneer of electronic music and instrument design, Don Buchla founded his namesake company in the 1960s, following the success of a modular electronic music system that was commissioned by composers on a Rockefeller Foundation grant. For the next 50 years, Don lived on the bleeding edge of electronic music synthesis. He incorporated uncommon coding languages, touch- and pressure-sensitive surfaces, and spatial location modulation, eventually innovating for the likes of Oberheim, CBS, Zeta Music, E-Mu Systems, and Moog. Meanwhile, he also dedicated himself to make good on MIDI’s promise of the 1980s to be more than just a piano keyboard controller. By the 2000s, Don introduced his magnum opus with the 200e, a love letter to a half century of unparalleled innovation in modular and analog synthesis. Today, Buchla U.S.A. works diligently to uphold Don’s rich legacy and provide his classic designs alongside new iterations of products that are “designed to introduce the unique world of Buchla synthesis to a whole new generation of electronic music makers.”
Buchla 210e Control and Signal Router Module Features:
- 16 total inputs and 10 total outputs provide unique opportunities for signal mixing, blending, and re-routing without the need for additional patch cables
- Variable adjustments in connection scale or signal amplitude allow fine-tuned blending to produce precise outputs
- Store presets, key mappings, and data for latter recall*
*Note: Storing and recalling presets requires use of the “remote enable” function, which is only available with the inclusion of a 225e or 206e in your Buchla system. Please contact your Sweetwater Sales Engineer with any questions or concerns.
