The 700 has four processors: a 6303 microcontroller which provides input processing, two DSPs and a 68000 which runs the operating system. D.N. Crowe, who for a decade was Buchla's system engineer, released the full C source code for the Buchla 700's operating system, which he said he wrote on an Atari ST.
I'd have stayed forever.....just sayin'..... anyway.... These two videos are some of the best stuff ever. Thanks Nick! And thanks Alessandro for letting us see this glimpse into your work. Truly awesome.
The David Lynch broken noise steam pad was hilarious. I don't think I've ever heard an Eraserhead joke on a synth before, but it makes sense it'd be on a Buchla.
Great material. Congratulations to everyone involved. It is a pleasure to see someone so passionate and talented as Alessandro showing these "to me" rare devices and more importantly sharing and talking openly about workflows and techniques. Funny how confident talented artists can share on this way, instead of guarding tricks of the trade and holding back as it is usually seen in the audio community. It says a lot not only on a professional but on a personal level. Big ups and keep them coming!
This was great. Felt like we were just hanging out chatting with him about all of this great gear. It was gracious of him to take the time to show all of this stuff!
Very interesting insight! He is some of those people that can teach you important things about creativity and being an artist trough just small things like creating broken noise in an old analog synth. Magnificent!
that 700 is pretty crazy, i really like the controller interface for it, it seems like just by it's odd design it lends itself to producing very unique things
best ever from Sonic State, Im seeing Alessandro tonight at The Complex in Los Angeles - - he is amazing, I didsmissed him previously, sadly, but my opinion now is that I think he has a very amazing and private relationship with his own soul as a sound alchemist *Brilliant, Thanks you for doing this Sonic State*
Wonderful stuff : ) Thanks again to Alessandro & Nick for sharing. Hopefully there's enough footage for a part 3.... Buchla 400 maybe or anything else in the studio actually. Excellent!
Thanks you so much for this, Alessandro seems like a lovely down to earth guy, I like so much that he leaves things as they come, mistakes and all, very little editing and the one machine approach. Big ups
Wow! I thought there was no one out there like me who loves to bend sound as much as I do! Would love to spend hours upon hours at his place playing with his toys and creating unique sounds! Thnx for posting!
Nick I thank you for what you do. This interview and this particular video gave me insight on just what kind of artist we're dealing with here. I don't know the AC years of NIN so I don't know him from there either but your insightful interview series here has sparked my interest in him and some of these featured instruments. Cheers!
Richard Stevens Two different schools there. Hard to pick just one, and it becomes an almost religious argument. I really like this device, but overall, I prefer Moog. Buchla is some wild stuff, though. I wouldn't turn it away if it showed up at my door. :)
Amazing studio tour. The more I see from Alessandro, the more I like him, he's refreshingly open-minded and you can feel the enthusiasm in his eyes and words. The Buchla 700 is one of my holy grails, I'll probably never own one, though. Great machine with lots of unusual options, it's cryptic but in a good way. Satanic FM vibes ftw! ^^
5:00 this guy blows my mind, Im far more interested in guys like this than people like the yay-hoo's on sonic talk: ive watched this 10X already, I missed this bit: "I tend to bake them"
The „gentleman” is Nick Batt, in his own right a legend of the synth world. I see where you‘re coming from but I guess it‘s just Nick‘s very dry British way.
"You guys should stay forever! I have no one here..." best line ever!
I have rewatched these videos a stupid amount of times. Whenever I need creative inspiration. Hearing him talk about his process is just fantastic.
I’m only on my 2nd but I understand fully!
it is so nice to see someone living the dream in such a positive way.
The 700 has four processors: a 6303 microcontroller which provides input processing, two DSPs and a 68000 which runs the operating system. D.N. Crowe, who for a decade was Buchla's system engineer, released the full C source code for the Buchla 700's operating system, which he said he wrote on an Atari ST.
You know you're on the correct channel when listening to a broken noise oscillator and Nick says, "WoW, it sounds great"
Alessandro Cortini seems like such an affable bloke.
I'd have stayed forever.....just sayin'..... anyway.... These two videos are some of the best stuff ever. Thanks Nick! And thanks Alessandro for letting us see this glimpse into your work. Truly awesome.
Hope this is part 2 of 50. =)
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The David Lynch broken noise steam pad was hilarious. I don't think I've ever heard an Eraserhead joke on a synth before, but it makes sense it'd be on a Buchla.
Fantastic tour of the studio, one of the best I have seen on Sonicstate. Thanks for the post.
Great material. Congratulations to everyone involved. It is a pleasure to see someone so passionate and talented as Alessandro showing these "to me" rare devices and more importantly sharing and talking openly about workflows and techniques. Funny how confident talented artists can share on this way, instead of guarding tricks of the trade and holding back as it is usually seen in the audio community. It says a lot not only on a professional but on a personal level. Big ups and keep them coming!
This was great. Felt like we were just hanging out chatting with him about all of this great gear. It was gracious of him to take the time to show all of this stuff!
Wow, that Buchla 700 sounds amazing!
excepcional interview ... Cortini is such a genius and also nice person ... congratulation for take the time to make this piece of art
Very interesting insight! He is some of those people that can teach you important things about creativity and being an artist trough just small things like creating broken noise in an old analog synth. Magnificent!
that 700 is pretty crazy, i really like the controller interface for it, it seems like just by it's odd design it lends itself to producing very unique things
What an amazing studio and such a nice guy as well.
what a very friendly, knowledgeable and inspiring man! Thank you for the series Sonic State!
best ever from Sonic State,
Im seeing Alessandro tonight at The Complex in Los Angeles - -
he is amazing,
I didsmissed him previously, sadly,
but my opinion now is that I think he has a very amazing and private relationship with his own soul
as a sound alchemist
*Brilliant, Thanks you for doing this Sonic State*
Holy CRAP did you hear the Buchla 700?????
What a great guy. Thanks to Nick and Sonicstate for this. Loved every moment.
More in studio tours please.
And that 700 was just lush.
Absolutely Fab interview!
So good! Great questions and answers. I could watch this for hours.
Buchla 700 sounds mind blowing.
Wonderful stuff : ) Thanks again to Alessandro & Nick for sharing. Hopefully there's enough footage for a part 3.... Buchla 400 maybe or anything else in the studio actually. Excellent!
This was such an enjoyable interview, thank you so much!
Thanks you so much for this, Alessandro seems like a lovely down to earth guy, I like so much that he leaves things as they come, mistakes and all, very little editing and the one machine approach. Big ups
I wish more interviews with Cortini. Can you do it? Thanks.
good idea!
Wow! I thought there was no one out there like me who loves to bend sound as much as I do! Would love to spend hours upon hours at his place playing with his toys and creating unique sounds! Thnx for posting!
thoroughly enjoyed this series.
Brilliant stuff from nick and the team... great and truly inspiring interview
Nick I thank you for what you do. This interview and this particular video gave me insight on just what kind of artist we're dealing with here. I don't know the AC years of NIN so I don't know him from there either but your insightful interview series here has sparked my interest in him and some of these featured instruments. Cheers!
What a totaly inspiring video. Thanks nick and the sonic team.And of course Allesandro.
That Buchla sounded pretty awesome, and looks even better. That LCD screen on it must have cost a FORTUNE at the time.
Pete Brown (Avon) Would you say that Buchla is the Gold standard for Modular or Moog? I hope to have a Music Easel eventually.
Richard Stevens Two different schools there. Hard to pick just one, and it becomes an almost religious argument. I really like this device, but overall, I prefer Moog. Buchla is some wild stuff, though. I wouldn't turn it away if it showed up at my door. :)
+Pete Brown I prefer Buchla for the creativity, he is a step above moog IMO
Such a cool guy! and great interview, just letting him mess around, it's fascinating to watch.
Great Vid, i wonder what the learning curve is for all these hardware...
Thanks for the very good video! Fantastic.
That Buchla 700 sounds like my wet dream for my ambient project. Mindblowing!
If you have an iPad, there is a new emulation of this called ID700. Looks and sounds lovely.
Nick and Alessandro rocking it 100%. Wow.
What a lovely guy. Great piece
Can this be a weekly show please? Just seeing what he's up to checking out new gear Ect...
Amazing studio tour. The more I see from Alessandro, the more I like him, he's refreshingly open-minded and you can feel the enthusiasm in his eyes and words.
The Buchla 700 is one of my holy grails, I'll probably never own one, though. Great machine with lots of unusual options, it's cryptic but in a good way. Satanic FM vibes ftw! ^^
absolutely loved it...thanks
Alessandro is one of god's very own prototypes. just lovely :)
+1 for Dr. Leary's Buchla.
"Wash your hands or lick your fingers."
Fantastic tour, and Cortini says really interesting stuff! Lucky you, Sonic State people! :)
Just used this as a teaching tool with my student to help her understand counting and playing music in 5 beats per bar.
i changed my pants after this, not going to lie
5:00
this guy blows my mind, Im far more interested in guys like this than people like the yay-hoo's on sonic talk:
ive watched this 10X already, I missed this bit:
"I tend to bake them"
Guys like Cortini are busy actually making music than talking about gear and stuff. :)
Please invite him on a sonic talk, topic about old modular gear
Wow, this was good. Thanks. He should get a PPG Wave
Great to see the 700 in action too, rare as rockin' horse shit!
But a lot more pleasant
amazing stuff reminds me of why i love reason 5 s rack animation
Can one own a modular and still have a social life?
friendofCHAKA I don't really think so :D
Maybe someone will open a synthesizer Bar and Grill where people can drink beer and noodle synthesizers.
friendofCHAKA good idea...lets call it "rough patch ".....
haha good one!
+friendofCHAKA NO!! and i really prefer to be get into modulars and forget social life
Brilliant. Loved this and part 1
lovely stuff
Lol his talk about the noise module just killed me lolol so funny.
Brilliant The Synth Cave part 2
Damn, thank you for this stuff.
Anyone else got the BladeRunner vibes when the Buchla 700 started singing?
i will stay forever, alessandro!
The 700 sounds so good.
Fascinating
hope you can have him on sonictalk sometime!
wash your fingers, don't lick em - brilliant! hahaha
Can't believe I didn't see this before!
05:00 technician shows up, hears this - "wtf did you do to my synth?!" :)
What tracks does RDJ use the Buchla 700 on?
What an absolute gent
Buchla 700 - imagine it as the ultimate iPad App!
Please tell me there will be more parts to this series
85razorhoof Yes, please post all of your video footage.
Love it Like it Stored it.
Buchla 700 is very impressive
7.15....beautiful sounds
Great vid
Wow that Buchla 700!!!
you have to have a certain ear to enjoy that broken buchla noise. Would be interesting to record it to reel and slow it down 2 or 3 octaves.
@ 15:20 - hypnotizing/inspiring sound
He needs to do film scores too - he'd be excellent
no part 3 then shame was fuckin ace
Who said no part three?
sonicstate Is part 3 a performance from Frank?
What monitors are those?
Len M. Barefoot monitors.
ok, now i want modular
Too damn cool...
A buchla 700 ?!!
Nice man
me sitting here looking for anything in my price range like 🔎
i'm fucking drooling
love it =]
Fire up the Buchla!
WANT.
lol Galaxian was way before Amiga 😝
The other guy is so much like Daniel Miller
3:43 ...I care because you do
here's the 700 album he recommended - zackdagoba.bandcamp.com/album/chimeror
Alessandro, adopt me please .I'm an EE, I promise I'll make unique analog stuff for you daily.
I didn´t relly gelled with lessndro's sounds, I would love to have left Nick noodling the buchla. Come on, let Nick drive the machine!!
*click* panning 1:45
no. nope. just me making noises with my mouth.
It’s just me or 85% of the jokes and ice breakers cortini says just goes through the gentleman’s head?
The „gentleman” is Nick Batt, in his own right a legend of the synth world. I see where you‘re coming from but I guess it‘s just Nick‘s very dry British way.
Noisy noise. Speaking of synth geeks :-)
Any LSD put on that unit is far gone, no worries. 🤣 if only there was a way to preserve doses on a face plate for decades