Don Buchla (1937— ) is a pioneer in the field of music synthesizers, releasing his first units months after Robert Moog's first synthesizers. Buchla was born in Southgate, California, and studied physics, physiology, and music. [1] 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Yamaha PSR-295, an entry-level electronic keyboard synthesizer. ... Dr. Robert A. Moog (pronounced /moÊŠg/ to rhyme with vogue, not /muːg/) (May 23, 1934 – August 21, 2005) was a pioneer of electronic music, best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer. ... A Superconductor demonstrating the Meissner Effect. ... Physiology (in Greek physis = nature and logos = word) is the study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living organisms. ... Music is a human activity which involves structured and audible sounds, which is used for artistic or aesthetic, entertainment, or ceremonial purposes. ...

Buchla formed his electronic music equipment company, Buchla and Associates, in 1962 in Berkeley, California. Buchla was commissioned by avant garde music composers Morton Subotnick and Ramon Sender, both of the San Francisco Tape Music Center, to create an electronic instrument for live performance. Under a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation Buchla completed his first modular synthesizer in 1963. The result was the Buchla Series 100, which he began selling in 1966. Buchla's synthesizers experimented in control interfaces, such as touch-sensetive plates. In 1969 the Series 100 was sold to CBS, who soon after dropped the line, not seeing the synthesizer market as a profitable area. [2] 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Berkeley as seen from the Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve. ... Experimental music is any music that challenges the commonly accepted notions of what music is. ... Morton Subotnick (born 1933) is an American composer of minimal electronic music, best known for his Silver Apples of the Moon, the first electronic work commissioned by a record company, Nonesuch, and composed on the Buchla modular synthesizer which he helped to design. ... Ramon Sender (born Oct 29, 1934 in Madrid, Spain) is a composer and the co-founder, with Morton Subotnick, of the San Francisco Tape Music Center in 1961. ... The San Francisco Tape Music Center was founded in 1962 by composers Morton Subotnick and Ramon Sender as a nonprofit cultural and educational corporation, the aim of which was to present concerts and offer a place to learn about work within the tape music medium ([1]). Other composers involved include... The Rockefeller Foundation is a charitable organization based in New York City. ... Sine, square, triangle, and sawtooth waveforms The modular synthesizer is an early type of synthesizer consisting of separate modules which must be connected by wires to create a so called patch. ... Template:C20YearInnTopic 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... CBS (an acronym for Columbia Broadcasting System, the former legal name of the network) is one of the largest television networks, and formerly one of the largest radio networks, in the United States. ...

In 1970 the Buchla Series 200 was released and was manufactured until 1985. Buchla created the Buchla Series 500, first digitally controlled analog synthesizer, in 1971. Shortly after, the Buchla Series 300 was released, which combined the Series 200 with microprocessors. The Music Easel, a small, portable, all-in-one synthersizer was released in 1972. The Buchla 400 was released in 1982, which featured a video display. In 1987 the fully MIDI enabled Buchla 700 was released. [3] 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Microprocessors, including an Intel 80486DX2 and an Intel 80386. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Musical Instrument Digital Interface, or MIDI, is a system designed to transmit information between electronic musical instruments. ...

Beginning in the 1990s, Buchla began designing alternative MIDI controllers, such as the Marimba Lumina. With the resurgence of interest in analog synthesizers Buchla released a revamped 200 series called the 200e. The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... An analog synthesizer is a synthesizer that uses analog computer techniques to generate sound electronically. ...

NIME-05, the 5th International Conference on New interfaces for musical expression, held in Vancouver, Canada, featured a keynote lecture by Don Buchla as well as a sizeable exhibition of many of the instruments he and his team have created over the years. Musician with a multimodal instrument based on electromyography, position sensing, and acoustically resonant bowls. ...

His son, Ezra Buchla, plays in the experimental punk band The Mae Shi. The Mae Shi are a rock band from Los Angeles, Calif. ...

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Buchla and Associates