Buchla expert Todd Barton shared this video, demonstrating how to make a ‘Buchla drum machine’ using the new Buchla & Tiptop Audio 242t Programmable Pulser.

The 242t is a Euro-format reissue of the classic 200-series Buchla module from the ’70s. It’s a 3-channel trigger sequencer with a few tricks up its sleeve. The most notable change from the original is that the 242t uses an LED matrix, instead of the pin matrix of the original.

Barton uses the 242t as the ‘brain’ of his patch, using a range of modules in the Buchla/Tiptop line to create a polyrhythmic analog groove with a distinct ‘Buchla flavor’.

Check out the video and let us know what you think of the idea of a Buchla drum machine!