Tiptop Audio Buchla Model 292t Quad Lopass Gate with Vactrols

Explore New Sounds with the Tiptop Audio Buchla Model 292t Quad Lopass Gate with Vactrols

Welcome to the Buchla and Tiptop Audio 200 series project. In this project Buchla has teamed up with Tiptop Audio to resume the production of Don Buchla’s 200 series and convert it to Eurorack standards. These extremely rare pieces of equipment made almost half a century ago will once again be available, and this time to a wide audience. The Model 292t is a recreation of the famous LPG and classic 292C.

• All outputs can be used as a 4 to 1 (mono) audio mixer
• A, B, C, D individual outputs can be used as a quadraphonic distribution mixer
• CV INPUTS A, B, C, D controls voltage inputs for each channel
• Blue knobs are manual volume/offsets for each channel
• Blue switches selects among 3 different modes:
  • Gate: A linear VCA (LED lit)
  • Combo: A combination of the linear gate and the lowpass filter mode. It adds a subtle ringing decay to the audio (No LED, both LEDs not lit)
  • LoPass: A Low Pass filter. Gives that “snap” when pinging it. (LED lit)
• Explore using the the 257t to attenuate the an envelope going into the 292t for a wider variety of timbres and responses

SPECIFICATIONS

• HP: 16 HP
• Depth: 45 mm
• Power: +12V 87 mA, - 12 V 36 mA

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