Buchla Ziggy

The Buchla Ziggy is a desktop synthesizer based on the legendary Buchla "Complex Oscillator," offering a new "unpatched" playing experience where you can quickly and easily assign modulations. It modernizes and simplifies sound design in the style of West Coast synthesis and can be played independently and works with portable keyboards like the Buchla LEM218, or with numerous other devices and DAWs via MIDI, USB, and 1 V/Oct CV. The oscillators and the Low-Pass-Gate are fully analog, while digital control allows for saving presets and creative modulation patterns. A digital effects unit shapes the final sound with reverb, delay, distortion, and more, and LEDs show assignments and modulations.

• Buchla Ziggy features two analog oscillators, multiple modulators, envelopes, wave-folding, and shaping to create a wide range of sounds. Scales and alternative tunings expand the sound spectrum, and pitch controls can be quantized for melodic play. Special chaotic modulators can be accessed through the menu for unpredictable movements in the sound. The patch cable-free design, USB-C power, and MIDI control make integration into your setup easy, and configuration can be done via the device menu or the web app in your browser, making the Ziggy fast and intuitively ready for production of everything from leads to drums, percussion, and deep bass.