Buchla Ziggy

Monophonic Desktop Synthesizer

• Analogue performance synthesizer in the classic Buchla style
• Combines complex West Coast synthesis with intuitive modulation mapping and savable presets
• Complex oscillator based on a modulatable sine wave, with variable sound shaping via amplitude and frequency modulation, a timbre wavefolder, and a blendable spike, square or sawtooth wave
• Modulation oscillator with a wide frequency range extending into the audio range and sawtooth, square or triangle waveforms
• The Lowpass-Gate functions as a VCA, filter or both, and is based on a Sallen-Key filter architecture with mixed envelope shapes that encourage experimentation
• The Cycler section offers customisable modulation options, ranging from percussive envelopes to classic LFO waveforms, either in a cyclic pattern or as a single pass triggered via MIDI or CV, with an ‘Uncertainty’ parameter for unexpected random variations
• XLFO with a triangular waveform as an additional modulation source
• Modulation links are indicated by corresponding LEDs
• Edit mode for setting parameters via dial-in encoders and the display
• Can be integrated into modular systems via gate and CV connections, as well as MIDI control
• External audio input for low-pass gate
• The digital effects section offers chorus, delay, filter, reverb, pitch shift and much more, with macro control
• Memory for over 100 programmes
• Creative moods allow for variable scales
• Steel housing with wooden side panels
• Power supply via USB-C (power adapter not included)
• Dimensions: 307 x 196 x 71 mm
• Weight: 2.31 kg

Connections:

• Stereo output: 2 x 6.3 mm mono jack
• Headphone output: 3.5 mm stereo jack
• Audio input: 3.5 mono jack
• Gate, CV pitch and modulation input: 3.5 mm mono jack
• MIDI input: USB-C, 5-pin DIN socket, Type-A 3.5 mm TRS jack