page_title: Buchla Electronic Musical Instruments
section_title: Computer-controlled instruments
hierarchical_section_title: Buchla Electronic Musical Instruments / Products / Computer-controlled instruments
caption_attribution_description: English: The Buchla Music Easel, a 1973 instrument combining the 208 Stored Program Sound Source and 218 Touch Activated Voltage Source in an aluminum case with power supply.
context_page_description: Buchla Electronic Musical Instruments was a manufacturer of synthesizers and unique MIDI controllers. The origins of the company could be found in Buchla & Associates, created in 1963 by synthesizer pioneer Don Buchla of Berkeley, California. In 2012 the original company led by Don Buchla was acquired by a group of Australian investors trading as Audio Supermarket Pty. Ltd. The company was renamed Buchla Electronic Musical Instruments as part of the acquisition. In 2018 the assets of BEMI were acquired by a new entity, Buchla U.S.A., and the company continues under new ownership.
context_section_description: Buchla 300, 500, Touché (mid 1970s)
  
  In the mid 1970s, Don Buchla began experimenting with digital designs and computer-controlled systems. The results were the 500 series and the 300 series, both of which paired the new technology with existing 200 series modules to create hybrid analog/digital systems. The Touché was also the result of this research, and was also his final attempt to market a "mainstream" Buchla synth.
  Buchla 400, 700, and MIDAS (1980s)
  
  Also in 1980s, Buchla released the 400 series and the 700 series software controlled instruments operated by MIDAS, a Forth language for musical instruments, and also equipped with MIDI.
caption: Buchla Music Easel
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