Dual Algorithmic Oscillator

  • DAO

Two digital oscillators that add dozens of
synthesis techniques to your Buchla system.

Based on Braids by Mutable Instruments, the DAO includes two independent digital oscillators, easily calibrated for your choice of 1V/octave or 1.2V/octave pitch tracking. Each section offers nearly 50 synthesis algorithms, spanning everything from vintage waveforms and digital FM to physical modeling and formant synthesis. Internal VCAs and envelopes make this a compact but powerful voice module that can be integrated into any Buchla format system.

Tech Specs

For documentation of all features and settings, see the Braids user manual.

  • Two independent digital oscillators with dozens of DSP algorithms
  • High quality 16 bit / 96 kHz audio fidelity
  • Analog modeling, digital synthesis, percussion, wavetables, chords, noise, and more
  • Pitch CV quantizer with dozens of scales
  • Analog simulation with optional pitch drift and detuning
  • Bit crushing (4-16 bits) and sample rate reduction (4-96 kHz)
  • Voltage controlled algorithm selection
  • Internal VCA and attack/decay envelope