Buchla & Friends is a free 2-day electronic music gear tradeshow, held Jan 24-25, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. The event features close to 100 manufacturers, with an emphasis on modular synthesis.
For the latest news from Buchla & Friends, check out the stories below:
Here’s a sneak preview of the upcoming reissue of the Future Retro 777 bassline synthesizer.… Read More Future Retro 777 Reissue Sneak Preview From 2026 Buchla & Friends Show
Frap Tools has announced that the Magnolia – an eight-voice polyphonic analog synthesizer with through-zero linear FM – is now available.… Read More Frap Tools Magnolia Analog Synthesizer Now Available
At the Buchla & Friends show, Boredbrain Music offered a sneak preview of the Xcelon SL – a dynamic analog performance mixer that they say is designed specifically for electronic musicians. … Read More New Xcelon SL Mixer Designed Specifically For Electronic Musicians (Sneak Preview)
Nymira is a standalone harmony instrument designed around the circle of fifths.… Read More Terraphones Nymira Synthesizer Like An Omnichord For Jazz
At the 2026 Buchla & Friends show, Enjoy Electronics has introduced The Don, a quadraphonic multi-FX processor for 4U Buchla modular systems.… Read More Enjoy Electronics Intros The Don Quadraphonic Multi-FX Processor
Here’s a sneak preview of the upcoming Tiptop Audio & Buchla 248t Multiple Arbitrary Function Generator (MARF). … Read More Tiptop Audio & Buchla 248t MARF Sneak Preview
At the 2026 Buchla & Friends show, Make Noise has announced the New Universal Skiff System, the MultiWave MIDI Inlet Module and more.… Read More Make Noise Intros New Universal Skiff System & More
Noise Engineering has released Multi Repetitor, an algorithmic trigger sequencer for Euroack systems.… Read More Noise Engineering Intros Multi Repetitor Algorithmic Percussion Sequencer
Electronic musician Sarah Belle Reid shared a new video, exploring an extremely rare electronic instrument called the Touché, created by Buchla and Associates in 1980. Filmed at the Buchla Archives in Vancouver – an organization dedicated to the preservation of Donald Buchla’s work – the video offers a rare opportunity to hear and see an… Read More Exploring The Touché, Don Buchla’s Rare Polyphonic Keyboard Instrument
Bastl Instruments has announced that it is open sourcing the firmware for three of its designs, and making them available as DIY kits.… Read More Bastl Intros Alchemist, Kastle & Citadel DIY Kits, Open Sources Firmware
