{"id":152751,"date":"2026-03-30T10:53:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T15:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/?p=152751"},"modified":"2026-04-09T17:59:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T22:59:50","slug":"tiptop-audio-buchla-248t-multiple-arbitrary-function-generator-marf-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2026\/03\/30\/tiptop-audio-buchla-248t-multiple-arbitrary-function-generator-marf-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiptop Audio &#038; Buchla 248t Multiple Arbitrary Function Generator (MARF) Now Available"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"248t Intro &amp; Quickstart\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m_VhC8CZoQ8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Tiptop Audio &amp; Buchla USA<\/strong> have released the <strong>248t Multiple Arbitrary Function Generator<\/strong> (MARF), a\u00a0reissue of the \u201970s Buchla 248 MARF module, adapted to Eurorack format.<\/p>\n<p>The MARF is a powerful voltage generator that can be used for a wide range of purposes, including sequencing, modulating, envelopes and more.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flexible control voltage generator and processor<\/li>\n<li>A modern recreation of the rare Model 248 from vintage Buchla 200 Systems<\/li>\n<li>16 stages with two independently addressable output sections<\/li>\n<li>Many definable behaviors available on a per-stage basis<\/li>\n<li>Produces anything from step sequences to complex envelope shapes and beyond<\/li>\n<li>Non-volatile memory\u2014presets can be recalled after powering the module off<\/li>\n<li>Compatible with Tiptop\u2019s ART protocol for tuning and polyphony<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an intro from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCOiJihb6aQyKch4FDST3niw\">Stazma<\/a>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Here comes the MARF - Tiptop Audio 248t Demo Video\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Aa9UdUcfGxY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Pricing and Availability:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>248t Multiple Arbitrary Function Generator<\/strong> is <a href=\"https:\/\/tiptopaudio.com\/buchla\/\">available<\/a> now for $999 USD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MARF is a powerful voltage generator that can be used for a wide range of purposes, including sequencing, modulating, envelopes and more.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2026\/03\/30\/tiptop-audio-buchla-248t-multiple-arbitrary-function-generator-marf-now-available\/\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tiptop Audio &#038; Buchla 248t Multiple Arbitrary Function Generator (MARF) Now Available<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":151963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[23766,45],"tags":[36121,32269,851,332,353,2211],"class_list":["post-152751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-modular-synthesizers-electronic-music-gear","category-sequencers","tag-buchla-marf","tag-buchla-usa","tag-eurorack","tag-modular-synthesizers","tag-sequencer","tag-tiptop-audio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tiptop-buchla-MARF-Multiple-Arbitrary-Function-Generator-Model-248t-1-scaled-1.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152751"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":152858,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152751\/revisions\/152858"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}