A photo of literally the only two things that I still want to add to my studio :-).
You still having fun with the 208c?
Yes. If Iām bored I make nasty leads or percussive sounds.
Easy workout is sending midi notes from the cirklon or the hapax and Iām writing 64 step loops.
The harder workouts are me writing evolving leads. Now this is why I respect the module purists because you need fo run your patches and evolve on the fly. Itās challenging because you have you keep a tight range between the sliders to remain āon topicā
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Mine has been fine this whole time. Crosses fingers
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Generally you can pull the cap off and either run the skirt part over sandpaper to reduce the height or, less destructively, you can set something on the top of the pot before you press the knob back on so the knob doesnāt sit as low
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My knob came this way and I just got it new, so maybe some knobs are just a little too low. Do you happen to know if pulling the knob off is ok to do? I never know which knobs on synths can be pulled off and whether it will damage the unit or not!
I just checked that it could be pulled off just fine, and it can. but when I pressed it back on all the way, it did what you describe yours as doing. so I just lifted it up a tiny bit and itās fine now. thereās plenty of resistance on the potās shaft that I donāt think the knob will slide down further without me expressly trying to do so.
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Thank you so much for checking! Very appreciated 
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no worries. I knew it could be pulled off, actually. people love to swap these Selco knobs for Rogans, on this module and the 200e modules.
the pot/knob having this behavior is mildly annoying. but given how wobbly older Buchla 200e knobs are, Iāll take this over that any day.
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Iāve noticed quite a few synths put something on top of the pot shafts to avoid this issueā¦ like a bit of electrical tape or a little plastic spacer. Not uncommon.
by the way, if anyone is interested in the 208c, itās a great time to buy one. thereās tons of them up on Reverb in the low $2kās. I actually just saw one with the LEM 218 for $3200. which isnāt bad considering the 208c is $3k brand new itself and the LEM 218 is another $1300!
I think weāre seeing an influx of them at great prices because Buchla should be shipping the new Easel soon. and likely people who bought the 208c but really wanted an Easel (so bought one) now have to pay off their balances for those and are a bit desperate for the cash. prices may go back up once thatās all kind of passed. or notā¦
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Look Mum No Computer bought a BEMI era Easel and did a video walking through it. useful for anyone that doesnāt understand the instrument. also just an enjoyable watch because heās fun.
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I am very happy with my Buchla 208c
Very good sound, always amazed about what comes out. Slowly (very slowly) understand what is going on, very pleasing all together
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Just a quick question regarding the CV/GATE inputs on the back of the 208C.
Do the 3.5mm CV/GATE ports on the back of the 208c make it act like a regular tuned analog synth? (Regular as in using the standard 1V per octave tuning)
Many people sequence it using the 5-step pulser, but Iām considering sequencing it with a better sequencer, so I am curious to know if it can be tamed with a standard CV/GATE sequencer.
Any info on this is greatly appreciated!
Thanks.
You can use it as a regular synth with gate and cv 1v/oct
Donāt underestimate 5 step sequencer 
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Great to hear, thanks for the info, Wouā!
If youāre interested in external options write to Roland about his Aux cards.
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Not sure if an aux card is going to help with being able to control it externally, but it sure makes the 208C look nice and compact.
I was actually looking to sequence the 208C using my Roland MC-4b sequencer.
This sequencer only outputs in the standard 1V per Octave range and crazy hot Gate signals, so I had to make sure this was going to work before going for the 208C.
Iām not familiar with Buchla, so I had to ask about those obscure 3.5mm ports on the back that everyone seems to overlook.
The pulser is cool, but I think itās best used for triggering destinations other than CV/Gate - but thatās just me!
:- )
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You can combine, every new note played from your sequencer brings you to next step in Buchla 5 step seq. This Buchla sequencer can be routed to black inputs / fader adjustment. Really cool!
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So is it 8 steps + 5 steps = 13 steps ?
Every note you play on keyboard or sequencer can trigger the 5 step seq to go to the next.
So many variations in sound
The 5 step seq can be adjusted to 3 or 4 steps
Every step has a fader, it can be routed From the blue output to for example ātimbreā