NAMM 2023: Buchla LEM218v3 - Sand, software and sound

Looking for an alternative to everybody’s plain-Jake MIDI controller? Try the Buchla Lunar Excursion Module (LEM 218v3).

LEM218v3 is version 3 in the ancestral line with an improved, redesigned touch bed. The LEM has touch-capacitive “keys” including channel pressure. It has a host of I/O ports: USB-C, MIDI IN/OUT via 3.5mm jacks and four 3.5mm output jacks (1V/octave pitch, 0-8 Volts pressure, touch strip pressure and gate). MIDI output is polyphonic. The manual is here.

Save your pennies, though. The LEM218v3 is $1,299USD — a big commitment if you’re not made of money. 🙂