Buchla and Friends 2025: Studio Electronics CODE Luxe is a new 8-voice polyphonic analog Synthesizer in rackmount format.
It’s Sunday and the second Buchla & Friends 2025 event day. The synthesizer trade show that runs parallel to NAMM is currently in Los Angeles. Among the big exhibitor list, there are many well-known companies that you have previously seen in the Anaheim halls, including Dreadbox, 1010music, 4ms, and more.
Also on site is Studio Electronics, the US-based Boutique company with the new CODE Luxe polyphonic analog Synthesizer.
The new CODE Luxe is a new version of its best-known CODE (C.O.D.E) analog discrete Circuited nova Omega Dynamic filtered Expandable Synthesizer/filterbank. Compared to the previous CODE synthesizer, the Luxe version offers some changes.
According to an Instagram video, the new Studio Electronics CODE Luxe will feature feedback and wave folder circuits that we can find in the LUXE section on the right side. It has the control feedback functions, a highpass filter, resonance, and a wave folder.
It is unknown whether the new Studio Electronics Synthesizer is based on the well-known CODE circuit design.
Original Studio Electronics CODE
The original CODE is an eight-part (8 voices) multitimbrality with options to split and layer them. It offers two voltage-controlled discrete Minimoog-based analog multi-wave oscillators, a sub-wave oscillator on oscillator 1, a noise generator, PWM, and a sync option. Plus, it gives you up to 8-voice unison.
The analog filter circuit is a highlight. It uses a hardwired SEM-inspired 12dB filter with various 12dB filter modes (lowpass, bandpass, highpass, and band-reject) and features three replaceable filter slots.
One of these host a 24dB classic Moog-style ladder filter. Alternatively, you can buy more filter cards, including the Roland TB-303, ARP 2600, Roland Jupiter, and Yamaha CS-80. Besides this, it offers three multi-stage envelope generators with advanced features and three multi-wave LFOs.
The CODE also offers a built-in overdrive per voice and patch memory.
I will stay on the topic and update it when there is more information
Studio Electronics CODE Luxe availability and price are TBA.
More information here: Studio Electronics
I’ve always thought the Omega and Code were really interesting. Rare and expensive beasts. Great to see them enhance the synth again.