J. Daniel Cramer´s Krellberg Variations in VCV Rack – Part 6

Our generative Krell patch is a quite developed one by now, and so it´s time to get (or stay) aware of what each of the main parameter knobs, switches and sliders do to the resulting sound. We will see how even tiny tweaks can have remarkable outcomes, and we will see how perfect and how deep we have control over the sounds – already now, even if we have set up only a tiny fraction of the patch yet.

J. Daniel Cramer´s Krellberg Variations in VCV Rack – Part 5

We are going to make a big jump in this article no. 5. Therefore it will come in handy to have a look at the whole patch as it is by now before we continue patching. There are going to be more modules, even different new kinds of modules as well as a new technique (patching strategy) in this part. So, let´s have a look at what we have by now:

J. Daniel Cramer´s Krellberg Variations in VCV Rack – Part 4

In my last article of this series I said that there must be “reasonable” ways to add a second (eventually even more) Krell function generator to the patch, and I talked about the need of modulating the maximum peak of the Krell envelope. Well, let´s do both in one step now. And we don´t even need to add another module to the patch we ended up with in part 3! (At least not in the first step.)

J. Daniel Cramer´s Krellberg Variations in VCV Rack – Part 3

It´s time to make sure that we really do understand what´s going on concerning the length of the cycles, their dependency on different kinds of modulations, and the structures that they build with different modulation rates.

J. Daniel Cramer´s Krellberg Variations in VCV Rack – Part 2

Let´s have a quick look back at what where we have got in part 1. Here is another recording of the patch as it is so far:

Thoughts on Generative Music - Part 14

Ultimate generative “Krell” music? In VCV and Voltage Modular?

This is the last excerpt from my ebook about making generative music with modular synths (volume 1), that I publish in this series of articles

J. Daniel Cramer´s Krellberg Variations in VCV Rack – Part 1

(The probably largest generative Krell patch every made - reconstructed step by step in VCV Rack)

A (not only) Historical Background of “Krell”

It all began in 1956 with the film “Forbidden Planet”.

Thoughts on Generative Music - Part 13

(contains embedded video – there are VCV rack presets mentioned in the text here and there. Owners of my book, this article is an excerpt from, will get the link to those presets. More about my book here: https://www.dev.rofilm-media.net/node/331 and if you want to support my work, please make use of the “PayPal” button at this website – thank you!)

In the World of Grains – Part 9

(contains embedded video – excerpt from my e-book about sonic grains: https://www.dev.rofilm-media.net/node/332). And if you want to support my work, please make use of the “PayPal” button at this website – thank you!)

A lot of parameters of single grains, and a lot of parameters of (complex) clouds!

The Modules of the Vintage ARP 2500 – Part 12

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“A Whiff of Krell” or “ARP2500 and Voltage Modular go Krell”

Today´s patch is inspired by what is usually called “Krell Music”. A bit of background information about”Krell Music” may come in handy here. It was the year 1956, when the film “Forbidden Planet” went to the cinemas.