Krell type cycles for the A4?

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#1

A question for all the modular folk, is it possible to do krell type cycles With the A4? I sold my modular system to fund the Dark Trinity but I now fin myself missing the random burst and krell style patching I was able to achieve with my modular. I was a huge fan of the Woggle bug and Maths modules. Has anyone experimented with this idea?

#2

After reading the thread about the feedback function (http://www.elektronauts.com/t/osc-1-feedback/1734), I decided to make a patch based on those ideas, and it turned out kinda’ krelly. It’s probably not exactly what you’re looking for, but there’s a lot of options in this machine. This recording is just me pressing one of the keyboard keys once- no sequencing, no touching any of the encoders, except to fade out at the end. It’s based around a muted osc 2 modulating the amplitude of osc 1, which is set to filter feedback. The resonance from filter 2 is making most of the bleeps and bloops, which are randomized by the lfos. I also routed track 1 into track 2 in order to use it’s filters as well and it’s lfos for panning.
https://soundcloud.com/jason-fairchild/krelly-jelly

Edit - maybe it’s not based so much around the feedback function, but that’s where the ideas started. lol

#3

Sounds like a great starting point. I am going to explore this some this week. I also really miss the plonks I used to get from pinging the vactrol on the Optomix in my old system.

#4

I would love to hear the results if it is still online somewhere? Or would you mind sharing an Overbridge/display screenshot so I can understand better you patching? I’m really keen to explore more Krell inspired routing with the A4.

#5

I’d certainly be interested in exploring this avenue more too, having become enamoured of generative patches on the 0-Coast.

#6

Hey! I’ve since changed my soundcloud handle, and that’s changed url. Here’s the new one:

It’s a couple of years old, and so I now feel like it doesn’t do the idea as much justice as when I first made it. I’m going to make some new sounds now and see if I can’t improve on the original idea.

Thanks for the reminder!

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