A variant of the Krell patch, a type of self-running patch that uses a hierarchical structure without feedback loops in the control section, but possibly deep levels of control. A typical patch may use a sample & hold selecting a random voltage for pitch, together with an envelope generator triggered at the same time as a new pitch. Then the envelope generator rise and/or fall times could be controlled by yet another random sample CV.

In this ‘Krellish’ patch I have four sound sources, making two complete stereo paths. The first uses two Dannysound oscillators patched through a stereo low pass filter, VCAs, and then through a delay effect. The left and right filter cutoff frequencies are controlled by random cycling and irregular vectors from Twin Waves LFOs. The oscillator pitches come from sampled noise.

The second stereo sounds are generated by Starling Via META drums, with pitches controlled by randomly sampled LFOs. These go through Make Noise Mimeophon.

LFOs are used throughout the patch on various parameters, sometimes directly and sometimes sampled and held. At the top of the hierarchy (left side of the diagram) I made the simplest Quantussy Cell, with two cycling Mini Slews cross modulating each other. The four sample & holds clocked by the Mini Slews control the rates on clocking of four other sample & holds. The result is, not surprisingly, quite random sounding, which is typical of Krell patches.

Added a second, longer one, made with different tweaks.