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The Origins of Krell with Todd Barton (Patreon)

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2026-01-19 20:14:40

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2026-01

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Hello, here's a new video!

Back at last years Buchla & Friends ... hey hey, wait a minute ... Buchla & Friends 2026 is RIGHT around the corner, happening in literally days, you should go, it'll be ace. I can't go and I'm sad. Here's the info for Buchla & Friends happening this weekend if you can make it.

Back to the video, here we are with the lovely legend that is TODD BARTON! We're discussing the origins of the Krell patch, which he is the creator of, an ambient generative patch of wonder for randomly influenced, time, shape and pitches. We go through the basics of Krell patching and how to expand it as well.

Expect a blast of Buchla & Friends videos before we get to a new module release video later this week.

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The Origins of the Krell Ambient Generative Synthesizer Patch // Todd Barton at Buchla & Friends

Join us at Buchla & Friends with the wonderful person that is TODD BARTON! Inspired by the work of Bebe and Louis Barron on the soundtrack to the 1950s film Forbidden Planet, Todd Barton created the classic Krell patch. A generative, ambient patch for modular synthesizers where random voltages influence (at it's most basic) the time, pitch and shape of your notes. We discuss the origins of Krell, the basics of the patch and how to expand it. The 2026 Buchla & Friends event is happening January 24th-25th, be there, it'll be ace. Info below. **LINKS** *Buchla & Friends* Instagram // https://www.instagram.com/buchla_n_friends Free tickets & info // https://www.eventbrite.com/e/buchla-friends-2026-two-days-of-synthesizer-community-in-downtown-la-tickets-1798441229129?aff=oddtdtcreator *Todd Barton* Website // https://www.toddbarton.com Instagram // https://www.instagram.com/synthtodd/ YouTube // https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn5s_5aF2xvt6IVSiaNUR5A *Forbidden Planet* Doc // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owxqZoIXEmM&list=PLgmFls6TY2BJOBlTT04mpJPinI23S9KP6&index=4 A Conversation with Bebe Barron // https://www.effectrode.com/knowledge-base/the-first-electronic-filmscore-forbidden-planet-a-conversation-with-bebe-barron/ Wiki // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bebe_and_Louis_Barron *SUPPORT* If you'd like to support work like this and the wider range of what I do, considering heading over to Patreon at https://bit.ly/DK-patreon and supporting for as little as $1 a month to gain access to the DivKid Discord community, plus lots of exclusives such as PDF patchbooks, videos and more. https://bit.ly/DK-patreon *AFFILIATE LINKS* use these to support my channel! I get a small kickback at no expense to you when you shop. Clockface Modular // https://bit.ly/DK-clockface Perfect Circuit // https://bit.ly/DK-perfectcircuit Signal Sounds // https://bit.ly/DK-signalsounds Thomann // https://bit.ly/DK-thomann **TIMING INDEX** 00:00 Intro - GO TO BUCHLA & FRIENDS! 00:30 The origins of Krell patch 02:36 Experimenting with sound & music making 03:59 Essential elements of Krell patching 05:24 Expanding the basic Krell patch 06:19 “Follow the sound” - “touch the sound” Join the amazing growing community on Discord by supporting at https://www.patreon.com/DivKid Subscribe for more DivKid videos: http://bit.ly/DivKidYTSub https://divkidvideo.com https://www.instagram.com/divkidvideo/