Krell Muzak by Todd Barton on Buchla

Image of the patch used for the pieces below.

bartonmusic · Krell Muzak 1

"seven minutes of a self-generating Buchla 200e patch. love the randomly subtle timbral shifts and articulations that arise. listen in a large room if possible or headphones otherwise. this patch almost seems to breathe"

bartonmusic · Krell Muzak 2

"a variation on the same Buchla 200e patch that self-generated Krell Muzak 1."

Krell Muzak the patch from todd barton on Vimeo.

Building The Krell Muzak Patch

Building The Krell Muzak Patch from todd barton on Vimeo.

"Here's a patch cord by patch cord demonstration of setting up the Krell Muzak 1 patch from scratch on a Buchla 200e with the following modules: 261e, 266e, 281e, 292e, and 291e. A photo of the original patch, audio and video can be accessed here: http://m.matrixsynth.com/2012/08/krell-muzak-by-todd-barton-on-buchla.html"

0-Coast Patch of the Week #11: Krell

Published on Apr 13, 2017 MAKEN0ISE

All parts here.

"This popular self-playing patch is usually implemented on modular systems, but the 0-Coast is the rare standalone synthesizer with the necessary power and capability. Use this as a jumping off point for your own generative explorations.

Hear Bebe and Louis Barron’s original Ancient Krell Music from 'Forbidden Planet' here"

Louis & Bebe Barron - Ancient Krell Music (Forbidden Planet)

Uploaded on Jan 13, 2011 A Place For The Soundtracks

"Forbidden Planet : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack By Louis & Bebe Barron (1956)."

Building The Krell Muzak Patch

Building The Krell Muzak Patch from todd barton on Vimeo.

"Here's a patch cord by patch cord demonstration of setting up the Krell Muzak 1 patch from scratch on a Buchla 200e with the following modules: 261e, 266e, 281e, 292e, and 291e. A photo of the original patch, audio and video can be accessed here"

Update:

Building the Krell Patch on Black & Gold Shared System Plus

Published on Jan 3, 2018

"The Krell Patch is a popular self-playing music originally developed by Todd Barton on the Buchla 200e system. This video recreates it on the Black & Gold Shared System Plus, adding a couple embellishments and encouraging you to go expand it on your own."

Krell Orchestral Piece

"A live looped Buchla 200e improv riffing-off of my Krell Muzak patch http://m.matrixsynth.com/2012/08/krell-muzak-by-todd-barton-on-buchla.html
Echoes of Xenakis and Takemitsu et al"

Generative Patching: Krell and Benjolin

SCHLAPPI ENGINEERING

"A discussion of a few generative patching techniques and a patch breakdown of Todd Barton's Krell Muzak patch as well as an attempt at patching Rob Hordijks Benjolin with eurorack modules. This video is created as part of Portland Community College's Music & Sonic Arts program in Spring 2020.

PCC Sonic Arts Program (Specific class is MUC-201 Analog Modular Synthesis):
https://www.pcc.edu/programs/music-an..."

Buchla - Patch 30

Buchla - Patch 30 from batchas on Vimeo.

Focusing on LFOs and randomness.
Main modules used: 262v, 261e, 258v, 281e, Source Selector, p/r, 291e.

Patch inspired by Todd Barton's "Krell Muzak": http://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/userpix/4956_krell_muzak_1_3.jpg

Buchla Patch 30 - Sept. 6, 2012

video upload by batchas

"Focusing on LFOs and randomness.
Main modules used: 262v, 261e, 258v, 281e, Source Selector, p/r, 291e.

Patch inspired by Todd Barton's 'Krell Muzak':"

Dialectical Sequencing - Talk at Gray Area, 18 June 2025

video upload by New Systems Instruments

"Thanks to Ryan at the Creative Resource Library at Gray Area for inviting me! They have events like this every month, and lend instruments, too:

https://grayarea.org/create/creative-...

Discrete map is a Eurorack module for dialectical sequencing and other quantizing functions:

https://nsinstruments.com/modules/dma...

00:00 Ryan's Introduction
00:56 0. Introduction
2:15 0.1 The hierarchical model
4:33 0.2 The dialectical model
6:04 0.3 Art and philosophy
9:31 1. Dialectical sequencing
9:37 1.1 GWF Hegel
11:00 1.2 Quantity and quality
12:34 1.3 Quantity becomes quality
18:59 1.4 Dialectical sequencing 1
20:26 1.5 Dialectical sequencing 2
21:29 2. History and hardware
21:48 2.1. Cybernetics
26:15 2.2. Louis and Bebe Barron
28:20 2.3. Source of uncertainty
30:04 2.4. Todd Barton "Krell Muzak"
32:18 2.5. Discrete Map
33:20 3. Patches
33:31 3.1. Basic patch
35:34 3.2. "Natural" quantization
36:46 3.3. Beat frequencies
39:16 The end
39:59 Questions"

Buchla Easel Krell Patch 1

Uploaded on Mar 27, 2014 DJjondent·215 videos
Published on Mar 27, 2014

"Lots of random Buchla Easel goodness.

Many thanks to Todd Barton for his inspiration regarding the Krell self-generating Muzak patch and to of course the 'Krell Beings' from the Forbidden Planet."

KRELL MUSIC