tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040112777996013749.post8155847307820419584..comments2024-03-18T05:19:05.185-07:00Comments on Waveformless: Give Ring Modulation a Try!Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17737887998205375368noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040112777996013749.post-65081309047446201412009-08-23T21:31:23.438-07:002009-08-23T21:31:23.438-07:00I made this a few years ago when I first got a Blu...I made this a few years ago when I first got a Blue Ringer.<br /><br />http://12.bar.blues.googlepages.com/ring_mod.mp3Jack Astrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09092729613683261378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040112777996013749.post-72245922130117515672009-08-12T10:24:59.588-07:002009-08-12T10:24:59.588-07:00Great tips, guys!Great tips, guys!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17737887998205375368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040112777996013749.post-34277498619855005562009-08-12T07:42:52.915-07:002009-08-12T07:42:52.915-07:00Making sure there's a difference between the o...Making sure there's a difference between the oscillators is key, otherwise you just get NOTHING down low (no difference) and something an octave higher (freq + freq = 2xfreq).<br /><br />SMALL frequency differences may result in a lot of low-end garbage depending on your synth architecture (440 Hz - 430 Hz = 10 Hz!). This could be bad for your setup.<br /><br />Note also that some ring mods are based on fixed frequencies, which means the character changes across the keyboard.<br /><br />If your synth lets you ring mod oscillators with key tracking, it can produce good timbral effects.<br /><br />You can also use an envelope to apply ring mod just on the attack portion of sounds for interesting character - attacks matter a lot!Anuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10681387485517846478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040112777996013749.post-47755586028819513192009-08-12T03:29:18.427-07:002009-08-12T03:29:18.427-07:00thanks for this article !
I found ring mod really ...thanks for this article !<br />I found ring mod really interesting to get some spectacular drops down in electronica. But I really like it for percussions:<br />Try playing with a short envelop on the transients modulating the ring mod volume, applied on harmonic, rich wave forms and you can get expressive percussions. I usually "flush" the bass content with a high pass filter and focus the harmonic content with a bandpass filter mounted in serie with a pretty low Q value to focus the harmonic content on one note.<br /><br />A bit of white noise mixed with it can soften the harsh and electric results, getting some warmth back in the sound.<br /><br />On the virus TI factory lib, there is a couple of patches that wisely use ring mod to obtain snares and toms.<br /><br />As you said, it is difficult to obtain pure and harmonic sounds, but for FX and original percussions it is really efficient.manson baptistehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10110153223582116380noreply@blogger.com