Ring (and/or Balanced) Modulation for the modulator masses

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Nice work sharky - the Ringmaster is hella sick. I haven’t played around with mine a lot yet but it’s really cool - minus the 18v adapter!
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retinal orbita wrote:Nice work sharky - the Ringmaster is hella sick. I haven’t played around with mine a lot yet but it’s really cool - minus the 18v adapter!
I think I'm doing the RETINAL ORBITA set up with it. DOD Death Metal into it.
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Also interested in insights regarding the Ringmaster as a trem. It always seems clippy/overdriven to me no matter how parameters are set. Outside of synthy ringfuzz tones with an odd attack envelope and sending CV signals, I'm not finding much of a use for it with guitar.
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$harkToootth wrote:Zagged to the bone... I can live with paying this price for this. Deal of the day + Open Box Promo + Some other imaginary promo? Final price was $109.77.
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Dandolin and I just have to wait for the resotron to get that low now.

Really curious on your thoughts. I LOVE my mothership2 (but I use it mostly for synth siren screams with expression to give me an almost R2D2 talking voicing). I despise everything about the current draw, but somehow have it running on a fairly low mA draw from my power supply with no issues.
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cosmicevan wrote:… with expression to give me an almost R2D2 talking voicing).
That's what I sometimes used my Moog MF-102 for. :lol: :dance: :ewok: :dance:
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cosmicevan wrote: Really curious on your thoughts. I LOVE my mothership2 (but I use it mostly for synth siren screams with expression to give me an almost R2D2 talking voicing). I despise everything about the current draw, but somehow have it running on a fairly low mA draw from my power supply with no issues.
Trying it out tomorrow. It only came in yesterday and I've been doing that thing I do where I work like a million jobs and work way too much... blah blah blah it's a bit!!!!
If I can get a resotron and Mothership2 for around the same price... I probably get them. Right off the bat... build quality is great. I should have read a bit more, I thought it had CV in... it does not, just out. What it does have, that is exciting is, a carrier in!!!! We might be going "poor man phase distortion synthesis" with this guy.

MS2 appeals to me because of the triangle wave. I don't know. Looks cool to me. I was bitching to Olin that the ring mod came in the most obnoxious box but... turns out they give you a power supply! Super handy for the 18 DC devices.
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cosmicevan wrote: Really curious on your thoughts. I LOVE my mothership2 (but I use it mostly for synth siren screams with expression to give me an almost R2D2 talking voicing). I despise everything about the current draw, but somehow have it running on a fairly low mA draw from my power supply with no issues.
Trying it out tomorrow. It only came in yesterday and I've been doing that thing I do where I work like a million jobs and work way too much... blah blah blah it's a bit!!!!
If I can get a resotron and Mothership2 for around the same price... I probably get them. Right off the bat... build quality is great. I should have read a bit more, I thought it had CV in... it does not, just out. What it does have, that is exciting is, a carrier in!!!! We might be going "poor man phase distortion synthesis" with this guy.

MS2 appeals to me because of the triangle wave. I don't know. Looks cool to me. I was bitching to Olin that the ring mod came in the most obnoxious box but... turns out they give you a power supply! Super handy for the 18 DC devices.
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Apparently, includes "on the left is a ing modulator which is a mod of the old Jen Ring mod."

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have yinz chackinated this yet?
(jump to 2:30 for the freqshiftin')
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:thumb: :love:
psychic vampire. wrote:The important take away from this thread: Taoism and Ring Modulators go together?
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Sounds great! Like some of those delay/feedback sounds. Happy Needing always makes quality stuff. FMAID is a blast.
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$harkToootth wrote:
retinal orbita wrote:Nice work sharky - the Ringmaster is hella sick. I haven’t played around with mine a lot yet but it’s really cool - minus the 18v adapter!
I think I'm doing the RETINAL ORBITA set up with it. DOD Death Metal into it.
A Digitech HYPERPHASE is calling my name on reverb too.
I haven’t really been playing much lately - put a few pedals on Craigslist and the Ringmaster was one of them - “how many ring mods do I need?” (at least 5?) and decided to fuck around with it today - glad I did because I’m really having a blast with it. Ran my HM-2 XIX clone into it and really had some fun in my horrible basement. tldr, almost sold, took ad down.
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In case anyone's interested, here's a V1 Randy's Revenge for sale:

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psychic vampire. wrote:The important take away from this thread: Taoism and Ring Modulators go together?
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I've jumped into this Radio-Bright ring mod/delay by Deepspace Devices, did you know about it?

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