Ring Modulator video

Ring modulator forward voltage?

Conventional wisdom is that in a ring modulator — a real ring modulator, one with a diode ring and transformers — diodes with low forward voltage are preferred. Matthew Skala writes (PDF): in a ring modulator, higher forward voltages mean higher signal levels are necessary and there will be more tendency for the carrier to […]

CGS (Ken Stone) Active Real Ring Modulator

This is a ring modulator in Kosmo format. No, really. A real ring modulator. There are lots of “ring modulators” out there that are in fact no such thing. They have similar behavior, and may arguably be better in some ways, but they’re more properly called four quadrant multipliers or balanced modulators or something, whereas […]

Ring Rant

I’ve been reading about ring modulators, and now I want to put on my Maximum Insufferable Pedantry hat and write about them. That? That’s not a ring modulator. I love the ARP 2600. But its “ring modulator” is no such thing. I’m not sure what it is, the schematics don’t seem to be available, but […]

Ring in the new

Bartender! A round of drinks on the house, if you please! Yes, yes, I know I’m the only one here. Start pouring. I have, ladies and gentlemen — okay, bartender and dog — this very day succeeded in building a Eurorack module with surface mount parts, unassisted! It says RING on it, and it’s a […]