hey, how about a little patch'o'rama for the group. most of the so-called
''contests'' died previously. let's put some life into that aspect . any
takers on a106 and/or ringmod (tweaked or not) patches
all the best to all
t

On 19/11/05, thomasborax < thomasborax@... > wrote:
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> hello-
> brushing over the recent posts about the real ring mod, i must say
> that this is indeed a great item to have in your arsenal. if you
> don't have one, please go get one and break out your soldering iron.
> a100 users can boost their signals before or after the real ring mod
> with an a119s. this can compensate for any volume drops and if using
> two a119s before the RRM you can create many nice effects by tweeking
> the clipping a bit on either the x in, the y in, or both. i was
> doing this today and it sounds fantastic. i think that the real ring
> mod is the most beautiful ring modulator out there. it sounds like
> breaking glass or dropping peppermint candy into a blender. the high
> frequency content of the output signal is a spellbinding but
> lacerating carbonated sizzling type of sound.
>
> secondly, i wanted to comment some to users and potential buyers of
> the a106. this is a very interesting module. i think i over-
> estimated it's usefullness as a "filter" so at first i was a little
> disappointed. i had hoped for a good filter as well as a crazy noise
> module, but what i got was mostly the latter and thats a good thing.
> after a few hours of putzing around with the module, i discovered so
> many frizzy, squeally, and flatulent sounds. it is a chaotic, moody
> and naughty little circuit! one thing it isn't though, in my
> opinion, is abrasive. in fact, i find the high resonance settings of
> the a108 to be more abrasive than the a106. even when the a106 is
> frizzed out into a wash of pink noise it somehow still sounds very
> gorgeous and inviting, not shrill at all. i think you can fine tune
> it into some very nice leads or basses and even get some quacking
> envelope filter sounds too, but the more erratic wobbling noise
> settings and disorienting resonance maelstroms are my personal
> favorite thing about the module. i like how sometimes you can hold
> one note and hear it change timbre without even moving any setting or
> dials or CVs. some of the settings, depending on your input, are
> just very unstable.
>
> so i'd say get one if you don't have one, but have a good filter too,
> because i didn't find the unclipped filter sound held my interest at
> all.
>
> ok then-
> tom
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