A Ring Mod Odyssey

A deep dive into the technical differences between the modDemix and Wogglebug ring mod circuits.
Feel free to download and soundtrack this new animation by Lewis. Send your audio to [e-mail] if you'd like it to be added to our video interlude archive :
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[@kenschestok9515]

Thank you Walker and Make Noise for these videos! I’m probably going to watch this a half dozen more times and do nothing but play around with these patches this weekend!

[@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC]

Happy patching!

[@RobFlaxMusic]

8:48 these sounds are the sounds that make this whole odyssey worthwhile for me. I don’t own a single one of these modules, and I really don’t have a clue what’s going on, but these are some fantastic sounds

[@MatthewShapiroModular]

Really loved this deep dive! Cool to learn more about the finer details.

[@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC]

Thanks for watching! Glad it was helpful ⚡️

[@Tofu_Pilot]

A ring modyssey? OK, I'm in!

[@leesparey3595]

Another great video and another reason to plug everything in again tomorrow :-)

[@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC]

Happy patching!! ⚡️⚡️

[@PspiralifeTutorials]

I am 100% going to send some sound design for that animation!

[@christopher_ecclestone]

Surely it's a Ringmodyssey?

[@Mrpsblobsoflowendmung]

Yup I figured they missed a trick there

[@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC]

Opportunity missed!

[@DrMuse-on2dx]

Thanks again, more to think about.

[@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC]

Thanks for watching!

[@VocalChainsStudio]

Awesome!!🧡🦑

[@blaythessteuer]

Moddemix as a ringmod is top tier

[@Ldj8395jebr4]

I hope this convinces me to keep mine. My absolute ineptitude is keeping me from enjoying it

[@timnordberg7204]

the old version with the normalizations is the toppest tier

[@robertsyrett1992]

is the crossover distortion of the moddemix a byproduct of making it close fully or is that just a part of the circuit that inspired the module?

[@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC]

In our production meeting this morning Tony was giving the crew a thick description of all the subtleties of the modDemix and he seemed to imply that it was the former. Certainly being able to easily “close” when used as a VCA is one of the key characteristics that distinguishes it from other ring mods and is definitely related to that crossover distortion where the middle part of the wave is collapsed into zero when the modulator gets low.

[@EXSICX]

Creative indeed

[@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC]

Thanks!

[@ModLifeCrisis]

I've never known what do do with ringmod. I had a MoogerFooger and barely it used except as a tremolo. And there is a ringmod circuit on my Boomstar 5089 but this seems to add little more than distortion. In this video I prefer the ringmod sound from the Wogglebug but I'm still not sure how I'd use it in a musical context. Great for Sci Fi sounds I guess...

[@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC]

please check out the "timbre farm" playlist for more practical uses ruclips.net/p/PL0jGFC0FWQshCSUPVk_s9JyTtcsG4AoBq

[@kurbfeeler]

Towards the end of the video the audio reminds me of the early 80s arcade games bezerk or tempest. I know nothing about arcade console architecture, Are there any similarities between a woggle bug + moddemix and whatever the heck is going on inside of arcade consoles?

[@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC]

Good question! This has to do with the bit depth limitations in real-time sound generation on early computers. You could consider these pulse waves from the Wogglebug as analogous to "1 bit" audio wave generation. Some visualization is provided in this short video: ruclips.net/video/iOXTXut00yo/видео.html

[@kurbfeeler]

@@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC neat! Thanks for the reply.

[@thebluehotel5215]

Is someone going to send in the windows theme song for the animation or should I do it

[@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC]

😂

[@boethius8114]

As long as it’s the ‘95 Brian Eno one!

[@studio48nl]

@3:58 ... Of course... I need some 'animation' to understand this 😅

[@studio48nl]

Wogglebug ringmod?!

[@internetnoisesignal6251]

what we really wanna know is where to get that T-shirt

[@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC]

The modDemod shirt was from 2018 and is unlikely to be reissued :(

[@internetnoisesignal6251]

@@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC nice... ill keep my eye out for any others that come about.
I actually haven't seen any for sell at any point and ive been watching for modules since lightning bolts...

[@TRaddcliff]

5:59 if we turn....🤣🤣🤣 👍🏿

[@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC]

Had to get that out real quick 😛

[@TRaddcliff]

@@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC 🤣

[@ilinaceoc479]

AHAHAH BAA WHA T HAIRCUT DUE

[@chrisnewman9693]

Maybe the guy's hair?