Mutable Instruments Rings

[steveoath]

I’m on android and can share links. It may be that the videos you want to share are private?

The copy link bit is what I use.

[xenus_dad]

Helps if I read all the options on my phone. Successfully embedded! Thanks.

[beforeitwascool]

Can you explain a bit more both the feedback and the lo-fi delay uses? They seem pretty cool

[Starthief]

Lofi delay: feed the V/OCT and FM inputs a negative voltage offset (or positive inverted with the attenuverters) to drop the frequency below audio rates, and turn Damping up to max or near-max. Sympathetic strings mode works really well for it, but the other modes can too.

Feedback: literally just a feedback patch where you mix some audio signal with a Rings output of Rings, and patch that mixer into Rings’ input. Maybe insert something else in between, like a wavefolder. I like matrix mixers for feedback patching. You’ll probably want a VCA after the “final” output and/or before the Rings input.

Feedback can cause some clipping/saturation within Rings, which then activates additional filter bands in the resonator – so you can feed it a sine and get rich violin- or horn-like tones out of it.

[beforeitwascool]

Very cool! Are -5v enough to get into the super low frequency range?

[Starthief]

I think -5V should be fine, could be wrong though

[beforeitwascool]

@suprichk

And here it is! Rings can into looping!

[pheeb]

My rings has arrived, my second module. The first being mikrophonie… I’m looking for advice for a third that will complement rings…

I have a diy peaks, tides and ripples in the works and a bigger case planned but I have just bought a house boat with my girlfriend that we are restoring so it’s not going to be until September that I can work on these or really consider expanding my gear, so I’m looking for one more module to add to this to keep me satisfied for the next few months.

They’re in a 32hp case, so I have 14hp to work with, though im considering a diy rampage in place of the mikrophonie… or a simple multi envelope + quantiser for dual modulation and sequencing duties?
I have also considered external sequencer like keystep, plus modulation source. I’m looking to be able to be as versatile as possibly so I can try a few different things over the coming months. I have a 4 track, fx pedals, mixer, volca fm and sample and am interested in textural and ambient, so I feel modulation and v/oct source will be most critical.

Like I said, I’m restoring a boat so trying to spend a final ~£150 (not a lot I know so ideally modules available as a kit - I’m avoiding pcb+panel until I have more time) then I can take a break from GAS for the summer!

Tricky I know, it’s why I thought I’d co e here! Any suggestions?

[reijo]

+1 for rampage!! You can do so much different things with it!

For example: lfo, filter, env… also the end-of-cycle is great…

[GoneCaving]

An Expert Sleepers Disting perhaps? It would certainly give you some options to play with. For example, the firmware includes LFOs, VCOs, quantiser, envelopers, delays, filters, euclidean patterns, audio playback. You might be able to get one of the older versions cheap (though it must be noted that that’s at the cost of a much less intuitive display).

[pheeb]

I totally forgot about multifunction modules! Thanks

I do also like the idea of the rampage - I feel it would have more to teach me analouge-wise, while with the disting I could experiment with a wider range of techniques! Hmmm…

[Starthief]

Plaits I think is a really good companion for Rings – several of its modes are great fodder for the audio input, and it has “mini” versions of a couple of Rings modes that blend well with it.

[HateNames]

is that a reversed face plate?

[pheeb]

Been playing with rings all evening, feeding it various things like guitar and contact mic to the IN, plus feedback loop while using the contact mic to vaguely modulate the Position or structure…

Learnt a few things already, namely I really need a more competent modulation source, and a v/oct source would really open up musical options too… currently thinking SQ-1 plus modulation module (disting + extra lfo) or a rampage…
I was originally wanting to pair it with a keystep for traditional playability but I feel more abstract and generative inputs seem to suit rings and me better!
Finally, I’ve learnt from the mikrophonie that I REALLY enjoy controlling modules by touch and a pressure points or tsnm would really suit me.

Really enjoying Rings so far! Hopefully I will record a patch when I have time soon!

[baleen]

sq1 and rampage are great starting points to open up rings, rampage has great binary outputs (from the comparators, rise/fall, eor/eoc) that can be used with the less sweepable “structure” modes (at least i think so). i use an s/h for this too. and of course the sq1 can trigger things on rampage. fun fun fun.

[coreyr]

I have to say, the tsnm and ring in its hidden 2op fm mode make a very playable instrument on their own, throw in some modulation and filtering and it gets wild!

[pheeb]

Thanks everyone, I like the idea of the rampage but it would push mikrophonie out of my case and I’m really enjoying having the physical control and external inputs.
So I’m swaying towards the disting, and for a mk3 I can get it for £50 cheaper than a rampage kit, which I might put towards a simple doepfer module later on.

[infovore]

I am not a huge fan of the Disting; especially in its mk3/mk4 incarnations, it’s annoyingly fiddly to operate. But - it works quite well as a demo disk for other modules: if you find yourself using it in one mode all the time, it probably means you want to own the actual thing in question. As it stands: I mainly end up using my mk1 as a clocked delay…

[pheeb]

I think ill probably aggree with you! But im not going to get any other module with even a few of the functions of the disting for under £100!!
I will probably sell it later on when it’s been replaced with some dedicated modules, but as one module to experiment with for the next few months I feel it will suit me well and help me decide on what modules to get in the future!!

[philmaguire]

Totally. I used my Mk4 almost exclusively as a waveshaper, so sold it and a fun waveshaper is now on the list.

Plus that screen. Ugh.