Mutable Instruments Rings

Starthief · 2019-01-12T18:22:45.729Z

Sympathetic strings mode does sustain a lot more than the other modes on both the Rings I have.

xenus_dad · 2019-01-12T18:25:58.188Z

Do you notice any sound or behavior differences between your two Rings?

Starthief · 2019-01-12T20:41:13.251Z

Yes, the fine tuning effect of the FM knob when nothing is patched into that input is reversed on one of them. That confused me when I tried to get them into perfect unison.

Other than that, there’s not really any significant behavioral or sound differences. Some of the controls are very, very sensitive and it can be difficult to get perfect matches in terms of harmonic content. There’s also, I believe, some randomness to phase or something else which means not every note is the same, which you tend to notice more when using them in unison (stereo or M/S or mono). But it can sound very lush that way.

pichenettes · 2019-01-13T13:52:15.860Z

Starthief:

Yes, the fine tuning effect of the FM knob when nothing is patched into that input is reversed on one of them.

Just run the calibration procedure (don’t forget to patch a dummy cable in the FM input!). It looks like the module hasn’t “learnt” the right offset for the FM input. Probably from an earlier calibration procedure not performed correctly?

photofractal:

it’s normal behavior

Yes, it’s due to a different in signal path when using the sympathetic strings mode with an internal exciter. In this particular configuration, there’s one normal KS plucked string (whose damping is controlled by the knob), fed into the sympathetic strings (with a default damping value).

When the internal exciter is not used, the damping knob controls the damping of the sympathetic strings.

Starthief · 2019-01-13T17:01:11.770Z

pichenettes:

ust run the calibration procedure (don’t forget to patch a dummy cable in the FM input!). It looks like the module hasn’t “learnt” the right offset for the FM input. Probably from an earlier calibration procedure not performed correctly?

Thanks, that makes sense. That second one was a repaired module I got in a trade, so I suspect so. I didn’t notice the issue before since it tracks V/OCT well enough and I never really tried to get them both in close unison until now.

desolationjones · 2019-01-14T18:15:31.357Z

Starthief:

That second one was a repaired module I got in a trade

bush

Starthief · 2019-01-14T18:18:37.326Z

I used it pretty intensely for… about 3 months before noticing?

niall · 2019-01-14T21:37:21.491Z

That makes sense, @papernoise!

TonyIdaho · 2019-12-22T05:16:19.651Z

Anyone here play around with ableton and CV Tools? Wondering if there is a way to calibrate it through the CV instrument.

atlas · 2021-10-24T20:20:53.512Z

hi all, just repaired a broken capacitor on the back of a new-to-me rings. it’s the jakk plug nano rings version with the two columns of knobs. when i plug it in the voltage regulator at ‘ic1’ starts getting hot, hot enough to where you can’t hold your finger on it for more than a second. is this normal behavior? i replaced c13, is it possible i have it on the wrong way?

DatGood · 2022-01-14T21:34:13.597Z

Question. Anyone ever experienced this?
Rings skips every other trigger. So if I play 4 notes in a pattern sequence, it plays #1 and #3, skips #2 and #4.
Odd and annoying, how do I get out of this?

adrianf · 2022-01-14T21:37:42.084Z

Could it be some combination of this?

5. Odd and even audio outputs. In monophonic mode, these two outputs carries two complementary components of the signal (odd and even numbered partials with the modal resonator, dephased components due to picking position and pickup placement with the string resonators). In polyphonic mode, splits the signal into odd and even numbered strings/plates. Note that you need to insert a jack into each output to split the signals: when only one jack is inserted, both signals are mixed together.

https://mutable-instruments.net/modules/rings/manual/

spacelordmother · 2022-01-14T21:51:51.208Z

Did this day ever arrive??

yobink · 2022-01-15T15:30:52.588Z

Are you triggering strum on all 4? Rings will auto strum on pitch changes only, so if the notes are on 1 and 3 you would not hear them repeated on 2 and 4.

DatGood · 2022-01-26T13:38:36.152Z

You and @yobink are correct and the issue has been fixed. Thanks a mil.

b_a_d_fruit · 2022-10-20T00:39:40.357Z

So I have this issue with Crow and Rings (actually the After Later Audio clone) where if I have Clock>Crow Out set to 2 I get a trigger/sound on every pulse whether I want it or not. This happens across all the scripts that I’ve tried. If I turn this off, of course, I get no sound from Rings except when I first insert a cable into the ‘strum’ jack.

Am I missing something here? Anyone else have this issue?

corygrunk · 2022-10-20T01:06:15.454Z

Can you share the script?

jeauxsolo · 2024-04-02T19:58:46.154Z

Does anyone know of a pedal that implements Rings code, or something in the same universe?

I’d love to run a synth I have through Rings, using it like a reverb to get it in that Onde Martenot diffuser territory, but can’t really justify building a whole tiny modular rig just for that. I’ve also played with running it through my phone/miRack but really don’t want an iOS device in this setup.

Anyways, any ideas? Some kind of sympathetic resonator pedal that won’t break the bank?

Thanks in advance

schnickerbocker · 2024-04-02T21:00:31.607Z

You could get an organelle and run through that.

Patchstorage

rngs | Patchstorage

A sound generator/effect based on the Mutable Instruments Rings module. This patch can be used...

Another option would be the electrosmith petal. It would require a small port from the patch.init platform to the petal form factor though.

Daisy Forums – 18 Apr 23

MI Rings (Torus) port for patch.Init()

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Hey whatnot! I’m sorry for the delay in response. Thank you so much for porting the Torus to the Patch SM! I brought this up to the team and you should be notified over there when it’s reviewed. Thank you for the wait!

oscillateur · 2024-04-02T22:59:12.234Z

There are Norns scripts that can use the Rings code too (I think pedalboard can do that and more), if you have one…