Not just a Ring Mod; EHX Ring Thing

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:16 pm

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All the usual ringmod stuff near the start, but listen to some of the sounds about halfway through the demo. Fucking crazy shit.

the isaac eaton · Post by **the isaac eaton** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:22 pm

Ring mods sound cool, and this one is great. But man I would have no idea what to do with this at all.

Jahsoul · Post by **Jahsoul** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:07 pm

Anything. It'll make anything sound more interesting in my opinion. New sounds are more inspiring to me than anything else.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:21 pm

I've had 2 ring modulators, the Moogerfooger and the EHX Frequency Modulator, and while they make really cool noises and sound awesome you get bored of them after about 5 minutes and sell them on.

Jahsoul · Post by **Jahsoul** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:41 pm

Well if you want to sell me your MF-102, I'll take your boredom off your hands.

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:11 pm

Ring mods are cooler with synths than guitars.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:46 pm

Sorry but I did say that i've had 2 ring modulators, indicating that I don't have either of them anymore i'm afraid. I sold the Moogerfooger on ebay for more than it cost me, and I bought it brand new.

Post by **Doog** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:54 pm

To be honest, I found that vid pretty underwhelming.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:30 am

I thought it was great, and I only got about four minutes in.

Having said that, I'm very willing to accept that this is because I haven't given a great deal of thought as to what ring mods are capable of.

chisa · Post by **chisa** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:55 am

do want - Â£150 a bit steep though.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:26 am

chisa wrote:do want - Â£150 a bit steep though.

Ah, that much? Hmm.

My EHX shopping list is getting a bit silly. I'm in for a POG2, a MicroSynth and this so far. That's almost Â£500 of pedal right there.

Still, the capabilities of this pedal are pretty wide really. I'd never given a Ring Mod much thought beyond "that sounds mildly cool for maybe one thirty second solo or something", and the first half of that video demonstration backs that up, but the bits after that are really interesting. The trem sounds and some of the other stuff make this pedal seem pretty worth it, really.

chisa · Post by **chisa** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:07 am

ekwatts wrote:
chisa wrote:do want - Â£150 a bit steep though.
Ah, that much? Hmm.

My EHX shopping list is getting a bit silly. I'm in for a POG2, a MicroSynth and this so far. That's almost Â£500 of pedal right there.

Still, the capabilities of this pedal are pretty wide really. I'd never given a Ring Mod much thought beyond "that sounds mildly cool for maybe one thirty second solo or something", and the first half of that video demonstration backs that up, but the bits after that are really interesting. The trem sounds and some of the other stuff make this pedal seem pretty worth it, really.

yeah, it is probably not a bad price for what it does, but i don't have Â£150 to throw around. and like ya say, there are other noisemaker pedals above it,

less_cunning · Post by **less_cunning** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:17 am

IDK. a good ring mod generally is kind of pricey. & there aren't really a whole lot available. i really like both the Ring Ting & the Fairfield Circuitry Randy's Revenge: i LOVE the sound & the design of the Randy's Revenge, while the EHX Ring Ting is cheaper & loaded w/ features.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:08 am

chisa wrote:do want - Â£150 a bit steep though.

Funnily enough, this pedal and thought process was what eventually lead to me buying the M13. Two expression pedal controllable ring mods ftmfw.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:21 am

I want a pedal that does that lush pitch shift sound in the middle of the demo, without spending a mint to get it. Point me in a direction shortscale.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:05 am

Ring mods are a 1 trick pony. sounds like an alien robot drowning in a pool.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 7:48 pm

Matt wrote:Ring mods are a 1 trick pony. sounds like an alien robot drowning in a pool.

Yes. Basically said that in the original post, then went on to describe how this particular pedal manages to avoid that pitfall by simply being quite versatile. I said that in the original post. Watch the video past the halfway mark.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:05 pm

Those whammied chords at the end sound really good.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 9:02 pm

endsjustifymeans wrote:I want a pedal that does that lush pitch shift sound in the middle of the demo, without spending a mint to get it. Point me in a direction shortscale.

matt.dines · Post by **matt.dines** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 9:13 pm

i got a behringer us600
is a copy of the boss pitchshifter
i wanted a whammy and a few people i know went on about them for ages
and then went out and bought them and got bored quickly
so i thought id go for a cheaper option in case i get bored quickly too
but i really love it for the cash i think its brilliant value
i need to sort an expression pedal for it tho