Let's Look at Arturia ARP 2600 V3 - Part 5 - Ring Mod
In this series we will explore the Arturia ARP 2600 V3 synthesizer.
In this video we get learn about ring modulation, and experiment with carrier, modulator, and making metallic sounds.
Contents:
0:35 WaveCandy - Frequency Spectrum and Oscilloscope
0:58 Ring Modulation Explained
1:10 Synthesizer Setup
1:50 Ring Modulation Carrier Setup
2:15 Redundant Patching
2:28 Ring Modulation Modulator Setup
2:48 Modulator Sine Wave - 1 Fundamental Harmonic
2:55 Making Carrier and Modulator Identical for Visual Comparison
4:18 Identical Sines through Ring Modulator - 2 Fundamentals
4:30 Full Modulation with Identical Sines - Outputs only 1 Fundamental
5:00 Sine +1 Octave - Visible Sum and Difference from Ring Mod Process
6:12 Ring Modulating Different Waveforms (Defaults: VCO1 Saw + VCO2 Sine)
7:00 50% Modulated Looks like AM (Amplitude Modulation)
7:40 Unique Tuning for Modulator Adds Buzzing and Distortion to Ring Mod
8:45 Using an LFO for Ring Mod Modulator Demonstrates AM Again
9:00 At LFO Speed Polarity of Carrier Visibly Flipped
10:20 Ring Mod Out to Ring Mod Modulator In = Inverted Behavior
11:00 VCO2 Triangle as Modulator
11:20 VCO2 Saw as Modulator with VCO1 Saw as Carrier (Identical Waveforms)
13:10 Significance of Pitch in Ring Mod
13:20 Disabling KBD CV for Constant Pitch on VCO2 Creates Metallic Dissonance
13:40 Explaining How To Ignore Pitch / Key Notes
14:25 Redundant Patching of KBD CV
16:00 Sine + Sine with VCO2 KBD CV at Zero
17:05 KBD CV on Modulator, but not Carrier
17:40 Playful Experimentation using Pre-patched State for Ring Modulation
18:15 Metallic Sounds
18:48 Adding Reverb
19:20 Dial-in Dissonance Desired by Decreasing KBD CV on VCO2 Modulator
19:32 Sweep KBD CV Demonstrating Impact on Metallic Effect
20:30 Bell Sounds
20:50 Adjusting Modulator by Semitones
22:30 Adjusting Modulator by Cents - LFO-like Speed Effect
24:00 VCO2 Pulse Wave as Modulator
25:50 VCO2 Saw as Modulator
26:50 Saw Carrier + Saw Modulator Same Pitch But Fine Tune = Pulsate Volume
More on WaveCandy here:
Store page: http://www.image-line.com/plugins/Effects/Juice+Pack/
Manual: https://www.image-line.com/support/FLHelp/html/plugins/Wave%20Candy.htm
For more on the Arturia ARP 2600 V3 synth, please check out the full playlist here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLIsnFO_dy6NyLi0Z_VwRmt4z9jKeKNME