RING MODULATOR as a TREMOLO: how to sync it to MIDI?

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hello forum people

I have a mf ring mod that I’m using as a tremolo (amp mod) on a vocal line,
with the internal osc acting in LO mode (LFO).
I’d like to achieve a rythmical tremolo/gapper effect in sync with my MIDI clock master.
I have a midi to cv converter and what I’m trying to do is:

  • I make a step sequencer midi track in cubase to send an 8th trigger to the MCV. so the MCV sends 8th gate signals to the ring mod.
  • I plug the MCV gate out into the FREQ input of the ring mod (with 0 as initial position), but what I hear is not the same effect I hear when I set the FREQ knob manually…

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I tried with s-trig, 10v and 5v gate signals.

any hint to achieve a regular 8th tremolo with the above mentioned gear?

thanks a lot!

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Try and plug the gate clock into CARRIER IN.

You may also want to try smoothing the CV with a lag processor, if you have one (like on the CP-251).

This was suggested by Ryan (or SteveD ?) @ Moog a little while ago.

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The Carrier In is just an input for using a different source as the carrier oscillator. Try to plug a clock pulse to the RATE. :slight_smile:

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No, that won’t work. Use a MIDI clock pulse or MIDI-synced LFO as the carrier, that’s far and away the easiest way to do this.

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Latig and moremagic are correct about using a CV source into the Carrier In; use it like a tremolo with an LFO, VCA with envelopes, Volume pedal with an expression pedal, etc. (all can be done with the MP201 for instance, MIDI synced or tap tempo’d) Syncing through the ‘Freq’ input is not a simple task!