Why do Moog make ring modulators?

[Headphones]

MF102 shall be my next `fooger

It's going to be next on my list as well. I have a Novation X-station VA synth that didn't even have a ring mod feature built in, and I'd love to get this connected to the MF-101 I pick up this tuesday. After that It could be the MF-103, MF-105M, or the MF-107. I figured once I own a majority of the Foogers, and a CP-251, then it's time to get a SP synth to REALLY get a moog modular sound.

[LivePsy]

I have trouble justifying a fooger RM. The ring modulation function itself has no tweakable parameters, it just multiplies 2 signals. So what you are playing with is an LFO and audio osc. IMO it's a pretty basic LFO and oscillator - not tempco and few waveforms. I suspect that more sounds are at hand with more featured modules. I would like to see Moog release proper analog modules and let us patch them together. The 102 just seems a bit compromised by pretending to be a stomp box.

I like the 104 and 105 BTW, but the 102 design doesn't do it for me.

[machetemirage]

Has anyone tried outing the carrier osc to the audio input? I'll be sure to find out what happens myself on christmas, but if someone knows, please do tell!

[DeFrag]

I have trouble justifying a fooger RM. The ring modulation function itself has no tweakable parameters, it just multiplies 2 signals. So what you are playing with is an LFO and audio osc. IMO it's a pretty basic LFO and oscillator - not tempco and few waveforms. I suspect that more sounds are at hand with more featured modules. I would like to see Moog release proper analog modules and let us patch them together. The 102 just seems a bit compromised by pretending to be a stomp box.

I like the 104 and 105 BTW, but the 102 design doesn't do it for me.

A ring modulator produces sum & difference frequencies between the audio input and a carrier oscillator & its one of the more useful of the 'foogers

I wasn't sure I was making the right choice when I bought mine but was blown away.

& I don't even use it as an extra Osc!

[EricK]

I don't use mine as an extra osc or a VCA either. I use mine as a stage booster for outer space travels.

[Headphones]

Can't argue with that.

Some Moogerfoogers aren't going to be everybody's cup of tea, but there are 6 to choose from (and some of those are variations of the same 104/105), but the only way to really know is to try the one you're talking about.

[moremagic]

Has anyone tried outing the carrier osc to the audio input? I'll be sure to find out what happens myself on christmas, but if someone knows, please do tell!

put a delay between them