Frostwave Blue Ringer

nad · #1 02-14-2008, 02:19 PM

Done some searching, done some reading. This one doesn't have its own thread. So here one be.

Anyone care to share any experiences with this here thingy? I'm looking for something completely whacked, but in a good way. A good, bad sort of way.

The only other one that seems interesting is the Moog, but my last experience with Moog made me want to punch cats (lousy bypass). That and the Rastop, but it seems those pedals are still a little untested in these waters. The Z.Vex Ringtone has always looked freakin' amazing, but I know wouldn't be very useful to me in the long run.

So I'm definitely leaning toward the Frostwave, and I plan on order ing one later today unless someone convinces me not to.

**sleepy_monkey** · #2 02-14-2008, 02:27 PM

sounds pretty cool on the site....

nad · #3 02-14-2008, 02:41 PM

Okay I bought one.

Soundclips within a few weeks.

Toasted · #4 02-14-2008, 03:19 PM

Tecx loves his. You're in good gear company.

nad · #5 02-14-2008, 05:08 PM

Yep, his posts sold me.

There's like 5 of you dudes that when you say something, I spend money. Can't blame me for a borked world economy!

jucas · #6 02-14-2008, 05:10 PM

Let us know what you think when you get it. I've been really really wanting one of those lately.

bongomania · #7 02-14-2008, 05:21 PM

Nad, what are you going to use as modulation control?

nad · #8 02-14-2008, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bongomania

Nad, what are you going to use as modulation control?

Something like this for the time being of course:

I read in that latest Ashdown thread that someone thought that not being able to move the knobs with your foot as a good feature, and I was horrified.

Colonel Monk · #9 02-14-2008, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nad

Something like this for the time being of course:

HAHAHAHA! LUV IT!

nad · #10 02-23-2008, 01:42 AM

Showed up today. Quick shipping, rad.

I've spent the last 30 minutes playing hammer-on chords with my Zon through In-A, and then my P run through a phaser and evelope filter, as played with my free hand / free foot / whatever available, through In-B to trigger the modulation. I feel like Michael Manring but sound 1/50th as talented and 578 times noisier.

This thing is freakin' genius. Soundclips and a review are both a long way off, I haven't even read the manual yet. I just hope I can produce something of artistic value, as quantified by even half as much, as compared to the fun I'm having right now.

bongomania · #11 02-23-2008, 07:52 AM

Ah, the elusive "artistic 1: fun 2" ratio... I've been pursuing that one for most of my life. I happened upon it a few times, but only captured it for moments before it evaded me again.

Jared Lash · #12 02-23-2008, 08:43 AM

subscribed.

When I bought a Funk-A-Duck, I thought maybe I should have gotten a Blue Ringer instead. After I sold it, I was sure that I should have.

I'm looking forward to some clipage.

jucas · #13 02-23-2008, 09:35 AM

Awesome! Glad its as fun as it looks, and I can't wait to hear some clips. This isn't helping my swearing off pedal buying much though.

nad · #14 02-25-2008, 06:10 PM

Clips, and please note that these are not definitive by any means:

blended clean
same as above ( -blend / +whackiness)
tremolo
drum machine modulation

This thing is quite neat. How useful it is will remain to be seen, but it is fun, and for right now, fun is enough.

OhThePeacock · #15 02-25-2008, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nad

I read in that latest Ashdown thread that someone thought that not being able to move the knobs with your foot as a good feature, and I was horrified.

That would be me.

The reason I said it was good is because in a live situation I have my pedals set up exactly how I want them so I get the the results and no unwanted "surprises". Other than that I have no problem with knobs being foot-accessable.

Oh, also I'm loving the clips...the drum machine one expecially.

Jared Lash · #16 02-25-2008, 06:42 PM

very cool nad.

If it sticks around, I'm curious to see how it gets used once you get all snuggly with it.

Lokkenjawnz · #17 02-25-2008, 09:16 PM

I've got a question here: can you supply the carrier signal? I know that most ring mods just have a built in carrier signal, and it seemed like this one could take an external one. Am I correct or am I misreading the specs?

-Lokkenjawnz

nad · #18 02-25-2008, 10:10 PM

Yep, has a 1/4" CV input. Leaflet thingy says: "CV-IN socket is used to sweep the local oscillator by a control voltage. For FM effects, you can run any kind of signal in here, even line level audio."

Cool.

Mitchell Royce · #19 02-26-2008, 12:29 AM

That line level in has always intrigued me. I've found that I like having the carrier signal at a certain interval to the note being played, a minor seventh, for instance.

With this one could split the bass signal, pitch shift it and run that into the carrier-in. Which is pretty neat.

nad · #20 02-26-2008, 01:37 AM

Just for poops and polygamy:

Promide

Four bass tracks using only this here ringer thinger.