Ring Modulation!
Ring Modulation inside the AX8 is freaking amazing. There are parameters that let you control the adjustments in real time providing for some way cool pitch shifting/whammy type effects and if you set it up another way you can use it as a sub-octaver.
Ring modulation was born in the 1940s and is signal processing effect produced by the shape of the diode circuit which is (no surprises here) in the shape of a ring that the original sound flows through. In this effect two signals are used - the original and the carrier signal. By the time the combined signal leaves the effect unit the original sound is barely audible (if at all). What is left is a signal that is rich with harmonic content that is rich in partials and/or harmonic overtones that are produced by the ring circuit.
One of the earliest instruments to use ring modulation was in all likelihood the Melochord by Harald Bode. From that point more musicians and musical groups have included ring modulation in their compositions such as Black Sabbath, King Crimson et al.
'Whammy Pedal' Emulator Setup:
Frequency Parameter: Assign an expression pedal to this parameter to control the frequency in real time!
'Octave Pedal' Emulator Setup:
Track Parameter: Turn ON
Frequency Parameter: Set at 500Hz
High Cut Parameter: Set at 500Hz
In conclusion:
A lot of my information is gathered from many hours of research across various sites but in all honesty the lions share of what I know comes from two sources - practical experimentation with the product itself; and the Fractal Audio Wiki forums. So if you want to dig a little or a lot deeper than my videos or blogs the Wiki forum would be a great place to start...and of course just plug in your AX8 if you have one and go for it!
Here's a link to my entire Fractal Audio AX8 Tutorials Playlist! Be sure to check it out for great information on working with your Fractal AX8.
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