Frostwave Resonator or Blue Ringer?

[handofthehost]

I'm looking at both of these. Anyone have insight/experience with these pedals? Is either more suited for guitar use?

[bieke]

I had both and I sold the ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Ringer

but that was a moment of weakness

I thought I could handle my ringmod needs with the Moogerfooger Ring Modulator and the EHX Frequency Analyzer I still have, but the Blue Ringer is the most extreme ringmodulator of them all. Now I kept the Resonator because it is also extreme (it shreds speakers with the twist of a knob), but I'd still say the Blue Ringer is more suited for guitar than the Resonator.

Both pedals are totally different beasts really, there's no comparison possible

[handofthehost]

Thanks for the input. Do you have a cv controller for it? I've seen you can buy a cv box, but is there some way to attach a 9v battery to a passive volume pedal and work it that way?

[StompboxMan]

 

Originally posted by handofthehost I've seen you can buy a cv box, but is there some way to attach a 9v battery to a passive volume pedal and work it that way?

 

 

As the Resonator is Filter and can do filter sweeps

it's essential for guitar in today's music.

 

It is easy to make a CV control. Just connect a patch cord to a 9v battery & plug into the input of a volume pedal (the kind with a pot inside) and then, as you rock it, the output is 0 to 9 volts!! Use the volume pedals output voltage into the Res or Frequency CV inputs.

 

Plus, it can be fun to run line level signals into the resonator and or freq CV inputs, try it out, you can't break it. Also make Y splitter cables, can drive 2 inputs at once.

[Seth Carmody]

Well, they're both quite different. One's an analogue filter, the other is a Ring Modulator. I've had a Resonator and played around with a Ringer at the Frostwave workshop. Build quality is equally good on both - just depends on what sound you're after.

 

The Resonator would be a real cool studio toy to mess around with on final tracks. For a bedroom wanker (like myself ) it wasn't being used to it's full potential, and is a bit too expensive to have lying around doing nothing (for me anyway). Plugging into one directly and playing live can produce some cool results, but it was much easier, interesting and fun using it on a level signal (like a drum machine or CD signal).

If I were ever to cut a record I'd pick another one up for sure.

[handofthehost]

 

Originally posted by StompboxMan As the Resonator is Filter and can do filter sweeps it's essential for guitar in today's music. It is easy to make a CV control. Just connect a patch cord to a 9v battery & plug into the input of a volume pedal (the kind with a pot inside) and then, as you rock it, the output is 0 to 9 volts!! Use the volume pedals output voltage into the Res or Frequency CV inputs. Plus, it can be fun to run line level signals into the resonator and or freq CV inputs, try it out, you can't break it. Also make Y splitter cables, can drive 2 inputs at once.

 

 

Thanks for the response, I was hoping the cv thing wouldn't be too complicated. Does the polarity of the battery matter? Tip positive?