The Ring Thing presents state of the art modulation control allowing the user to explore a new sonic world that is both familiar and inventive. Complex modulations with interactive parameters create any sound your mind can imagine. From metallic sweeps to subtle color changes to unique and limitless modulations, the Ring Thing will become your sonic dream machine.
Articulate pitch shifting, preset tuning, selectable waveforms and external control delivers sound designer mystery, with a Rock and Roll edge.
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Modern horn players are embracing the way effects pedals help them expand the boundaries of their axes. Whether it’s turning a tenor sax into a baritone, empowering a trombone to play chords, or enabling horn players to create avant-garde soundscapes that were once beyond their reach, EHX is at the fore of this innovation.
Here, saxophonist Geoff Countryman and trombonist Rick Parker explore how the EHX H.O.G.2, Ring Thing and Superego Synth Engine open new doors for the creative horn player.
Mr. Effectology, Bill Ruppert, pays homage to the Pink Floyd creation, “On the Run,” a track from their 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon. The tune was originally created using an EMS synthesizer. Here, Bill unleashes his powers of prestidigitation to re-create the original instrumental using (only) his guitar, EHX effects pedals, and a whole lot of talent and imagination.
Please note: Bill will be in the EHX Forums to discuss his sounds, settings, and process. We hope you join us there.
Videosongster, Bayu Ardianto, checks in from Indonesia with his latest offering. The band’s (Lola Bangs the Drum) message is that love isn’t logical. Bayu says he used a lot of EHX effects in this production, as follows:
Prometheus is a 2012 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, etc.), Described by some as an Alien prequel, it stars Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green and Charlize Theron.
Sound mixer, Ron Bartlett, talks about the soundtrack that he and fellow re-recording mixer, Doug Hemphill, worked on.
“When I learned that we were going to mix Prometheus” for Ridley Scott, I was very excited,” adds Bartlett. “I wanted to tie in some of the original aesthetics from the first Alien film. We studied the voice processing of the android character in Alien and re-created that sound very closely. It involved a lot of fun experimenting with various vintage guitar pedals — and some new ones as well.” (source Motion Picture Editors Guild)
One of the pedals was the EHX Ring Thing Single Sideband modulator and another was the Micro POG, Polyphonic Octave Generator. Here are a couple of photos from the Prometheus Blu-Ray Documentary.
FleXeuS plays through his favorite presets on the EHX Ring Thing Single Sideband Modulator. The Ring Thing can deliver everything from ear curling dissonance to intergalactic laser sweeps to the sweetest tremolo.
Effectologist extraordinaire, Bill Ruppert, defies the impossible to re-create the theme from the movie Blade Runner. Using “only” his Electro-Harmonix pedals and unbridled imagination, the maestro delivers an auditory tour-de-force.
Please note: Bill will be in the EHX Forums to discuss his sounds, settings, and process. We hope you join us there.
Total Guitar magazine put the EHX Ring Thing and Way Huge Electronics Ringworm in a “Head to Head” gear matchup. When the dust cleared, the Electro-Harmonix Ring Thing had earned their highest rating, 5 Stars, and a Total Guitar Best Buy Award. (Ringworm got 4 stars only.)
“The envelope, please.” The multi-talented Bayu Ardianto captures a first-place win with his latest VideoSong, Inveitability, in the IndieFone Film Festival. Bayu relied on EHX pedals to help him score.
Legendary Guitarist Rodrigo Lanceloti checks in from Brazil with a video showcasing the POG2 Polyphonic Octave Generator, Stereo Talking Machine and Ring Thing.
Bill Ruppert is a Jedi Master at the art of creating soundscapes that are truly not of this world. Travel along with Bill, into the astral plane, as he explores the outer limits of “Paranormal Guitar Effects.” In this latest edition of Effectology, Bill once again uses “only” his guitar and Electro-Harmonix effects pedals to conjure aliens, poltergeists and more!
Please note: Bill will be in the EHX Forums to discuss his sounds, settings, and process. We hope you join us there.
Guitarist, producer, composer and author, Joshua Craig, shows the heavier side of the Ring Thing Single Sideband Modulator. To learn more about Josh, who’s lent his talents to everyone from Christina Aguilera to Dr. Dre, and his newest release with The Alien Blakk, go to www.thealienblakk.com .
1977. A gallon of gas cost about 62 cents. In Hollywood, Rocky wins the Oscar for Best Picture. Here in New York, Beatlemania opens on Broadway.
Down on West 23rd Street, Mike Matthews and Electro-Harmonix are busy introducing new products including the “way out” Frequency Analyzer with ads like this.
The Frequency Analyzer was the predecessor of the new and ultra-powerful Ring Thing, Single Sideband Modulator.
Guitar World’s Gear Editor Paul Riario states, “Today we’re going to be looking at an awesome new stomp box from Electro-Harmonix, the Ring Thing,” and takes you on an extended guided tour of this pedal.
Guitar World magazine just bestowed a Platinum Award on the Ring Thing Single Sideband Modulator.
In a recent review entitled, “Lord of the Rings,” GW said, “An incredibly versatile and useful effect, the Ring Thing Single Sideband Modulator creates a wide variety of pro-quality sounds, from weird and unworldly to refined and beautiful.”
Music Toyz explores the Ring Thing Single Sideband Modulator, a pedal that Guitar Player magazine reviewer, Michael Ross, said, "jams over a grand's worth of gear into one stellar sounding effect."
Welcome to the 17th installment of effects guru, Bill Ruppert’s, Effectology Series. Watch and listen as Bill demonstrates how to create extraordinary bass and drum sounds using (just) his guitar and Electro-Harmonix effects pedals. From hand drums to bass pedals, and beyond, Bill picks, slaps and brushes his way through a collection of mind blowing sounds.
Sonic sleuth, Bill Ruppert takes his EH pedal army to the forefront of Alien invasion. Bill’s creative combinations capture the eerie nuance and the tense attitude of the 1963 Dr. Who theme song. Integrating Electro-Harmonix pedals, Bill proves that EH designs deliver an amazing power whose outer limits are yet to be invaded.
Guitarist Bill Ruppert recreates Aaron Copeland’s elegant trumpet and French horn sections with the restrained grace that only Electro-Harmonix pedals can deliver. Dynamic Tympanis thunder in a CATHEDRAL concert hall environment where even the Big Muff Pi adds a realistic edge. to this powerful EH pedal orchestra.
The Ring Thing presents single sideband, modulation control allowing the user to explore a new sonic world. Complex modulations with interactive parameters create sounds that will inspire and make your creative spirit soar. From subtle color changes, through metallic sweeps, to unique and limitless moving harmonies, the Ring Thing will become your sonic dream machine.
See and hear how the Ring Thing delivers sound designer mystery with a rock ‘n’ roll edge.
The Deluxe Memory Boy is the newest delay from the Memory Man family. Quality IC's deliver warm and organic analog tones while "tap tempo" allows you to always be in sync with the groove. Choose five note divisions for metronomic variances. Sweet modulations can be set while the expression pedal input gives you external control. The Deluxe Memory Boy is the most flexible analog delay ever designed.
In the studio or in performance The Deluxe Memory Boy will become a mainstay in your arsenal.
The Ring Thing presents state of the art modulation control allowing the user to explore a new sonic world that is both familiar and inventive. Complex modulations with interactive parameters create any sound your mind can imagine. From metallic sweeps to subtle color changes to unique and limitless modulations,the Ring Thing will become your sonic dream machine.
Articulate pitch shifting, preset tuning, selectable waveforms and external control delivers sound designer mystery, with a Rock and Roll edge.
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