Essentials

RING MOD

Swept Ring Modulator

Download free Part of NULL JSFX 2.6.1: 113 plugins, free and open source (MIT). Easiest with NULL JSFX Hub.

Listen

The same music with the Metallic Bells preset and without the plugin. Switch while it plays.

Controls

Rate0.1 to 20 Hz — Speed of the LFO sweeping the carrier frequency.
Carrier Freq100 to 2000 Hz — Base frequency of the sine carrier.
Depth0 to 100% — How far the LFO sweeps the carrier, up to ±1 octave.
Mix0 to 100% — Blend between dry and ring-modulated signal.

Best uses

Metallic, bell-like tones
Robotic vocal textures
Sci-fi sound design
Inharmonic drum and percussion effects

Properties

Input → multiplied by a sine carrier whose frequency is swept by an LFO (Carrier × 2^(Depth × LFO)) → Dry/Wet Mix → Output. Zero latency.

Formats

JSFXJSFX for REAPER, with REAPER's own sliders
GFXJSFX GFX for REAPER, with its own interface
VST3VST3 for any DAW
CLAPCLAP for any DAW

Factory presets

Metallic Bells · Robot Voice · Sci Fi Sweep · Drum Clang · Subtle Shimmer · Alien Warble

In the FX chains and Rack presets

Bass Edge · Mutant Space · Shift Mod

See every FX chain

Try it

Try it on orOS StudioAdd it to a track in your browser, with its own interface. Nothing to install.