3D Model 3D Model (full assembly)

Four quadrant multipliers have more or less replaced ring modulators in synthesizers, even though they still bear the label "ring modulator". The distortion in these is lower than that of a true diode ring modulator, because the diode voltage drops have been eliminated. This leads to better specifications, though in a noise maker, this is not always desirable. For years Ken has been building various four quadrant modulators, and has been satisfied with none of them. Not one of them had the raw sonic beauty of the traditional ring modulators he made when he was first starting out in synthesizer building. For that reason Ken released the "Real Ring Modulator", a traditional diode and transformer ring modulator. Carrier suppression is good, but not complete, so a compressor-expander could help if better suppression is required.

The CGS367 is an updated version of the popular Real Ring Modulator, a traditional diode and transformer ring modulator and includes a preamplifier for external input, and input and output buffers for conventional synthesizer levels.