Exploring the hidden modes of Mutable Instruments Rings!
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Today's video is dedicated to exploring the (underrated?) easter egg synth engine in Mutable Instruments' Rings. I remember when I first discovered the secret synth. I fell in love with not only the sound, but the whole concept of hidden features. I wish more manufacturers would include such secret gems as it really adds to the mystique and magic of a module.
0:00 - Intro Jam
1:58 - Rings Overview
3:24 - Secret Handshake
6:48 - Fat Mono Synth
9:04 - Sample 'n' Hold Envelope
11:16 - Dystopian Pads
13:47 - Chord Generator
19:24 - Ambient Drone Machine
24:50 - Weird Vowel Filter Jam
28:50 - Outro
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@achtungmark Жыл бұрын
Thanks enormously for your video, I've had Rings for 7 years and had absolutely no idea about any these 'hidden' functions. You've opened a new world to me!
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
Haha that must’ve been a pleasant discovery! ☺️
@J_Carter Ай бұрын
That Fat Mono Synth part! So. Funky. So. GOOD!! 😆❤🔥
@nielshulgard3722 Жыл бұрын
Your Rings videos are always a highlight for me, they instantly rekindle my love for that module. Thanks a bunch!
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
Cheers man, making the videos has the same effect for me! lol
@user-ng9uc3vu3k 22 күн бұрын
Ally, .. thanks. This being a good example of depth that's built into many modules, of recent years. Like peeling an onion.
@prentissriddle Жыл бұрын
Just another fan here to thank you for your great videos. They're up there with the very best synth tutorials, and somehow you do that while simultaneously playing chill and listenable grooves. Please keep up the good work!
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your very kind words ☺️
@katelikesrectangles Жыл бұрын
listening to you enjoy stuff is just the best company while i'm working. thank you
@paleflowerstudio Жыл бұрын
I been ignoring Rings lately because I've run out of ideas on how to patch it; same old same old. This video opens up a new world for this classic module. Thank you for doing this.
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it! Hope you made some cool new patches! :)
@IndeterminateYouTuber Жыл бұрын
Really love you walkthroughs, makes these modules much easier to understand! Also, serious Boards of Canada vibes on some of the easter egg sounds, love it
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
Thank you! and yes totally getting Boards of Canada vibes from this module!
@BTB88 Жыл бұрын
Your content is always spectacular. The real world use in making music with your equipment is on display and very beneficial for people trying to understand the possibilities of these instruments.
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
Thank you! These things are for making music after all!
@photonal Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the Easter egg demo. Love this. So chilled !
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
Thank you :)
@tylerneidermayer Жыл бұрын
I’m building a patch for an upcoming performance using Rings in the hidden mode and your video has given me so many directions to take my patch! Can’t wait to see what else you come up with!
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
Glad to help! I hope your performance went well :)
@alexsnarskimusic Жыл бұрын
Wow, this is AMAZING had no idea that Rings could turn into a Roland, and it sounds SO GOOD, thanks so much🙌
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
That must have been a nice surprise! :D
@Landman_sounds Жыл бұрын
That drone! Very inspiring and a good reminder that simple works extremely well
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
Cheers man! And yea sometimes simple is best!
@ltngbkr Жыл бұрын
love the mono synth sound!
@Rorschach760 Жыл бұрын
Pretty good video, as always! Love Rings can´t get enough of this module, like you i guess. :)
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
Thank you! It's the gift that keeps on giving!
@MichaelToop Жыл бұрын
Loved the chord drone parts. Really nice. Subbed.
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
Thank you :)
@stuartanderson802 Жыл бұрын
top quality content as per! keep it up!
@MegaJenski Жыл бұрын
Absolute class!
@AustinBuddington Жыл бұрын
So good. Trying the Easter egg mode on my rings right now.
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
Cheers man! Hope you enjoyed it!
@aoutivd Жыл бұрын
Please never stop producing content.😊
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
Haha! I hopefully won’t any time soon!
@hakutsuru1970 Жыл бұрын
My first Unperson video, and I am all in. Going to go get reacquainted with my Rings now.
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
Cheers man! Hope you had fun jammin with Rings again ☺️
@MaxPatissier Жыл бұрын
excellent ! thank you
@nlego5153 Жыл бұрын
OMG, it just clicked! I was scratching that itch to get a reverb module... in all 3 modes, fx on audio can be used as a mono in/stereo out (verb/chorus/formant filter). Outs cancel eachother out in pseudo-stereo (phase issue) BUT you can either invert the phase on an out or hard pan L/R with a panning mixer like the Behringer 305. Super!
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
Are you saying you can use the rings fx to process external audio? 😃
@nlego5153 Жыл бұрын
@@TheUnperson Oh yes, my friend, that's exactly what i'm saying... all that and CV control over the wet/dry with the trimmer underneath :) That reverb is actually REALLY nice. No control over damping or time but still super useful. The formant filter is also really interesting on harmonics rich content like a buzzy oscillator or noise. It was like 2AM when I watched your vid and I had to go try the fx's before going to bed... at 4AM :)
@compucorder64 Жыл бұрын
Nice demo, well done. The Weird Vowel Filter Jam had strong Legowelt North Sea vibes. I think I read that the Easter Egg was based more on loosely modelling a string machine, like the Roland RS-09. But it sounds wavetableish, because the Brightness knob scans through the registrations, different volume balances the across the stack of partials, orderered by brightness.
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
Great track! I'm gonna have to delve a bit more into Legowelt - not too familiar with them!
@compucorder64 Жыл бұрын
@@TheUnperson Definitely check him out, a real synthesizer fanatic, but there's a visionary aspect that gives it's own special character. To my ear, he set out in the lineage of Drexciya and tracks like The Journey Home and Black Sea. Especially on a big early club electro of his, Disco Rout (Ghostly). But my favourites of his are Drexciyan like concept albums, but his own take, lo-fi, aged and crunchy, and full of great synth sounds: the Crystal Cult 2080 LP (title track and How I Live are good sample tracks); and the Paranormal Soul LP too. The bleepy, woozy, phasic track 'Elementz of Houz' is _beautiful_, could easily be a lost Chicago-Detroit connected classic. Transformation of the Universe is a lovely track too. It's worth knowing him for his free sample packs of his vintage synths on his very funky website. Love his JD-800, and others. There's some good full live performance videos and in-studio interviews elsewhere on KZfaq.
@LarsBjerregaard 8 ай бұрын
That was fantastic 🎉
@TheUnperson 8 ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️
@Logarithmmusicofficial Жыл бұрын
Holy shit I’ve been listening to 90s hip hop r&b and this would be a perfect baseline synth, thank you!!!
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
haha this thing can absolutely do retro hiphop and rnb!
@scottadams7820 Жыл бұрын
I could listen to this man talk about MI forever. Please never stop
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
haha cheers man!
@the.infinitesimal Жыл бұрын
When you started with the vowel/formant filter, my mind went to S&H triggered with the note, or through a clock divider. I don’t have Rings to try it, but I wonder if the VCV Rack version has that mode.
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
It should do! That's a really cool idea - I'm gonna try it out!
@blacksand. Жыл бұрын
a e s t h e t i c, that chords mode. NICE !!
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
cheers man!
@peterfreedive1360 Жыл бұрын
Hi. Thanks for your great videos. There is a alternative firmware out where you can switch to easter egg with pressing just one button. And many more great features.
@lifeformmusic3301 Жыл бұрын
I have that firmware installed and it’s great. The mini elements and the frequency lock features are game changer.
@peterfreedive1360 Жыл бұрын
@@lifeformmusic3301 thanks. I have to install the new version. I have read about it. I already have the alternative firmware from this guy on plaits. As you say, frequency lock is a dream and i thing for rings even much better. Tuning rings is not the funniest part on this great module. 😅
@Space_pulse Жыл бұрын
Is the alternative firmware for Rings stable? I loved the alt firmware for the OG tides, but found it crashed a lot, especially in PLL mode. Would have to restart my system a lot.
@oceanfloorchestra Жыл бұрын
@@Space_pulse I have found it to be stable
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
I haven't heard about this! :O will look into it now!
@outaspaceman Жыл бұрын
The moment you did the switch, the word “Casio” sprang into my brain.. This is not a bad thing IMHO..👍
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
Definitely not a bad thing... there's some classic casio's i'd absolutely love to own!
@outaspaceman Жыл бұрын
@@TheUnperson there’s shades ofin the MN Teleharmonic
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
@@outaspaceman i used to own the telharmonic and i really miss it. My friend has one that I'm gonna try steal for a video!
@outaspaceman Жыл бұрын
@@TheUnperson I have one I not had time to get into since DB got put in the case.. Don’t get me started about my Casio collection..
@danielsolomon63 8 ай бұрын
I had Rings years ago and i know there might be another hidden mode, with a 2 OP FM synth and a Reverb at the Position knob.
@TheUnperson 8 ай бұрын
There is indeed! Holding down the right button when in the green mode unleashes the fm mode. It’s a lot of fun ☺️
@AntonNidhoggr Жыл бұрын
Rings is probably the most versatile of all MI’s. And you can double that by installing ‘mini-elements’ firmware. I was thinking about getting a second one but they are out of production by now 😢
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
I only recently heard about this alt-firmware. I'm gonna have to check it out!
@The_Invisible_Man Жыл бұрын
@@TheUnperson so it seems the only down side is this firmware runs at 32khz internal sample rate rather than 48khz. Maybe it can be modified in the future to run at 48khz.
@Probbie Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this mate. Fascinating. I'll never part with my Rings. 👍
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
me too mate!
@roderickshoolbraid Жыл бұрын
hi - wonderful video --- What is the layout of the rack ? all the modules.. ? I have Rings and maths, and am looking to pair them with interesting modules..what are some good ideas? _Roderick
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
I would recommend some effects! In this video I am using the Data Bender (glitch style effect) and the FX Aid (multi-fx), but there are so many cool effects modules to choose from. Beads is a lot of fun too.
@locavoremusic3680 Жыл бұрын
How did i not know about this hidden mode????
@RobertMaxwellMediaCorp Жыл бұрын
I have to ask this stupid question: How do you revert to the original Rings mode? Because now whenever I power off my system and power it on again, I'm still in this easter egg mode.
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
Hey! You could try a long hold on the right button. If that doesn’t work then the same knob configuration with a long press will do it :)
@RobertMaxwellMediaCorp Жыл бұрын
@@TheUnperson Thank you!
@jurgendabeedin441 4 ай бұрын
Daft question, but how do you get back out of easter egg mode after using it?!😅
@TheUnperson 4 ай бұрын
same way you got in :P
@jurgendabeedin441 4 ай бұрын
@@TheUnperson Thanks! Thought I better find out before I tried it! 😅
@andrewnancarrow 2 ай бұрын
How do you exit the mode?
@TheUnperson 2 ай бұрын
The same way you got in :P
@andrewnancarrow 2 ай бұрын
Ahh of course. Also any idea if the nanoRings clones typically have the same secret mode? Specifically the Jack Plugg one?
@Si_G Жыл бұрын
Somehow “like” isn’t strong enough ❤
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
haha thank you!! :D
@promethiousb1489 Жыл бұрын
Great video...I have this module and marbles,clouds,plaits and all I can get out of them are tuneless beeps and boops,,nothing musical like this at all.
@TheUnperson Жыл бұрын
thank you! Are you using a keyboard or sequencer? Rings and Plaits are very musical modules :)
@promethiousb1489 Жыл бұрын
@@TheUnperson I use both,,you are using CV and gate from keystep.? I been trying that with rings,,getting somewhere now...how do I switch back OUT of easter egg modes??
@xpump876 9 ай бұрын
w...how do we switch back OUT of east egg mode ? oldd right button again for 3 sec?
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