[sdiy] About passive ringmods

[Paul Perry]

At 03:42 PM 18/07/03 +0200, Nils Pipenbrinck wrote:

>1. Would it work to use several opamp+diode in a "ideal diode" configuration
>instead? My guess is, that this would even improve performance 'cause the
>diode-drop is even lower than the GE-diode drop (how about scotty diodes
>btw?)
I believe it would be a good deal WORSE, because the modulation is caused
by the non-linear current/voltage relationship of the diodes, and the closer it
gets to a square law, the better. But having said that, ANY non-linear 
relationship will give harmonics, for example the MS20 uses XOR logic, I think.
(I could be wrong about the MS20, I'm just remembering this).

paul perry Melbourne Australia