[sdiy] Chris MacDonald "Balanced Modulator"

[cheater cheater]

>> That's because balanced has less SNR.
>
> Really? I'd have thought it was the other way around, since most everyone
> builds balanced modulators, nowadays. Or, do we build BalMods simply because
> we don't want to deal with transformers?

>'Balanced' as in XLR. ;-P

As for balanced modulator / ring modulator:
ring modulators are identified by the diode ring. no matter what they
do - they don't have to multiply too well..
multipliers on the other hand have to multiply.
Those are close terms that, if you close your eyes slightly, you won't
be able to tell apart, but they're defined differently. The detail is
big enough to give you audible differences between strict applications
of each technique.

Cheers
D.

On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 4:11 PM, John Mahoney <jmahoney at gate.net> wrote:
> At 12:06 PM 3/12/2009, David G. Dixon wrote:
>>
>> Speaking on behalf of the noobs, could someone please explain the
>> difference
>> between a "real ring mod" and, say, a four-quadrant multiplier? [snip]
>
> Take it away, Ken Stone!
> http://cgs.synth.net/modules/cgsrr.html
>
> John
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