[sdiy] passive ring modulator transformers

[Adam Inglis]

Ring mods usually sound better with a bit of high roll-off anyway!
Great results can be had from just four germanium diodes and two transformers… and a lot of post-gain.
> On 17 Jan 2016, at 9:41 am, Paul Perry <pfperry at melbpc.org.au> wrote:
> 
> Any small (or large) mains power transformer is optimised for 50or 60Hz, so there is no problem going low.
> The high end might be lacking, though... so you need to experiment, maybe with some high end boost either before or after.
>  
> paul perry Melbourne Australia
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> i'm currently trying to figure out how to get reasonably affordable transformers for a passive ring modulator.
>> 
>> i'm finding that terminology like "audio transformer" does not necessarily correspond to a 20hz to 20khz frequency response - and that those types of transformers seem quite rare & expensive. i realize low frequency is a perpetual problem in the x-former world, but it would be nice to find something that reliably reached a low of 100hz.
>> 
>> i was wondering if people had any go-to sources for the kind of solution i'm looking for.
>> 
>> thanks,
>> yAP yAP
>> 
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