Mutable Instruments Calsynth Rangoon (Mutable Rings Clone)

Rangoon is a 12hp clone of the venerable Rings module - resonating with one, two or four-voice polyphony in one of 3 modes, Modal, Sympathetic and Modulated/inharmonic.

THREE RESONATOR MODELS

• Modal resonator, as used in Elements.
• Sympathetic strings, modelled by a network of comb filters.
• String with non-linearity/dispersion (comb filter with multimode filter and non-linearities in the loop).

All resonator models can be used polyphonically, with 1, 2 or 4 polyphony voices.

VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED RESONATOR

Each model provides a unified set of parameters, all voltage controlled, with an attenuverter:

• Structure. With the modal and non-linear string models, controls the inharmonicity of the spectrum (which directly impacts the perceived "material"). With the sympathetic strings model, controls the intervals between strings.
• Brightness. Specifies the brightness and richness of the spectrum.
• Damping. Controls the damping rate of the sound, from 100ms to 10s.
• Position. Specifies at which point the structure is excited.

EASY TO PATCH

• Audio input accepting modular level signals, up to 16 Vpp.
• Two audio outputs, either splitting odd/even partials in monophonic mode, or even/odd notes in polyphonic mode.
• Voltage change detector on the V/O input, allocating a new polyphony voice each time a different note is played.
• Internal exciter triggered by the STRUM input (filtered pulse or noise burst), allowing the module to be used without an external excitation source.