Came across these tips on Gearslutz and found them really interesting:
With Ring Mod on and tuning set all the way down to 0 or 1, you can get some really nice tremolo effects. In conjunction with the mix knob it adds a little something extra that's different from only modulating the Amplifier or Panning settings. Also, turning Keytracking on makes the speed of the trem vary depending on the lowest note played. This makes for a very dynamic and inspiring effect!
Distortion effect with the Mix fully wet, Gain set to around 150 (dependent upon the overall volume of the patch) and the tone control to taste. I prefer to keep it around the middle of the control's range. This adds a nice thickness to just about any patch you throw at it. The tone control gives you some options for making things a bit more warm and soft, or a little brighter. You'll want to keep the gain knob low enough so that it doesn't actually introduce any obvious distortion when you play multiple notes. Sometimes 140 is more appropriate.
I've just been playing with the Ring Mod and discovered this tremolo effect as well, and noticed that interrestingly the key tracking is only tracking Osc 1, just like the Filter Audio Mod parameter. So by turning Osc 1 off, or Mix fully clockwise to Osc 2, you can tune the ring mod with the muted Osc 1, while only Osc 2 is being put through it and making sound. By modulating Osc 1 pitch, you thus sort of get finer, and potentially slower, controlled tuning of the FX parameter 1, which is making the tremolo/pan effect, sort of, while Osc 2's pitch can remain unaltered... There's probably a less confusing way of explaining it, but anyways...
So... for those wanting to check it out:
1. Init patch
2. Misc parameters, set Osc 1 key to Off
3. set Mix to 127 (osc 2)
4. Choose wave for Osc 2
5. Set up Ring Mod as FX, Parameter 2 key track On, set Parameter 1 to value 1 as starting point, Mix to 127 to hear the full effect.
6. Now fine-tune the Ring Mod with Osc 1 pitch settings, or modulate Osc 1 through the Mod Matrix. Adjust the FX Mix to taste.
It's pretty cool.
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