Guitar effect question

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I saw Cursive on their tour recently. Tim Kasher was using a guitar effect that... kinda made his guitar sound like R2D2...

Does anyone know what this effect is? I've heard some suggestions that just using an ebow can make metallic computer-sounding effects, or that it could be an MXR Blue Box.

― David St. Hubbins (David St. Hubbins), Monday, 20 November 2006 19:29 (eighteen years ago)

Probably a ring modulator of some sort?

― John Justen says Toonces was one of the most talented cats on televison (johnjus, Monday, 20 November 2006 19:39 (eighteen years ago)

Alesis Air-FX, I think it's patch 32.

― stoked for the madness (nickalicious), Monday, 20 November 2006 19:42 (eighteen years ago)

" I've heard some suggestions that just using an ebow can make metallic computer-sounding effects"
Nay. Ebow would more likely produce two types of effects that resemble a violin (one being more scarily/screechily effected than the other, but still).

I'm gonna say John Justen is probably right on the money with the ring modulator idea, although I'm pretty nfamiliar with patch 32s. There are tons of different kinds of RMs, though, and certain kinds are touted as being more "alien/robot"-ish than others.

― Andi Headphones (Andi Headphones), Monday, 20 November 2006 20:35 (eighteen years ago)

Moogerfooger (Moog Mf-102) on "Slow Rate"..i think they have a sample on there page. Or try musician's friend. Sounds like R2..or IG-88...or the twain.

― J. Grizzle (trainsmoke), Monday, 20 November 2006 21:30 (eighteen years ago)

there = their (can't believe myself)

― J. Grizzle (trainsmoke), Monday, 20 November 2006 21:30 (eighteen years ago)

So what ring modulator would people recommend? I want my guitar to sound like a robot.

― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 20 November 2006 21:52 (eighteen years ago)

i think all of them do that to one extent or another. they can get expensive, since they're not too popular.

― AaronK (AaronK), Monday, 20 November 2006 23:33 (eighteen years ago)

I really love the Electro Harmonix Frequency Analyzer. It's devoriffic!

I'll get a link up here later when I'm not trying to get the hell away from work.

― John Justen says Toonces was one of the most talented cats on televison (johnjus, Tuesday, 21 November 2006 00:58 (eighteen years ago)

Go here:

http://www.turnstyle.com/nsc/catalog.asp?raster=7FF1.0x4F7998789A2BD90F.9527.0.CD8A&category=eheffects

Open the MP3 link and look under the synthesis folder for the frequency anyalyzer. FUN!

― John Justen says Toonces was one of the most talented cats on televison (johnjus, Tuesday, 21 November 2006 01:01 (eighteen years ago)

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