Dr. Blankenstein's ILLUMIRINGER: Our world's 1st MOTION CONTROLLED RING MODULATOR effects pedal!

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UPDATE: ILLUMIRINGER MOD KIT SHOPPING CART UP!
DATE:  AUGUST 30, 2013


We are REALLY EXCITED to announce the ILLUMIRINGER INSTRUMENT MODIFICATION KIT is now available in FOUR DIFFERENT configurations in the Dr. Blankenstein Creation Shop.  No matter if you are circuit bending a baby toy, keyboard, radio...  installing in a guitar or bass... or want to build a stand alone pedal version we have an ILLUMIRINGER KIT for you.  Check it out, if you have                 ANY QUESTIONS please do not hesitate to send a message.  Speak to you soon... HAPPY MOD'n !
 
MOD KIT VIDEO DEMO 1  -  MOD KIT VIDEO DEMO 2  -  MOD KIT INSTALLATION OVERVIEW  -  MORE INFO



UPDATE: ILLUMRINGER IN COLLECTORS WEEKLY MAGAZINE !!!
DATE:
  AUGUST 15, 2013

Check out this AMAZING write up about Drew Blanke and the ILLUMIRINGER penned by the talented Ben Marks.  A truly fantastic inside view of the creation, the mind behind it and experience of installing and using one.  Read it now, nuff' said!  :)



UPDATE: ILLUMIRINGER v1.5 IS COMPLETE
DATE:
  FEBRUARY 24, 2013

The new pedal is finally DONE! (Mentioned below at the end) and as you know has been given to Trey Anastasio at the opening of his musicial "HANDS ON A HARD BODY"!  :) The show was AMAZING, buy your tickets now. Here are some pics of the hand off to Trey.  The funny part is there wasn't enough time to get a demo video of his complete.  The videos below show some of the earlier versions created while developing the final circuit.  As with a lot of art... the final product is nothing like / way cooler than expected...  ladies and gentleman the ILLUMIRINGER VERSION 1.5! 

I am working none stop in the lab getting another small batch of them finished and a proper demo video up ASAP.  Please stay tuned..   make sure to subscribe to the Dr. Blankenstein YouTube Channel.  There are something like 65 more components needed to complete the ILLUMIRINGER 1.5 than the 1.0. 

It has grow two stomp switches (total of 3) and FOUR KNOBS!  A independent distortion, an expression pedal input (that can also be used as a TOUCH sensitive controller!) and two huge LEDs.  Hence...  new ground is being broken here... to get there MANY steps were needed.

Thank you everybody for your support... most of all, thank you Trey for being you and such a HUGE inspiration to me (and so many other fans). Please stay tuned for more info.

PICTURE PREVIEW OF TREY ANASTASIO'S ILLUMIRINGER 1.5 FX PEDAL:

PICTURE 1
PICTURE 2


AND HERE IS THE FEATURE RUNDOWN

A Proper demo video of Version 1.5 is on it's way, but for now... check out this Star Wars themed demo video of it's close relative V1.4   Enjoy the show!

 
 



PROJECT NAME:  ILLUMIRINGER v1.0
DATE:
 AUGUST 5, 2012

OBJECTIVE:  To create OUR world's FIRST MOTION CONTROLLED RING MODULATOR stomp box effect pedal for Guitar, Synth or any other external audio producing device.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:  About 6 months ago, Dr. Blankenstein went on a mission to create OUR WORLD'S (we can not speak for the gear presently being used in our solar system and beyond... yet!) very first motion controlled ring modulator, this was not an easy task to say the least.

Starting with a simple circuit on a breadboard circuit he began this long, strange and exciting mission into the the next level of stomp boxes.  That breadboard design can be seen HERE in this short video demonstration.  The next few months were spent experimenting with different designs and methods for achieving the desired motion control, each design getting closer and closer to Dr. Blankenstein's original vision. 

Well, here we are months later... and from mind to matter... we are proud to present to you ILLUMIRINGER v1.0!  Version 1.0 has been kept stripped down of effect features, with the main focus put on the motion control techniques and complicated body / circuitry design.  The good doctor is painstakingly working day and night in his secret NYC laboratory perfecting the design, and plans to have a version 1.5 by The World Maker Faire in September. 

Unlike version 1.0, the new version is expected to be chock full of great new features.  Designs are being put together that could include overdrive / distortion / delay as well as a low-pass / wah wah style filter...  We will have to wait and see what late September has in store.


OLD VIDEO DEMONSTRATIONS:

- ILLUMIRINGER CIRCUIT BUILT INTO GUITAR 1
- ILLUMIRINGER CIRCUIT BUILT INTO GUITAR 2
- ILLUMIRINGER CIRCUIT BUILT INTO GUITAR 3
- ILLUMIRINGER IN IT'S EARLY BREADBOARD STAGE
- ILLUMIRINGER EARLY TEST WITH GUITAR
 

 
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