String Ringer v1.

2
L D R tr i m green
green L E D 1k lin
D16 R 39
green L E D D 15 S to m p s w i tc h 3 O c ta v e /R i n g

(a Lovetone Ring Stinger workalike) 1. 2k

D 20
1N 914
R ing w h i te
C a r r ier
V a c tr o l _ I n
red
S W 3 _ y e l l o w _ V +1 T r a n s fo r m e r In
The LDR trim 1k lin pot is not found
L DR 1
in the Ring Stinger, R39 is 2.2k v io le t

V+
S W 3_o r a nge A u dio
I C 1 /4
O c ta v e C 10
Dr iv e v io le t R ingmo dO u t
100k lo g A u d i o _ tr a n s f o r m e r T L 071
100n R 11
T im br e 100k
R 60 C9 V r e f1
C8 100k lin
C5
100k 6. 8n
1. 5n
3n L2 D5 L2
M1, R64 and D19 were added as reverse polarity protection in place of D1 D2 r e d fr o m s w 3
T r a n s fo r m e r In
a 1N400x from battery pos. to R9 as found in the Ring Stinger 1N 914 1N 914
1N 4148
D6
See also R.G. Keen‛s D3 D4 v io le t fr o m s w3
L1 L1
w h i te
http://www.geofex.com/Article_Folders/mosswitch/mosswitch.htm A u d i o _ tr a n s f o r m e r
x f m r tr i m
D 1 N 6 0 /S D G
1N 914 1N 914 D7
L3 100k lin L3
D 1 N 6 0 /S D G

47µ

V+
R6

C2
I C 1 /1 10µ R 10 D8
A u dio
R 64 150

black
Blue jumper
T L 071 C7 150 v i o l e t to s w 3 D 1 N 6 0 /S D G
1 0 0 -1 0 0 0 k
R 59 V o lu m e

Vref1
D 19 15V Z en er 100k lo g C a r r ie r in ja c k V C O o u t ja c k
V r e f1 s w i tc h e d m o n o
20k mono
S W 2 _ y e l l o w _ V +1

V+
G I C 1 /3
R9 br o wn fr o m in pu t ja c k C1 R1

V+
D S V +1 V+

V+
IN R ingmo dO u t I C 4 /2 R4 10µ blue to stompswitch 2
T L 071 C 20 R 61 I C 4 /1 w h i te
100n 1k B le n d O ut C a r r ier
IRFU9024 M1

100
PMOS

C 18 C4 R7 R2 R3 100k lin N E 5532 460 C3

9 -1 2 V D C 2. 2µ 460 R5 N E 5532
10k 2200k 2200k R 62

Vref1
220µ 220µ 100k 22k
V r e f1

Vref1
grey

Vref1
R8 C6
D9 D 10
10k
10µ

C15 <1n; 68p works

1N 914 1N 914

V+
V C O C V In J a c k D11 D 12
R 26 R 15

V+
V+1
1N 914 1N 914 100k I C 1 /2 10µ R 12
100k

V+1
2. 2µ
R 18
C 15 C 11 460
T L 071

yellow
R 42 C 12

10k

R23
R 37 C 14 100k R 14 R 13
68p
pin k 100k 22k

V+1
150k 6. 8n

V+1
39k R 19 C 13
I C 2 /4

V+1
R 16
R 46 R 53 s ine
S to m p s w i tc h 1 l o c k /u n l o c k L F O R 45 I C 2 /3
T1 15k 470n V r e f2

LFO
grey 10k T L 071 39k

V+1
R 51
Vref2

S W 1gr ey 39k 100k V r e f2 B C 549C tr i 4

V+1
T L 071

V+1
39k 3 B
br o wn R 44 R 50 R 20 A
Vactrol_In

V C O fr e q p w m tr i m s aw 2 C
S W 1br o wn R 31 100k lin 100k lin R 17
39k R 38 22k R 47 39k 10k rec t 1
White jumper

C 16 R 48 R 52

10k

R21
R 34 V r e f2
150k
Vref2

15k

R22
330 10k 1. 2k 10k
2. 2µ T3 V +1
V+1

100k R a te
V+1

V+1
R 49 B C 549C
V+1

Vref2
I C 3 /3 100k lin
V+1

I C 3 /1 R 35
I C 3 /4 R 28 R 33
10k

10k

R24
B C 549C

100k
T L 071

R25
T L 071 10k 10k
T L 071 39k T4 R 32

VCO

White jumper
R 36 V r e f2 T2
Vref2
violet jumper

D13 D 14
Vref2

10k B C 549C
1N 914 1N 914 39k C 19
R 41 V r e f2
2.2k

R43

V r e f2 pwm
Wave shaper

V+1
33n
V+1

1. 2k I C 2 /2
Vref2

I C 2 /1 R 27
s qua re4
T L 071
tr i 3 B T L 071 1k
S to m p s w i tc h 1 l o c k /u n l o c k L F O B C 549C
s qua re A
Vref2

u n lo c k 2 C R 54 R 55
green
V r e f2
L E D y ello w tr i 1 T5 R 57
39k 10k
R 40 D 17
blu e fm
S W 1gr e y 100k
R 56
2. 2k P o s 3 a n d 4: fr e q
P o s 1 a n d 2: pwm
The gain stage at the ouput of the curcuit (from C20 to IC4/2 including the volume
S W 1br o wn
L E D red
39k pot and associated parts) is not found in the Ring Stinger
lo c k w h i te
D18 R 58
orange

pin k
V+1

4. 7k
violet

On
V+1

I C 3 /2 O ut
10k

R29

orange

V r e f2 S W 2 _ y e l l o w _ V +1
T L 071 D e p th J a c k s h ielded
10µ
C17

D e p th _ to _ o u tp u t_ j a c k
10k

R30

s te r e o s w i tc h e d 100k lin S W 3 _ y e l l o w _ V +1
s h ie lde d
Vref2

f r o m _ i n p u t_ j a c k
ora nge O ff
S W 3_o r a nge
S to m p s w i tc h 2 o n /o f f

Thanks to soundcollage and toneman for their continuous support!

drawn by Markus W. 12-05
The “Ring Stinger” is a ring modulator pedal by Lovetone. The “String Ringer” is based on this circuit
and believed to operate similarly. However, any and all rights by Lovetone or others in the mark
"Ring Stinger" remain the property of that owner. FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY!
Parts
1BSU 7BMVF R18 100k T1 BC549C
C1 100nF R19 15k T2 BC549C
C10 100nF R2 2200k T3 BC549C
C11 10µF R20 10k T4 BC549C
C12 2.2µF R21 10k T5 BC549C
C13 470nF R22 15k Transformer LT44
C14 6.8nF R23 10k Transformer LT44
C15 68pF R24 10k XFMR TRIM 100k lin, Vishay 43P
C16 2.2µF R25 100k PWM TRIM 100k lin, Piher PT10
C17 10µF R26 100k LDR TRIM 1k lin, Vishay 75T
C18 220µF R27 1k DEPTH 100k lin, Bourns 91
C19 33nF R28 39k DRIVE 100k log, Bourns 91
C2 47µF R29 10k FREQ 100k lin, Bourns 91
C20 2.2µF R3 2200k RATE 100k lin, Bourns 91
C3 10µF R30 10k TIMBRE 100k lin, Bourns 91
C4 220µF R31 39k VOLUME 100k log, Bourns 91
C5 3nF R32 10k
C6 10µF R33 10k Some more notes:
C7 10µF R34 100k
C8 1.5nF R35 10k * For the LDR/LED combo a Silonex NSL 19-M51 LDR and
C9 6.8nF R36 39k a 250 mcd green LED was found to work. Lower LDR on
D1 1N4148 R37 39k resistance allows for modulation at lower gain settings in
D10 1N4148 R38 330 octave mode.
D11 1N4148 R39 1.2k
D12 1N4148 R4 460 *Manufacturer’s names are given for some parts solely to
D13 1N4148 R40 2.2k
indicate compatibility with the layout
D14 1N4148 R41 1,2k
D15 1N4148 R42 150k
Trimming hints:
D16 Green LED R43 2,2k
D17 Yellow LED R44 22k
PWM trimming:
D18 Red LED R45 39k
VCO wave shape depends on PS voltage.
D19 BZX79C15 R46 10k
D2 1N4148 R47 10k * From the Ring Stinger manual: Plug in amp into VCO jack.
D20 Green LED R48 1.2k Warning: The VCO output is much higher than instrument
D3 1N4148 R49 10k level, so turn down your amp volume first.
D4 1N4148 R5 22k Set VCO freq. to ~ 12 o’clock, Depth to zero and the VCO
D5 1N34 R50 39k selector switch to sine. Slowly turn the PWM trim pot to
D6 1N34 R51 39k find the “null point” (the setting which gives the mellowest
D7 1N34 R52 10k sound). Provided you use the same (regulated) PS with this
D8 1N34 R53 100k pedal no further adjustment should be necessary.
D9 1N4148 R54 39k
IC1 TL074 R55 10k *Alternatively: Connect VCO output to a scope, set the VCO
IC2 TL074 R56 39k selector switch to square wave, lock LFO and adjust the
IC3 TL074 R57 100k PWM trim pot until you get a nice square wave. Turn on LFO
IC4 NE5532 R58 4.7k in PWM square mode, set the rate to “slow” (1-2Hz) and
LDR1 LDR R59 20k
check if you get a pulse that flips with the LFO.
M1 IRFU9024 R6 150
R1 1k R60 100k
XFMR trimming:
R10 150 R61 460
* Connect your amp to the output. Turn up the volume until
R11 100k R62 100k
you hear the VCO. Adjust the XFMR trim pot until the VCO
R12 460 R64 100k-1M
bleed-through is minimised (should be near 50% travel).
R13 22k R7 10k Alternatively, this obviously can also be done with a scope.
R14 100k R8 10k
R15 100k R9 100 LDR trimming:
R16 39k S1 3P4T Lorlin CK * Lower resistance of the LDR trim pot allows for
R17 150k S2 3P4T Lorlin CK modulation at lower gain settings when in octave mode.
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 9-12VDC
white

Out VCO CV Carrier In VCO Out Input

LFO Depth

GND

Depth Rate VCO Freq Drive Timbre Blend Volume

150
150

LDR
LED

white
white

shielded
shielded