draft: false
Name: ScaryLingo
short-description: Hardware-tested ring modulator with internal or external carrier, LFO, and patchable control outputs.
summary: |
  ScaryLingo is a ring modulator for the Workshop Computer. Audio In 1 is the programme input; Audio In 2 replaces the internal carrier when patched. Middle provides carrier frequency, dry/wet mix, and drive. Up provides a 0.1-25 Hz LFO with calibrated three-octave pitch depth and a sine-to-square waveform morph. Down selects the internal carrier type.
Language: C++ (Pico SDK + ComputerCard)
Creator: Adrian Vos
Version: "1.0.0-rc.1"
Status: Beta
License: MIT
date-created: 2026-09-06
date-updated: 2026-09-13
contact: {}
tags:
  - ring-modulator
  - effect
  - lfo
  - voice
  - modulation

panel:
  inputs:
    - id: AudioIn1
      name: Programme Input
      description: Audio sent through the ring modulator.
      type: audio
    - id: AudioIn2
      name: External Carrier
      description: Replaces the internal carrier when patched.
      type: audio
    - id: CVIn1
      name: Carrier Pitch CV
      description: Bipolar offset for the internal carrier frequency.
      type: cv
    - id: CVIn2
      name: Mix CV
      description: Bipolar offset for the dry/wet mix.
      type: cv
    - id: PulseIn1
      name: LFO Reset
      description: Rising edge resets the internal LFO phase.
      type: pulse
    - id: PulseIn2
      name: Tremolo Gate
      description: High gate applies LFO-shaped tremolo to the wet mix.
      type: pulse
  outputs:
    - id: AudioOut1
      name: Main Output
      description: Dry-to-ring-modulated programme signal.
      type: audio
    - id: AudioOut2
      name: Ring Only
      description: Fully wet ring-modulated output.
      type: audio
    - id: CVOut1
      name: LFO CV
      description: Bipolar internal LFO waveform.
      type: cv
    - id: CVOut2
      name: Carrier Monitor
      description: Half-level internal or external carrier monitor.
      type: cv
    - id: PulseOut1
      name: LFO Pulse
      description: High for the positive LFO half-cycle.
      type: pulse
    - id: PulseOut2
      name: Input Presence
      description: High while conditioned programme input is active.
      type: pulse

controls:
  switch:
    middle:
      name: Performance
      description: Main controls carrier frequency, X dry/wet mix, and Y drive.
    up:
      name: LFO
      description: Main controls LFO rate, X LFO pitch depth, and Y LFO waveform. Returning to Middle removes LFO pitch modulation from the audio path.
    down:
      name: Carrier Type
      description: Press Down to cycle Extermin8, Cyber, and Blend internal carrier types. The mode names suggest classic British TV monsters.
  knobs:
    - main:
        name: Carrier Frequency
        description: Soft-pickup internal-carrier control. Lower half is 0.6-80 Hz; upper half is 80 Hz-4 kHz.
      x:
        name: Dry / Ring Mix
        description: Soft-pickup dry/wet crossfade. CV In 2 offsets this value.
      y:
        name: Drive
        description: Soft-pickup input and ring-stage drive.
    - when: { z: up }
      main:
        name: LFO Rate
        description: Soft-pickup LFO rate from 0.1 to 25 Hz.
      x:
        name: LFO Amount
        description: Soft-pickup internal-carrier pitch modulation. Fully CCW is off; maximum is three octaves peak-to-peak.
      y:
        name: LFO Waveform
        description: Soft-pickup sine-like to square LFO waveform morph.
  leds:
    - display: list
      items:
        - id: "0"
          name: Input Level
          description: Conditioned programme-input level.
        - id: "1"
          name: Ring Level
          description: Ring-output level.
        - id: "2"
          name: Carrier Frequency
          description: Stored carrier-frequency setting.
        - id: "3"
          name: Mix
          description: Active dry/wet mix after CV modulation.
        - id: "4"
          name: LFO
          description: Internal LFO waveform and rate.
        - id: "5"
          name: Status
          description: Drive in Middle, LFO waveform in Up, and carrier-type or LFO-reset status flashes.

uf2:
  - path: UF2/ScaryLingo.uf2
    name: ScaryLingo 1.0.0 release candidate