Modulating one track with another (FM synthesis)

[Thunderbolt1000T]

I know a trick where I can use the Trimolo effect as a ring modulator, but I'm wanting to go well beyond that. I would like for track 2 to modulate track 1, so that a new sound can be made. This would be equivalent to 2 operator FM synthesis using samples. Is there a plugin out there for Audacity that can do this? Thanks.

[steve]

There is a ring modulator plug-in available here: RINGMOD.NY
This plug-in ring modulates an audio track with a generated wave.

I don't know of any plug-ins that can take two audio tracks and modulate them, but it would be possible to write one using Nyquist. The main problem with doing this with Nyquist is that Nyquist plug-ins are only able to access one track at a time. In order to modulate two audio tracks, it would be necessary to make the two tracks (mono) into one stereo track. The two channels of the stereo track could then be modulated with each other. If you would like to request such a plug-in, or if you would like help in writing one yourself, I suggest that you post in this forum board: http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewforum.php?f=39