Month: November 2024
Arduino Granular Synthesizer
In another post I have already built a granular synthesiser. I have now done that again. Only this time I have added 2 extensions. Firstly, I have added a power switch and an LED that indicates whether the synth is switched on. Secondly, I have added a switch that switches off the MIDI processing in…
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Proco – RAT – Clone
Next, I took the original RAT from ProCo. I used the circuit from TonePad: tonepad_rat.pdf. I replaced the specified JFET transistor 2N5458 with a 2N5457, as the 2N5458 I had from China was probably a fake. Fortunately I got my money back. I now understand why ProCon called this effect pedal Rat. I then…
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MXR Distortion + Clone
I’m in the process of trying out some classic distortions and just building them myself. That’s what I did with the MXR Distortion +. The board is quite small and fits very well in the 1590B housing. I got the design from http://tonepad.com/project.asp?id=2 and have used “Mas Distortion, Rev.4.Dec.8.2005”.
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