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Milling Enclosures
I got a few questions about engraving enclosures with the desktop mill. Here is a quick explainer. I use a BantamTools OtherMill Pro. They don’t sell this anymore and have it listed under Desktop PCB Milling machine. What can you do with a desktop mill? You engrave and shape 3d solid materials. I think of…
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The Sultan v1.1
Heres an update to the Sultan. Read about my error in the first version of the pcb here. I made a mistake and the jacks grounds were not grounded on the first version. I ordered an updated board from PCBWay.com to move this project out of the prototype phase. This was my entry in the…
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Trem XVIII #2
A tremolo from the Stompboxoloy Newsletter. For more information and a schematic check out my previous post about the first build. I had some boards made at PCBWay.com. They prices are very reasonable. You get 10 boards for $5. That left me with a few spares. I gave a couple some friends to build. For…
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Node 2 on Bandcamp
Spiritual Successros to Tangerine Dream Node goes far into the ambient electronic universe. If you like the sounds of vintage electronic gear Node has you covered. Patch and Tweak has an interview with Node and talks about patching techniques.
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Mother Fuzz
This is Mic Testers Big Muff Plus. It’s a Big Muff with a JFET input and output stage, and a James control in place of the BMP tone control. The JFET input creates a higher input impedance the on the original Big Muff which prevents treble loss. Schematic Q1 is a high impedance input before…
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My battery powered Eurorack
I wrote previously about being inspired by people using battery powered erorack systems to make electronic music in nature. I tested it out at the Eurorack SF cafe jam meetup. It worked great! If you’re in the bay area join this Meetup! Power supply Most Eurorack modules run on +12 volts, -12 volts, and +5…
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Arduino FM Synth
I have wanted to get into building things with Arduino for a while. I ran into a project on Instructables.com that looked easy, I thought I’d jump in and give it a try! The project creates a simple synth/sound generator with two oscillators. The oscillators are ring modulated with a frequency control for each. There…
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Milling some enclosures
Made a few enclosure for some new projects today.
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Scuzz Box
This is a a second build of Distort-O-Matic XI from Stompboxology. Read more about the first version of the project here and here, and a demo. The first version of the PCB had a couple mistakes which I fixed with this board. I designed the board to fit a 1590B enclosure. In the first build…
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Go Mixer
I just got this Roland Go Mixer Pro. It’s a small (about the size of your hand) mixer that connects to several instruments and microphones to your phone. I got mine used on Reverb.com for $125. I like buying used gear. It’s usually cheaper and saves waste. What’s it good for? Recording with your phone,…
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Doboz VCO340 progress
Made a little progress on the Doboz VCO340 today. Check out my previous post for more info about the VCO340. Tl;dr it’s an 8hp VCO based on the CEM 3340. i’m working on two at the moment.
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Uber Drive #2
Second build of the “Uber Drive”. This is clone of Paul Cochran’s Timmy overdrive. Maybe this needs a better name? I manufactured these boards over at PCBWay.com. Their prototyping service gives you 10 boards for $5. Which is a great deal. It also left me with a few boards to spare so I thought I…