I have this for Sample and Hold effects. Though I have yet to build a really good one. Here are a bunch of sketches of S&H ideas that I have been testing. This is the Maestro FSH-1. This uses a 7555 timer for a clock in an attempt to get as short and sharp a…
Don’t miss the Musicians and DIY Electronics swap meet at 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley. I had a great time last year and the Year before. Lots of good deals to be had. Last year there was a ton of analog synth equipment and the year before there was a group with a massive amount…
I have been getting a lot requests for a drilling template. So here it is at long last. This drilling template may not be super accurate. Be sure to drill the initial holes a little smaller and check alignment against your PCB before opening the holes. I use a round file and a hand reamer…
I’m down to about 30 of the original PCBs. I’m thinking about doing another run if there’s interest. I’m also thinking about creating another board. Same layout as the first but it would include traces for an effect with the rest of the area taken up by pad per hole in the same style as…
Here’s a simple mod that adds a blend pot to the Ugly Face.
This is an interesting distortion effect with an octave and wah like tone control. I redrew this schem from an issues of Stompboxology.
Here’s another unique design by Tim Escobedo.
This is Jack Orman‘s Minibooster.
This is Tim Escobedo‘s FET Driver.
This is another fine little Distortion by Tim Escobedo. I think this sounds pretty good. The sound can go from mildly distortion/overdrive to over the top almost metal. It can also get some splatty fuzz tones and a soft attack.
This is Tim Escobedo‘s Push Me Pull You. It’s an octave up with an interesting design. Using an NPN PNP pair.
Another very original design by Tim Escobedo. This an octave up with a sitar like sound.