Did another workshop at Noisebridge Nov. 29. The next workshop will be Dec. 13. Join on Meetup. Just a few people showed up, it was a small but dedicated crew! Made some progress on existing projects. Started some new projects.
Had a good turnout for the workshop. Started a few people on some new projects. I was happy to see people interested in building the Vulcan. I didn’t take any pictures this time. I scheduled the next event for Nov. 29.
I got Glitchstorm working on the breadboard (see this post); the next step is to make a PCB! I had some boards manufactured by PCBWay.com. I took these to the Maker Faire and gave them away to people who came by the Noisebridge booth. Here is my test build made with leftover parts. It looks … Read more
Had another great session building some guitar pedals at Noisebridge. If you think this interests you and you are in the Bay Area, you should join us! Join the Noisebridge Meetup channel. The pedal workshop is scheduled every other week on Saturday from 1 to 3 PM. The workshop has been running since Jan. 2023; … Read more
Glitchstorm is an Arduino based bytebeat synthesizer. In short this is a noise maker that generates chiptune style sounds. It’s a lot of fun to play with! In more detail, bytebeats are music generated with software via non-linear algorithm. The sounds a lot like 8 bit chiptunes. The sounds evolve over time, and can sound … Read more
The next pedal building workshop at Noisebridge will be about building a Fuzz Face. If you’re in the bay Area check out the workshop on meetup! the Fuzz Face is a classic fuzz circuit with a bit of magic. its one of the earliest fuzz circuits to be developed, it has been played by many … Read more
The Ugly Face is a classic DIY Stompbox build. Almost a rite of passage! The circuit, by Time Escobedo, has been around since late 2002! Here is my schematic. Schematic Parts List Part Number Value R1 1M (Tayda, Stompboxparts) R2 470 (Tayda, Stompboxparts) R3 100K (Tayda, Stompboxparts) R4 22k (Tayda, Stompboxparts) R5 1k (Tayda, Stompboxparts) … Read more
Build your own Super Fuzz! The Super Fuzz is an octave fuzz used by Pete Townsend, Muddy Honey, J. Mascis and others. Read this post to learn more about the Super Fuzz. Build Your Super Fuzz Here is the schematic for the Super Fuzz. Note! There are several versions and schematics vary. This schematic matches … Read more
Thanks to everyone who came to the last pedal building workshop at Noisebridge. I was impressed with the enthusiasm! We demoed some pedals talked about populating the PCB and identifying the correct parts and placing them in the correct locations on the PCB and soldering. The next workshop is scheduled for Saturday, March 4th, 1 … Read more
Thanks to everyone that came to the pedal building workshop at Noisebridge. I’m writing this post as a follow up to help you all get your projects off to a good start. Get started Everyone should have left with a project to work on. If you don’t and need help finding an appropriate project contact … Read more
I’m planning to host a pedal building workshop at Noisebridge. Noisebridge is a community hacker space in San Francisco. Below are my notes for this session. Welcome Why are you here? What can you build? What is a guitar pedal? Show some sample pedals Here are some poplar DIY projects with lots of resources available … Read more