electronics question

[calebbarton]

so i was wondering if its possible to apply distortion/overdrive to a specific frequency range? i would assume i can use capacitors for this? would it possible to build myself a sort of "crossover" that would function just to split a frequency range for a pedal? after typing this im starting to think i could just build a high pass filter to do the same thing......

the reason i ask is because i want to build a pedal (tube overdrive circuit) that splits clean signals, and applies distortion to one side at a specific frequency range and then combines the both with eq control.

any ideas?

[Taylor Livingston]

Yep, that's all quite possible. You're mostly on the right track conceptually, so the next step is to start Googling.

If I pretend you didn't mention tubes, I'd tell you this: a regular distortion already has a highpass filter at the beginning via the input cap. Selecting this value to only allow the frequencies you want into the distortion circuit, then adding a clean blend, would give you what you want.

But, if you haven't built or designed any electronics before, I wouldn't recommend you start with a tube overdrive.

[calebbarton]

yeah. that makes sense. thanks!

[boomertech]

Paia sells a kit of Craig Anderton's quadra fuzz that you could use as a guide for what you are looking to do.

http://www.paia.com/proddetail.asp?prod=6720K

-Frank

[Silent Fly]

Originally Posted by calebbarton

so i was wondering if its possible to apply distortion/overdrive to a specific frequency range? i would assume i can use capacitors for this? would it possible to build myself a sort of "crossover" that would function just to split a frequency range for a pedal? after typing this im starting to think i could just build a high pass filter to do the same thing......

the reason i ask is because i want to build a pedal (tube overdrive circuit) that splits clean signals, and applies distortion to one side at a specific frequency range and then combines the both with eq control.

any ideas?

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