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An inexpensive audio transformer with DIY projects
- Thread starter boomertech
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We will have to try another one in 2016.
-Frank
What?? I was expecting this to become a monthly thing.
What?? I was expecting this to become a monthly thing.
NOOOOOO! When John was trying to get that tranny to work with the GK amp simulator, it sparked a few brain cells for this whole output amplifier emulation theme.
I have another cool idea for this transformer, but I won't put John thru the pains of prototyping and troubleshooting it. This idea I will try myself first to see if it is good or a bust.
Recnsci posted a circuit early on in this thread that looks very interesting.
-Frank
No fair. You need to get all your good ideas out on the table first so I can decide which one to spend my limited funds on!
I'm eagerly awaiting the sound clips of this. Even with 5 dirt pedals already, I may just have to make a place for this if I like how it sounds!
No fair. You need to get all your good ideas out on the table first so I can decide which one to spend my limited funds on!
I'm eagerly awaiting the sound clips of this. Even with 5 dirt pedals already, I may just have to make a place for this if I like how it sounds!
I'm looking forward to the sound clips too!
-Frank
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clips coming soon of the prototype.
right now i'm just finishing up the new PCB for the second one.
- Feb 16, 2008
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here's a quick & dirty soundclip of it. the very first part is to show the difference of bypassed level vs clean highly boosted clean level.
at 1:06 it's back to bypass and at 1:13 I click it in at untiy gain but with some OD/drive.
at 1:06 it's back to bypass and at 1:13 I click it in at untiy gain but with some OD/drive.
Sounds great! Really cool seeing this project come together, thanks for sharing!!!
Wow! I really like it! Some of the settings had a little of that burpy attack that I like.
Thanx John!
-Frank
Thanx John!
-Frank
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yeah, I really dig it too (the clean and both the low gain & high gain settings all sound and feel bitchen playing thru it).
a big cudos to Frank fro designing it!
now I just have to see if can fit it in a 1590B.
a big cudos to Frank fro designing it!
now I just have to see if can fit it in a 1590B.
Hey John, do you think this unknown amp sim pedal could use the HF cut switch like the GK amp sim?
-Frank
-Frank
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nope, I don't think that it needs it at all since it's a warm sounding pedal.
and most of the dirt is in the lows and mids so it's not a 'sizzley' sounding distortion.
and most of the dirt is in the lows and mids so it's not a 'sizzley' sounding distortion.
It sounds like exactly what I want! Can I have one? Here is all my money.
It sounds like exactly what I want! Can I have one? Here is all my money.
The demand is high
Ok, I'll go first with bringing up the issue of finding someone to build these... @DirtyDuke @Feral Feline , did either of you guys have any success with Hamish at Southampton (or anywhere in Canada ) around finding someone to build one of the GK Rails pedals? If so, perhaps they could build this one too?
I so badly wish I had some building skills right now. So. Badly.
) around finding someone to build one of the GK Rails pedals? If so, perhaps they could build this one too?I so badly wish I had some building skills right now. So. Badly.
- Feb 16, 2008
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Ok, I'll go first with bringing up the issue of finding someone to build these... @DirtyDuke @Feral Feline , did either of you guys have any success with Hamish at Southampton (or anywhere in Canada
I so badly wish I had some building skills right now. So. Badly.
I'm planning to have a small run of PCBs made for this one. etching and drilling each one myself, and then building them up is just too time consuming, and since there's three of them in this pedal in order to make it fit in a 1590B, it's hard for me to offer them for sale.
once I have the PCBs, it'll be a lot easier & faster and I could sell the pedal for a more reasonable price.
