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Not quite a pedal, but here's two of my variation of the Craig Anderton Super Tone Control inside my bass, as well as a midi controller I made. Freq and res control. 3 way switch for BP/HP/LP, a wet/dry blend buffer.

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How do you adjust the frequency or change between LP, HP, BP?
Just to clear upsome confusion. I have be told that it is a SVF used in a bandpass configuration. So Its really a bandpass filter. No way to switch between. The schematic I used said Alembic like SVF. I'm not an electrical engineer, just a guy that lukes to turn schematics into pcbs and make cool looking boxes.
I still have much to learn but Im having fun.
Matt
 
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Not quite a pedal, but here's two of my variation of the Craig Anderton Super Tone Control inside my bass, as well as a midi controller I made. Freq and res control. 3 way switch for BP/HP/LP, a wet/dry blend buffer.

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Wow I built stuff Craig Anderton designed 50 years ago! He’s an awesome designer. Sweet stuff!
 
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Just to clear upsome confusion. I have be told that it is a SVF used in a bandpass configuration. So Its really a bandpass filter. No way to switch between. The schematic I used said Alembic like SVF. I'm not an electrical engineer, just a guy that lukes to turn schematics into pcbs and make cool looking boxes.
I still have much to learn but Im having fun.
Matt

Any way you can show the underside of that board? If you want to experiment, try connecting these spots to the output, most likely 3 out of those 4 will be a HP/LP/BP output. So only one of those is currently connected to the output. But if it's a true State Variable Filter, there's a HP/LP in that circuit; it's just not connected to the output. A SPTT switch(Single Pole Triple Throw) is what I use in my design to use all 3. I've been thinking of experimenting with a 5 way to give also give an option for HP/BP and LP/BP output.
 

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Six bucks apiece for the printing, such a deal. And when these builds are done for myself and my brother I'm gonna move on to a more fully featured version. It'll have a variable HPF, one band full parametric EQ, Bass, Mids with switchable frequency, resonant low pass filter, gain and master volume. Maybe a DI and/or headphone amp too.

The HPF/PEQ tester board layout is pretty much done:

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And then I want to eventually port everything to +/- 15V with a black box DC-DC converter in order to be able to run off a standard 9V pedal board supply:

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@mdalamond and @Ferniff have got me contemplating adding some features to the PEQ section, but all of this is already going to occupy quite a bit of space, so maybe that tangent will be for another project. :cool:
 
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Six bucks apiece for the printing, such a deal. And when these builds are done for myself and my brother I'm gonna move on to a more fully featured version. It'll have a variable HPF, one band full parametric EQ, Bass, Mids with switchable frequency, resonant low pass filter, gain and master volume. Maybe a DI and/or headphone amp too.

The HPF/PEQ tester board layout is pretty much done:

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And then I want to eventually port everything to +/- 15V with a black box DC-DC converter in order to be able to run off a standard 9V pedal board supply:

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@mdalamond and @Ferniff have got me contemplating adding some features to the PEQ section, but all of this is already going to occupy quite a bit of space, so maybe that tangent will be for another project. :cool:
Any of those available on Osh yet or anything. I usually use JLC they are about 15 days from order to door moat the time.
Matt
 
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Any of those available on Osh yet or anything. I usually use JLC they are about 15 days from order to door most the time.
Matt

I'll happily share fab files or possibly single boards privately, but supporting OSHpark shares is a little too much work for the moment. I have a bunch of the ones for those two boxes coming in from JLC next week if you think you're good with hand soldering SMD parts. I generally prefer to use OSH for prototypes because their boards tend to tolerate rework a bit better since the FR-4 substrate has a higher temperature rating. But the JLC quality isn't bad at all, especially for the price.

These are the new Bass/Mids and resonant LPF board formats:

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Sorry about the dirty hands. Been yard diggin.
Here's the pcb.
No traces at those points on the bottom
Pin 1 to C2 and TR1
Pin 7 to R5 and Res 5&6
Pin 8 to C4
Pin 14 to C5 and C6
Thanks for the tip. I may explore that later. Sounds like a great idea.
Matt

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You might be able to pick off the needed signals at the associated resistors, I sometimes put a kink or loop in the resistor lead to facilitate flying a wire to it. ;)
 
I'll happily share fab files or possibly single boards privately, but supporting OSHpark shares is a little too much work for the moment. I have a bunch of the ones for those two boxes coming in from JLC next week if you think you're good with hand soldering SMD parts. I generally prefer to use OSH for prototypes because their boards tend to tolerate rework a bit better since the FR-4 substrate has a higher temperature rating. But the JLC quality isn't bad at all, especially for the price.

These are the new Bass/Mids and resonant LPF board formats:

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I dont mind soldering smd by hand. Ive gotten a little better at it since this. The first board was to big so I ordered smaller ones. I learnes the hard way to turn the temp down on the iron, lol

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More UV print jobs from Amplifyfun:

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Six bucks apiece for the printing, such a deal. And when these builds are done for myself and my brother I'm gonna move on to a more fully featured version. It'll have a variable HPF, one band full parametric EQ, Bass, Mids with switchable frequency, resonant low pass filter, gain and master volume. Maybe a DI and/or headphone amp too.

The HPF/PEQ tester board layout is pretty much done:

View attachment 4760051


And then I want to eventually port everything to +/- 15V with a black box DC-DC converter in order to be able to run off a standard 9V pedal board supply:

View attachment 4760052


@mdalamond and @Ferniff have got me contemplating adding some features to the PEQ section, but all of this is already going to occupy quite a bit of space, so maybe that tangent will be for another project. :cool:
I had a thought last year of making a battery powered headphone amp using my PedalPCB BK3 pedal clone and the Craig Anderton headphone amp project. Didnt get very far on it... :sour:
 
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