Electronic schematics site

[Spacelordmother]

I did a search but came up with nothing.

came across this link while looking for information on the Electro Harmonix mini mixer. While unrelated, I though some of you modders would find this interesting/useful!

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[niftydog]

There's nothing unusual about the Mini Mixer, it's just a vanilla mixer using op amp summing. It'd be akin to the 6 input mixer on that page, just incase you were wondering.

 

[bongomania]

And, FWIW, the freeinfosociety is both a blessing and a curse. For those seeking everything for free, it's a blessing. For business owners and product designers whose copyrights are violated en masse, it's a curse. I can see merit to both sides of the issue.

 

[Spacelordmother]

btw, i was looking for general info/reviews on the mini mixer and happened upon that site. I unfortunately know nothing of electrical processes, etc.

I see your point bongo.....

 

[Anscari]

http://www.pisotones.com/

It's in Spanish, hope it doesn't matter.
Incredible material coming out from those guys, all DIY stuff.

 

[anechoic]

And, FWIW, the freeinfosociety is both a blessing and a curse. For those seeking everything for free, it's a blessing. For business owners and product designers whose copyrights are violated en masse, it's a curse. I can see merit to both sides of the issue.

I can understand what you're saying, but for the most part, building effects from those schematics doesn't pay off in a strictly economic sense. Anybody with the skills to assemble any of that stuff can easily make several times the purchase price of, say, a distortion pedal in the several hours or so it would take to build a clone. There's also economy of scale issues when buying components (especially things like housings).

In my own view, the main reason to go DIY is to get something that's not commerically available (a lot of those schematics are for long discontinued products), even if it's something as simple as tweaking a distortion to your exact tastes. Well, that and some people like to mess with electronics as a hobby, which is perfectly valid as well.

If you want a good laugh, check out the rest of the site (mainly the forums and the essays). A lot it reads like it was writtien by a bunch of teenagers who just saw Wargames for the first time. Although I can't really be too harsh, 'cause that kinda used to be me.

 

[niftydog]

Anybody with the skills to assemble any of that stuff can easily make several times the purchase price... in the several hours or so it would take to build a clone.

True, but that doesn't stop everyone from doing it!

Facts are it's just not that simple. You and I have scruples, but for every one of us, there's 5 guys who'd step over their dead grandmother to make some easy money ripping of a classic design. (Ok, maybe a tad exaggerated! )

The issues isn't so much one-off clones, but it's what it leads to, which is blatant ripping off of designs. In the worst case, people are profiting from the hard-earned reputation of other companies. TS-9 clones anyone? There's dozens of them commercially available.

Moreover, people start with discontinued products like a TS-9, and then they start asking on forums for Zvex schematics!!! This in particular really grinds me, Zack is a legend who has worked his butt off to get where he is today and he deserves our respect. You might not think it, but 1 or 2 pedals here and there would greatly affect the bottom line for a boutique producer like Zvex.