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Interested in a MuTron Octave Divider clone?

#21
I would eliminate the stabilize switch, just have it the equivalent of the on position. The off position was meant to be used with voice and wind/brass instruments which almost nobody is going to use. Also, maybe make the ringer switch a footswitch if it's going to be a horizontal layout.
 
#22
sonicvi said:
I would eliminate the stabilize switch, just have it the equivalent of the on position. The off position was meant to be used with voice and wind/brass instruments which almost nobody is going to use. Also, maybe make the ringer switch a footswitch if it's going to be a horizontal layout.
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Good points. I've made note of both. And feel free to make more suggestions or ideas for tweaks.
 
#24
markjazzbassist said:
i found the stabilzer worked in upper register stuff, but made the octave less stable in lower register (A string e and below).

i always left it off. I really didn't think it did much unless i was playing on the G string.
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I always left it on. I found it to make the octave much more stable on the lower 5 or 6 frets and make no noticeable difference on the higher frets.
 
#26
sonicvi said:
I always left it on. I found it to make the octave much more stable on the lower 5 or 6 frets and make no noticeable difference on the higher frets.
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wierd. i wonder why we had different experiences.

bongomania said:
I always switched it on and off compulsively, completely without regard for whether it worked better on the higher or lower registers.
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i'm wondering if it's placebo. cause i felt it tracked and held the notes better without it.
 
#36
I would call it Larry's Big Foot.

In clones like this I think that keeping to original as close as possible is good way to go. Of course modern improvements like led, 9V, no hum or volume loss are great. The idea of footswitchable Green Ringer is also nice. When it comes to stabilizer I would keep it. Different people have simply different experiences.
 
#40
jetofuj said:
I would call it Larry's Big Foot.

In clones like this I think that keeping to original as close as possible is good way to go. Of course modern improvements like led, 9V, no hum or volume loss are great. The idea of footswitchable Green Ringer is also nice. When it comes to stabilizer I would keep it. Different people have simply different experiences.
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Both Conical Johnson and I were thinking of something relating to the "Bigfoot" theme but we'll have to see. I'm certainly open to suggestions.

The thing is that I don't necessarily want an exact clone. To me, if there's the ability to take all the things you like about the original and update it and make beneficial tweaks then you should. I've seen Mutron III clones where people have used/created an enclosure that looks just like the original and put on almost identical graphics. I understand why someone would want to do that, but that's not me.

Sure, I want the best parts of the pedal to remain intact, but if there's a way to "find a spot that's producing something like a square wave and allow variable filtering of that wave" (something Conical said might be possible) then why not tweak the circuit to get all the original sounds plus some new cool ones?

Toasted said:
It'll never happen.
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Oh ye of little faith.

Conical has already cloned a Lovetone Ringstinger which I'd wager is a much more difficult build.
 

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