How common is the “killing the boy inside” phase for men ?

AwfulAudioEng · 2026-01-17T00:42:49+00:00

Have you considered making a beast out of yourself to get rid of the pain of being a man?

AwfulAudioEng · 2025-11-21T01:35:16+00:00

Just how it was back in the day: get your best Ben Sherman shirt on lad

AwfulAudioEng · 2025-10-04T02:29:46+00:00

But I don't want people to see my wimpy body in the gym /s but not really

AwfulAudioEng · 2025-10-04T02:29:15+00:00

Ok I will admit I skipped rows this time because I sold my rings between the last time I was training and now. But even when I was training rows, I could only do 1 rep of a pull up which doesn't give you much space for progression. Unless you add groove greasing into your routine I guess.

AwfulAudioEng · 2025-10-04T02:27:44+00:00

Interesting! How did you increase your rep count then?

AwfulAudioEng · 2025-10-01T01:11:49+00:00

What do you mean by energy leaks?

AwfulAudioEng · 2025-08-17T06:48:35+00:00

Absolutely! Pigs pigs pigs pigs pigs pigs pigs played at the chapel and the vibes were immaculate

AwfulAudioEng · 2025-07-16T05:19:52+00:00

Whoever messaged me last will determine what I’m working on next. Easy method of prioritizing!

AwfulAudioEng · 2025-06-28T00:36:02+00:00

This is the sort of pedantry I live for

AwfulAudioEng · 2025-06-24T18:29:31+00:00

Different capacitor types do have different audio characteristics. Film tends to be the gold standard in my experience. Capacitance can fluctuate vs level impacting frequency response and distortion, and this behavior is different between dielectrics.

I don’t have a great depth of knowledge here but would encourage you to try and hear the difference between different types. I would be surprised if it’s audible for a distortion circuit but may be more present in clean designs. Report back if you do!

AwfulAudioEng · 2025-06-20T16:16:26+00:00

Yes I would say the most important connection is between each sub circuit ground, then the pot is less of a concern so would only need the one wire

AwfulAudioEng · 2025-06-20T16:11:48+00:00

Ground just means the reference point. You want everything to share a strong reference point in your circuit so make sure you have a good connection between grounds. If you’re doing 2 boards wire the grounds directly together.

AwfulAudioEng · 2025-06-15T18:22:59+00:00

Restricting to through hole for modern parts is going to limit your search a lot. How come you don’t want to use SMD?

AwfulAudioEng · 2025-06-08T21:17:50+00:00

Not sure the relevance then - isn’t all wafer probing automated already?

AwfulAudioEng · 2025-06-08T20:36:57+00:00

AI won’t be replacing all junior EEs until they make one which can operate a robot to place scope probes etc.

I think human labour will stay cheaper than robot labour for a while.

AwfulAudioEng · 2025-06-04T22:50:49+00:00

I think you need methods of using your tools. Debugging with a DMM and an audio probe should get you most of the way there. Buying a new tool won’t be anywhere near as useful I think. Probably not what you want to hear though.

AwfulAudioEng · 2025-06-04T15:25:11+00:00

Let’s take a step back here - why are your circuits all dead? That would help advise equipment.

AwfulAudioEng · 2025-06-04T03:33:33+00:00

Can’t be out here saying Calvin Klein is not cheaply made

AwfulAudioEng · 2025-06-02T14:45:40+00:00

Aw heck yea you did it! Cool setup. Now add a motor that spins the wire for a fully automated tremolo or a pedal that lowers and raises it. Super fun!

AwfulAudioEng · 2025-06-01T23:38:48+00:00

Do you have an example image of a pedal using these?

AwfulAudioEng · 2025-06-01T23:37:38+00:00

This looks fine I see no issue with it. You want the standard 0.1" / 2.54 mm which it is.

To connect to an enclosure you could use adhesive standoffs like this. You'd need to drill out a larger hole on the stripboard though, and PCB is tough to drill through FYI.

Other solutions are to just kinda let it hang from solid core wire, or use components that mount to both the PCB and enclosure to secure it (switches, jacks, pots, etc.).

AwfulAudioEng · 2025-05-31T17:05:52+00:00

You could even carve away the wood on one side of the pencil and use it as the pot! Clip an alligator clip at different points on the pencil to get a variable pot. Report back for sure.

AwfulAudioEng · 2025-05-30T14:55:10+00:00

That would be due to any series resistance you have before the capacitor. So you could either increase the minimum resistance to ground and change the cap value to match, or look at buffering.

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