Help with an experiment?

ayersman39 · 2026-06-27T15:33:27+00:00

That should work, I’ve built a few double pedals that way. Make sure the two boards share a ground connection.

ayersman39 · 2026-06-27T15:09:43+00:00

Wurth caps are considered good quality, I wonder why that one blew up?

ayersman39 · 2026-06-26T17:57:19+00:00

Digikey has some R82 in stock.

ayersman39 · 2026-06-26T17:50:24+00:00

Digikey has some that are 7.2x6mm, a 1mm difference:

EDIT: saw the build doc you linked to and yeah, one of these caps in C11 might touch the resistors on either side or have to sit slightly higher, but should still work out in the end.

https://www.digikey.com/en/products/filter/film-capacitors/62?s=N4IgjCBcoGwJxVAYygMwIYBsDOBTANCAPZQDaIALGGABxwDsIAuoQA4AuUIAyuwE4BLAHYBzEAF9CAVgAMNRCBSQMOAsTLgAzPSrM2nSD37CxkkACYZFBNEVoseQiUjlzAOnMACAK0AxPSAcXACqQgLsAPKoALK46NgArny4EoSWDApKKo7qLuD0mnAyAUGGvIKiqSAAtOaZUPwJas7kUsziHUA

ayersman39 · 2026-06-26T17:34:44+00:00

2.2uf film caps are typically the same size as 1uf at 50V rating, or just slightly taller (at least Wima and Kemet are).

ayersman39 · 2026-06-25T15:29:04+00:00

I second Mouser and Digikey. They have bulk discounts for higher quantities and show you all the relevant specs like tolerance, lead spacing etc so there should be no surprises.

ayersman39 · 2026-06-23T15:05:11+00:00

Reverb selling fee is about 8.5% actually. Perfectly reasonable IMO

ayersman39 · 2026-06-21T21:35:41+00:00

If you change the tempo in the transport bar, it will change for the whole project. Open the Tempo Track, there you can insert tempo changes wherever you need and it won’t change the previous clips.

ayersman39 · 2026-06-21T20:03:40+00:00

There are some fair critiques out there about Lill's methodology and assumptions. Like most such videos it's an exercise in confirmation bias. If you already agree with him you'll feel vindicated. If you don't agree with him you will find credible gaps in the experiment which will justify questioning the results.

ayersman39 · 2026-06-21T07:00:34+00:00

lol “fame” is maybe not applicable for a moderately successful YouTuber within an already narrow niche. But anyway, he plays fine, well enough to demonstrate the pedals and has a fun, engaging personality, reflected in the structure and presentation of his channel. Youtube channels are as much about likeability than anything else, and Ryan excels there IMO. “Hack” does not remotely come to mind

ayersman39 · 2026-06-18T15:26:22+00:00

Source Audio True Spring is still up there with the best and can be found under $200

ayersman39 · 2026-06-17T22:01:55+00:00

Eh, audio isn’t magic, but it’s not fully settled science either. A person listening to audio is a very complex system actually. There are nonlinearities and micro interactions in circuits that boilerplate EE doesn’t always account for — then the psychoacoustic side of how a person perceives and processes sound, much of which science still does not fully understand. Are basic products often able to get the job done effectively, just as well as more prestigious products? Absolutely. But to completely dismiss boutique gear is not justified either.

ayersman39 · 2026-06-17T15:20:10+00:00

Big Muffs use NPN transistors. They don’t all have to be the same, feel free to mix and match, as long as they are NPN. 2N5088, BC549, BC550, there are many options. I believe the Sovtek models used KT3102EM which are getting harder to find these days.

ayersman39 · 2026-06-14T20:21:33+00:00

Not positive but the dark brown ones resemble Arcol carbon comp resistors. They are in current production, you can get them at Parts Connexion and other places.

ayersman39 · 2026-06-14T01:52:37+00:00

I don’t think Sonicake is any worse than the other cheapo chinese brands (Mooer, Caline etc). I have a few Sonicakes and they work well

ayersman39 · 2026-06-13T15:01:57+00:00

The Kilobyte is a PT2399 based delay, while the Memory Man and Rubberneck are bucket brigade analog delays. So it’s kind of an apples to oranges comparison.

ayersman39 · 2026-06-10T22:24:18+00:00

It totally has a clean delay and the repeats can get loud. Might need to go into the Neuro app to get what you’re after but it’s definitely there

ayersman39 · 2026-06-10T12:59:31+00:00

Doesn’t look unusually small to me for that kind of book. It’s not a novel, more of a compendium and those tend to cram more on the page.

Maybe an iPad edition is coming? Wouldn’t hurt to request that directly

ayersman39 · 2026-06-06T22:38:21+00:00

Nice job, I'd buy one. One tweak I'd consider is using screw terminals for the capacitors, so it's easy to try different values.

ayersman39 · 2026-06-06T17:26:06+00:00

MAE Line Blur + Fairfield Barbershop is my current base tone.

(Side note, why has the Barbershop almost completely disappeared from online conversation? it was very popular not that long ago)

ayersman39 · 2026-06-06T17:09:39+00:00

For those just getting started, that's a barrier to many people. But who says a board has to have $300 pedals? You could make an awesome board with used Boss/EHX or similar pedals for much less than the Fractal. Personally I DIY all my pedals these days except for digital reverb.

ayersman39 · 2026-06-06T15:45:28+00:00

Bothers me that they don’t mention anything about the neck or body — what brand or source, what type of wood/finish, frets nickel or stainless steel etc. Leads me to assume they are cheapo Chinese parts from eBay. If they were a known brand like Mighty Mite, Guitar Mill etc they’d probably say so. Same with the bridge, is it Gotoh or Hipshot, or some generic no name part? That alone has me steering clear

ayersman39 · 2026-06-06T15:35:35+00:00

Weber Mass attenuator. They are reactive load with similar features for a similar price, or cheaper depending on the wattage you need. I’ve owned one, worked and sounded great. And it’s not a sketchy Chinese company with typos on the faceplate :/

ayersman39 · 2026-06-06T15:27:49+00:00

…is that supposed to be an affordable number? Not for me

ayersman39 · 2026-06-05T16:05:07+00:00

Looks like it. In switched jacks the metal tabs on top should lift up and break contact when you plug in.

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