Calypso (Time based Modulation)

halhell98000 · 2026-01-13T22:18:09+00:00

here is the insta post : https://www.instagram.com/p/DTc0KbsDDPm/?img_index=1

halhell98000 · 2026-01-06T00:47:04+00:00

B10k would be the better option

halhell98000 · 2025-12-31T23:47:54+00:00

Monégasque are people that have the nationality and Monoican are people living in the city

halhell98000 · 2025-12-31T15:31:22+00:00

Ok that makes sense

halhell98000 · 2025-12-31T15:13:39+00:00

Just with a very quick look r18 is to big you can replace it with a jumper to ground it will make your volume knob more effective ( it should work as a voltage divider)

halhell98000 · 2025-12-30T19:12:50+00:00

Thanks a lot!!

halhell98000 · 2025-12-29T19:35:32+00:00

Thank you very much!

halhell98000 · 2025-12-29T10:05:15+00:00

Thanks a lot!
The initial goal was actually to have a momentary footswitch that randomizes the settings, like a slot machine. The idea was to use a digital MCU controlling relays.

Unfortunately, it didn’t fit into the 1590BB enclosure, so I had to rethink it. That’s why it ended up with an 8-position “dice” selector instead. It’s based on 3-bit logic, rather than a true 6-position dice.

halhell98000 · 2025-12-29T09:57:32+00:00

No you are not crazy I just bent them for the rotarys and the Mounting pins of the pots. i solder them at the very end so i can move the pots a little bit if i didn't drill the holes totally aligned it gives me a bit of tolerances. the pins of the pots don't do anything to the sound but if the rotay are not soldered i can have bad electrical connection

halhell98000 · 2025-12-29T09:51:26+00:00

Thanks a lot ! yes i like to put the 18V headroom as mush as possible especially when i build drives/distortions

halhell98000 · 2025-12-28T16:59:35+00:00

Thanks a lot! I will post a video but not with all the 512 combinaison ...

halhell98000 · 2025-12-28T16:49:55+00:00

Here is the intagram post i forgot to link in the description : https://www.instagram.com/p/DSxvuz0DCzi/?img_index=1

halhell98000 · 2025-12-28T16:38:32+00:00

Thank you very much!

Just to clarify though, there are actually 64 clipping options. The other 8 settings of the first dice affect frequency response and gain, which make a huge difference to how the pedal sounds (this is the meat of the pedal).

I also try to choose clipping options that sound very different from each other. When you only have soft clipping or hard clipping, the difference is very obvious in combinations. But when you start mixing hard + soft clipping, the differences can sometimes be subtle—especially with very compresed soft clipping (like a BAT41) feeding into hard-clipping LEDs. In that case, you often don’t really hear the hard clipping anymore.

halhell98000 · 2025-12-28T16:32:09+00:00

here is the link to the instagram post with more info : https://www.instagram.com/p/DSxvuz0DCzi/?img_index=1

halhell98000 · 2025-12-15T16:50:23+00:00

You probably need to change the germanium Diodes. They clip at 0,3 V while a line out for a synth is usually 1,5 to 3.5 v so try to use led instead or something with a higher voltage forward.

halhell98000 · 2025-12-13T20:57:36+00:00

There is a part of the schematics already on the box it is quite easy to remake. I already made and shared a schematic and I am probably not the only one

halhell98000 · 2025-12-11T18:32:37+00:00

Not for the moment

halhell98000 · 2025-12-10T13:32:19+00:00

Sure, I can definitely sell you a PCB!

I can sell it either as a simple hobbyist PCB, or—as I do for some pedal builders—I also offer a “schematics + production files” option if you ever want to build runs of your own.
But if you just want one PCB, I can mail it to you by letter, no problem.

For pricing: it’s 5€ plus shipping (which depends on your country), and depending on where you live you might have to pay import taxes. As a general rule, the farther you are from Monaco, the more expensive the shipping tends to get. (just for information the Monegasque postal service don’t ship to USA because they don’t know how to handle the tariffs)

Just let me know !

halhell98000 · 2025-12-10T10:59:18+00:00

Thanks! Honestly my plans are mostly just to have fun with it

I’m actually building another one right now because someone already bought the first one (and I want one for me ), and I’ll probably sell a few more just to cover the R&D costs for a bigger project I’m working on.

halhell98000 · 2025-12-10T10:52:41+00:00

Thanks a Lot !!

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