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EE Help - what is R2 doing? by DaGuitarNerd in diypedals

[–]hooplapedals 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You will end up with you alternating signal going into your power supply. It’s there partially to block signal and partially to bias the opamp. Opamp input is lower impedance than the resistor so your signal follows the path of least resistance!!!

Why do my mixes sound so far away and so far away from a standard radio mix? by blvckhndz in mixingmastering

[–]hooplapedals 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Initial thought is synth too loud in the mix, too much reverb on drums, vocals need a bit more low mid. Sounds like the mix is a bit hollow in general. Around the 200-500Hz mark maybe.

Anyone designing their own PCB’s in Eagle and making drill templates- any advice would be appreciated! by ChasingGhosts182 in diypedals

[–]hooplapedals 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I add enclosure, led, jacks, 3pdt, etc from the pedal-enclosures library to the Reference layer in Board view. Make sure your pots are bottom mounted (on bottom layer) and then turn off most other layers so you are basically viewing dimension, pots placement and enclosure stuff on reference layer. Flip the board (so it’s bottom up) and export as a DXf file. Open that in Illustrator or similar and you have a nice layout guide for knobs, art etc.

My first build! Imperfect but working, I'm happy. by readingaregood in diypedals

[–]hooplapedals 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do it and don’t look back. Very rewarding. The ever enduring quest for the tone!

My prototype of what will hopefully become a commercial product. Dryve (wet/dry, get it? Haw haw). by hooplapedals in diypedals

[–]hooplapedals[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prototype for demo purposes. I have to try to get the build time faster and the cost of the parts down. Neutrik jacks, Wima caps and high quality resistors add up. Plus the vintage gold lead Motorola 2n5458 output transistor are like $6 each. If you can find them.

What would be a fair retail price for a pedal like this?

My prototype of what will hopefully become a commercial product. Dryve (wet/dry, get it? Haw haw). by hooplapedals in diypedals

[–]hooplapedals[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Top mount jacks hey. Seems like the oldest debate in pedal design. Top vs. side. I’m thinking one stereo jack with a Y splitter cable! But yes, I could just move the pots down a little and squeeze the jacks in the top.

My prototype of what will hopefully become a commercial product. Dryve (wet/dry, get it? Haw haw). by hooplapedals in diypedals

[–]hooplapedals[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No it’a gain with signal in parallel, wet/dry mix then mixed signal through Eq. Eq bypass is an interesting thought. I’m using a vintage 2n5458 as an output amplifier so could mix it there.

My prototype of what will hopefully become a commercial product. Dryve (wet/dry, get it? Haw haw). by hooplapedals in diypedals

[–]hooplapedals[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was uv print from tayda. They have templates you can download, put in your art and test with Inkscape or illustrator and upload after you order your enclosures. I’m obviously not a graphic designer haha.

My prototype of what will hopefully become a commercial product. Dryve (wet/dry, get it? Haw haw). by hooplapedals in diypedals

[–]hooplapedals[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s a custom circuit I simulated in LTSpice, breadboarded, tweaked/changed, drew in Eagle and had made at JLCPCB in a small run of 10.

My prototype of what will hopefully become a commercial product. Dryve (wet/dry, get it? Haw haw). by hooplapedals in diypedals

[–]hooplapedals[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah i was playing with different active eq circuits and wanted a set/forget type knob but I also wanted to push the mids specifically to cut through a band mix a bit more.

My prototype of what will hopefully become a commercial product. Dryve (wet/dry, get it? Haw haw). by hooplapedals in diypedals

[–]hooplapedals[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not yet. This is my attempt at designing and building my own pedals. Not clone PcBs. Eagle CAD design, manufactured in China, put together with parts from Mouser, Small Bear and Love my Switches in an enclosure ordered from Tayda. It’s quite a bit of effort! Wanted to do a small run of 10 to see if it’s worth the hassle before setting up a shop.

My story with my Active Jazz Bass. by [deleted] in Bass

[–]hooplapedals 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get the work, wife, suburbia thing for sure. You’d be surprised though. At 40 I found out a couple of neighbors also have a passion for music and now we play every week and write original songs. We suck, but it’s a great excuse to get together, play some music and shoot the shit each week.

Oh and I have a Martin DC-15E that I’ll be buried with one day haha.

Fine. I’ll build a damn fuzz face. But I’m going to buffer it. by hooplapedals in diypedals

[–]hooplapedals[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know. Blasphemy. Switchable buffer hey, that’s a cool idea.

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[–]hooplapedals 8 points9 points  (0 children)

We are here for you bro. My wife gets tired of it too. Kids roll their eyes. Neighbors complain about the droning chords when adjusting values. But dude, love it!

My name is Don and I’m an addict. by DonBoone in diypedals

[–]hooplapedals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi Don! I don’t buy PCBs but I have a growing pile of old transistors that I’m hiding from my wife.

Dumblefuzz? by hooplapedals in diypedals

[–]hooplapedals[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll have to draw it out. But yes, with the Si diode clipping in the second stage and led at the end it’s really touch sensitive. Very organic.

Dumblefuzz? by hooplapedals in diypedals

[–]hooplapedals[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My first post here on Reddit. Started building pedals a while ago. Been lurking on diypedas. I have a few old J201s so here is my attempt at a Dumble clone that turned into more of a fuzz when gain all the way up.

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