Recent content by p_wats

Glad it's working! Don't worry, we've all been there. At least nothing was upside down, etc. I've been curious about the Beholder. How do you like it?

Apologies if this is a dumb question, but it looks like you don't have 2 of the transistors installed. I assume you've tried it with those inserted?

That dot on the corner is meant to indicate pin 1. The PCB also has a notch in the silkscreen to show which way is up, so yeah, yours needs to be flipped the the way, unfortunately. Unrelated, but any reason you've got some parts floating off the board like that (the diode and at least one...

Like @Fama already said, only in specific cases. Some folks like to try out different op amps in their drive circuits, for example, or if you've got a case where you have a vintage IC and want to compare it to a modern version (like in a Rat build). I've had cases where switching to a different...

You solder the socket to the PCB, then just place your IC into the socket. Great for changing out ICs in cases where options matter and for troubleshooting. I'm sure most of us have been where you are before too, don't worry. Slow and steady. Going forward, just be sure to double check part...

Sounds and looks great, as always

Interesting timing! I just built my first synth/effect kit using a Daisy Seed (the Synthux Academy Simple Touch 2) which has a bunch of open source firmware options that I'm curious to play with and see if I can adapt to specific use cases, etc. I'll follow along at the very least

Thanks! My friend (where it's going) seems to like it, so that's a plus

Thanks! I'm happy with the end result, but it took a while to get there

Bought this board in an order a billion years ago, but when I populated the circuit it didn't suit my needs as much as I'd hoped (wanted more of an active EQ, in the end). Sounds great, but is finding a new home with a friend. The enclosure was a bit of a nightmare of my own making. Bought it...

For what it's worth, I just got hit for an extra $15 at the door from Canada Post for a small package, which was even labelled as a gift. The breakdown was $5 tax, $10 handling fee. Not a huge amount, but still annoying when not expecting it.

For what it's worth, I have a fairly large Tayda order coming up too and will use the DHL pre-paid option. It's gotten more expensive in the last while, but is still better than dealing with exorbitant surprise fees at the door. That's too bad about the latest PPCB order. I'm stocked for...

There was a time a few years ago where I was frying FV-1 chips like crazy (killed about 5 of them). Never figured out how/why it was happening. Have built other things in the meantime, and bought new FV-1s, but haven't had the guts to try them again since

I appreciate all this talk of the Deflector not being so great, as I somehow fried the FV-1 in my build and never got it fully working (would work for 10 minutes, then die). Makes me not worry so much about what I'm missing

Nice job! Those look great. It really is a lovely community