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  1. derevaun

    Knob quest: a smaller mini-chickenhead

    There's this mysterious knob: https://www.quilterlabs.com/index.php/product/micro-chicken-heads/
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    Recommendations for thingy to make my guitar go into my computer

    Steinberg/Yamaha and Roland/Boss tend to update drivers for their legacy devices, much more reliably than say M-Audio or Avid/Mbox. My kid uses the cheap Behringer UM2 with a GLS 57-style mic and I can't hear the difference from high end stuff at work. The School of Rock kids at their HS have...
  3. derevaun

    Best way to desolder pots?

    I once attended a workshop where the presenter demonstrated his preferred desoldering method: move the iron around the relevant pads for a few seconds, then whack the board on the corner of a table to launch the part away.
  4. derevaun

    Which soldering iron do you like?

    I use the FX888d in my office. It works fine, but I really dislike the temp adjustment. I set it for my usual temp (330C, no offense to anyone 🙃) and a couple steps up for high-mass joints. I find it necessary to keep that part of the manual taped to the wall behind it. If I regularly switched...
  5. derevaun

    "Cicada" - 1W tube amp

    Where in the signal path did you put the tone stack?
  6. derevaun

    "Cicada" - 1W tube amp

    So cool! Getting away from the power transformer is a victory on its own. I built the Firefly on the last (I think) PCB revision and it definitely earns its reputation as a one trick pony. It also doesn't boost well into high gain (I don't like how that sounds anyway), probably due to the...
  7. derevaun

    Sourcing LM301AN

    I recently got some from Jameco for US$3.95. I haven't tested them in a circuit yet. Good luck!
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