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  1. bean

    Different grounds

    I do, usually. Either a pour or as traces. I've done it both ways.
  2. bean

    Trimmer pots in finished projects?

    IMO, it makes sense to use trimmers if you are trying to achieve a specific bias voltage because that value may not be a common one for a fixed resistor. This kind of ignores that bias in germanium devices will drift with temperature, though. If you really want to be a super fancy pants kind of...
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    This Week on the Breadboard: The EHX Black Finger Sustainer

    The peak detection circuit and decay have already been discussed. But would a variable resistor in place of R9 allow for some useful "attack" control?
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    This Week on the Breadboard: The EHX Black Finger Sustainer

    The single ended version looks very promising. Great work, Chuck!
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    DEMO boomking (MadBean BoomBoom / Brassmaster)

    Big Nasty Clang is a perfect summary of the Brassmaster. Some go-getter should do a version with added expression pedal control. Not me, though.
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    Tim pcb

    I do regret selling my OG Tim I bought from Paul. The DIY versions I've built have all be great but I have a sentimental attachment to the original. I used it on a couple records we made way back when. Shoulda kept it.
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    Deluxe Memory Man-madbean skoolie

    That's great work. Clean inside and out!
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    Kingmaker Flanger

    It's a surprisingly good sounding flanger, IMO. I'm happy it worked out for you.
  9. bean

    Tim pcb

    I do. It should correspond to the first version of the Tim (minus the fx loop), although I did include my own clipping mod on the project. Feel free to use the schematic to build your own vero/PCB if you like.
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    New SpinCAD Designer release with major usability improvements

    Excellent, thanks DL. I need to dig back into SpinCAD and this is the perfect reason to get motivated. I will happily throw in a donation.
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    Madbean Collosalus- MXR Flanger 117

    Glad you are digging it even though I low-key hate looking at my PCB layout work from so long ago. The electrolytic caps should all face down :)
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    How do YOU clean your boards?

    Same same. But, I still find ISO with a toothbrush then a water wash finisher gives the best results. It makes the solder joints look dull but they are very clean.
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    Bean LA2A optical limiter

    I think I designed one to fit in my Standard Series of 1590B projects. I'll check. There's a bunch of those I still haven't released. Update: yeah I have one. It's the revised design from Bajaman that includes a tone control but all the same circuitry is still there.
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    External SSD drives

    I use an external 2TB WD Passport over USB3 for automated backups. Not a single glitch in 11 years.
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    SOLVED Voltage Supply Question

    In situations like this the first thing I do is make sure I haven't made a mistake in the actual measurement. Are you getting no reading or 0v reading on the right side of that resistor? The second thing I would do is pop all the ICs from their sockets and measure on the +9v connections of the...
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    Deluxe MM board?

    The Aquaboy Deluxe became the Anamorph. Same basic DM-2 circuit with stereo output, better tweaks and better modulation. IMO, at least. I've built most of L'Ectric FX analog delay projects and they are all great, too.
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    Clusterfuzz / Figbuster

    I haven't tried this but you could mess with the collector/base feedback resistor (1M). Try both higher and lower values to skew the overall "feel" of the 8bit control. We toyed around with redesigning the Filter switch to make it produce more of a "parked wah" tone but it never went anywhere...
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    Clusterfuzz / Figbuster

    IIRC, it's 47R. The R5 might have been the component designation. Forrest designed the circuit and it's a banger. My one contribution was adding the two filter caps in the feedback path of the first two transistors. Everything else was him and it's still one of my favorite buzzes. The 8-bit...
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    when to use mlcc capacitors

    I'm team MLCC for all pF caps except the occasional silver mica. But, only C0G (NP0) type. I built one Klone years ago that used MLCC for all signal caps and it actually sounded really good, which proves I have zero taste.
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