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So I was watching some video on DIY synth module circuits on Moritz Klein's channel, and he added a ground lift to the circuit at one point to reduce noise and get an arpeggiator to track pitches better (pretty sure that was its role, I'd have to watch back). I've seen ground lift toggles on...

This was a pretty easy build, with the only exception that I soldered the pots in three stages rather than trying to align all 27 pins to the PCB at once. It sounds cool, but I do get a cyclical whooshing sound in the background while everything is maxed for each filter (intensity, resonance...

Hi all, the second of today's three builds went swimmingly, as I had done 90% of the work ready and just needed to slot in 8n2 caps, connect the wires and box it. This is the first time I've built a repeat, but this time I followed the BoM exactly instead of making a few subs out of...

Hey all, this was my third build of the day, and I knew it was probably too much, but I finished the Nugget Fuzz this afternoon. Only issue is that there's no sound. It passes clean and clear audio through the C-buffer when the circuit is off, but when I switch it on I get a lit LED but no...

First of all, this is a really cool and unique pedal! I love all three DBA pedals I've built (please trace more @Robert!), and this one is no exception. Here's the catch; I used a 1P8T toggle switch instead of a 2P4T. It works, and sounds awesome. I haven't tested it extensively and won't be...

Hey all, just finished putting together a War Scythe build with the cleft mod. I used a 2N1306 for Q2 (the AC176) as that was the only NPN germanium I had (this could be the problem, but I can't compare). I originally tried the 2N5089s for Q4 and Q5 as per the mod, and that was noisy. Switched...

Found this schematic of the Hydra circuit in the forum, and I'm trying to understand how the switches work in tandem with the FV1. Pins 16, 17 and 18 (S0, S1 and S2 respectively) are connected to three of the switches, one each. The pinouts refer to these as related to program selection, so I'm...

I have a few questions before I keep going with this one, they're all relatively simple. 1. Looking at the build docs, it's D2 and D5 that are swapped out but then C16 is left blank (I assume unpopulated means no jumper either). C16 is in the first feedback loop; should C19 be left blank...

This one was a request from a client (admittedly my only one), and while I was skeptical having never played one before, it delivers on a classic light overdrive sound. it can do a clean boost and a gritty drive for your amp or other dirt boxes. I didn't have time to look into mods, but this is...

Short version, I like this pedal and there's not a lot of bad sounds in there, but I think I need to stray from the path in terms of biasing and just use my ear. I LOVE the biasing pads, thank you @Robert!

Hey everyone, this is #38 overall and I think the 9th in April. I've been fighting an XC Phase* on and off, so I was excited to have a phaser I can rely on! this thing has some cool sounds and I really like that I can get almost an autowah effect with it. It was a fun build and I'm glad I waited...

So this pedal is super fun and cool!!! I love dialing a fat saw bass noise, then running that into the Octaclave. Key note, primary side of the transformer points towards the top of the board!! I had to do surgery on a grape to get the transformer out, and it left a ton of damage. I also...

tldr; Good pedal. Primary side of the transformer goes towards the TOP of the PCB. So far I'm really enjoying this pedal; even more so once I flipped the transformer around! It was a pain in the ass but I managed to unsolder it and jimmy it back in. I used D9B diodes, I have some others I might...

There's like two dozen builds before this I haven't posted, but this is a great one to start with, as it is my first commissioned build, my first FV1 build and my first "proper" mod (ie not just a different component value). I LOVE this pedal and will be building one for myself. I have a Walrus...

Hi all, just finished this about an hour ago after the delivery was delayed due to the big storm in the northeast. While I'm playing it sounds cool and I believe is working correctly, but if I don't play or even unplug the input, it'll make a kind of divebomb sound falling in pitch, like a...

Hi all, I have a couple combo build ideas, but my first is pretty straightforward: op amp and transistors big muffs, with two footswitches and a toggle to flip the order. My intuition tells me I can just wire up the inputs and outputs to the order switch utility PCB and call it a day, but...

Hey everyone, I mentioned this in response to a build report but wanted to get some more in depth help here if possible. The preamp sounds like it should, but on higher settings with the switch set to High there's a "whine" that dominates the sound. I switched out 3 different each of charge...