Bring out yer Diptrace
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dan.schumaker
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I've been using the SMD service a bit lately. I am only using it to squeeze more into a 1590A 
It is a different way of thinking how to lay parts out, how to trace around them, but its a fun way to think differently on how to solve the puzzle.
It is a different way of thinking how to lay parts out, how to trace around them, but its a fun way to think differently on how to solve the puzzle.
szukalski
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I've been tempted by the SMD service, but they don't do DDP for the EU with it. May have to bite the bullet and try..
In any case, a few of the things I've been working on to share the love.
Chuck's FET/Ge Boost:
A Pharoah Muff, trying to route based on audio path rather than aesthetics:
Proto-board for mini breadboards plus pots:
Chuck's basic relay made for 1590B:
In any case, a few of the things I've been working on to share the love.
Chuck's FET/Ge Boost:
A Pharoah Muff, trying to route based on audio path rather than aesthetics:
Proto-board for mini breadboards plus pots:
Chuck's basic relay made for 1590B:
JamieJ
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@dan.schumaker - I have had loads of issues with uploading the CPL and BOM files previously and could never get it to work but I’ve had a breakthrough today with this PCB and managed to get it working! The amount you fit in a 1590A is beyond belief! 
Smrtokvitek
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I have this design in a to-do drawer. It is my take on Freia fuzz with an integrated switch and the possibility of midi switching. Nothing tested yet. I sadly don't have the resources to push it to production.
Feral Feline
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Is "PirateCat" the name of the effect or the name of your pedal-company-to-be?
Smrtokvitek
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Name of the "pedal-company-to-be" sounds about right.
I was thinking about naming the pedal Brünnhilde fuzz. It is also a goddess and a cat...
Brünnhilde
1 photograph : print ; sheet 12 x 9 cm. | Photograph shows side view of a cat wearing a winged helmet and breastplate armor in the role of the valkyrie Brünnhilde from the opera Der Ring des Niebelungen.
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finebyfine
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A recent one came in: Korg rack delay preamp board for a commission, 90% sure I copied Aion 1:1 but can’t remember honestly. About to populate it up and test it
Grubb
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Help or not, if that's your first attempt, I have no doubt you're also going to be really good at this!
vigilante398
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I'm still thinking about my NAMM experience last week, and in my daydreaming I thought about what I want to do when I get a booth. Most pedal companies used headphone amplifiers so you can get a quieter listening experience, but it made me realize I hate the sound of most headphone amplifiers out there. So I designed an OTL (output transformerless) tube headphone amp. It should be good for headphones down to 30Ω, so I'm excited to try it out and see if it's going to work the way I want it to. It won't fit in a pedal enclosure, but it should fit in an 8"x4"x2" chassis.
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iamjackslackof
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As someone about to order the Bottlehead Crack OTL tube amp, I would totally buy and build this!
Mentaltossflycoon
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Same, not the bottlehead, but same.
vigilante398
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It's actually a fairly straightforward design, I was thinking about making it available as a project if I liked it. I'll let everyone know. You need a power transformer and a chassis, and the power tube is a 6AS7G which isn't a common one, but otherwise should be fairly easy to put together if you've ever built an amp (or even a reasonably complex pedal).
vigilante398
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My last PCB order hasn't even shown up yet (ETA is thursday) but I'm already ordering this and it's @Passinwind's fault. A tube mic preamp has been on my list for about two years now, and he finally convinced me to take a swing at it. It's a mixed design, all the power supply stuff is SMD and all the signal path stuff is through-hole. It's going to be expensive, so it better turn out cool or I'm going to be upset.
Harry Klippton
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Is there a trick to bringing in artwork for the top silkscreen layer? It seems like diptrace wants to re-vector my vector artwork and screwing it up. I'm making my designs in inkscape, exporting to a PNG, then using "add picture" to the top silk layer, since I can't import an .svg to diptrace. Is there a better way to do this?
Smrtokvitek
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Export as DXF from your vector drawing program and import it in Diptrace as a layer of your preference. It is a bit clumsy and you need to find the config that works. If I remember correctly everything needs to be in curves.
Harry Klippton
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Edit: nope that wasn't it.
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Harry Klippton
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Looks like kicad supports.svg import 
