SOLVED Caesar Chorus Question - Shape switch

[SCTTWTR]

Hi-
Just finished a Caesar Chorus (built with the Coolaudio BBD/Timer chipset). Is it me or is the shape switch extremely subtle ? Everything seams to be working (4 pots) as they should but my ears can't hear much difference with the switch.
I saw a post on here about a solder bridge by the LED's but that's not an issue with mine.

Would appreciate any feedback or thoughts ...
Thanks !

 

[Erik S]

Both positions sound the same to me. There are other posts that indicate the same experience.

I love the pedal though. Especially running it as a vibe with the blend all the way up.

 

[kingsfan7205]

that solder bridge post was probably mine. if you crank all the knobs and put it on vibrato mode you'll tell a slight difference, but I had a Julia and it was just as subtle, you can barely tell the difference

 

[DGWVI]

You can change out the diodes for something with a lower forward voltage to get a bit more of a difference between the two modes.

I used Infrared LEDs in my last build. Those have a vf of 1.2 compared to most red LEDs' 1.7, so not a huge difference, but it is a bit more audible

 

[SCTTWTR]

Thanks for the responses ... glad to know I'm not going crazy. I love the pedal/circuit though. I've built some others with MN3207/3102 circuits and never been as happy as I am with this one ... definitely a keeper !

 

[swyse]

You can change out the diodes for something with a lower forward voltage to get a bit more of a difference between the two modes.

I used Infrared LEDs in my last build. Those have a vf of 1.2 compared to most red LEDs' 1.7, so not a huge difference, but it is a bit more audible

did this affect your depth knob much? In my mind it would reduce it some but I'm not sure.

 

[DGWVI]

did this affect your depth knob much? In my mind it would reduce it some but I'm not sure.

Nope. Or at least I haven't noticed. It should just round off the peaks of the triangle wave that the LFO spits out.

 

[MyTC]

Hello everyone,

I have a problem with the LOFO of the Caesar Chorus. The pedal works absolutely superb, but the switch doesn't do anything that a human ear can hear! Both LED lights are flashing, and all parts are checked three times. There must be another problem, but my ideas are gone. Does everyone have the same problem but fixed it?

 

[Robert]

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