Carlin Compressor/Fuzz

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Designed by Nils Olof Carlin is reminiscent of 70’s Swedish Prog-Rock

description from moodysounds.com

Carlin Compressor
The special detail with the Carlin Compressor is that you can mix in overdrive in the sound. This is because the pedal has, apart from the Sustain and Volume knobs, one called “Dist”. If Dist is turned down all the way you have a completely clean tone with a pretty mild and natural sounding compression. If you turn up Dist you will find a sound that is perfect for solos.
“I borrowed a Carlin Compressor and it is one of the best pedals I have used. It has got to be more known” – Reine Fiske

 

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I’ve built one using this Tagboard Effects layout.

I really like this circuit and I’m not big on compressors but having the ability to add in some distortion to the compressed signal is very sweet. I also like it as a standalone compressor but it might benefit from a “tone” or “treble” control.

 

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Here is a neat essay from the circuit designer