Do you guys recommend any fet-based compressors?

[lrgaraujo]

Hello everybody
My question is pretty much the title: I would like to know if you guys can suggest any diy-friendly (not necessarily available as a project, I can design my own boards) guitar fet-based compressors beyond the usual suspects, e.g. Orange Squeezer and Rothwell Lovesqueeze.

I would appreaciate a little more control than those two provide (i don't need a studio compressor like the 1176 variations, but some degree of control of attack and/or release would be nice)

Thanks!

 

[TheCrookedMan]

It's OTA not FET, but the Engineer's Thumb (pedalpcb Thumb Sucker) is by far the best pedal compressor I've heard, and it has attack, release, level, ratio, and threshold knobs, plus a "bright" switch.

 

[Mentaltossflycoon]

Love the thumb sucker.

 

[Harry Klippton]

God dammit that's another project to add to the queue

 

[Coda]

It's OTA not FET, but the Engineer's Thumb (pedalpcb Thumb Sucker) is by far the best pedal compressor I've heard, and it has attack, release, level, ratio, and threshold knobs, plus a "bright" switch.

 

[lrgaraujo]

I've tried the engineer's thumb and I like it a lot. Was wondering specifically about fets, mostly because of the Fairfield Accountant, which sounds awesome from what I could heard, and looks to be an all-discrete design using fets

 

[Feral Feline]

I like the BearHug.

You can get a PCB at 1776 or use MidwayFair's perf layout if you don't feel like doing your own PCB.

There's also a perf layout at ELS and vero at Tagboard.

Links to the schematic are kaputski, but I think you can get it at 1776 and if not, just PM me if need be.

 

[lrgaraujo]

I like the BearHug.

You can get a PCB at 1776 or use MidwayFair's perf layout if you don't feel like doing your own PCB.

There's also a perf layout at ELS and vero at Tagboard.

Links to the schematic are kaputski, but I think you can get it at 1776 and if not, just PM me if need be.

Oh Nice!! I had forgotten about the Bearhug, might give it a go

 

[almondcity]

Sorry to resurrect this but 1776 is closed for good, right?

 

[Feral Feline]

Hmm that's ... not good.
The home page says that, but I was still able to load a Bearhug PCB into a cart... didn't try to check-out though.

 

[almondcity]

Hmm that's ... not good.
The home page says that, but I was still able to load a Bearhug PCB into a cart... didn't try to check-out though.

Yeah you can't check out right now

 

[Cybercow]

For greater control than what's offered by most other DIY compressor builds, have you considered the single chip DIY compressor solution that the SMM2166 chip offers? Jack Orman's AMZ SSM2166 presentation offers compression, limiting and gating in a single chip solution.

 

[finebyfine]

I recently built a board for circuit salad’s optofet compressor. I can’t find a link because I’m on my phone - there isn’t a ton of control via pots but you can play with some component values for the attack/release. I like other comps more but the circuit topography is really interesting and might be a good starting point.

Edit

The OPTO compressor revisited simple and works well

I have been playing with all sorts compressor ideas and the circuit below is about the simplest thing I have come up with that works well. It uses just a handful of parts and needs no critical adju…

circuitsalad.com

 

[lrgaraujo]

I recently built a board for circuit salad’s optofet compressor. I can’t find a link because I’m on my phone - there isn’t a ton of control via pots but you can play with some component values for the attack/release. I like other comps more but the circuit topography is really interesting and might be a good starting point.

Edit

The OPTO compressor revisited simple and works well

I have been playing with all sorts compressor ideas and the circuit below is about the simplest thing I have come up with that works well. It uses just a handful of parts and needs no critical adju…

circuitsalad.com

that's nice! do you know if the M in the h11f1m is a must? I have easy access to the h11f1 (with no M), and checking the datasheets it doesn't look all that different

 

[Bricksnbeatles]

I think 1776 has been fully closed for at least two years now, maybe three.

 

[finebyfine]

that's nice! do you know if the M in the h11f1m is a must? I have easy access to the h11f1 (with no M), and checking the datasheets it doesn't look all that different

Not sure but I think as long as its a FET out you should be good but I know there are other H11XXs that aren’t optofets

 

[lrgaraujo]

Not sure but I think as long as its a FET out you should be good but I know there are other H11XXs that aren’t optofets

That's what I thought so, too. If I can put together a nice layout, I'll give it a go

 

[finebyfine]

That's what I thought so, too. If I can put together a nice layout, I'll give it a go

If you’re in the us dm me your address and ill send one of my spares

 

[lrgaraujo]

If you’re in the us dm me your address and ill send one of my spares

Thank you, that's very kind. But I'm down south in Brazil