chris.knudson
Well-known member
I don't see how a vactrol (whether you roll your own or buy one pre-made) should count any different than an IC. Does a quad op and count as four parts?
CONTEST Happy New Years Limited Parts Contest
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steviejr92
Authorized Vendor
So to answer your question a manufactured vactrol will be considered one part!
Chuck D. Bones
Circuit Wizard
Don't over-think it. Submit as many entries as you like.
We can't allow roll-your-own parts to be counted as one because it creates a huge loophole.
Yes, a quad opamp counts as one part. A CD4049 has 6 inverters in it, it's one part.
We can't allow roll-your-own parts to be counted as one because it creates a huge loophole.
Yes, a quad opamp counts as one part. A CD4049 has 6 inverters in it, it's one part.
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steviejr92
Authorized Vendor
Nope one part for a quad op amp!
Chuck D. Bones
Circuit Wizard
And before you ask, gooped entries do not qualify.
steviejr92
Authorized Vendor
Nice job! You’re way under 30 parts as well!
Chuck D. Bones
Circuit Wizard
Guess I'd better clear off a protoboard.
I just wanted to get the ball rolling, I will kindly let someone else win the Pedal.
This is no different to putting a YATS up & tweaking some values or adding a Fat switch
Chuck can introduce a tone control to the Schematic which is what happened to the Saturn VI & maybe there is some fairy dust with the 2 Ferrite Beads missing from this Schematic.
matmonster58
Active member
Great contest idea! After seeing the infamous stringdusters over new years, I want to make one of those piezo stompbox/kick drums. I've played with the idea in the past but never got anything great of reliable.
At this point I've learned enough to make nice circuit that should sound good plugged straight in.
Hopefully I'll work up a new effect pedal too for the contest. I just finished up the first of my own designs, it's sounds pretty good and I'm feeling confident
At this point I've learned enough to make nice circuit that should sound good plugged straight in.
Hopefully I'll work up a new effect pedal too for the contest. I just finished up the first of my own designs, it's sounds pretty good and I'm feeling confident
steviejr92
Authorized Vendor
The circuit gladiators are suiting up! 
Chuck D. Bones
Circuit Wizard
Honestly sometimes coming up with a design with fewer bits can be harder... but I'm going to give it a shot.
You might be surprised how many pedals have a 30 or under parts count.
PPCB Blue Breaker has 29 parts.
PPCB Cream Pie Fuzz has 30 parts.
PPCB Eternal Burst has 24 parts.
PPCB Fuzz Foundry has 16 parts.
PPCB Titania2 has 22 parts.
PPCB Antithesis Fuzz has 25 parts.
The Biggus Dickus has 30 parts if you leave off the "magic eyes."
The Tone Benders Mk I, II & III are all under 30 parts, including the charge pumps.
steviejr92
Authorized Vendor
I think the biggest shocker on here for me at least is the blues breaker…I really thought it was way more than that.
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Fingolfen
Well-known member
Oh yeah, tons do... but doing something new / original / or modifying the features of a circuit that's already at or near that parts count is going to be challenging... both of my Dimetrodon Distortion pedals (stock and the one with the switchable mids) exceed that... granted, the stock one not by much...
Feral Feline
Well-known member
Yeah, I thought I was clever 'cause I found a loophole I needed — transistor array hooray!
LM3046N has 5 transistors inside it, I save 4 parts. I'm still having a tough time, though.
I've been up all night scouring the interwebbage for simpler smaller building blocks for "my" circuit.
A short story is harder to write than a novel. Now write a 3-minute pop-song that has a good story to tell, (Cue Chuck Berry...) — now try to write a really good headline!
LM3046N has 5 transistors inside it, I save 4 parts. I'm still having a tough time, though.
I've been up all night scouring the interwebbage for simpler smaller building blocks for "my" circuit.
Sure is!Honestly sometimes coming up with a design with fewer bits can be harder... but I'm going to give it a shot.
A short story is harder to write than a novel. Now write a 3-minute pop-song that has a good story to tell, (Cue Chuck Berry...) — now try to write a really good headline!
matmonster58
Active member
Well I decided to go a different route than I was expecting to for my stomp box. Instead of using the sound of a piezo, I think I'm going to try to use a piezo to trigger an 808 style drum sound.
I don't know much about synthesizers but Moritz Klein on YouTube has great videos on synth circuits.
I'm at 20 parts right now. I have no clue how it'll sound but this is what ill start with.
I don't know much about synthesizers but Moritz Klein on YouTube has great videos on synth circuits.
I'm at 20 parts right now. I have no clue how it'll sound but this is what ill start with.
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Bricksnbeatles
Member known well
I’ll start planning tomorrow. I have some ideas brewing. I’m guessing they are, but just to double check— Are pedal-specific digital parts (Tap/StompLFO; fv-1; pt2399; belton brick) allowed, or is that frowned upon? I particularly have some interesting ideas with the 2399 and TapLFO chip (the tap-LFO just serving to reduce parts count vs a discrete analog LFO) to do something that ironically isn’t really modulation pedal or a delay pedal 
KR Sound
Well-known member
Parts is parts.I’ll start planning tomorrow. I have some ideas brewing. I’m guessing they are, but just to double check— Are pedal-specific digital parts (Tap/StompLFO; fv-1; pt2399; belton brick) allowed, or is that frowned upon? I particularly have some interesting ideas with the 2399 and TapLFO chip (the tap-LFO just serving to reduce parts count vs a discrete analog LFO) to do something that ironically isn’t really modulation pedal or a delay pedal