DEMO Low Tide Mini

[DGWVI]

Build Rating

5.00 star(s)

This wacky but subtle not-a-chorus thing designed by Fairfield. Sold the last one I built myself to save me from building another for a commission. Anyway, a new commission came up and decided I deserve one too

No mods or tweaks to either of these, but I do have a few things planned for the fullsize version on my bench.

I need to open mine again, and reset the BBD clock. Not sure what I was doing, but it's basically acting like a tape warped overdrive, which is cool, but not what I'm going for, so the vid only features one of em. Might make a fancy series parallel vid if I can before it ships

Not the simplest build due to the stacked pcbs. In fact I snapped all the header pins on mine when I first attempted to box it. No terribly hard to source parts, and it does something special, so I recommend it for those of you who desire wibbles and warbles

 

[Cvoxdog]

I like it, I'm just waiting for 1 part to finish my low tide senior!

 

[Synchrony Pedalworks]

Strangely, this pedal has been a staple on my board. It adds the warbles, but can also thicken the tone. It can also mimic a Lofi component to the sounds. It is a surprisingly great pedal. Nice job!

 

[TheCrookedMan]

What mods/tweaks are you planning to do? Not sure if this is feasible, but it would be cool to have the option for other LFO types besides random (triangle, sine, square).

 

[kaizoku]

Is every cap in this build tantalum? I thought tantalum was polar and not suitable for replacing in some cases.
How do you know which orientation to use in some of these cases and is it not an issue? Is there an advantage in this build?

 

[DGWVI]

Is every cap in this build tantalum? I thought tantalum was polar and not suitable for replacing in some cases.
How do you know which orientation to use in some of these cases and is it not an issue? Is there an advantage in this build?

The electrolytics are all tantalum, the film caps were all replaced with MLCCs