DEMO vcf (Minnow)

[DGWVI]

Build Rating

5.00 star(s)

Minimal tweak to this one -

1. C3 increased to 3.3n to lower the cutoff frequency, fatten it up a smidge
2. R20 reduced to 100r to reduce minimum attack time
3. D1&2 are 1N5817
4. S/H switch is now a stomp
5. Used a 2N5089 for the noise transistor
6. IC2 is LM1458

Demo to illustrate the range and interactivity of the controls-

And, someone requested a demo with the Axis fuzz face while I was recording, so here's that -

 

[Matopotato]

I noticed you had build another Minnow earlier described here.
Both builds have some tweaks and mods. How would you compare them overall?
I looked at an old YT clip of the Tonepad version which has an Up/Down switch mod. (red box)


It is located between R21 and the Mode switch 1 in the Minnow schematic.
Was this something you considered?
R20 being 240R in the Minnow and 300R in the Tonepad version and your mod set it to 100R.
Would adding the UP/DOWN mod affect this do you think?


I also read about your Haarp build. I understand that an arpeggiator and a shift/hold build are not the same thing, but there is something about the way they sound that overlaps a bit imho. Do you prefer one over the other?

 

[DGWVI]

I noticed you had build another Minnow earlier described here.
Both builds have some tweaks and mods. How would you compare them overall?
I looked at an old YT clip of the Tonepad version which has an Up/Down switch mod. (red box)

View attachment 92188
It is located between R21 and the Mode switch 1 in the Minnow schematic.
Was this something you considered?
R20 being 240R in the Minnow and 300R in the Tonepad version and your mod set it to 100R.
Would adding the UP/DOWN mod affect this do you think?


I also read about your Haarp build. I understand that an arpeggiator and a shift/hold build are not the same thing, but there is something about the way they sound that overlaps a bit imho. Do you prefer one over the other?

I don't find the reverse sweep terribly useful in this circuit, but MadBean makes the Batwing which has this mode built in. R20 effects the minimum attack time for the peak detector, with the reverse sweep this will give a much more pronounced ducking effect at the onset of pick attack

As for the haarp, I'm not a fan. It's a fun toy to mess around with, but it's just not my thing