Matopotato
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Any difference where you put them in the chain order?
Git - Pase 90 - amp tested?
What's your nemesis circuit?
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Git - Pase 90 - amp tested?
Yes, that's how I usually test a new build.
It got better in the studio (my place picks a lot of radio), but it was a lot, even then
Matopotato
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I have used shielded wire for builds with porential risk like flanger, phaser etc.
At least on the input wire. It can be a bit of work and the signal wire easily breaks. Also the shield needs grounding in one end only in case you try this.
Duo Phase I think I did them all with shielded, then had very different phasing on A vs B. So experimented with LED strength which forced me to un box a few times... so of course the shielded wires broke off a few times.
Building pedals can be a test of character and patience. Like some Zen thing...
Have you tried a small cap from the input to ground?
Matopotato
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How small?
(Assume it goes in like a pull down resistor?)
bluedmc777
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No, that one's a Buffalo FX circuit so neither I nor Verlie did those, I think it was a small French company and the owner got sick? I think there's a TGP thread about the whole saga, any way, she ended up taking over the designs.
A large majority of the stuff I've done hasn't even been released yet, things gonna git crazy, but I'm partially responsible for The Gallstone, Kurt's Cologne (not for the names
) Echo Flanger, Deluxe Elastic Mattress, 126-Flanger/Doubler and a few of the overdrives/distortions... Retiklon, OG-1, Mischief & Distortion-II.She really is, her ethos is incredibly refreshing, has a huge vintage gear collection and she's willing to take massive gambles on circuits other people won't touch for complexity.
Even had my mum sent flowers totally unannounced when my dad passed, just the nicest person in the business.
bluedmc777
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She actually traded me my old MXR M118 with the 3 Retircon SAD1024 for 2 of her pedals from US to Australia lol! I was just a stranger! I own one of her Elastic Mastresse as well but I REALLY want the new Deluxe version. I think I’m one of the few that actually likes the DEM more than the EM. I owned the last version DEM first and then fell into a rabbit hole a owned every version of the original EM. I like both circuits but I think the joy of owning the DEM first just did it for me.No, that one's a Buffalo FX circuit so neither I nor Verlie did those, I think it was a small French company and the owner got sick? I think there's a TGP thread about the whole saga, any way, she ended up taking over the designs.
A large majority of the stuff I've done hasn't even been released yet, things gonna git crazy, but I'm partially responsible for The Gallstone, Kurt's Cologne (not for the names
She really is, her ethos is incredibly refreshing, has a huge vintage gear collection and she's willing to take massive gambles on circuits other people won't touch for complexity.
Even had my mum sent flowers totally unannounced when my dad passed, just the nicest person in the business.
Pretty wild that you say things are gonna get crazier because she released some incredible pedals already! Look forward to seeing the future releases
drgonzo1969
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Hell yeah, can't wait till that one gets released.
JTEX
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I keep working on and improving an onboard headphone amp I designed. I think it really whips the llama's ass. I use it all the time at band practice (private in-ear monitoring, straight out of my bass - I ALWAYS hear myself), at home to practice along music (it has an aux in), and so on. Nobody cares. It draws just 0.35mA at idle, which is very likely a world record for a headphone amp. Lasts forever on a 9V battery. NOBODY CARES 
I care! Sounds like a pretty cool design.I keep working on and improving an onboard headphone amp I designed. I think it really whips the llama's ass. I use it all the time at band practice (private in-ear monitoring, straight out of my bass - I ALWAYS hear myself), at home to practice along music (it has an aux in), and so on. Nobody cares. It draws just 0.35mA at idle, which is very likely a world record for a headphone amp. Lasts forever on a 9V battery. NOBODY CARES
Are you going to make it a DIY project, market it as a product or is this just for your self... if it's just for your self and you keep showing everyone you meet your tiny headphone amp then snatching it away when they go to look that might explain it
JTEX
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I'll probably publish it in some magazine, since nobody wants to buy it anyway 
There nothing to it, except for the right choice of component - which is absolutely key. But I'm probably on the wrong forum for this. It's a low power design, and pedals don't really care much about that.
There nothing to it, except for the right choice of component - which is absolutely key. But I'm probably on the wrong forum for this. It's a low power design, and pedals don't really care much about that.I see the problem here...I'll probably publish it in some magazine, since nobody wants to buy it anyway
Put it in a fancy/unique enclosure, add a toggle switch that says 'tube' that does... something, give it some buzzwordy development spiel and hound a celebrity guitarist with a large following to use it and post about it online.
Everyone will care.
I thought your little tiny rockman thingy was a cool bit of engineering, everyone can mod a tube screamer, engineering something with those kind of goals, extreme low current or what have you is what keeps things interesting!
But in all honesty, considering the relatively small range of headphone amps out there, I'd have thought a well marketed boutique circuit could have legs.
JTEX
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^ There are many small, cheap, pluggable headphone amps out there, such as the Vox AmPlug series (they suck - that's why I designed this!). How many people would want to pay more for an onboard one with no FX? Even if mine lasts 10x longer on a battery, gets way louder before clipping, and it's far less noisy, it's still a pretty niche thing. Kind of like my onboard compressor that nobody knows what to do with. Ufff... I need a marketing department! But I hate marketing. I guess I'll just drive Uber for beer money 
bluedmc777
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Right now it’s the Aldrin Fuzz to Hybrid Fuzz Driver conversion. Simply because my faceplate has the led drilled in the wrong and awkward location. I had to modify the enclosure and now trying to figure how I’m gonna shimmy this led to the correct location. It’s a new issue for me I’m sure it’s nothing for you guys lol. But it’s been one minor issue after another so I’m taking my sweet arse time.