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My last multimeter seemed to give up the ghost. It was intermittent on voltage and continuity readings and even though I took it apart and resoldered the connectors nothing seemed to improve. So, out with the cheap DMM and back to a Klein. I don't have Fluke kind of money.

This one seems to be working well enough. I really like the reverse contrast display and the little holders for the probes!

https://www.kleintools.com/catalog/multimeters/digital-multimeter-trms-auto-ranging-1000v-temp-low-impedance

Just a heads up to keep everyone in the loop:

- I will be slow-rolling the restocks after the clearance sale of the end of 2023. Some projects will be back, some will get minor updates to conform to my more recent design standards, some will go away or transition to a different format later on.

- The Standard Series projects will roll out in Feb. Ten projects, a lot of them new offerings. I'm taking delivery of the boards this week but I have to rebuild all of them since each one got a final revision. One thing I'm excited about is you'll be able to choose between either a standard or relay based switching bypass board for each project.  All in 1590B. The focus of these projects is ease of build with minimal wiring required (and obviously cool circuits).

- The new storefront is planned to coincide with the new releases, including the new Total Recall, the Standard series, two additional mbp projects, and three brand new VFE SPS projects. So, like 16 projects at once! It's going to take some time

- I'm not dead, just transitioning to a better format and service for mbp customers. I appreciate you guys sticking along for the ride. I am stoked since this is going to be the culmination of what I spent a lot of time working towards last year.

More Anamorphs in the store. Clearance sale is still going a few more days, at least.

I've got lots of transition coming up in 2024 so it's time to clear out inventory to get prepared. Many projects on sale, and many of those up to 50% off. Also, I have the VFE projects back on sale at a big discount, but they do not include the MCU.
You can get the hex code here: https://www.vfepedals.com/product-page/hex
There was a group buy of VFE MCU happening on the PedalPCB forum recently so maybe check and see if that's still going.

As we do every year, the PIF threads are now available. You can give, you can get. I will have a few things posted this week, as well!

https://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?board=105.0

Just a little note to keep everyone in the loop.

A lot of stuff is out of stock right now. We've had some setbacks over the last few months (my accident, an expensive surgery for one of my dogs this month, etc). That combined with sluggish sales over the same time period is why things are not getting restocked more promptly. This is just temporary. I will get the store back in proper order as soon as I can. I appreciate everyone's patience and I hope this doesn't put off too many people. My commitment is still 100% even if it seems like I might be neglecting things right now.

So, I find two batches of boards sitting amongst my regular stock and I think : hey, I don't think I ever released these! Look at my files and, yup, they were from 2021. How did I not notice these boards sitting here all this time? So, I start looking over the designs and decide "I should update these for my current layout style first and re-run them." Spend about 3 hours or so between the both, get 'em looking good. Alright!

Nope. I had already released both projects in 2021. They just hadn't sold much anytime recently so I completely forgot about them. My name is bean and I have the brain the size of an even small bean.

I haven't said much about upcoming stuff recently so here's where we are at for the next 2-3 months:

- Anamorph stereo analog delay comes out next week. This is replacing all the non-Memory Man projects I've previously offered.
- After that I'm pausing all project development to get the new web shop designed and up. That will take a couple of weeks at least.
- After that the next batch of releases will be a few new redesigned VFE projects (using the SPS switching system) and the new mbp "Standard" 1590B series. A bunch of existing projects are going away to put them in the new series.
- Once that's all done I'll pick the final releases for the year which will be a mix of all different types of projects. Lotta stuff to pick from.

This topic has been moved to Tech Help.

https://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=34928.0

Okay, poking a little fun at LaceSensor's thread: https://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=34914.0

Mythos just released this. I did some of the design work on it (mostly nuts and bolts suff). Zach did all the important tone tweaking to match a unit he particularly liked. I think his demo here sounds sweet!

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The Pearl flanger and a Shredmaster in a 1590B!

Peter has released the hex code for his switching system to the community absolutely free!
https://www.vfepedals.com/product-page/hex

So, to piggyback on his generosity I am going to work up a bypass PCB design that uses it, but with just the switching system and output mute (IOW exclude the dual rail power supply bit) that can be used with any DIY build. And, I'm going to release the design files and Gerbers free for everyone so anyone can have their own boards made and use them to their heart's content. I may do a couple versions, like one for 1590B and one for 1590BB. This isn't something I will be offering through mbp as a product or anything like that. It's for everyone (including me) to use when you wanna do soft touch bypass on a build.

Here's the part I need help with: I can't do much building right now (or any sit down work really) so I'm asking for a couple volunteers that can help out in verifying the project. You would need to be able to order your own boards (from JLC or OSHPark, etc) and program your own MCU (this one uses the 12F509). So, it would cost a few bucks to participate but you'd also be doing a service to the community. Anyway, let me know if you are interested. I'll probably start working on this in a day or so.

Starts today!

Been using tablets since they first came out 10 years or so ago. My last one was a Huwaei and the screen was literally separating from it. Anyway, the wife totally surprised me with a Galaxy Tab S7 FE for Father's Day. It's way nicer than anything I would buy for myself! Massive 12.4" hi res panel. I am a spoiled man. Kinda ridiculous for forum browsing and YouTube but hey, who's complaining? I was thinking I might try FL Studio Mobile finally. Might as well try to work on some music while I'm recovering.

If you are waiting on any shipment from mbp, there will be a delay of another couple days. Apologies, I got in a wreck today and I am a bit fucked up. Fortunately, I am home and not in hospital.

I usually don't get into personal family stuff here but I want to post this pic. Here's me and my handsome dad way back when. Respect the mustache. Respect the wallpaper, haha. Dad passed away earlier this week one day before his 76th birthday so I'd like to honor him because he's 1/2 of the reason I am. He's maybe 25 or 26 in this pic and had already been to Vietnam. He was a good person.

Gas Tank, Headtrip2, Current Lover, Rabbit Hole, & Harbinger Two!

Couple new projects coming soon.

The EHX/JHS collab came out a couple days ago and looks to be a mash-up of a couple well-known Tim Escobedo circuits. I breadboarded it yesterday and it sounds good so I made a quick Etcher's Paradise project if you want to DIY your own PCB. I put in some suggestions and added a couple optional mods, too.

Under the "Fuzz" section: https://www.madbeanpedals.com/EP/index.html