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tap phaser not very phasey

Started by Luke51411, September 15, 2017, 05:06:01 PM

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Luke51411

I built a 3 in 1 with the tapanator and wah trem and phaser. Everything is running smoothly except the phaser. Maybe I'm just expecting something different but the phaser doesn't sound very phasey at most settings (especially compared to some demos I've heard of it), it sounds more like a tremolo though at some settings there is some lighter phase so I'm thinking all the stages maybe aren't working correctly? The other thing is the feedback pot doesn't intensify the effect much it just adds more noise (more noise I expect but also to alter the effect more). I've triple checked parts values and the soldering and replaced IC2 but nothing is really changing. I've poked around with an audio probe but I haven't found a smoking gun. I used the recommended ldrs from small bear and its in an enclosure so light pollution shouldn't be an issue. Anything advise here is appreciated. Here are the voltages
IC 1
1 4.5
2 4.5
3 4
4 0
5 4.5
6 4.5
7 4.3~4.7
8 8.85

ic2
1 4.43~4.47
2 4.5
3 4.5
4 0
5 4.5
6 5~5.5
7 4.8~5
8 8.85

ic3
1 4.5~4.7
2 4.55
3 4.5
4 0
5 4.5
6 4.8~5
7 4.8~5
8 8.85

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