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Title: Schumann PLL (or The Box of a Billion Wires)
Post by: soldersqueeze on January 18, 2018, 03:14:01 PM
After this sat dead on a shelf for a couple of months, I started feeling really guilty about avoiding troubleshooting this beast. So I spent the last few hours going through it and finally found a single, unsoldered pad.
Sigh.
Even ignoring today, this is probably the most time i've invested in a build, but I'm really happy with the result. It's as compact as I feel comfortable making something with this much wire in it, and unlike most builds I've seen (especially the original) you can actually hit the bastard footswitch!
Paint job is old school DIY (ie. garbage), but that's never been my strong point.

(https://i.imgur.com/2wNBlkZ.jpg?1)

(https://i.imgur.com/GtwZwRK.jpg?1)

Under the board is as neat as I could make it

(https://i.imgur.com/H8wJgb5.jpg)

The board then just folds over the pots. I built a very technical rig for the wiring process as you can see ;D

As an effect, it's fairly bonkers, and I haven't messed with it much but I'm pretty sure everything works as it should. I've played a lot of crazy effects but this has it's own thing going on, worth building in my opinion, especially if you've recently given up drugs and are looking for a substitute.
I think with this working I'll finish my vero ADA flanger and then only build fabbed PCBs with board mounted pots for the rest of my life!
Title: Re: Schumann PLL (or The Box of a Billion Wires)
Post by: alanp on January 18, 2018, 03:24:53 PM
Now I feel bad about my one. It's been sitting in the Box Of Shame for more than a year now. (Blue Toecutter pcb.)
Title: Re: Schumann PLL (or The Box of a Billion Wires)
Post by: stringsthings on January 18, 2018, 09:25:08 PM
That's an impressive vero build!  I've been tempted in the past to tackle that,
but I'm glad I waited until a PCB with board mounted pots was made available.
( by PMowdes2 at Dead End FX )

Looking forward to making lots of crazy noises.
Title: Re: Schumann PLL (or The Box of a Billion Wires)
Post by: Timko on January 18, 2018, 11:24:34 PM
I have spent the beginning of 2018 starting to explore synth sound type pedals.  Thanks for for introducing this to me! 

Amazing build too.  It looks quite intimidating.
Title: Re: Schumann PLL (or The Box of a Billion Wires)
Post by: blearyeyes on January 18, 2018, 11:37:50 PM
That is frightening!


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Title: Re: Schumann PLL (or The Box of a Billion Wires)
Post by: mrclean77 on January 19, 2018, 04:11:56 PM
You built it on vero, had to troubleshoot and now it works - hold your head high, sir!

8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: Schumann PLL (or The Box of a Billion Wires)
Post by: 287m on January 19, 2018, 04:25:39 PM
holy crap! amazing vero build report again
Title: Re: Schumann PLL (or The Box of a Billion Wires)
Post by: kaycee on January 21, 2018, 10:07:51 AM
Now that's an achievement, complex build, tricky with vero, well done.
Title: Re: Schumann PLL (or The Box of a Billion Wires)
Post by: Aleph Null on January 23, 2018, 05:00:18 PM
Damn.
Title: Re: Schumann PLL (or The Box of a Billion Wires)
Post by: drsteel on January 25, 2018, 03:05:15 AM
This is mind-boggling. Great work!