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Projects => Build Reports => Topic started by: Aleph Null on October 16, 2018, 03:16:12 AM

Title: Super Tone Control
Post by: Aleph Null on October 16, 2018, 03:16:12 AM
Anderton's Super Tone Control on vero (layout form Tagboard Effects (https://tagboardeffects.blogspot.com/2012/09/anderton-super-tone-control.html)). This circuit behaves more like something you'd find in a synth than a guitar amp or channel strip. It can produce a wide range of sounds, but the controls are highly interactive, which can make it a little fiddly.

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1976/31477413418_9a11c60220_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/PXxYms)

Originally, I had wanted to do pictographic labels for the controls, but there wasn't enough space with all the knobs. Once I had decided to name it "EQ", I settled on two-letter labels. From left to right, top to bottom they are: Low Pass, Band Pass, High Pass, Level, Center Frequency, Resonance, (and a resonance low/high toggle).

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1918/45302203282_297e14138b_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2c2cCJo)

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1920/31477412648_23d18b82d9_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/PXxY8b)

Finish is printer paper and Mod Podge under an acrylic clear coat.

18v charge pump built in. The original schematic calls for a dual-gang A10k for CF. I could only source an A100k. I upped the 33r resistors to 330r and it works as it should. The A10k LV pot keeps the output impedance low. RZ is wired backwards because it felt more intuitive.

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1950/45302202462_138faaafed_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2c2cCuf)

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1975/31477411238_83088f9a95_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/PXxXGS)

I used solid 18awg wire to the resonance switch to act as stand offs. This floats the board over the LV and CF pots.