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hello all,

i have a question concerning my build but can also shed light on other future projects. im bulding the Rothwell Love Squeeze compressor pedal from a popular vero layout found at sabrotone.com. i have all the components to build but am currently at a stand still with the voltages required. obviously 9v, but im also looking at the schematic of the Love Squeeze and there is VA and VB also listed in the circuit. what are they representing and what are the voltages of them? i could be making this harder than it is but its what is holding up my progress at this point.

any input is appreciated!

Cameron

hello all,

this is in regards to my love squeeze clone build, but i also feel its vague enough to shed light on why we would choose B10K pots over A10K pots and vice versa. I was under the assumption that i was supposed to use B10K (linear) pots. but recently i was pointed towards the "Rotten Comp" PCB which is modeled after the love squeeze.

PCB and BOM for the Rotten Comp by GCFX:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/28586266/GCFX%20Build%20Docs/RottenKompBuildDoc.pdf

this is the first time ive seen real directions for A10K (audio) pots being used for the build. why audio pots? wouldnt you want your controls from 0-10 on the knob? im questioning my understanding of the difference between these 2 choices. please help?

hello all,

this is in regards to my love squeeze clone build, but i also feel its vague enough to shed light on why we would choose B10K pots over A10K pots and vice versa. I was under the assumption that i was supposed to use B10K (linear) pots. but recently i was pointed towards the "Rotten Comp" PCB which is modeled after the love squeeze.

PCB and BOM for the Rotten Comp by GCFX:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/28586266/GCFX%20Build%20Docs/RottenKompBuildDoc.pdf

this is the first time ive seen real directions for A10K (audio) pots being used for the build. why audio pots? wouldnt you want your controls from 0-10 on the knob? im questioning my understanding of the difference between these 2 choices. please help?

Hello All,

I'm in fact a newbie at this whole pedal building game, but i also wanted to post here too.  I'm currently a student at the Art Institute of Seattle undergoing their Audio Design program. This quarter I'm in a semi-advanced electronics class, and my final project is to build a pedal clone. I've chosen the Rothwell Love Squeeze (Info on this pedal found under link 1). I'm building it from a layout posted on sabrotone.com (link 2), and I wanted to MOD this pedal using the advice from one of MadBean's very own Midwayfair (link 3).   

Link 1: Love Squeeze information
http://revolutiondeux.blogspot.com/2012/06/rothwell-love-squeeze-compressor.html

Link 2: Sabrotone.com Love Squeeze Vero Layout
http://www.sabrotone.com/?attachment_id=1330

Link 3: Madbeanpedal forum about Love Squeeze MODS
http://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=14530.0

in the madbeanpedal forum post Midwayfair said to vary R10 with a 10K pot (assuming linear) for a threshold control. Also vary R9 with a 10K pot for an attack control (also assuming linear, but confused on what is actually happening). Does R9 (22R) keep the attack at almost immediate, or does varying the resistance up to 10K make the attack almost immediate? Midwayfair also said to vary R11, the decay resistor, with a 100K pot for a full second of decay.

my biggest questions are, if i go ahead and MOD in a threshold control, attack control, and decay control will the pedal still maintain its balance and perform as expected? Because of the design of my enclosure, i would like to make R11 (Decay control) a 100K trimpot mounted on the inside of the enclosure or on the strip board itself, as a kind of "variable set and forget" control. leaving me with my main VOLUME, THRESHOLD, COMPRESSION, and ATTACK on the front of my enclosure. because i havnt purchased anything yet i cant tell you if this will work, but i would like advice to see if my theory is sound, or perhaps input to make it the way i would like? the end goal is to make this idea a reality so there is a deadline.

P.S.

I have a KILLER design picked out for this project and i would be more than happy to post pictures of the final product so the people that helped me can see what i did with their knowledge.

Respectfully,

Cameron (Darko28064212)

Hello All,

I'm in fact a newbie at this whole pedal building game, but I'm currently a student at the Art Institute of Seattle undergoing their Audio Design program. This quarter I'm in a semi-advanced electronics class, and my final project is to build a pedal clone. I've chosen the Rothwell Love Squeeze (Info on this pedal found under link 1). I'm building it from a layout posted on sabrotone.com (link 2), and I wanted to MOD this pedal using the advice from one of MadBean's very own Midwayfair (link 3).   

Link 1: Love Squeeze information
http://revolutiondeux.blogspot.com/2012/06/rothwell-love-squeeze-compressor.html

Link 2: Sabrotone.com Love Squeeze Vero Layout
http://www.sabrotone.com/?attachment_id=1330

Link 3: Madbeanpedal forum about Love Squeeze MODS
http://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=14530.0

in the madbeanpedal forum post Midwayfair said to vary R10 with a 10K pot (assuming linear) for a threshold control. Also vary R9 with a 10K pot for an attack control (also assuming linear, but confused on what is actually happening). Does R9 (22R) keep the attack at almost immediate, or does varying the resistance up to 10K make the attack almost immediate? Midwayfair also said to vary R11, the decay resistor, with a 100K pot for a full second of decay.

my biggest questions are, if i go ahead and MOD in a threshold control, attack control, and decay control will the pedal still maintain its balance and perform as expected? Because of the design of my enclosure, i would like to make R11 (Decay control) a 100K trimpot mounted on the inside of the enclosure or on the strip board itself, as a kind of "variable set and forget" control. leaving me with my main VOLUME, THRESHOLD, COMPRESSION, and ATTACK on the front of my enclosure. because i havnt purchased anything yet i cant tell you if this will work, but i would like advice to see if my theory is sound, or perhaps input to make it the way i would like? the end goal is to make this idea a reality so there is a deadline.

P.S.

I have a KILLER design picked out for this project and i would be more than happy to post pictures of the final product so the people that helped me can see what i did with their knowledge.

Respectfully,

Cameron (Darko28064212)