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[$25 shipped]

Geekmackdaddy, a longtime member of BYOC and the DIY Community, has hit upon a rough patch recently. So he doesn't have to sell beloved gear this holiday some donations are being made. In addition to a small donation I have already made, I have a two bundles here for sale. 100% of the proceeds will go to Geek.

DigDug2 + Laserwolf
Tapanator Bundle + Weener Wah

Each of these bundles is $25 shipped anywhere and includes a free pre-release version of the upcoming Aquaboy project (DM-2 in a 125B). The only difference in the pre-release Aquaboy is PCB color.

If you would like one of the bundles please post here in the thread and I will PM you. Thanks!

That looks awesome! I've got mine about 75% done. It's a monster build.

It's possible the popping is coming from the circuit output, actually. A bit unusual but it can happen (generally mechanical popping is noticed at the input because it gets amplified throughout the audio circuit). Try tack soldering a 1M between the circuit output and ground on your 3PDT and see if that does anything. I'm just guessing at this point.

I think the best you can do here is 1M each on R1 and R2, and increase C1 to 22n or 47n. You lose the extremely high input impedance but it's still going to be plenty high enough by guitar standards. If it still pops then that's pretty much the end of the road unless you maybe try a relay type bypass.

Noticing that my 4:1 has a decent amount of pop on it, too. That's basically the same circuit with a clean blend.

[FlimFlam]

FlimFlam
- Based on the EHX Double Tracker

This is a slapback echo which I've set up for 9-12v DC supply instead of 18v like the original.

Something is going on with your power, for sure. What supply are you using and what DC does it output (without being connected to anything).

First thing I would do is pull IC2 out of its socket, reconnect the power and see what your supply is. If it suddenly bounces back up closer to 9v then the problem is in IC2...either the chip itself or possibly a solder bridge somewhere.

That looks terrific! You should enter that in the BOTY contest...just sayin'.

Very cool, did you build the board itself?

No, it's a Pedaltrain. I really wanted to build my own but I kept putting it off for so long I just said 'screw it'.

Very nice, but someone stole your wah


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Yeah I regret that there is not enough room for a wah or expression pedal on there. At least with the Mobius I can get some wah type sounds. Was thinking of getting one of the real tiny expression pedals like the AMT. I also kinda gave up on building a looper since I am going for a stereo setup now.

Needs a bit of cleanup on the wiring but this is coming together. I think the drives will be swapped out frequently but everything else is solid. I put an LED strip across the middle bar and wired it to a DC jack to power off the PS.

The triggering makes it a bit hard to be consistent. I wonder if a compressor in front of it would help...

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/madbeanpedals/mikustomp[/soundcloud]

...this was worth the $100 I spent on it.

On its own it's kinda okay. The triggering is not great, there is some latency and some of the modes sound pretty much the same. But, when you combine it with other stuff it gets really interesting. Running it through a Pitch Fork, Slow Loris, the upcoming FFX Parallax and delay yielded some wild results! Maybe I can circuit bend it down the road

Also, forgot to mention the first noisemaker will be the Mandroid. That's my take on the whole DBA Robot / GGG Pitch Shifter thing. That one will come in January.

[The Big Announcement]

We're quickly coming to the end of 2016 so I thought I'd do a quick summary of where MBP is at and what to look forward to in the coming year.

I was able to get a couple of major project categories launched this year with the 1590G set and the Tapanatorator. Really happy to see those finally see the light of day. The Etcher's Paradise also launched and while I have not put up quite as many projects as I expected to this year, it will grow in the coming months. I plan to spend some time on it the last week of December. The Timelapse is obviously a little behind but I hope to have the project finalized in a few days which would allow time for it to be released this month. Also, the 2016 Build of the Year Contest and the annual PIF Party are both happening now so be sure to check those out if you haven't. They'll over before you know it!

For 2017, the two biggest categories of projects I want to dig into are tube-based pedals and some fun noise-makers. I've worked on quite of few designs on the down-low in the past couple of years so I think it's time for those to start coming out. I'd also like to revisit some FV-1 projects by mid-year.

The Big Announcement

There's also another category of project coming in 2017 and it's not madbeanpedals. I'm pleased to announce that MBP will soon be distributing PCB projects for the VFE product line. Most of you are probably familiar with VFE to some degree but maybe less so with its owner, Peter. Peter has been a prolific designer and released a large array of pedals over the last few years. In 2016, he decided to go full time into education and much of the original VFE line-up was discontinued. A good portion of that discontinued line-up will be available to the DIY community to build very soon. These are actual production PCBs used to build his products...they are not my design.

This is a pretty incredible opportunity that Peter has given MBP and to you as well. I don't think there is any precedent for it, really. So, a big thanks goes to him and to VFE for making this happen. If you want to acknowledge him, please give VFE a "like" on Facebook and let him know that his generosity to the DIY community is appreciated. He's pretty much a hell of a guy Details on exactly which VFE pedal projects are available will be released in the coming weeks so I cannot yet answer anything about a specific pedal project or circuit.

Notes:
-Right now I have to inventory things and get a sense of what is going to be involved in getting this going. Here's what I can tell you now - the PCBs will be for sale in the near future in the MBP store. Each project will have a document like the MBP docs which I will be putting together. Many of these projects will include mods that Peter has developed over the years for improvements to the original circuits.

-Most of these projects will require two boards - the main circuit and his switching circuit (which will also be made available). Some projects may involve specialized components that are custom made.

-There will be a new section of the MBP forum dedicated specifically to these projects. All technical support will be routed through there. VFE will not be providing any hands-on in this process. So, I will be the go-to on these projects and there are a couple of other forumites that have offered to lend a hand now and then. This also means I will need time to build all of these projects myself! So, most likely the releases will be staggered over a couple of months.

-There are thousands of PCBs, no joke. Should be plenty to go around for the foreseeable future. I expect them to be priced commensurate with my own projects so don't anticipate any big surprises there. The point of all this is to get them out for you to build, which is what Peter wants. And, MBP happens to be his choice to allow that to happen 

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Finally, this is been a helluva year for a lot of people. I think 2016 is going down as a pretty tumultuous year with all the music legends passing and the crazy political climate we are experiencing in the US. All good things do come to an end, eventually, but the bad never lasts. I hope all of you have a wonderful holiday and thanks for being part of MBP this year, and all the years before. Merry Christmas!

Don't. It's circuit only, not an indicator. There is no reason the mount it on the enclosure...it doesn't light up.