Month: May 2023
Voodoo Lab Micro Vibe
Schematic is avaiable HERE. I added a 100ohm protection resistor across the trimpot and the lamp driver transistor (Q1).
RECKLESS: Poor Man’s Compressor
Ok, so perhaps this wasn’t the sanest idea that I’ve ever had, but I do like Jonny Reckless Compressors and discrete circuits, so I had to give this a try. I do realise that I will probably be the only person foolish enough to undertake this on vero, but I’m perfectly OK with this. … Read more
Sarno Earth Drive
This one’s gotten a fair amount of hype over the years. It’s essentially a Timmy without the bass control and a few different values. The IC and clipping diodes haven’t been confirmed, other than 2 silicon, 2 germanium. 1N4148 and 1N34A should get you pretty darn close. IC is just a dual op-amp so socket … Read more
DOD Compressor 280
Yet another compressor, this time an optical one. The specified vactrol is quite expensive and hard to get hold of nowadays but you can roll your own using a LDR with 1M dark resistance and green diffused LED. Demo by Ian!
