DIY Rocket Fuzz Mod

https://youtu.be/g4uvtPHt9Vk

DIY HardCandy Fuzz

The schematic to me looks like a Big Muff Pi without final buffer stage, or similar with Jumbo Tone Bender.

In the actual according to this video, I added the final buffer stage of Big Muff Pi. Without the final buffer, output level seem less powerful.

The clipping section on 2nd. and 3rd. stage are my own mod.

The 2nd. clipping stage with 4 diodes might be the source of less powerfull output that fed to the 3rd. stage, while on the 3rd. stage I only use a single red led to clip signals, like clipping in Metal Simplex.

I also build a mod of Collossus Green Russian Big Muff Pi, but I feel this HardCandy fuzz has better and different sound.

Wiring Ideas of Soft and Hard Diode Clipping, worth to try.

I always have something, and this ideas really annoys me, maybe I can share something worth :)

[DIY IDEA] Routing Selector Switch on 2 Network Stages

[DIY IDEA] Switch Wirings on Paralel or Series of 2 Network Stages

Noys Mid Drifter Crunch Overdrive Front and back Design (Custom order)

noys customized selectable dual tone control network

This is a dual selectable tone control based on Metal Zone's Tone Control.

The first stage purpose is to give desired gain.

2nd. stage is a hotrod network.

3rd. stage is a dual distortion looper.

4th. stage is a contoured scoop network, combined with a clarity control. Contout preset seperated by 2 pots, and easily selected by a stomp switch. This stage can be defeated easily by a stomp switch.

5th. stage are dual selectable tone control, Gain control added to each channel to make different gain between 2 kinds of tone preset, selected by a stomp switch

This layout is still an imaginary network, haven't verify yet, but I will make it as soon as possible.

Have fun :)

Defeatable Contour on Midscoop

NOYS - A/B Looper in a Kraft Lunch Box

Ozzy Osbourne - Mr. Crowley & Adelle - One and Only Guitar Cover (Audio Only)

Another Audio test of Mid Drifter 2, both channel set on semi crunch overdrive tone with small differences for lead and rythm, Guitar source using Ibanez PGM30WH, 2003 Japan, and recorded using Blackberry 9500.

Revision 1 of angry duck,

Revision 1 of angry duck, 

Mods :

1. 1st. stage replaced with cmos opamp, operated in linear mode, flexible gain control.

2. 2nd. stage clone of Ghost Dance, combined with cmos buffer, my basic idea is  to get quacky lead.

3. 3rd. stage linear cmos opamp with fixed gain

4. 4th. stage is a tone control adapted from Marshall shredmaster, changed on clipping diode to 1N34A, all Vbias removed and connected to GND.
5. 5th. stage is a contour control
6. 6th. stage is an anti sucking device

Bias on 1st. stage can be ommited, because seem not too effeective and hard to control on overload condition. maybe need to add resistors to GND and 9VDC power line.

All pots body have to connected to GND, to remove unwanted noises.

enjoy :)

note : fair and personal use only

Angry Duck, still inside my mind

This time, I am combining cmos overdrive, First stage is normal preamp buffer but using RAT negative loop, 2 stages in the 2nd section are selectable, 2.3KHz crunch overdrive or CMOS overdrive. After the 1st 3PDT switch, there is another 3PDT switch to feed signal to Ghost Dance Overdrive. Every stage ends, I put 100K trimpot, just in case of voltage overload.

On the last stage, I put contour control before preamp buffer, which originally use to drive tone control section.

But I got question in my head.. which buffer stage I have to use? FET Minibooster using J201 or just normal preamp using NE5532 or RC4558??

Banner Design Djaheel

Mid Drifter 2 test

heres my mid drifter 2 sound test :

enjoy :)

NOYS - MosBite | Experimental 6 stages CMOS Distortion.

STATUS : EXPERIMENT - IN PROCESS

This one is my new experiment combining 6 stages Hex Inverter of CMOS 4049 into one Distortion box,

Here's my PCB Layout :

Some changes need to be applied and here's my debug list

I found :

  1. Twin-T Oscilator that applied on the 5th stage give nothing..:(

  2. Need some additional resistor to decrease the output.. though R will be reflected..

  3. I use 3 1N914 and 4 Led on hard clipping option switch, instead of IRF510 MosFet

  4. Gain control cannot put into minimum... (still have to find the band-aid to cure that)

  5. Added a wire to bypass stage 2 input to remove the "Bird Sound" noise when it's OFF.

  6. This thing really need a clean power supply.

  7. Added 2x 100nF near the IC to filter the power source.

  8. I think 100uF power source filter isn't enough..

  9. Too much noise.. I don't like it

10. have t explore more..

This thing is really loud.. 

I made some changes to the layout, and will move all components to the new board.

2nd board also unverified..

Note : 

* All schematic above are used for experimental project. 

* The basic schematics are belong to the owners. 

* I made changes and tunings by ear.

* Fair use only

* All contents here are prohibited to post on other blog or sites without permission.

NOYS - Mid Drifter Distortion Rev 1 pcb layout

Here's new PCB Layout for REV 1 NOYS - Mid Drifter.. lot of component changed and added.

Will try to bypass all emphasis stages to hear the difference tomorrow.

Note : 

* All schematic above are used for experimental project. 

* The basic schematics are belong to the owners. 

* I made changes and tunings by ear.

* Fair use only

* All contents here are prohibited to post on other blog or sites without permission.

Mid Drifter - Experimental Distortion FX

This experiment was basicly combining 2 kinds of effects, Marshall Guv'nor and Boss Metal Zone. One thing, I'd like to know what would it be if I combined 2 famous effects in 1.

Here's the first schematic :

and here's the pcb layout :

note : This not a verified PCB layout till I found some changes and mistakes

process :

PCB and box fitting 

Soldering process started

There are 4 pot knobs, (Top to bottom) Drive, Bite, Tone and Volume

Debugging process

Unfortunately, I had trouble in the last 2 stages of op amp, which use as buffer.. :( and I really can't change it.. I heard a clicking like "overload" input on the 2nd stage of the opamp. Then I ommited the use of the 2nd IC. I use NE5532N on opamp, that I believe will give the lowest noise...

Then I change the schematic like this :

Then it become like this, with lots of cables jumpering things ...

also added scoop bypass switch..

and this is the final prototype without pcb change.. really a mess..

and the result :

  1. This experiment really showed me that the emphasis stage like metal zone can be applied to other opamp to create a nice mids.. especially on around 900Hz.

  2. Using midscoop, giving a nice clean penetrating death metal tone around 3KHz to 5KHz

  3. Very nice output tone from clean boost to nasty sharp and penetrating distortion (~900Hz to ~5KHz).

  4. Nice to play blues. 80's Rock sound.. etc

  5. Clean and tight mid to mid high.

  6. I used a pair of IRF 510 mosfet + 1N34 Diodes to create classic tight mids and 2 Led diodes on hard clipping to give more crunch and bite.

  7. Output voltage of this circuit is fairly small.. I need to add mini booster at the end of the circuit before volume control

  8. Turn Bite control knob to minimum to get higher penetrating tone and put gain at 1/3 max.

  9. Turn Bite control knob to maximum to get oldies clean boost with tight mid from ~900Hz to 2.3KHz

10. Turn Tone to minimum to get fat tone or max to get full midhigh to high tone

11. Maybe there is more.. still need to find out first....

Pictures and schematics showed here are incomplete..Later I will upload the video of this experimental FX... and I already started to make the 2nd variant of this thing with bunch of ideas by this experiment..

Note : 

* All schematic above are used for experimental project. 

* The basic schematics are belong to the owners. 

* I made changes and tunings by ear.

* Fair use only

* All contents here are prohibited to post on other blog or sites without permission.

enjoy :)