Im quite new to this area and investigating the options for low cost saturation circuits.
In pro audio it seems expensive transformers are the most popular choices - however I see lower cost designs like those used in the DIY Projects Colour kits:
JFET
Germanium Diode
etc
http://store.diyrecordingequipment.com/colour/
Also in things like the Focusrite Penta (JFET I believe)...
What other options are there these days for some decent sounding drivable saturation? I can drive the Op Amps of my Akai sampler - but are modern Op Amps too clean (until ugly break up...)?
Thanks for any thoughts...
In pro audio it seems expensive transformers are the most popular choices - however I see lower cost designs like those used in the DIY Projects Colour kits:
JFET
Germanium Diode
etc
http://store.diyrecordingequipment.com/colour/
Also in things like the Focusrite Penta (JFET I believe)...
What other options are there these days for some decent sounding drivable saturation? I can drive the Op Amps of my Akai sampler - but are modern Op Amps too clean (until ugly break up...)?
Thanks for any thoughts...