Dearest Wise and Knowledgeable Citizens of the 'groupdiy',
I am but a mere peasant when it comes to analogue electronics knowledge, but I have somehow managed to get a prototype '82 Moons' saturation board from @rna Serial 003, I feel honoured (or am I a Guinea pig)
Here is the board, just before I got my hands on the final input transformer and the Prototype Panel Sticker.
The Template for the Holes...
Holes Drilled, sockets and pots mounted, just the switches to go.
Just the power to be connected! As you can see, there is plenty of room on the front panel for VU meters!
And here, you can hear the beast in action.
Ok, that is the backstory, the unit is in and sounds so awesome and different to the Sherman Filterbank, Sansamp PSA1, and other sat/dist units I have experience with.
Tone
I was asking @rna exactly why it sounds so awesome to my ears, and he explained it is a combination of the fact he ignored the Korg NuTube offical advice & dev board and found his own way with the implementation, coupled with the splendid Lundahl Input and Output transformers.
I think the Tilt EQ is such a simple but effective way to dial in the sound you 'want', without the faff. During the development phase, I was a little suspicious of the 'NuTube', having only seen it used in strange-looking headphone amplifiers and guitar pedals. My uneducated brain was not convinced you can have the 'valve sound' without the high voltages. I love the sound.
So, here is my question:
Does anyone have any advice or starting points for VU meter driver circuits?
I want to be able to switch between peak and RMS, but I have only vague ideas to get started. If anyone has some tips, it will save me from further harassing @rna
Many humble thanks
Nortotron.
I am but a mere peasant when it comes to analogue electronics knowledge, but I have somehow managed to get a prototype '82 Moons' saturation board from @rna Serial 003, I feel honoured (or am I a Guinea pig)
Here is the board, just before I got my hands on the final input transformer and the Prototype Panel Sticker.
The Template for the Holes...
Holes Drilled, sockets and pots mounted, just the switches to go.
Just the power to be connected! As you can see, there is plenty of room on the front panel for VU meters!
And here, you can hear the beast in action.
Ok, that is the backstory, the unit is in and sounds so awesome and different to the Sherman Filterbank, Sansamp PSA1, and other sat/dist units I have experience with.
Tone
I was asking @rna exactly why it sounds so awesome to my ears, and he explained it is a combination of the fact he ignored the Korg NuTube offical advice & dev board and found his own way with the implementation, coupled with the splendid Lundahl Input and Output transformers.
I think the Tilt EQ is such a simple but effective way to dial in the sound you 'want', without the faff. During the development phase, I was a little suspicious of the 'NuTube', having only seen it used in strange-looking headphone amplifiers and guitar pedals. My uneducated brain was not convinced you can have the 'valve sound' without the high voltages. I love the sound.
So, here is my question:
Does anyone have any advice or starting points for VU meter driver circuits?
I want to be able to switch between peak and RMS, but I have only vague ideas to get started. If anyone has some tips, it will save me from further harassing @rna
Many humble thanks
Nortotron.
