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eniacmike wrote:what layout did you use? I am going to build madbeans new double flush (led/ldr optical tremolo) but I wouldn't mind building a tap tempo trem if it wasn't too complicated.
I bought the board and TAPLFO chip from Taylor on DIYstompboxes. The cool thing about this is that the signal path is all analog - it's basically the Tremulous Lune optical tremolo with a digital LFO controller. All the discussion can be found here: http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/i ... ic=84020.0
It was a pretty straightforward build apart from trying to source all of the precise resistor values and specific sized caps from one place. There seems to be a run on common values in box caps right now.
fuzzmax wrote:What do you use to make such cool graphics??
My friend pales, from the Haunting Mids forum, did most of the work on that one. I fine tuned it in Paint.NET, an open source alternative to Photoshop.
sweet I just ordered the board. I have most of the parts on hand except the ldr and the 330nf caps. I have slowly been adding 100 packs of box caps to every order I do and now I have most of the common sizes (just got my 470nf and 1mf in today!)
They are such a huge pain in the ass to rehouse. I can't realistically ask for how much the time and trouble is worth. You'd be better off getting a tremolo that did what you wanted from the get-go... whether that's a commercial pedal or something from a small builder... well...
I love the smell of solder in the morning.
Successful dealings with: blooghost, starcastic, bronzetalon, theavondon, absent, jero, sevenSHARPnine, magiclawnchair, oldangelmidnight, and others that I can't remember lol
eniacmike wrote:what layout did you use? I am going to build madbeans new double flush (led/ldr optical tremolo) but I wouldn't mind building a tap tempo trem if it wasn't too complicated.
I bought the board and TAPLFO chip from Taylor on DIYstompboxes. The cool thing about this is that the signal path is all analog - it's basically the Tremulous Lune optical tremolo with a digital LFO controller. All the discussion can be found here: http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/i ... ic=84020.0
It was a pretty straightforward build apart from trying to source all of the precise resistor values and specific sized caps from one place. There seems to be a run on common values in box caps right now.
fuzzmax wrote:What do you use to make such cool graphics??
My friend pales, from the Haunting Mids forum, did most of the work on that one. I fine tuned it in Paint.NET, an open source alternative to Photoshop.
I do not get how do you apply your graphics on your enclosure. It is pretty neat...How??
They are waterslide decals. I print on a special decal paper with my laser printer, get the sheet wet, and very carefully slide the thin decal film onto the enclosure. Once the film is in place, I smooth out any air bubbles from underneath, let it dry someplace safe, and clear coat the whole thing.
I love the smell of solder in the morning.
Successful dealings with: blooghost, starcastic, bronzetalon, theavondon, absent, jero, sevenSHARPnine, magiclawnchair, oldangelmidnight, and others that I can't remember lol
Do you dissolve afterwards the decal so only the graphic is visible? From your bunnies enclosure, I can't see that it is waterslide decal. Or is it the pic that does not show it well??
fuzzmax wrote:Do you dissolve afterwards the decal so only the graphic is visible? From your bunnies enclosure, I can't see that it is waterslide decal. Or is it the pic that does not show it well??
The paper for water slides is extremely thin. You can build up the areas around it with several clear coats, usually. Nick most likely used a full face decal though, so the entire front of the enclosure is one big graphic (even where it's clear/no printed image). This way you have little to no edges visible.
you can also pour a bucket of clear epoxy over the pedal and you wont see the edge of your waterslide decal. its been done a few pages back and it looks good with solid black letters.
