So! Been quiet around here for a while (how ya'll doin'?), life took over as it is wont to do but I'm ready to get back in to things...
I've decided that while the confinement of my standard stock 4 knob, 1 switch layout can be a blessing for design, I've been focusing on it too much and want to do some bigger, bolder, synonym designs so I'm looking at the next stage of things for a while... 1590BB with top mount jacks, 6 controls and 2 foot switches (one of which will be on/off, duh). Some of them might have to be 18V DC due to current draw ruling out charge pumps, deal breaker?
As such, I want some feedback on what you all would be interested in, here's some projects I've currently got in mind and on the breadboard(s).
BBD Delay
An MN3005 based delay with tracking filters (this will be familiar to those who know the big old greenie MXR delay) so it can provide from 40mS (Bright) to 800mS ( Dark) of delightful analogue delay time.
Would have Time, Feedback, Mix, Mod. Rate & Depth and Feedback EQ. (Treble boost/cut) controls with a foot-switchable filtering network to go to super ambient tones.
Stereo Chorus
A bit like a DC-2 with counter-swept LFO's but with a secondary modulation source to add more movement akin to an 'ensemble' chorus found on stuff like the Solina or VP330 vocoder.
Would have Rate, Secondary Rate, Depth and some kind of mix control, haven't thought through what would be the most useful yet, +/- Phase wet level for each channel? A master wet level for both? A 100% Wet/Dry for one channel and a phase flipper for the other? Maybe a master feedback control too? Tell me what you'd like to see!
Phaser
Super deep phaser, 4/6/8 stage toggle, Rate, Depth, Feedback, 100% Wet/Dry Mix, Odd/Even Harmonics Footswitch and... a tone control? a secondary LFO? a Manual Control (maybe 0-5V CV controlled too?)
Through Zero Flanger
Rate, Feedback, 'Crossing' control ('dry 'delay time) and either the standard Width/Manual control or a Top & Bottom sweep control so you can set exactly how high or low it goes and then a phase invert switch for the wet signal and possibly a grit control like the Warbler for some tapey tones? Or perhaps a control to stagger the sweep like an old tape deck motor playing catch up?
Dynamic PWM Fuzz
Dynamic as in, usually square wave based effects totally kill all your playing dynamics, this will still have them... although I guess it could be envelopey too if you wanted (I'm not super in to envelope effects moi self)
Rate, Depth, Dry Level, PWM Level and... a resonant filter? secondary modulation source? an octave down (would have extremely good monophonic tracking)? A bag full of kittens? envelope controlled modulation?
Ring Mod
Coarse & Fine Rate, Mix, Level, Tone and an 'input filter' foot switch that will track your guitar and produce a sine-ish wave form leading to much purer ring tones. No idea what the 6th control should be!
Any other suggestions for what you might like to see? There's only 2 main philosophies to stick to - 6 controls & 1 foot switch control and don't ask for tap tempo & infinity waveforms or I'll tap your tempo.