Silicon Buzzarounds

[digi2t]

I can't hear it, my Flash is broken.

Check my previous post. Cut you some slack.

[Chankgeez]

Thanks, didn't notice the download link. I think I was too sad that my Flash is broken.

Sounds pretty amazing to me. Tight and raunchy too. I'd rock one.

[Dandolin]

I dig it-has that spitty/tearing edge on the attack like buzzarounds do without sounding as loose/splatty as a MK1 TB. Sounds like the right track to me; some lightly synthy moments (47 secondish) , at one point it sounded like you rolled the git vol back (?) (55 secondish) and that was pretty tasty--would like to hear more of that. I'd happily hop on board for some buzzaround toanz with the added safety feature of silicon stability.

[Gone Fission]

Has there been any attempt to do a NPN Si version yet? Ease of powering and that I have a ton of lower gain NPN on hand, less PNP, make me ask.

[digi2t]

Has there been any attempt to do a NPN Si version yet? Ease of powering and that I have a ton of lower gain NPN on hand, less PNP, make me ask.

I'll look through my stash and swap something NPN in. Like you, I have way more NPN silicon than I do PNP. Shouldn't change much, other than polarity. I have some nice NOS low gain button heads too. I'll try it tonight.

[jrmy]

Sounds awesome, digi2t! Really really badass. I would also be interested in NPN for ease of powering, but I'd that doesn't work out, this will definitely do the trick for me. Super stoked! You rule.

[V_____]

Isn't the Shoe Pedals Robert basically a silicon Buzzaround?

No. The Robert circuit isn't really related to a buzzaround but it does sound kind of like one. I actually wasn't aiming to make a buzzaround when I made that pedal, but it sort of reminded me of Robert Fripp's tone, hence the name.

Interestingly, the Violet Ram's Head circuit I have been playing with lately for the 314 fuzz gets pretty buzzaroundish (especially like Fripp's violin sound) but it doesn't gate out and do the weirder stuff. Still, that's a silicon NPN circuit.

I'll have to try out the circuit posted in this thread.

[digi2t]

Here is my NPN version that's on the board right now. Piggybacking Q3/Q4 is the only way I can get smoothness out of it. If I go with just 3 transistors, it's a real Velcro machine. Nasty. Of course, this could be a switch option, simply disconnecting E and B for the Velcro effect. Right now, it sounds close to the PNP version I posted earlier. Still needs some fine tuning.



I actually have some BD transistors on hand from my Ludwig build. I'll try that tomorrow solo as Q3, see if I can get away from the piggyback deal.

[univalve]

Awesome!

[Gone Fission]

Here is my NPN version that's on the board right now.

And to derail, any movement towards boards for the wah-mount Resonator clone?

[jrmy]

Here is my NPN version that's on the board right now. Piggybacking Q3/Q4 is the only way I can get smoothness out of it. If I go with just 3 transistors, it's a real Velcro machine. Nasty. Of course, this could be a switch option, simply disconnecting E and B for the Velcro effect. Right now, it sounds close to the PNP version I posted earlier. Still needs some fine tuning.



I actually have some BD transistors on hand from my Ludwig build. I'll try that tomorrow solo as Q3, see if I can get away from the piggyback deal.

NICE. So stoked to see an update. And I love the idea of the velcro effect being on a switch. Maybe this could be a two-footswitch jobbie. That could be super cool.

[digi2t]

Here is my NPN version that's on the board right now.

And to derail, any movement towards boards for the wah-mount Resonator clone?

Nope. Still have too many Fuzz Monster boards left. Maybe... one day.

[Gone Fission]

And to derail, any movement towards boards for the wah-mount Resonator clone?

Nope. Still have too many Fuzz Monster boards left. Maybe... one day.

Hey, I bought three, so it's these other guys holding up the works. (Did the assembly instructions on the Fuzz Monster ever wrap up? Fricking back burner I've got stacking up.)

[sylnau]

You have my interest !!!
Will this be available for ILFer?

[digi2t]

Hey, I bought three, so it's these other guys holding up the works. (Did the assembly instructions on the Fuzz Monster ever wrap up? Fricking back burner I've got stacking up.)

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