Re: Diode options in Gnomeratron?
Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 11:42 am
So the standard configuration now is LED/Schottky in both diode positions?
McSpunckle wrote:I have and haven't. I usually just hardwire the diodes in. They're LEDs and Schottkys.
I can put whatever you want, mod yours with something different, etc. I don't keep germaniums around anymore, though. Schottkys are basically the same thing, depending on specs. I found the different between the two types of Germaniums I was using was actually that the old ones clipped less, so they didn't sound so compressed. Turns out, that's also what makes the schottky diodes sound different! Except I have some that clip just as much as the new production germaniums. The problem with the NOS germaniums is that some would measure almost like silicon diodes, some would measure lower than normal, etc. So they're more expensive and horribly inconsistent. But they do look pretty.
Anyways, you can emulate, to an extent, the different types of diodes by just playing with the gain controls. For example, if you just turn down the gain a bit with schottkys, and turn up the output booster a bit, you'll have a similar distortion level to silicon diodes.