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parts experimentation -- ge diode + LED as clipper

Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 12:46 am
by FuzzHugger
Short video of some circuit experimentation I did today. :)
It skips rhythmically on certain higher notes, and gets really nasty when you chord.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMWsvKy5qK4[/youtube]

Re: parts experimentation -- ge diode + LED as clipper

Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 10:46 am
by metalmariachi
That's not what I would have expected the combination to do.

Very interesting.

MM

Re: parts experimentation -- ge diode + LED as clipper

Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 2:58 pm
by FuzzHugger
metalmariachi wrote:That's not what I would have expected the combination to do.

Very interesting.

MM


Right??!
I was surprised by the result.

Re: parts experimentation -- ge diode + LED as clipper

Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 2:09 am
by hazelwould
That sounds pretty killer!! How did you orient that on the board?