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bleak follw

passive subtle voltage controlled distortion

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.\\\\' DESCRIPTION '///////////////////////////////.

the follw is a passive subtle voltage controlled distortion. sending audio or modular level AC into any of the three jacks will result in subtle to mildly aggressive distortion of the source. slow smooth AC sent to the third jack will result in modulation of the distortion, DC voltage has no effect. when sending audio frequencies to that input it will work a second audio input for the distortion, mxing the result. being passive there is a volume drop so expect to need to bring the level back up afterward for agressive settings. you will need a preamp in order to use passive audio sources

MIX .\\\\' this is just a basic mix control, left is clean-ish, right is wet

BREAKUP .\\\\' this is rather non linear so there are slight odd jumps as you turn the knob and at both its left and right most position the CV is disabled

TONE .\\\\' the tone knob just lets you apply a little low pass filter post distortion

CV DEPTH .\\\\\\' for the incoming AC being used an CV or incoming audio volume

OUTPUT VOLUME .\\\' output volume

BOOST SWITCH .\\\\' this changes the breakup method slightly, left is a heavier but it uses up more volume, right is noticeably louder but the controls become more subtle though CV gets more aggressive if you dig around for breakup and tone settings

OUTPUT AND INPUT JACKS .\\\\\\\\' any jack can be used as audio input, CV input or output - they are all completely interchangeable and they all yield slightly different results. some of the knobs have little effect with some configurations but just flipping the output and CV cables around results in squarewave glitchy destruction if the source is loud enough. the standard order with the box positioned as above is: output | CV input | audio input

all pcbs have been hand printed by alex of getlofi – designed, cut and drilled by me

.\\\\' SAMPLES '///////////////////////////////.

the follw and a pair of TH XRVCOs. i just tried to show everything that can be done with this simple setup. the oscillators are capable of sine, tri and sqr, i switch in that order between them with the most time spent on square. the change between them is kind of obvious because the tri switch pops and is a bit louder coming in, then i pull the plugs out to switch to sqr. i only ever used the same shape on both osc’s at the same time to be boring. i never do anything else with the osc other then alter the pitch with my hand and i do switch around the order of the input and output jacks once or twice but almost all of the squarewave stuff is with the box plugged as normal

SAMPLE NUMBER ONE - about 29mg

SAMPLE NUMBER TWO - about 29mg

this is just a little synth loop with one of the sine osc's above used to modulate it all plugged as normal

SAMPLE NUMBER THREE - about 4mg

this is just a very basic AC triangle modulation file to give you a quick idea of what to use when working with a multitrack. some soundcards will not allow slower waveshapes

EXAMPLE AC MODULATION TRI - WAV

EXAMPLE AC MODULATION TRI - MP3

.\\\\\\' COLORS '//////////////////////////////.

red / gray
pink / grey
orange / gray
blue / yellow
flat black / green

.\\\\' NOTES '/////////.

number 1 is the prototype with a different position for the switch and no second pcb used on the jacks, its hand wired to fit the switch - sorry i drilled the case before i decided to do the pcb's but everything else is the same. i was just going to do them by hand but alex saved me ( thanks!) - it will be the first pink and gray one purchased

the orange and gray colors bled a bit - you can see it in the pic

the color in the pics is not a perfect match, the pink for example looks much better then that

the blue and yellow crackled a bit - nothing i could do about it

there are a few scattered tiny fuckups in a couple finishes

the flat black is very sensitive to touch and already has some minor markings from assembly – the flat is both under and over the gloss coats because it didn't really stand out right against the case black

there are only 9 components inside

15 made

.\\\\' DETAILS '///////////////////////////////.

each one is handmade and numbers internally
extensively tested before shipping
aluminum enclosure - dimensions - 4.3 in. x 2.3 in.
case is powder coated
graphics \| imperfect spray painted stencils \| poly coated \| baked for scratch resistance
three ¼” jacks ( mono )
lifetime warranty - covering both parts and labor \| not finish

please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or visit the forum here

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