SOFTCORE
resonant bandpass filter
and dual distortion
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this is a new original analog design ( though inspired
by the single bands of the korg P3100 filter ) with
a few different things going on. the signal path flows
like this - buffer - very high gain preamp with switchable
clipping distortion - resonant bandpass filter with
variable resonance that can self oscillate at higher
frequencies and has an adjustable and switchable frequency
range - variable heavy breakup distortion - and a violet
( or blue - i ran out ) level indicating led
the input stage being a high gain pre and switchable
distortion also acts as a very aggressive compressor
adding a lot more range of use to the design. the filter
and second distortion react very differently to different
input levels and to the peak info of the incoming signal.
for example, with the clipping input distortion compressing
the signal and having the input set high to really
flatten out the input, the filter will react more evenly
over the spectrum seeming smoother, when you switch
it off the filter will obviously effect the peaks more
if you have a dynamic input like drums for example.
the second distortion reacts the same way with peak
info, there is a lot of this used in the samples below,
when it seems as though there is a gate or stutter
effect in use. the pre is more then strong enough to
let you use a guitar as well, though as usual this
is far from my personal intentions, as i do not play
guitar, all of my designs focus more on synth, drum
machine and line level signals, so there is no need
for a reamp nor are there any impedance issues when
it feeding line level.
the filter may not seem to have as strong of a resonance
as you might expect in the lower frequency's. bandpass's
generally don't sweep very well in such a large range.
this is why they are usually seen in groups of different
bands. but the main intent for this pedal slowly moved
toward drum machine and synth bass use, so i tailored
the freq range and Q for that specifically, and the
results of having the range this wide gave very interesting
results ( i think if your using instruments in higher
pitch ranges like guitar you might not get as much
use out of it unless you are staying in certain pitch
ranges - but i could be wrong). i made sure the frequency
range stretched down as low as i could hear and feel
(i had little PSS drums shaking my walls with it, a
clean amp and some full range speakers). while the
res strength might not be that squelchy in the lower
freq's, the res range goes far past the usual. it really
starts to thicken things up at stronger settings. the
squelch is in the first 30% of the knobs throw at higher
freq's. i could have chosen to correct this but i liked
the effect a lot on percussion and bass and chose to
focus the remaining resources more on the distortion
with this design as i have other filters on the way.
the second distortion is brutal. i guess that pretty
much says it. its obvious when its turned up in the
samples. grainy, crunchy, peaky, fizzy, and at times
even digital sounding. the filter's freq takes control
of the distortions focus and moves it all over the
spectrum so you can get very band specific distortion.
allowing you to drag out the cymbals or kick or bass
from instrument packed loops like in the samples below
or certain elements of a specific sound. as mentioned
above the compressor-ish results of the first distortion
and the input level in general will give you different
results. from smooth crunch to stuttery destruction.
* recently edited for clarity
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loop ::: sample
A ::: sampleB ::: sample
C::: sample loop
provided by dispyz |
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synth
loop ::: sample ::: PSS-170
synth fuckery |
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cautious some of these can get loud in places \\\\\
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also get very high and low in frequency \\\\\
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system may not reproduce them well \\\\\
these samples are all single
passes with me just spinning knobs trying to
show the entire range of the softcore so they
ended up being very long. to be nice to those
with slower connections i cut them into 3 pieces
averaging 5 or 6 mb. as usual no eq, effects,
compression, editing or musical intent were
used, i get tired of making samples all the
time. each one starts out with a clean source
loop ( some provided by dispyz -
thank you Ty ) then i punch in the pedal
and start twisting knobs.
also in
the PSS shit i periodically stopped paying
attention to my left hand playing and focused
on the knob twisting so if you laugh out
loud i don't want to hear about it.
note::: i
prefer to make samples that show the full range
of possibilities and sweep everything as far
as it will go rather then stopping and showing
simple sound options like most. you will have
to use your imagination and stop the knobs
in your head to get an idea of what’s
truly possible with what you will be using
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each one is handmade - signed
and numbered internally |
single 9V battery
operation ( included ) |
heavy aluminum
enclosure |
extensively
tested before shipping |
heavy duty
metal stomp bypass switch ( not true bypass
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one ¼” in
and one ¼” out jack (
mono ) |
dimensions
- 4.7 in. x 3.7 in. |
1 year parts
and labor warranty |
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please feel free to contact me
if you have any questions
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