[sdiy] diode war

[Tony Clark]

>  So the QUESTION is:
>  What's _your_ favourite clipping component?

   1N4148's.  However, I don't just let them clip at their discretion!  I 
find driving them with a small resistor in series mellows out the hard 
edge of just pure clipping.  Heck, you could always use a pot to dial in 
how much _edge_ you want.  ;)

   Cheers,

   Tony

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