[sdiy] distort me!

[Seb Francis]

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Seb Francis wrote:

> there's lots of good distortion circuits here:
> http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/
> .. now maybe you have too much choice ;)
>
> creekree at gmx.de wrote:
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>> hi,
>>
>> i ordered a x0xb0x kit a couple of days ago and i really look forward 
>> to build and play this thing.
>> now, almost everyone knows that a 303 (or a clone, in this case) and 
>> a distortion effect can inject instant acid into the eardrum ;) , 
>> thus i am interested in integrating a distortion circuit into the box.
>> where to look for something appropriate?
>> when i googled for schematics i found 
>> http://www.runoffgroove.com/articles.html , they have schematics for 
>> guitar distortion units as far as i can tell. the one called 
>> "mockman" caught my interest since i have all the parts at hand.
>> should i give it a try? would the unit be too noisy for an analog 
>> synth? i didnt have the time yet to actually build and hear for 
>> myself...
>>
>> so, if anyone has suggestions for a simple yet effective (both in 
>> sound and costs) distortion i´d be really happy to hear them!
>>
>> thanks, creekree
>>
>>
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