[sdiy] VC distortion?

[Ken Stone]

>> Hello,
>>
>> I have been thinking about using vactrols to add voltage control to a
>> distortion pedal.  Looks like my grunge pedal requires pots and not
>> variable resistors.  I imagine you could build a voltage controlled pot
>> using two vactrols, one with an inverted level sent to an LED - has 
>> anyone
>> done this?  I have also seen tech notes on using digital pots in pairs 
>> to
>> create voltage controlled pots, but most digital pots are surface mount
>> these days, and too much caffeine precludes the use of such tiny 
>> components.
>>
>> Has anyone taken the PAIA quadrafuzz and modified it for modular synth 
>> use?
>> Know of any other voltage controlled distortion circuits online?
>>

Consider looking up "wave multiplers" or "wave folders". These are the
ultimate voltage controlled distortion devices.

Ken
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