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2006-09-08 by (i think you can figure that out)
All stock on hand of Model 12 State Variable Vactrol Filters currently at Analog Haven hve been updated to Mark II (switch and overdrive has been installed). - P _________________ Peter Grenader w: http://www.ear-group.net e: peter@ear-group.net p: 866 755-4468 (toll free)
2006-09-08 by untiedstates
I'm gonna mod my Model 12 this weekend.. any tips on drilling a hole in the faceplate for the switch? My drill's kinda crappy.. those aluminum plates are soft, right? (I hope) anywho... great mod! I love the model 12 because it's smooth and doesn't need to assert itself as making everything sound "filtered", ya know? now i can go from subtle to rage against the machine? YESSS! Peter, you've been hanging out with NIN, haven't you? --- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com, "(i think you can figure that out)" <peter@...> wrote:
> > All stock on hand of Model 12 State Variable Vactrol Filters currently > at Analog Haven hve been updated to Mark II (switch and overdrive has > been installed). > > - P > _________________ > Peter Grenader > w: http://www.ear-group.net > e: peter@... > p: 866 755-4468 (toll free) >
2006-09-08 by Romeo Fahl
I'd recommend a center punch to whack a little indentation into the panel prior to drilling. Keeps the drill bit from sliding around. With panels that already have hardware mounted, I put something small behind the panel, like a socket wrench bit so that hammering the punch doesn't cause more of an indentation than it needs to. R.
On Sep 8, 2006, at 8:40 AM, untiedstates wrote: > I'm gonna mod my Model 12 this weekend.. any tips on drilling a hole > in the faceplate for the switch? My drill's kinda crappy.. those > aluminum plates are soft, right? (I hope) > > anywho... great mod! I love the model 12 because it's smooth and > doesn't need to assert itself as making everything sound "filtered", > ya know? now i can go from subtle to rage against the machine? YESSS! > Peter, you've been hanging out with NIN, haven't you? > > --- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com, "(i think you can figure > that out)" <peter@...> wrote: > > > > All stock on hand of Model 12 State Variable Vactrol Filters > currently > > at Analog Haven hve been updated to Mark II (switch and overdrive > has > > been installed). > > > > - P > > _________________ > > Peter Grenader > > w: http://www.ear-group.net > > e: peter@... > > p: 866 755-4468 (toll free) > > > > >
2006-09-08 by amnesia
wouldlove to hear an audio example of this mod :-) Ross (i think you can figure that out) wrote:
> > All stock on hand of Model 12 State Variable Vactrol Filters currently > at Analog Haven hve been updated to Mark II (switch and overdrive has > been installed). > > - P > _________________ > Peter Grenader > w: http://www.ear-group.net <http://www.ear-group.net> > e: peter@ear-group.net <mailto:peter%40ear-group.net> > p: 866 755-4468 (toll free) > >
2006-09-09 by untiedstates
Hey R... Thanks, but I ended up just drilling directly on the plate.. the aluminum is soft so the drill bit "bites" pretty quickly and I was able to get the hole for the switch in the right spot. Took me about 20 min. to do the mod.. and I'm slow. Problem is, my filter's not closing all the way down when in overdrive mode... then I reread the directions.. ahhhh: I used a 1/2 watt resistor and it's supposed to be 1/4 WATT. Gonna fix that today.. maybe try a 100 ohm just to see how it sounds.. FUN STUFF. Good job, Pete! Now my Model 12 has Tabasco flavor. best - bryan --- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com, Romeo Fahl <rfahl@...> wrote:
> > I'd recommend a center punch to whack a little indentation into the > panel prior to drilling. Keeps the drill bit from sliding around. With > panels that already have hardware mounted, I put something small behind > the panel, like a socket wrench bit so that hammering the punch doesn't > cause more of an indentation than it needs to. > > R. > > On Sep 8, 2006, at 8:40 AM, untiedstates wrote: > > > I'm gonna mod my Model 12 this weekend.. any tips on drilling a hole > > in the faceplate for the switch? My drill's kinda crappy.. those > > aluminum plates are soft, right? (I hope) > > > > anywho... great mod! I love the model 12 because it's smooth and > > doesn't need to assert itself as making everything sound "filtered", > > ya know? now i can go from subtle to rage against the machine? YESSS! > > Peter, you've been hanging out with NIN, haven't you? > > > > --- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com, "(i think you can figure > > that out)" <peter@> wrote: > > > > > > All stock on hand of Model 12 State Variable Vactrol Filters > > currently > > > at Analog Haven hve been updated to Mark II (switch and overdrive > > has > > > been installed). > > > > > > - P > > > _________________ > > > Peter Grenader > > > w: http://www.ear-group.net > > > e: peter@ > > > p: 866 755-4468 (toll free) > > > > > > > > > >
2006-09-09 by untiedstates
So I swapped in a 100 ohm 1/4 watt resistor and I'm definitely sticking with this one - the last quarter or so of the resonance pot gives self oscillation now, but it yields a tone at just one frequency. But this way I have plenty of room to play with. One thing I noticed is that when I switch on the overdrive the bandpass out level is very low and sounds pinched vs. the other outputs... but other than that it sounds NICE - in a nasty way. --- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com, "untiedstates" <untiedstates@...> wrote: > > Hey R... > Thanks, but I ended up just drilling directly on the plate.. the > aluminum is soft so the drill bit "bites" pretty quickly and I was > able to get the hole for the switch in the right spot. > > Took me about 20 min. to do the mod.. and I'm slow. > > Problem is, my filter's not closing all the way down when in overdrive > mode... then I reread the directions.. ahhhh: I used a 1/2 watt > resistor and it's supposed to be 1/4 WATT. > > Gonna fix that today.. maybe try a 100 ohm just to see how it sounds.. > > FUN STUFF. Good job, Pete! Now my Model 12 has Tabasco flavor. > > best - bryan > > --- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com, Romeo Fahl <rfahl@> wrote: > > > > I'd recommend a center punch to whack a little indentation into the > > panel prior to drilling. Keeps the drill bit from sliding around. With > > panels that already have hardware mounted, I put something small behind > > the panel, like a socket wrench bit so that hammering the punch doesn't > > cause more of an indentation than it needs to. > > > > R. > > > > On Sep 8, 2006, at 8:40 AM, untiedstates wrote: > > > > > I'm gonna mod my Model 12 this weekend.. any tips on drilling a hole > > > in the faceplate for the switch? My drill's kinda crappy.. those > > > aluminum plates are soft, right? (I hope) > > > > > > anywho... great mod! I love the model 12 because it's smooth and > > > doesn't need to assert itself as making everything sound "filtered", > > > ya know? now i can go from subtle to rage against the machine? YESSS! > > > Peter, you've been hanging out with NIN, haven't you? > > > > > > --- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com, "(i think you can figure > > > that out)" <peter@> wrote: > > > > > > > > All stock on hand of Model 12 State Variable Vactrol Filters > > > currently > > > > at Analog Haven hve been updated to Mark II (switch and overdrive
> > > has > > > > been installed). > > > > > > > > - P > > > > _________________ > > > > Peter Grenader > > > > w: http://www.ear-group.net > > > > e: peter@ > > > > p: 866 755-4468 (toll free) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
2006-09-09 by (i think you can figure that out)
Even if the Evil Twin was a filter (which I've never said it was!!) I couldn't comment. Without putting the ET or any other module at risk, I can say without any hesitation that the Model 12 will be the only multimode filter in the Plan B lineup for some time. How's that? - P
2006-09-09 by amnesia
Peter How does this compare to the Evil Twin? Is it 2 Mark IIs? Any release date for Milton the monster? untiedstates wrote:
> > So I swapped in a 100 ohm 1/4 watt resistor and I'm definitely > sticking with this one - the last quarter or so of the resonance pot > gives self oscillation now, but it yields a tone at just one > frequency. But this way I have plenty of room to play with. > > One thing I noticed is that when I switch on the overdrive the > bandpass out level is very low and sounds pinched vs. the other > outputs... but other than that it sounds NICE - in a nasty way. > > --- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:PLAN_B_analog_blog%40yahoogroups.com>, "untiedstates" > <untiedstates@...> wrote: > > > > Hey R... > > Thanks, but I ended up just drilling directly on the plate.. the > > aluminum is soft so the drill bit "bites" pretty quickly and I was > > able to get the hole for the switch in the right spot. > > > > Took me about 20 min. to do the mod.. and I'm slow. > > > > Problem is, my filter's not closing all the way down when in overdrive > > mode... then I reread the directions.. ahhhh: I used a 1/2 watt > > resistor and it's supposed to be 1/4 WATT. > > > > Gonna fix that today.. maybe try a 100 ohm just to see how it sounds.. > > > > FUN STUFF. Good job, Pete! Now my Model 12 has Tabasco flavor. > > > > best - bryan > > > > --- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:PLAN_B_analog_blog%40yahoogroups.com>, Romeo Fahl <rfahl@> wrote: > > > > > > I'd recommend a center punch to whack a little indentation into the > > > panel prior to drilling. Keeps the drill bit from sliding around. > With > > > panels that already have hardware mounted, I put something small > behind > > > the panel, like a socket wrench bit so that hammering the punch > doesn't > > > cause more of an indentation than it needs to. > > > > > > R. > > > > > > On Sep 8, 2006, at 8:40 AM, untiedstates wrote: > > > > > > > I'm gonna mod my Model 12 this weekend.. any tips on drilling a hole > > > > in the faceplate for the switch? My drill's kinda crappy.. those > > > > aluminum plates are soft, right? (I hope) > > > > > > > > anywho... great mod! I love the model 12 because it's smooth and > > > > doesn't need to assert itself as making everything sound > "filtered", > > > > ya know? now i can go from subtle to rage against the machine? > YESSS! > > > > Peter, you've been hanging out with NIN, haven't you? > > > > > > > > --- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:PLAN_B_analog_blog%40yahoogroups.com>, "(i think you can figure > > > > that out)" <peter@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > All stock on hand of Model 12 State Variable Vactrol Filters > > > > currently > > > > > at Analog Haven hve been updated to Mark II (switch and > overdrive > > > > has > > > > > been installed). > > > > > > > > > > - P > > > > > _________________ > > > > > Peter Grenader > > > > > w: http://www.ear-group.net <http://www.ear-group.net> > > > > > e: peter@ > > > > > p: 866 755-4468 (toll free) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >