Sound Modifier

Four shape-controls portable unit

Wide variety of output waveforms

Circuit diagram:

Parts:

P1,P3,P4________22K Linear Potentiometers
P2_____________220K Linear Potentiometer

R1,R15_________150K 1/4W Resistors
R2_____________220K 1/4W Resistor
R3______________56K 1/4W Resistor
R4_____________470K 1/4W Resistor
R5,R13,R14______22K 1/4W Resistors
R6______________10K 1/4W Resistor
R7______________33K 1/4W Resistor
R8,R10,R12______47K 1/4W Resistors
R9_______________1K 1/4W Resistor
R11_____________68K 1/4W Resistor
R16____________100K 1/4W Resistor

C1,C3,C5_______220nF 63V Polyester Capacitors
C2______________47nF 63V Polyester Capacitor
C4______________22nF 63V Polyester Capacitor
C6_____________100µF 25V Electrolytic Capacitor
C7_______________4µ7 25V Electrolytic Capacitor

D1,D2_________1N4148 75V 150mA Diodes

IC1____________LM324 Low power Quad Op-Amp IC

J1,J2__________6.3mm. Mono Jack sockets

SW1______________1 pole 3 ways rotary or slider switch
SW2______________SPST Switch

B1_______________9V PP3 Battery

Clip for PP3 Battery

Comments:

Compared to common Fuzz-box devices, the Sound Modifier circuit allows a
choice amongst a wide variety of output waveforms, thanks to its capability of
mixing three different modified versions of the input signal.
This stand
alone unit, primarily intended for electric guitars, is based on a low power
quad op-amp IC and draws a very low current from a common 9V transistor
battery.

Circuit description:

IC1A is the linear input amplifier. The input sensitivity of the circuit can
be varied from -10dB to +10dB in three fixed steps by means of SW1, in order to
cope with almost any pick-up type and model. IC1B forms a rather straightforward
fuzz circuit, based on the squaring property of two back-to-back diodes
connected across output and inverting input of the op-amp. IC1C and related
components convert the squared output signal coming from IC1B into a
triangle-shaped waveform. IC1D is wired as a virtual-earth mixer, summing the
linear, squared and triangle-shaped signals coming from IC1A, IC1B and IC1C
respectively.
A very accurate mixing of these three different signals can be
done by means of P1, P3 and P4: the result will be an almost endless choice of
different fuzz-effects.

Notes:

The circuit can be used also as a linear amplifier by rotating P3 and P4
controls fully anti-clockwise, or as a straightforward Fuzz-box by rotating P1
and P4 controls in the same way.

P2 is the fuzz deep control.

Total current drawing is less than 2mA.

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