So, circuit itself works great and sounds like a dream. Everything followed to the letter, except for using a 3pdt momentary for the magic switch instead of DPDT. guess what the only part of the pedal that doesn't work is? When I depress the momentary everything disappears. Signal completely lost. Ideas welcome, because it's super frustrating to be so close and have so many great sounds/noises, but not the magic option. Great site, it's been a welcome transition from others:-) thank you.
Well, I made it, and it works like it should. You can verify it. Lovely velcro-ish texture to the fuzz, but without the gated character that usually comes with those type of fuzzes. Thanks for the layout.
I can’t find DPST ON/ON switches that aren’t really expensive, is there a reason DPDT switches or something else wouldn’t work? Sorry if it’s dumb question I’m new to this
I believe the DPST ON/ON can be substituted with an SPDT. What seems odd is that the Hex 3 would go to the DPDT Momentary "Magic". This would mean Momentary would do nothing when the Hex switch is switched to the hex 1 pin.
As Joe pointed out the magic foot switch does nothing when the Hex switch is on. However it works well giving a stomp between full power and starved when Hex is off. Was going to make the shiva years ago and didn’t realise this is an updated version with a name change . Cool stuff
Just a detail, but I think Spell and Shape are wired in reverse to the original. I used the lowest gain transistors I could find. For what it's worth, I preferred a low gain 2N3904 to the 2N2222A. I got more dependable weirdness from that type overall in that position. Simple little circuit but I like these messy octave circuits Aen built. Thanks. Oh, and I might suggest using a latching switch for the Magic switch and eliminating the Hex control. They do the same thing essentially and I don't think that momentary oscillation is all that interesting personally.
So, circuit itself works great and sounds like a dream. Everything followed to the letter, except for using a 3pdt momentary for the magic switch instead of DPDT. guess what the only part of the pedal that doesn't work is? When I depress the momentary everything disappears. Signal completely lost. Ideas welcome, because it's super frustrating to be so close and have so many great sounds/noises, but not the magic option. Great site, it's been a welcome transition from others:-) thank you.
ReplyDeleteWell, I made it, and it works like it should. You can verify it. Lovely velcro-ish texture to the fuzz, but without the gated character that usually comes with those type of fuzzes. Thanks for the layout.
ReplyDeleteThanks for verifying. Tagged.
DeleteI can’t find DPST ON/ON switches that aren’t really expensive, is there a reason DPDT switches or something else wouldn’t work? Sorry if it’s dumb question I’m new to this
ReplyDeleteYeah, I am confused about the switches as well... I am also no expert, so forgive me for a possibly stupid question, but how can a DPST be on-on?
ReplyDeleteI believe the DPST ON/ON can be substituted with an SPDT. What seems odd is that the Hex 3 would go to the DPDT Momentary "Magic". This would mean Momentary would do nothing when the Hex switch is switched to the hex 1 pin.
ReplyDeleteAs Joe pointed out the magic foot switch does nothing when the Hex switch is on. However it works well giving a stomp between full power and starved when Hex is off. Was going to make the shiva years ago and didn’t realise this is an updated version with a name change . Cool stuff
ReplyDeleteJust a detail, but I think Spell and Shape are wired in reverse to the original. I used the lowest gain transistors I could find. For what it's worth, I preferred a low gain 2N3904 to the 2N2222A. I got more dependable weirdness from that type overall in that position. Simple little circuit but I like these messy octave circuits Aen built. Thanks. Oh, and I might suggest using a latching switch for the Magic switch and eliminating the Hex control. They do the same thing essentially and I don't think that momentary oscillation is all that interesting personally.
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