1590B · 3 knobs
Dwarfcraft Devices Robot DevilVerified
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From the post
Got a request for the EQD Bit Commander, and while there doesn't seem to be a schematic for it, my search for one lead me to this effect. It's no Bit Commander, but it does do the synth-y octave down thing. The original Robot Devil has the octave switch (which allows you to switch between one octave down and 2 octaves down) as a footswitch. If you go that route, you'll need to use a DPDT if you want LED indication. Or you could just use a toggle SPDT if you want to put it in a 1590B and don't like the idea of having 2 footswitches on such a small box.
Here's how to wire the octave switch as a footswitch with LED indication:
As is, the LED turns on if the sub octave (2 octaves down) is activated. If you wanted, you could use 2 LEDs (or a bi-color LED) to indicate which octave is in effect. Just connect the cathode of one LED to lug 6 (anode to +9v via 2.2k resistor) to indicate 1 octave down.
Schematic
This is a board layout, a drawing of where each part goes, and the post may link the schematic it was drawn from. Open the layout at Effects Layouts (blog). No KiCad fragment has been drawn for this circuit yet.
Parts list 15 rows
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| Ref | Value | Normalized | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistors 4 | ||||
| ×2 | 100K | 100k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×2 | 3.3M | 3.3M | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 2.2K | 2.2k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 1M | 1M | read from the layout by eye | |
| Capacitors 4 | ||||
| ×1 | 47nF | 47n | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 100nF | 100n | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 1uF | 1u | electrolytic; read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 47uF | 47u | electrolytic; read from the layout by eye | |
| Diodes 1 | ||||
| ×1 | 1N4001 | 1N4001 | read from the layout by eye | |
| ICs 2 | ||||
| ×1 | CD4040 | CD4040 | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | CD4049UBE | CD4049UBE | read from the layout by eye | |
| Potentiometers 3 | ||||
| Fuzz | B100K | B100k | Potentiometer | read from the layout by eye |
| Octave | B100K | B100k | Potentiometer | read from the layout by eye |
| Starve | B2K | B2k | Potentiometer | read from the layout by eye |
| Switches 1 | ||||
| Sw | SPDT | SPDT | toggle; selects the octave tap (Sw1/Sw3 on the board, Octave 3 to Sw 2); read from the layout by eye | |
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