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Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone (Germanium Gold)
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- Category
- Compressor
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- Vero layout · from Revolution Deux
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From the vendor
An optical compressor/sustainer: a VTL5C6 vactrol in the feedback loop of an NE5532 stage, driven by a rectified side chain, sets the gain. Grit blends a diode-clipped (germanium, LED and silicon diodes) version of the compressed signal with a clean one, Blend mixes the dry signal against the compressed/clipped signal, and Treble is a simple treble cut. Runs on internal +9V and +15V rails from an 18V supply.
Schematic
The schematic is in the post. Open it at Revolution Deux. No KiCad fragment has been drawn for this circuit yet.
Parts list 61 rows
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| Ref | Value | Normalized | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistors 21 | ||||
| R1 | 1M | 1M | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R2 | 10K | 10k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R3 | 470K | 470k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R4 | 2.7K | 2.7k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R5 | 8.2K | 8.2k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R6 | 10K | 10k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R7 | 2.7K | 2.7k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R9 | 150 | 150 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R10 | 91K | 91k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R11 | 100K | 100k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R12 | 6.8K | 6.8k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R13 | 2.2M | 2.2M | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R14 | 220K | 220k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R15 | 100K | 100k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R16 | 47 | 47 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R17 | 27K | 27k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R18 | 10 | 10 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R19 | 1.8M | 1.8M | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R20 | 56K | 56k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R21 | 2.7K | 2.7k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R22 | 100K | 100k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| Capacitors 14 | ||||
| C1 | 680p | 680p | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C2 | 6.8n | 6.8n | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C3 | 560n | 560n | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C4 | 2.2n | 2.2n | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C5 | 2.2u | 2.2u | electrolytic, 25V; read from the schematic by eye | |
| C6 | 33p | 33p | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C7 | 100u | 100u | electrolytic, 25V; read from the schematic by eye | |
| C8 | 220u | 220u | electrolytic, 25V; read from the schematic by eye | |
| C9 | 22n | 22n | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C10 | 470u | 470u | electrolytic, 25V; read from the schematic by eye | |
| C11 | 1u | 1u | electrolytic, 25V; read from the schematic by eye | |
| C12 | 22p | 22p | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C13 | 1u | 1u | electrolytic, 25V; read from the schematic by eye | |
| C14 | 2200u | 2.2m | electrolytic, 10V; read from the schematic by eye | |
| Diodes 15 | ||||
| D1 | 1N4148 | 1N4148 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| D2 | 1N4148 | 1N4148 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| D3 | 1N4148 | 1N4148 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| D4 | 1N4148 | 1N4148 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| D5 | 1N4148 | 1N4148 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| D6 | 1N4148 | 1N4148 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| D7 | 1N60 | 1N60 | germanium; read from the schematic by eye | |
| D9 | 1N4148 | 1N4148 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| D10 | 1N4148 | 1N4148 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| D11 | 1N4148 | 1N4148 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| D12 | 1N4004 | 1N4004 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| D13 | 1N4148 | 1N4148 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| D14 | 1N4148 | 1N4148 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| D15 | 1N4148 | 1N4148 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| D16 | 1N4148 | 1N4148 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| ICs 4 | ||||
| U1 | NE5532 | NE5532 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| U2 | TL072 | TL072 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| U3 | LM4558 | LM4558 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| U5 | LM741 | LM741 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| Potentiometers 5 | ||||
| Volume | A10K | A10k | Potentiometer | read from the schematic by eye |
| Blend | B10K | B10k | Potentiometer | read from the schematic by eye |
| Treble | B100K | B100k | Potentiometer | read from the schematic by eye |
| Sustain | B25K | B25k | Potentiometer | read from the schematic by eye |
| Grit | B100K | B100k | Potentiometer | read from the schematic by eye |
| LEDs 1 | ||||
| D8 | LED | LED | 5mm red, used as a clipping diode; read from the schematic by eye | |
| Other 1 | ||||
| LDR1 | VTL5C6 | VTL5C6 | vactrol; read from the schematic by eye | |
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