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TLC272

Dual CMOS-Input Op-Amp DIP-8 / SOIC-8.7 circuits use this part.

Datasheet · from ti.com

Substitutes same socket

Parts that fit the same socket: the same function, pin count and pinout. The figures are read off each part's datasheet (this one's from page 6), typical where the sheet gives a typical value, otherwise the maximum. Closest first; the last column says what differs. A different part can change the sound, and a circuit may lean on one particular figure, so read the build document's notes before you swap.

This part

PartInputSupplyGBWSlewNoiseIqBoards
TLC272CMOS3–16 V4.5 MHz21 V/µs10.8 nV0.56 mA7

CMOS dual limited to 16 V total; the input range includes the negative rail.

Fits the same socket

PartInputSupplyGBWSlewNoiseIqBoardsDiffers
LF412JFET7–36 V4.5 MHz21 V/µs18 nV0.56 mA4JFET input. FET-input dual with standard pinout per the drawing (the 2026 pin table misprints pins 4 to 8).
TL072JFET4.5–40 V5.25 MHz20 V/µs37 nV1.4 mA1338JFET input. JFET input; inputs must stay 4 V above the negative rail, and the input range reaches the positive rail.
TL082JFET4.5–40 V5.25 MHz20 V/µs37 nV1.4 mA72JFET input. JFET input; inputs must stay 4 V above the negative rail, and the input range reaches the positive rail.
OPA2134JFET5–36 V8 MHz20 V/µs8 nV4 mA108JFET input; draws 4 mA per amplifier. FET-input audio op-amp without phase inversion; draws about 4 mA per amplifier, so it is hungry on a 9 V battery.
CA3260mosfet, RR out4–16 V4 MHz10 V/µs4.5 mA8MOSFET input; rail-to-rail output; draws 4.5 mA per amplifier. CMOS output swings to both rails, but the 16 V supply limit rules out 18 V pedals.
LF353JFET7–36 V3 MHz13 V/µs18 nV1.8 mA73JFET input; draws 1.8 mA per amplifier. JFET dual; common-mode range must stay 4 V inside each rail.
CA3240EZmosfet4–36 V4.5 MHz9 V/µs40 nV4 mA10MOSFET input; draws 4 mA per amplifier. Dual CA3140: MOSFET inputs that reach 0.5 V below the negative rail, but about 4 mA per amplifier.
TLC2272CMOS, RR out4.4–16 V2.25 MHz3.6 V/µs9 nV1.2 mA20rail-to-rail output; much slower. CMOS rail-to-rail-output dual limited to 16 V total; do not run it on an 18 V rail.
TLE20724.5–38 V10.6 MHz32 V/µs17 nV2.4 mA1draws 2.4 mA per amplifier. Fast, low-bias dual drawing about 2.4 mA per amplifier.
M52184–32 V7 MHz3 V/µs1.5 mA21draws 1.5 mA per amplifier; much slower. Low-noise audio dual the maker calls close to the 4558 and 4559, with ±50 mA load current.
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