Hi all, I haven't posted any builds for a while so here goes.
I got back into making electronic music again during lockdown sp decoded I needed some fx to go with synths. What goes better than phasers eh?
I wanted to build a Jurgen Haible phaser but boards weren't available so next stop Brian's Glasshole :o but due to angry pensioners, importing to the UK was off the menu ::) so I ended up building a dead end FX calypso.
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This is a hard build due to the double decker pcb. I made loads of f'ups and managed to ruin the power LED
I wish all build docs were as helpful as Madbeans are.
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This is a great sounding optical phaser!
I finally managed to get a board for the Jurgen Haible phaser which is a clone of the Compact Phasing A unit used by tangerine dream among others. It's a giant board with some hard to get parts and AC power but definitely worth it for phaser fans out there (Jimi Lee) ;) It's got this cool sweep, maybe cos of these actual lamp bulbs it uses.
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I managed to score a cool lamp cover for the indicator which pulses in time with the sweep, it came from the scoreboard of a dart board!
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Next up Lectric FX's Countdown. Straightforward build, I even manged to cram it into the suggested box ;D
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This is a really unique sounding phaser with almost flange tones, I'd definitely reccomend it to anyone looking for something different.
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Finally, I wanted something for stereo effects so I built this 'rack' style duo-phase using the pedal pcb board. It's not as well featured as the deadend fx version but easier to build I bet. I wired it for stereo/mono outputs and series and paralell options, sounds great on pads
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My other half asks if I've got 'enough of those now' but I've got my eye on Brain's Polytrog now :D
thanks for looking!
Enough? Noooo. There is a family photo of most of mine here somewhere, seems like there was about 20 or 30. I've got one I need to build now.
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Now there's some sweeping phasey goodness! What a great bunch, no surprise Jimi is drooling and has sleepless nights now... ;)
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Holyfrijoles...me likey