- Welcome to madbeanpedals::forum.
Recent posts
#41
Open Discussion / would putting PCB's in a 1U ra...
Last post by dont-tase-me-bro - November 07, 2025, 12:17:04 AMI was thinking about building a rack system where I patch everything into a switcher (like RJM's Effect Gizmo) and then control them with a foot switching unit. This way I can have more control over MIDI stuff.
For the non-MIDI stuff I would build myself, I was thinking about just putting a bunch in a 1U rack enclosure, patch them into the switcher and I can turn them on/off with the foot switcher unit. I've built dozens of pedals, but the grey area for me is if I'm missing something. I would just go DC/in/out on the back panel, pots/switches on the front. I figured no 3PDT, just activate that pedal's loop with the foot switcher. I wasn't sure if I was missing something with grounding, or if I omitted the 3PDT, would it not just be always on.
This is the enclosure I was looking at. Hammond makes one too, but there's is painted on the inside which I figured would mess the grounding up unless I scraped it off.
https://www.budind.com/product/chassis-box/small-rack-mount-chassis-box-series/ch-14402/#group=series-products&external_dimensions_group=0&internal_dimensions=0
Thanks,
Pat
For the non-MIDI stuff I would build myself, I was thinking about just putting a bunch in a 1U rack enclosure, patch them into the switcher and I can turn them on/off with the foot switcher unit. I've built dozens of pedals, but the grey area for me is if I'm missing something. I would just go DC/in/out on the back panel, pots/switches on the front. I figured no 3PDT, just activate that pedal's loop with the foot switcher. I wasn't sure if I was missing something with grounding, or if I omitted the 3PDT, would it not just be always on.
This is the enclosure I was looking at. Hammond makes one too, but there's is painted on the inside which I figured would mess the grounding up unless I scraped it off.
https://www.budind.com/product/chassis-box/small-rack-mount-chassis-box-series/ch-14402/#group=series-products&external_dimensions_group=0&internal_dimensions=0
Thanks,
Pat
#42
Open Discussion / Re: Absence, update and reflec...
Last post by LaceSensor - November 06, 2025, 01:51:06 PMHowdy
Thanks for the nice message. I appreciate it a lot.
Thanks for the nice message. I appreciate it a lot.
#43
Build Reports / Re: VFE Dragon
Last post by pedalbob - November 04, 2025, 07:03:50 PMI think I like the 6dB so far. I'm playing with a Tele thru a Fender Deluxe and the 6 dB gets me everything I need but as with most pedals with a lot of knobs ... you dial in what you think sounds good and then you change something a little and say "hmm I think that sounds a little better ??"
I do agree with Brian's comments in the build document though ... I think the 6/12 middle setting is a bit of overkill.
Great circuit though.
I do agree with Brian's comments in the build document though ... I think the 6/12 middle setting is a bit of overkill.
Great circuit though.
#44
Build Reports / Re: VFE Dragon
Last post by jessenator - November 04, 2025, 03:02:02 PMThat's dope. Do you have s favorite between the two slopes? I've never experimented on guitar before, only synths way back.
#45
Build Reports / Re: VFE Dragon
Last post by jimilee - November 04, 2025, 02:10:38 AM Very cool!
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
#46
Build Reports / VFE Dragon
Last post by pedalbob - November 03, 2025, 06:35:13 PMI guess October was VFE month for me ... I finally built a choral Reef I had laying around for awhile and last week I built a Dragon. Love them both. They both have more controls to tweak than my simple analog brain can handle ! I scored one of the monthly (October Halloween) custom powdercoat drops from Stompbox parts and it is killer.
Finished a Cliffhanger (Dover Drive) this weekend too ... its working great but still experimenting with the PNP transistors. I will post my opinion on that when I'm done.
Finished a Cliffhanger (Dover Drive) this weekend too ... its working great but still experimenting with the PNP transistors. I will post my opinion on that when I'm done.
#47
Requests / Re: EHX Silencer project
Last post by neiltheseal - November 02, 2025, 09:48:36 AMQuote from: madbean on November 21, 2021, 01:00:47 AMI drew this up a few weeks ago. It's a noise gate along the lines of the Zuul, but not a clone. It does have an "input key" jack similar to the Zuul, which is the best part about that. The rest of it is adapted from the THAT app notes.
It's only in the early stages though. I was planning on breadboaring it but I need to make an adapter board for one component.
Hey Brian. Any news on this gate design you have been working on? I know this is old but I haven't been able to find it on the website or forum
#48
Tech Help - Projects Page / Re: Archibald only works on 30...
Last post by neiltheseal - October 31, 2025, 06:25:40 AMThe ma ratings are per output and there is nothing else plugged in at the time of the test.
#49
Tech Help - Projects Page / Re: Archibald only works on 30...
Last post by neiltheseal - October 31, 2025, 03:17:28 AMIt is weird
Here is a video link. The 3 jacks on the right are all 500ma. They don't seem to register the input and the led doesn't turn on. These jacks work fine for other pedals as you can see.
The 7 jacks to the left are all 300ma all work fine on the Archibald.
https://youtube.com/shorts/Dlxx-g84gc0?si=ZRA8pvMfvA0NSHIR
Here is a video link. The 3 jacks on the right are all 500ma. They don't seem to register the input and the led doesn't turn on. These jacks work fine for other pedals as you can see.
The 7 jacks to the left are all 300ma all work fine on the Archibald.
https://youtube.com/shorts/Dlxx-g84gc0?si=ZRA8pvMfvA0NSHIR
#50
Tech Help - Projects Page / Re: Archibald only works on 30...
Last post by madbean - October 31, 2025, 12:43:13 AMAre the mA ratings per output or are they shared amongst them and do you have anything else plugged in simultaneously? There should be no operational difference between a 300 or 500mA output so this is curious.