Looking For Ideas...

[flanagan0718]

Hey Guys,
    Yesterday I ordered 2 boards. I got the Smoothie and the Afterlife. Any mod Ideas on either of these? Thanks in advance.

-Mike-

[madbean]

Sure, for the Smoothie you can change the filtering caps for a psuedo-univibe feel. Change C5 to 100n from 10n.

I don't remember off-hand any mods on the Afterlife, but maybe do a search on the forum or on DIYSB for the Flatline. One thing you could do is increase the value of R3 and put a couple of soft clipping diodes back to back in parallel with it. This would make a very light overdrive with the compression. Or, maybe have a switch to go between the stock 220k and other stuff. Probably a 1M resistor plus 1n914 for the diodes. Just thinking out loud...haven't tried this. Also, you should be able to modify the compression response by tweaking R6 or R7 upward.

[flanagan0718]

Thanks Bean! I will defiantly try the vibe cap change for the smoothie.


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[gordo]

This goes TOTALLY against the grain but...I'd build the AL stock before wishing any mods.  It rocks...

[Haberdasher]

I seem to remember there is a simple mod for the al where you put r7 on a switch with a different value for more "squish".  I believe the other value was 100k.
I should add that I haven't tried it; I'm just repeating what I have read somewhere.

[midwayfair]

http://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=5326.0

The threshold pot is really only useful if you want to be able to control the compression at different gain levels. The comp pot in the stock afterlife is a gain pot. They aren't radically different and I think the Afterlife is good stock, but some people have liked the extra control.

There's a 100uF cap across the LEDs. You can put a much smaller value on a switch and have a decay control. Or you can solder some wire to both sides of the cap to a 1M pot (variable resistor, lugs 1 and 2) and have a decay pot.

There's probably some way to add an attack control, but it's an LDR so you can only make it so fast regardless so it wouldn't be meaningful.

[flanagan0718]

Midwayfair I love the nature dweller you did! I'll look into the mods you were talking about for the Afterlife. sounds kinda cool Thanks!