Rockman Compressor technology question; diodes,release curve
- matt239
- Solder Soldier
Rockman Compressor technology question; diodes,release curve
Postby matt239 » Today, 14:26
I have read this: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1098&hilit=rockman+compressor
& this: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=12756&hilit=rockman ... 20#p142291
Can anybody help explain this: http://www.rockman.fr/Reviews/GC.htm ??
- How do the additional diodes affect the release time?
I understand the goal, but not the mechanism..
Can some of you help me get my head around it??
Postby matt239 » Today, 14:26
I have read this: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1098&hilit=rockman+compressor
& this: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=12756&hilit=rockman ... 20#p142291
Can anybody help explain this: http://www.rockman.fr/Reviews/GC.htm ??
- How do the additional diodes affect the release time?
I understand the goal, but not the mechanism..
Can some of you help me get my head around it??
- mictester
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No. Because it's entirely bogus. The diodes don't actually have anything to do with the attack or release times. They just clamp the control voltage.matt239 wrote:Rockman Compressor technology question; diodes,release curve
Postby matt239 » Today, 14:26
I have read this: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1098&hilit=rockman+compressor
& this: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=12756&hilit=rockman ... 20#p142291
Can anybody help explain this: http://www.rockman.fr/Reviews/GC.htm ??
- How do the additional diodes affect the release time?
I understand the goal, but not the mechanism..
Can some of you help me get my head around it??
What are you trying to achieve? The Scholtz circuits were fairly clever 40 years ago, but have been superceded by MUCH better designs!
"Why is it humming?" "Because it doesn't know the words!"
- darthoverdrive
- Breadboard Brother
I am interested too. I have never been able to find any complete schematics of the Rockman compressor. Jark's drawings are naturally incomplete in order not to give away any secrets. The comp in the Sustainor and DG sound really good to me.
- matt239
- Solder Soldier
Ah, no wonder I didn't understand it!mictester wrote: No. Because it's entirely bogus.
I am looking for a brutally simple & cheap (yet transparent...) circuit fragment to reduce dynamic range a bit, before a soft clipping circuit, in a quest to build an ultra smooth "cleanish" overdrive/amp emulator.What are you trying to achieve?
I stumbled on that page during my research, & just got curious about what they could mean.
What would be the result of the clamping you describe on the operation of the circuit?
- darthoverdrive
- Breadboard Brother
For all us Rockman buffs
I came across this site and post while reading a post from pinkjimiphoton.
Thanks pjp
http://techniguitare.com/forum/fiches-t ... t6058.html
This is basically the compressor from the early Rockman headphone amps. Jarc has put it in a pedal format. The pdf's are in French so I used Google translate to decipher them although some of it doesn't translate well.
Enjoy.
I came across this site and post while reading a post from pinkjimiphoton.
Thanks pjp
http://techniguitare.com/forum/fiches-t ... t6058.html
This is basically the compressor from the early Rockman headphone amps. Jarc has put it in a pedal format. The pdf's are in French so I used Google translate to decipher them although some of it doesn't translate well.
Enjoy.