Frequency Specific Gain Help
- HydrozeenElectronics
- Resistor Ronker
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I had this idea, some one has probably done it before but I can not find any articles on it.
I have a Fuzz Face Clone that I built. I want to remove the 40 UF cap I have on the emitter of Q2 and replace it with some kind of a filter so I can either select only Lows or mids. so that I can boost the low end or mid-range gain. It's easy to get highs, but to block all the highs that's the problem.
I though maybe a low pass filter but that will not really work either because it still grounds the highs.
Maybe a Op amp low pass filter on the emitter?
thanks in advance for the help
I have a Fuzz Face Clone that I built. I want to remove the 40 UF cap I have on the emitter of Q2 and replace it with some kind of a filter so I can either select only Lows or mids. so that I can boost the low end or mid-range gain. It's easy to get highs, but to block all the highs that's the problem.
I though maybe a low pass filter but that will not really work either because it still grounds the highs.
Maybe a Op amp low pass filter on the emitter?
thanks in advance for the help
- HydrozeenElectronics
- Resistor Ronker
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anything Fellas? If it's a crazy idea just say so.
- RnFR
- Old Solderhand
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why not just use a switch to go between emitter caps?
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- HydrozeenElectronics
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I had tried those and they work but, when I was experimenting with emitter caps I noticed that a small cap really pulled a lot of "treble gain" out of the circuit. I myself like a more "muddy" sound so I though If I could pull more bass gain out of it that would be cool but everything you do to filter highs out such as a low pass filter sends the signal to ground anyway resulting in treble gain too.
I was thinking if I could cancel it out before going to ground say with an op amp low pass filter that it might work.
I did build a transistor emitter follower that was set up with a pretty big cap in the feedback(collector to base) but what I noticed is that the bigger the cap got the more treble it passed just the opposite of what I thought would happen, shouldn't it filter and cancel out even more highs?
One cool thing to come out of it though was I was able to get some really cool trumpeting effects that I might experiment with latter but did not help me with the task at hand which is smooth fat bass gain with little or no treble gain.
I was thinking if I could cancel it out before going to ground say with an op amp low pass filter that it might work.
I did build a transistor emitter follower that was set up with a pretty big cap in the feedback(collector to base) but what I noticed is that the bigger the cap got the more treble it passed just the opposite of what I thought would happen, shouldn't it filter and cancel out even more highs?
One cool thing to come out of it though was I was able to get some really cool trumpeting effects that I might experiment with latter but did not help me with the task at hand which is smooth fat bass gain with little or no treble gain.
- RnFR
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how about if you try the cap from C to B again, but take the output off of the collector instead of the emitter. this is a normal way to filter highs in circuits like the big muff etc.
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- HydrozeenElectronics
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Ya I have tried that, I've never really liked the sound of it. That's why I was trying something else. I think if I could get it to work it could be a great Tone Tweek but might just be unfeasible.RnFR wrote:how about if you try the cap from C to B again, but take the output off of the collector instead of the emitter. this is a normal way to filter highs in circuits like the big muff etc.
Thanks
I'll keep you posted if I come up with anything.
- HydrozeenElectronics
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Here is were I got the idea of a Tranny on the emitter. Maybe with this schematic you guys can help me figure out if it would be possible to use it to filter out the high end gain.