robot devil mod

[clockman]

I'm not sure if this has been done yet and don't want to take credit for something I haven't researched fully, I just want to share an idea I was fooling around with.

I wanted to hear both the -2 and -1 octaves together using a blend of some sort. initially I was worried about buffering signals and frequency cancelations but just grabbed the old iron and went for it. I desoldered the octave switch and replaced it with a (after experimentation) 1k linear potentiometer.

octave switch 1 to lug 1 of pot
octave switch 3 to lug 3 of pot
octave switch 2 to lug 2 of pot
simple as that, just replace the switch with a 1k linear pot wired up the same way.
there is a small drop in volume at mid point in the rotation but not bad at all, worth it to hear them both mixed together.
maybe there's a better way of doing this, would love to hear from anyone who has more experience. Enjoy.

[nocentelli]

It's also possible just to put volume pots from the output of each octave, and a third from the straight fuzz with resistors from the outputs of those pots to the output to give an individual level control for each voice

[clockman]

that's a really good idea. Thanx! I have a populated board with no pots attached, I may give that a try this weekend.

[Synsound]

At that point you may as well build the Bit Commander. Then you have the octave up as well.

[clockman]

Its definatly on on the to do list. I'm low on parts and can't buy a lot of things right now so I'm scrounging and modding what I have.