Really Cheap Compressor. New with LDR + compression led indicator

Posted by nonost on Nov 29, 2017; 6:44pm
URL: http://guitar-fx-layouts.238.s1.nabble.com/Really-Cheap-Compressor-New-with-LDR-compression-led-indicator-tp40758.html

 Hi! I'm going to build a Really Cheap Compressor as a part of a large build. It's my first time with LDR+led. I'm following this layout:

http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.com.es/2012/03/really-cheap-compressor.html

 Some people recommend to test some LDR and use the best that fits the needings, should I get 3 or 4 LDR and test them? what should I exactly test? I'm ordering a 8k-20k (light), 1M (dark) one.

 For this layout  3mm green leds are needed, I'm going to order them to Musikding. They also offer a bright 3mm green led. What do you think that will work best? I know that I can get both and try them but since I have to put the LDR+leds in the heatshrink and all that stuff...it would be a PITA.

 The other subject it's about adding a compression led indicator. I've seen some builds of this compressor with it, but the owners don't say how to achieve that. I guess that I should use one of the LDR+led rows but I don't know exactly which one.

 Any help is very welcome :)