Difference between revisions of "Electronics"
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| − | For my project I am building an electric guitar analog effects pedal. The pedal is called the "Tube Screamer" and is an overdrive effect. | + | For my project I am building an electric guitar analog effects pedal. The pedal is called the "Tube Screamer" and is an overdrive effect, which clips an amplified signal. |
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| + | Why build a guitar pedal? | ||
| + | I want to understand what makes overdrive sound good. Oftentimes, when people speak of "distortion", they are talking about noise that is unwanted, but with guitars, there is a good distortion, which make the guitar signal sound good. As I built the pedal, I analyzed it with an oscilloscope, as well as did research, to better understand what makes it sound qualitatively good to human ears. | ||
Revision as of 13:10, 21 March 2014
-Electronics-
Winter 2014 For my project I am building an electric guitar analog effects pedal. The pedal is called the "Tube Screamer" and is an overdrive effect, which clips an amplified signal.
Why build a guitar pedal? I want to understand what makes overdrive sound good. Oftentimes, when people speak of "distortion", they are talking about noise that is unwanted, but with guitars, there is a good distortion, which make the guitar signal sound good. As I built the pedal, I analyzed it with an oscilloscope, as well as did research, to better understand what makes it sound qualitatively good to human ears.
