Re: emulating a cheap sampling toy

["Timothy Mungenast" <mungenast@earthlink.net>]

you mean the '70s Dan Armstrong series of effects, extremely collectible.
Jeff Baxter swore by the Orange Squeezer compressor. There were not many
components, but they were made by Musictronics to a high standard (beware
the later reproductions from the early 90s... they suck!). Zappa liked one
of these modules (the Green Ringer) so much that he had the circuit built
into his SG.

Thanks for the links... I'll check 'em out.
~T

> [Original Message]
> From: Stephen Goodman <spgoodman@earthlight.net>
> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Date: 1/27/2005 8:15:10 PM
> Subject: Re: emulating a cheap sampling toy
>
> I wondered that if one wishes to replicate a "cheap", tinny, distorted
sound
> filter, why not use really cheap components to make it sound tinny, and
> distort it.
>
> Case in point: There were these little cheap modules back in the late 70s
> that would plug right onto your guitar (and the cord into that, if not
> another cheap module), with bright colors and names like "Orange 
>Screamer"
> and so forth.  Very few electronics inside with the 9v battery, on-off
> toggle switch outside.  I believe the Orange Screamer was a
treble-booster,
> the other one I had was a fuzz/distortion effect.
>
> One might wonder that, if the electronics are so simple they're going to
be
> cheap, as well as fairly easy to assemble.  I found some projects like
this
> on the following sites:
>
> The "Hornet" fuzz box
> http://www.web-ee.com/Schematics/Hornet/hornet.jpg
>
> A "Mini-booster" circuit
> http://www.muzique.com/amz/mini.htm
>
> Also if anyone remembers those little effects (sort of) units I'd be
> curious..!
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dean Stiglitz" <deknow@netzero.com>
> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 00:30 AM
> Subject: Re: emulating a cheap sampling toy
>
>
> | ...i say, if you have the toy in the house, why emulate it...just use
it.
> | that said, i did recently read something about a vst plugin that is 
>part
> of
> | the nokia development kit (free, but some back and forth confirmation
> emails
> | are required apparantly) that models the tiny speakers in cell phones
(so
> | you can hear your ringtone as it would sound on a real phone).
> |
> | deknow
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