The Booster 2.5 was one of my early amp-in-a-box designs from about 1999. It has been used on numerous commercial pedal designs and as a starting point for the BSIAB and other similar designs.
The Tweed Stack is my own improvement on the Booster 2.5 and at this time there are a couple of pc boards still available for it.
Here is a demo sound of the Booster 2.5 played by my good friend Aron Nelson, who runs/owns the DIYstompboxes forum:Okay, maybe “good” is subjective, but they are FREE!
I have updated the band names page. Check it out!
I encourage everyone to pronounce the names on the list out loud… especially if you are reading them in a public place!
The semiconductor maker Asahi Kasei Microsystems (AKM) had a massive fire at its factory that essentially wiped it out.
How does this impact fx pedals? AKM audio codec chips are widely used in high-end digital effects pedals. The AK4556 is one such chip.
https://www.prosoundnetwork.com/business/akm-factory-fire-shakes-up-pro-audio-industry
I never knew this was a thing until I saw a forum post about it this week. Apparently it is the anti-boost, which means that the output can only be attenuated. Sounds easy enough… a potentiometer and switch in a box will do the job but can lead to loading problems and tone loss, so I quickly designed this circuit:
I have a paper copy of the 1st edition of the CMOS Cookbook that I used so often that the pages started to come loose from the binding. It is an essential resource for anyone who wants to work with CMOS chips.
The author, Don Lancaster, has made the 4th edition of CMOS Cookbook available for free download from his site. Get it immediately. Thanks Don!
Several vintage CA3080 chips that I plan on using for some new projects, including a Ross/Dynacomp clone for testing purposes.
I got mentioned a couple of times in an article in the recent issue of Premier Guitar. Read the article here.
Thanks to Aron Nelson and Tzvi Gluckin for their kind words!
AMZ is the oldest continually published pedal site on the Internet.
This month marks 25 years of continuous publication of the AMZ web site, though in the first few years it was called DMZ.
Another free download, this time from Hans Camenzin who invented the 555 timer chip! The book is called Designing Analog Chips and is available as a free download from the author.
The Tweed Stack and SSM2166 compressor circuit boards are back in stock and available for immediate ordering. Check it out!
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Jack Orman has been involved in FX design and construction since the mid-1970s.
