ubiquity

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astro-aquatic animals lead the way to otherworldly overdrive [ships in 3 days] *Now in cool-white paint, without texture. SOUND: A dynamic overdrive, ubiquity flexes from punchy ja ngle to dreamy drive, with gobs of gain. Featuring soft or hard clipping and frequency pre-emphasis/de-emphasis for tone sculpting. CIRCUIT & CONTROLS: Preamp emphasis allows one to set which frequencies get overdriven and clipped by a dual op amp circuit. The 2nd amplifier stage is set to add even more gain and op amp choice influences the character enough to warrant a socket for experimentation. Post-amp tone shaping helps remove or retain high frequency content generated during signal amplification and clipping. VOLUME: Output volume. GAIN: Controls the 1st op amp stage gain. PRE-CLIP: Pre-emphasis = high pass filter that determines how much low frequency content is overdriven. Turning this to the right adds more low end, while turning it down creates more mid/high frequency boost. FILTER: De-emphasis = low pass filter after both gain stages. Turn it up for retention of all frequencies generated, or back it off to remove high end content. DISTORT: Toggle up = “hard clipping”, an asymmetrical diode configuration that provides more clipping and a fuzzier drive. This style of clipping can be found in early distortion circuits. DRIVE: Toggle down = “soft clipping”, a symmetrical diode configuration giving a cleaner, louder overdrive. OP AMP: stock chip is the LM1458, a dual version of the LM741. The op amp is socketed and can be changed. DIODES: a mix of silicon and Schottky. DESIGN Sounds are inspired by pre- and de-emphasis filtering for tone shaping. Graphics are inspired by 50s-60s jazz album artwork, black & white photos with a single color wash. Overdrive is ubiquitous in the effects world; we chase the one that inspires… we dream. A young space traveler looks up to stars for guidance. TECH 9V center negative power supply, no battery Current draw: < 5mA Dimensions including jacks & knobs: 1590BBS enclosure, 4.6 x 3.8 x 2.4 in Show more