Already Dead Tapes releases Document II abram, May 21, 2016August 24, 2016 AD200 'Document II: A Retrospective' by Already Dead Tapes and Records “As we march along on our mission to create a diverse and expansive creative community, we reach a new milestone: 200 releases. To this end, we bring you ‘Document II’, a retrospective cassette that comes with a Golden Ticket… Continue Reading
Pixie: 40m QRP CW transceiver abram, February 19, 2015 first post of 2015. it’s a small pocket size 40m CW transceiver that i got off of eBay for a mere $8. i’ve mainly used this while i’m at school to flex my cognitive abilities and decode the communications of extra class morse pros. the transceiver has a tuning range… Continue Reading
DOD FX55B SupraDistortion – BigBuff Mod abram, September 16, 2014August 9, 2019 Here’s another in a line now of DOD pedal mods. For this FX55B, I decided to go for more of a BigMuff sound. Playing around with this pedal initially, I found it to be like most mass-produced distortion/fuzz effects. It had a very thin sound and that notorious volume drop… Continue Reading
Class AB amplifier test abram, September 12, 2014September 12, 2014 this was an attempt at designing a simple transformer-less class AB amplifier using two BJT power transistors. i setup the USB fan to protect against thermal runaway and cool off the transistors during operation. it took me looking over several schematics to realize that the the emitters of both the… Continue Reading
initial PCB milling test… abram, August 31, 2014 here’s an initial PCB test for the Triode tube overdrive on the SMBA site. this picture is pre-sanding. it was milled using LinuxCNC on a Xubuntu 14.04 LTS running the Xenomai-2.6.2.1 kernel version 3.5.7. it’s taken some time to get the configuration working and compiled since i didn’t want to… Continue Reading
vacuum tube experimentation abram, May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 modifying the mitsumin valvecaster by determining distortion characteristics. Continue Reading
diy arduino dev board abram, May 26, 2014 simple dev board made from some cheap 400 contact breadboards on a piece of acrylic. Continue Reading
LFO modulated simple VCF abram, May 23, 2014 this is a rough draft of a circuit i’ve been working on based of the Simple VCF circuit floating out there. a big thanks to the original author for that. i’m sure there are some mistakes in here. it’s an odd one for sure, but it works on the breadboard…. Continue Reading
Dissolved penny abram, May 20, 2014May 23, 2014 this penny has almost completely dissolved in a three month period in a solution of vinegar and salt. last time I opened the jar, it had pressurized most likely due to the hydrogen gasses being released. Continue Reading
keeping the internet neutral… abram, May 14, 2014 Help stop the FCC from allowing telecom giants to divide up the internet. Continue Reading