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User’s Manual
The Dust Collector
EFFECTS
Tape Saturations
1 & 2
The two “tape” saturations were
included to help spice or dirty up
sounds before or after passing
through the other effects.
The saturation effect ranges
from very subtle (
type
i
) to more
saturated and compressed (
type
v
).
In the
Dust Collector
this is achieved
through analog electronics
exclusively, without any real tapes.
❶
Type:
Sets the type, i.e. intensity of the
saturation effect. The further the type
knob is turned to the right, the more
pronounced the effect.
❷
Output volume:
Selects the output waveform between
sine, triangle and square.
❸
Bypass switch:
Bypasses the effect.
DIY tip
:
The schematics for
the Tape Saturations are based
on five pairs of diodes. The Dust
Collector uses one pair of
1N4148
and four pairs of
1N60
diodes.
Different diode models can be
mixed and matched for (slightly)
different saturation effects.
