Manual v1.0 // Five Finger Fuzz v20210921
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Using the Module
Again, this is a passive module. It may or may not cooperate with your other modules. If you see that a module doesn’t behave as expected when
connected to the Five Finger Fuzz, try a different module.
1.
Connect the output of another module (eg: an oscillator or other sound source) to the input jack. Patch the output jack to a mixer, output
module, etc. to hear the input with some added “fuzz.”
2.
Turn the potentiometer clockwise to add more fuzz. If you find that a module doesn’t like being connected to the Five Finger Fuzz input, try
turning the pot counterclockwise to see if it’s happier.
3.
The top switch determines which diode type the circuit uses. Two of the bottom switches are then
used to change how those diodes are incorporated into the circuit. By flipping the two switches, you
can change the circuit to include only two of the diodes, three diodes (in asymmetrical configurations),
or all four. For more information you can see the
schematic
, but it is recommended that you just flip
switches until it sounds interesting.
In the illustrations at right, the orange highlights show the switches that function when the top switch
is in the left position. The blue highlights show that the bottom switches function only when the top
switch is flipped in the right direction.
Note: The description above ignores the fact that each switch also has a center position in which
neither of its two selections is active. This affords even more possibilities for experimentation. You
might think that switching the top switch to its center “off” position would make the input pass through
to the output unchanged, however even in this case, the 3mm red LED adds some fuzz!
Some tips:
Again, this is a passive module. It may or may not cooperate with your other modules. If you see that a module doesn’t behave as expected
when connected to the Five Finger Fuzz, try a different module.
Some sound sources sound better with this passive diode fuzz circuit than others. If you feed something to the input and don’t get interesting
results at the output, keep experimenting with other types of sounds before you consider switching to a different diode type. In any case,
temper your expectations. While this module can actually have very interesting, unexpected effects on certain sound sources, it is a passive
module and will not create the extreme distortion that an active module might be able to.
