Nutube Overdrive Eurorack

Started by dathey, April 14, 2021, 11:35:15 PM

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dathey

My take on rezzonics' nutube overdrive/screamer:  https://rezzonics.blogspot.com/

• Eurorack 12HP: panel layout via FPD and toner transfer.
• Running on +18v instead of +9v
• Korg NuTube: https://korgnutube.com/en/guide/
• Diode dipswitch selectors, for both feedback and hard clip (http://diy-fever.com/effects/the-ultimate-overdrive/)
• Symmetrical and Asymmetrical operation, with additive series diode combinations provided.
• Traditional distortion section generally follows Boss HM-2.
• Diodes used:  silicon(1n4148), germanium(1n34a), red led, mosfet(2n7000), schottky(1n5719), and nanolog N2
• Mix control between nutube and traditional distortion
• 'Warp' / compliance control for hard clip diodes: http://www.muzique.com/lab/sat.htm
• Bass cut control
• True bypass relay: https://diy.thcustom.com/shop/uber-switch-relay-true-bypass-with-mute-kit/

It at least turns on and the tube glows: now time to see if it actually works...!










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Jarno

Nice work, and, good to see there are more eurorack people here  ;D

Wonder how you'll get along with the nutube. Did you do anything with respect to signal levels (eurorack is way hotter than a guitar signal)?
I have done a combined fuzz face and clipper distortion (either tubescreamer, or DOD 250 /MXR Distortion + depending on how you build), and did not, given that I was going to combine it with the stompbox adapter circuit of Ken Stone/ CGS (still needs to happen).

dathey

The "manual" does not specify the maximum input signal level, but I only planned to use this with guitar level signals.

http://www.hoshinogakki.co.jp/pdf/ibanez/manual/en/electronics/NTS.pdf

Also, I found that I had to dial it back to 9 V, as I was getting too much output distortion with 18 V