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Govmnt_Lacky

#280
October 05, 2012, 07:02:17 PM
Quote from: LucifersTrip on October 05, 2012, 06:39:29 PM
you wanna know why there are so many questions?  because of one single rule that is not too common: $10 per board.

people simply don't know how much to pay when their project skirts the rules...

Not too common huh??

Far as I know... the last 2 competitions were at the expense of $10 per entry. Also, in both competitions, there were people that entered something as simple as a fuzz circuit ( wouldn't you fall under that Lucifer?) and other submitted like 4 or 5 separate circuits in one enclosure. This rule was put here to prevent that from happening again. We wanted it as level as possible for everyone ( how many times do we need to say that?!) we want to see everyone's best effort for 1 circuit. Sounds simple enough.

As for your other point.... The simple answer is this:

DON'T SKIRT THE RULES!!! If you have a question about your submission, PM one of the judges and they will make a decision on it.

If that wasn't clear before, now it should be.  ;D
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Ronan

#281
October 05, 2012, 10:01:22 PM
I had a look through the thread on rule clarifications and came up with this doc:

Rule clarifications - click here

Govmnt_Lacky

#282
October 05, 2012, 10:13:01 PM
Quote from: Ronan on October 05, 2012, 10:01:22 PM
I had a look through the thread on rule clarifications and came up with this doc:

Rule clarifications - click here


Thanks for this Ian  ;D
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oldschoolanalog

#283
October 05, 2012, 10:21:19 PM Last Edit: October 05, 2012, 10:25:45 PM by oldschoolanalog
For a bunch of what I bet are going to be mostly fuzz & filter pedals entered there sure is a lot of nit picking. If it gets to the required 15 entries I bet 4; maybe 5 TOPS won't be dirt boxes or filter-y whatever.
Geez guys.  :P
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garcho

#284
October 05, 2012, 10:26:28 PM
Aw man, you knockin' my Fuzz Filter already? I haven't even made it yet! :)

Don't filters and dirtiers make up at least 66% of pedals anyway?
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oldschoolanalog

#285
October 05, 2012, 10:41:14 PM
Quote from: garcho on October 05, 2012, 10:26:28 PM
Aw man, you knockin' my Fuzz Filter already? I haven't even made it yet! :)
Not knockin' anything. Except my head against the wall. I love well filtered dirt as much as the next guy.  :icon_cool:
QuoteDon't filters and dirtiers make up at least 66% of pedals anyway?
Probably more. LOL!  I just threw that out there to shake things up a bit...
Really; if it sounds good. It's probably gonna' be good. Like I said; just shakin' it up a bit and having some fun...
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midwayfair

#286
October 05, 2012, 11:36:36 PM
Thank you, Ronan. :)
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LucifersTrip

#287
October 05, 2012, 11:38:41 PM Last Edit: October 06, 2012, 01:13:12 AM by LucifersTrip
Quote from: Govmnt_Lacky on October 05, 2012, 07:02:17 PM
Quote from: LucifersTrip on October 05, 2012, 06:39:29 PM
you wanna know why there are so many questions?  because of one single rule that is not too common: $10 per board.

people simply don't know how much to pay when their project skirts the rules...

Not too common huh??

Far as I know... the last 2 competitions were at the expense of $10 per entry

That's correct...not per board. Don't get me wrong. I think the rule's very cool to even it out. I'm just pointing out the reason for the majority of the questions...

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Also, in both competitions, there were people that entered something as simple as a fuzz circuit ( wouldn't you fall under that Lucifer?)

I don't know...I actually used the crucifix as an external second "board' with transistors and led mounted in it.  "Simple" is also misleading. I built an obscure fuzz that was hardly built by anyone on the board so there were no build reports, I heavily modded it and built it on an original perf layout. It would've been far simpler to purchase a PCB of a more complicated circuit & paint-by-numbers. I could do that in my sleep. That's why you're "no pcb" rule is great. It actually makes it harder...

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The simple answer is this:
DON'T SKIRT THE RULES!!!

If you think about it, that's almost the same thing as saying DON'T BE CREATIVE. A large part of DIY is to push things to the boundary and create pieces of visual and sound art not seen and/or heard before. You can be rest assured that my entry will skirt the rules.

I've only checked this thread rarely...near the beginning to ask when the deadline was for entering and yesterday to ask a simple question. Now that I skimmed thru the rest of the thread, I see that the promoters were slowly coming to a boil with the clarifications.
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digi2t

#288
October 06, 2012, 09:45:23 AM
Quotethru the rest of the thread, I see that the promoters were slowly coming to a boil with the clarifications.

I can only speak for Jimi and myself. We've got kids. Teenagers actually, so trust us, the "nit-pickers" are still a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG way off from our boiling point. Yup, long way off. With teenagers, "clarifications" are a way of life. Several times a day.

I think it should be a prerequisite for being a sponsor/judge of one of these adven, er... contests.  :icon_lol:
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Jdansti

#289
October 06, 2012, 02:10:32 PM
Quote from: digi2t on October 06, 2012, 09:45:23 AM
Quotethru the rest of the thread, I see that the promoters were slowly coming to a boil with the clarifications.

I can only speak for Jimi and myself. We've got kids. Teenagers actually, so trust us, the "nit-pickers" are still a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG way off from our boiling point. Yup, long way off. With teenagers, "clarifications" are a way of life. Several times a day.

I think it should be a prerequisite for being a sponsor/judge of one of these adven, er... contests.  :icon_lol:

...but Mom said I could use SMD...  ;)
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oldschoolanalog

#290
October 06, 2012, 04:33:11 PM
Quote from: Jdansti on October 06, 2012, 02:10:32 PM...but Mom said I could...
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aron

#291
October 07, 2012, 03:43:33 PM
13 entries.

garcho

#292
October 07, 2012, 04:38:35 PM
Almost there, men.
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haveyouseenhim

#293
October 08, 2012, 12:08:06 AM Last Edit: October 08, 2012, 01:24:00 AM by haveyouseenhim
Quote from: haveyouseenhim on September 27, 2012, 09:04:39 PM
Ive been thinking about doing a point to point and casting it in a block of resin. I better get it right because there's going to be no repairing it :icon_eek:

Someone beat me to it  :icon_mad:



EDIT     I searched and found this:  http://runawaybrainz.blogspot.com/2012/04/audio-crystal-cmoy-freeform-headphone.html
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Perrow

#294
October 08, 2012, 01:49:41 AM
Quote from: haveyouseenhim on October 08, 2012, 12:08:06 AM


A build like that has been on my to-do-list for a while now, I doubt mine will look that nice though  :(
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tuckster

#295
October 08, 2012, 07:05:00 AM
Quote from: aron on October 07, 2012, 03:43:33 PM
13 entries.
Am I allowed to post my stuff? :'(
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Perrow

#296
October 08, 2012, 07:14:28 AM
Quote from: tuckster on October 08, 2012, 07:05:00 AM
Quote from: aron on October 07, 2012, 03:43:33 PM
13 entries.
Am I allowed to post my stuff? :'(

I think so, just here first, then anywhere.
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Govmnt_Lacky

#297
October 08, 2012, 12:56:04 PM
Quote from: tuckster on October 08, 2012, 07:05:00 AM
Quote from: aron on October 07, 2012, 03:43:33 PM
13 entries.
Am I allowed to post my stuff? :'(

Although it was stated in the initial post that entries could be posted anytime, I would advise holding off until at least the 19th of October. That will be the day that we know that competition will be continuing.
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tuckster

#298
October 08, 2012, 02:39:18 PM
Ok...
How am I suppose to play and turn the knobs? I used a looper in front of the pedal...
And I just noticed that I have reverb on the video (stupid me filmed the amp knobs) but there is no fx on the mp3. Is this ok?
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slacker

#299
October 08, 2012, 05:40:24 PM
Taking shape :)

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