Other Titles of Interest PRACTICAL ELECTRONIC MUSICAL EFFECTS UNITS BP74 Electronic Music Projects BPI82_ MIDI Projects BP246 Musical Applications of the Atari ST's 17. More Advanced MIDI Projects 29 Electronic Music Learning Projects ‘BP331 “A Beginners Guide to MIDI BP3S8_ Projects for the Electric Guitar BP363_ Practical Electronic Music Projects | BPI22 Audio Amplifier Construction by BP277 High Power Audio Amplifier Construction BP309 Preamplifier and Filter Circuits . R.A. PENFOLD, / wee ee *_BP2S6 An Introduction to Loudspeakers and Enclosure Design BP292 Public Address Loudspeaker Systems BP297 Loudspeakers for Musicians BP310 Acoustic Feedback — How to Avoid It AREA | BALLYMENA, Co. ANIKio Bl43 78G sunee 67,0230 CLASS 86. 74. BERNARD BABANI (publishing) LTD. THE GRAMPIANS. SHEPHERDS BUSH ROAD LONDON W6 7NF ENGLAND,Please Note ‘Although every care has been taken with the production of this book to ensure that any projects, designs, modifications and/or programs, etc,, contained herewith, operate in a correct end safe manner and also that any components specified ate normally available in Great Britain, the Publishers do not ‘accept responsiblity in any way for the failure, including fault in design, of any project, design, modification or program to work corretly, ot to cause damage to any other equipment that it may be connected to or used in conjunction with, or in respeet of any other damage or injury that may beso caused, rot do the Publishers accept responsibility in any way for the failure to obtain specified components. Notice & also given that if equipment that is stil under warranty is modified in any way of used or connected with home-built equipment then that warranty may be void. ‘© 1994 BERNARD BABAMI (publishing) LTD. First Published — August 1994 ‘Brith Library Cataloguing in Publction Data Penfold, R. A. Practical electronic musical effects units L Tite 786.14 ISBN 085934 368 5 Printed and Bound in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd, Reading ¥ peer "mechanical devices. Preface Tam not sure how long electronic musical effects units have been in existence, but I would guess that the frst effects unit Arrived on the music scene soon after the first electric guitar, ‘Using electronic gadgets to increase the range of sounds avail ‘able from electric guitars and electronic instruments. hes fertainly been popular for at least the last 25 years or so, ‘here were apparently a few effects units back in the valve era, and there have even been eifects units that were largely Doit-yourself add-ons for electric guitars and electronic instruments have a long pedigree as well. Many effects units can be home constructed for far Jess than the cost of a ready-made equivalent. The do-t- yourself approach also provides access to a range of effects Units that have no true commercial equivalents. This book provides sixteen circuits for musical effects Units, including old favourites such as distortion, compres- sion, and waa-waa units, and the more unusual such as an ‘envelope modifier and 's split phase tremolo unit. The fktouits cover 2 range of complexities, but none are beyond the capabilites of the average electronics hobbyist. Some fare simple enough for beginners to tackle (the soft and hard distortion units, and the waa-was pedal for example). Where sppropriate, notes on any awkward aspects of construction provided, as are notes on setting up and using the devices, No test equipment is needed in order to get any of the citcuits ‘adjusted correctly. All the circuits are based on inexpensive ‘components that are readily available, R.A. Penfold