quote:Originally posted by jmay66: I just bought a Barber LTD, which I really dig. I was wondering if anyone has tried swapping out the socketed chip and what the result sounded like.
I swapped it with the chip that was in my Mini-Mosferatu (don't know what model, the number's been scratched out.) The difference is pretty slight, but I think that it lowered the mid-bump just a little. I also think the Mos got a little thicker. Course, it might just be swapping voodoo...
Posts: 693 | Location: Portland, OR, USA | Registered: August 10, 2003
Yeah I did a few swaps when the Proto was here, and also in the Launch Pad, if you find the LPs clean TOO clean and sterile you can swap in a 4558....Ive also decided I like the DDSS with a TL072 best, it firms it up a bit ...
it just depends on what you want to change about it....
Well, it's a bit dumb for me to swap out the chip because I really do like the way the stock chip sounds. The mid-hump on the LTD is so slight, it isn't really an issue, but for rhytmn pedals, I like a completely flat response, and if I'm using an overdrive pedal for leads, I like the mid hump. I'm planning to use the LTD for rhytmn primarily.
I'll probably try a few different chips just for the heck of it. Thanks for the info.
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Posts: 227 | Location: Scottsdale, AZ | Registered: October 21, 2003
quote:Originally posted by DonneR: Yeah I did a few swaps when the Proto was here, and also in the Launch Pad, if you find the LPs clean TOO clean and sterile you can swap in a 4558....Ive also decided I like the DDSS with a TL072 best, it firms it up a bit ...
it just depends on what you want to change about it....
...Hey DonneR, that sounds like something I need to try...Where can I get a TL072 Chip?...Thanx!...
And Barber as does the Stacked chips (Pringles?) thing, I think he put something on the site about it,,, but you can stack the op-amps and solder them together and stuff for even more variations.... someday Ill get to checking some of the possibilities ...
The Burr Brown seemed smoother and softer a little murky even, which is also useful but the opposite of what I wanted.... I have a JRC 072BD in there, but yes get them all and try them you may find something you like even better....
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