Diode clipping

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rdjones
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Re: Diode clipping

Post by rdjones »

Structo wrote: You can use different diodes too, like LED's.
Here's what I'd like to try:
[img:530:600]http://www.r-type.org/pics/aaa0330.jpg[/img]
Mine's in almost as good a shape as the one shown but tests near 100% on both sides.
It's a Cunningham/RCA, meaning it's pretty old, one of the earliest octals.
Ought to take quite a bit of level to clip, though, maybe placed either pre or post inverter as part of a master volume ?

rd
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