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Afewpeoplehaveaskedforthis.It'sprettyobviouswhatit'sbasedonbutIdefinitelythinkit'sworthabuild
evenifyoualreadyhaveaDynaComporKeeley(etc)typecompressor.Thetoneswitchdoesgiveyoualot
ofvariationandImustsayIwasimpressedbythedemovid.
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TheoriginalJangleBoxcompressor/sustaineristhepedalthatcapturedtheclean,brightringingchime
popularizedbytheBeatles,enhancedbytheByrds,andintegratedintothesonicpalettesofsomany
contemporarygroups.
Tenyearsandthousandsofsatisfiedcustomerslater,therewasnoreasontoreinventthewheel,butwedid
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Travis 21June2014at02:12

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Sweet!IhaveallthepartsforthisexcepttheIC.

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Ithinkthisshouldsoundprettygoodwithmyrickenbackerandac30theoretically
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21June2014at02:16

Perfectcombination

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choosebronze 21June2014at06:39
If you have a Rick and an AC30, I wouldn't think you'd need much help to get a
Beatles/Byrdssound)

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Beaker 21June2014at13:10
What'sthetrimmerfor?
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AtomDrumBop 21June2014at19:18
Hm, I thought that all Janglebox did was turn that 1n cap that was connected to pin 6 of IC off the
circuit,thusbringingupmorehighs.AmIwrong?WeredidyougetschematicforthatoneMark?
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AtomDrumBop 21June2014at19:36
Plus, I think it's slightly wrong. Found the schematic at FSB and it looks like you've got that 470p
capwrong.Insteadofbase,it'sgoingtocollectorandhencenotconnectingtopin6.Thatswhatleft
me wondering where the hell is that cap :D oh, it's tjdracz BTW, don't know how to change my
username,d'oh!
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21June2014at19:41

Yesitisbase,Ihadtotweakthepositioningofthe470p,8K2and10Mtogetthemtofitin
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Excitedlybuiltthisupthisafternoon.Lastthingtodoasalwaysfitthchipinthesocket...
Noooo!emptytubeofCA3080s.
Ohwell,shouldgetitworkingTuesdayorWednesdaywhensomemorearrive!

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IvIark

22June2014at01:15

That'swhyIhadtostockupsomuch,Ireallyhatedtheideaofwantingtobuildsomething
andfindthecupboardbare.AlthoughI'veprobablytakenitallabitfarnow!:o)

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Didyounoticethe470pshouldbeconnectedtothebaseratherthancollector?

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Beaker 24June2014at17:51

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NotworkingI'mafraid.(YesI'vealteredthe470pcap.)Attackworksasavolumecontrol,
andthebrightsettingsoundsthesameasflat.Allsoundsdullandlifeless.
Doublecheckedallmycomponentsandplacements,andeverythinglooksok.
I'mgeetingsomeoddvoltages,soI'lllistthem:
Q1:E1.89v
B2.28
C8.9
Q2:E2.5
B2.9
C6.4

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FirstIwanttothankyouMiroforthis
"handy"layoutwithtrimmers.Imadethis
andsoundverynice!Ididn'tgetmuchtime
tobiasJFETsbyear.Bu

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I'mhavingahardtimecompletingthis.I
can'tfigureouthoweverythingconnectsas
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wouldbeawesometose

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Q3:E0.0
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82kworkswellthough!Itjustmoovesthe
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IKnowwithIC7660ifitdoesn'thavethe"S"
attheend,forexample7660SCPAitwill
whineinsomecircuits.Ihadthisproblem
withaKlonandnot

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IvIark

24June2014at18:24

I've just noticed an error. I used the Dyna Comp as a template for this and as such
skimmedovercertainpartswhichlookedtobeidentical,assumingthatwasthecase.But
oncloserexaminationthe2u2capfromQ1emitteractuallygoestothenoninvertinginput
ratherthaninvertingintheDynaComp.Tofixthatputacutbetweenthetrimmerandthe
topofthe2u2andjusttakeabitofwirefromthetopofthe2u2tothatfreeholenexttopin
3.SeeifthatfixesitandI'llkeepcheckingitoverinthemeantime.

Beaker 24June2014at20:36
Tagit.
That'sdonethetrick,nowitsoundsawesome!IhaveaVisualsoundRoute66(thatIlove)
tocompareitto,anditticksmyboxes.

fallout99ukwrote:
Hi,Ihavebuiltthethreeoutputversionof
thisofftheAMZwebsitebutI'mgetting
reallyweaksignalsonallthreeoutputs,
alsotwooftheoutput

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JulienGuerderwrote:
Finishtodaybutihaveaproblem.Lowout
level.
Anybodycanhelpme?

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Gudbrandwrote:
Bingo.Thanks.

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Alexwrote:

I'm one of those guys that like their compressors hot and greasy, I've never heard a
"transparent"compressorthatilike.
ThanksforthehelpagainMark.

Damn!Fixed!:)

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Try75k+3kinseries

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IvIark

24June2014at20:39

Awesome,thanksforverifyingmatey.I'llposttherejiggedversionnow

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The"warm/flat/bright"switchworksreallywellthewarmsettingissuprisinglylush.

IvIark

24June2014at21:13

YesIthoughtitsoundedreallyniceintheclip

Beaker 25June2014at20:50
I'm lucky enough to have a Rickenbacker 12 string in at the moment for a set up. This
pedalmakesitsoundGodlikethroughmyTraceElliotVelocette!
I'm more than happy with this one, and subtlely different from either a Dyna Comp or a
Ross.It'slikefairydustsprinkledsparkle,caressedbyangels.

Funkbone 26June2014at18:39
Beaker I have the Visual Sound route 66 too and I just built the Keeley 4 knob to try to
replaceittosavesomeroomonmyboardandwasprettydisappointed.Route 66 adds a
certainsomethingsomaybeIdon'tliketransparenteither.LookslikeI'mgoingtohaveto
givethisoneashot!

JeffAitken 10July2014at00:15
Hello.
Wouldthisbenefitfroman18vchargepumpornot?
Jeff

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IvIark

10July2014at02:17

There's nothing about voltage mentioned on the manufacturers website that I could see,
but the ICs can take it so as long as you've used appropriately rated capacitors then it's
always worth a try. This is one of the reasons I really recommend people build a charge
pumpintoasmallstandaloneboxwithjusta9Vand18VoutDCsocket.Itmeansyoucan
put it in line with any effect just to see what you think. You'll never damage anything as
longasyouchecktheICandcapratings.
This is a modded Dyna Comp too, just like the Keeley so they will definitely have
similaritiesevenwiththeirrespectivemods.

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Did anyone find any use for the trimmer? Don't know what i'm supposed to be calibrating here. No

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4August2014at11:02

The trimmer balances the bias currents of the OTA inputs and dead centre would be the
correctsetting.Ifitisimbalancedyoumayfindsomesettingsarenoisier.Idon'treallysee
thepointinusingatrimmeratall,tworesistorswoulddothejobperfectly

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Whoops i didn't see this reply, thanks Mark. I just went back on here to ask a question
because i have made another one of these and I'm getting a very faint flabby sound.
Trimmer all the wqay clockwise gives me the most sound, but its literally just like the
signalisjustcrackingthroughorsomething.Attackworks,butitreducesthesesoundsto
nothingwhenhithard,butreallyquietplayingsomewhatproducesanearlycleansound.

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I have avoided bothering you for troubleshooting help at all costs, but this one is just not
coming to life. I have made 4 of these before. I changed what i thought was a faulty
electrolytic,replacedthetranniesandtheIC,nogo.
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RyusukeEffects 11August2014at16:04
Solvingtheproblemwhentroubleshootingforhoursislikewakingupfromabaddreamandrealising
you didn't go to school naked. Best feeling. I mistakenly had put a 3k3 instead of 33k near the top
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dtaboso 9March2015at20:07
IhaveManynoiserinbrightpositiomandmaxcompresin,someoneidea?Thsnksyou
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CiaranHaslett 21March2015at12:14
I put this together a few days ago and gigged with it last night. First the substitutions and there are
many!!
Attackbecamea500Kandoutput100K
Thetrimmerwasreplacedwithtwo470rresistorstiedtogetherforthewiperpoint.
the 3080 was replaced for a 13700 on a daughterboard with fly wires to the 3080 as per Marks
conversionboardfoundherehttp://tagboardeffects.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/emmatransmorgrifier.html
All5088sreplacedwithBC549C
Atmaxattackitseriouslypumps!AlmostliketheSlowGearbutwiththeinitialpickattackbeforethe
OTA clamps down. The Release time is fixed and quite slow. But bear in mind I've used twice the
statedvalueforthispot.
Theresplentyofoutputevenatmaxsquishsoa100Kvolumepotisplentyinmysetup.
At more useable positions this comp really sings! The tone switch is very useable although the Up
positionisabittoodarkformesoI'lllookintoreplacingitscap.
TheBrightpositionthegreat!Countrytwangnomatterwhatguitaryouuse.Yes,atMaxcompinthe
brightpositionthereissomebackgroundnoise...butthatstobeexpectedduetowhatsgoingonsoI
wouldn'tworrytoomuchaboutit.
LastnightItrieditonsomefunktunesanditworkedbestwithmediumattackonthecentreposition.
Reallymadethestringscratchstandout.Veryauthenticsound.
Allinall.....I'mverypleasedandonceagaincheerstoMark,Miroandallwhocomment.
Ciaran
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Travis 7April2015at14:09
I'mfeelingsilly..Ihadbuiltthisbeforebutmadealotofsubsanditdidn'tsoundright.NowIjustdid
atotalrebuildanditstillisn'tworking:PWiththevolumeallthewayupIcanveryveryfaintlyhear
thecompressedsignalthroughmyampsoitseemstobeworkingbutIborkeditagainsomewhere.
ProbablyacoldjointormaybeImissedajoint.Hardtofigureoutwherethough.Audioprobetime!
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JonathonYi 11September2015at18:08
Anyoneusea91Kresistorforthis?I'mnotabletofind92kresistors:(
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JonathonYi 15September2015at18:47
omg...Didn'tthinkofwiringinSeries.....sorry=X

CharlesSale 16September2015at01:16
Orlookup'parallelresistorcalculator',thatcouldalsobeanoption.
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JonathonYi 16September2015at08:36
WithmyaudioprobeI'mgettingacleansignalfrompins2and3.WhenIprobepin6,Igetthesignal,
butit'scracklyandchoppy.Theattackknobdoesn'tdoanything.
I'mgetting5.3vforbothpins2and3.

Getting7.3vforq1
Ididn'tbothermeasuringtheotherresistorsbecauseitseemsliketheissueishappeningbeforethe
IC,sothoughteitherwayI'dgetincorrectvoltagesfortheothertrannies.
Onelastclue,togetasignaloutofthepedalIhavetoattackmystringshard!
Anyhelpismuchappreciated!
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JonathonYi 16September2015at08:37
***q1:9.3v,7.3v,7.3v

JonathonYi 16September2015at08:38
***Ididn'tbothermeasuringtheothertransistors...

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JonathonYi 13November2015at20:57
For those having issues, have you tried switching the IC? I haven't, but I ordered a NT996 and am
goingtotry.IhadaCA3080...E....inside,butnot100%sure.
It'sbeensittingonmyworkbenchformonths,butamgoingtogivethatshot.
WillpostwhatIfind!
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JonathonYi 20November2015at18:43
SwitchingouttoanNT996didn'tdoitforme:'(
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