Introduction Boring, I’ll add something with lots of buzz words later so all the SEO people can jerk off on it. MIDI Basics & Wiring The MIDI Association defines how to wire up a serial MIDI transmitter: Source: https://www.midi.org/specifications-old/item/midi-din-electrical-specification It’s fairly straight forward, UART TX via Rc to pin 5, ground to pin 2 and... » read more
Intro For an audio project, I needed a raspberry pi with buffered external power, so the device can do a grecaful shutdown as soon as the external power is unplugged or lost. There are two ways to realize this: The DYI approach by using large(r) capacitors or A ready to use battery hat I don’t... » read more
Introduction Recently, I’ve been experimenting with treble bleed circuits on my Fender custom shop strat that has 3 single coils. Everything you will find here is based on this website and I want to document my personal learnings/findings. What is a treble bleed? Usually, whenever you dial down the volume pot on your single coil... » read more
Introduction It’s summer of 2021 and after waiting for about six months, my Quad Cortex finally arrived. I wanna share some tips and tricks with y’all, things that took me more than half an hour or so to figure out. Power Supply The power supply that comes with the unit rates 3A at 12V. However,... » read more
Introduction I often found myself searching the web for wiring diagrams and ending up in some weird forum. Because it always bugs me, I decided to start this page and add a wiring diagram, whenever it is something out of the ordinary. However, if you’re reading this, please take a look at the wiring diagrams... » read more
Introduction When I first got my hands on the Boss GT-1000CORE, I was really disappointed. A friend of mine owns the GT-1000, the CORE’s big brother. He’s been using multi-effects units for many many years, so he was used to the big format factor. Me, on the other hand, I already had a pedal board... » read more
Intro It’s currently June 13, 2021 as I’m writing this. As an engineer, it is usually in my nature to be mostly non-political and to solely argument with facts and science. But the way we act as humanity in this tough Covid situation really makes me angry and I need to express my anger with... » read more
Introduction There’s this light in my neighbour’s back yard, which randomly toggles all through the night. It really had an influence on my sleep. At first I thought it’s probably simply a cat or something, triggering a motion sensor. But then I realized that it toggles periodically. The social and open person I am as... » read more
Introduction Every guitarist playing electric guitar will at some point encounter the legendary Tube Screamer by Ibanez. Probably the most copied pedal on the planet. Everybody who tried or regularly uses an original TS will also know, that the LED of the pedal is really weak. So weak that you often can’t really tell, whether... » read more
Introduction Tool has a very faithful fan base and I count myself to them. As a hobby guitarist, I’m constantly looking to get as close to Adam Jones’ tone as possible. There are many resources on how to sound like Adam Jones and this article aims to fill a tiny gap. We know what gear... » read more