Guitar amp sims have gotten astonishingly good

But this is mere carping. In reality, there has never been a better time to be a guitar player. Even bedroom strummers can ...
Hackaday

PCB Design Review: TinySparrow, A Module For CAN Hacking, V2

A year ago, I’ve design reviewed an MCU module for CAN hacking, called TinySparrow. Modules are plenty cool, and even more so when they’re intended for remaking car ECUs. For a while ...
MusicRadar

“I’ve always loved this kind of hard-clipping circuit as it’s really responsive to playing dynamics”: Great Eastern FX finds stash of super-rare NOS germanium diodes ...

Great Eastern FX has unveiled the latest limited edition stompbox in its Obsolete Devices series, and it is a distortion pedal inspired by the iconic hard-clipping performance of the MXR Distortion+ ...
IEEE

Period Doubling and Subharmonic Generation in PIN Diode Control Circuits

Abstract: This paper describes work done in sub-harmonic signal generation through period doubling in a PIN diode switch circuit. The work compares simulations using a SPICE PIN diode model of period ...
IEEE

Impact Study of Commutation and Diode Open Circuits on the Excitation Capacity of WRSGs Based on a System-Level Semiphysical Crosslinking Test

Abstract: Wound-rotor synchronous generators (WRSGs) are the main structures used in aircraft power systems. As a key component of WRSGs for realizing brushless commutation, rotary rectifiers (RRs) ...