Amateur in need of help - Firepod Mod

DIYSTUDENT23 · 17th March 2011, 09:28 PM

Alright, so all I've done as far as DIY audio is concerned is I've constructed a digital delay pedal. I have a presonus firepod that I've taken apart and studied, etc. But I'm new as far as knowing what to change to make any sort of difference in the sonic quality. Like what will changing the resistors out do? and what should I take into consideration when doing so? Same question goes for the capacitors.
I've looked around to see if anyone else has mod'd a firepod and talked about it online, but I couldn't find squat.
I have pictures I've taken of the PCB if that would help anyone.
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eetsummorr · 22nd December 2011, 04:34 AM

Hey, any chance you could upload more photos? Perhaps of the underside? Interested to see more, may have some ideas

chris661 · 22nd December 2011, 09:46 PM

You might be able to replace the electrolytics with something of higher quality (dependent on space available on the board, etc).

I wouldn't bother changing resistors for "better" ones - there are other improvements to make that will give a more noticably better performance. Probably.

Chris

17th March 2011, 09:28 PM	#1
DIYSTUDENT23 diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2011	Amateur in need of help - Firepod Mod Alright, so all I've done as far as DIY audio is concerned is I've constructed a digital delay pedal. I have a presonus firepod that I've taken apart and studied, etc. But I'm new as far as knowing what to change to make any sort of difference in the sonic quality. Like what will changing the resistors out do? and what should I take into consideration when doing so? Same question goes for the capacitors. I've looked around to see if anyone else has mod'd a firepod and talked about it online, but I couldn't find squat. I have pictures I've taken of the PCB if that would help anyone. ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting -shot 1 ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting - shot 2 ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting - shot 3

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22nd December 2011, 04:34 AM	#2
eetsummorr diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2011	Hey, any chance you could upload more photos? Perhaps of the underside? Interested to see more, may have some ideas

22nd December 2011, 09:46 PM	#3
chris661 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lancashire Blog Entries: 7	You might be able to replace the electrolytics with something of higher quality (dependent on space available on the board, etc). I wouldn't bother changing resistors for "better" ones - there are other improvements to make that will give a more noticably better performance. Probably. Chris

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