DIY reverb?

Spasticteapot · 13th March 2006, 01:02 AM

Well, I can say that I've finally done something that everyone's grandparents have bragged about: Fixing a messed up amplifier with superglue and rubber bands. (It turned out that one of the connectors was backwards on the reverb pickup; I also added a small bit of rubber as a damper to the reverb coils). Lo and Behold, it worked perfectly.

However, I was curious: How could I go about building something that worked in a similar fashion to a spring reverb in a guitar amp? I'm still working on an electric didgeridoo, and would like to use one to have a didgeridoo's audio output modulate a tone (or set of tones).

neutron7 · 13th March 2006, 06:11 AM

i think you could make a spring reverb pretty easy with maybe a solenoid or speaker coiil attached to the spring at one end and another coil at the other end.

possibly if there is a acoustic part of the digeridoo the vibrations would be enough to get the spring moving, so you could just have a pickup on the spring.

Spasticteapot · 13th March 2006, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by neutron7
i think you could make a spring reverb pretty easy with maybe a solenoid or speaker coiil attached to the spring at one end and another coil at the other end.

possibly if there is a acoustic part of the digeridoo the vibrations would be enough to get the spring moving, so you could just have a pickup on the spring.

I was hoping to use the didgeridoo to generate vibrations in the coil, and to put a tone (or set therof) through it, much like a guitar amplifer. By pushing buttons on the side, it would be possible to vary the tone; by varying how you blew into the didgeridoo, you could alter how the tones were produced. Hopefully, it will also be compatible with a standard guitar amplifier, so that all the funky controls found on them can also be used. (It also makes adding fuzz much easier.)

An added bonus of coil reverbs? Stick an electromagnet next to it, and you have an electronically controlled "wah".

The Peasant · 13th March 2006, 04:51 PM

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Doug

poobah · 13th March 2006, 08:28 PM

You can buy reverb assemblies for just 20 bucks... from there you could tear it apart and get all the goodies you need...

Go here

darkfenriz · 15th March 2006, 07:25 AM

From curiosity and off topic: anyone played with tapes?

Brion55 · 1st April 2006, 11:59 PM

Tapes? Like a tape delay/echo? Had an old tube tape delay years ago that worked okay. It was pretty noisy though. Digital delays are so much better - cleaner. I love my Digitek S-100.

tschrama · 2nd April 2006, 11:15 AM

maybe this might help you:

http://sound.westhost.com/project34.htm

13th March 2006, 01:02 AM	#1
Spasticteapot diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wisconsin....what did you expect?	DIY reverb? Well, I can say that I've finally done something that everyone's grandparents have bragged about: Fixing a messed up amplifier with superglue and rubber bands. (It turned out that one of the connectors was backwards on the reverb pickup; I also added a small bit of rubber as a damper to the reverb coils). Lo and Behold, it worked perfectly. However, I was curious: How could I go about building something that worked in a similar fashion to a spring reverb in a guitar amp? I'm still working on an electric didgeridoo, and would like to use one to have a didgeridoo's audio output modulate a tone (or set of tones).

13th March 2006, 04:51 PM	#4
The Peasant diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sunny Alberta	Slinkies are fun! http://www.electronicpeasant.com/pro...s/springs.html http://www.electronicpeasant.com/pro...o/thermio.html Take care, Doug __________________ The Electronic Peasant www.electronicpeasant.com

1st April 2006, 11:59 PM	#7
Brion55 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas	Tapes? Like a tape delay/echo? Had an old tube tape delay years ago that worked okay. It was pretty noisy though. Digital delays are so much better - cleaner. I love my Digitek S-100. __________________ How do I put the smoke back in this thing?

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13th March 2006, 06:11 AM	#2
neutron7 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Toronto Canada	i think you could make a spring reverb pretty easy with maybe a solenoid or speaker coiil attached to the spring at one end and another coil at the other end. possibly if there is a acoustic part of the digeridoo the vibrations would be enough to get the spring moving, so you could just have a pickup on the spring.

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poobah diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005	You can buy reverb assemblies for just 20 bucks... from there you could tear it apart and get all the goodies you need... Go here

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darkfenriz diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Warsaw	From curiosity and off topic: anyone played with tapes?

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tschrama diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The Netherlands	maybe this might help you: http://sound.westhost.com/project34.htm

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