FreeDSP-G

A Happy New Year to all.

I decided to start a new project, called "FreeDSP-G" as an Electric Guitar Amplifier Simulator Project.
I previously tested the Amp-Simulator implementation on FreeDSP-OCTAVIA. It was good to learn the potential of SigmaDSP processing. The most critical point was the available number of control pots. However, multiplexing AUXADC will solve the issue. So, I established a concept design drawing as below.
FreeDSP-G ConceptDesign Rendering.png


ADAU1467 will fit this project. It has 8 AUXADC and additional many GPIOs.

CyberPit
 
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The head-Amp design will be an important part of a hybrid Analog and Digital flavor taste.
A triode-rised non-HIFi design will be suitable for this use. So I make a nonlinear characteristic in this head amplifier part.

A simulation of using J310 JFET
Trioderiser_TransientSimulation_J310.png

Remarkable second harmonics exist. Well distorted from the small lever signal to the clipping level...


As a well-known JFET 2SK30A simulation, this device can be replaced with 2SK208.
Trioderiser_TransientSimulation_2SK208.png

A clean low-level versus distorted high-level drastically. Maybe some metallic taste harmonics...

Changed some parameters
Trioderiser_TransientSimulation_2SK208_2.png


Another simulation of AC frequency response.
Trioderizer_AC-Simulation.png


This stage shrinks the dynamic range, so the noise floor will increase much. Considering the noise figure and sound fidelities suggests me the PCM1808 SNR (99dB) performance will be enough for this application. (SNR 105dB PCM1802 costs almost 4 times)

CyberPit