Learn About Diodes In Distortion Effects - Clipping Circuit Explained (With Sound Samples)

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Hear how different clipping diodes affect distortion sound.
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How does hard clipping distortion work? What's the tone difference with different diodes in guitar distortion? We will talk about this today! Easy explanation of how we create guitar distortion tone.
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0:00 Introduction
2:00 BYPASS
2:34 DIODES: BAT43
3:43 DIODES: IN4148
4:51 DIODES: 3MM RED LED
6:02 DIODES: 3MM PINK LED
7:13 NO DIODES

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16 июн 2024

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@ToneCharmAudio Год назад

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@ahchv 5 месяцев назад

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@Jem7sk 2 года назад

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@michaelgovers8036 Год назад

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@u.s.a.198 Год назад

Thank you

@MadMarcWinnipeg 9 месяцев назад

Sick, thank you.

@marcelovidela8842 2 года назад

What an excellent video, very cool to be able to see the functionality of each diode and its peculiarities Thank you for passing on your knowledge, success!

@ToneCharmAudio 2 года назад

Thanks for watching! :)

@nedstar7378 2 года назад

Nice video thanks for sharing, do you have a schematic of this design.

@angusorvid8840 5 месяцев назад

Great, very helpful, informative video. I've been a fan of distortion pedals as long as I've been playing. I've owned many pedals since the 80s. They all serve their purpose. I prefer the approach of using a slightly dirty amp boosted by a pedal. I've tried a number of Germanium diode pedals, too many to list here, and I'm a big fan. The reason I don't like high gain amps is not that they don't sound good. There are plenty of great ones. But I get tired of the tone of one amp no matter how good it sounds and like to mix things up, and pedals are a great way to do it. Every pedal is, in its own way, an amp, or at least preamp.

@miguelrichartmellado2834 Год назад

Hola! Me gusta mucho tu canal. Algún video de un pedal high gain distorsion? Gracias.

@ToneCharmAudio 2 года назад

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@Da_Publick 3 месяца назад

The IN4148 gets a harsh no. 🤣 It's harsh with the Gain at _medium._

@deleted_user_5555 2 года назад

Can you make a DIY wah pedal?

@JefeInquisidorGOW 2 года назад

LEDs for the win!

@MAP448 2 года назад

I have a theory that the least amount of forward voltage results in a much cleaner softer signal in a hard clipping circuit.

@explosionmonty Год назад

higher forward voltage results in a cleaner signal because it cuts less from the original signal with the same Gain Setting on the OpAmp. More interesting would be the sound difference by matching the Gain to the forward voltages of the Diodes so that they all cut the same relative amount from the signal.

@Andreas_Straub 6 месяцев назад

If you adjust the gain setting proportionally to the diode forward voltage, all the diodes will sound VERY similar. Even changing the topology (like using asymmetrical diode setups) will only change sound to a relatively small degree. This is the reason why the REAL difference in overdrive and distortion circuits lies nearly nearly exclusively in the pre- and post-filtering of the distortion block.

@Farvadude Год назад

is there any particular reason to use LEDs that light up versus those that don't?

@ToneCharmAudio Год назад

Yes, they clip the signal at different levels.

@vivekmehta5172 2 года назад

Have the outputs from each set of diodes been normalised to same perceived final volume ?

@ToneCharmAudio 2 года назад

Yes, I was turning down volume a bit after changing diodes for ones with higher forward voltage. You can see right knob it's in diferent positions - it's volume :) Cheers! Thanks for watching.

@Beelzybud 2 года назад

Pink led.

@spasticjackson9578 Год назад

IN4148 BEUNO ! Smashing Pumpkins

@jsdhesmith2011 2 года назад

I think the bats sounded best. I did the same experiment with germanium, bat, 1n4148. These were all pulled out of an old organ from the 70’s that I scavenged for parts. The germanium diodes were best followed by the bat41.