Take a simple true bypass 3--knob OD pedal (gain, volume, tone) as an example. How much work would need to be done to mod it so when at gain 0, there is little to no output volume loss. Right now this cheap OD pedal I'm messing around with, at gain 0, needs volume to be at max to just reach unity with my amp. Some of my other ODs don't suffer from a big output volume loss when I set gain to 0.
Is there a simple mod to have it so output volume is roughly the same regardless where gain is set? Would be ideal if I can set volume to unity with my amp, and I'm free to adjust gain without having to tweak the volume knob constantly. Or am I asking for the impossible?
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Or you could try putting a compressor after the overdrive, rather than (as more usual) before it.
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True Bypass vs Buffered?
Input/Output impedance?
Resistor/Capacitor values within?
I suppose this is what makes some ODs better clean boosts than others but I'm just wondering what it is about them that does this.
It’s perfectly possible to have a resistor in series to ground with the second type, so turning the control to 0 gives a pre-set signal level above zero.
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