On Sat, May 26, 2007 at 10:27:47AM -0400, robert lazarski wrote: > Pretty simple, but I live in Brazil and getting these parts may be hard and > I am currently tight for time. Here's a guy who actually built these and has > some tips: > > http://www.slinkp.com/pw_toys/foxx That's me :-) > Still trying to do this in software though for now. Any ideas? > Robert I predict that perfectly emulating a Foxx fuzztone would be tricky if you don't have one handy to experiment with... but if you're satisfied by getting in the general ballpark, you're in luck: the octave effect is very simply generated by rectifying the signal. In hardware, this means using diodes to invert the negative half of each wave. In software it's even easier: just use abs() :-) You might try making a trivial rectifier plugin using abs(), then experiment with combining that with other plugins: various distortions such as Steve's fast overdrive before and/or after the rectifier; various EQ plugins before or after the rectifier; and you'll probably want Steve's DC offset remover or something similar after your rectifier. The Foxxtone sounds really weird with chords, by the way. Non-linear distortion, sort of like a ring modulator. Most people used it only for single-note lines. Jimi Hendrix had a similar effect on the "Purple Haze" solos, though I don't know whether it was a Foxx or something else. -- Paul Winkler http://www.slinkp.com _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/linux-audio-user
