October 16, 2013
Onward Hello! We’ve been busy. It’s been a while, but we are inching slowly, but surely, towards production. Let me present the Six Pack production
News and Updates
July 29, 2013
My observation is that in general, guitar players are conservative when it comes to guitar sound. I think that is the reason why digital emulations
June 28, 2013
Some of you probably know that I am a C++ programmer. I am a consultant at Ciere Consulting. I am a strong advocate of Open
Cycfi Six Pack Hexaphonic Pickup v1.1
June 17, 2013
Here’s the V1.1 prototype based on the V1.0 design and specification. The version is bumped to 1.1 since there are slight modifications from the original 1.0
Cycfi Six Pack Hexaphonic Pickup v1.0
June 5, 2013
After countless hours experimenting and iterating over the basic design, I think I’ve reached a point where I have something that am actually finally satisfied
May 29, 2013
Our Op Amp Shootout has been updated to reflect recent research and development. The previous favorites are now replaced by better choices and there are
Let it breathe (part 3): Frequency Response
May 10, 2013
This is part 3 of the “Let it breathe” series. For proper context, you might want to check out Part1 and Part2. This third and
May 1, 2013
Humbuckers Invented independently by Joseph Raymond Butts and Seth Lover, the humbucker pickup “bucks” hum. It is ingeniously designed to passively cancel noise by having two
Let it breathe (part 2): More Frequency Analysis
April 27, 2013
Last time we did some (very rough) preliminary tests comparing an early version of the hex pickup with a Fender Stratocaster and a Gibson Les
Observations on the sorry state of commercial DMM offerings
April 22, 2013
Digital multimeter (or DMM for short) is one of the most ubiquitous tools around, found in every electronics professional’s or hobbyist’s tool kit. Yet, one
Let it breathe: Frequency Analysis
April 14, 2013
The following FFT graphs show the harmonic spectrum of a couple of wave samples taken from: A Fender Stratocaster with the middle pickup A Gibson
April 9, 2013
New stuff from Digikey. We ordered a bunch of precision SMD resistors (1% and 0.1% laser-trimmed), a bunch of low-power, low-noise Op Amps, gathered from
April 2, 2013
Question: What’s a good Op Amp for audio? The answer: depends. There are many factors to consider and there’s no single best answer. There was
Some musings on multi-channel ADC choices
March 22, 2013
It is rather clear that future belongs to digital sound. However, producing sound by exclusively digital means is a rather boring occupation; wood and brass
March 21, 2013
Balanced Active Pickups By and large, the current state of the electric guitar pickup design has not really changed much since the 50s. We still
March 19, 2013
A friend asked if there can be a place on the cycfi site where people can submit articles containing idle thoughts and observations. I added
March 17, 2013
I am a strong advocate of Open Source. I have authored three Open Source C++ libraries, Boost.Spirit, Boost.Fusion and Boost.Phoenix. These libraries are all peer-reviewed,
March 13, 2013
Alpha is a challenging project. But it was well worth it. The innovative use of non-traditional materials such as Carbon Fiber and Bamboo opened up
Tonewood! So the web is linking to my article. Cool!
February 26, 2013
Is “Tonewood” bullshit? This guy says it is… So… the web is linking to my article and causing controversy. Cool! One commenter noted: “I suspect
February 23, 2013
This thread on “Alternate Matarials” has been a wake up call. I need to be more active with this project. Two years ago, I was
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