Nexus-GK Ready To Go
These Nexus-GK boxes are fully tested and ready to go! … Embracing the Roland GK-13 pin as a secondary connector. More information to follow. Watch this space.
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Nexus-GK
After the release of the BOSS SY-1000, I think it is time to finally embrace the Roland GK-13 pin as a secondary connector. In retrospect, I should have done this in the past, but I didn’t care much at the time because I disliked the connector and its inherent problems, such as sharing ground with …
Spice-13
Look what we got recently from our Spicetone friends! Thank you Rein Sabolotny. Now what shall we do with these, hmmmm… 🙂
Meredith
Meet Meredith, our first reference design. She’s a heavily customized Fender Stratocaster (with Grover locking tuners, passive pickups: Di-Marzio Chopper neck, EMG passive bridge and Di-Marzio Area-67 middle, Fender LSR Roller Nut, Fender American Standard 2-Point Stratocaster Tremolo Bridge). The passive EMG pickup is paired with the Nu Multi 6 at the bridge position. All volume and …
Honey, I shrunk the Reso
Previously, I introduced the Tone Block, a passive second-order (two-pole) resonant RLC filter with variable frequency and Q (resonance). It’s a simple and economical alternative to our Resonant Filter — that thing thingamajig that gives the original XR Series Pickups color. The Tone Block is passive, no power consumption. That is good! However, the two 16-position rotary switches are 1) …
The Tone Block
Overview The Tone Block is a passive second-order (two-pole) resonant RLC filter with variable frequency and Q (resonance). It’s a simple and economical alternative to our Resonant Filter, specifically designed as post filter for the Modula pickups (currently being developed), giving you the freedom to change each pickup’s character on the fly.
Combating Noise
I’ve been wrestling with noise since the early days of the 6 pack project from whence the Nu project began. It’s enemy number one for me. But hey no, it’s not that kind of noise that you would expect from an electromagnetic pickup…
Modula Update: The Preamp
Look what we have here! It’s the Modula Preamp. It’s a balanced design using the ADA4084 Low Noise, Rail-to-Rail Input/Output, Low Power Operational Amplifiers, with a 625μA supply current per channel and 3.9 nV/√Hz noise density. The Op Amp can go up to 36 volts (imagine the headroom)! But for practicality, 9-18v ought to be enough. Hey, this is a rail-to-rail amplifier, meaning …
Modula update: Concentric Pots
Look what we have here! Concentric pots, anyone? We’re developing the next generation Resonant Filter and this might just be the key. Before, we had to use two separate pots to control frequency and resonance, which required more space! With the Modula project, we’ll be using concentric pots, along with a redesigned State Variable Filter E.Q., …
Complete XR Flex Sets 25% Off Starting Father’s Day
Beginning Father’s Day, Cycfi Research is pleased to offer a 25% discount on complete systems featuring our XR Flex Series extended-range pickups. The discount applies to the purchase of our pre-configured XR Flex systems including S-S-S (3 XR Dual pickups) or H-H (2 XR Quad Pickups) for 6, 7, and 8 string instruments. In addition to the pickups, …
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