Limited Edition 2023 Aleph Gain Device Summer Cyan Refined Bias Control

Refined Bias Control

The graphics are laser-glazed black over the textured aluminum

and with usable tones over their entire ranges

I've also made the circuit a little brighter to help cut-through a band mix

Limited Edition 2023 Aleph Gain Device Summer Cyan Refined Bias ControlThis year the Aleph is about asymmetry. The Texture Toggle is asymmetrically mixing UKR Germanium diodes in two positions with an LF351 OpAmp: 1. Fairchild Silicon Diodes2. UKR Germanium + OPA3. UKR Germanium + SpecialAfter much experimentation I fell in love with the "stickiness" of Germanium mixed with the Aleph's base fuzz tone. Combining Germanium asymmetrically with silicon diodes retains some of their character, without as much volume loss.