Analog Electrics Lab 9

1) For this circuit…

…if the sine wave you’re putting into the diode clipping circuit is loud enough to distort, which of these will the output signal look like?

The signal will look like (a)

a)

b)

2) For this circuit…

…if the sine wave you’re putting into the diode clipping circuit is loud enough to distort, which of these will the output signal look like?

The signal will look like (b)

a)

b)

3) Assume the speaker symbol is any pair of headphones or a small speaker, and you test both of these circuits with the same headphones or speaker. Is it safe to assume that the output of these two circuits will sound the same and be the same volume?

No, circuits with buffers are likely to be louder.

Circuit #1:

Circuit #2:

4) Below is the schematic for the circuit I made in the video. I’d refer the potentiometer at the end, right before the output circuit, as  the “crossfader”.  With this circuit, if you turn the crossfader all the way to one side you’ll hear distorted sound.  If you turn the crossfader all the way to the other side you’ll hear clear sound.

5) If you turn the potentiometer to its halfway point, you’ll hear a mix of clear sound and distortion.