Designing Your Overdrive/Distortion Pedal: Part 1 - The Simplest Schematic.

In this video, I will be presenting the simplest schematic for a distortion pedal. I will explain each element of the device and demonstrate how it works.

00:00 Agenda.
00:58 What does a distortion effect really do?
2:18 Anatomy of the Distortion Effect.  Simplest schematic.
2:45 Coupling capacitor.
3:23 Why capacitor block DC?
4:32 Amplifier stage.
4:45 Voltage divider. Formula derivation.
5:27 Operational amplifier.
6:15 Op-amp buffer.
8:39 Non-inverting amplifier. Formula derivation.
10:46 Clipping stage.
11:09 Diod.
12:25. Signal cutting mechanism. I-V curve of a diode.
16:40 Clipping stage.
17:30 Summary.
18:03 Soundcheck.