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Diode-Bridge Voltage-Controlled Attenuator
Public Unreviewedby John Lauer
Two-layer through-hole audio attenuator: four 1N4148s as a current-biased shunt bridge, 0 to 2 V control, designed by Saif Abdessayed with Adom Hydrogen
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John Lauer
Saif Abdessayed's diode-bridge VCA: KiCad project, Gerbers, BOM, simulations, reports, and the earlier RC filter test
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11d ago
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