11/28/2020
Further studies and investigation of the tunnel diode....AKA " fear & loathing on the tunnel trail"...
It should come as no surprise (at least to the engineering sector) that clipping topologies, both hard and soft varieties, affect the upper (peak) portions of the sinusoidal waveform. *The "tops", if you will*.
This includes the entry signatures as well as full clip duration signatures. The variances occur for the reasons already known.
With tunneling diodes, things are a bit different due to the negative resistance regions of this component. One sees impact on the SIDES of the waveform AS WELL. This is directly linked to harmonic results. this is very different from the silicon or germanium world. Expectations are high in the ability to maintain a degree of dynamics with tunnel diodes. For now, the package is presented to replace the back to back topology of 2 diodes in opposite polarities. This hampers my interest in applying a compliance topo to swing between odd and even order content via a pot. Compliance, in terms of amount, can still be tested (luckily) and I'm looking forward to good results on the hard clipping side of various designs in mind. Wish to provision high degrees of versatilities, as always, ... allowing the player to paint a myriad of tonal possibilities.
hang tight.... it's coming..nothing like shaking things up and away from convention....
especially knowing that the change is based upon quantum mechanics. Very cool.......Will keep those interested updated as I move through testing phase.
Something very different, indeed.
