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So I built up the Lazy Sprocket. The only mod I did was the B100K attack pot mod. I get a very nice swell, but the notes only sustain for a few seconds, then it sounds like the gate closes (exactly as a noise gate does with aggressive settings). I read through a number of threads on this, but there never seems to be a consensus on how it should work. If I set the attack at about 2 o'clock (the point with a long swell, but no volume loss) and the Sensitivity to 9 o'clock, I get a great swell and the notes sustain for about 2-3 seconds (higher notes only sustain for 1-2 seconds and chords sustain a bit longer), then cut completely off. If I up the Sensitivity to about 10-11 o'clock, I can get longer sustain, but the swell is not as nice. I monkeyed with the trimmer and tried a few different guitars.
If this is normal, I won't worry about it, but if it is not, then I'll go through the process of posting pics, etc. Frankly, everything works as I would expect except for the short sustain.
One thread pointed to C9 as a possible culprit, but again, all of the threads on this seem to end without resolution.
-P

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I think this sums it up P:

The gate closes when the signal trails off. If you use a compressor before the circuit, it will keep the gate open longer.

Hopefully someone who currently has one of these pedals will chime in here.

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MasterDelayer/Reverbrador/Ampaholic/TopJacker

Thanks Morgan. I think that I had a different expectation out of this pedal than what it is. It's cool, but not what I was looking for. Oh well. It did get me building and was my first completed build in a year. Man BYOC kits are nice to build. I think I will put it up on the BST forum soon.
-P

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I actually use mine as a noise gate. not for the swell.

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