Senior Design Team 37 • sdmay24-37
Project Overview
Sound Effect Devices for Musicians
We are trying to replicate and provide the means to manipulate the distortion created by a vacuum tube amplifier. Musicians often use “sound effect” devices to manipulate sound coming out of an instrument. Vacuum tube amplifiers are said to produce a unique type of distortion which many people have grown to appreciate. Our project will attempt to provide a solid state design to replicate this type of distortion at a lower price. We will also attempt to provide the means to manipulate the distortion so that musicians may use our device as more than a simple amplifier. We are also trying to build a small device that musicians could use that would show us the distortion and a lot of distortion effects that people likeTeam Members
Ben Mullin
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I am a senior in Cyber Security Engineering with a minor in Music Technology.Theodore Burnick
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My name is Theodore Burnick, and I am a Senior in Electrical Engineering at Iowa State University. My experience lies mostly in Broadcast Engineering as the Chief Engineer at Iowa State University's student run radio station, KURE.Ian Bixler
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My name is Ian Bixler and I am a Senior Electrical Engineer at Iowa State University Specializing in Power.Julia Kroeper
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I'm a senior from Virginia that loves robots and working on projects that allow hardware to interface with software.Jack Cassidy
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I’m a senior in Computer Engineering with an interest in Embedded Systems. I play sousaphone in the Cyclone Marching Bands and Pep Band.Bradley McClellan
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I am a senior pursuing a degree in Software Engineering and working as a recording engineer at Iowa State University. My passion lies in automotive, robotics, aviation, and audio/music technology.Bi-Weekly Reports
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Design Documents
PreambleProject Scope
Team Contract
Project Plan
Engineering Design Document
Requirement, Constraints, and Engineering Standards Design Document
Testing Design Document
Design Document
Midterm Presentation
Final Presentation
Poster
Final Design Document