Boss DC-3 Digital Dimension

[inverseroom]

Has anyone played one of these or drawn a schem?  I'm curious if it's really digital, or just a DC-2 with knobs.  Roland's "Digital Chorus" from the late seventies, the one that looks like a space echo, is of course totally analog...

[DiyFreaque]

Not 100% certain, but I'm pretty sure it's a digital box by all accounts I've read.

http://www.bossarea.com/

This site seems to list the original specs of the Boss boxes, and one of the specs for the DC-3 is a 50 kHz sampling rate, which pretty well tips the hand.

Take care,
Scott

[TheBigMan]

As far as the Boss compacts go all the ones that have digital in the name are indeed at least partially digital.  It may well be that, similar to the DD-2 and original DD-3, only the delay chip is digital and the rest of the circuit path is analog but I haven't seen a schematic for the DC-3.  Anyone I know who has tried both says they sound nothing alike however.

[inverseroom]

Wow--I never noticed that page before.  Thanks a lot!  Maybe I'll find one and buy it...

[Hairston]

Ya know, I've had one of these for a long time. I've never had the inkling (is that even a word?) to take it apart. Is anybody interested in some pics of the inside? For educational use only of course...

- HB

[inverseroom]

Ya know, I've had one of these for a long time. I've never had the inkling (is that even a word?) to take it apart. Is anybody interested in some pics of the inside? For educational use only of course...

- HB

I wouldn't mind a peek.  I just got outbid on one on the 'bay.  

[G Kresge]

The DC3 is a cool pedal, but it sounds totally different than the DC2. It has an "effect level" control to dial in the blend of chorus:direct signal so you can dial in the right amount of chorus without it sounding too dated (unless that's what you're going for of course).