Dubs Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 How can I make a mute switch for my pedalboard? This is basically as an alternative to a volume pedal, as all I do with the volume pedal is pretty much mute the signal. Effectively I want a stomp box with a single switch and LED (to indicate ON/OFF) and a jack input and output that when I click on the pedal it completely mutes the signal. I’d need it to be a silent click. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Use a tuner pedal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eight Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Take the schems for an A/B pedal and don't connect the B? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted February 12, 2009 Author Share Posted February 12, 2009 [quote name='Eight' post='407495' date='Feb 12 2009, 12:18 PM']Take the schems for an A/B pedal and don't connect the B?[/quote] Thats a good idea - how would I ground the B so it doesn't buzz/hum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Heeley Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 if you look at the schematics I posted recently, the 3pdt switch has X-wiring that grounds the unused input. This A/B wiring gives 'no-pop' switching and an unused B will also be hum-free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted February 12, 2009 Author Share Posted February 12, 2009 [quote name='Al Heeley' post='407530' date='Feb 12 2009, 12:50 PM']if you look at the schematics I posted recently, the 3pdt switch has X-wiring that grounds the unused input. This A/B wiring gives 'no-pop' switching and an unused B will also be hum-free[/quote] Thanks very much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerboy Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I have a 'Kill Switch' just like this. Except it's a simple loop pedal. Put nothing in the loop for 'Kill'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouMa Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Its dead easy to fit a kill switch to your bass. I fit them to all my guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Fly Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 (edited) This is how I would do it. [attachment=20204:mute_sw.gif] The first version uses a DPDT but it leaves the output of the previous pedal in the chain floating (which is not a problem for the majority of pedals). The second version uses a 3PDT switch. It puts a load on the last pedal of the chain so it is less likely to click/bump when the switch is pressed. I hope it helps. Edited February 13, 2009 by Silent Fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted February 13, 2009 Author Share Posted February 13, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Silent Fly' post='408303' date='Feb 13 2009, 09:57 AM']This is how I would do it. [attachment=20204:mute_sw.gif] The first version uses a DPDT but it leaves the output of the previous pedal in the chain floating (which is not a problem for the majority of pedals). The second version uses a 3PDT switch. It puts a load on the last pedal of the chain so it is less likely to click/bump when the switch is pressed. I hope it helps.[/quote] That's great, thanks mate Edited February 13, 2009 by benwhiteuk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Fly Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I managed to find a way to make the input not floating with a DPDT switch. I hope it helps. [attachment=20290:mute_sw2.gif] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Pay really close attention to the grounding. You don't want pops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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