How Can I Make An In-Line Mute Pedal?

[Dubs]

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?

[Musky]

Use a tuner pedal?

[Eight]

Take the schems for an A/B pedal and don't connect the B?

[Dubs]

[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?

[Al Heeley]

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

[Dubs]

[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

[dangerboy]

I have a 'Kill Switch' just like this. Except it's a simple loop pedal. Put nothing in the loop for 'Kill'.

[YouMa]

Its dead easy to fit a kill switch to your bass. I fit them to all my guitars.

[Silent Fly]

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

[Dubs]

[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

[Silent Fly]

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]

[Toasted]

Pay really close attention to the grounding. You don't want pops!