Momentary kill switch pedal...
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Momentary kill switch pedal...
So I am a bit bored, and full of confidence after my Memory Man switch repair
...I got to thinking...maybe I could make a kill switch pedal for stutter effects...
I have a few bits and pieces in my parts box, but I am missing the switch...
Do you guys think that this one will work?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2X-Foot-Swit ... Swr9Beb2d8
I want it to be non-latching, so I can great some crazy on-off sounds
...I got to thinking...maybe I could make a kill switch pedal for stutter effects...
I have a few bits and pieces in my parts box, but I am missing the switch...
Do you guys think that this one will work?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2X-Foot-Swit ... Swr9Beb2d8
I want it to be non-latching, so I can great some crazy on-off sounds
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Re: Momentary kill switch pedal...
They are push to make (aka normally open) so you should be good to go.
http://beavisaudio.com/projects/stutterpedal/
http://beavisaudio.com/projects/stutterpedal/
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Re: Momentary kill switch pedal...
You want normally closed.
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Re: Momentary kill switch pedal...
I've done this exact thing with a momentary switch. It worked for what it was supposed to do, but I didn't feel like it worked well for fast stuttery madness the way I wanted it to, almost like there was a latency issue that wasn't merely user error... Perhaps it was just the switch I used, though, and yours winds up working better!
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Re: Momentary kill switch pedal...
Yeah, not sure that the foot can be moved fast enough for stutter effects ?
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Re: Momentary kill switch pedal...
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Stutter effect and a nice graphic. Hard to be that, even with a switch and an enclosure.
That said, I'd probably home-brew one myself as simple as it would be.
Stutter effect and a nice graphic. Hard to be that, even with a switch and an enclosure.
That said, I'd probably home-brew one myself as simple as it would be.
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http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104282&p=1438384#p1438384
http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104282&p=1438384#p1438384
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Re: Momentary kill switch pedal...
I waited for ages, and the switch I ordered finally showed up...happy to report that I managed to complete this mini project, and I can stutter all day long!
Many thanks for all your help, guys!
Many thanks for all your help, guys!
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Re: Momentary kill switch pedal...
I’ve always wanted to mod a tuner with a momentary switch, both so it can pull double duty as a stutter and because I’m an idiot who mistakenly steps on the tuner mid-song at least once a set and my board only has one row.
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Re: Momentary kill switch pedal...
Congratulations! I love it when a plan comes together! Perhaps I’ll build a pedal during quarantine...
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Re: Momentary kill switch pedal...
Hey thanks!
I've been looking at simple kits online...maybe I'll try an make something else...I have an SHO pcb board from Madbean that I bought probably 10 years ago...maybe I should get some parts and give it a go
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Re: Momentary kill switch pedal...
The Dwarfcraft Memento is a programable kill switch pedal that lets you tap in your own patterns. You may be able to get one used.
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Re: Momentary kill switch pedal...
Resurrecting this thread...might this be better implemented as an adapter at the guitar end of the cable? My finger is a bit faster than my foot.
remember / to kick it over
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Re: Momentary kill switch pedal...
I've got one on my Tele and use it quite a bit, but using a hand/finger for the killswitch limits what you can do with picking, strumming, or fretting. I like the idea if having both.
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Re: Momentary kill switch pedal...
the guitorgan has this function. flip a switch to kill the signal & use a button to tap/hold to play. it only worked on the organ signal. for guitar you'd probably need a fancy sustain pickup.
also had a dunlop tremolo pedal in a wah type enclosure that was cool for the stuttery business. press from no effect to randon points at the fast end.
also had a dunlop tremolo pedal in a wah type enclosure that was cool for the stuttery business. press from no effect to randon points at the fast end.