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For a while I used the SoundSculpture AB Cadabra ( http://soundsculpture.com/products/pt_abcadabra.htm ) to do something similar controlled from a MIDI footpedal. The midi pedal handled the momentary aspect. The AB Cadabra had excelllent response - fast and quiet. But I found that I couldn't get the speed from my foot that I wanted, so I had one of my tone pots customized to cut the guitar's output when depressed - it bounces back automatically if I don't hold it down. At 2005.09.19 09:35 AM, phill wilson wrote: >Hi All > >Ok, so I have been hinting at building a pedal for a while now, for >reasons that I won't go into, my Ego kind of wanted to keep the design >some sort of secret,however this has led to nowhere for me so it is time >to REVEAL ALL!!! > >Basically I want to make a foot operated device that allows a signal to >pass only when the button is pressed. Kind of a Poor-Mans-Morse-Glitch >Pedal. > >I envisaged building it as follows. > >two buttons button one simply being on / off >In off position the signal is bypassed directly to the output jack >in the On position it passes to the next momentary button. > >Button Two is the activation button, > >it is a push to make type switch so initially the signal is dead, >however, >when the button is pressed the sound is allowed to pass to the output. > >I can therefore strum a chord while it is off then tap the button >rythmically to let small stabs of sound through. > >I came up with this when playing through a broken amp that you had to >hold >the jack in place in the input, i found that tapping the jack let me do >dda-da-da type noises. > >anyways basically I know NOTHING about how to do this, I did what seemed >reasonable to me but all I got was nasty hiss and buzzing. I would >appreciate ANY help or comments on how I may impliment this pedal. > >I had once dreamed about making money off this idea, however, it will >never be built if I cant get some advice! > >By the way I intend to LOOP with it so its not totally OT!! > >Thanks Y'all > >Phill Wilson (a.k.a. Blackface)