Say goodbye to your high end. That was one of the big problems with the Craig Anderton electronic (CMOS) switchWhat impact on impedance does CMOS multiplexing have?
Yep, like I said, I'm not suggesting this is what's happening in the Fender gadget. I was just describing a method of switching that could be technically still considered true-bypass.The hiccup there is that the copy makes a point to discuss the switchable input/output buffers. Any transistor switch will amount to a buffer of sorts.
I have a GuitarPcb board that has a double throw 4 pole switch, that you could make that easily. Be happy to send you one, I probably have the switch here too.I've only ever wanted to switch the order of my Wah to be honest, from first in line to AFTER the dirt.
I though of a way to do it with less relays:My calculations are that for 100% mechanical routing and switching one would need:
[X = No. of loops]
No. of SPDT relays = 2 * X * (X-1) + X
1 loop --> 2 relays
2 loop --> 6 relays
3 loop --> 15 relays
4 loop --> 28 relays
5 loop --> 45 relays
I doubt that's what they are doing on the fender switcher. I wonder if jumping all the loops and measuring with input/output with a DMM would give you continuity. That's what I would assume for "true by pass switching". (also it has a volume control integrated)
I once silently watched the big lebowski on a trumpet players IPad in the pit during a professional performance of West Side Story. Using it on a book isn't actually that far fetched.
Low brass gets a lot of rests and tacets in the theater world. Pay per note was off the charts.
The trumpet player offered me one side of his ear buds but I was terrified that I'd miss a cue. I think I said something like "I can recite 100% of that movie." Which was pretty close to true at the time.Did you at least have captions/subtitles?
Or are you not only a good sight-reader but a good lip-reader, too?
Switcher-Looper options in the DIY realm beyond a bunch of 3PDT footswitches that I've looked at...
BYOC Super8, though Jimilee was not keen on it, I have one, too, and think it's cool in theory; there's also...
THCustom's "EFFECT CONTROL" 5-loop switcher. (been meaning to get this, but Robert's version would be preferred)
JMK's "EPIC BYPASS LOOPER", a project developed with THCustom above (and available there, too. (I have this one).
UK-Electronic's "8-WAY LOOPER", which has some minimal MIDI functionability. Been meaning to order this one, too.
So... yeah. There's only so many features you can pack into a 1032L enclosure or Hammond BX2...
IN / OUT order is important to get right (ie how I want it) — scoff at that statement but there's a number of smaller DIY loopers I've passed on because of the way the in/out jacks were configured....