Stuff you wanted to know but were afraid to ask

[vigilante398]

Does a velocity sensitive stomp switch exist?

Like a footswitch-shaped expression pedal? Is that kind of what you're picturing?

 

[Fama]

Like a footswitch-shaped expression pedal? Is that kind of what you're picturing?

This one?

 

[Robert]

There was a commercial pedal that did this a few years ago as well (velocity, not expression) but I can't remember who made it.

 

[Ginsly]

Here's one - I populated a Rat board (not boxed, may be a factor), and I get a crazy amount of squealing when using certain humbuckers. Seems to be an issue people have faced before, and putting a buffer in front solves it completely. Has anyone installed either a little jfet buffer before a Rat board or else used something like this? I'm not super familiar with the wide world of buffers, but the C-Buffer 3PDT one looks to be pre-effect, which is what I need. Maybe this isn't something many people deal with? I dunno, this is my first time messin with this circuit. I like it more than I thought I would.

 

[jwin615]

There was a commercial pedal that did this a few years ago as well (velocity, not expression) but I can't remember who made it.

Didn't DigiTech do one?

 

[Aentons]

Like a footswitch-shaped expression pedal? Is that kind of what you're picturing?

Yes. But picture a DIY Moog Taurus with stomp switches instead of levers.

The Hangmanfx diy kit looks like what I'm after, just not for $40 each . Looks like it is a hall sensor using magnets and a 3d printed holder.

The StompExpress DIY KIT — Hangman fx

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www.hangmanfx.com

 

[like Yeah!]

what are the unmarked holes for (marked in red) on this board?

 

[jwin615]

what are the unmarked holes for (marked in red) on this board?

Voyeurism.
Probably just stability on the breadboard. 10 legs vs 6

 

[Robert]

what are the unmarked holes for (marked in red) on this board?

So you don't have to clip out every other pin.

 

[like Yeah!]

Voyeurism.

heh

So you don't have to clip out every other pin.

thank you!
i'm actually looking at using that board to make changing a pot orientation more straightforward, while still being able to use the pot as an attachment point for a board to an enclosure..
i did a build with the pot flying over the board and i got it to work out, but i'd rather solder a pot to that breakout board and then use the corresponding 321 holes on the breakout board and some header pins instead of doing pic related.. which works, but.. .eh...it looks like that pot board will just let me mirror the pads without the mess of wire..

 

[jcpst]

The TC Electronic Hall of Fame has an expression footswitch.