[sdiy] Semi OT: Silent Switching Solution?

[David Halliday]

Try a meg ohm resistor between the poles of the switch and the ground.
Also, try putting a capacitor in series with the switch ( 10-20 uFd )

The first is because you may have static buildup that is being held in the
capacitance of the cables or of the decoupling capacitors and this produces
a charge that the resistors will quietly drain off.

The other possible cause is that there is some level of DC present and the
cap will take care of this.

Dave

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-> Subject: [sdiy] Semi OT: Silent Switching Solution?
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->
-> Hey all,
->
-> A friend of mine is trying to replicate a "slicer" effect
-> w/a pushbutton on
-> his guitar... pushing the button makes the volume go in/out,
-> like a manual
-> tremolo.  The problem is that the pickups "pick up" the
-> sound of the switch,
-> producing an audible popping that is absolutely unacceptable if used
-> w/distortion.  I'm sure there's a way around this, but I
-> don't know what it
-> is... if anyone knows of a solution and they'd be good
-> enough to elighten me,
-> I'd be eternally grateful. :-)
->
-> TIA,
->
-> Derek
->
->
->