{"id":773,"date":"2010-09-30T07:53:55","date_gmt":"2010-09-30T13:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.muzique.com\/news\/?p=773"},"modified":"2016-01-05T12:59:14","modified_gmt":"2016-01-05T18:59:14","slug":"noisy-3pdt-switches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.muzique.com\/news\/noisy-3pdt-switches\/","title":{"rendered":"Noisy 3PDT Switches?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I use lots of 3PDT switches in stompboxes, and I find them to be excellent with a very low failure rate.  The 3PDT makes a very solid mechanical thunk as it toggles, and some people claim that it is microphonic and causes noise. I have never found the footswitch to be microphonic, but it is a known fact that some high gain effects pedals are!  Check out Bill Rupperts&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vkDLQAvrEQQ\">Effectology tutorial<\/a> where he is using a Big Muff pedal as a drum (starts around 1:10).<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not the switch that&#8217;s popping&#8230;  it&#8217;s your high gain pedal.<\/p>\n<p>One alternative to lessen switch noise with microphonic pedals is to use a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.muzique.com\/schem\/bypass.htm\">relay bypass<\/a> with a soft momentary switch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I use lots of 3PDT switches in stompboxes, and I find them to be excellent with a very low failure rate. The 3PDT makes a very solid mechanical thunk as it toggles, and some people claim that it is microphonic and causes noise. 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