CipherHost Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Anybody install a kill switch on their JTV that works on the VDI output? Both mags and models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Ok, I'll bite. Why on earth would this ever be necessary or desirable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 My kill switch is the volume pedal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmayfield Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Unfortunately it wouldn't work as described, because the VDI connection uses a variant of AES/EBU digital audio. Simply disconnecting it would kill the audio, but reconnecting it would probably not respond in time and may have glitches. I could imagine (but don't have the knowledge or skill to construct) some kind of active digital FPGA thing that would be a "man in the middle" of the digital audio stream, muting it according to a switch. That probably wouldn't be worth the effort though. The most practical approach I could imagine would be to construct a little box with a momentary switch that puts a resistor in and out of the circuit. Wire that up to a 1/4" jack and run it to the Expression Pedal input of the Pod. If the resistor is chosen well, it will make the Pod think it's an expression pedal jumping between 0% and 100%. Assign that to a volume pedal as the first effect in the chain, and you've got yourself a VDI kill switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay-man Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Yeah, it's something I realized with the Variax. You can't have a killswitch with the Variax. Maybe with the 1/4 output, but definitely not the VDI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 I still do not see why you need it. It's powered over the VDI. You can turn down the volume pot on the JTV to put in sleep mode. You can always use the pedal as a volume control. I would not recommend messing with the VDI to do this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CipherHost Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 Ok, I'll bite. Why on earth would this ever be necessary or desirable? Just brainstorming workarounds if the overload issue is legit. I was contemplating adding a GK-3. This would allow switching between VDI and 1/4 inch out without unplugging cables. It would also save wear on the selector switch when playing songs like Eddie's version of You Really Got Me. It looks like others have thought about this as well and so far the consensus is that it would be problematic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZenBalancer Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) Just brainstorming workarounds if the overload issue is legit. I was contemplating adding a GK-3. This would allow switching between VDI and 1/4 inch out without unplugging cables. It would also save wear on the selector switch when playing songs like Eddie's version of You Really Got Me. It looks like others have thought about this as well and so far the consensus is that it would be problematic. Just listened to the song and lyrics; that's how I feel about (Yamaha) Line 6 man.. (also?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X6e7uctAww Aaaah you did say Eddie's version, only AMV was top one (didn't check it though; checked it now, it's not AMV, I was mislead; I don't know the difference between those and Eddie's version, although the lyrics page points to a Eddie Money? Or is it the guy that noted the lyrics? Anyway, I'm out): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q31a4ZbN-c Lyrics: EDDIE MONEY LYRICS "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" ... I don't like you But I love you See that I'm always Thinking of you Oh, oh, oh, You treat me badly I love you madly You've really got a hold on me You've really got a hold on me, baby I don't want you, But I need you Don't want to kiss you But I need you Oh, oh, oh You do me wring now My love is strong now You've really got a hold on me You've really got a hold on me, baby I love you and all I want you to do Is just hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me I want to leave you Don't want to stay here Don't want to spend Another day here Oh, oh, oh, I want to split now I just can quit now You've really got a hold on me You've really got a hold on me, baby I love you and all I want you to do Is just hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me You've really got a hold on me You've really got a hold on me Submit Corrections Writer(s): William Smokey Robinson Copyright: Jobete Music Co. Inc. -- http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/eddiemoney/youvereallygotaholdonme.html I don't want a physical kill switch, just my view, but indeed as you pointed out, if the overload issue is legit, then the FW should take care of what should not be happeaning or what shouldn't be switched on simultaneously. Because the product shouldn't be letting you kill it unknowingly. Should it? I vote no. EDIT(2015-09-03): added Eddie's version AMV (didn't check it though) + I know now that I don't know. Edited September 2, 2015 by ZenBalancer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmayfield Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Am I misunderstanding "killswitch"? I thought it was a mod some players did to their guitars to get a pulsating sound, like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linz Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 You could try assigning a patch with the volume preset to 0%, right next to the one you're using so that you can use the JTV switch the same sort of way you would with a volume-down Les Paul middle position. Just a thought. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CipherHost Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 You could try assigning a patch with the volume preset to 0%, right next to the one you're using so that you can use the JTV switch the same sort of way you would with a volume-down Les Paul middle position. Just a thought. That's a good idea! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulkbooth Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 You could try assigning a patch with the volume preset to 0%, right next to the one you're using so that you can use the JTV switch the same sort of way you would with a volume-down Les Paul middle position. Just a thought. Another option would be to make a Variax patch with the volume set to zero? For instance Custom 1, and switch between custom 1 and 2 in the same way as in the video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linz Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Another option would be to make a Variax patch with the volume set to zero? For instance Custom 1, and switch between custom 1 and 2 in the same way as in the video Yup, that's what I meant :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulkbooth Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Yes, I see that now :lol: For a reason, (I must have been drunk:D​)I thought you ment a POD patch, and to switch between those patches (or to have a pedal with zero volume in the chain and turn it on/off) ​ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyMcO Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Ok, I'll bite. Why on earth would this ever be necessary or desirable? Creating real-time, finely controllable stutter effect is what most people use a kill switch for. Pushbuttons work much faster, more predictably and much easier than rotating a volume knob from mute to full, and won't cause the premature failure of a pickup selector switch (as one might use on a Gibson to create the same effect). While the guy in the video below is playing different stuff than I might, he does pretty effectively demonstrate sounds that can only be achieved with a killswitch: https://youtu.be/9Q1QgsEHZI4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocco_Crocco Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 I have a killswitch on an Ibanez. I thought I would never use it, but it comes in handy if I'm away from my volume pedal or for doing the toggle switch trick like you can do on a Les Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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