From jukefox@jukejoynt.com Tue Oct 08 08:40:06 2013
Subject:Re: Ashby Solutions Burn Remote Footswitch (cross-post from MojoMusicians)

...if you have a free hand...generally mine are both busy playing something, so a footswitch is a better option for me, particularly on gigs where I'm not kickin' sticks ...



---In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, wrote:

Wired up an M-E-E switch for Slow (left) Fast (middle) and Stop (right) for use with Burn and A100. Works like a charm! Nothing like a real halfmoon…

From: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of jukefox@...
Sent: Monday, October 07, 2013 11:42 PM
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CWSG] Ashby Solutions Burn Remote Footswitch (cross-post from MojoMusicians)



Thanks, Bruce for making a pedal for me that "works" with Burn.

"Works" is in quotations because, at this point, it is a "kinda-sorta" working state, with a bit of funkiness in Burn's response. The pedal is wired to Guido's specs and should probably work flawlessly. I look forward to getting to the bottom of why the quirkiness in Burn's response. Since the pedal is simply a set of switches and is wired to published specs, I suspect the anomalies are software/firmware-related.

Ideally (from my perspective), the pedal would mimic operation of Burn's right two switches. Unfortunately, it does not, operating only with one button switching between trem and chorale and the other switching between whatever state is active and stop. I have yet to find a way to make the "on/off" button trigger between tube/non-tube state and the "fast/slow" button initiate "stop" mode when held, as the buttons on the Burn will do.

This is sort of a difficult pedal to make, due to the commonality of the ring and the need for tip and sleeve to never connect. The nature of most switches I've used in the past is that they ground to the pedal housing. In order for this pedal to work, the switches must be completely isolated from the housing, if the housing is made of a conductive material. Bruce uses switches that are isolated in his design, which gets us around this issue.

Additionally, traditional shielded stereo cable cannot be used for the wiring without a great deal of difficulty, as the braiding tends to short to the shield, no matter how you wire it, which makes implementation of Guido's "criss/cross" adapter impractical. I suspect that the switch housing ground issue is also why Mojo's pedals will not work properly, even with the prescribed adapter, although I've not tested continuity through switch ground to housing.

In all, Bruce's pedal is the only footswitch solution I am aware of out there at the moment for those wanting to control Burn off the floor in a non-MIDI environment ... and the price is right, about $15 US under the cost of a similar switch from Boss (the FS-6) plus stereo cable. The Boss unit WILL NOT WORK, as it grounds the sleeve and tip/sleeve connectivity cannot be avoided.

Hope others find this helpful.

Best,
Fox