And the (toggle) Switch goes POP!

[irmcdermott]

Hey everyone,

Quick question. I haven't built many pedals using toggle switches. Do you get rid of the pop the same as you do with a footswitch? My toggle switch in my Quadrovibe build has a WICKED loud pop when you switch from Vibe to Tremolo. I mean, ear piercing.

[stecykmi]

hmm, when that switch is flipped, there is a lot of rewiring going on and it takes a little bit for the circuit to settle (you're changing the DC bias quite a lot). it can be tricky to fix stuff like this sometimes. you could try putting a large value resistor to ground at the node the lamp, C2 and C3 are connected to, maybe something like 1M, but it may or may not help.

misha.