Multi-channel relay switching.

[jakenold]

I've searched this forum thoroughly and tried to get as much out of R.G.'s article as I could, but I still need to have everything laid out on the table, it seems.

I would like to build a box with 3 inputs for each of my guitars. I would then like to have a remote footswitch to enable one of the guitars or a tuner-out/mute button. The press of button 1 disengages guitar 2 and connects guitar 1, press button 3 and guitar 1 get's cut off and guitar 3 comes in, and vice versa.

My guess would be some none-latching footswitches, with some kind of IC "holding" the right relay in place, until told otherwise.

Thank you guys so much in advance!

[Seljer]

get some latching relays (eg: they have seperate inputs to turn it on and off) and some momentary footswitches

wire it so that pressing "guitar #1" turns on the first relay and turns off all the others (use diodes to make sure the signal flow goes only in one direction)


or you could use regular relays and some flip flops to remember the states, again with the momentary switches (I have a schematic drawn up somewhere....) but if you can get ahold of latching relays it saves a lot of the complexity

[jakenold]

Thank you for your kind help Seljer!

Who carries those relays? I've tried Banzai, and some of the suppliers here in Denmark, with no luck.