Boss LS-2 Line Selector Question: Blending two sound sources?

[Gyoon]

Can this be done?  There is no mention of this in the manual.  Baslically, can one soure be plugged into the A return and another into the B return?  Can this be done without having anything plugged into the send jacks? 

Glenn

[dmk]

i think so, but you'd have to have something plugged into the main input for the pedal to turn on...

[zpyder]

i think so, but you'd have to have something plugged into the main input for the pedal to turn on...

or you could open it up and hard-wire a short across the ring and sleeve of the input jack.  Then it will always be on if there is a power source

i don't know anything about the specifics of this circuit, but in general shorting the sleeve and ring together on the input jack will tell the unit "something's plugged in - turn on" if the input jack is a stereo jack.  sometimes it is a mono switched jack...  in that case you would just need to short whatever's being switched by the switched jack - probably the gnd connection to the power source

cheers
zpyder

[Gyoon]

If I plug one source into the main input then one into the A loop input, this would solve it? 

[Gyoon]

Here's what I'm really asking:  Can you plug a sound source into either of the return jacks and have the signal come out the main output?  This is with having nothing plugged into the sends.

Glenn

[zpyder]

Here's what I'm really asking:  Can you plug a sound source into either of the return jacks and have the signal come out the main output?  This is with having nothing plugged into the sends.

why don't you try it?

zpyder

[Gyoon]

I don't actually have access to one.  There is a store that's willing to bring it in for me, but I would be obligated to purchase it.  There have been a couple that have come up for sale in the local newspapers, but they have both sold before I have had a chance to see them.  I have posted this on another board and they have told me that what I am describing is definitely doable.  There is someone in France that says that the Boss manuals in Europe have a few more pages then the ones in  North America, including schematics! 

Glenn

[zpyder]

I don't actually have access to one.  There is a store that's willing to bring it in for me, but I would be obligated to purchase it.

Okay... then check this out: http://runoffgroove.com/splitter-blend.html

zpyder