Consolidated Leo posted:Ted: I have a footswitch from an old guitar amplifier to turn on reverb or tremolo. It was push on and release then push off and release.
I have a keyboard "sustain" pedal which works like this. However the very reason for what I'm calling the "secondary circuit" is to avoid the need to push on, release, and then push a second time to turn off. The fact that the secondary circuit restores continuity after a brief interruption makes the target device believe that the pedal has been released (when in fact it is still being held down.) When the pedal finally IS released, another brief interruption simulates a second push-and-release cycle.
I might buy a "slow action" SPDT or DPDT switch to fool around with and conduct some tests. But I have a feeling that some kind of timer circuit will be required to consistently achieve the intended outcome.
