Microphone mute switch

[mandroid]

'phantom' is the external power source..

[ABrown]

'phantom' is the external power source..

Correct. I’ve seen mute pedals where the phantom power source actually powers the indicating circuit by feeding it before the bypass switch

[gummia]

Rolls MS 111 all the way.

[ABrown]

Update for interested parties.

I ended up purchasing the Alectro MMSI-S pedal after having trouble finding the Orchid pedal in stock anywhere. To be honest this pedal leaves a lot to be desired for the price they're asking. The casing seems light and flimsy, basically pot metal, and the battery compartment door is of a poor design that will no doubt be broken before too long. The fact that it requires external power at all was a con from the beginning. The other thing I've discovered is that the switching mechanism is susceptible to any minor electrical signal, such as a static shock, which actually forces the pedal to change states without actually engaging the switch, this is a drawback of an electrically held latch. I was able to replicate this a dozen times simply by building up a static charge in my body and lightly touching the metal part of the switch. This likely won't be an issue when I use it live with rubber soled boots on but it's just one more thing that makes this pedal not worth the money. I have to play tomorrow night and I'll likely try it out but I will be looking into returning it and continuing the search for a mute pedal. That being said if anyone knows where to find an Orchid microphone mute pedal with the tuner output I'd love to know about it.

[dstratto]

To get my orchid mute switch I emailed Orchid Electronics in the UK. The transaction was easy and it arrived in about a week, I think.

[pit lenz]

For all the diy folks, here come two links about building a pop-free mute switch (also for condenser mics):

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PPoAp9nCcQE
And
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4w9BF3QnpHM