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Then, he hooked up a few foot pedal switches with 3.5 mm plugs to complete the project. [Jan] has it set up so he can plug foot pedals in to whichever keys he needs at a given moment.

When wiring these types of switches, use the NO and CO connections, as shown above. An old controller cable of some sort: This will connect between the guitar and pedal.

Matt Richardson’s friend Lauren wanted a device to hold down the down arrow and physically scroll through Google Reader, like a sustain pedal on a piano. Matt built it for her using an old USB ...