is it possible to make this with an A/B switch?

[alfonso_bundis]

So, I just bought a delay pedal (TC electronic's Flashback) and so far I am loving it. The pedal is in the middle of my chain between my wah and a Zoom multieffect.
For the moment I am playing mostly solo and this pedal gave me an idea to make the playing a bit more fun. I was thinking to divide the signal after the wah using an A/B selector and recombining it in the Zoom using a Y adapter. The idea is to create ambient like sounds using the delay with high feedback and then use the A/B to bypass the delay but allowing the delayed part keep on playing on the background while i work on the more grounded part of the song.
Would this work the way I expect? has anyone try it before? If so, which A/B selector do you recommend?

[alec]

You need an A/B that mutes the input but leaves the output connected. I have a Wounded Paw blender that does this, but I don't know how common it is in other brands.

[Skrogh]

You can set the flashback to "buffered bypass" and it will activate the "spill-over" function. look at page 15 and 9 in the manual. Then the only thing you need is a blender, like the Boss LS-2

[Jazz Ad]

There is a looper mode on the TC. WHat you describe is exactly what a looper does and there is no need for additional devices.
I have never used the TC though so I may be missing something.

[alfonso_bundis]

Originally Posted by Jazz Ad

There is a looper mode on the TC. WHat you describe is exactly what a looper does and there is no need for additional devices.
I have never used the TC though so I may be missing something.

Well, there is a looper mode but you cannot loop and use any other kind of delay function. As I am interested in using the reverse mode for the background the looper is no really useful.

Thanks a lot for the suggestions guys. I made a small experiment with two Y adapters, one for splitting the signal and another for recombining it. Instead of the A/B pedal I disconnected the cables manually. Apparently I can not feed two signal to a pedal, who knew. ( I am really illiterate when it comes to electronics). Maybe the solution would be a blender for the recombination and the A/B for the splitting?

[RickenBoogie]

Yes, blender will split, but you'll want a buffered A/B box if you want to use A and B at the same time.

[alec]

Originally Posted by alfonso_bundis

The idea is to create ambient like sounds using the delay with high feedback and then use the A/B to bypass the delay but allowing the delayed part keep on playing on the background while i work on the more grounded part of the song.

It sounds like you just need to switch the Flashback to buffered bypass so you get delay trails when you disengage it.

[eddododo]

Youd be amazed at how easy building something that does this.would be. Or maybe I need to leave my diy cave more often

[alfonso_bundis]

Hey guys, thanks a lot for all the help. I think for the moment I will use the spill over. I got this idea after seeing this video. http://youtu.be/z3aqZSywx7k?t=1m13s

Originally Posted by eddododo

Youd be amazed at how easy building something that does this.would be. Or maybe I need to leave my diy cave more often

That sounds cool dude, could you elaborate a bit more on this, please??