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There is no sound when I turn the rotary switch to the ringer position or the mixed position (where compressor and ringer are supposed to work at the same time)

-LED works in all positions and shows appropriate light
-Bypass works fine
-Compressor only mode works fine

I have tried adding solder to the rotary connections and i've done continuity tests with a multimeter so I believe all the connections from rotary to pad are good.

Any ideas on what could be wrong?

Which circuit is the ringer in the schematic, the one with the op amp or the other one?

Also do the effects run in series? bc if they do then I believe the problem can be isolated to the ringer circuit otherwise I think its in the rotary switch connections or ringer circuit

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NVM I figure it out myself with a signal tester

FOR PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THIS

if your compressor works, your LED and bypass works but your ringer and combo settings don't then you have a problem in your ringer circuit (or the rotary switch but if the LEDs work then the ringer circuit is more likely)

I FIXED MINE IN 30 MIN

ok so i fixed mine in about 30 min with a signal tester, here's what you do

-set the pedal in bypass mode and connect up the signal tester to make sure you are doing it right (one end can be grounded on the enclosure touch the other probe to the metal tab that normally touches the 1/4" jack and strum, if your bypass normally works then you should hear your bypassed signal fairly clearly

-now set the pedal in ringer mode and check your signal at C1, R1, R2 you should get the same signal at each spot which will sound like the bypassed signal (you can see they are all virtually the same spot, its the node before the first transistor)

-if you didn't get bypassed signal here, make sure your signal tester is set up properly, make sure your pedal is in the right mode, make sure you tested the correct side of each component, it pays to double check

-if you did get bypassed signal then check the signal at R12, here you should get the ringer output, if you don't something is wrong between R12 and C1 so go from C1 through the ringer circuit and figure out where you are losing signal (i had forgotten to solder a pin on my first transistor, when i fixed that the pedal worked perfect)

-if you get signal at C1 and R12 as it should be and still no sound from the pedal when plugged in normally then check that you set up the rotary switch correctly (that it is going to the first 3 positions only) and check the connections from rotary to board (a simple continuity test will do, this is a feature included on most multi-meters that tells you whether whatever is between the probes is shorted)

I wish you success!