Pro Co Sign Off Latching Mute Switch Reviews

I use this while live streaming or taking calls at work. I can toggle mute/unmute without reaching for my mouse, leaving my hands free. Simple and easy.

Well, it's a mic mute switch, and it does the trick, very nice if the mixer doesn't have a mute button. If you can remember whether it's on or off, you don't need a little light, and it's nice to have at least one pedal that doesn't require power. It is a very heavy duty solid steel little box, no question whatever about its long-term durability, chuck it in the cable bag and don't worry. A little heavy maybe, if that would bother you. It's not heavy enough to bother me.

My goal was to have a device which could turn off a microphone signal without introducing a click or pop in the recording.
This switch works absolutely perfectly, for that purpose.

I'm an Installer/Trainer of Digital Mixing Consoles. One of them The Midas M32R has a personal monitoring system The DP48.
This system allows you to be connected to the M32R while even though the mixer has all the channels muted the musicians and
vocalists wearing headphones and in-ear monitors (earphones)can still hear all of the channels that are connected to the mixer. This poses a problem as the pastor uses a headset mic and when it's turned on everyone connected to a DP48 can hear
what is being said. Again even though that channel is muted. Enter the EBXYA 3 Pin XLR to RJ45 Cable Set. We resolved this
issue by running a 100' Cat5e Shielded Cable between the two of them. The female XLR from the wireless receiver and the
male XLR going into the mixer's input channel. But before going into the input channel of the M32R we inserted the
PRO CO SIGN OFF LATCHING MUTE SWITCH requiring another short XLR cable. Worked like a charm.

I am very glad I bought this device. Some protest that the switch gives no indication as to whether it is on or off. It is my experience however that my preamp meter deflects when it receives audio. Deflection = it's on, and no deflection = it's off. it's that easy. Also the Sign Off switch creates no spike whatsoever when engaged or disengaged. What more could you want.

Switch works exactly like it should. I use it with my Shure WH20XLR headword mic. It is built very sturdy and I expect it will perform well for years. I considered cheaper alternative switches but this one allows easy switching on/off while my hands are busy. I mostly play solo and I don't find the lack of a on/off light to be a problem like some do.

I'm currently a lead singer/guitarist in a 3 piece rock band. For most of my life, when I step out from behind the mic to dance across the stage I've suddenly had an extra mic on my guitar amp (when the sound man doesn't catch it... or forgets to turn it back up when I start singing). This has eliminated that problem. Very quiet (no click when switching on or off), and requires no power. Just made our sound more consistent and removed a major headache. My rig is loud enough without extra help. I_like_it.

I use for voiceover and it's excellent. After purchase I tested with various engineers while on ISDN. They were surprised on how well it cut sound compared to other products.

Like other mute switches, this doesn't completely cut off your mic, but it will attenuate it into the ground. I'd estimate the attenuation at around 50-60dB. Combined with a noise gate, not even shouting into the microphone will get your sound through when this is on.

Two potential areas of improvement:

1. As others have said, there's no indication whether the mic is on or off. I have to rely on the sound level on my software mixer to figure it out.
2. The switch is LOUD. Not an issue if you're using it as a pedal, perhaps, but it will show up on your recording if it's anywhere on your desk and you unmute the mic. It's still significantly less distracting, and faster, than actually turning a preamp on or off, but it's something to be aware of if you're trying to be stealthy.

Neither of these are dealbreakers though, and having a mute switch in hardware is great. Not only does it prevent software glitches from leaking unwanted sound into a conference call, it also mutes my self-monitoring by preventing the audio from reaching my interface altogether.

Great switch. Built heavy. The reason I gave it 4 and a half stars, it needs an led to let you know if its on or off. I feel for $... it could have had one. But I'm very happy with it.

I used this device for the first time yesterday. I am the drummer at my church. We have talk back mics for us to communicate with each other. This device has helped a lot with being able to turn off my mic when not in use and then easily turn it back on when I need to talk. I put it to the left of my hi-hat and I can easily click it on and off right on the beat if I need to. Just as some others mentioned it would be nice to have a light to indicate if it is on or not. But I have a soldering iron and some know how so I will probably add a light to it when I have a chance.

The one drawback of this mic mute pedal is that it does not have a LED to indicate when it is muting. If you take the cover off you will see inside that there is a hole for an LED light that is covered. It is easy to add an LED light that is wired to the foot switch. I added an LED light and found an old AA battery holder to create 4.5 volts and with a little soldering, it now has a functioning LED indicator. This modification took about 10 minutes.

Didn't give it 5 stars because I had to modify to add the LED indicator. This could easily be added to the standard product without much additional cost.

The Sign Off works perfectly. I'm a singing drummer, using a condenser mic that feeds a splitter for FOH and an A&H MixWiz for my ears.

The A&H normally has a notorious phantom pop when a condenser mic is pulled or phantom power is toggled. There is NO NOISE whatsoever, either in my ears or to FOH when I toggle the Sign Off. Perfect functionality.

I was going back and forth between this and the Power Mute. For the purposes of a foot activated on/off switch, I think I made the right choice. The Power Mute is a simple mechanical switch in a sturdy steel box. I don't see how it could break or fail and if it did, I can fix it easily. Whereas the Power Mute is electronic, adds unneccessary complications, and costs twice as much.

One thing: the literature needs to be updated. The manual talks about dip switches for dynamic/condenser selection, but there are none. Also, the literature looked like 10th generation re-copy, so it was unreadable. Folks, can you print me a fresh PDF, please?

I don't know why I didn't use something like this 20 years ago. It's so nice to shut off my headset mic when my hands are busy. I ordered it a while ago, but just started using it yesterday. My Represetative at Sweetwater, Matt McKible was very knowlegeable and helped guide me to the right unit.

It works. Solid, road-worthy. A light would be nice, but not deal killer, plus would raise the price point anyway

Built well and does what it should. As a drummer, I use it for my dynamic headset mic so no one can hear my huffing and puffing when not singing. No clicks in the audio when activating or deactivating it, although I have not tried it with a condenser mic. It fits perfect next to my hi hat pedal! Now, to the con...as others have stated, it sucks not being able to tell what mode it's in because there are no indicator lights. It would be complete if it had a 9V battery and/or a wall wart jack and a nice LED to light up when it's "Live". That would help with the embarrassing 'hot mic' moments. I will probably crack mine open and modify it as others have done to add a LED and a battery...so that's why only 4 stars instead of 5. If you can easily keep track if it's on or off, it won't be a problem for you. Otherwise, a nice stomp box to have if you don't have a third arm to shut off a mic, push it out of the way, or to throw something at the sound guy for not muting your mic for songs you don't sing on...

Does exactly what it's supposed to do

A very sturdy, but heavy, passive latching footswitch that mutes anything plugged into it. Works wonders for both microphones and instruments during live performances. The only con is that there is no light to indicate whether the switch is currently muting or not.

i would have given this switch a 5(blown away) but i wasn't. only because it did just what i wanted it to do. i told ryan with sweetwater what i need to add to my boss rc 300 looper and he said this would handle my needs. he was right once again. thats why i buy all my gear from sweetwater but not before talking to ryan.
thanks again ryan and sweetwater.

Well built, but it is a toggle and I never know if it is on or off just by looking at it.

For a Voiceover in live sessions (ISDN or Phone patch) this is an excellent tool that allows you to mute the mic in case of throat clears, coughs...or simply to mute the mic while producers on the other end have you "on hold" while they review takes, discusss things...etc.

Works very well with phantom powered mics.

I bought one of these several years ago to use in a chain with my condenser fiddle mic in performance. It's a good, rugged box that functions as promised but the big drawback for me is that there's no physical or visual indication whether the mute is on or off. This led to a few "interesting" situations with the sound guys... I now use a Pro Co Power Mute, the powered version of the Sign Off which has a red/green status indicator light. I would recommend the Power Mute over the Sign Off if you're in a situation where you need some sort of visual reminder whether or not your circuit's live.