Mute Function?

[Maestro Jones]

Is there a way to mute the sound via the AV switch?  Is there a way to do it on the Obsidian LITE or is it an option only (or even an option) on the higher end soundcards?  Most of my middle school band members are huge SW fans.  I am think about starting up a SW club and getting a saber for the group (a silver hilt with a VA LED - our school colors are purple and silver.  Oh, and our mascot are the Knights).  I'd like to have the option to mute the sound during meetings or to be able to turn the on LED without the sound during band rehearsals, but I would still like the sound to be available for letting the members swing the saber around.  Any ideas?

[ThreadJack]

Obsidian V4 comes with 7 font slots, one of which is a "blank font" with no sound effects. You can cycle and select these very simply using the switch. Obsidian V3 only has one font, but it's able to be changed via a computer, however it can not be changed from "blank" to a sound font on the fly. The Obsidian Lite sound font is fixed from the factory, there is no way to change it.

[Maestro Jones]

Thanks!  That's what I wanted to know. 

[Lady Revan]

The best option with the Lite Sound would be to switch the pommel. If your pommel has no vents, there's no way for the sound to escape, and so you won't hear anything.

[Edon Bluewolf]

But you might damage your speakers that way so not really recommended.

[scifidude79]

Put something soft like a wadded up bit of cloth in the pommel. It won't mute the sound, but it will muffle it.

[Karmack]

Put something soft like a wadded up bit of cloth in the pommel. It won't mute the sound, but it will muffle it.

Much better option.  If you use the solid pommel it will eventually shred the speaker due to the sound waves being trapped in there.   Muffling can mute it down to something very quiet while preserving the speaker.  And its always cool to be able to hear the saber sounds, even if no one else can hear them well.  :-)

[Maestro Jones]

Much better option.  If you use the solid pommel it will eventually shred the speaker due to the sound waves being trapped in there.   Muffling can mute it down to something very quiet while preserving the speaker.  And its always cool to be able to hear the saber sounds, even if no one else can hear them well.  :-)

The solid pommel against the speaker isn't going to happen.  I don't want to damage the speaker.  The speaker may not be big, but with way for the air to disperse, that is a recipe for replacing the speaker.  I actually put my Sentinel pommel (non-vented) on my Archon just to see what happens.  It was actually hitting the speaker, and that was with the speaker pushed up as far as it could go.  I actually have four cotton balls in the pommel of my Archon 3.1.  While it drops the sound aout 20 dB, it is still easily heard from across my home office/studio, which is a pretty good size.  It allows the sound waves to disipate and doesn't damage the speaker.  I think I'm going to spring for the premium sound wth the Obsidian 4 soundcard just so I have the option of going completley silent at the press of a button.