TC Electronic Ditto Looper MOD EXT Foot Switch

I created this simple mod to easily use all of the functionality of this great stereo looper pedal Ditto. I found that fat footswitches improve accuracy and help simplify control.

I wired this unit using a 5 pin din connection. Now a standard midi cable will make the connection at any length needed. Disassemble the unit and prepare the wire connection. You will need 2 wires from the footswitch and 3 wires from the toggle switch.

Run the wires to the battery compartment.  There is enough room here to mount a female 5 pin din connection. I separated the two switches to have all there channels on separate plugs. Cut all terminals to half length.

The footswitch is a metal can USB design. I removed the circuit board and wires and used the limit switches inside the pedals to operate at normally open.  When they press it will close the circuit to engage the switch function on the Ditto. The Black cable pin 1 to the footswitch was used as common and jumped between pedal Store & Backing Track. The controls on the Ditto still function normally. Female 5 pin din mounts on the inside and screws fasten from the outside.

7 thoughts on “TC Electronic Ditto Looper MOD EXT Foot Switch”

  1. This looks like such a useful mod! Does it still require a double tap to pause thew loop? I’m looking for some way of pausing the loop with a single tap.

    1. I know that would be nice, yes the functions would be identical to the pedal but with the larger footprint and ability to extend controls. Thanks for asking.

  2. Hi, I wonder how did you manage to find the pinouts. I’d like to try the same with my Ammoon 1-button loop pedal, Actually, I need buttons for stop and play thats all because quick-tapping twice seems not a good solution for me. I wonder its something doable.

      1. I hoped it might be useful for those who really dislike the ‘double tap’ stop?
        Not a complex project – no ‘microcontrollers’ and no ‘code’ to write.

        You can also test it without connecting to a Looper – just to make sure it works OK first!

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