[Solved] Noise from unplugged jack

Hi, I have a possibly stupid question. I noticed that if I keep my inputs wired into my pedalboard but without a jack in, they contribute noise to my audio. Is there any way to switch that audio input off if there is nothing plugged in? Like some pedals which turn on when you plug in the jack? I could go to the settings and turn it’s volume down but it’s annoying if I frequently connect and disconnect a second audio input. The alternative I thought was to use my gatekeeper plugin to cut off the audio with one button but wanted to know if it’s possible with the dwarf hardware to auto detect if a cable is plugged in and automatically silence it if not.

Hey @StefanD,

I’m not fully sure if I understood your issue. But for what I got, you have both inputs in use on the virtual pedalboard running in the MOD Dwarf, but not always you use both. Therefore, when not in use, the “open” input adds some noise to your sound. Is that correct?
If that’s your problem, I suggest using the Audio Input Selector plugin as the first plugin in your pedalboard. Connecting to both inputs.

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Ah yes that’s exactly what I needed, thanks!

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