Need some electrical/wiring help for a small project

[Dragster]

I have a small project that I'm working on, and what I'm trying to do is hook up a small mic into a guitar effect pedal (that is powered by a 9V battery), and output that to a small 2" speaker in order to create a voice modulator to put in a helmet. I really know nothing about this type of electrical project, which is why I'm here looking for any help I can get, so please excuse my EXTREME ignorance. I have no idea if this will actually even work, but I'd like to give it a try. Honestly, the quality doesn't even need to be great, as long as one can understand what I'm saying. Please see the pictures to get an understanding of what I'm trying to do.

I am assuming (yes, I know the old adage) that the mic should input correctly since it is a 1/4" jack. If not, I have a separate mic that has very small red and white wires (Positive and negative? Signal and ground? I don't even know. Ugh...) that I could connect a different way, if I knew how. As I said earlier, the guitar pedal is powered by a 9V battery. I am not sure if the speaker is passive or not. I will be disconnecting it from the board that it is currently on, unless I need that board to power it. I'm assuming that the board it is on is some sort of amplifier. So maybe it isn't a passive speaker. Either way, if I need to retain that amp board, it is also powered by a 9V battery. But I need a way to connect either 1)the speaker to the output of the guitar pedal, or 2)the guitar pedal to the input of the other board, which is red and white wires. I cut into a guitar effects cable that I had to see what the internal wires looked like, and I posted that. I wasn't sure if the white would match anything, and the rest was loose fibers.

Thanks in advance for any help, and again, I apologize for my extreme ignorance of the subject!

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[Clump]

I think what you're trying to do is have a microphone inside a helmet output through a small speaker outside the helmet?

IF that's what you're after I don't think the pedal has what you need. It's an octave pedal. It adds tones to a guitar signal 1 octave above or below the input tone. It may have an amp in it, but there's a lot of other stuff going on.

IF I'm right on the question above what you really want is an amplifier. A microphone, or a guitar is a very low power signal. The amplifier increases the power to be able to drive a speaker.

Here's a fully assembled amp with a speaker that can be mounted in an altoids tin for $25 - https://www.etsy.com/listing/104432877/assembled-kit-portable-guitar-amp-w?ref=shop_home_active_3

If I'm wrong on the question above try and explain what you're looking for and I'll take another crack at it.:cheers:

Edit:
After looking at this some more it looks like maybe you want to have the octaver effect to change the voice? If that's it try this:
- On the cable that you cut wire red from the mic to the wire inside the white insulation and black from the mic to the stranded copper. Just twist the loose copper wires around each other.
- Mic goes to input of octave pedal.
- You need a short guitar cable, like this - http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/daddario-planet-waves-classic-series-right-angle-patch-cable-3-pack?cntry=us&source=3WWRWXGP&gclid=Cj0KEQiAlO20BRCcieCSncPlqqMBEiQAOZGMnH620kav9BhAFJvtOyNGnnbNylz8SjkTWKi0YO0k6XIaAnDh8P8HAQ&kwid=productads-plaid^143219909802-sku^583543000104000@ADL4MF-adType^PLA-device^c-adid^92768982627, or this - http://www.zzounds.com/item--HOSGPP296?siid=121894&-QBUleXnpbIddLiodhzJiIhpBMNPSJRtBRWNBpd4aAmz48P8HAQ= to go from the octave output to the amp input.
- Start with seperate 9V batteries, but a single may work. It probably won't last very long.

 

[Dragster]

Edit:
After looking at this some more it looks like maybe you want to have the octaver effect to change the voice? If that's it try this:
- On the cable that you cut wire red from the mic to the wire inside the white insulation and black from the mic to the stranded copper. Just twist the loose copper wires around each other.
- Mic goes to input of octave pedal.
- You need a short guitar cable, like this - http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/daddario-planet-waves-classic-series-right-angle-patch-cable-3-pack?cntry=us&source=3WWRWXGP&gclid=Cj0KEQiAlO20BRCcieCSncPlqqMBEiQAOZGMnH620kav9BhAFJvtOyNGnnbNylz8SjkTWKi0YO0k6XIaAnDh8P8HAQ&kwid=productads-plaid^143219909802-sku^583543000104000@ADL4MF-adType^PLA-device^c-adid^92768982627, or this - http://www.zzounds.com/item--HOSGPP296?siid=121894&-QBUleXnpbIddLiodhzJiIhpBMNPSJRtBRWNBpd4aAmz48P8HAQ= to go from the octave output to the amp input.
- Start with seperate 9V batteries, but a single may work. It probably won't last very long.

Awesome, thanks for the help--that's exactly what I'm going for! I'm really curious to see if I can get this to work. First order of business is to see if I can make it work, second will be to see if I can mount it inside the helmet, and third will be to see if I can use it without shocking myself or starting a fire. :eyebulge::lol:

Thanks again!

 

[Clump]

Glad to help. You can't do too much damage with a 9V battery, so go for it!

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