testing a circuit

[chombo]

hi just a few easy questions (hopefully), im trying to build a bee bea but am running into a few problems.  when testing with an audio probe, im getting a gated sound which cuts in and out (maybe around 3 times a second).  sometimes but very rarely it plays normally but when it does its really short, then goes back to sounding gated.  is there a known reason for this?  it even did it when i started at the very beginning of the circuit at the input jack.

now following the signal path (while listening to the [gated] sound) i think i found the culprit, well 2 actually, a cap, which i actually bought on a whim from a lame electronics store and suspect it is a used cap, and a resister.  no sound comes after these parts from the mp3 player, however when i check the voltage on the transistors, some of them are the correct voltages and some are a bit low but nothing is to extreme that i would think something is majorly wrong.  is this wierd or am i just dumb and doing something really wrong.  essentially does a blown component not necessarily mean completely wrong voltages?  or does there have to be a voltage of 0 because no signal is getting to it due to a blown cap or resistor?

ok, sorry, last question.  on the beebea layout found here http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/diagrams/geo_baa-baa.pdf?phpMyAdmin=4a28f86a515b7883e7bc35a68d4e7b6d if i dont hook up the millenium bypass controll line to the footswitch should i connect something else?  or is it ok if i leave nothing there?
everything else i followed to a T, and as far as i know there arent any shorts or bridges, and i can post voltages if required.
thanks, in advance for help, hopefully ill be helping people in the near future!!

-steve

[chombo]

ok well i figured out the problem with the probe, my mp3 player volume was too high, when i lowered it, it sounded normal.  any know about the other questions tho?

[slacker]

If you're not using the millenium bypass it's fine to just leave the footswitch lug free. Not sure about you're other problems, it's probably a good idea to post your voltages.