with the VCI-300 you HAVE to get the additional controller for effects. Without the controller you won’t even see them on the screen. The VFX-1 is the best FX controller of all the ITch ones available (the NS6, DX and V7’s have them built in, the NS7 has the NSFX). However, the VFX-1 had an additional parameter to control.
The effects are post fader and sound very “wet”. Delay and Reverb are great. The filters you can control the resonance. Beatreapter is ok, tremolo is similar to gater but not quite there yet. I don’t use flanger or phazer. I would put the effects on par with a DJ-400. For me, it’s plenty. I miss some of traktors effects like (iceverb) — but i enjoy Itch tons and the VCI is a small well built powerhouse.
The jogs are AWESOME