Describing the basic effects that form Pio colorFX, TP3 mixerFX and TP2 macroFX

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Describing the basic effects that form Pio colorFX, TP3 mixerFX and TP2 macroFX

One of the best features of Pioneer mixers, TP3 and TP2.6 are the single-knob sound color FX / mixerFX / macroFX.
I would like to memorize them better by finding their base effects (delay, echo, filter, reverb, flanger, beatmasher, bitcrush, white noise).

All comments are welcome, and I will keep the list updated.

To test: loop a simple beat and characterize what you hear based on basic FX concepts.
to test delay/echo/reverb presence, stop the track to hear the FX tail.

TP3 MIXERFX:

  • Reverb: resonant reverb + heavy filter

  • Dual Delay: 1/2 delay + filter

  • Dotted Delay: heavy delay (staccato)

  • Noise: white noise + filter

  • Time Gater: ON/OFF BPM-sync + filter

  • Flanger: 4-beat flanger + filter

  • Barber Pole: soft Shepard Tone

  • Crush: bit crush (no pitch increase) + filter

  • Filter: Filter + Light resonance

TP2.6 MACROFX:
https://techtools.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/202165534-NEW-MACRO-FX

  • Wormhole = heavy filter + heavy flanger + delay (Buildup//breakdown)

  • PolarWind = heavy flanger (coloring) + light filter + reverb (Mixing/punch in)

  • FlightTest = heavy echo + resonant filter (Punch In)

  • LaserSlicer = heavy beatmasher + flanger (Punch in/buildup/breakdown)

  • DarkMatter = heavy crush + delay + compression (for Mixing)

  • Zzzurp = related to Ringmodulator (masher + flanger + crush + reverb) (Punch in/breakdown)

  • EventHorizon = heavy filter + echo (Breakdown/punch in)

  • Bass-o-Matic = heavy triplets slicer (Punch in/breakdown) slicer

  • Strrretch (Slow) = loop sampler (Buildup/breakdown)

  • Strrretch (Fast) = loop sampler (Buildup/breakdown)

  • GranuPhase = delay to 2nd and 4th beat (Punch in/buildup/breakdown)

Normal effects:

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Below, definitions from the basic effects, and the pioneer suite of NX2 effects as described in their manual.

Basic FX:

  • delay = repeat sound once after X beats (can be fractional)

  • echo = repeat sound multiple times, with decreasing intensity

  • reverb = repeat sound multiple times heavyly very soon

  • flanger = a single delay with very short duration (short phase)

  • filter = lower/cut or raise specific frequencies

  • overdrive = clipping to increase loudnes

  • pitch = changing tone with same tempo

  • resonators = emphasize harmonic frequency content on specified frequencies.

  • modulation = change frequency in relation to a signal

  • compression = reduction of dynamic range

  • gate = ON/OFF synced to BPM

DJM-900NX2 ColourFX:
http://docs.pioneerdj.com/Manuals/DJM_900NXS2_DRI1300A_manual/?_ga=2.6526577.211991073.1580913759-650268992.1576767511&_gac=1.207751846.1580314535.EAIaIQobChMIk4W0mZmp5wIVxLHtCh2ONAbfEAQYASABEgKVcPD_BwE#/

  • Space = reverb

  • dub echo = echo

  • sweep = gate (left) / filter (right)

  • noise = white noise + filter

  • crush = reduce bit resolution + filter

  • filter = filter + resonance

  • jet = flanger

  • pitch = tone change

  • gate comp = gate (left) / compressor (right)

DJM-900NX2 Beat FX:
http://docs.pioneerdj.com/Manuals/DJM_900NXS2_DRI1300A_manual/?_ga=2.6526577.211991073.1580913759-650268992.1576767511&_gac=1.207751846.1580314535.EAIaIQobChMIk4W0mZmp5wIVxLHtCh2ONAbfEAQYASABEgKVcPD_BwE#/

  • Delay = delay

  • multi tap delay = delay

  • Echo = echo

  • low cut echo = echo

  • Ping Pong = delay

  • Reverb = reverb

  • Spiral = reverb + pitch

  • Trans(form) = Gate

  • Filter = Filter

  • Flanger = Flanger

  • Phaser = Flanger

  • Pitch = Pitch

  • Roll = loop sampler (once)

  • Slip Roll = Loop Sampler (can be restarted)

  • Rev Rol = Loop sampler reversed

  • Helix = Loop Sampler

  • melodic = Sampler

  • Vinyl Brake = Constant tempo down

  • robot = vocoder (?)

  • enigma jet = Shepard Tone + flanger

  • Mobius saw = Shepard Tone

  • Mobius triangle = Shepard Tone