External effects

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External effects

First of all, I need to say that I just purchased xone 42 few days ago. I wanted to do setup with guitar effects pedals, but if Im not mistaken, xone 42 can have only ONE effect to be connected, or I can use something like Korg Kaoss pad ?

I would mostly need delay and reverb (which is basically 2 effects), so I would have to go with something like Kaoss Pad ?

Also is it better to be using guitar effects or does Kaoss pad have quality Delays and reverbs integrated ?

Anything else to watch out for ?

Thanks in advance.

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I have no idea what the effects are like on a kaoss pad (never used one) but you can daisy chain 2 guitar pedals together if you need more than 1 effect. See this article posted by Ean Golden last week: Integrating Guitar Effects Pedals With a Digital DJ Setup - DJ TechTools

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I just got an EFX 100 from Pio and it hooks up perfectly with my XOne 22, I can’t imagine the send/return on the 42 be any different than mine. Good thing about the Pio effects is that you get post fader effects. Not sure about Korg.

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The effect unit does not change whether they are post fader or not, it depends on how the FX send/return loop is wired.

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Good to know.

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Xone 42 also has post fader effects I suppose.

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You can connect more than 1 FX to a chain and route them through the xone´s FX I/O.
You can even connect a KaossPad and guitar FX into that chain.
The choice of FX depends on your preferences. :wink:

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How do I cahin them ? RCA cables or what ?

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Probably depends on the ins/outs of the effects…

RCA/TRS on the send of the mixer into the input of the Kaoss pad, the output of the Kaoss pad into the input of the next effect, and the output into another effect or the return of the mixer. I haven’t done it, but I’d imagine this would be how to do it.

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Im just checking efx units… Pioneers have delay but don’t have reverb. Does KP3 have reverb or not ?

Also KP3 has sampler.. what kind of sampler exactly ? Is it possible to make loops with it on another mixer channel ?

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This is how it will work. Cables depend on I/O of each FX box.

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Depends on what you want to spend and what your workflow is. If you don’t mind a touch interface, the KAOSS pad is a good piece of kit. Pretty sure it has delay reverb in with the many effects. Guitar effect pedals can be a good option by chaining up a few of them.
Another tactical solution would be one of the Pioneer boxes. I still have an old EFX500 collecting dust someplace… I may actually start bringing that out again. Used to have a good time jamming with that.

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I heard KP3 doesnt have so good sound compared to EFX boxes.. however efx doesnt have reverb if Im not mistaken. Now since Im in the market for hardware loop sampler as well, I guess I could use KP3 as it has sampler integrated.

Im also looking at Roland SP-303 and Sp-404, any thoughts on them ? And also sound quality ?

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Might be an interesting experiment to get a small format desktop mixer and route the FX output to an input on the small mixer and then route that through a channel that has an effect running through it… Might even be better if you bought a small mixer with onboard effects.