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Effects

You can apply various effects to the pads, keygroups, audio tracks, programs, submixes, and main outputs, using

insert and send/return effects. This chapter can help you get a good overall understanding of how the effects work.

See Appendix > Effects & Parameters for a list of all available effects (with a brief description of each) and their

editable parameters.

Overview

In a program, each pad or keygroup can have up to four insert effects applied to it. See Insert Effects > Pads or

Keygroups to learn more about this.

An entire program or audio track can also have up to four insert effects applied to it, as well. See Insert Effects >

Programs or Audio Tracks to learn more about this.

For even further flexibility, each submix can have up to four insert effects applied to it. You can route pads,

keygroups, audio tracks, or programs to a submix, which is then routed to a main output. See Insert Effects >

Submixes to learn more about this.

Additionally, each pad, keygroup, audio track, program, and submix can each be sent to (up to) four return

channels, each of which can have up to four insert effects of their own. Their audio will be routed through the insert

effects on those returns, and the processed audio will be sent to a main output. See Send/Return Effects to learn

more about this.

Finally, you can apply up to four insert effects to each main output (a stereo pair of channels: Outputs 1/2, Outputs

3/4, etc.). See Insert Effects > Main Outputs to learn more about this.

When you create an audio mixdown of a sequence or song, you can choose whether or not main insert effects are

included or send/return effects are included, depending on what you are mixing down:

If you are creating an audio mixdown of a pair of main outputs, you can choose whether or not main insert

effects will be included in the mixdown.

If you are creating an audio mixdown of separate programs or exploded tracks, you can choose whether or

not send/

return effects will be included in the mixdown.

See Audio Mixdown to learn about these options.

There are three other modes that handle effects differently:

• The Sampler can use up to four insert effects, which are applied to the audio as you record it. This means

that the effects cannot be “removed” from the sound later. Learn more about the Sampler in the Modes >

Sampler chapter.

• Similarly, the Looper can use up to four insert effects, which are applied to the audio as you record it. This

means that the effects cannot be “removed” from the sound later. Learn more about the Looper in the

Modes > Looper chapter.

• In XYFX Mode, the effects act like a single insert effect on that program. In fact, XYFX is the name of the

insert effect you have to load to the program before you can use this mode. Learn more about XYFX Mode in

the Modes > XYFX Mode chapter.

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