good thread, this answered some questions I had about effects

i love using echo to make progressive more explosive... makes the crowd go


jet is fun to use too...


speaking of fx... could someone pls explain how to use TRANS on the fx500? it's the only button that i haven't been able to do cool stuff with (though ring and that other button make too much noise so can't use them either)


also i've been able to do a lot more with my 500 recently by using the original/effect knob... you can do cool stuff with that thing!

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Originally posted by stevebutabi i love using echo to make progressive more explosive... makes the crowd go jet is fun to use too... speaking of fx... could someone pls explain how to use TRANS on the fx500? it's the only button that i haven't been able to do cool stuff with (though ring and that other button make too much noise so can't use them either) also i've been able to do a lot more with my 500 recently by using the original/effect knob... you can do cool stuff with that thing!

re the original/effect control, you should be hammering this control. as a matter of fact, when i went to see zabiela, he never actually switched off that side of the effects unit, and when he didnt want an effect he just had it all the way over to original. i have started doing this, and to be honest it makes things a lot easier with the beat effects!

i also find the transform very hard to use, you have to have very precise timing with it and change the timings (again precisely) to give the chops some variation. dave clarke tends to use it quite a lot. i find its easiest to use it on very low timings combined with a fuzz effect.

with fuzz and ring, keep the depth to a minimum, certainly with fuzz any more than 15-25% and its much too loud usually. with ring it aint so bad, i find its great to flick the switch backwards and forwards (to get a quick cut effect on the ring effect) while moving the jogwheel, that way you stutter the ring effect and its less harsh on the ears.

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The trans effect is as much about what you do with the source sound as the controller on the FX unit.
I always find it easier to match the record I'm 'enhancing' to the effect than the other way around.
It may sound like cheating but I also have a few rehearsed ones that I use with this effect.
I can scratch anyway but actually enjoy working with the pioneer CDJs at the moment.

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very true. for example, a nice long backspin with the trans effect, cut in quickly works quite well.

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Originally posted by DannyO The main 2 are the Kaos Pad 2 and EFX500, and soon to be EFX1000, then you got the Alesis AirFX which is fun, there are a load of independant processors that just to Filters or what not, but the EFX and the KP2 are the main effects units that carry alot of effects.

I have an AirFX myself. While it is rather cool in concept, I've had problems where a stiff LA breeze or fog/smoke/haze will set it off, which is rather annoying.

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Originally posted by Solkanar512 I have an AirFX myself. While it is rather cool in concept, I've had problems where a stiff LA breeze or fog/smoke/haze will set it off, which is rather annoying.

LOL, I always wanted to pick up an AirFX, but never thought of the complications.
I can just see it now, smoke machine goes off and the song goes haywire.

Isn't there an on/off switch though?

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Originally posted by Eric Siefer LOL, I always wanted to pick up an AirFX, but never thought of the complications. I can just see it now, smoke machine goes off and the song goes haywire. Isn't there an on/off switch though?

LOLMAO

Actually find that really funny as it has to be seen as a major design flaw on a huge scale.

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I use a small amount of flange right at the point of "take-off" in a trance breakdown. only if it's appropriate. other times i'll use delays or echoes to create more of an intense buildup or help take away from the monotonous-ness of a constant 4x4. Echoes can also be good when doing beat & sample cuts.

and finally there's an effect that i never really used until after i did a show at Spundae with Darude... he uses the transform on Pioneer 600s like no other to chop up synths. occasionally i'll do this as well if i'm tryin to fuck w/ the crowd.

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