16 XONE:02 User Guide
Using Effects
You can patch in an external effects processor such as a sampler or echo unit. The XONE:02 front
panel EFFECT ON/OFF toggle switches let you punch the effect in and out of the music channels
during performance. You can also route the microphone channel through the effects by pressing its
EFFECT switch.
This routing is known as the ‘effects loop’. Here’s why:
When EFFECT is selected the signal is routed to the EFFECT SEND sockets on the rear panel instead
of to the mix. Plug these into your stereo effects unit. The output of the effects unit should be plugged
into the XONE:02 rear panel EFFECTS RETURN sockets. These route the signal back to the mix after
effects processing. The effects send is affected by the VCA MASTER LEVEL control. The effects
return is not affected by this control.
If nothing is plugged into the EFFECTS RETURN sockets then the signal is routed through the
normalising contacts of the TRS jacks back to the mix. In this case switching the effects in and out does
not change the signal heard at the mix output.
Matching Effect Levels
The effects loop operates at 0dBu line level. It is important that the external effects unit operates at
similar line level. Set its level trimmers for unity (0dB) gain through the device. If the effects gain is not
unity then you may hear level differences as you switch the effects in and out.
The diagram below shows the signal path of the channel routed out to the effects device and back in to
the mix. Also note the contacts in the TRS jack sockets that pass the signal through when nothing is
plugged in.
Using Channel Reverse
The summed INPUT A and INPUT B signals of CH1 and CH2 are fed to the CHANNEL REVERSE
switch. Pressing this switch swaps these signals so that the CH1 input feeds the CH2 signal path and
vice versa.
The channel faders and other performance controls have swapped position so you can now scratch on
one turntable and operate the channel fader that controls the sound for the opposite deck using just one
hand because that fader is more within reach. For example, you could have your small finger on the left
turntable and thumb on the fader. It is all about positioning the controls for the sounds playing just
where you want them. It puts the controls of the opposite deck more in reach of the DJ. And it gives
you the edge when doing battle!
Quite a new feature, but then creativity is what mixing is all about...
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CH1
L
R
INPUT A
PHONO/LINE
L
R
INPUT B
+
MIX
3 BAND EQ
LO MID HI
MIX
EFFECT
ON
EFFECT LOOP
MIX
BAL
BAL
MIX OUT
LEFT
RIGHT
MIX
L
EFFECT
EFFECT SEND
L
R
L
R
LINK IN
R
EFFECT RETURN
EFFECT
EXTERNAL PROCESSING DEVICE
STEREO
OFF
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