The goal is that the DJ can enhance her performance through the use of audio effects. To present this in a simple-to-use and powerful way, we introduce the metaphor of “Effect Chains”. An effect chain is nothing more than a list of effects which are applied sequentially to audio. An effect chain can be applied to decks, samplers, microphones, aux inputs, the headphone out, and the master output.
The DJ configures effect chains by selecting effects that are available to her from any variety of effect sources (native built-in plugins, LADSPA plugins, LV2 plugins, VST plugins, etc.) and adding them to the chain. She does this from a view called “Effect Chain Edit Mode” that takes the place of where the Mixxx library normally sits.
Once the DJ has selected the effects that she desires to be in the chain, then the parameters of that effect are made available to her to tweak to her liking. Each parameter can be adjusted in the following ways:
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- Change the minimum / maximum limits of the parameter
- Invert the knob so that turning it clockwise goes from high to low instead of low to high.
- In the case of a knob, change whether the parameter is controlled linearly or logarithmically
- Assign the parameter to be controlled by the effect chain's “Wonder Knob”. See the “Wonder Knob” section below.
Once the DJ is done configuring the effect chain and the parameters of the effects that are in the effect chain, she may save the effect chain and give it a name.
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The key idea here is that the DJ should invest time in crafting and creating the unique sounds she would like to make via Effect Chains prior to her sets. While it will be possible to create Effect Chains on the fly, it will be a lot less stressful if she has invested the time beforehand.