Headphones won't let me hear fx effects on tracks

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Hello everyone, I use a Pioneer FLX4 with my Mac (latest OS) and have the problem that I can’t hear the effects (Pad FX) on active tracks on the headphones. I have to change the headphone settings (CUE → MIX) every time to hear anything. That can’t be it, can it?

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Hi @Flinki,

Thanks for sharing your question!

By any chance, have you ensured that the FLX4 is running the most up-to-date firmware for the controller via the Pioneer macOS firmware tool?

Additionally, what version of macOS and djay are you using?

Thanks!

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Is the Master Cue ON? (vs. the Cues for Channels 1 & 2)

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Hi, maybe has something to do with the settings in Sound → FX routing? I’ve mine set on Pre-Fader, maybe give it a try!

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Hi @Flinki, I recently shared this in another thread. FX are audible in the headphones as long as they are set to Pre-Fader in Settings>Sound>FX Routing. Note that NeuralMix FX are always rendered before the line fader so they are always audible in the headphone CUE. To explain why this is the case, let’s look at the signal chain:

Playback → NeuralMix™-FX → EQ/Filter → Pre FX → (CUE) → Fader → Post FX

It is not possible to make post-fader FX audible in the CUE bus without taping the signal path after the line fader, which defeats the purpose of the CUE bus.

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