Jazz Teddy Bears - Setting up a WX5 rig

Setting up a WX5 rig

This tutorial walks through how I have set up my WX5 rig, which consists of:

a WX5, using wireless MIDI
a VL70‑m synth module, with Patchman's Turbo VL chip
a Lexicon MX400 effects processor for reverb/delay, and other effects
a MOTU Audio Express to mix everything together
a Behringer FCB1010 foot controller
a laptop running Ableton Live

Click here to see the complete layout.

Setting up the Lexicon MX400 effects processor

I use a Lexicon MX400 for better reverb and delay than the ones the VL70‑m hasThis means turning off reverb/delay in the VL70‑m's patch, which can be done by pressing the Effects button and setting them to NO EFFECT., plus a few other effects e.g. pitch-shifting.

It can be configured to operate in several ways, but I run it in Dual Stereo mode (that is, 2 independent effects units):

press System
use the big Page/Select knob to scroll through the settings
set Configuration to Dual Stereo
press System again to exit

Browse through the factory patches, find ones you like, then save them in one of the 99 available user slots:

press Store
set the name of the user patch, then press Store again
use the Program/Load knob to select which slot you want to save to
press Store again to save the patch