Using Kong as an effect device

Besides using the wide array of internal sound possibilities in Kong, you can also use it as an external effect device. If you unfold the Drum and FX section and flip the rack around, a set of additional audio jacks are visible at the bottom of the back panel.

These audio jacks can be used for connecting external devices and processing their audio in Kong. As you can see, the signal flow for processing external audio is printed on the back panel. Even if you want to use Kong for processing external signals, you can still play and use its internal Drum channels just like before.

Proceed as follows to connect an external device for audio processing in Kong:

1.	Connect the outputs of your other device (a synth, for example) to the Audio Inputs to the left.

If your device only has a mono output, connect it to the Left Audio Input on Kong.

2.	Play a couple of notes on your other device.

The audio is now routed via Kong’s Bus FX slot and further via the Master FX slot, to the Main Audio Outputs of Kong.

3.	Select suitable FX devices for the Bus FX and Master FX slots in Kong according to the descriptions in “The FX modules” and tweak the parameters to your liking.

By connecting CV signals to the Parameter inputs in the Bus FX and Master FX sections on the back of the panel, you can modulate the first two parameters on the selected FX modules, see “Using CV modulation of Bus FX and Master FX parameters”.

Attenuate the CV signal with the corresponding knobs next to the modulation jacks.