Voodoo Lab PX-8 Plus Tutorial & Demo

Here I explain the process of creating and using presets on the Voodoo Lab PX-8 Plus. This loop switcher enables guitarists to create different pedal combinations while turning them on or off with one switch. Very handy if you find yourself "Tap dancing" when switching tones.
Gear in this video:
Pedaltrain Novo 24 Pedal Board
Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus
Voodoo Lab PX-8 Plus
Ernie Ball VP Junior
VOX V845
TC Electronic Polytune 3
Friedman BE-OD
Fulltone OCD
TC Electronic Spark
MXR Phase 95
Strymon Flint
Keeley Caverns
Keeley Compressor Plus
Line 6 Relay G30
2018 Gibson Les Paul Traditional
Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III
Shure SM57
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
Pro Tools 12
Enjoy!

[@rskirk22]

Nice work! I appreciate the video. I really like this pedal board and switcher so far, but I wish Dingbat included a video on their website like this video.

[@rickkup]

Well done Jacob. Thanks for recognizing that the manual fell short. Your video saved me from resorting to the old “poke and hope” routine.

[@FlankinspanK]

ive had the 4 pedal switchers for years along with all their other devices. voodoo labs consistently makes a solid product thats pretty well future proofed

[@mrmoa]

Hey Jacob-Thanks so much for this! Really helpful and I appreciate your generosity in taking the time to explain this. Great job and very much appreciated!

[@danz2611]

Jacob, good job my friend. A no-nonsense quick review without incessant blabbering or poor playing. Thanks for posting as i am seriously considering this pedal for my board.

[@AndSoMuchMor]

Thank you!! Really appreciate this. For some reason I never felt comfortable enough with this thing to use it. Some things I still don't get but your video really helped explain it. Thank you.

[@jacobchampoux3312]

Glad I could help!

[@vicvaughan997]

Great job! I was looking at purchasing this pedal switcher and this is exactly what I needed. Excellent video. Thank you so much!

[@vicvaughan997]

Have you figured out the MIDI part of the controller?

[@phillipstroop4881]

Thank you for this! Considering buying this thing but I couldn’t understand the functionality until I watched your video. Great job

[@philspill6854]

Thanks Jacob! Still undecided on a loop switcher. This looks like the one I need.

[@tonyjoetrejo]

You really broke this thing down and made it really easy to understand. Man, thank you.

[@thebluestonesduo]

Was just looking for a video exactly like this yesterday and got frustrated when I couldn't find one. Thank you!

[@jacobchampoux3312]

The Blue Stones Awesome!! That’s exactly what I wanted! Please share around!

[@tomcat2260]

awesome man really appreciate you taking the time and making this excellent overview

[@Cryanoutloud]

Very helpful video!! I had a real difficult time choosing a switcher- thanks!!

[@jamesbarney917]

Thanks for this video. It helped me out. Have a happy holiday!

[@nelsgl1776]

Great job of explaining the features. I think I will get one.

[@KimchiDronie]

Jacob, thank you very much for this awesome tutorial; you just answered all my questions. The video is very well, and professionally presented. I tried to dive in into the manual, but is not the same as having a living human being showing you what to do. Once again, thanks a lot, and God Bless! I will share your video as public on Facebook, I mean, if you don’t mind? I’m pretty sure lots of guitar players will benefit from it, as it did for me.

[@jacobchampoux3312]

Thanks man! Glad I could help. I would love that!

[@dmitrymashkov9379]

This is a very good tutorial! I'm thinking to buy one and your review helps me to understand what this pedal is about. The only thing it misses though is how to operate with MIDI, but i hope I'll find it somewhere else

[@sungkyumusic]

Excellent, was looking for something like this, cheers!

[@paulbtaylorpt]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. The manual “explains” this, but key steps are either missing or difficult to understand. I get it now and am excited to create some presets!

[@jbf16falcon]

Thanks! Better than reading the instructions every time now....

[@otherfish]

really helpful video - thanks for making it!

[@tiagomedeiros13]

Thank you so much for that. I think this loop switcher is the best for those who don't have so many pedals and I love its size. This is the best video explanation about this pedal so far. Very clear and well shot. The only thing that is missing would be how to set up MIDI on it, how to do the 4 cable method and change amp's channel via MIDI as well, but you don't have a pedal with midi capabilities, right? If there's the opportunity for you to do that in the future, please do! :). Thank you again!

[@jacobchampoux3312]

Tiago Medeiros Thanks for the feedback! Yeah none of my pedals have midi unfortunately. That would be nice to have though

[@mythago666]

Great tutorial, thanks!!

[@tonypmuzic]

Helped a lot. Thank you!

[@pantera6]

thanks, i am considering buying this and this has helped!

[@marcelgaryjames]

Great Tutorial. Thanks for walking me through the steps. Have you tried using the PX 8+ to control a midi pedal? I have a Source Audio Collider but can’t figure out how to use the PX 8+ midi features. The manual is confusing and I’m sure many people would greatly appreciate you doing another video involving midi.

[@mattgilbert7347]

I have a couple Source Audio pedals and a PX-8 and after a year of trying, gave up on getting the VL to do MIDI. The manual is hopeless.

[@joshzorrill6951]

Can you demo some more videos of you playing with your board or something? Your review helped a lot!! but I still have a few questions! Like for presets and such haha

[@jacobchampoux3312]

Josh Zorrill I plan on doing that!

[@AndSoMuchMor]

Still not sure how to use the Preset Mode with Strymon pedals in Midi? That would be a great video. Maybe you could do one and go real slow for us non-digital natives who still have long hair lol.

[@DavRuiz]

This is a great demo by @jacobchampoux. I made a similar video describing how to use the MIDI options on the PX8-Plus. Check it out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2PUhHqqYruWa8k

[@veyuslavic2590]

This is a lot more helpful than some other videos. This is probably a stupid thought on my part but I assume that all your pedals have to be on and running and you obviously can't different pre-sets with the same pedal but different settings on the pedal itself.

[@jacobchampoux3312]

Rustin Rosenberg Yeah the pedals have to be on. And yes you can’t have other presets within a pedal unless you have midi

[@quicktracksstudio9977]

Definitely helped a ton!

[@GuitarSundayChannel]

Great video

[@artisanconcrete1212]

Thanks Jacob!!

[@cmsquared63]

Great video, really helpful! What did you use to create your patch cables?

[@jacobchampoux3312]

I just used several 1, 2 and 3 foot cables

[@Subcritical96]

Thank you sir! I was pulling my hair out over here. I got now

[@mcd5778]

Thank you!

[@lioneyejr]

I've got another question for you - is it possible to go, for example, to a tuner and wah - and then go i to the looper? To use pedals without using loop sapce? Likewise, is it possible to go out of the looper into a pedal?

[@cirezetroc]

Excellent video- thank you! 2 inquiries: If I add a Midi Board say the Roland FC300- will that increase my preset amounts? What if I have 2 types of parameters in my delay- can they be saved in a preset or I need 2 analog delay stomp boxes (Canyon) ?

[@jacobchampoux3312]

So the midi board I unfortunately can’t help you with since I haven’t had to add one of those. That’s something that people aren’t satisfied with my video. The 2 parameter delay: I have a Keeley Caverns that has two settings. What I have to do is keep my delay on one preset and press the other footswitch on the delay pedal itself to engage the extra reverb. Not sure if that’ll work with your setup. Let me know if this helps.

[@MightyMickeyDo]

Well mate, are you running your guitar through your tuner>volume>wah>looper? Or something like that because I’m using a Martin octaswitch and only have 8 channels and don’t want to use 3 channels being took up by the tuner, volume and wah, cheers

[@jacobchampoux3312]

Michael_Lennon09 Yep! However, I have it as volume, tuner, wah then looper

[@travismiller7679]

Is it possible to move the position of the insert in the chain? I assume this is where I'd run to the front end of my amp in a four cable setup but I'd need to be able to run more than just 2 pedals after that.

[@paulbtaylorpt]

Unfortunately not, it’s fixed between loops 6 and 7. I have a volume pedal and compressor in there, preceding delays in loops 7 and 8.

[@lioneyejr]

Hi, I got a question; I've got a Fulltone Ultimate Octave. It has a fuzz switch and then it has an octave switch that you can add to the fuzz. My guess is you can't really pick with the switcher? It's either the fuzz with or without the octave - you can't make the switcher switch it for you?

[@jacobchampoux3312]

Yeah unless you have midi on that pedal it won't work. I actually have a couple 2-switch pedals that I just kick on when I need them.

[@greggotoole1675]

What is the point of the optional insert and return? I just bought this pedal and it says that this breaks the loop between loops 6 and 7. What would be the use for this feature?

[@kevsty311]

I am thinking about buying this. I have more than 8 pedals though. Is it possible to run the 8 that I want to make combo sounds on with the switcher on this board, and then just put my remaining pedals on a different board that I generally use as a single effect like a digitech whammy or talk box? I guess overall my main question is if I have a 2nd board can I just connect them both together with a cord and will they all still play through the amp or does the pedal switcher make things more complicated?

[@jacobchampoux3312]

You can have more than 8 pedals on the board connected to the Voodoo Lab. I have the pedals that I don't want in the presets (Like my tuner, wah pedal and volume pedal) chained together at the beginning going into the In of the Voodoo and then I patched the pedals that I wanted presets for into each send and return. You definitely could chain two boards together but that'd be a lot of moving stuff for gigs. You would just wire up the second board like normal and attach the out of that board to the in of your main and wire your main to your amp. Unless you want the secondary board after your main, then you'd wire it up differently. Just treat the secondary board as one giant pedal with an in and an out. Hope that helps!

[@killerratz]

I have a question. How do you connect the pedals and can I connect certain pedals to the loop and others to the front. Also can I SW channels on my Mesa Triple Crown TC-100? My Mesa has a Midi (in/out) I'm going to follow your video. Thx

[@sukilih54]

Is it possible to add more than 8 effects? If I run two effects together on one channel will it still work?

[@jacobchampoux3312]

Eric Pigeon Yes that’ll work but you won’t be able to control them individually. One switch will control two pedals

[@Toasty_1992]

What size patch cables did you have to end up running from pedal to the switcher?

[@jacobchampoux3312]

I used a combo of 1 ft, 2 ft, and 3 ft

[@johnyork8320]

So whichever pedals you have switched on are running in parallel with dry signal applied to each independently. Right?

[@jacobchampoux3312]

Yes I believe so

[@ItsCraikken]

If i have more than 8 pedals I can just chain them to the footswitch right? Also am I correct in that it doesnt matter where your chains are plugged in on the voodoolab because you can just choose which switch you want x chain to be on?

[@jacobchampoux3312]

Yes, more than 8 pedals, you can chain multiple pedals on one or more of the 8 loops. Your other question, I have not experimented with the switcher to see if order matters. I truly thought it did so I patched all my pedals in the order I would connect them anyway. But I don’t think I’ll take apart my board to find out how the tone changes with a different pedal order. I use my board for gigs so everything is clamped down and tidy haha.

[@ravenshadowz2343]

Do you have a tutorial for hooking up the pedals to the switcher?

[@jacobchampoux3312]

I don’t currently but enough people keep asking so I might make one soon. The only thing is, I’m in a band and I really don’t wanna tear my board apart

[@36drummer09]

Hello, I have a question for the pedal. How can I carry on over my delay trails after I switch to another preset? I would like the delays to fade out when I switch to my high gain settings without the delay.

[@jacobchampoux3312]

I don’t believe trails are possible without having the delay pedal in your high gain preset. At that point you’d have to kick off the delay once the trail fades.

[@killerratz]

I have a question. Can I use the Voodoo lab px-8 midi to connect and change channels on my Mesa Triple Crown TC-100 Head? The Mesa has a Midi out. Thx

[@jacobchampoux3312]

Unfortunately I’m not sure about that because I don’t use the midi function but I would guess that it would.

[@lioneyejr]

So I'm waiting for mine in the mail! I've got one question that you'll be able to answer and save me some time: how does pedal order work? Is it basically the loops? Like, if I put a fuzz in loop 2 and an octaver in loop 1 - does that mean octaver goes before the fuzz? Or is there another way of doing it?

[@jacobchampoux3312]

The loops are in the same order that it would be if you chained them together normally. If you put multiple pedals into one loop, put them in the order as if they were chained in a typical board. But you won’t be able to activate them individually unless you turn the pedals themselves on and off

[@lioneyejr]

@@jacobchampoux3312 I'll be using one pedal per loop, but I'll use a tuber in front and a Harmonist pedal after it. Can't wait to start making presets. I also have one pedal that can be controled by MIDI so that should be fun too.

[@jacobchampoux3312]

@@lioneyejr good shit!

[@cjtheclaimed6757]

Out of curiosity are you using a large or medium pedalboard? Ideally I wanted to copy your board!

[@jacobchampoux3312]

Haha I appreciate that man! I have the Pedaltrain Novo 24. I believe it’s 24 inches wide. Voodoo Lab makes a power supply bracket that mounts on the underside of the board so it’s pretty clean. That and a LOT of zip ties lol

[@rudymolina2282]

Hi Jacob need help how did you hookup your pedals need to know from start to finish also the wiring and the 9vdc did not no i needed this when i bought it sorry am a rookie need your expertise thank you.

[@rudymolina2282]

You never answer my replied whatsup anyway can you give me the names of the pedals you are using on your lead sounds good also the amp you are using where can i buy them thanks.

[@kaishaohta]

@@rudymolina2282 He has the gear listed in the description 👍

[@jacobchampoux3312]

There are lots of videos showing how to connect power to your pedals on KZbin! And just go input>return and output>send. Sorry that it took so long to reply. KZbin has stopped letting me know when people comment on this video and I’ve been very busy

[@gitaaa7740]

I just want to know how to hook it up. How do I use the send and returns?

[@jacobchampoux3312]

Sorry that I’m just now seeing this. I don’t know if you have figured it out yet but you go from the input of the individual pedal to the return of the looper, then the output of the pedal to the send of the looper. Hope this helps!

[@gitaaa7740]

@@jacobchampoux3312 Thanks for replying. I figured it out. The one key was all pedals needed to be on. It works great!

[@BoxerPuncherTV]

Siiiiiiiiick

[@Babesyann]

Nice Pedalboard Jacob, did you build it yourself?

[@jacobchampoux3312]

Yup!

[@eddiekross2130]

Why don't you have your lead channel on bank 2 as well? ...so you only have to push one button to go from clean to lead. All that big switcher and you're still doing a tap dance?

[@jacobchampoux3312]

For this video, I just made a bunch of sample channels. I changed it to my actual (and practical) settings after shooting. I have most of my channels on bank 1: Clean > Clean Boost > Drive > Drive boost (lead) and then I use bank 2 for my other effects that I don’t use very often.

[@SlipknotHeadless]

I wouldn't be able to do this with 12 pedals, would I?

[@jacobchampoux3312]

You can have 12 pedals on the board you just can’t control 12 individually. You can tie two or more pedals into one loop though

[@xp13f]

This is exactly what you don't need (playing live): Tap dance on several bottoms in order to go instantly from one sound to another in less than a 1/16 note.

[@joshzorrill6951]

hi I had a few questions and was wondering if you can help me out !!

[@jacobchampoux3312]

Yeah man! What’s up?

[@joshzorrill6951]

Jacob Champoux I was wondering since it only had 8 loops can many can u put on there ?

[@jacobchampoux3312]

Josh Zorrill 8 pedals for individual control but you can put a series of pedals into one loop. So I have more than 8 pedals on my board but a few of them I don’t need to turn on and off individually so they’re all chained together

[@joshzorrill6951]

Jacob Champoux okay cool! I recently bought one and was curious on how I can use it and how to use the presets

[@fuckyoufuckingweb]

Dude, i thought why you have square hair? ...but it's foam. You got me.

[@DavRuiz]

Great work Jacob! I agree, there isn't a lot of demos/tutorials for this pedal switcher. I discovered how to use the MIDI control on midi capable pedals which I hope helps you as well in case you have added any pedals with this capability. I would appreciate it if you could check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2PUhHqqYruWa8k Cheers!

[@alexpilon3517]

Is the only way to have a "clean" sound, to have a "preset" with nothing on it?

[@jacobchampoux3312]

Pretty much. The pedals will all be off. My clean tone consists of a compressor, reverb and boost. So I never have nothing on. That’s just my rig tho

[@alexpilon3517]

@@jacobchampoux3312 Thanks for the reply - makes sense that a more practical clean tone would actually have some effects on it, just maybe not drives..

[@johnmeeks9308]

That was pretty good Jacob but it didn't show you how to once you plug your amp in the front of it and out the other end of it your guitar and you're out to your amp you didn't show how to hook the pedals up I've hooked him up every kind of way in there and when I press on let's say the one and three button I don't get s***

[@jacobchampoux3312]

Make sure you're hooking things up correctly. The Ouput of the Voodoo should go to the amp, and the guitar should plug into the Input of the pedal. You also need to hook each individual pedal to a send and a return. Send goes into the Input of your effect pedal and Return plugs into the Output of you pedals.

[@bartdw6807]

I like your haircut

[@jacobchampoux3312]

Uhh, thanks?

[@pokohalen2]

@@jacobchampoux3312 He's talking about the sound proofing in the background that looks like your hair when you stand in front of it Lol

[@walterkendzerski183]

I need something that can handle 10 pedals,not 8

[@jacobchampoux3312]

If you have a few pedals that don’t need individual control (like volume, wah, tuner), you can daisy chain those and put them on one preset.

[@slimkickens]

Why? Why do I have to turn it off? Why can't they just add a function button? This makes it fucking useless for live performance

[@jacobchampoux3312]

Ideally you set up the presets prior to a show. I haven’t changed my presets in 2 years

[@Alphatrev]

Wow, this thing is hideously complicated. You just convinced me not to buy it. Thanks.

[@FCSDart]

I just got mine yesterday. It's not complicated at all lmao

[@jacobchampoux3312]

We are all just trying to survive being a live musician haha. Do what you need and buy what you need to be the best you can.

[@mp9508]

Changing modes by powering down / up? Stupid design, should simply be a button press of some sort. Fail fail fail.

[@Earthwormjimm]

Ok weird question time: can I use this to basically run one effects loop pedalboard section into the effects loop of 5 different amps?

[@jacobchampoux3312]

That is a good question. I would think that if you flipped the input/output direction from a typical setup, that it would work like that. Different amp combinations would be cool

[@Earthwormjimm]

@@jacobchampoux3312 dang I may have to do it. I have 5 amps set up on my studio rack all ready to be selected either via two notes torpedo or a 2x12 cab using an amp switcher. But I have to manually hook up the effects loop of whatever pedal and amp I choose this would help me have them set up always ready to use.