Is working with the effects a somewhat tedious task?

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The way the effects are currently set up (version 1.6.1), there are too many controls to set them all in a hurry. Rane have acknowledged this and 1.6.2 will have a revised set of effects. The good news is that the effects can be added to and changed using firmware upgrades, and also in quality terms the effects sound really good.