Using the ML10X with Send/Return FX loops

If your effect device has a FX Loop, it is possible to use the ML10X with it so that you can move connected effects in and out of the FX Loop.

However, this is only possible in Advanced Mode due to the non-standard routing. This will not work when using Simple Mode.

On the effect device, a FX Loop has a SEND and RETURN port. You would to use the Send/Return ports on the ML10X for this, since the Inputs and Outputs would already connected to your instrument and amplifier respectively. Hence, the SEND port on your FX Loop needs to be connected to a RETURN port on the ML10X, and the RETURN port on your FX Loop needs to be connected to a SEND port. This is different from how you would connect a standard effects device, where you would connect the SEND port on the ML10X to the INPUT, and RETURN port to the OUTPUT.

In the diagram below, we are using the KMA Tyler as an example, where it has 2 FX loops (HP and LP). We have the Input Tip connected to the instrument, and Output Tip connected to the amplifier. For A Tip, we have the SEND and RETURN connected to the KMA Tyler Input and Output respectively.

Next, we connect the HP FX Loop SEND and RETURN to B Tip RETURN and B Tip SEND respectively. And also the LP FX Loop SEND and RETURN to B Tip RETURN and B Tip SEND respectively.

You can use the same ML10X Loop for the FX Loop, but in the diagram, it will be routed as above. Now, we have C TIP in the HP FX Loop and D TIP in the LP FX Loop.

If this is confusing to manage, you can also use 2 loops for each FX loop and it will look like such:

Updated on: 15/11/2025