User manual LEXICON MP-100

[. . . ] MP-100 Reverb & Effects Card for the Core2 Audio System User Guide Unpacking and Inspection After unpacking the system modules, save all packing materials in case you ever need to ship the units. Thoroughly inspect the modules and packing materials for signs of damage. Report any damage to the carrier at once; report equipment malfunction to your dealer. Communications Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. [. . . ] This default routing configuration can be easily changed for your particular studio setup with the following procedure. The Effects tab on the LexPanel allows you to route a stereo pair through any of the connectors of your audio interface. Click the left mouse button on the down-arrow of an input selector to open a menu displaying all Sources available for routing to the MP-100. To assign a destination to any of the output channels in your MP-100: 1. Click the left mouse button on the down-arrow of an output selector to open a menu of available destinations. NOTE: Only resources that have been enabled in the Core2 tab are available as sources/destinations. 12 12 MP-100 User Guide Using the MP-100 The diagram below is a flow chart of a routing example. Notice that PC-90 receives its input from Cubase VST via the VST_Aux_Send_1L and VST_Aux_Send_1R sources. Aux Send Sum VST_Aux_Send_1L VST_Aux_Send_1R VST_Analog_L VST_Analog_R Core2 Wave or ASIO Inputs MP-100 Analog_Out_L Analog_Out_R Core2 Outputs D/A 1 D/A 2 As Analog_Out_L and Analog_Out_R are selected as destinations, MP-100 audio is summed with the outputs of Cubase VST, which are also routed to the analog outputs. This allows monitoring of MP-100 reverb and all audio from VST through the same outputs of the interface. Cascade with Input Core2 Inputs A/D 1 A/D 2 MP-100 Wave or ASIO Inputs A/D 1 A/D 2 Cascade with Output Wave or ASIO Outputs D/A 1 D/A 2 MP-100 Core2 Outputs D/A 1 D/A 2 13 13 Using the MP-100 Lexicon The reverb routing matrix is flexible, and can provide a wide array of configurations. The previous configuration would not be ideal if, for example, you were mixing audio simultaneously from a digital tape deck and your computer to a digital mixer, and wanted to send your reverb into your digital mixer on independent channels. In this case, you can easily reroute your destinations to other channels, such as TOSLINKs 1 & 2 simply by changing the output destinations on the Control Panel. Aux Send/Aux Return Wave or ASIO Sources 1 Aux Send Aux Send 2 MP-100 L Aux Return Aux Return R 14 14 MP-100 User Guide Using the MP-100 Automating the MP-100 The MP-100 Digital Reverberator can be completely automated within any control software that supports automation. Refer to the user guide for your particular software package for support offered for this functionality. To write enable the channel that the MP-100 is assigned to, open the Cubase VST Mixer window and click the Write button. Changes made to MP-100 parameters will be recorded to an Audio Mix Part. Any changes (even those made while the transport is in Stop) are recorded, as long as the Write button is enabled. If you check the Arrange window when playback is stopped, you will note that a special Mixer Track called Audiomix has been created. This Track contains one long Part named Audiomix, in which all your Monitor mixer actions are stored. Don't worry about the length of this Part -- it will automatically be lengthened if you record past its end. Please note that there is only one Audiomix Part/Track, created the first time you use the Write function in your Arrangement. The next time you use the Write function, information is added to the existing Part. To stop writing automation events, click the Write button a second time, or close the Mixer window. [. . . ] Detune Programs Mild Moderate Heavy FullRange Warm & Mild Warm & Moderate Warm & Heavy Slap Detuner Effect Parameter Detuning Detuning Detuning Detuning Detuning Detuning Detuning Detuning ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Tap Detune effects add a delayed/pitch shifted version of the original source -- thickening up the sound. They can be particularly effective when used to simulate double-tracking. They are also great alternatives to chorus effects, adding the richness of a chorus without the audible sweep caused by the chorus rate. 29 29 MP-100 Programs and Parameters Lexicon Bank: Delay, Echo The Delay, Echo programs include mono (5. 5 seconds), stereo (2. 7 seconds) and 6-voice multitap effects. Each of the programs can be used for digital delay or tape echo effects. [. . . ]