User manual LEXICON VORTEX

[. . . ] AUDIO MORPHING PROCESSOR TM User Guide Unpacking and Inspection After unpacking the unit, save all packing materials in case you ever need to re-ship. Thoroughly inspect the unit and packing materials for signs of damage. Report any shipment damage to the carrier at once; report equipment malfunction to your dealer. Notice This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, may cause interference to radio and television reception. It has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designated to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation. [. . . ] Although these are grouped into register pairs which match the preset A/B pairs, you can store any effect you want into any register space. For example, you can store a version of Centrifuge B into Register 1A, and a version of Orbits A into Register 1B. If you were in preset mode, the register LED will go on, indicating that Vortex has automatically switched to register mode -- selecting whatever register is indicated by the position of the REGISTER/ PRESET knob and the A/B button. Releasing STORE will store the currently running effect into the register indicated on the display, overwriting the effect previously stored there. The display will flash briefly to indicate the store operation was successful. If you want to store to a different register, or to a different register bank, than the one displayed, turn the REGISTER/PRESET knob to the register number you want, and check the setting of the A/B button before releasing STORE. 21 Clearing Register Pairs Vortex has a clear function which allows the use of footswitches to link effects in a variety of useful ways. It clears a space in the register sequence so that the register is skipped in any effect sequence you create. Note that the clear operation affects both register effects (A and B). If you were in preset mode, the register LED will go on, indicating that Vortex has automatically switched to register mode -- selecting whatever register pair is indicated by the position of the REGISTER/PRESET knob. Both A and B effects in the displayed register will be cleared, and the register ID number will flash. (The ID number of any cleared register flashes when selected with the REGISTER/PRESET knob. ) To restore a cleared register pair, simply repeat the clear operation. Using Footswitches A dual footswitch can be connected to Vortex to perform register step and bypass functions. (A second footswitch allows handsoff control of A/B bank switching and TAP functions. ) Stepping through the registers You can use a footswitch to step through either the A or the B bank of effects stored in the registers. (Use A/B to switch between banks. ) The footswitch will increment continuously up to register 16, then wrap back to register 1 (or the first uncleared register). If you are in preset mode, the first click of the switch will automatically switch you into register mode, loading whatever register is indicated by the position of the REGISTER/ PRESET knob and the setting of the A/B button; subsequent clicks will increment from that point on. Skipping registers and creating chains Vortex's clear function allows you to use a footswitch to skip effects you do not want in a sequence, or to create register chains. If, for example, you want to use a series of 8 effects, simply clear the 8 unwanted registers and turn the REGISTER/PRESET knob to 1. Now, the footswitch will increment through the registers, passing over the cleared registers without requiring you to step through them. Turning the REGISTER/PRESET knob to any position other than 1, will set up register chains which use cleared registers as loop points. Skip and chain functions are illustrated below. 22 Registers 4, 9, 10 and 14 have been cleared. . . Bypass 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 A footswitch can be used to toggle a bypass function. In this state the output of Vortex will remain at the level set by OUTPUT, but will be 100% dry (MIX setting=1). While bypassed, PARAMETER, VALUE, and any assigned pedal functions are inactive. REGISTER/PRESET and A/B functions (via footswitch or front panel) remain active during bypass, allowing you to cue an effect to load when bypass is turned off. [. . . ] This Preset is an example of a dramatic special effect driven by the dynamics of the input signal. This works particularly well with sources that produce short percussive sounds. 54 Mod Fx Lvl * ENVELOPE ECHO FX LVL MOD FX LVL FEEDBACK 1 FEEDBACK 2 RATE 1 DEPTH 1 RESONANCE 1 RATE 2 DEPTH 2 RESONANCE 2 Increases AM speed; decreases resonator tuning Delayed resonator/AM output level Undelayed resonator/AM output level Total gain of feedback/cross-feed mix Feedback/cross-feed mix Stereo AM rate Stereo AM depth Resonance gain Echo autopan rate Echo autopan width (min=center, max=L to R) Resonator tuning Rate 1 Depth 1 Fbk 1 ECHO 1 Fbk 2 Rate 2 Depth 2 ECHO 2 Fbk 1 Rate 1 Depth 1 DETUNE* Res 1 Res 2 Mod Fx Lvl Echo Fx Lvl Mod Fx Lvl Echo Fx Lvl 15 BLEEN B Bleen B is configured as two parallel effects. One has stereo envelope detune, and the other has a unique echo configuration with feedback AM. ENVELOPE controls the amount of detune. If this control is turned down to 1, it completely shuts down the detune effect. [. . . ]