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  • Page 1 PCM NATIVE REVERB BUNDLE OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 2 The Lexicon Legacy ® continues...
  • Page 3 ...with the PCM Native Reverb Bundle For over 40 years Lexicon ® been recognized as the gold standard of digital reverb and effects processing and has continuously introduced leading edge technology for the audio industry. Lexicon has again rocked the audio industry with a complete collection of the finest reverb plug-ins available.

  • Page 5: Quick Start

    ® Bundle includes the finest collection of factory presets available. Designed to bring the highest level of sonic quality and functionality to all of your audio applications, the PCM Native Reverb Bundle will take center stage in your DAW. Quick Start •...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Installation ..........1 Fader ..........8 Install the Plug-in Bundle ....... 1 The Control Buttons ....... 9 iLok License ..........1 Edit ............ 9 Compare .......... 9 First Look—The User Interface ....2 Store ..........9 Overview ..........2 Edit Navigation and Full Edit Mode ..
  • Page 7 The Algorithms ........24 Room Control ......... 44 Chamber ..........25 Pattern Category ....... 44 Hall ............27 Pattern ..........44 Random Hall ........... 29 Early Predelay ........44 Plate ............31 Reverb Predelay ........ 44 Vintage Plate .......... 33 Room Scale ........

  • Page 9: Installation

    For more information go to www.iLok.com.   Important! Your PCM Native Reverb Bundle will not work without an authorized iLok USB smart key inserted in your computer’s USB port!

  • Page 10: First Look-The User Interface

    First Look—The User Interface Overview When the plug-in is instantiated, you will see a window that looks something like this: Preset Category Realtime Preset Display Algorithm Name EQ Window Selector Level Meters Help Button Fader Area Control Buttons...

  • Page 11: Level Meters

    Level Meters Shows the input and output levels. Algorithm Name Displays the name of the currently selected algorithm. Preset Category Presets for the algorithm are grouped into categories to make them easier to find. For example, the Hall algorithm is broken into Small Halls, Medium Halls and so on. Clicking in this area will show the list of categories.

  • Page 12: The Realtime Display

    The Realtime Display The realtime display window allows you to visualize the reverberation in three ways. While your ears will always be the primary tool in choosing and adjusting presets, the displays provide a direct way to see what’s going on. Click anywhere in the realtime display window to change the view.

  • Page 13: Off

    This mode shows only the algorithm name. It is the default view for the plug-in and requires the least amount of CPU cycles. Multiband This display shows the reverb in five frequency bands, with the lowest frequency in the rear. The image moves from right to left as it ages.

  • Page 14: The Eq Window

    The EQ Window This window provides control of the output equalization: Graphic Display Early/Late Selectors EQ Type Selector Level Control EQ Parameters...

  • Page 15: Graphic Display

    Graphic Display Shows the EQ in a graphic form. The active section (Early or Late) is in the forefront. Early/Late Selectors These buttons select which EQ section is currently being edited. ‘Early’ includes reflections, direct echo outputs and room patterns. ‘Late’ includes the reverb tail. EQ Type Selector Allows any of six types of EQ to be applied to the active section.

  • Page 16: The Fader Area

    The Fader Area The fader area may be populated by up to nine faders. This illustration shows what may be found for each fader. Parameter Name Parameter Value Modifier Button Fader Parameter Name Shows the parameter being adjusted. Parameter Value Shows the current value of the parameter.

  • Page 17: The Control Buttons

    The Control Buttons These buttons let you access all of a preset’s parameters, manage presets, and compare changes you’ve made to the original settings. Edit The Edit button makes the Navigation buttons visible. These buttons allow all of the algorithm’s parameters to be edited.

  • Page 18: Edit Navigation And Full Edit Mode

    Edit Navigation and Full Edit Mode When the Edit button is clicked, an additional row of buttons appear along the lower right portion of the plug-in. The names and number of buttons vary among algorithms. Clicking one of the buttons will bring up an edit page holding parameters related to the button name. Those parameters may be edited until the desired sound is achieved.

  • Page 19: The Soft Row

    The Soft Row When the plug-in is first instantiated, a number of parameters appear. This page of parameters is called the “Soft Row”. These parameters were chosen as being the most useful parameters for a particular preset. In most cases, we’ve tried to make a consistent set of choices, but many presets call for different parameters.

  • Page 20: Input & Mix

    Input & Mix Clicking the Input & Mix button reveals a straightforward group of parameters, all of which are described in the “Parameters” section starting on page 38. The Predelay parameter includes an Absolute/Tempo button. In Absolute Mode, a delay is shown in milliseconds. In Tempo Mode, a rhythmic value is shown and the delay time responds to changes in the tempo using this plug- in.

  • Page 21: Reverb

    Reverb The Reverb button opens a selection of parameters that are pertinent to the selected algorithm. Each parameter is described in the “Parameters” section starting on page 38. This edit page also includes an Infinite button (which lets the reverb echoes continue endlessly) and a Damping button (which controls the high frequency damping of the signal during the reverb tail).

  • Page 22: Reflections And Echoes

    Reflections and Echoes There are two types of delay voices in the Lexicon plug-ins: ® Reflections are simple delay voices leading from one of the input channels to one of the output channels. Their delay time may be modified, as well as the output level and polarity.

  • Page 23: Room Control

    Room Control Most of the Room algorithm’s parameters are self-explanatory, and you can find their descriptions starting on page 38. Here are a few parameters unique to this algorithm: Bass Room Boost Scale Early Bass Reverb Predelay Xover Predelay Select room impulse category Select impulse...

  • Page 24: Room Scale

    separation and may be perceived as a slapback.  NOTE: Though the term “impulse” is used in this manual, these algorithms are NOT convolution reverbs! Room Scale Is used to change the size of a room impulse. Bass Xover Controls the frequency of a filter that is applied to the room impulse. It works in conjunction with Bass Boost.

  • Page 25: Presets

    Presets Each plug-in comes with a large complement of Factory Presets. These presets are grouped in categories (Medium Halls, Large Halls, etc) that make it easier for you to find the sound you need. Most presets also come with several variants that may save you a lot of editing time. For example, most of the reverb presets have dark, light, bandpass and notch variants.

  • Page 26: Storing And Managing Presets

    ® You will notice that the Lexicon plug-in (with the gold border) is embedded within a larger window provided by the DAW. Appearance will differ from host to host (this example is from Logic ).

  • Page 27: Portable Presets

    Portable Presets When you store presets with the Lexicon Store button (shown below), your presets are available to all DAWs on your machine. With only a little effort, you can also share them with other machines, even when going between Mac and PC.

  • Page 28: Where Are Presets Stored

    (“Username” is the name of the account you’re logged in under. “AlgorithmName” is the name of the plug-in.) On Windows XP, User Presets are stored in: Documents and Settings/”Username”/Application Data/Lexicon PCM Native/User Presets/”AlgorithmName” (“Username” is the name of the account you’re logged in under. “AlgorithmName” is the name of the plug-in.) Note: The AppData and Application Data folders are Windows system folders and are hidden by default.

  • Page 29: Tempo Mode Presets

    Tempo Mode Presets In some of the plug-ins, you will find presets with ‘(T)’ in the preset name. These are tempo mode presets. These presets have some characteristic (predelay time, delay time, etc) that responds to the tempo of the DAW. They are best used when the tempo of the project actually reflects the tempo of the musical material (MIDI sequences and such).
  • Page 30 Heritage...
  • Page 31 ® professional and consumer audio industries. Since the release of the first digital delay, Lexicon has stood at the forefront of digital audio with a reputation as a manufacturer of exceptional audio and home theater products and an inventor of new technologies.

  • Page 32: The Algorithms

    The Algorithms You’ve just received a package with seven plug-ins, each one controlling a different algorithm. Why would you choose one over another? Experience will eventually give you a feeling, but in the meantime a little description won’t hurt.

  • Page 33: Chamber

    Chamber The echo chamber was the original high-end reverberator. It was a small-to medium-sized space with highly reflective and irregularly-shaped walls. Inside this space would be a microphone or two and a speaker or two. The input signal was sent to the speakers and picked up by the microphones.

  • Page 35: Hall

    Hall The highly acclaimed Lexicon Hall, Concert Hall, and Random Hall reverb algorithms have ® regularly been used by live sound and recording engineers because of their exceptional ability to reproduce the musical ambience of large, wide, panoramically wonderful spaces.

  • Page 37: Random Hall

    Its reverberators change over time in controlled random ways to avoid the buildup of tinny, grainy, metallic, or other colorations. The modulation can be noticeable and is often a desirable effect. This is one of the classic Lexicon sounds.

  • Page 39: Plate

    Plate A plate reverb is a large, thin sheet of metal suspended upright under tension on springs. Transducers attached to the plate transmit a signal that makes the plate vibrate, causing sounds to appear to be occurring in a large, open space. The Plate plug-in mimics the sound of plate reverberators, with high initial diffusion and a relatively bright, colored sound.

  • Page 41: Vintage Plate

    Vintage Plate A plate reverb is a large, thin sheet of metal suspended upright under tension on springs. Transducers attached to the plate transmit a signal that makes the plate vibrate, causing sounds to appear to be occurring in a large, open space. The Vintage Plate plug-in mimics the sound of plate reverberators, with high initial diffusion and a relatively bright, colored sound.

  • Page 43: Concert Hall

    This reverb is an updated version of one of Lexicon’s oldest algorithms. It was an essential part of many of the mixes of the late seventies and eighties. It is a less-dense reverb, allowing it to add lushness to a mix without stepping on the dry source material.

  • Page 45: Room

    • Reverbs: This algorithm can also be used to generate large reverberant spaces that have a very different character from the more traditional Lexicon reverbs. These reverbs provide a high-quality counterpoint to the original “Lexicon Sound”. There are a number of presets which take advantage of this.

  • Page 46: The Parameters

    Each algorithm contains a set of parameters, and a variety of those parameters are combined to create a preset. Below are all the algorithm parameters you can edit in the PCM Native Plug-ins. Note that sometimes parameter names are abbreviated when they appear onscreen, and they may have prefixes indicating what channel they control (for example, the left channel reflection gain may appear as “L Rfl Gain”).

  • Page 47: Diffusion

    Diffusion Input diffusion is the first part of processing for any signal entering a reverb or delay. It can be described as a smearing or softening of the signal and is typically used to lessen the impact of strong transients. Shape and Spread The Shape parameter is closely tied to the Spread parameter.

  • Page 48: Reverb Control

    Reverb Control Size Size corresponds roughly to the length of the longest wall of a rectangular room. In a more general sense, it corresponds to the overall dimension of some mythical space. This space has a geometry that causes sound to bounce around. When the room size is small, the “walls” of this space are closer together and the resultant reflection density increases.

  • Page 49: Rt Hi Cut

    The damping parameter is closely tied to the RTHC parameter. It controls the strength of the hi frequency absorption and has three values: Light, Normal, and Heavy. The Normal value gives filter response identical to previous Lexicon reverbs. The other values should be self- ®...

  • Page 50: Tap Slope

    Tap Slope This is an unusual parameter which affects the relative gain of impulses coming from the reverb. While this parameter does not (as it might appear) make the reverb sound ‘bumpy’, it may affect timbre or the overall sense of spaciousness. Impulses Overall Decay trend Tap Slope = 0...

  • Page 51: Spin And Wander

    Spin and Wander These two parameters control randomization effects within the reverb. Randomization is used to control the spectral purity of the reverb. It can also, at some settings, create a more noticeable modulation effect. Artificial reverbs sometimes create audible artifacts with some types of signals.

  • Page 52: Room Control

    Room Control (The following parameters are available only in the Room algorithm) Pattern Category This parameter lets you select a specific category from which a room response may be chosen. Changes here have a direct effect on the Pattern Selector parameter. Pattern Selects a space available in the selected Category (see Category parameter).

  • Page 53: Bass Boost

    Bass Boost This parameter is closely tied to the Bass XOver parameter. It boosts the early signal below the crossover. Different reflection patterns can have a filtering effect. This can be used to correct that. Depending on the type of impulse response selected, the listener may become aware of an excess or insufficiency of low frequency output.

  • Page 54: Rfl Gain

    Rfl Gain Controls the gain of a reflection. The polarity of the gain coefficient can be optionally inverted. Note that this parameter can have different routing configurations, indicated in its name. For example, if its name appears as “L Rfl Gain” or “L-L Rfl Gain,” the signal comes in from the left and goes out the left.

  • Page 55: Early & Late (Reverb) Shaping

    Early & Late (Reverb) Shaping Level This parameter acts as a master level control for signals going to the output channels. Both early signals and late (reverb tail) signals can be controlled indiviually. Early signals include echoes and reflections. Early level may be adjusted for any of a few reasons. Increasing the early level (depending on settings for reflections and echoes) might increase the sense that the microphone is closer to the source audio.
  • Page 56 Phone: 801.568.7660 | Fax: 801.568.7662 Questions or comments? Visit us at www.lexiconpro.com © 2016 Harman. All rights reserved. Lexicon is a registered trademark of Harman. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. All features and specifications are subject to change.

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