Lexicon Vortex Basic Operation page 2

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Audio Morphing™
Vortex gives you the ability to con-
tinuously transform one effect into
another. This feature, which we call
Audio Morphing,™allows you to
transform closely related, or wildly
dissimilar effects — and to set the
time period over which the transfor-
mation occurs.
Morphs are performed between
register pairs. To set up a morph,
store an effect into any A register,
then store another effect into the
corresponding B register.
Pedal Control
Any one of 14 parameters can be
assigned to pedal control — and
pedal assignment can be stored as
part of an effect. A and B effects can
each have different pedal assign-
ments. To make use of the many
features available through pedal
control, simply connect a pedal via
the rear panel FOOTPEDAL con-
nector. Each time an effect is loaded,
Vortex checks this connection.
When a pedal is connected, the
PEDAL function of the PEDAL/TAP
button is activated.
When a pedal is plugged into Vortex, the PEDAL/TAP button
assigns any one of 14 parameters* to pedal control.
The LED will light when you assign a parameter and
whenever an assigned parameter is selected with the
knob, until the assignment is changed or removed.
If you unplug the pedal, load a new effect to make sure that Vortex recognizes the disconnection.
Morphing with a Pedal
When you assign the MORPH A/B
parameter, the pedal immediately
acquires control over the morph,
and the morph jumps to the current
pedal position. (Toe up=1=effect B;
toe down=64=effect A.)
Other Features
Vortex offers many other features
you'll want to explore:
• All Vortex effects are dynami-
cally sensitive.
• Vortex has a CLEAR function
which allows registers to be
skipped in any effect sequence
you create.You can also set up
chains which use cleared regis-
ters as loop points.
FOOTPEDAL
TAP STEREO
STEP A/B PLUG
ONLY
Morphing is accomplished auto-
matically when you press the A/B
switch. The MORPH A/B param-
eter allows you to set the time it
takes for one effect to transform into
another when A/B is pressed. The
combined morph rates set for A and
B determine the total length of time
a morph will take. The total duration
of the morph can be varied from 10
seconds to .01 second. (1=slowest
rate; 64=fastest rate) Morph rates,
like other parameters, are stored as
part of the effect.
Now, PEDAL/TAP functions as a
TAP button only when ECHO 1÷ or
ECHO 2÷ is selected. (Footswitch
TAP function is unaffected.) When
the Parameter knob is turned to any
other position, pressing this button
assigns the selected parameter to
pedal control.
1. Plug a pedal into Vortex, and
load a new effect (so that Vortex
will recognize pedal connection.)
PEDAL /TAP
ECHO 2
ECHO 1
ENVELOPE
MORPH A/B
ECHO FX LVL
MOD FX LVL
OUTPUT
MIX
A/B still selects the A or B effect,
and the A and B LEDs indicate
which effect is available for editing.
Edits can be made via the front
panel to either A or B effect param-
eters, but the pedal determines
which effect is being heard .
• One footswitch is provided with
Vortex for control of either TAP
and A/B functions, or register
STEP and BYPASS. A second
footswitch can be connected to
control the remaining footswitch
functions.
Contact Lexicon, or your local dealer for more
information on this, or any Lexicon product.
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When you morph between two ver-
sions of the same effect, all of the
parameter values move smoothly
from one version to the other.When
you morph between two different
effects, the entire structure of the
effect transforms to the other effect.
Everything changes — rates, lev-
els, audio routing, routing of the
LFOs and envelope, etc. Try listen-
ing to some of the preset effect
pairs to get an idea of what
morphing can do with different ef-
fect combinations.
2. Turn the Parameter knob to se-
lect any assignable parameter
— for example, MIX.
3. Press PEDAL/TAP. The LED will
light to indicate that the pedal
has been assigned to that pa-
rameter.
4. When the pedal is moved be-
yond the displayed value of MIX,
the pedal will acquire control over
the parameter's full range.
The PEDAL/TAP button performs TAP functions
when ECHO 1÷ or ECHO 2÷ is selected.
PEDAL/ TAP
FEEDBACK 1
FEEDBACK 2 ECHO 2
RATE 1 ECHO 1
DEPTH 1
ENVELOPE
RESONANCE 1
MORPH A/B
RATE 2
ECHO FX LVL
DEPTH 2
MOD FX LVL
RESONANCE 2
OUTPUT
MIX
When you deassign the pedal, Vor-
tex will immediately switch to which-
ever effect, A or B, is indicated by
the front panel LEDs.
If either the A or B effect has been stored
with the pedal assigned to MORPH A/B,
(and a pedal is connected) pedal control
is immediate when the effect is loaded.
• Vortex is supplied with an electri-
cally isolated analog switch that
allows remote control of a guitar
amplifier lead/rhythm channel
selection. Simply connect a stan-
dard 1/4" guitar cable between
the Vortex rear panel A/B relay
Basic Operation
OUTPUTS INPUTS
L R L R
(HI-Z PHONES) (MONO) (MONO)
Preset 3 ORBITS
A and B in this preset are variations on a
single effect, B having slow orbital paths,
and A having faster orbits. This is a good
example of using morphing to produce
subtle changes in the overall sound of an
effect.
Preset 15 BLEEN
A and B are completely different from
one another. A is based on envelope
detune, while B is based on "ring modu-
lated" echo feedback. The sound is com-
pletely transformed as the effect morphs
from A to B.
Once a parameter is assigned to a
pedal, pedal control of the param-
eter is always active, even if you
move the Parameter knob to select
another parameter for editing.
While an assigned parameter is se-
lected, value changes made with
the pedal will be displayed. When
pedal motion stops, the display will
return to display of the register or
preset number.
When the Parameter knob is turned
to another position, the Pedal LED
will turn off, and the value of the new
parameter will be displayed. The
new parameter can be edited with
VALUE; the pedal will continue to
FEEDBACK 1
FEEDBACK 2
RATE 1
control its assigned parameter.
DEPTH 1
RESONANCE 1
RATE 2
DEPTH 2
To remove a pedal assignment,
RESONANCE 2
select the assigned parameter and
press PEDAL/TAP, or select an-
other parameter for assignment and
press PEDAL/TAP. When a pedal
is deassigned, the parameter re-
turns to its original value (as set
prior to pedal assignment.)
switch and the A/B switching in-
put on your amp. Both the front
panel A/B button, and the
footswitch A/B control will acti-
vate this switch, allowing you to
simultaneously switch effects
and amplifier settings.