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- Page 1 USER MANUAL _REV LX-24...
- Page 2 Special Thanks DIRECTION Frédéric Brun Kevin Molcard PROJECT MANAGEMENT Alexandre Adam Samuel Limier PRODUCT MANAGEMENT François Barrillon Callum Magill Clément Bastiat DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING Fanny Roche (lead) Marius Lasfargue Jari Kleimola DSP LIBRARIES Samuel Limier (lead) Hugo Caracalla Loris De Marco Fanny Roche Marc Antigny Andrea Coppola...
- Page 3 Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Arturia. The software described in this manual is provided under the terms of a license agreement or non-disclosure agreement. The software license agreement specifies the terms and conditions for its lawful use.
- Page 4 Special Messages This manual covers how to use Rev LX-24, provides a comprehensive look at its features, and details how to download and activate it. First, some important messages: Specifications Subject to Change: The information contained in this manual is correct at the time of printing. However, Arturia reserves the right to change or modify any of the specifications or features without notice or obligation.
- Page 5 Congratulations on your purchase of Rev LX-24. Excellence is placed at the heart of every Arturia product, and Rev LX-24 is no exception. Explore the presets, tweak a few controls, get lost in the features - dive as deeply as you like.
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
Compatibility .................................... 6 2.2. Download and Install ................................ 6 2.2.1. Arturia Software Center (ASC)..................................... 6 2.3. Working with Rev LX-24 as a plug-in........................7 Main Panel ..................................8 3.1. Navigation and Control..............................8 3.1.1. Display, buttons, and faders....................................8 3.1.2. - Page 7 6.3.1. Using Tags as a Filter ......................................31 6.3.1.1. Types.................................................................. 31 6.3.1.2. Styles ................................................................32 6.3.2. Banks..............................................33 6.4. The Results Pane ................................34 6.4.1. Sorting Presets ..........................................35 6.4.2. Liking Presets..........................................35 6.4.3. Featured Factory Presets....................................36 6.4.4. Shuffle Button ..........................................36 6.5.
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Page 8: Welcome To Rev Lx-24
Retain the original character with all its early digital grit and artefacts or achieve a modern clean and polished sound! Rev LX-24 is a simple yet powerful representation of one of the most iconic digital reverbs in history. -
Page 9: Those Amazing Algorithms
2 versions being more desirable for their warmer, thicker sound that sits well in any mix. Arturia presents its own carefully modelled version of the original 224 unit with its final 4.4 firmware. Travel back in time, without the need to house and maintain hefty rack kit or pay the steep price for a vintage unit. -
Page 10: Expanded Features
“Shift + DEPTH" on the original unit. We hope that this powerful, easy-to-use reverb becomes an essential part of your creative toolbox, and that it leads you to many great creative discoveries! Arturia - User Manual REV LX-24 - Welcome to Rev LX-24! -
Page 11: Activation And Getting Started
My Arturia webpage. Once you install Rev LX-24, the next step is to register the software. This is a simple process that involves a different software program, the Arturia Software Center. 2.2.1. Arturia Software Center (ASC) If you haven't installed ASC yet, please go to this web page: Arturia Downloads &... -
Page 12: Working With Rev Lx-24 As A Plug-In
Audio and MIDI settings for Rev LX-24 as a plug-in When Rev LX-24 is used as a plug-in, settings for audio and MIDI routing are handled in your recording software or DAW. They are generally located in some type of Preferences menu, though each product does things a bit differently. -
Page 13: Main Panel
The 8 remaining buttons perform more operational functions, some of which are covered here, like Lock, Mode-Enh and Decay Optim. Arturia - User Manual REV LX-24 - Main Panel... -
Page 14: Fine Adjustments
Toolbar. 3.1.4. Double Click for Default Last but not least, you can double-click on any control to return it to its default value. To reset an arc, double-click inside the arc. Arturia - User Manual REV LX-24 - Main Panel... -
Page 15: Reverb Algorithms
3.2. Reverb algorithms At the very heart of Rev LX-24 are the Reverb Algorithms. We have lovingly recreated 8 Reverb types of the original hardware here. These mathematical programs simulate the sound of reverberation and were originally supplied on circuit boards. These boards had to be shipped back to Lexicon to receive additional or update existing algorithms. -
Page 16: Algorithm Programs
80s. Finally, this algorithm can sound very metallic, and can also be great for special effects. With Constant Density Plate, distance works a bit differently compared with other algorithms, adding big discrete early reflections with higher settings. Arturia - User Manual REV LX-24 - Main Panel... -
Page 17: Buttons
VINTAGE 12: This runs at the sample rate of 20480Hz, as in the original. Use this • mode to run the Rev LX-24 in all its vintage 12-bit glory, modelling carefully the transformer and analog to digital conversion and back ( ADC/ DAC). This includes a high frequency elliptical filter set at 8k, pre-emphasis, de-emphasis. -
Page 18: Faders
DRY/ WET: This control is not found on the original but allows us to blend a • dry signal into the wet from 0 to 100 %. Very useful when using the Rev LX-24 inserted on a track. Below this is a small lock button which enables us to preserve the mix setting when changing presets. -
Page 19: Advanced Panel
4. ADVANCED PANEL 4.1. Overview Advanced Button [p.25] Click the at the top right of the upper toolbar to open Rev LX-24's Advanced Panel. Top Ribbon: Access to Algorithm selection, lock function and convertor modes, vintage or modern. Visual Display: Giving you all of the parameter control in a graphic form. Allowing... -
Page 20: Visual Display
On the contrary, for drums, use a higher setting with your algorithm to have a better fit. Arturia - User Manual REV LX-24 - Advanced Panel... -
Page 21: Lower Ribbon
This will allow the incoming signal to reduce the level of the reverb when triggered by the threshold setting, allowing the sound to cut through when active but leaving the decay of the reverb after the signal has passed. Arturia - User Manual REV LX-24 - Advanced Panel... -
Page 22: Master
Reverb Level: This set the output level of the Reverb and can be attenuated +/-24. • This is also useful to compensate for gain changes due to the dynamic module action. Arturia - User Manual REV LX-24 - Advanced Panel... -
Page 23: User Interface
5. USER INTERFACE This chapter covers the elements of the Rev LX-24 that don't directly relate to the plug-in itself: • The Upper Toolbar, including the Main Menu and ◦ Preset Browser [p.30] ◦ • The Lower Toolbar Later in this manual, you'll find full chapters on the Main Panel [p.8]... -
Page 24: Upper Toolbar
Creates a new Default Preset with initialized settings for all parameters. 5.1.1.2. Save Preset Overwrites the current Preset with any changes you have made. This applies only to user presets, so this option is greyed out for factory presets. Arturia - User Manual REV LX-24 - User Interface... -
Page 25: Save Preset As
5.1.1.3. Save Preset As... Saves the current settings of Rev LX-24 under a new Preset name. Clicking this option reveals a window where you can name your Preset and enter more detailed information about it: ♪ The Bank, Author, and Type fields are all useful when searching for Presets in the Preset Browser [p.30]. -
Page 26: Resize Window
5.1.1.6. Resize Window Rev LX-24 can be resized from 50% to 200% of its default size (100%) without any visual artifacts. On a smaller screen, such as a laptop, you may want to reduce the interface size so it doesn’t dominate the display. On a larger screen or a second monitor, you can increase the size to get a better view of the controls and graphics. -
Page 27: Tutorials
5.1.1.7. Tutorials Rev LX-24 comes with interactive tutorials that walk you through different features of the plug-in. Clicking this option opens a pane on the right side of the window where the tutorials appear. Select one to access step-by-step descriptions that highlight the relevant controls and walk you through the process. -
Page 28: Preset Browser Access And Name Pane
Preset Browser [p.30], which offers a myriad of ways to browse, sort, and organize Presets in Rev LX-24. Clicking on the Preset name also opens up quick drop-down menus for selecting Presets outside of the Browser. You can select to look at lists of Presets organized by Type, as shown... -
Page 29: A/B Settings And Copy
Slot B and closing your DAW without saving them will move those settings over to Slot A when you reopen the project... and Slot B will be blank. Save often! Arturia - User Manual REV LX-24 - User Interface... -
Page 30: Advanced Button
5.2. The Lower Toolbar Lower toolbar, left side The Lower Toolbar of the Rev LX-24 interface has two parts. On the left is the Control Description display, and on the right are buttons for several useful utility functions. 5.2.1. Control Description... -
Page 31: Bypass
When editing a plug-in, it’s all too easy to overshoot a sweet spot and then wonder how to get back to where you were. Like all Arturia plug-ins, Rev LX-24 offers comprehensive Undo, Redo, and History so that you always have a safe way back. -
Page 32: Cpu Meter
5.2.3.4. CPU Meter At far right is the CPU Meter, which displays the overall load Rev LX-24 is placing in your computer CPU. Since it deals only with this plug-in, it is not a substitute for the overall CPU metering tools in your DAW. -
Page 33: Selecting Presets
6. SELECTING PRESETS Rev LX-24 lets you browse, search, and select Presets from a browser-like interface inside the plug-in. You can also create and save your own Presets in the User Bank. Of course, the state of any instance of the plug-in — including the current Preset — is automatically saved when you save your DAW project, so you can always pick up where you left off. -
Page 34: Quick Browser
Unlike the up and down arrows, the “All Presets” submenu is independent of search criteria — it simply shows you every Preset available. Likewise for the Type choices below the line, which always include all Presets within that Type. Arturia - User Manual REV LX-24 - Selecting Presets... -
Page 35: The Preset Browser
Type or Style [p.31] it will include results fitting those tags as well. The Results Pane will show all Presets that fit your search. Click the CLEAR ALL text to clear your search terms. Arturia - User Manual REV LX-24 - Selecting Presets... -
Page 36: Using Tags As A Filter
Types drop-down to bring up the list of types. Types sometimes include sub-types (especially in more complex Arturia effect plug-ins) but Rev LX-24 is relatively simple, so Filter is the type you will see most often. -
Page 37: Styles
Genres : Identifiable musical genres such as Ambient, Bass Music, Industrial, etc.: • Styles : General “vibe” such as Bizarre, Metallic, Slammed, etc.: • Characteristics : Even more detailed audio qualities such as Filtered, Resonant, Mechanical, Noise, and more: Arturia - User Manual REV LX-24 - Selecting Presets... -
Page 38: Banks
Type and Style filters as well as any text entry. 6.3.2. Banks Next to the Types and Styles drop-down is the Banks drop-down, which lets you do your search (using all the methods above) within the Factory or User Banks. Arturia - User Manual REV LX-24 - Selecting Presets... -
Page 39: The Results Pane
The central area of the browser shows search results, or simply a list of all Presets in the Bank if no search criteria are active. Simply click on a Preset name to load it. Arturia - User Manual REV LX-24 - Selecting Presets... -
Page 40: Sorting Presets
A filled-in heart icon indicates a Liked Preset. An outline indicates a Preset that has not been Liked (yet). Click the heart at the top of the list again to return the list to its previous state. Arturia - User Manual REV LX-24 - Selecting Presets... -
Page 41: Featured Factory Presets
Presets accompanied by the Arturia logo are factory creations we think really showcase the capabilities of Rev LX-24. Clicking the Arturia icon at the top of the Results pane sorts all featured Presets to appear at the top of the list. -
Page 42: Preset Info Section
To make the desired changes, you can type directly in the text fields or use one of the pull- down menus to change the Bank or Type. As shown here, you can also use a hierarchical menu to select the Type or even create a new Type or Subtype. Arturia - User Manual REV LX-24 - Selecting Presets... - Page 43 ♪ Types and Styles changes you make here are reflected in searches. For example, if you remove the “Ambient” Style tag from a Preset and then save that Preset, it will not show up in future searches for Ambient Presets. Arturia - User Manual REV LX-24 - Selecting Presets...
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Page 44: Preset Info Quick Menu
Clicking the icon with three vertical dots brings up a quick menu for Save, Save As, and Delete Preset Operations: For sounds in the Factory Bank, only Save As is available. Arturia - User Manual REV LX-24 - Selecting Presets... -
Page 45: Edit Style
Clicking on the + icon in the list in the Preset Info pane opens the Edit Style pane, where you can create as many new tags as you'll ever need: Arturia - User Manual REV LX-24 - Selecting Presets... -
Page 46: Editing Info For Multiple Presets
Simply hold CMD (macOS) or CTRL (Windows) and click the names of the Presets you want to change in the Results list. Then enter the comments, change the Bank or Type, etc., and save. Arturia - User Manual REV LX-24 - Selecting Presets... -
Page 47: Software License Agreement
Arturia, as Licensor, grants to you (referred to as 'Licensee' from now on) a non-exclusive right to use this copy of the Rev LX-24 (referred to as 'SOFTWARE' from now on). All intellectual property rights in the software belong to Arturia SA (referred to as 'Arturia' from now on). - Page 48 (a) return of the purchase price, or (b) replacement of the disk that does not meet the Limited Warranty and which is returned to Arturia with a copy of your receipt. This limited Warranty becomes void if failure of the software has resulted from an accident, abuse, modification, or misapplication.
- Page 49 (including without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information and the like) even if Arturia was previously advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow limitations on the length of an implied warranty or the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusions may not apply to you.
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