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Lexicon MP-100 User Manual

Lexicon MP-100 User Manual

Reverb & effects card for the core2 audio system
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  • Page 1 MP-100 Reverb & Effects Card for the Core2 Audio System U s e r G u i d e...
  • Page 2 Le présent appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le materiel brouiller du Canada. Lexicon Inc. 3 Oak Park Bedford MA 01730-1441 Telephone 781-280-0300 Copyright 1999, Lexicon Inc. Fax 781-280-0490 All Rights Reserved. www.lexicon.com Lexicon Part # 070-13820...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Using the MP-100 MP-100 Programs and Parameters Basic Operation ............ 1 About the MP-100 Programs ......17 Inserting MP-100 within an MMIO Application .. 2 Bank: Plate ............18 Routing an Audio Channel through the Bank: Gate ............19 MP-100 Using Aux Sends and Returns •...

  • Page 4: Using The Mp-100

    100 provides outstanding sonic quality without burdening your computer’s performance. If you are installing the MP-100 into an existing Core2 system, please refer to the Read Me file accompanying your software, the hardware installation instructions and the section of the Core2 User Guide describing the procedure for updating drivers.

  • Page 5: Inserting Mp-100 Within An Mmio Application

    Cubase output bus number or name, as you will need it later. 6. On the Lexicon Control Panel, go to the Effects tab and set the routing for MP-100 as follows: From Aux Send L (VST) and Aux Send R (VST) To Aux Return L (VST) and Aux Return R (VST).

  • Page 6: Selecting Mp-100 And Making Settings

    4. Click the Edit button to activate the MP-100 interface. See The Interface later in this chapter for details on the MP-100 controls. 5. Use the Aux Send knob assigned to the MP-100 to set the input level to the MP-100. High values may cause clipping (distortion) in the MP-100.
  • Page 7 Editing Effects You can create your own programs or edit any of the programs with the editor. To open the MP-100 interface, click the Edit button on the MP-100 Rack Xpander. Skip the following section on MMIO...

  • Page 8: Using Mp-100 Within An Mmio Application

    Using MP-100 within an MMIO Application Routing an Audio Channel through the MP-100 Like traditional effects devices, the MP-100 can be used in two ways: as auxiliary effects or as line effects. Most effects processors are used as auxilliary effects . On a typical console, this is achieved by using the aux send and returns to send specific channels to the effects devices, then back to the board where the end result is mixed with the dry outputs of the board.
  • Page 9 ASIO applications such as Cubase VST. The only differences are in the Mix values. As most MMIO applications will use the MP-100 as a line effect, the Mix values have been saved at 50% wet. If you are using an MMIO program that supports VST plug-ins (such as Steinberg WaveLab or Emagic Logic...

  • Page 10: The Interface

    MP-100 User Guide Using the MP-100 The Interface The MP-100 interface provides a straightforward control surface for access to all programs and parameters. Each of the controls is briefly described in the following illustration. Store Press to name and Program Press the arrowed button to store User programs.

  • Page 11: Loading Effects

    Loading Effects The MP-100 comes with 240 factory programs organized into Banks, and a User Bank where you can store edited versions of the factory programs. Click on the Bank display to view a list of all of the...

  • Page 12: Editing Effects

    MP-100 User Guide Using the MP-100 Click on the Program display to view all of the programs available within the selected Bank. Programs are automatically loaded when selected. Editing Effects Whenever a new program is loaded, three or four edit parameters will appear in the main display area of the interface: Mix, Effects Level (Effects Balance in the Dual programs) and a parameter unique to the selected program (Decay Time in our illustration).

  • Page 13: Tempo Functions

    To change the tempo, you can adjust the displayed parameter in BPM, or tap in a tempo by clicking twice on the Tap button in time with the music — the MP-100 will figure out the time for you. When a tempo-based program is selected, tap in a tempo, or select the tempo parameter and set it in BPM with the knob.

  • Page 14: Saving Effects

    MP-100 User Guide Using the MP-100 Saving Effects To save any program, click on the disk symbol next to the Program display. A dialog naming box will appear with a default name consisting of the Bank and Program (separated by a comma). You can use this name, or type in a name of your own choosing.

  • Page 15: Beyond The Basics

    Routing a Plug-In A default routing is set in your Lexicon Studio system, to allow you to use your MP-100 as an auxiliary effect, monitoring the audio through the analog outputs on your audio interface as soon as it is installed.
  • Page 16 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 Output...
  • Page 17 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.

  • Page 18: Automating The Mp-100

    Refer to the user guide for your particular software package for support offered for this functionality. The following section describes MP-100 automation within Cubase VST. To write enable the channel that the MP-100 is assigned to, open the Cubase VST Mixer window and click the Write button.
  • Page 19 Using the MP-100 Lexicon...

  • Page 20: Mp-100 Programs And Parameters

    MP-100 Programs and Parameters About the MP-100 Programs The 240 programs in the MP-100 are designed to provide a full palette of high caliber ambience, reverb, delay, pitch shift and other effects. Each program gives you control over Mix Level, Effect Level (or Effect Balance inthe Dual programs) as well as a special parameter customized for each individual program.

  • Page 21: Bank: Plate

    MP-100 Programs and Parameters Lexicon Bank: Plate The Plate programs synthesize the sound of metal plates with high initial diffusion and a relatively bright, colored sound. These programs are designed to be heard as part of the music, mellowing and thickening the initial sound.

  • Page 22: Bank: Gate

    MP-100 User Guide MP-100 Programs and Parameters Bank: Gate The Gate programs provide a fairly constant sound with no decay until the reverb is cut off abruptly. These programs work well on percussion — particularly on snare and toms, but be sure to experiment with other sound sources as well.

  • Page 23: Bank: Hall

    Jazz Hall Decay – Dance Hall Decay – Synth Hall Decay – Medium Hall Decay – Large Hall Decay – Large Church Decay – Lexicon's Hall programs recreate the acoustics of actual places, from grand reverberant enclosures to small concert halls.

  • Page 24: Bank: Chamber

    MP-100 User Guide MP-100 Programs and Parameters Chamber The stereo Chamber programs produce an even, relatively dimensionless reverberation, with little change in color as the sound decays. The initial diffusion is similar to the Hall programs, but the sense of space and size is much less obvious. This characteristic, along with the low color of the decay tail makes the Chamber programs useful on a wide range of material —...

  • Page 25: Bank: Ambience

    MP-100 Programs and Parameters Lexicon Bank: Ambience The Ambience programs simulate reflections from room surfaces with random reflections, a gradual decay of overall level, and a gradual narrowing of the bandwidth. This Bank provides a series of rooms in increasing sizes.

  • Page 26: Bank: Room

    MP-100 User Guide MP-100 Programs and Parameters Bank: Room The Room programs are very useful on drums and percussion and can also be applied to electric guitar tracks. This Bank provides a series of rooms in increasing sizes. Room Programs...

  • Page 27: Bank: Tremolo

    MP-100 Programs and Parameters Lexicon Bank: Tremolo The Tremolo programs offer a variety of tremolo shapes (square, sawtooth, triangle, sine and rectified sine). The synchronization of the left and right sides can be adjusted to produce mono and stereo effects. As the tremolo rates of several variations are set with Tap, it’s easy to match the tempo of the music.

  • Page 28: Bank: Rotary

    MP-100 User Guide MP-100 Programs and Parameters Bank: Rotary The Rotary programs are detailed simulations of a Leslie-style cabinet. The input signal is split into high and low frequency bands. The rotation effect is created by a synchronized combination of pitch shifting, tremolo and panning.

  • Page 29: Bank: Chorus

    The stereo Chorus programs use six independently randomized delay voices panned across the stereo field. These programs, inherited from Lexicon's PCM 80, generate a rich, airy effect that can simulate the sound of multiple sound sources from a single source.

  • Page 30: Bank: Flange

    MP-100 User Guide MP-100 Programs and Parameters Bank: Flange The stereo Flange programs have two 2-tap delays —one per channel. The first tap is fixed, and the second sweeps past it. Mixing the two delay taps together creates the flanging effect.

  • Page 31: Bank: Pitch

    MP-100 Programs and Parameters Lexicon Bank: Pitch The stereo polyphonic Pitch programs allow complete program material or monophonic sources to be shifted down two octaves or up one octave. For pitch correction, use these programs with Mix set to fully Wet. For harmonization, use the desired amount of wet/dry Mix.

  • Page 32: Bank: Detune

    MP-100 User Guide MP-100 Programs and Parameters Bank: Detune The 4-voice stereo Detune programs have one pair of voices per channel. As more detune amount is applied (with Adjust), the pair grow more out of tune, providing a lush sound without the need for a dry signal to be mixed in.

  • Page 33: Bank: Delay, Echo

    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. When the Delay parameter value is increased, tape echo effects are produced.
  • Page 34 MP-100 User Guide MP-100 Programs and Parameters When using any type of delay or echo effects with music, always pay attention to the way the repeats fall rhythmically to the beat. The most effective delay and echo patterns are those that lock in with the tempo of the tune.

  • Page 35: About The Dual Programs

    MP-100 Programs and Parameters Lexicon About the Dual Programs The MPX 100 Dual programs combine either a Delay or Reverb algorithm with a Flange, a Pitch or a Chorus. Effects Lvl/Bal controls the relative balance of each effect in the combination.
  • Page 36 MP-100 User Guide MP-100 Programs and Parameters Generally, the Effects Lvl/Bal parameter controls the balance of the two effects in each dual program. In the cascade programs, rather than simply controlling balance, the parameter varies the amount of the first effect or dry signal which is fed into the second effect.

  • Page 37: Bank: Flange-Delay

    MP-100 Programs and Parameters Lexicon Bank: Flange – Delay Flange-Delay Programs Effect Parameter Routing Deep Flange - Stereo Delay Delay/Echo Fdbk Delay Time (1/4 Note) Deep Flange - Stereo Delay Delay/Echo Fdbk Dotted 1/8 Note Deep Flange - Stereo Delay...

  • Page 38: Bank: Pitch-Delay

    MP-100 User Guide MP-100 Programs and Parameters Bank: Pitch – Delay Pitch-Delay Programs Effect Parameter Routing 5th Up/Down - Stereo Quarter-Note Delay Time Octave Up/Down - Triplet Shuffle 1 octave Delay Time Pitch Octave Up/Down - Eighth and Triplet 1 octave...

  • Page 39: Bank: Chorus-Delay

    MP-100 Programs and Parameters Lexicon Bank: Chorus– Delay Chorus-Delay Programs Effect Parameter Routing Rich Chorus 1 - Stereo 1/4 Note Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time Rich Chorus 1 - Dotted 1/8 Note Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time Chorus Rich Chorus 1 - 1/8 Note and Triplet...

  • Page 40: Bank: Delay-Reverb

    MP-100 User Guide MP-100 Programs and Parameters Bank: Delay–Reverb Delay-Reverb Programs Effect Parameter Routing Stereo 1/4 Note - Small Space Decay Time Delay Time Triplet Shuffle - Medium Space Decay Time Delay Time Delay 1/8 Note and Triplet - Large Space...

  • Page 41: Bank: Flange-Reverb

    MP-100 Programs and Parameters Lexicon Bank: Flange – Reverb Flange-Reverb Programs Effect Parameter Routing Light Flange - Small Space Decay Flange Rate (Whole Note) Light Flange - Medium Space Decay Flange Rate (Whole Note) Flange Light Flange - Large Space...

  • Page 42: Bank: Pitch-Reverb

    MP-100 User Guide MP-100 Programs and Parameters Bank: Pitch– Reverb Pitch-Reverb Programs Effect Parameter Routing Minor 3rd to 4th - Room 3rd to 4th Up PreDelay (1/32 Note) 4th to 5th - Room 4th to 5th Up PreDelay (1/32 Note)

  • Page 43: Bank: Chorus-Reverb

    MP-100 Programs and Parameters Lexicon Bank: Chorus– Reverb Chorus-Reverb Programs Effect Parameter Routing Rich Chorus 1 - Small Space Decay Time — Rich Chorus 1 - Medium Space Decay Time — Chorus Rich Chorus 1 - Large Space Decay Time —...

  • Page 44: Bank: Special Fx

    MP-100 Programs and Parameters Bank: Special FX The Special FX programs showcase the flexibility and creative possibilities of the MP-100. Adjust is completely different in each of the Variations, so be sure to experiment with all of them. Special FX Programs...

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