Using Mp-100 Within An Mmio Application; Routing An Audio Channel Through The - Lexicon MP-100 User Manual

MP-100 User Guide

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. Typically, the Mix ratio is kept at 100% wet,
since the signal is mixed with the board outputs. Most of the multi-channel applications available today
(such as Cubase VST, Logic Audio, Cakewalk Pro Audio) simulate this functionality with virtual aux
sends and returns.
Effects devices can also be used as line effects by placing them in series with the signal chain.
Steinberg WaveLab is capable of doing this through its VST plug-in architecture, which does not
require additional routing. MMIO programs that do not support VST plug-ins must route audio to the
MP-100, where it is mixed into the entire signal. Typically, the Mix ratio for reverb in this situation
should be set at 50%, to have a mixture of direct and reverberated signal.
Routing MMIO audio to and from the MP-100 is done in the Effects tab of LexPanel.exe.
To route audio:
1. Boot LexPanel.exe by double-clicking on the Lexicon Studio icon at the bottom right corner of your
task bar.
2. Click the Effects tab to view all MMIO routing and control options for the MP-100.
3. Click Monitor to make all routing selections available.
4. Using the To and From pulldown menu for the MP-100, route your audio according to which MMIO
channel and interface outputs you would like to use.
Using the MP-100
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