User manual LEXICON MX300

[. . . ] MX300 User Guide IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING FOR YOUR PROTECTION PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING: KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS HEED ALL WARNINGS FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS THE APPARATUS SHALL NOT bE ExPOSED TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING LIqUID AND NO ObjECT FILLED WITHI LIqUID, SUCH AS vASES, SHALL bE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS. DO NOT INSTALL NEAR ANY HEAT SOURCES SUCH AS RADIATORS, HEAT REGISTERS, STOvES, OR OTHER APPARATUS (INCLUDING AMPLIFIERS) THAT PRODUCE HEAT. UNPLUG THIS APPARATUS DURING LIGHTNING STORMS OR WHEN UNUSED FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or groundingtype plug. [. . . ] Generally, set this control to the approximate size of the acoustic space being created, before adjusting anything else. The size in meters is roughly equal to the longest dimension of the space. RT High Cut Rt HC sets the frequency above which a 6dB/octave low-pass filter attenuates the reverberated signal. High frequencies are often rolled off with this parameter, resulting in more natural-sounding reverberation. Setting a low frequency for this parameter can actually shorten the reverb time, as it damps the audio as it recirculates. Liveliness Adjusts the amount of high frequency content in the reverberation tails. Higher settings increase high frequency response, creating brighter reverbs; lower settings create darker reverbs with more bass frequency emphasis. The amount of boost or cut required is highly dependent on the material being processed. Bass Boost Frequency Sets the frequency at which the transition from Mid Rt to Low Rt takes place. This control should be set at least two octaves higher than the low frequency you want to boost. For example, to boost a signal at 100Hz, set Bass Boost Frequency to 400Hz. (This setting works well for classical music. ) Crossover works best around 400Hz for boosting low frequencies, and around 1. 5 kHz for cutting low frequencies. Ambience Reverb - Stereo Ambience is used to simulate the effect of a small or medium sized room without noticeable decay. It is often used for voice, guitar or percussion. Studio Reverb - Stereo Much like Room reverb, Studio produces an excellent simulation of smaller, wellcontrolled acoustic spaces, characteristic of the main performance areas in recording studios. Studio is also useful with dialog and voiceover applications as well as individual instrument and electric guitar tracks. Arena Reverb - Stereo Arena reverb emulates a huge physical space such as an indoor sports venue or stadium. The characteristics of Arena reverb are long secondary reflection times and a reduced amount of high frequency content. Arena is a mostly mid- and low-frequency dominant reverb, and is an ideal selection for "special effect" type applications that require extremely long reverb times. It is not a good choice for a very busy mix, since it can reduce intelligibility. Spring Reverb - Mono In/Stereo Out A Spring reverb is created by a pair of piezoelectric crystals--one acting as a speaker and the other acting as a microphone--connected by a simple set of springs. The characteristic `boing' of a spring is an important component of many classic rock and rockabilly guitar sounds. Reverb Controls Pre Delay Creates an additional time delay between the source signal and the onset of reverberation. This control is not intended to precisely mimic the time delays in natural spaces, as the build-up of reverberation is gradual, and the initial time gap is usually relatively short. For the most natural effect, the Pre Delay values should be set in the range of 10-25 milliseconds. However, if a mix is very busy or overly cluttered, increasing the Pre Delay time may help clarify it, and set each instrument apart from each other. [. . . ] Do not connect any digital device to the MX300's S/PDIF Input that transmits at any other sample rate (such as 96kHz). Make sure your recording project is set to either 44. 1kHz or 48kHz sample rate to avoid problems. MX300 Using the MX300 Plug-In Window plug-in, its audio path will lead it to the bus pair you created, which will send the audio to the MX300. The processed audio is then sent from the MX300 through your audio hardware's inputs to the two audio tracks you created in Step 4, and monitored through the Main Mix Bus, just as you would any audio or plug-in effect. usIng The mX300 Plug-In WIndoW In your DAW, open the Lexicon MX300 plug-in. You can use the MX300 plug-in software just as you would any other plug-in: Session Recall, automation ­ everything behaves just as any other VSTTM or Audio Unit plug-in. [. . . ]