User manual LEXICON PCM 81 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

[. . . ] PCM 81 Quick Reference Guide Basic Operation The PCM 81 has 5 basic modes of operation, selected by pressing: Program Banks, Register Banks, Edit, Control or Tempo Program Banks and Register Banks Press Program Banks to cycle through 6 banks of 50 presets. Press Register Banks to access an internal bank of 50 registers (or PCMCIA card banks) where you can store modified versions of the factory-loaded presets. Simultaneously press the Banks button with either Up or Down to backstep through the banks. [. . . ] Turn ADJUST to alter the value of any displayed parameter. Control Press Control to access system parameters, MIDI controls, and global control of parameters such as Mix, Tempo, and Bypass type. Tempo Press Tempo to set temporelated values that affect the delay time and LFO rate parameters of the currently running effect. Tempo Any PCM 81 delay parameter (as many as 10 in some effects) and any time-based modulator can be individually assigned an absolute time or tempo value. You can set delay times in milliseconds, or in a ratio of echoes/beats which are linked to tempo. When you change tempo, the delay times will change to maintain the same rhythm at the new tempo. Tap is always active, allowing you to change tempo on the fly. Info The PCM 81 offers an extensive set of informative display messages which can be activated from the front panel. If you want to know more about the function of a particular button --without actually executing any action -- press and hold the button down. While you are holding down the button, an explanatory message will appear on the display. Lexicon Part No. 070-12615 Note: You can set and display delay values in units of time, or with tempo values. Whenever a delay value is displayed in Edit mode, press Up and Tempo simultaneously to toggle these two options. PCM 81 Quick Reference Guide Audition the Programs Press Program Banks to cycle through six banks of 50 presets. Press Load/D to load any displayed effect. P0 0. 0-1. 9 2. 0-3. 5 3. 6-4. 9 Multi Effects Modulation Effects Special Effects 0. 0-3. 6 P1 Rhythmic Echo and Delay Effects Ambience Effects 0. 0-1. 0 1. 1-2. . 4 2. 5-4. 0 4. 1-4. 9 P2 EQ Effects Spatial Effects Gain Effects Resonant Chord Effects 0. 0-2. 8 2. 9-3. 9 P3 Reverb Effects Processed Reverb Effects Remix Effects 0. 0-0. 9 1. 0-1. 9 2. 0-2. 9 3. 0-3. 9 4. 0-4. 9 P4 Vocal Shift Vocal Harmony Guitar Magic Instrument Shift & Harmony Percussion & Tempo 0. 0-0. 9 1. 0-1. 9 2. 0-2. 9 3. 0-3. 7 3. 8-3. 9 4. 0-4. 9 P5 Sci-Fi FX Pitch & Delay Pitch Sequences Pads & Drones Utility Programs Pitch Correct 3. 7-4. 9 4. 0-4. 9 Each preset has one or more parameters patched to the ADJUST knob. Turn ADJUST to display the name and the current value of the patch. Continue turning ADJUST to change the value of the patch along its entire range. The screen will return to its normal display when you stop turning ADJUST. Compare When you turn ADJUST, or perform any other parameter edits, the front panel Compare light will go on to indicate that the program has been modified since it was last stored. Press again to return to your edited program. Edit The PCM 81 offers two levels of editing control: Go mode and Pro mode. Go mode gives you access to a specific set of as many as 10 parameters for each of the 300 presets. We have designed each set of parameters to allow you to make changes to the effect without losing the character of the sound. In Go mode, press Edit to access the most useful preset parameters for the currently running effect. Turn ADJUST to change the value of any displayed parameter. Bypass Press Bypass to mute the input signal. A Bypass Mode parameter at Control mode 1. 3 allows you to select input muting, output muting, input and output muting, or bypass as alternatives. [. . . ] Press Store in response to the "Are you sure?" message to save your new effect to the displayed register location. Note: The PCM 81 will not perform a store instruction if the Memory Protection option is on. In addition to these easy plug and play techniques, the PCM 81 provides extensive system control via front panel patching or MIDI. For complete details on these and other features, read the PCM 81 Owner's Manual. 3 Oak Park · Bedford MA 01730-1441 · Tel: (781) 280-0300 · Fax: (781)280-0490 Copyright © 1998 Lexicon Inc. [. . . ]