Lexicon MP-100 Manuale utente

U s e r G u i d e

MP-100

Reverb & Effects Card

for the Core2 Audio System

Lexicon Part #

070-13820

Lexicon Inc.

3 Oak Park

Bedford MA 01730-1441

Telephone 781-280-0300

Fax 781-280-0490

www.lexicon.com

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Table of Contents

Using the MP-100

Basic Operation.................................................... 1

Inserting MP-100 within an MMIO Application ..2

Routing an Audio Channel through the

MP-100 Using Aux Sends and Returns •

Selecting MP-100 and Making Settings •

Naming Effects • Saving Effects • Loading

Effects • Editing Effects

Using MP-100 within an MMIO Application.......5

Routing an Audio Channel through the

MP-100 • Making Settings for the MP-100

The Interface ........................................................7

Loading Effects ................................................. 8

Editing Effects ................................................... 9

Tempo Functions ............................................ 10

Bypass ............................................................ 10

Saving Effects ................................................. 11

Beyond the Basics .............................................12

Routing a Plug-In ............................................ 12

Automating the MP-100 .................................. 15

MP-100 Programs and Parameters

About the MP-100 Programs.............................. 17

Bank: Plate......................................................... 18

Bank: Gate ......................................................... 19

Bank: Hall........................................................... 20

Bank: Chamber .................................................. 21

Bank: Ambience ................................................. 22

Bank: Room .......................................................23

Bank: Tremolo.................................................... 24

Bank: Rotary ...................................................... 25

Bank: Chorus ..................................................... 26

Bank: Flange ...................................................... 27

Bank: Pitch ......................................................... 28

Bank: Detune ..................................................... 29

Bank: Delay, Echo..............................................30

About the Dual Programs ................................... 32

Bank: Flange-Delay............................................ 34

Bank: Pitch-Delay............................................... 35

Bank: Chorus-Delay ........................................... 36

Bank: Delay-Reverb ........................................... 37

Bank: Flange-Reverb ......................................... 38

Bank: Pitch-Reverb ............................................ 39

Bank: Chorus-Reverb......................................... 40

Bank: Special FX................................................ 41

Using the MP-100MP-100 User Guide

Using the MP-100

Basic Operation

The MP-100 combines the quality and power of Lexicon reverb and effects on dedicated hardware

with the ease and elegance of a software plug-in interface. Unlike software-based plug-ins, the MP-

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

accompanyingyoursoftware,thehardwareinstallationinstructionsandthesectionoftheCore2User

Guide describing the procedure for updating drivers.

DifferentproceduresareusedtoaccesstheMP-100interfaceinASIOandMMIOapplications.These

are described separately in the following sections, followed by detailed descriptions of the MP-100

controls and features.

Using the MP-100

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Inserting MP-100 within an ASIO Application

ThefollowingproceduredetailsthestepstoopenaMP-100plug-ininanASIO-capableprogramsuch

as Cubase VST or Opcode Vision DSP. This procedure will vary depending on your application.

Routing an Audio Channel through the MP-100 Using Aux Sends and

Returns

1. In the Audio menu, select System.

2. Set Monitoring to Tape Type and press the ASIO Control Panel button.

3. OntheLexiconControlPanelCore2tab,makesuretheAuxSend andAuxReturnareenabled.

If they are not, enable them, then restart Cubase.

4. In the Cubase Audio menu, select Inputs. Enable the Aux Return input. Make note of the

corresponding Cubase input (e.g. In 3 L&R), as you will need it later.

5. In the Cubase Audio menu, select Master and enable the Aux Send Output bus. Make note of

the corresponding 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:

FromAuxSend L (VST) and AuxSendR(VST)ToAuxReturnL(VST) and Aux Return R(VST).

7. In the Cubase Audio menu, select Monitor.

8. Onanunusedstereotrack,selecttheAuxReturninputcorrespondingtotheinputselectedinStep

3. Enable that input. (The button should be yellow.)

9. Click on the FX button on the audio channel where you want effects. This will open the selected

Channel Settings window.

10. Clickonthepop-upmenubelowtheEffectSendknob,andselecttheoutputbusnumberorname

noted in Step 4.

11. Make sure the Dry button is off. (This deactivates all four effect sends for the channel.)

12. Click On for each effect send you want to activate, and turn the corresponding Send Level knob

to a moderate value.

13. If you want the signal to be sent to the effects before the faders, click on the Pre button for the

send.

Using the MP-100MP-100 User Guide

14. With Pre-fader effect sends, the amount of effect for the channel is not affected by the volume

fader.With Post-fader effect sends(Pre button not pressed),the amount of effectis proportional

to the channel volume, and will change with the volume fader movements.

The next step is to select programs and set the parameters for the effect processors. As you will

probably need to adjust the send levels while doing this, leave the FX window open.

Selecting MP-100 and Making Settings

Effect types and programs are selected in the Effects window:

1. Pull down the Audio menu and select Effects. This window resembles an effects rack, with

stacked processors.

2. Pull down the pop-up menu in the processor’s upper right corner and select MP-100 to activate

an MP-100 Rack within VST. Click on the Power button.

3. Use the Send Level knob in the FX window to control the amount of effect for the audio channel.

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. UsetheAuxSend knob assigned to the MP-100 to set theinputleveltotheMP-100.Highvalues

may cause clipping (distortion) in the MP-100.

NOTE: As the Cubase VST Rack Xpander was designed specifically for software plug-ins, some of

itscontrols are not designed to work withthe MP-100 – most notably, the Input Level and Bus Select

Buttons. MP-100 Input Level is controlled by the Aux Send knob in the channels monitor section.

MP-100 bus selection is performed on the Reverb page of the Lexicon Studio Control Panel.

Using the MP-100

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Naming Effects

1. ClickontheProgramnameinthetopcenteroftheeffectprocessordisplaytoopenanamedialog.

2. Type in a new name.

3. On the keyboard, press Return.

Saving Effects

Save your edited effects in the File pop-up menu to the right, under the Effect Type pop-up.

1. To save the current Program, select Save Effect.

2. To save all Programs of the same Effect Type, select Save Bank.

3. In the file dialog that appears, select a name and location for the file. (You might want to create

a special folder for your MP-100 effects.)

4. Click Save.

Loading Effects

Load effects from disk into the MP-100 as follows:

1. Pull down the File menu.

2. To load a single Program, select Load Effect.

3. To load a complete Program Bank, select Load Bank.

4. In the file dialog that appears, find and click on the file you want to load.

Effect settings are saved with your Song. If you want to use your edited effects in other Songs, you

can save and load them separately.

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

applications, and read about the MP-100 features and controls under

The Interface.

Using the MP-100MP-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.

Mosteffectsprocessorsare used as

auxilliaryeffects

.Onatypical console, this is achievedbyusing

theauxsendandreturnstosendspecificchannelstotheeffectsdevices,thenbacktotheboardwhere

the end result is mixed with the dry outputs of the board. Typically, the Mix ratio is kept at 100% wet,

sincethesignalismixedwiththeboardoutputs.Mostofthemulti-channelapplicationsavailabletoday

(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. BootLexPanel.exebydouble-clickingontheLexiconStudioiconatthebottomrightcornerofyour

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. UsingtheToandFrompulldownmenufortheMP-100,routeyouraudioaccordingtowhichMMIO

channel and interface outputs you would like to use.

Using the MP-100

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The LexPanel with the MP-100 Interface

Making Settings for the MP-100

TheMMIOprogramsfortheMP-100arevirtuallyidenticaltothoseavailablewhenusingMP-100with

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

areusinganMMIOprogramthatsupportsVSTplug-ins(suchasSteinbergWaveLaborEmagicLogic

Audio), remember to change the Mix values in the programs you are using to 100% wet.

Using the MP-100MP-100 User Guide

?Press to activate on-screen

help messages for all controls. Adjust Knob Turn this

knob to change the high-

lighted parameter value.

BankPressthearrowedbuttonto

scroll to another program Bank.

Clickinthedisplayareatodisplay

alistofallofthe MP-100Banks.

INC/DECAllowsfinetuningoftheselected

parameter by incrementing/decrementing

the value by single units.

Parameters Click on any displayed

parameter to highlight it. Adjustments

to the selected parameter can be

made by scrolling in the display area,

byturningthefront panel knob,orwith

the INC and DEC controls.

Program Press the arrowed button to

scroll to another Program. Click in the

display area to display a list of all of the

MP-100 Programs.

Store Press to name and

store User programs.

XDeletes displayed

User program. BYP Engages Bypass.

(LED on).

TAP LED will light when the

selectedprogramhastempo

controlled parameters. Tap

twice in rhythm to set the

tempo.

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.

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