Lexicon PCM NATIVE EFFECTS BUNDLE, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL PCM NATIVE EFFECTS BUNDLE...

Page 2: ...2 2 The Lexicon Legacy continues...

Page 3: ...ultimate bundle for creating professional inspirational mixes within popular DAWs like Pro Tools Logic and any other VST Audio UnitTM or RTAS compatible platform With all the flexibility you would ex...

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Page 5: ...ects Bundle will take center stage in your DAW Quick Start Choose one of the seven Lexicon plug ins Each plug in contains a different algorithm Chorus Flange Dual Delay MutiVoice Pitch Pitch Shift Ran...

Page 6: ...Value 7 Modifier Button 7 Fader 7 The Control Buttons 8 Compare 8 Edit 8 Reload 8 Store 8 Edit Navigation and Full Edit Mode 9 The Soft Row 10 Customizing the Soft Row 10 Master Edit Page 11 Resonanc...

Page 7: ...45 Delay Feedback Master 45 Delay Level 45 Delay Level Master 45 Delay Pitch Master 45 Delay Time 45 Absolute 45 Tempo 45 Delay Time Master 46 Detune Master Resonance 46 Diffusion 46 Feedback Bandwidt...

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Page 9: ...uctions to install the software you wish to use iLok License You must download the license to your 2nd Generation iLok USB smart key before running any program that might use these plug ins If a valid...

Page 10: ...Interface When the plug in is instantiated you will see a window that looks something like this Level Meters Fader Area Control Buttons Algorithm Name Preset Category Preset Selector Realtime Display...

Page 11: ...inside the effect See the Realtime Display section for more detailed information Stereo Phase Analyzers These tools provide a visual of the phase response and perceived stereo image of the processed...

Page 12: ...llows you to visualize the effect in three ways While your ears will always be the primary tool in choosing and adjusting presets the displays provide a direct way to see what s going on Click anywher...

Page 13: ...utput is displayed on screen using a vertical hollow frame The frame is filled by the measured real time level in the voice and therefore acts as a meter 0dB full scale The depth represents logarithmi...

Page 14: ...played by the rightward slant of the overall graph Therefore a thin vertical line represents completely mono in phase content and a thin horizontal line represents completely mono out of phase content...

Page 15: ...rameter Name Shows the parameter being adjusted Parameter Value Shows the current value of the parameter This field may be directly edited Modifier Button This button only appears for certain types of...

Page 16: ...s are frozen and cannot be changed Turning Compare off returns you to your edits Choosing a different preset cancels compare mode Edit Clicking the Edit button enters Pro mode allowing you to go into...

Page 17: ...f buttons appear along the lower portion of the plug in The names and number of buttons vary among algorithms Clicking one of the buttons will bring up an edit page holding parameters related to the b...

Page 18: ...for Soft Row The plug in will look something like this 1 Click Edit 2 Click Soft Row 3 Modifier button area Click to assign soft row parameter In the modifier button area just above the fader you will...

Page 19: ...aster page allows you to adjust the master levels of the algorithm For example you can adjust the overall mix level wet dry mix and diffusion here This page also gives you global control over some of...

Page 20: ...ck the Resonance button A page similar to this will appear 1 Click Resonance Each parameter is described in the Parameters section starting on page 40 This page provides global control over the resona...

Page 21: ...lick the LFO button A page similar to this will appear 1 Click LFO Each parameter is described in the Parameters section starting on page 40 This page allows for control of four LFOs The LFO waveform...

Page 22: ...meter is described in the Parameters section starting on page 40 Each Voice Edit page within an algorithm contains the same parameters but controls a different voice The Output Feedback section allows...

Page 23: ...always present and there is no soft row or Edit button available when using this algorithm Each parameter is described in the Parameters section starting on page 40 This page allows you to adjust all...

Page 24: ...box algorithm Therefore this page is always present and there is no soft row or Edit button available when using this algorithm Decay Tone Parameters Strings Window Keyboard Combo Box Parameters Slide...

Page 25: ...age for each note If that string is resonating then the string image brightens The Decay Tone parameters can also be adjusted in this graphical display by selecting the group of Decay Tone parameters...

Page 26: ...a Preset The preset category is chosen from the drop down menu in the upper left part of the edit window When you select a category the preset menu is updated to show availability of the new presets w...

Page 27: ...plug in with the gold border is embedded within a larger window provided by the DAW Appearance will differ from host to host this example is from Logic Oftentimes the DAW itself provides the ability...

Page 28: ...e a screen that looks like this 1 Click Store 2 Click to edit name 3 Click Store to save The upper field contains the list of User Presets that have already been created for this algorithm Presets app...

Page 29: ...ets are stored in Home Library Application Support LexiconPro Native User Presets AlgorithmName Home is the name of the account you re logged in under AlgorithmName is the name of the plug in On Windo...

Page 30: ...ve display window can represent your effect in real time in several ways However this display consumes some of your computer s processing power If you click until you reach the static display your com...

Page 31: ...tempo mode presets The delays in these presets respond or are synced to the tempo of the DAW They are best used when the tempo of the project actually reflects the tempo of the musical material MIDI s...

Page 32: ...Heritage The...

Page 33: ...cts Processor which has retained tremendous popularity for the past 22 years It has since been replaced as the standard in professional signal processing by the 960L Multi channel Digital Effects Syst...

Page 34: ...The Algorithms You ve just received a package with seven plug ins each one controlling a different algorithm The following section will provide details about each of these algorithms...

Page 35: ...very gradually with noticeable and desirable pitch effects as they move For the chorus effect the voices move somewhat independently yielding a thickening effect without too much filtering For the fla...

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Page 37: ...as fewer delay voices and no LFO control The Dual Delay algorithm has 4 total delay voices 2 delay voices per input channel Each voice has independently adjustable delay time of up to 9 5 seconds and...

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Page 39: ...itch shifter on each voice and provides feedback control capabilities which are used for creating arpeggios Pitch can be adjusted in semitones 12 to 12 and or cents 50 to 50 The MutiVoice Pitch algori...

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Page 41: ...n also be used for very dramatic shifting effects if you are after that Demonic sounding voice or Chipmunk effect then this is the algorithm to use In the Pitch Shift algorithm pitch can be adjusted u...

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Page 43: ...FO or random values Random Delays have the same diffusion controls as Dual Delays but build upon the Dual Delay algorithm by adding additional LFO control and a second delay parameter or Wander The Wa...

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Page 45: ...ation contains all frequencies like percussion Other instruments may give a quality of tonal ambience in which certain notes rise ethereally from the background The Resonant Chords algorithm has 8 tot...

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Page 47: ...By holding down different combinations of keys a ghostly harmony can be created The Stringbox algorithm is a resonator that reacts to whatever energy it sees It has 88 courses of virtual strings with...

Page 48: ...and behaves Each algorithm contains a set of parameters and a variety of those parameters are combined to create a preset Following are all the algorithm parameters you can edit in the PCM Native Eff...

Page 49: ...FC This parameter affects the lowest frequency at which the shifter looks for good splices The shifter will shift all frequencies but the quality of shift is sensitive to the mix of frequencies If the...

Page 50: ...y be selected by clicking on keys Low Bright Mid Bright High Bright This parameter controls the target brightness of strings in each of four zones This is the brightness of the string as it reaches th...

Page 51: ...ght Reverse Piano flips that orientation Low Spread alternates notes with the lowest notes at the farthest left and right position High Spread places lower notes in the center just the way organ pipes...

Page 52: ...essed on the keyboard and the transposition is 2 semitones that string will resonate a D Tuning Master In the musical world the tuning reference is A 440 This means that the note A above middle C is e...

Page 53: ...vel of the delay line within each voice Delay Level Master Controls all delays in the algorithm Each voice has its nominal gain value adjusted by this percentage Delay Pitch Master This parameter is f...

Page 54: ...et the bandwidth of a feedback filter Bandwidth is specified in octaves or fractions thereof Feedback Diffusion Feedback Diffusion is similar to Input Diffusion except that it is applied to a delayed...

Page 55: ...esonator has its nominal cutoff frequency adjusted by this percentage LFO Rate Sets the speed of an LFO in Hz LFO Select This parameter determines which of the available LFOs may be used to control a...

Page 56: ...filter forms Resonance This parameter is found in the Resonant Chords algorithm and determines how much of the resonance effect will be added to the delay voice Resonance Detune This parameter is foun...

Page 57: ...Chords algorithm this parameter transposes the resonant frequency within all delay voices Tuning Master In the musical world the tuning reference is A 440 This means that the note A above middle C is...

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