Lexicon 300, Owner'S Manual

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Lexicon
300 V 3.0 Owner's Manual
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From the 300's Control mode, there are two input format selections available
when running Cascade programs: Analog or Digital. If Analog is selected as the
main input type, then the Digital Input can be used as a patch point — either Pre-
Machine A, Mid A - B, or Post Machine B. As in the other setups, there are Input
level and source Balance Controls. Cascade setups, however, have three mix
controls. AMIX proportions the dry signal to A's wet signal. BMIX proportions
the resulting A output with Machine B's output. OMIX takes the resulting A+B
mix and blends(mixes) it with the dry signal which is picked off before EFFECTA.
Cascade setups also include an overall feedback control which routes the B
output back to Machine A's input. Be careful!! This parameter can wipe out
tweeters, woofers and ears if used too liberally.
If the sum of the feedback parameters in EFFECT A , EFFECT B and the
above-mentioned overall Feedback parameter is greater than 100%,
runaway feedback will occur.
For example, assume Machine A is running a Dual delay effect with Delay1
Feedback set to 40% and Delay3 Feedback set to 40%. Machine B is running
a Mono Shift program with the feedback parameter set to 40%. The total
amount of feedback in the system is 80%. So far, so good.... that is until you
add more than 20% Cascade Feedback. BE CAREFUL!!!!
CASCADE Setups offer an amazing number of effect combinations: Chambers
into Delays, Pitch Shifts into Chambers, Flanges into Delays, Reverbs into
Compressor, etc. You experiment, name, and store new combinations into User
Setup Registers. Remember, Input levels, Source Balances, Mix Balances,
Feedback amounts, LFO type, and, of course, the two effects are part of the
storable Setup.
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