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Troubleshooting
Low Voltage ........................................................................................ 8-2
Overheating ........................................................................................ 8-2
Common MIDI Problems .................................................................... 8-2
Common Time Code Problems .......................................................... 8-3
Common Digital Interfacing Problems ................................................ 8-3
Error Status Messages ....................................................................... 8-4

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MIDI Implementation Chart

10. Specifications

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Summary of Contents for M300L

Page 1: ...Digital Effects LARC Interface Owner s Manual 300L...

Page 2: ...he computer and receiver are on different branch circuits If necessary the user should consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions The user may find the...

Page 3: ...gle Setups 3 5 Dual Mono Setups 3 6 Cascade Setups 3 8 Setup Select Mode 3 10 The Setup Presets 3 10 Setup Select 3 13 Storing a Setup 3 16 Working with the Effect Programs 3 17 Storing Individual Eff...

Page 4: ...peration Using Time Code 6 2 The Event List 6 3 Using time code to initiate program changes 6 3 Snapping events 6 4 Editing the List 6 4 Trimming Time Codes in the Event List 6 5 Programming Parameter...

Page 5: ...eshooting Low Voltage 8 2 Overheating 8 2 Common MIDI Problems 8 2 Common Time Code Problems 8 3 Common Digital Interfacing Problems 8 3 Error Status Messages 8 4 9 MIDI Implementation Chart 10 Specif...

Page 6: ...high performance DSP engines The configu ration of these engines can be determined by the end user to suit a particular audio application The Single Setup configuration unites both DSP engines Two sp...

Page 7: ...o I O time code based effect change an internal LFO and full MIDI automation result in a system that provides new creative options each time you use it We re confident you ll find that the 300L s comb...

Page 8: ...1 1 Installing the 300L 1 Installing the 300L...

Page 9: ...rack adapter If the 300L is mounted in a rack or road case support the rear of the chassis to prevent possible damage from mechanical shock and vibration Power Requirements The 300L is equipped with...

Page 10: ...J CP 340 consumer format 2 unbalanced coaxial RCA optical fiber optic One of these connectors may be selected for digital input Outputs Output format can be AES EBU or S PDIF Output always goes to all...

Page 11: ...XLR A3M Balanced RS 422 Digital Input pin 2 high AES EBU XLR A3F Balanced RS 422 Digital Output pin 2 high S PDIF RCA Unbalanced 75 EIAJ CP340 Consumer Digital Input and Output S PDIF EIAJ Consumer Di...

Page 12: ...f 75 RG 59 coaxial cable Use commercially available consumer audio optical cable assemblies Use standard 5 pin DIN MIDI cable asemblies available from your local dealer AES EBU Digital Audio I O SPDIF...

Page 13: ...ited setups and program registers CTRL toggles in and out of the control mode MACH toggles between machines when Split or Cascade setups are se lected MUTE toggles the removal and restoration of proce...

Page 14: ...icon Alphanumeric Remote Control LARC via a flexible 50 ft cable supplied The pin assignments for the connector are shown to the right OUT MIDI THRU IN DO DI DI DO EIAJ CP340 COMM PORT AES EBU DO TIME...

Page 15: ...th various console types The Input and Output controls on page 9 allow the 300L to be optimized for use throughout the analog world With the Left and Right sliders fully attenuated to 10dB the 300L ca...

Page 16: ...metering reverberation programs Most Setups have the meters set for EFX OUT What we have described above is getting the input and outputs environmentally matched As you start running reverb programs y...

Page 17: ...iliary effects sends connect the 300L as shown above In most applications it is preferable to connect the 300L outputs to two of the console s input channel strips panned full left and right rather th...

Page 18: ...In Out Note These digital connections can be made with fiber optic or XLR cables instead of 75 coaxial RCA cables CONSOLE or HEADPHONE AMP DIGITAL AUDIO or DIGITAL VIDEO MACHINE Source Machine AES EBU...

Page 19: ...MACHINE or CD PLAYER CONSOLE or HEADPHONE AMP Analog outputs for monitoring CONSOLE or HEADPHONE AMP RDAT MACHINE Destination Machine Analog outputs for monitoring Analog outputs for monitoring DIGITA...

Page 20: ...SOLE HEADPHONE AMP or ANALOG MACHINE ANALOG MACHINE or CONSOLE Source Machine Analog Source Analog Destination DIGITAL AUDIO or DIGITAL VIDEO MACHINE Digital Destination AES EBU Format AES EBU Format...

Page 21: ...DI DO EIAJ CP340 COMM PORT AES EBU DO TIME CODE IN PUSH DI PUSH R OUT R IN PUSH L OUT L IN PUSH INPUT GAIN DIGITAL PROCESSOR AES EBU Format In Out In Out In Out Out In Out In ANALOG MACHINE or CONSOLE...

Page 22: ...2 1 System Overview 2 System Overview...

Page 23: ...lled Machine A and Machine B Although both machines can run simultaneously only one can be accessed from the front panel at any given time A dedicated function key labeled MACH allows front panel sele...

Page 24: ...E SETUP MACHINE OUT MIX INPUT BALANCE ANALOG DIGITAL INPUT LEVEL ANALOG DIGITAL LFO RATE SHAPE SETUP NAME LEFT RIGHT EFFECT ID BANK PROG MOD EDIT PATCH PATCH METERS SINGLE MACHINE A EFFECT EFFECT NAME...

Page 25: ...running in the machine View and or alter parameters Program Preview Mode Press PROG Press BANK to view program banks Press PROG to view programs in the bank This mode allows you to Select factory prog...

Page 26: ...of the following information INPUT TYPE SAMPLE RATE DIG CONNECT OUTPUT TYPE PATCH POINTS OUTPUT FORMAT I O EMPHASIS EMPHASIS IN SCMS BYPASS MODE LOAD MODE MIDI AUTOMATION MIDI CHANNEL SYSTEM MACH A B...

Page 27: ...may find this brief overview useful The block diagram shown below illustrates the basic flow of audio through the 300L Analog and or digital audio enters on the left Each is conditioned and translate...

Page 28: ...ll for example has 28 An effect can also activate as many as 4 patches each linking a source controller to a parameter This CONTROL function is intrinsically mapped as an extension of the EDIT functio...

Page 29: ...put mute Bypass Copy Protect Purge Delete Tools for Time Code Event List All Registers All Effects MIDI Map Table and return to Factory Initialization 4 Copy Tools for setups effects and MIDI Mod edit...

Page 30: ...3 1 System Operation 3 System Operation...

Page 31: ...GITAL LFO RATE SHAPE SETUP NAME LEFT RIGHT EFFECT ID BANK PROG MOD EDIT PATCH PATCH METERS SINGLE MACHINE A EFFECT EFFECT NAME MOD EDIT PARAMETER VALUES ALGORITHM PATCH PATCH PATCH PATCH RANDOM AMBIEN...

Page 32: ...etc The REG slider accesses 50 Setup Registers where you can store your customized setups Move the REG slider or press the button beneath the slider then enter a register number via the numeric keypad...

Page 33: ...mple rate DIN Digital Input Connection Before setting the 300L to receive Digital Word Clock use this slider to designate one digital input connector XLR RCA or Optical as the Host for the system You...

Page 34: ...ng audio OFMT Selecting the Digital Output Format ThissliderallowsyoutoselectAESProfessionalorS PDIF Sony PhillipsDigital InterFace Consumer asdigital output formats Single Setups 1 100 configure both...

Page 35: ...OMIX at 100 Wet However it is possible that some pre fade sends to the 300L will require the mix to be set to another value Return to the top level of the User Interface by pressing the SETUP key Dual...

Page 36: ...d MB BAL located on Page Two of the Setup mode MA LVL BAL MB LVL BAL Mixed Format If you want to input both analog and digital audio into a Dual Mono setup Mixed format press CTRL to enter the Control...

Page 37: ...oice in the right input and both Balances were set to 50 a summed input with equal amounts of piano and voice would be passed to each DSP engine A dry signal is picked off before the signal passes int...

Page 38: ...utput 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 mentione...

Page 39: ...17 SMALL ROOM LIVENESS MA B2P7 SMALL ROOM P18 BEDROOM REFLEXIONS MA B2P8 BEDROOM P19 W C DECAY MA B2P9 W C P20 INVERSE ROOM DURATION MA B2P0 INVERSE ROOM P21 CHAMBER DECAY MA B3P1 CHAMBER P22 BRICK WA...

Page 40: ...ATE SIZE MA B8P4 PERC PLATE P75 CONTEM PLATE DECAY MA B8P5 CONTEM PLATE P76 EKO PLATE EKO DELAY MA B8P6 EKO PLATE P77 5K HALL DECAY MA B8P7 5K HALL P78 ROUND PLATE DECAY MA B8P8 ROUND PLATE P79 SALAD...

Page 41: ...4 DM CLUSTERS DELAY MACH B MA B12P4 CHORUS EKOZ MB B11P6 3 VOICE DLYS P125 DM 2 FLANGES INPUT PAN MA B12P2 OVERTHETOP2 MB B15P7 SKY DOWN Cascade Setup Presets Setup Setup Name SoftSlider Mach A Effect...

Page 42: ...ins a single effect Large Hall with the MID RT parameter mapped to the SoftSlider The LARC should display LARGE HALL SG SET P 1 Press the button below the SOFTSlider The LARC will now display DECAY 64...

Page 43: ...f the meters is also determined on this page The choices are For Single Setups ANA IN Analog In for either Left or Right channel DIG IN Digital In for either Left or Right channel FX OUT for either Le...

Page 44: ...e way This slider determines what Setup parameter the DESTination will be controlled by the LFO For this example slowly advance the slider until the display shows ANALOG BAL Analog Balance Press the b...

Page 45: ...be stored If AVAILABLE is displayed the register is empty The bottom line which shows the register location where your setup will be stored will flash to indicate you are in the middle of a store rout...

Page 46: ...ithms and their parameters are described in detail in Chapter 4 We ve chosen the first page of Random Hall parameters to show here as an example RTM SHP SPR SIZ HFC PDLY Pressing any of the buttons di...

Page 47: ...tup 102 DM REV DLY To do this press the SETUP key then move the PRE slider until the upper display reads DM REV DLY DM SET P102 Press ENTER then press PROG The upper display will show DRUM CHAMBER 300...

Page 48: ...ess you choose another location this is where the modified effect will be stored The message STORED will be displayed briefly to indicate that the store operation was completed To choose a different l...

Page 49: ...The 300L will automatically store the modified Effect into an available register and then complete the Setup store This process will take approximately 2 seconds The newly stored effect will be found...

Page 50: ...OG until the display reads DANCE HALL 300MA B01P5 The Bank and Program location will flash to indicate that DANCE HALL isnot the Effect currently running in the current Setup To load DANCE HALL and ma...

Page 51: ...ress 0 The display will read as follows without flashing as this is now the currently running Effect WAVE AMB 300MA B04P0 If you ve modified an Effect and want to store it into an Effect Register pres...

Page 52: ...achine Press PROG then press BANK to identify the Bank running in one of the Machines Press MACH to display Machine A The display will show SPLIT REV 1 300MA B13P3 Press MACH to display the Bank runni...

Page 53: ...en press 5 Bank 15 The display will show the Mono Shift Bank MONO SHIFT 300MA B15P1 Press PROG repeatedly to display the Vocal Shift Program VOCAL SHIFT 300MA B15P6 Press 6 to load this Effect into Ma...

Page 54: ...fect performing the procedure once for each Machine OR you can store both of effects as part of a Setup To do this press SETUP The display will show DM REV DLY DM SET P102 Press PAGE then press 6 to d...

Page 55: ...3 OIL DRUM B3P4 WIDE CHAMBER B3P5 FAT CHAMBER B3P6 CHUNKY B3P7 HOMEROOM B3P8 OPEN WIDE B3P9 WET SUIT B3P0 BASEMENT BANK 4 AMBIENCE B4P1 AMBIENCE B4P2 MARBLE FOYER B4P3 LARGE AMB B4P4 MEDIUM AMB B4P5 S...

Page 56: ...h as the LFO Meter or SoftSlider The available source control lers are listed to the side DST Destination This slider allows you to select which parameter you want the designated source to control The...

Page 57: ...f Input type current clock speed digital output format SCMS output status audio mute status copy enable or disable digital input connector output type I O emphasis digital emphasis bypass mode load mo...

Page 58: ...here are other options When ANALOG inputs are selected the DIGITAL outs and ins are available as patch points either pre or post processing Likewise when DIGITAL inputs are selected the ANALOG outs an...

Page 59: ...you to determine to behavior of the 300L on program load BYPASS DRY or MUTE The factory default is MUTE Note On configuration changes audio is muted regardless of selection PURGE This slider allows yo...

Page 60: ...nd 200ms CHL System Parameters MIDI Channel Selects the MIDI channel 1 16 OMNI for System parameters including all bulk dump and SysEx messages as well as Setup Preset and Register recall CHL Machine...

Page 61: ...n on the upper display TC Time Code Offset Slider 2 allows you to adjust a plus or minus 4 second offset to the currently displayed edit event 1 50 Pressing the button below the the TC slider drops yo...

Page 62: ...sliders 2 and 3 LFT and RT input gain and sliders 5 and 6 LFT and RT output gain are active IN LFT RT OUT LFT RT IN LFT Sets the input gain for the left channel IN RT Sets the input gain for the right...

Page 63: ...Lexicon 300L Owner s Manual 3 34...

Page 64: ...4 1 The Algorithms and their Parameters 4 The Algorithms and their Parameters...

Page 65: ...ates There are few if any size cues in this envelope so it is ineffective in creating ambience With this Shape setting Spread has no effect The density is set by the size control and the rate of decay...

Page 66: ...es of Wander should be used when smaller Sizes are used When you set out to create a sound the first and most important decision is how big a space you want The best way to start is to listen to sever...

Page 67: ...HFC PDLY 24 64 17S 0 255 0 255 4 0 39 4METERS 0 1 26 5KHZ FLAT 0 1000MS PAGE TWO BAS XOV TDC DIF LNK RLVL 0 2X 4 0X 0 1 26 5KHZ 0 5 21 2KHZ 0 99 LINK UNLINK OFF 48DB UP FULL PAGE THREE SPN WAN RTM SH...

Page 68: ...fusion However both small and large spaces frequently have an uneven buildup of initial reverberation This uneven buildup is controlled by the SPR and SHP controls HFC sets the frequency above which a...

Page 69: ...ty andlowsettingscause low initial buildup Echo density is also affected by SIZ smaller spaces will sound denser To enhance percussion use high settings of diffusion For clearer and more natural vocal...

Page 70: ...louder than those from the two side walls The pre echoes are actually clusters of echoes with the density of the cluster set by DIF The pre echo delay parameters change the perceived locations of ref...

Page 71: ...d dominate Random Hall Page Five Pre Echo 3 2 8 seconds maximum to left channel with feedback Pre Echo 4 2 8 seconds maximum to right channel with feedback A quick double click on the DL3 or DL4 slide...

Page 72: ...sy to match a studio recording of dialog to a typical room environment In music recording using Random Ambience is an effective way of realistically adding distance to a close miked signal If an ensem...

Page 73: ...shorter reverb time than the preset provides is desired SIZ should be changed first RVL sets the amount of reverberation in the processed signal It should normally be set between 6 and 12dB SIZ allow...

Page 74: ...moderate settings PDLY adds an additional delay to the reflections and to the reverberation This controlmaybeusefulinasoundreinforcementsituation orforambienceeffects Random Ambience Page Two SPN aff...

Page 75: ...BAS XOV TDC DIF LNK RLVL 0 2X 2 0X 0 1 26 5KHZ 0 5 21 2KHZ 0 99 LINK UNLINK OFF 48DB UP FULL PAGE THREE RAN DL1 FB1 DL2 FB2 NONE 1 98 MAX 0 2000MS 60 TO 60 0 2000MS 60 TO 60 PAGE FOUR DL3 LV3 DL4 LV4...

Page 76: ...out both the buildup and sustain SIZ allows you to vary the apparent size of the space over a wide range SIZ is the most dramatic control and must be selected to match the music or program material I...

Page 77: ...the amount of reverberation in the processed signal It is normally FULL but may be reduced for effects where the pre echoes should dominate Rich Plate Pages Three Four Five These pages provide control...

Page 78: ...nd LV4 determine the loudness of DL3 and DL4 DL5 0ms 2800ms and DL6 0ms 2800ms allow you to build non diffused recirculating echoes independent of the reverberator Each has a feedback control FB5 and...

Page 79: ...ust Page One LVL is a stereo level control with both channels equally attenuated or boosted From 12 to 12dB the fader moves in 25 dB increments Below 12dB it moves in 50 dB increments Below 60 dB the...

Page 80: ...dB The crossover point is adjusted with BXO BAS acts on both stereo channels equally TRBisa 6dB octaveshelvingEQcontrolswitharangeof 6dBboostand 18dB cut It moves in 50 dB steps from 6 to 6 dB The cro...

Page 81: ...ave cut or boost Note that the 3 dB frequencies can be different from the stereo set Stereo Adjust Page Three When this control is on the left channel is delayed relative to the right by 11 sec 1 2 sa...

Page 82: ...analog to digital con verters that are not properly trimmed for DC MANUAL ADJUST allows slider selection of offset values Replaces any previously obtained value with the value set here via the slider...

Page 83: ...he right channel A quick double click of the slider button will allow you to control the delay in single sample increments To exit the extra fine mode double click on the slider button Two feedback pa...

Page 84: ...50Hz a setting of 10 will be 3dB up at 250Hz Response rises at 6dB octave below this frequency More than 18dB of gain can be obtained at 20Hz when SHUF is set to 10 This control has been optimized for...

Page 85: ...gnals This feature greatly reduces the artifacts associ ated with pitch shift In stereo mode both channels are linked and the sum of the two channels L R is used in the pitch detector In mono mode eac...

Page 86: ...second PCH control is only active inmonomode whereitadjuststherightchannel Theexacttuningcanbealtered by the fine pitch control and the exact pitch shift in intervals and cents is displayed The fine...

Page 87: ...tch shift delay and feedback BNPS is a bandpass filter which rolls off the frequency responce of the audio before the splicing algorithm The 3dB point is 100 Hz The purpose of the band pass filter is...

Page 88: ...long this 2 5 second path There will however be no apparant delay unless a feedback value is assigned to the delay values via FB1 and FB2 All Pass filters or diffusors in line with the feedback paths...

Page 89: ...9 TO 99 0 2498 917MS 99 TO 99 PAGE FIVE LDL LPAN RDL RPAN 0 2498 917MS L 0 98 R L R 0 2498 917MS L 0 98 R L R Parameter ranges are dependent on setting of Sample Rate Dual Delays Page One FDL is a sep...

Page 90: ...usion Dual Delays Page Four DL3 controls the delay time which cross feedbacks to the input of DL2 DL4 controls the delay time which cross feedbacks to the input of DL1 A quick double click on the DL3...

Page 91: ...circuit in Chamber is designed to reduce coloration and or frequency nodes caused by low frequency input If you want to create your own special Chambers or Halls you should keep RAN set to 80 or 90 Ty...

Page 92: ...est dimension of the space Moving SIZ while a signal is present may cause audible transients on critical material The apparent size of the space created is actually a combination of the settings of th...

Page 93: ...cals mixes and music use low or moderate settings SHP and SPR work together to control the overall ambience of the reverberation created by the 300L SHP determines the contour of the reverberation env...

Page 94: ...in cents Mono Pitch Shift Parameters PAGE ONE PCH FIN DLY FBK BNPS 2OCT TO MAJ7 96 0 510MS NONE 98 MAX OFF ON Shifter Bandpass Delay Feedback PCH FIN Mono Pitch Shift Page One PCH adjusts pitch interv...

Page 95: ...sponce of the audio before the splicing algorithm The 3dB point is 100 Hz The purpose of the band pass filter is to give the pitch shifter less information than it actually needs to decide when to mak...

Page 96: ...lance adjustment Balance is smoothly ad justed over a wide range with excellent resolution in the critical area around zero The display indicates the actual channel gains as the control is varied Thes...

Page 97: ...for by raising the overall bass level with the BAS controls Since both controls use the same BXO setting this compensation will be quite accurate as long as SPEQ is set to less than 3 dB boost Small s...

Page 98: ...and Expansion Gain vary constantly Compressor Gain determines the maximum amount of gain increase below the threshold Expansion Gain determines the maximum amount of gain attenuation below the thresh...

Page 99: ...d ATC adjusts the attack time constant RTC allows adjustment of the release time constant DLY sets the predelay of the audio before the digital VCA THR Threshold SLP Slope GAIN ATC Attack Time Constan...

Page 100: ...sychoacoustically optimized noise shaping PONS because it takes advantage of the variations in the ear s sensitivity to noise within the 20 Hz 20 kHz range General Description PONS PONS Parameters Com...

Page 101: ...Lexicon 300L Owner s Manual 4 38...

Page 102: ...5 1 The Presets 5 The Presets...

Page 103: ...ROOM DURATION MA B2P0 INVERSE ROOM P21 CHAMBER DECAY MA B3P1 CHAMBER P22 BRICK WALL DIFFUSION MA B3P2 BRICK WAL P23 OIL DRUM TUNING MA B3P3 OIL DRUM P24 WIDE CHAMBER DECAY MA B3P4 WIDE CHAMBER P25 FA...

Page 104: ...SIZE MA B8P4 PERC PLATE P75 CONTEM PLATE DECAY MA B8P5 CONTEM PLATE P76 EKO PLATE EKO DELAY MA B8P6 EKO PLATE P77 5K HALL DECAY MA B8P7 5K HALL P78 ROUND PLATE DECAY MA B8P8 ROUND PLATE P79 SALAD PLA...

Page 105: ...aces The SoftSlider controls Mid Rt Shape and Spread P9 GATED HALL SoftSlider SIZE 64 If one existed this might be it Very diffused strong and abrupt P10 DEEP END SoftSlider HOW DEEP 64 This preset ac...

Page 106: ...5M with a mildly exaggerated bottom end A bigger envelope with a short RT which can be modified with the SoftSlider P26 CHUNKY SoftSlider CHUNK 50 A little bit bigger and longer RT great on chunky gui...

Page 107: ...Spin which waffles the audio around P44 MEETING ROOM SoftSlider LIVENESS 64 Hotel like Predelay is set to 25 2ms the wet mix sounds like the microphone is towards the back of the room The SoftSlider m...

Page 108: ...o content The SoftSlider will modify the texture Great to fill in a groove P61 SPACE EKOZ SoftSlider BLEND 60 Combines a little reverb and some discrete echoes The SoftSlider grabs control of the Room...

Page 109: ...d to but has that different texture which helps to punch through a mucky mix Use the SoftSlider to vary the Mid Rt decay P78 ROUND PLATE SoftSlider DECAY 55 Soft but articulate The SoftSlider is patch...

Page 110: ...H 60 This preset is configured with different preset values of pitch shift for left and right down 23 cents on the left and down 43 cents on the right There are also different delays for the left and...

Page 111: ...MB B13P8 BASEMENT P116 DM TWO HALLS INPUT PAN MA B14P7 RECITAL HALL MB B14P1 BIG HALL P117 DM DELAYS DELAY SPACE MA B11P2 SLAP ECHO MB B11P0 VOX DOUBLER P118 DM REVPAN DECAY TIME MA B13P7 U CHAMBER MB...

Page 112: ...patched to the Setup s balance controls Advancing the SoftSlider will pan the left input stronger into Mach B and pan the right input stronger into Mach A MA B13P4 GUITAR ROOM This is a big wide sound...

Page 113: ...e SoftSlider patched to the last two delay lines in the signal path Advancing the SoftSlider will cause the two post delays to move in sync out to almost 3000ms MB B15P7 SKY DOWN This preset tunnels d...

Page 114: ...ust Threshold to make it work for the particular signal you re feeding it The release parameter rips the signal up within 91 ms MB B16P5 Smako See MA above P111 DM SLOW SPIN SoftSlider LFO RATE 50 MA...

Page 115: ...source inputs of each Machine That is the left input signal will pan between Machine A and Machine B the right input will do the same thing in the other direction One idea might be to take a pair of...

Page 116: ...oftSlider DELAY SPACE 50 MA B11P2 SLAP ECHO MB B11P0 VOX DOUBLER Advancing the SoftSlider Controller will change the characteristics of each Machine preset as described below MA B11P2 SLAP ECHO Short...

Page 117: ...ts its modulation information from the R meter the Machine B flange glide Mod patch is specified to modulate from the ballistics of the L meter One input modulates the other MA B12P6 ENV PEAK This pre...

Page 118: ...moving at 2 48Hz The SoftSlider changes the spacing of the delays in Machine B MA B12P4 CHORUS EKOZ Chorus EKOz makes use of the flange gliding delay and several recurring echoes MB B11P6 3VOICE DLYS...

Page 119: ...B12P7 ENV PHAZER P148 CC VERB DOWN B MIX MA B14P7 RECITAL HALL MB B15P8 ECHO DOWN P149 CC THE SKY DELAYS MA B15P7 SKY DOWN MB B12P0 SKY DELAYS P150 CC SPINOLA LFO RATE MA B12P3 CHORUS MB B16P7 PANOLA...

Page 120: ...er patches MB B13P3 DRUM CHAMBER Good starting point for acoustic drums This preset is slightly larger than the standard chamber but has less Diffusion Rt is set to 1 0 second at mid frequencies No So...

Page 121: ...ut level going more negative in pitch as the level increases MB B11P5 PINGO PONGO Ping Pong delays bouncing back and forth The SoftSlider controls the timing of the bounce P134 CC DLY COMP SoftSlider...

Page 122: ...for string pads and voice MB B16P9 SPATIAL EQ This preset is a cut down version of the larger Stereo Adjust program available in Single Setups This particular preset has the Soft knob patched to three...

Page 123: ...reat Room with Spread and Predelay patched to the Soft knob with the addition of reverb time also patched Dig Deep MB B12P5 NEGATIVEFLNG This is a really stiff flange which goes almost 20ms deep Flang...

Page 124: ...se delays are set to 10ms with a positive feedback gain Over the top cancellation occurs as the glide delay passes over the 10ms base delay MB B12P2 OVERTHETOP2 Similar to OverTheTop1 except the flang...

Page 125: ...ss directly into the mono shift program Bear in mind this will cause the reverb to become more mono MA B14P7 RECITAL HALL This medium large 44 5M space opens sound sources beautifully Made for string...

Page 126: ...odulate the sound The glide moves between 9 7 and 11 8ms If the LFO is advanced to values near 1 50Hz to 2 0Hz a nice chorusing effect is achieved There are no other delay lines but the output lines a...

Page 127: ...tput pans mapped to the internal LFO Use the SoftSlider to match the tempo of the music or program material B11P0 VOX DOUBLER The SoftSlider modifies Left and Right Delays 1 2 There is also a small am...

Page 128: ...verb tail Size is set to 28 1M the largest value is 64M so the density is rather tight As you adjust Size Rt will also change If you want to unlink this natural phoenomena set LINK to unlink on Page T...

Page 129: ...the glide parameter GLD in Program Edit mode to adjust the amount of mono pitch shifting you want B15P2 GUITAR SHIFT A medium amount of micropitch shift 14c along with a small amount of recirculating...

Page 130: ...u re feeding it The release parameter rips the signal up within 91ms B16P6 SMALL ST ADJ This preset is a cut down version of the larger Stereo Adjust program available in Single Setups Level Balance R...

Page 131: ...5 30 Lexicon 300L Owner s Manual...

Page 132: ...6 1 Time Code Operation 6 Time Code Operation...

Page 133: ...ed by time code the program length time code display and clock time will all be in synchronization Color video signals run at a rate of 29 97 frames per second and clocking a one hour color program at...

Page 134: ...OFF Advance the leftmost slider to select VIEW to access the current Event List The display will show VIEW 00 00 00 00 Advance the slider again to display SNAP 00 00 00 00 CLR Now the button below the...

Page 135: ...indicated as follows V S valid SMPTE Non Drop V D valid SMPTE Drop Frame V E valid EBU V F valid Film Press the PAGE key to go to Page 8 This is the Event Edit page Editing the list includes editing...

Page 136: ...o select another edit event will clear your edits Once the list is edited you can test it from Page 7 Use slider 1 to select VIEW Locate your source audio to the 5 second pre roll area The upper and l...

Page 137: ...ecting any of these causes two additional sliders labeled VAL and DUR to become active EDIT TC TYPE SEL VAL DUR All the available parameters for the previously loaded Machine Effect or Setup are avail...

Page 138: ...ide will take The maximum is 255 Frames 8 seconds The display will show 2 MA GLIDE 255 FRAMES then will revert to the display of time code value after 2 seconds Subsequent button pushes of SEL VAL or...

Page 139: ...ay ADD There are 50 ADD slots Use this slider to select an event to duplicate Press STOre to copy the event into the list Use the EDIT ADD DEL slider to reselect the Event you duplicated Assign a new...

Page 140: ...f you delete a Setup or Machine effect makesurethatnoremainingglideeventsaredependentuponthedeleted item The Event List can be transferred via MIDI data dumps On Page 5 slider 2 DMP has 4 selections D...

Page 141: ...ode Name Comment 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 This page may be reproduced as needed for...

Page 142: ...7 1 MIDI Operation 7 MIDI Operation...

Page 143: ...cussed in this chapter but first let s cover some typical installations All MIDI connections described in this chapter use the MIDI IN OUT and THRU connectors located on the rear panel of the 300L As...

Page 144: ...The 300L can receive MIDI information on three independent channels one for Sysex Dump messages and Fixed and MAP Program Change requests for Setups and two channels for Dynamic MIDI MOD patches with...

Page 145: ...DI channel into that Setup To do this as an example set the MIDI Channel for MACHINE A to channel 4 by pressing CTRL PAGE then 5 Advance slider 5 until the display reads MIDI CHAN MACH A 4 Press PROG...

Page 146: ...r selects all the available items for the defined type Note for either type of MIDI Program Change FIXED or MAP use the System channel to communicate to Setups and the MACH channels to communicate to...

Page 147: ...MOD PATCH n SRC Source Use this slider to select the source controller which will control your selected parameter DEST Destination Use this slider to select the parameter to be modulated by the contr...

Page 148: ...cult as you will be trying set the parameter to a moving target In cases like this turn the LFO OFF To better understand the 300L MIDI patching system let s review the Soft Slider patch in Setup 1 LAR...

Page 149: ...e to modify this value you will effectively be introducing an offset to the original patch This is perfectly acceptable but be aware that if you drastically offset the original parameter value the Sof...

Page 150: ...r it The 300L will transmit System Exclusive or Non Registered Parameter mes sages as you vary any of the available parameters if this function is assigned in automation mode As you advance the Softsl...

Page 151: ...ol lers to create the effect parameter changes you need As you change the effect parameters the 300L will transmit information to your sequencer in the format you have chosen System Exclusive or Non r...

Page 152: ...8 1 Troubleshooting 8 Troubleshooting...

Page 153: ...be damaged by exposure to temperatures below 22 F 30 C or above 167 F 75 C or by exposure to humidity in excess of 95 If a unit exposed to such conditions fails to operate after it returns to a norma...

Page 154: ...e Event List page in Control mode The 300L will not lock onto an incoming digital signal Check the cables that you are using If the signal is coming in through the RCA conector cable length must be ke...

Page 155: ...pt was made to investigate an empty bank or a bank whose registers are all invalid for the current configuration NOT IN FIXED Program change messages outside MIDI range 128 were received while Automat...

Page 156: ...tation Chart MIDI Implementation Details are available to assist experienced programmers in developing software for use with the 300L These can be obtained from your dealer or directly from Lexicon Re...

Page 157: ...Number True Voice Velocity Note ON X O v 1 127 Used as controller Note OFF X X After Keys X X Touch Channels X X Pitch Bender X O MSB only Control 0 95 X OX 0 99 Controllers can Change be patched to...

Page 158: ...10 1 Specifications 10 300L Specifications...

Page 159: ...u minimum 4dBu maximum DC to 2kHz 60dB minimum 2kHz to 20kHz 40dB minimum 48kHz sample rate 10Hz to 21 5kHz 0 2dB 44 1kHz sample rate 10Hz to 20kHz 0 2dB 32kHz sample rate 10Hz to 14 5kHz 0 2dB 5 degr...

Page 160: ...drop EBU 0 80 to 1 33 Film 0 82 to 1 33 5 pin DIN connectors provided for MIDI IN MIDI OUT and MIDI THRU Control Interfaces Time Code Input Dynamic Range AES EBU professional digital audio interface...

Page 161: ...1 1 kg 100 120 230 VAC 10 5 50 60 Hz 3 pin IEC power connector 75 VA maximum Operating Temperature 32 to 95 F 0 to 35 C Storage Temperature 22 to 167 F 30 to 75 C Humidity 95 max without condensation...

Page 162: ...Lexicon Part 070 10673 Rev 1 Lexicon Inc 3 Oak Park Bedford MA 01730 1441 Telephone 617 280 0300 Fax 617 280 0490...

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