usIng The mX500 as a
hardWare Plug-In
The MX500 comes with VST™ and Audio Units software which allows you to use the
MX500 as a Hardware Plug-In. Now you have access to classic Lexicon reverbs and
effects within your software recording projects, with full automation and total recall,
without burdening your CPU! Using the MX500 with the VST and Audio Units software
works much like any other plug-in you would use with a recording application, except
that the audio is routed through the MX500 for the signal processing.
InsTallIng mX-edIT
Tm
and hardWare Plug-
In sofTWare
Refer to the included Software Installation Guide for instructions on how to install MX-
Edit
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and the Hardware Plug-In software and drivers.
Attention:
It is important to install the drivers before connecting the MX500 to your
computer system
ConneCTIng The mX500
fIreWIre
tm
connectIon
Make sure the MX500 is powered up and connected to your computer with a standard
FireWire
TM
cable.
usIng The mX500 Plug-In WIndoW
In your recording software, open an instance of the MX500 plug-in (Dual Stereo A/B,
Stereo or Surround depending on what is needed for the track/bus). You’ll see an
instance of the Program Editor window. You can use the MX500 plug-in software just
as you would any other plug-in: Session Recall, automation – everything behaves just
as any other VST
TM
or Audio Unit plug-in. The primary difference is that the audio pro-
cessing occurs in the MX500 rather than on your computer. And, since the MX500 is
a physical device, you can only open one instance (per physical device) of the plug-in
window. If you attempt to open more than one plug-in window, the message "MX500
Unavailable" appears in the display, where the program name usually appears. This
message will also appear if the MX500's MIDI ports are being used by the recording
software or another application.
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