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The Soft Row

When the plug-in is first instantiated, a number of parameters appear. This page of parameters 

is called the “Soft Row”. These parameters were chosen as being the most useful parameters 

for a particular preset. In most cases, we’ve tried to make a consistent set of choices, but many 

presets call for different parameters. For most people, the soft row is all that’s needed. 

Customizing the Soft Row

The soft row assignments are part of the preset. You can change the soft row assignments and 

store the preset as a User Preset. To do this, press the Edit button to go into edit mode then 

press the button 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 see the name of the parameter that 

is assigned to that position in the soft row. Clicking on any of these parameter buttons reveals 

a list of all the algorithm’s parameters. Select a parameter (or “no selection”) from the list, and 

that parameter is then assigned to the soft row. The assigned parameter is still available on its 

original edit page, but now it appears in the soft row as well.

You can assign any parameter, whether it’s on an edit page or in the EQ window. You can even 

assign the same parameter more than once. When you’re done, store it as a User Preset and 

you’ll always be able to recall the preset with your customized soft row. 

Summary of Contents for PCM NATIVE ROOM

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL PCM NATIVE ROOM...

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

Page 3: ...In Bundles the ultimate bundles 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 flexibili...

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Page 5: ...enter stage in your DAW Quick Start Open your DAW and choose the Lexicon plug in from your list of plug ins In the plug in s window select a category Select a preset Adjust parameters optional Save th...

Page 6: ...ontrol 7 EQ Parameters 7 The Fader Area 8 Parameter Name 8 Parameter Value 8 Modifier Button 8 Fader 8 The Control Buttons 9 Edit 9 Compare 9 Store 9 Edit Navigation and Full Edit Mode 10 The Soft Row...

Page 7: ...8 Tap Slope 29 Tail Width 30 Room Control 31 Pattern Category 31 Pattern 31 Early Predelay 31 Reverb Predelay 31 Room Scale 31 Bass XOver 31 Bass Boost 32 Reverse 32 Early Late Reverb Shaping 33 Level...

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Page 9: ...en follow the on screen instructions to install the software iLok License You must download the license to your 2nd Generation iLok USB smart key before running any program that might use this plug in...

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

Page 11: ...cause the preset to be loaded into the plug in EQ Window Allows you to see the type of EQ filters that are applied to the early and late reverb signals This is explained in greater depth in the EQ Win...

Page 12: ...ws you to visualize the reverberation 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 any...

Page 13: ...isplay shows the reverb in five frequency bands with the lowest frequency in the rear The image moves from right to left as it ages Frequency This display shows the reverb as a more traditional RTA im...

Page 14: ...6 The EQ Window This window provides control of the output equalization Graphic Display Early Late Selectors Level Control EQ Parameters EQ Type Selector...

Page 15: ...s 6db Octave Single pole highpass 6db Octave Double pole lowpass 12db Octave Double pole highpass 12db Octave Bandpass Notch Level Control Overall output level of the active section These may be edite...

Page 16: ...ed 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 parameters It controls aspects of the parame...

Page 17: ...s allow all of the algorithm s parameters to be edited See page 10 for more detailed information Compare The Compare button temporarily restores the plug in to the selected preset It gives you a chanc...

Page 18: ...cked an additional row of buttons appear along the lower right portion of the plug in Clicking one of the buttons will bring up an edit page holding parameters related to the button name Those paramet...

Page 19: ...e 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 see the name o...

Page 20: ...12 Input Mix Clicking the Input Mix button reveals a straightforward set of parameters which are described in the Parameters section starting on page 26 1 Click Edit 2 Click Input Mix...

Page 21: ...ing on page 26 This edit page also includes an Infinite button which lets the reverb echoes continue endlessly and a Damping button which controls the high frequency damping of the signal during the r...

Page 22: ...predelay parameters Early Predelay Is an overall predelay that delays all of the signal As with a more typical reverb it s often used to create some separation between the wet and dry portions of the...

Page 23: ...pplied to the room impulse It works in conjunction with Bass Boost Bass Boost Can boost or cut the signal below the Bass Xover value On the right side of the fader field you will see a pair of drop do...

Page 24: ...he same basic characteristics but are EQ ed differently Loading a Preset The preset category is chosen from the drop down menu in the upper left portion of the edit window When you select a category t...

Page 25: ...mbedded 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 to save presets The presets saved...

Page 26: ...ick 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 appear in alphabetical order Click the name field to...

Page 27: ...sta Seven User Presets are stored in Users Username AppData Roaming Lexicon PCM Native UserPresets AlgorithmName Username is the name of the account you re logged in under AlgorithmName is the name of...

Page 28: ...active 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 you...

Page 29: ...l notice this especially when you stop loop or relocate You may notice that the tail stops immediately on one platform and continues to ring on another You may also notice that the behavior changes wh...

Page 30: ...Heritage The...

Page 31: ...ocessor 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 System and...

Page 32: ...24 The Algorithm...

Page 33: ...duction Lexicon reverbs are renowned for smooth tails and controlled frequency response However in many cases the earlier components are more important This may be true for some forms of popular music...

Page 34: ...However reverbs are often used on Aux tracks and may be sourced over internal busses in the DAW In this case it may be better to control the level on the Aux track rather than wet dry mix Not all DAWs...

Page 35: ...t closely associated with Reverb Time is Size A large room size with a small Reverb Time can easily have the same decay time as a small room with a large Reverb Time Even though the two solutions may...

Page 36: ...ntrol the spectral purity of the reverb It can also at some settings create a more noticeable modulation effect Artificial reverbs sometimes create audible artifacts with some types of signals For exa...

Page 37: ...mbre or the overall sense of spaciousness Tap Slope 0 Positive Tap Slope Negative Tap Slope Overall Decay trend Impulses Tap Slope can also be used to create inverse and gated effects In this case Rev...

Page 38: ...s Sine Cosine rules so that power distribution remains constant This may be acceptable even highly desirable but the mix engineer must fully understand the process and its implications It is possible...

Page 39: ...the DAW s session tempo Reverb Predelay This parameter adds a small amount of delay to the reverb tail This delay can also be toggled into Tempo Mode causing the delay value to be related to the tempo...

Page 40: ...ct This can be used to correct that Depending on the type of impulse response selected the listener may become aware of an excess or insufficiency of low frequency output This parameter may be used to...

Page 41: ...lter The audible effect of this is determined by the Type parameter Both early signals and late reverb tail signals can be controlled individually Bandwidth This parameter lets you set the bandwidth o...

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