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Congratulations and thank you

for purchasing the PCM Native Stringbox plug-in. With decades of legacy products to pull from, 

the PCM Native plug-ins include the finest collection of factory presets available. Designed to 

bring the highest level of sonic quality and functionality to all of your audio applications, the 

PCM Native plug-ins will take center stage in your DAW. 

Quick Start

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Open your DAW and choose the Lexicon plug-in from your list of plug-ins

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In the plug-in’s window, select a category

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Select a preset

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Adjust parameters (optional)

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Save the preset (optional)

It can be as simple or as in-depth as you’d like. The included presets work well for most 

situations, but you can easily adjust any parameter and save any preset. See the “Factory 

Presets” section for more information on editing, loading and saving presets. 

Included Items

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PCM Native Stringbox software CD

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iLok license code

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This manual

Summary of Contents for PCM NATIVE STRINGBOX

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

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

Page 3: ...ug 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 flexib...

Page 4: ...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 5: ...Preset 7 Storing and Managing Presets 8 Portable Presets 9 Where are presets stored 10 Tempo Mode Presets 11 Getting the most out of your computer 12 The Algorithm 16 Stringbox 17 The Parameters 18 C...

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Page 7: ...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 8: ...ers Keyboard When the Note Selection parameter is set to Keyboard this keyboard section becomes active This full piano keyboard allows you to select which keys are held down by clicking on each key Wh...

Page 9: ...ines Level Meters Shows the input output and feedback levels The Feedback meters measure the energy level being fed back into the beginning of the delay line Preset Category Presets for the algorithm...

Page 10: ...indow allows you to visualize the effect While your ears will always be the primary tool in choosing and adjusting presets the display provides a direct way to see what s going on Click anywhere in th...

Page 11: ...de is the default view for the plug in and requires the least amount of CPU cycles String Resonance View This disply mode shows a visual representation of the piano strings vibrating based on the ener...

Page 12: ...to the original preset and quickly audition your edits verses the original preset When compare is on all parameters are frozen and cannot be changed Turning compare off returns you to your edits Choos...

Page 13: ...set category is chosen from the drop down menu in the upper left portion of the edit window When you select a category the preset menu is updated to show availability of the new presets within the sel...

Page 14: ...bedded 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 b...

Page 15: ...ck 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 e...

Page 16: ...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 17: ...resets 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 sequences and...

Page 18: ...play The active display window can represent your effect in real time However this display consumes some of your computer s processing power If you click until you reach the static display your comput...

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Page 20: ...Heritage The...

Page 21: ...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 22: ...The Algorithm...

Page 23: ...vibrate 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 strin...

Page 24: ...Delay Mode Determines whether the predelay uses an absolute value milliseconds or a note value related to the tempo of the mix Keyboard This region shows which keys of the virtual piano have been pre...

Page 25: ...w the strings are panned across the stereo field Piano places strings low to high from left to right Reverse Piano flips that orientation Low Spread alternates notes with the lowest notes at the farth...

Page 26: ...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 27: ...lug Ins Please visit www lexiconpro com for the latest information on available Lexicon plug ins Upgrading Please visit www lexiconpro com for the latest information on upgrading to the PCM Native Eff...

Page 28: ...rman All other trademarks are property of their respective owners All features and specifications are subject to change Harman 8760 South Sandy Parkway Sandy Utah 84070 U S A Phone 801 568 7660 Fax 80...

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