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User Guide

DYNAMIC

REVERBERATOR

MIDI ®

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Page 1: ...User Guide DYNAMIC REVERBERATOR MIDI...

Page 2: ...ent OFF and ON the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures reorient the receiving antenna relocate the computer with respect to the receiver move...

Page 3: ...6 Using Footswitches 17 Bypass Stepping through the Registers Clearing Registers Skipping Registers and Creating Chains Advanced Programming Mode 19 Overview 19 APM Utility Functions 20 Algorithms and...

Page 4: ...gnment and register dumps Footswitch control allows you to bypass theeffects tostepthroughtheregisters orto set up register chains to suit your perfor mance needs MIDI Program Change can be used to ac...

Page 5: ...ARN STORE CLEAR VALUE REGISTER PRESET 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 RICH PLATE DRUMPLATE VOCAL PLATE FLANGER CHORUS CANYON MULTI TAPS RESONATOR GATE INVERSE SMALL ROOM GUITAR STAGE MUSIC CLUB...

Page 6: ...eaks If the LED is continuously red turn the INPUT control down 5 If Reflex is using a console s sends and returns set the MIX control fully clock wise 100 wet If you are using an instrument amplifier...

Page 7: ...the right for mono input POWER Use Lexicon MSA power pack or 9VAC 1 amp equivalent MIDI MIDI In and Out connectors are provided Switching an internal jumper allows selec tion of MIDI THRU instead of...

Page 8: ...E Tip Sleeve Ring Bypass Step or TIP RING SLEEVE Tip Sleeve Ring Bypass When shipped Reflex is configured to use momentarycontactswitches Youcanchange this configuration to allow the use of latching s...

Page 9: ...which are closest to the rear panel MIDI connectors 3 Lay the unit upside down and remove the rack ear 4 Lift the jumper off of its pins and reposition it according to the functionality you want 5 Re...

Page 10: ...pleand straightforward Effect selection editing STORE and CLEAR functions are easily accomplished with dedicated knobs and but tons 7 This section describes all of these basic functions as well as usi...

Page 11: ...ith a slap reflection Great for electric or acoustic guitars Increase DE CAY for solos Also exceptional for drums or percussion when you require a smaller stage ambience 6 SMALL ROOM Very dense with a...

Page 12: ...e hundreds of variations of each effect As many as 7 additional parameters are accessible in Advanced Programming Mode or via MIDI Presets cannot be erased or overwritten by parameter changes the orig...

Page 13: ...apGate 60 SprngChs 61 MegaGate 62 Snar Tom 63 MetlGate 64 ElvsGate 65 Inverse1 66 Deverse 67 RevRpeat 68 SkiSlope 69 TalkFlng 70 FullChor 71 SlapFlng 72 SislEkos 73 Rez 2 74 Edge 1 75 OpenHarp 76 Rich...

Page 14: ...ge resonance In Chorus 13 Canyon 14 Multi Taps 15 and Resonator 16 DECAY controls recirculation DELAY generally sets the amount of predelay the length of time between the input of signal and the onset...

Page 15: ...Reverb Decay Predelay 4 Music Club Mid Reverb Decay Predelay 5 Guitar Stage Mid Reverb Decay Predelay 6 Small Room Mid Reverb Decay Predelay 7 Inverse Size Predelay 8 Gate Gate Time Predelay 9 Rich Pl...

Page 16: ...r and preset modes you will always recall the last preset or register loaded in whatever state you left it REGISTER PRESET 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 RICH PLATE DRUM PLATE VOCAL PLATE FLAN...

Page 17: ...parameter is adjusted to indicate that the effect has been modified since the last store operation If no further adjustments are made with VALUE the display will revert to showing the number of the cu...

Page 18: ...one displayed turn the REGISTER PRESET knob to the regis ter number you want before releasing STORE CLEAR 3 Releasing STORE CLEAR will store the currently running effect into the register indicated on...

Page 19: ...version making changes as de sired When you are satisfied with the effect perform a store operation to any register you want using the procedure described on the preceding page If you do not perform...

Page 20: ...atically switch you into register mode loading whatever register was last loaded subsequent clicks will increment from that point on Clearing Registers Reflex has a clear function which allows the use...

Page 21: ...PRESET knob to any position other than 1 will set up register chains which use cleared registers as loop points Skip and chain functions are illustrated to the left 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15...

Page 22: ...AGE MUSIC CLUB PIANO HALL VOCAL HALL LARGE HALL To exit Advanced Programming Mode press REGISTER PRESET To enter Advanced Programming Mode simultaneously press the PARAMETER LEARN button and the REGIS...

Page 23: ...Ch Channel Turn VALUE to select channel 0 OMNI or 1 16 for incoming MIDI messages 13 dA Dump All Press STORE to dump all registers 14 dC Dump Current Effect Press STORE to dump current effect 15 F Foo...

Page 24: ...the currently running effect With any parameter selected the VALUE knob will adjust it along its entire range A diagram of each algorithm is shown on the following pages along with a chart of the ava...

Page 25: ...various halls and rooms found in Presets 1 6 The clean reverberation of the Hall algo rithm is designed to add spaciousness while leaving the source material unchanged In addition to general instrumen...

Page 26: ...iffusion and acts as a master control for decay Because of this link you should set Size before adjusting other parameters Note that adjusting Size temporarily mutes the outputs Plate A2 APM Parameter...

Page 27: ...m produces stereo flanging with two flanges that can be used to create different effects from left and right outputs This algorithm was used to create Preset 12 Individual delays of as much as 1 sec o...

Page 28: ...ith the bounce going back and forth be tween left and right outputs Delay times can be tempo driven by MIDI Clock The Group Delay parameter allows all four delays to be controlled as a group maintaini...

Page 29: ...educe boominess for low tunings Reso nance Feedback affects the lowest pitch resonator The other resonators are set based on this value and the value of Slope Shimmer sets the period of resonator detu...

Page 30: ...ved length of the inverse effect As this parameter changes both time and density it subtly affects the timbre This algorithm was used to create Preset 7 APM Parameter Setting Name Display Range Actual...

Page 31: ...diffusion and the gated reverb are all simul taneously available Gate Time adjusts the received length of the gated sound and subtly changes the timbre This algorithm was used to create Preset 8 HF Cu...

Page 32: ...created from this algorithm APM Parameter Setting Name Display Range Actual Range 1 Feedback 128 to 128 99 to 99 2 Delay 1 1 to 120 0 1500ms 3 Effects Level 1 to 128 0 100 4 High Frequency Cutoff 1 t...

Page 33: ...e 1 Sixty fourth note 2 Thirty second note 3 Sixteenth note triplet 4 Sixteenth note 5 Eighth note triplet 6 Dotted sixteenth note 7 Eighth note 8 Quarter note triplet 9 Dotted eighth note 10 Quarter...

Page 34: ...etercontrolandaccesstoa setofusefulutilityfunctions TheMIDIimple mentation offers even more creative control enough to please the most demanding musician producer or engineer SelectingMIDIChannel load...

Page 35: ...Source you must send MIDI Clock messages from theMIDIcontrollertoReflexasshownbelow MIDI clock Sequencer Drum machine or computer MIDI REMOVE RACK EAR TO ACCESS MIDI OUT THRU JUMPER OUT THRU IN MIDI...

Page 36: ...e figure below shows the MIDI connec tions for controlling Reflex simultaneously with MIDI Clocks from a sequencer and messages from another MIDI controller Note that the controller is set to local co...

Page 37: ...ntrol ler etc to any MIDI Channel 1 16 2 Hold down the Reflex PARAMETER LEARN button and send any complete message from the controller Program Change note etc 3 Release the Reflex PARAMETER LEARN butt...

Page 38: ...enerate values continuously they re al ways on some generate output based on the position of a particular slider pedal or wheel on an external MIDI instrument Some Sources generate output based on asp...

Page 39: ...these proce dures To use Dynamic MIDI you patch a MIDI controller to the parameter you want to con trol Reflex allows you to make as many as four patches for any effect and saves your patches with th...

Page 40: ...u are patching a foot pedal plugged into a keyboard or foot controller pressthefootpedaldownabit then back again 5 Release the PARAMETER LEARN but ton The display will resume showing parameter values...

Page 41: ...rol For most applica tions this will either be 100 or 100 While holding down PARAMETER LEARN move the MIDI controller you want to be the Source You don t have to move the controller through its entire...

Page 42: ...es of the decimal point patch indicator 39 It is important to note that when multiple control sources are used simultaneously their values are summed As an example suppose you have both Foot Pedal con...

Page 43: ...on CL will appear briefly on the dis play to indicate all patches have been cleared 4 Perform a STORE operation In APM you can clear any patches to a displayed parameter by briefly pressing STORE CLEA...

Page 44: ...gned to be compatible with existing editing software as well as with the Lexicon MRC which recognize Reflex as a Lexicon LXP 1 Due to differing parameter ranges between the two effects processors scal...

Page 45: ...ending any Program Change or MIDI Note message or by moving any active MIDI controller 3 Release the PARAMETER LEARN but ton If you have a footswitch which can send redundant Program Change 1 messages...

Page 46: ...This display will remain until you move any front panel knob or button During reception of a dump or load com mand Reflexdisplaysoneofthefollowing messages dA Dumping all registers from Reflex dC Dump...

Page 47: ...c Default 1 1 memorized Channel Channel 1 16 1 16 can be set from APM Mode Default X Messages 3 Altered X Note X 0 127 used as controller Number Velocity Note ON X O 9n v 0 127 used as controller Note...

Page 48: ...X Tune X X System Clock X O Real Time Commands X X used as controller Aux Local ON OFF X X Messages All Notes OFF X X Active Sense X X Reset X O Reset All X X Controllers Notes Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mo...

Page 49: ...H x 4 D 483 x 45 x 102mm Weight 2 lbs 11 oz 1 22 kg Environment Operating Temperature 32 to 104 F 0 to 40 C Storage 20 to 170 F 30 to 75 C Relative Humidity 95 non condensing Audio Inputs 2 Level 30d...

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