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OWNER’S MANUAL

MPX NATIVE

   

REVERB PLUG-IN

Summary of Contents for MPX NATIVE REVERB PLUG-IN

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL MPX NATIVE REVERB PLUG IN ...

Page 2: ...The Lexicon legacy continues ...

Page 3: ...y tuned presets and the quality that elevates any home recording or project studio to a whole new level adding professional reverb effects to your projects has never been faster easier or sounded better The MPX Native Reverb Plug In delivers that legendary Lexicon sound through a single polymorphic plug in with seven different reverb types Small Plate Large Plate Small Hall Large Hall Small Chambe...

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Page 5: ...1 MPX Native Reverb 9 Contents System Requirements 2 Installation 3 The User Interface 4 Quick Start 6 The Parameters 14 Supported I O Configurations 17 ...

Page 6: ...io Units Any platform supporting VST 2 4 or later Mac OS X 10 5 or newer Intel Processor Windows Windows XP Vista or 7 1 6 GHz CPU or faster Important iLok License Information This product requires the use of a 2nd Generation iLok USB smart key You must download the license to your iLok2 USB smart key before you launch your DAW Otherwise your DAW may fail to recognize the plug in and you may have ...

Page 7: ... to iLok com and download install the required drivers for use with the iLok2 4 Create an iLok account or sign in if you already have an existing account 5 Click on Redeem License Code 6 Locate your license code on the back of the included DVD sleeve and enter your license code 7 Click Get License 8 Select Download License 9 You re ready to launch your DAW and enjoy the plug in ...

Page 8: ...nst the original preset When compare is on any edits which you have made will be removed and the original preset will be heard Turning Compare off returns you to your edits for comparison against the original preset Note When compare is on all parameters are frozen and cannot be changed 3 Store Button Clicking the Store button opens the user preset save window Enter a name and click store to save ...

Page 9: ...load a new preset from the combo box list 6 Real Time Visualization Real Time Visualization can be turned on and off by clicking anywhere in the Real Time Visualization window When off the plug in name is displayed this conserves CPU power When on the Spectral Intensity Analyzer is displayed providing real time visual feedback of the effect signal s amplitude Y axis over the frequency spectrum X A...

Page 10: ...6 MPX Native Reverb 9 Quick Start Step 1 Launch your DAW Launch your DAW and load the session which contains your audio tracks ...

Page 11: ...want to apply the MPX Reverb to a single source track insert the MPX Native Reverb Plug In on the desired source track then proceed to step 3 If you would like to process multiple tracks with the MPX Plug In see the Processing multiple tracks section on the next page Insert MPX Plug In ...

Page 12: ...ux channel then route the aux sends for all tracks in which you would like to apply the reverb effect to this new aux channel The below diagram shows an example of such a configuration within Logic Please refer to your DAWs documentation if you are unsure how to add an aux channel assign busses and configure aux sends within your DAW Source Track Reverb Aux Channel DAW Stereo Output Insert MPX Plu...

Page 13: ...verb 9 Once the aux channel has been added to your session and properly configured insert the MPX Plug In on this aux channel and rename this channel Reverb Reverb Aux Channel Insert MPX Plug In Rename channel Reverb ...

Page 14: ...to audition the audio Adjust the Mix control until you have reached the desired amount of reverb effect Processing multiple tracks If you inserted the MPX Plug In on an aux channel as described in step 2 open the MPX Plug In Press the play button in the DAWs transport to audition the audio Set the Mix control to 100 Ensure that the reverb bus level fader is set to 0 to begin with Reverb Bus Level ...

Page 15: ...the aux send level on this first instrument track until the MPX input meter peaks just below 6 Go back to the reverb bus level fader and adjust it until the desired amount of reverb effect is heard Now adjust the aux send level for each additional track you would like to apply the reverb to until the desired amount of reverb is applied to all tracks Source Track Input Level Meter Aux Send Reverb B...

Page 16: ...t for the material you are working on Step 5 Adjust the rotary parameters optional If you are happy with the way the effect sounds move on to the next step If you think the effect still requires some additional tweaking audition the audio while adjusting the parameter knobs until you have reached the desired effect Note Only readjust the Mix knob if you require more or less of the reverb effect an...

Page 17: ...set click the Store button Name the new preset then click the Store button Note The portable presets in the MPX Native Reverb Plug In are cross DAW and cross platform compatible meaning that you can store presets in one particular DAW on a Mac then open them using a different DAW on a Mac or Windows PC and vice versa ...

Page 18: ...than a 20 This might cause the reverb to be boomy Selecting a lighter value for Color will help to get that under control Rolloff One of the most important aspects of a good mix is to correctly set up the proportion of frequencies Getting reverb right is a major component of this process The rolloff filter allows the higher frequencies of the reverb to be reduced Most natural reverberation will be...

Page 19: ...e delay might go up to 50ms These are just guidelines use what your ears like Reverb Type This is where you choose the basic wiring of the reverb Plates are among the most popular artificial reverbs known for the diffuse shhhh sound they add to percussion Chambers are dense and colorless and have been used for every kind of music where the reverb shouldn t intrude on the sound Halls are medium to ...

Page 20: ...inal signal is on one channel strip and an aux channel receives signal from the aux bus Both channels go to the final mix bus You load an MPX L Plug In onto the aux channel In that case your mix should be set to 100 Reverb level is controlled by changing the gain on the aux track or by changing the send level Why is that If the mix parameter on the aux channel is set to something less than 100 the...

Page 21: ...MPX Native Reverb 9 Supported I O Configurations The MPX Native Reverb Plug In supports the following Input Output configurations Stereo In Stereo Out Mono In Stereo Out Stereo In Mono Out Mono In Mono Out ...

Page 22: ...Heritage The ...

Page 23: ...rocessor 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 the PCM96 series Reverb Effects Processors which have themselves garnered an impressive following of producers artists and engineers Growing demand for proprietary Lexicon technologies has led to it...

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