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Lexicon
Concert Halls
The Concert Hall mode contains two effects: Ambience (Club and Hall) and
Reverb (Cathedral). The Ambience effect generates the appropriate early
reflections for stereo simulation of rectangular and fan-shaped halls in a
variety of sizes, and sends the reflections to the side and rear speakers. The
Reverb effect does not simulate the early reflections of specific halls, but
emphasizes rich, smooth reverberant decay in small, medium or large
spaces. It works well for simulating a space with a long reverberation times
relative to its size, such as a reverberant chamber, church or the like. For
systems with only two loudspeakers, the Concert Hall mode also incorpo-
rates a version of Panorama that will spread the stereo image and add the
reflections it generates to the expanded sound stage.
The initial EFFECT LEVEL is highest for Program 4 and progressively lower
for Programs 5 and 6. It will be easier to hear exactly what the parameters
do if the effect level is temporarily turned all the way up.
Program parameters for Small Club and Concert Hall are identical but vary
in the available range of settings to specify room characteristics, as well as
in their intial settings. The parameters for Cathedral are significantly
different, and are described immediately following this section.
The Modes:
Concert Halls
Program
Parameters
Small Club
ROOM SHAPE
ROOM SIZE
LIVENESS
ROLLOFF
SPEECH DETECTION
PANORAMA EFF
LISTENER POS
SPEAKER ANGLE
SET PROGRAM NAME
MEMORIZE PROGRAM
Rectangle
6
3
5.9 kHz
ON
28*
127
50°
NA
NA
Rectangle, Fan
4-6-8-12-16-23
0-6
329 Hz-14.1 kHz
On/Off
0-32
0-254
30°-90°
NA
NA
Parameter
Initial Value
Range
Concert Hall
* 0 if side speakers are configured
ROOM SHAPE
ROOM SIZE
LIVENESS
ROLLOFF
SPEECH DETECTION
PANORAMA EFF
LISTENER POS
SPEAKER ANGLE
SET PROGRAM NAME
MEMORIZE PROGRAM
Rectangle
50
4
2.9 kHz
ON
28*
127
50°
NA
NA
Rectangle, Fan
12-16-23-32-46-50
0-6
329 Hz-14.1 kHz
On/Off
0-32
0-254
30°-90°
NA
NA
Parameter
Initial Value
Range