User manual LEXICON ALEX REV 1

[. . . ] DIGITAL EFFECTS PROCESSOR User Guide Unpacking and Inspection After unpacking the unit, save all packing materials in case you ever need to re-ship. Thoroughly inspect the unit and packing materials for signs of damage. Report any shipment damage to the carrier at once; report equipment malfunction to your dealer. Notice This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, may cause interference to radio and television reception. It has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designated to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation. [. . . ] (This will put the unit into Diagnostic mode with a "d" displayed. ) 2. Press STORE/CLEAR, then turn the REGISTER/PRESET knob until the display reads "0" (push on/push off) or "1" (momentary contact). 3. The display will show "+", and then the number you have selected. Power the unit off, then on again to restore normal operation with the selected configuration. TIP RING Bypass Ring SLEEVE Step STEP BYPASS or Tip Sleeve TIP RING Ring SLEEVE Bypass 5 A dual-function footswitch is provided with your unit, along with a set of labels to identify footswitch functionality. Presets and Parameters Alex front panel operation is simple and straightforward. Effect selection, editing, store, and clear functions are easily accomplished with dedicated knobs and buttons. This section describes all of these basic functions, as well as using footswitches to step through registers and register chains. Inverse (7) is similar to a gated reverb, except that the initial portion of the reverb envelope builds up before the sharp reverberation cut-off. Gate (8) has a fairly constant sound with no decay until the reverberation is cut off abruptly. Inverse and Gate are both excellent effects for percussion -- particularly for snare drum. Plates (9-12) mimic the sound of metal plates, with high initial diffusion and a relatively bright, colored sound. Plates are effective on a variety of percussion instruments, as well as on horns and voice. They are designed to be heard as part of the music, thickening and fattening the source material. Chorus (13) is a 6-voice stereo chorus with echo. Controls are provided for echo delay and recirculation. Flange (14) is a stereo flange with control of resonance and the depth and speed of the flange. Echo (15) Digital audio's most basic effect. The bounce goes back and forth between left and right outputs. Each of the presets contains a unique version of the 3 parameters; DECAY, DELAY and FX LVL. The parameters of each preset are available for front panel adjustment along their entire range, allowing you to create hundreds of variations of each effect. Presets cannot be erased or overwritten by parameter changes; the original version will always be restored. If you make changes to a preset and want to save the changes as a custom effect, you must store your new version in one of Alex's 16 registers. The Presets Alex is loaded with 16 permanent presets, designed to give you the following effects: Hall and Rooms (1-6) range from large natural-sounding spaces with the spread, attack and build of a concert hall, to small rooms with sudden attacks and the coloration characteristics of tight, intimate spaces. In addition to general instrumental and vocal applications, halls are a good choice for giving separately recorded tracks the sense of belonging to the same performance. 6 About the Parameters Each of the 16 presets in Alex consists of a unique combination of as many as 32 different parameters. [. . . ] If you want to store to a different register, or to a different register bank, than the one displayed, turn the REGISTER/PRESET knob to the register number you want before releasing STORE. 13 Using Footswitches A dual footswitch can be connected to Alex's rear-panel footswitch jack. Refer to the diagram shown in Rear panel Connections. you into register mode, loading whatever register is indicated by the position of the REGISTER/PRESET knob; subsequent clicks will increment from that point on. cally switched to register mode -- selecting whatever register is indicated by the position of the REGISTER/PRESET knob. [. . . ]