User manual LEXICON VORTEX

[. . . ] AUDIO MORPHING PROCESSOR TM 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. [. . . ] At some point, you may want to retrace your steps, and identify the preset used to create a particular stored sound. To do this: 1. Using the REGISTER/PRESET knob and the A/B button, select the register for which you want to identify the source. If you are not already in preset mode, press the REGISTER/PRESET button -- the LED should go off. Note that Vortex will load the preset which corresponds to the current knob position. 3. Press and hold down the REGISTER/ PRESET button. Now, Vortex will reload your register selection. While still holding down the REGISTER/ PRESET button, move the VALUE knob. The number and version (A or B) of the preset used to create that register will be displayed briefly. This will not affect the audio --you will still be hearing the selected register. The display will return to the selected register after a brief timeout, or on release of the REGISTER/PRESET button. 24 Effect Descriptions Overview Vortex effects are not passive, they are responsive to your playing. Each can be controlled dynamically by the ENVELOPE control, allowing you to play the effects with your own personal style. Each effect is made up of several simultaneous modulation and delay modules. The sonic signature of each effect is determined by the number and type of these modules, as well as the audio and control connections between them. Although each effect is designed with a different combination of modules, Vortex provides a single set of 16 general parameters to control them all. All Vortex effects have the same general structure, as shown below. (The shaded area of the diagram is detailed in the indvidual effect descriptions that follow. ) Left Left Input EFFECT MIX Output Right Right Vortex presets are designed to emphasize certain functions in each effect, but you will find that altering selected parameters allows you to create entirely different sounds from any single effect. The following diagrams and descriptions provide maps for your explorations, as well as descriptions of each preset pair and of the effect itself. Certain parameters have similar characteristics in all Vortex effects. For example, OUPUT and MIX always provide control of output level and processed/unprocesed mix. Within each effect, MOD FX LVL generally controls the amount of modulation effects, and ECHO FX LVL controls the amount of echo effects in the processed signal. 25 Note: When connections are made to both Vortex inputs, envelope control of all effects is driven by the left input. 1 REFLEXION Mod Fx Lvl Fbk 1 Rate1 Depth 1 L PAN A B Reflexion consists of a stereo envelope detune module in series with dual echoes. Each echo, in turn, feeds an independent auto panner. The detune is driven by ENVELOPE. The amount of detuning increases as the input varies from soft to loud. Different playing dynamics and ENVELOPE values can produce a wide range of effects from subtle pitch changes on note attacks for doubling effects, to radical pitch bends. [. . . ] RATE 2 and DEPTH 2 control the amplitude modulation of the cross-feedback for both echoes. Turning up DEPTH 1 and/or DEPTH 2 modulates feedback (or cross-feed) levels. At low rates, this produces a tremolo-like effect. At faster rates, this produces "ring modulator" effects. [. . . ]