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  • Page 1 User Guide...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    WARNING: IF THE GROUND IS DEFEATED, CERTAIN FAULT CONDITIONS IN THE UNIT OR IN THE SYSTEM FCC Part 15 European Contact: Your local Lexicon Sales and TO WHICH IT IS CONNECTED CAN RESULT IN FULL LINE VOLTAGE BETWEEN CHASSIS AND EARTH GROUND.
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  • Page 4 In no event shall Lexicon Professional or its dealers be liable for special or consequential damages or from any...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Editing a Program ..........33 Diagram - Rear Panel ........6 Quick Access Menu ..........34 Setup ...............7 Using the MX200 as a Hardware Plug-In..35 Connecting the MX200 ........7 Minimum System Requirements ......35 Using the MX200..........10 Installing the MX-Edit VST Hardware Plug-In ..35 Loading Programs ..........

  • Page 6: Quick Start

    12 o’clock position. connection (using the MX200 with a mixer) 3. Set the Input level on the MX200 to the and select a program. 12 o’clock position. 4. Set the Mix 1 and Mix 2 knobs on the Powering the Unit MX200 to their full clockwise position.
  • Page 7 There are five audio samples included in the MX200, including various drum sounds, vocal, and guitar. In the factory setting, tapping the Audition button cycles through the five sounds, but you may want to repeat a particular sound as you choose or edit an effect.

  • Page 8: About The Mx200

    Either way you use the MX200 – live or in overburdening your CPU. the studio – you can choose two effects at once in one of four routing schemes:...

  • Page 9: Diagram - Front Panel

    Diagram - Front Panel Diagram - Front Panel 1 2 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 . Dual Input Bargraph Meters 7. Tempo Button - P2 LEDs indicate input level for each channel. Same as for Processor 1 (see #5). 8.
  • Page 10 Diagram - Front Panel 14. Effect Select - P1 This button selects the reverb, delay, or effect to be loaded in Processor 1. 15. Pre Delay Knob - P1 Controls Pre Delay of the reverbs or the first parameter of the selected delay or effect in Processor 1.* 16.

  • Page 11: Diagram - Rear Panel

    2. Footswitch Input Make sure the device you are connect- An optional 2-button footswitch can be ing to the MX200’s S/PDIF In is set as plugged into this TRS jack for independent the Clock Master (if that option is avail- Bypass control of P1 and P2.

  • Page 12: Setup

    MX200 in both Serial and your console) to the 12 o’clock position. Parallel configurations, using some com- 6. Set the Input on the MX200 to the 12 mon, real-world examples. o’clock position. 7. Set the Mix 1 and Mix 2 knobs on the MX200 to their full clockwise (Wet) position.
  • Page 13 1. Select routing 1 or 4 using the Routing 4. Connect the MX200’s Left output to the button. amp’s Effects Loop Return or Power 2. Connect Aux 1 send to the MX200 Left Amp In. input. 5. Set Mix 1 and Mix 2 knobs to the 12 3.
  • Page 14 44.1kHz or 48kHz only. (Refer to or a stereo line input. the documentation for your device 4. Set the MX200’s Input knob to the 12 and/or software for proper setup.) o’clock position. 5. Once the MX200 is locked correctly with 5.

  • Page 15: Using The Mx200

    Using the MX200 Using the MX200 The MX200 is equipped with 99 Factory has been modified. To retain these chang- programs that combine the 32 reverbs and es, you must store them to a User program effects to cover a wide range of applica- location (see Storing Programs).

  • Page 16: Tap Tempo

    Audition button is pressed, the rate that corresponds to the new tempo. next sample is played. A1 - Drum Stick Click MX200 can also use MIDI Sync to set the A2 - Snare Drum tempo of delays. When MX200 detects A3 - Kick Drum MIDI Sync present at the MIDI In, the A4 - Female Vocal “Doo”...

  • Page 17: Routing Options

    Using the MX200 Routing Options Storing Programs The MX200’s powerful Dual Processor Once you have edited a program to your design and four signal routing options allow liking, you can store these edits into a User you to use it as two independent effects program memory location.

  • Page 18: Effects Descriptions

    Effects Descriptions - Reverbs Effects Descriptions Reverbs The MX200 effects come in four varieties: Stereo, Mono In/Stereo Out, Mono (Wet Reverberation (or “reverb” for short) is only), and Stereo (Wet only). When using the complex effect created by the way Wet only effects, turn the processors Mix we perceive sound in an enclosed space.
  • Page 19 The Plates in the MX200 model the sound of Reverse Reverb metal plates with high initial diffusion and Mono In/Stereo Out a relatively bright, colored sound.
  • Page 20 Effects Descriptions - Reverbs subtle effect is desired. Arena Reverb Stereo Liveliness Arena reverb emulates a huge physical space such as an indoor sports venue Adjusts the amount of high frequency or stadium. The characteristics of Arena content in the reverberation tails. Higher reverb are long secondary reflection times settings increase high frequency response, and a reduced amount of high frequency...
  • Page 21 Effects Descriptions - Reverbs Reverb Control Values Note: Values of 0 – 100 are displayed as 0 – 00 (100 is displayed as 00 in the Program Display). Values of greater than 100 are shown with a decimal between the digits, i.e. 115 displayed as 1.5, 150 displayed as 5.0, and 200 is displayed as 0.0.

  • Page 22: Delays

    Effects Descriptions - Delays Delays Modulated Delay Delays repeat a sound a short time after it Stereo first occurs. Delay becomes echo when the The Modulated Delay is enhanced by output is fed back into the input (feedback). an LFO (low frequency oscillator) that This turns a single repeat into a series of produces a chorusing effect on the delay repeats, each a little softer than the last.
  • Page 23 Ducker Threshold and right channels. As this knob is turned MX200’s Studio and Digital delays offer a counter-clockwise, the first tap occurs ear- “ducking” feature, which causes the delay lier and the second tap occurs later than repeats to attenuate (or get softer) by -6dB they did at the 12 o’clock position.

  • Page 24: Dbx® Dynamics

    To Selects the compression ratio, from 1:1 (no better use the Compressor in the MX200, effect) to Infinity:1 (or complete limiting). a bit of understanding about compression is helpful.

  • Page 25: Modulated Effects

    Effects Descriptions - Modulated Effects Modulated Effects tic swishing, tunneling, and fading sounds. Chorus Stereo Chorus creates a lush, full sound by combining two or more signals together where one is unaffected and the other Flanger Controls signals vary in pitch very slightly over time. Knob 1: Speed Chorus is commonly used to fatten up Controls the modulation rate of the...
  • Page 26 Effects Descriptions - Modulated Effects This knob controls the amount of modu- The Rotary effect is modeled after a lated signal being fed back into the input, Leslie-style cabinet. The input signal is split creating feedback. Higher amounts add into high and low-frequency bands. The more resonance to the effect signal.
  • Page 27 - from subtle detunes to full interval shifts up Knob 2: Right Shift Amount or down a two octave range. The MX200’s Determines the detune amount of the Pitch Shift effect is a chromatic shifter, Right input, from -24 cents to +24 cents.

  • Page 28: Mx200 Utilities

    MX200 Utilities MX200 Utilities Program AutoLoad From the factory, the MX200 is configured The MX200 has several global functions to have presets loaded manually once they that can be customized to meet your are selected. This is useful in live applica- needs.

  • Page 29: Digital Out Dry Track

    3. To change the Output Mode to Mono, Note: The Dry Track feature is only avail- turn the Program Select knob until no able for signals brought into the MX200 via appears in the Program Display the analog inputs. Dry Track has no effect...

  • Page 30: Bypass Mode Select

    Program Note: The default Factory bank is the Display. The Program Display flashes Serial bank. If you plan to use the MX200 between bP and dr (indicating dry as a Parallel device in a mixer Aux Send/ signal).

  • Page 31: The Mx-Edit Editor/Librarian - Windows

    MX200 hardware. on-screen instructions and prompts. Note that you will be prompted to connect the MX200 via the USB port during the instal- lation process. In order for your computer to recognize the MX200 connection, it is necessary to have the MX200 powered on and connected via a standard USB cable.

  • Page 32: The Mx-Edit Library

    The MX-Edit Editor/Librarian - Windows Opening or Creating a The selected program is now loaded in your MX200 as well, and can be previewed Program using the Audition button on the MX200’s front panel. Any changes made in the MX-Edit Program Editor window will also occur simultaneously on the MX200 hard- ware.

  • Page 33: The Mx-Edit Program Editor

    Effect Select button in P1 or P2 control tive, so any changes made on the MX200’s area. A list of the MX200’s 32 reverbs and front panel are reflected in real-time in the effects appears, with a check mark next active MX-Edit Program Editor window as to the currently selected reverb or effect.
  • Page 34 The MX-Edit Editor/Librarian - Windows Adjusting Knobs Tempo To make editing in MX-Edit easy and intui- If one of the MX200’s six delays is select- tive, there are three ways to adjust knobs ed, the Tempo button in that processor in MX-Edit:...

  • Page 35: Saving A Program

    By default, programs are saved program previously stored in that location, to your computer in the My Documents both in the MX-Edit Library and the MX200 folder; to choose a different location, itself. Click Save to store to the selected simply navigate to a different folder or User program location.
  • Page 36 The MX-Edit Editor/Librarian - Windows your previous programs and settings. To archive the MX200, click Device and select Backup. A warning will appear, advising you that a full Backup may take a few minutes, and asking whether you wish to proceed. To cancel without creat- ing a Backup archive, click Cancel or close the dialog box.

  • Page 37: The Mx-Edit Editor/Librarian - Mac

    Program Name. the Applications folder, the MX-Edit Audio Unit in the Components folder, and the To open a program from the MX200 click MX-Edit VST in the VST folder. in the Program Menu field and select a program from the list.

  • Page 38: Editing A Program

    You can create new programs based either Tempo on the User or Factory programs, but you If one of the MX200’s six delays is select- may only store to User program locations. ed, the Tempo button in that processor As in the MX200 hardware, Factory pro- becomes active, and begins to flash at grams cannot be over-written.

  • Page 39: Quick Access Menu

    Archiving Archiving is a powerful tool for preserving For instant access to the most often used the current state of your MX200. When you commands, click the small down arrow in archive the MX200, all of its presets and the upper left corner of the program win- global settings are sent to the computer dow to open the Quick Access Menu.

  • Page 40: Using The Mx200 As A Hardware Plug-In

    Follow the on-screen recall, without burdening your CPU! Using prompts to install the software. the MX200 with the VST and Audio Units software works much like any other plug- Connecting the MX200 in you’d use with a DAW, except that the...

  • Page 41: Software Configuration

    Using the MX200 as a Hardware Plug-In Software Configuration If you have followed these steps correctly, when you open an instance of the MX200 Because the audio is being processed plug-in, its audio path will lead it to the bus...

  • Page 42: Midi Port Error Message

    Using MIDI with the MX200 CC Mapping Important! MIDI Port Error Message If you see this message, the MX200 is either disconnected or its USB MIDI ports are in use by an application. Some hosts, such as Cubase, may automatically open the MX200’s MIDI ports by default.

  • Page 43: Specifications

    Specifications Specifications Audio Inputs: (2) 1/4” TRS balanced or unbalanced Input Impedance: 20k Ohms balanced, 10k Ohms unbalanced Input Level: +4dBu Nominal, +20dBu Maximum Frequency Response: 20 Hz - 20kHz, ref. 1kHz +/- 1dB THD+N: <.007% 20Hz - 20kHz Line Outputs: (2) 1/4”...

  • Page 44: Appendix

    Appendix Appendix Delay De-Esser Time Range Values Frequency Values Bandwidth Values Note: A value of 36 is the 12 o’clock knob position, or equal to the Tempo LED rate. Intermediate values (e.g. 1-3) do not repre- sent exact note values.

  • Page 45: Program List

    Program List Program List Effects in the list that are italicized and shaded are in Bypass in the factory programs. Effects that are bolded are designed to be Full Wet only (e.g. Compressor).
  • Page 46 Program List Effects in the list that are italicized and shaded are in Bypass in the factory programs. Effects that are bolded are designed to be Full Wet only (e.g. Compressor).
  • Page 48 Lexicon ® 10653 S. River Front Parkway, Suite 300 South Jordan, UT 84095 PH: (801) 566-8800 FAX: (801) 566-7005 WEB: www.lexiconpro.com Printed in China Lexicon MX200 Owners Manual 5073493-A © 2016 Harman International Industries, Incorporated, all rights reserved.

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