Lexicon MPX 550 manual Parameter Glossary

Parameter Descriptions

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PARAMETER GLOSSARY			Balance	(-100 to +100%)
			In Rotary programs, determines the volume balance
			between the horn and drum.
	Note:
	System Mode parameters are described in Section 3.		BassMult	(0.2 to 4.0x)
	Dynamics parameters are described on pages 4-32
			Controls the reverb time for low-frequency signals.
	to 4-35. These parameters are not included in this
	glossary.		BassMult works as a multiplier of the Decay and MidRT
			parameters. For example, if BassMult is set to 2.0x, and
"Adjust"		(0 to 127)	Decay is set to 2 seconds, the low-frequency reverb time
			will be 4 seconds. For a natural-sounding hall ambience,
Functions differently from preset to preset. "Adjust" is a			BassMult should be set between 1.0x and 2.0x.
"magic" control that can manipulate several parameters
at once or provide a set of special values for a single			BassXvr	(28Hz to 19.4kHz, off)
control. For example, it may be called (Fast) or (Slow) for
			Sets the frequency below which BassMult applies.
a parameter that is also settable to any value via another
control. "Adjust" has a range of 0 to 127 to provide a
convenient attachment point for a MIDI controller.			CmpAttk	(4 to 125msec)
			Controls the speed at which the compressor responds
Attack		(0 to 100 or 0 to 255)	when input signals increase above threshold.
Controls the sharpness of the initial response to an input
signal. High settings cause explosive sounds, while low			CmpRatio	(1:1 (off) to 10:1)
settings cause sounds to build up more slowly with time.			Sets the ratio of gain reduction for input signals above
Attack only affects the level of		sound within the first
			threshold.
50ms or so.
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