Basic Operation, An Overview of the Controls | Lexicon 960L instruction

960L Owner’s Maunal

Basic Operations

Basic Operation

This chapter provides a quick description of how to operate the 960L. Chapter 4, Operations in Detail, provides a more complete description of all available functionality.

An Overview of the Controls

Figure 3-1 is a general map to the LARC2’s control keys and the ways they take you through the 960L’s user interface.

PROGRAM

REGISTER

EDIT

EDIT

FLOPPY

PROGRAMS**REGISTER

EDITEDIT

NAME

INFO

CLEAR ALL

DELETE

INSERT/

WRT OVR

HOME

END

SAVE (IF

BANK)

STORE

REGISTER

EDIT

NAME

INFO

CANCEL

BANK

EDIT (IF

REGISTER)

PROGRAM

OR

REGISTER

EDIT (IF

REGISTER)

NAME (IF

REGISTER)

INFO (IF

REGISTER)

EDIT

ALGRITHM

SELECT (ALG)

V-PAGE

J-STICK

INPUT

J-STICK

OUTPUT

J-STICK

V-PAGE

CONTROL

WORDCLK

CONFIG

SYSTEM

MACHINE

ALL**

Figure 3-1 — Overview of 960L control system.

Dedicated control keys shown with square corners, soft buttons with rounded corners,

and Option soft buttons with dashed outlines. Controls with ** in their labels initiate no action.

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Lexicon 960L owner manual Basic Operation, An Overview of the Controls

Contents

960L. Digital Effects System Important Safety Instructions Table Of Contents Table Of Contents Title of Section Introduction Mainframe Rear Panel DescriptionAbout the 960L Unpacking the 960L Remote-Control Connectors Clock Card Midi Connectors Five-pin DIN femaleMains Power Switch IEC Power Connector Front Panel Standby Switch and IndicatorFloppy Drive Thumbscrews Behind the Front Panel DSP-Card SlotsCPU Card Mounting InstallationVentilation Location Digital Audio Connections Midi ConnectionsWordclock Connections Navigating Typical Display Screens LARC2 Remote LARC2 Remote About the LARC2Unpacking the Larc LARC2 Control Surface LARC2 Control Surface LARC2 Connections Getting What You Want A typical display screen Navigating Typical Display Screens About the Faders and Joystick Mode Faders Joystick Audio Indicators Fine AdjustLexicon Button AN Overview of the Controls Basic Operation An Overview of the Controls Basic Operation Quick Guide to Operation Setup Control Mode 960L Owner’s MaunalBasic Operations Quick Guide to Operation Program Loading Machine Selection Storing Your Edits Editing a Program or Register Name screen Info screens are similar Operations in Detail Control Mode CLOCKS, Configuration Loading Programs Loading Programs and Registers Loading Registers Alternative Loading TechniquesProgramming Machines Wordclock Control Mode Clocks, Configuration, and System Screens Locked and unlocked wordclock Input, Output, and Machine Configuration 960L Owner’s Maunal Operations in Detail 44.1/48kHz Dual machines 5-in and 2-in Output Assignment Left Right Center Unused Surround Surround System Screen Analog and Digital I/O Editing Fine AdjustEditing Algorithms Editing With the Faders Quick Comparisons via the Lexicon Button Editing with the Joystick Input Panning Editing Inputs and Outputs Output Panning Setting Levels 960L Surround Panning RulesAvoiding Overload Using the Edit Algorithm Screen V-Page and Parameter ReassignmentFrom the Edit Algorithm, Inputs, Outputs Options screen 22 Edit V-Page screen programming the joystick Storing and Labeling Your Edits StoringNaming and Annotating Organizing Your Registers 25 a Register Info Options Enabled Using the Floppy Drive Machine ModeCD-ROM Edit Tools for Registers Using the Reverb Programs Reverberation and Reality Using the Reverb Programs Using The Reverb Program Lexicon, Inc Reverberation and Reality Msec Sound in Space a Short History of Stereo and Surround Random Hall Algorithms Chamber Surround HallPlate & Surround Plate Ambience & Surround Ambience Ambient Chamber Reverse & Surround ReverseInverse Parameters Used in the 960L Algorithms Using The Reverb ProgramLexicon, Inc FbckR FbckLFbckLF FbckLS LvRR LvLLLvLR LvRL LvLFLF RearRvb RearRollRShape RSpread Slope SizeSpin Spread Midi Nomenclature Midi Channel AllocationChannel Usage Description Bank and Program Mapping Card ConfigurationBank Description Program # Description Midi Sysex Incoming Inquiry Midi Byte Description960Ls response Midi Implementation Chart Specifications Specifications 48K Rack Units Connector96K Factory Programs LARC2 User Interface Appendix Halls Appendix Program Descriptions Appendix B1 P4 B3 P4 B6 P2 B7 P2 B9 P9 B11 P5 Empty Mini Chamber Similar to Snare Chamber, but even smaller Lg Brite Room Random Hall Simply large and bright Echo Plate Like Flat Plate, but with echoes Stereo Bank Kitchen Chamber Can you find your disposal sound effect?