Lexicon 960L Introduction

960L Owner’s Maunal Introduction

The Model 960L is a multi-channel reverb processor for

audio professionals.It brings to surround all the virtues

and facilities of the Model 480L— and then some.Like

the 480L, it is a multiple-machine system — hardware

and software expandable. The 960L’s DSP card can

support up to four stereo reverbs or two multi-channel

surround reverbs at 48 Hz, or two stereo reverbs at 96

kHz. The 960L provides eight balanced inputs and

outputs, eight channels of AES/EBU digital input and

output, external word clock in/out, and MIDI

In/Out/Thru.

The 960L is controlled by a new, dedicated remote, the

LARC2.Its user interface is fashioned after the original

LARC controller, so 480L users can get up to speed

quickly, but it was also designed for fast, intuitive

operation by those who have never used the 480L.

Extensive visual feedback and a wide variety of input

devices (hard and soft buttons, motorized faders, and a

joystick) provide access to everything you need to

control.

The 960L and LARC2 were designed for maximum

flexibility and control. The 960L’s reverberation

algorithms, based on Lexicon’s 3DPM™ (for 3-

Dimensional Perceptual Modeling) technology, embody

the accumulated knowledge of more than 20 years of

research and study into how humans perceive spaces.

With the 960L, engineers working in surround can

create convincing 5.1-channel spaces — even spaces

that sound better than real ones — from a reverb

designed for the purpose, rather than an unconvincing

assemblage of multiple stereo and mono reverbs.The

3DPM™ algorithms Lexicon developed for the 960L

take the principles of physics and psycho-acoustics

into account.

Introduction