Lexicon MPX G2 manual Plate, Ambience

MPX G2 User GuideLexicon

Plate

Plate effects were originally gen-
eratedby large,thin sheets of metal
suspended upright under tension
on springs. Transducers attached
to the plate would transmit a signal
which would, in turn, vibrate the
plate. Because the plate provided
a denser medium than air, sounds
broadcast through it would seem
		Mix	0-100%	Dry/Wet ratio
to be ocurring	in a large open
		Level	Off, -89 to +6dB	Amount of effect in the processed signal
space.
		Size	4.0-76.0 meters	Length of room
The Plate effect synthesizes the
		Link	Off, On	Scales Decay and Spred with Size
sound of metal plates, with high
		Diff	0-100%	Increase of initial echo density over time
initial diffusion and a relatively
bright, colored sound. This effect		P Dly	0-250ms	Delay inserted before the onset of reverberation
is designed to be heard as part of		Bass	0.2-4.0x	Reverb time for low frequency signals
the music, mellowing and thicken-		Decay	0.07-65.4s	Length of the reverb tail
ing the initial sound. It is a popular		Xover	30Hz to 24.7kHz, Full	Frequency of transition from Decay to Bass
choice for enhancing popular mu-
		Rt HC	525Hz-24.7kHz, Flat	High frequency content of Decay
sic, particularly	percussion.
		Shape	0-255	Contour of the reverberation envelope
		Spred	0-255	Sustain of reverberation after initial build up
0	190
NO PROCESSING STEPS USED

Ambience

The Ambience effect	gives
warmth, spaciousness and depth
to a performance without coloring
the direct sound, and is commonly
used to add a room sound to re-
corded music or speech. The ef-
fect simulates reflections	from
room surfaces, with random re-
flections, a gradual decay of over-
all level, and a gradual narrowing
		Mix	0-100%	Dry/Wet ratio
of the bandwidth. DTime settings
		Level	Off, -89 to +6dB	Amount of effect in the processed signal
can be varied to create larger or
		Size	4.0-76.0 meters	Length of room
smaller spaces while variations of
		Link	Off, On	Scales DTime with Size
D Lvl and Rt HC correspond to the
		Diff	0-100%	Increase of initial echo density over time
hardness of the imaginary reflect-
		P Dly	0-250ms	Delay inserted before the onset of reverberation
ing surfaces and the effects of air
absorption on the high end of the		DTime	0.07-65.4s	Length of the ambience tail
sonic spectrum.		D Lvl	Off, -48dB to Full	Level of the ambience tail
		Rt HC	0.5-21.2kHz	High frequency content of DTime
0	190
NO PROCESSING STEPS USED

*= Interpolated; ( ) = Option of preceding parameter

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