Lexicon 960L User Manual

Owner’s Manual960L.Digital Effects System

The Mainframe Lexicon, Inc.DSP-Card Slots Top slot occupied, others reserved for future Lexicon cards.CPU CardNLX-type montherboard.Behind the Front P

960L Owner’s Maunal The Mainframe1-5InstallationMounting The 960L mounts in stationary racks with four screws.Make sure the 960L Mainframe is securely

1-6960L Owner’s Maunal The MainframeDigital Audio Connections The AES interface requires balanced connections,using high-quality, low-loss, controlled

2The LARC2 RemoteTHE LARC2 ...2-1About the LARC2 ...

960L Owner’s Maunal The LARC2 Remote2-1About the LARC2 The 960L is controlled from the LARC2. While theLARC2 is a completely new remote, its operation

960L Owner’s Manual The LARC2 Remote2-2LARC2 Control Surface Figure 2-2 — The LARC2 Control SurfaceSignal present, -6dBand overloadindicatorsSoft butt

960L Owner’s Maunal The LARC2 Remote2-3In general, the LARC2’s faders and joystick are used tocontrol audio parameters of your choice, while all other

960L Owner’s Manual The LARC2 Remote2-4Navigating Typical Display Screens The use and navigation of the display will be illustratedwith the screen sho

960L Owner’s Maunal The LARC2 Remote2-5About the Faders and JoystickThe faders and joystick always control someaspect of the audio, no matter what mod

The LARC2 Remote Lexicon, Inc.A simple meter bridge above the display holds threeLEDs per channel. The lowest LED indicates that asignal is present, d

Important Safety InstructionsSave these instructions for later use.Follow all instructions and warnings marked on the unit.Always use with the correct

3Basic OperationAN OVERVIEW OF THE CONTROLS ...3-1A QUICK GUIDE TO OPERATION...3-2(1) Setup (Control M

960L Owner’s Maunal Basic OperationsBasic OperationThis chapter provides a quick description of how tooperate the 960L. Chapter 4, Operations in Detai

Basic Operations Lexicon, Inc.Basically, using the 960L involves only the following:1) Setting up the system for the job.2) Selecting a machine.3)

960L Owner’s Maunal Basic Operations3-3Next, press the CONFIG soft button to select theinput/output configuration.Depending on the sample rate and inp

Basic Operations Lexicon, Inc.3-4If you selected a clock rate of 88.2 or 96 kHz, you’ll geta screen like Fig. 3-4, which gives you a choice of twoproc

960L Owner’s Maunal Basic Operations3-5(2) Machine SelectionIn most configurations, the 960L gives you more thanone processing machine to work with, e

Basic Operations Lexicon, Inc.3-6(4) Editing a Program or RegisterOnce a Program or Register is loaded, you can edit it toget exactly the effect you w

960L Owner’s Maunal Basic OperationsTo enter Name or Information:• Using the LARC2, use the Increment/Decrement(+/-) keys to scroll between character

4Operations in DetailLOADING PROGRAMS AND REGISTERS...4-1Loading Programs ...

960L Owner’s Maunal Operations in DetailWith more than 200 factory Programs to choose from,plus up to 1,000 Registers of your own creation, you’llprob

Chapter 1DESCRIPTION 1-1About the 960L 1-1Unpacking the 960L 1-1THE REAR PANEL 1-1I/O Clock Card 1-2Option Plates 1-2Analog Input Card 1-2Analog Outpu

Loading RegistersLoading Registers is similar to loading Programs. Pressthe REGISTER Key instead of the PROGRAM Key.This will bring up a similar scree

960L Owner’s Maunal Operations in DetailThe LARC2’s CONTROL key provides access to the960L’s wordclock, input/output configuration, andsystem informa

Operations in Detail Lexicon, Inc.Use the Right Navigation Arrow to get to the Ratedisplay. For internal wordclock, you must select theexact rate, as

960L Owner’s Maunal Operations in DetailNote: As shown in these tables, AES inputs (and outputs) have two channels per physical connection. On theback

Operations in Detail Lexicon, Inc.In 5-Channel configurations, all available machines areconfigured for surround or other multi-channel uses.For one c

960L Owner’s Maunal Operations in DetailThere are also 8-in/8-out configurations (Figure 4-9). No effects processing is available in this configuratio

Operations in Detail Lexicon, Inc.Analog and Digital I/OThe 960L may be set for either analog or digital input.In the Configuration examples shown abo

960L Owner’s Maunal Operations in DetailThe 960L’s Programs and Registers can be edited inseveral ways:• Changing the settings of the parameters with

Operations in Detail Lexicon, Inc.Editing with the JoystickCheck the Joystick Status Display to see whatparameters are currently assigned to the joyst

960L Owner’s Maunal Operations in DetailEditing Inputs and OutputsThe LARC2’s joystick can be used to place any input oroutput signals anywhere in the

Chapter 5REVERBERATION AND REALITY 5-1SOUND IN SPACE: A SHORT HISTORY OF STEREO AND SURROUND 5-5ALGORITHMS 5-6Random Hall 5-6Surround Hall 5-7Chamber

Operations in Detail Lexicon, Inc.When you press the JOYSTICK key, the input positionjumps to the joystick position, and the setting dot turnsfrom red

The 960L Surround Panning Rules The 960L does not produce a phantom center in surroundmodes, and no signal will appear in both the left and rightoutp

Operations in Detail Lexicon, Inc.Editing, Continued4-14Figure 4-21 — Edit V-Page screen; programming faders.The V-Page and Parameter Reassignment• Pr

• Pressing the J-STICK soft button pops up anumbered list of the two joystick axes and theirassigned parameters (Figure 4-22). To assignyour selected

Operations in Detail Lexicon, Inc.When you’ve edited a Program or Register until it justmeets your needs, you can store it as a Register andlabel it f

960L Owner’s Maunal Operations in DetailThe 960L provides tools to help you organize the registers you make. To access the tools, press the REGISTERke

Operations in Detail Lexicon, Inc.4-18Edit Tools for RegistersPressing the EDIT soft button accesses three tools:1) Copy Bank -- When 1 is pressed on

5Using the Reverb ProgramsREVERBERATION AND REALITY ...5-1SOUND IN SPACE: A SHORT HISTORY OF STEREO AND SURROUND ...

960L Owner’s Maunal Using The Reverb ProgramMusic recorded in a typical studio sounds dull. In aperformance space the music is enhanced byreverberatio

Using The Reverb Program Lexicon, Inc.phrases. Reflections alter our sense of direction,distance, and hall shape in ways that depend on theduration an

Title of Section960L Owner’s Maunal IntroductionThe Model 960L is a multi-channel reverb processor foraudio professionals. It brings to surround all t

960L Owner’s Maunal Using The Reverb Program5-3send if we wish, and control the distance or depth ofeach sound source by controlling the amplitude of

Using The Reverb Program Lexicon, Inc.Reverberation and Reality, Continued5-4length that is perceived, and the behavior of thereflections can be quite

960L Owner’s Maunal Using The Reverb ProgramThe earliest efforts to improve sound reproductionconcentrated on broadening frequency response andreducin

Using The Reverb Program Lexicon, Inc.affordable large-screen TVs, Dolby Pro Logic, whichadded logic steering to the basic matrix decoder, andHome THX

960L Owner’s Maunal Using The Reverb Programlevel; this simulates a very diffused reflection off theback wall of the hall, helping to create a sense o

Using The Reverb Program Lexicon, Inc.Ambient Chamber Ambient Chamber is a hybrid of the stereo Ambienceand Chamber algorithms. It applies front left,

960L Owner’s Maunal Using The Reverb ProgramParameters Used in the 960L Algorithms5-9ParameterNameAmbPreDAmbSizeAmbLvlBassMultBassXOVContourCtrRvbDefi

Using The Reverb Program Lexicon, Inc.Parameters Used in the 960L Algorithms, Continued5-10dL>L,dR>R,dL>R,dR>L,dLF>LF,dLF>LS,dLF>

960L Owner’s Maunal Using The Reverb ProgramParameters Used in the 960L Algorithms, Continued5-11FbckL,FbckR,FbckLF,FbckLS,FbckRF,FbckRSFbkMSTFrRollFr

Using The Reverb Program Lexicon, Inc.5-12Parameters Used in the 960L Algorithms, ContinuedLvL>L,LvR>R,LvL>R,LvR>L,LvLF>LF,LvLF>LS,L

1The MainframeDESCRIPTION...1-1About the 960L ...

960L Owner’s Maunal Using The Reverb ProgramParameters Used in the 960L Algorithms, Continued5-13RearRollRearRvbRShapeRSpreadRtHicutRvbLvlRvbPreDShape

Using The Reverb Program Lexicon, Inc.Parameters Used in the 960L Algorithms, Continued5-14SizeSlopeSpin SpreadSteeringWanderSize is a scale factor th

6MIDIMIDI ...6-1Nomenclature...

960L Owner’s Maunal MIDI6-1The MIDI implementation for the Rev 1 960L is verybasic. Since the implementation is fixed, there is nouser interface for m

MIDI Lexicon, Inc.MIDI, Continued6-2Program LoadingBecause of the large number of potential Programs inthe 960L, Program Change messages are used alon

960L Owner’s Maunal MIDI6-3The only Sysex message supported by the 960L is the"Inquiry Message". The 960L will respond with thestandard desc

MIDI Lexicon, Inc.6-4MIDI Implementation ChartLexicon 960L Date: 20 April, 2000 Version 1.0Function Transmitted Recognized RemarksBasic Default X 1-16

Specifications

960L MainframeAnalog InputConnectors Eight, Female XLRImpedance 50Kohm, balanced Level (for 0 dbFS) +24dBuFreq Response @48K 20Hz-20KHz, ±1dbFreq Resp

Specifications 960L Owner’s MaunalReverb Card Configurations48KStereo Machines Four2in x 5out Machines Two5in x 5out Machines Two96KStereo Machines Tw

960L Owner’s Maunal The Mainframe1-1About the 960LThe 960L system consists of two components: a rack-mounted Mainframe designed for remote mounting in

LARC2 User Interface DisplayType Passive Matrix LCDResolution 640x240Colors 256Backlight FluorescentContrast HW controlled (rear panel)Brightness SW c

Appendix

A-1Appendix LexiconAppendix: Program Descriptions12345678901-*Halls 1Large HallMediumHallSmall HallMed LargeHallKey HallAcousticFillLong, BriteSpaceJa

A-2Appendix LexiconAppendix, continued12345678901-Halls 1Large HallMediumHallSmall HallAcousticFillAuto Park Jazz HallLargeChurchSmallChurch2-Halls 2L

A-3960L Owner’s Maunal AppendixAppendix, continued*Surround-HallsNumber Name Algorithm DescriptionB1 P1Large Hall Surround HallA large sized random ha

A-4Appendix LexiconAppendix, continued*Surround-Halls+AmbienceNumber Name Algorithm DescriptionB3 P1Lg Stage + HallSurroundAmbienceA stage in the fron

A-5960L Owner’s Maunal AppendixAppendix, continued*Surround - Chamber + AmbienceNumber Name Algorithm DescriptionB5 P1Large + ChamberAmbientChamberA L

A-6Appendix LexiconAppendix, continued*Surround - PlatesNumber Name Algorithm DescriptionB7 P1Large Plate Surround PlateA standard large plate. Plent

A-7960L Owner’s Maunal AppendixAppendix, continued*Surround - Halls + AmbienceNumber Name Algorithm DescriptionB9 P1 Very Large AmbSurroundAmbienceRes

A-8Appendix LexiconAppendix, continued*Surround - Stylized Spaces for Post-Production EnvironmentsNumber Name Algorithm DescriptionB11 P1Large ClosetS

The Mainframe Lexicon, Inc.I/O Clock CardMIDI Connectors (Five-pin DIN female)• MIDI In Accepts MIDI data from other MIDI-equippeddevices.• MIDI Thru

A-9960L Owner’s Maunal AppendixAppendix, continuedStereo - HallsNumber Name Algorithm DescriptionB1 P1 Large Hall Random HallProvides the sense of spa

A-10Appendix LexiconAppendix, continuedStereo - ChambersNumber Name Algorithm DescriptionB4 P1Medium Chamber Chamber A medium-sized empty chamber with

A-11960L Owner’s Maunal AppendixAppendix, continuedStereo Bank 6: Rooms Stereo RoomsNumber Name Algorithm DescriptionB6 P1Large Room Random HallLarge

A-12Appendix LexiconAppendix, continuedStereo - AmbienceNumber Name Algorithm DescriptionB9 P1Very LGAmbiencePlateResembles a very large ambient space

A-13960L Owner’s Maunal AppendixAppendix, continuedStereo - Unnatural and Effect SpacesNumber Name Algorithm DescriptionB10 P1 Brick Wall AmbienceBric

A-14Appendix LexiconAppendix, continuedStereo - Stylized Spaces for Post-Production EnvironmentNumber Name Algorithm DescriptionB12 P1 Car Interior Am

960L Owner’s Maunal The MainframeStandby Switch and Indicator This switches the 960L between on and standby; theindicator LED lights when the unit is