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1. m Audio Performance Audio 1 0 Number of Channels 8 ASIO Device _LeiconStudiov42 Memory per Channel 192 kB ASIO Control Panel Disk Block Buffer Size 64 kB Latency 43 Miliseconds P Settings do not take effect Sample Rate 48 000 kHz zl until you click Apply Internal 12T ADAT Sync m File Cache Scheme Monitoring 12T ADAT Data Virtual Tape Recorder z Tape Type TAS Record Enable 12T WCBNC I M Recorded Buffers go direct to disk Global Disable JOTA SEDE m MIDI Sync Reference m MIDI to Audio Delay Priority Time Code Be Samples Highest Audio Clock Help Cancel OK Word Clock Sources Internal Selects the word clock generated by Cubase as the system master 12T ADATSync Selects the word clock provided on the ADAT Sync connector as the system clock 12T ADATData Selects the word clock provided on the ADAT optical data connector as the system clock 12T S PDIF Selects the word clock provided by the S PDIF signal RCA or optical as the system clock 12T WCBNC Selects the word clock provided on the Word Clock BNC connector as the system clock This connector provides 75 Q termination to the Word Clock chain 10TA S PDIF Selects the word clock provided by the S PDIF signal as the system clock 10TB S PDIF Selects the word clock provided by the S PDIF signal as the system clock 35 Core 32 Basics Lexicon 36 10TC S PDIFSelects the
2. ASIO Audio Streaming Input Output developed by Steinberg Gmbh allows compatibility between Lexicon Studio and ASIO capable programs such as Steinberg Cubase VST Opcode Vision DSP and Emagic Logic Audio MMIO Microsoft Multimedia Input Output is a standard developed by Microsoft on the PC that virtually every audio software developer has adopted for broad band compatibility between audio software and audio hardware These make Lexicon Studio compatible with a host of PC audio applications such as e Steinberg Cubase VST e Steinberg WaveLab e Steinberg ReCycle e Steinberg ReBirth e Emagic Logic Audio e Syntrillium Cool Edit Pro e CakeWalk Pro Audio SEK D Samplitude 24 96 Sonic Foundry Sound Forge Sonic Foundry Acid e JBL Smaart 37 MMIO Lexicon LexPanel exe 38 Configuration of your Lexicon Studio System for MMIO applications is done using the LexPanel exe Access to the Control Panel can be achieved in several ways 1 A Lexicon Studio launcher icon is installed at the bottom left of your Windows taskbar To launch LexPanel exe double click on this icon NOTE If you ever wish to remove this icon from your taskbar simply remove it from C Windows Start Menu Programs Startup Launch LexPanel 2 LexPanel exe is located in C Windows System You may launch the LexPanel exe by double clicking on the icon in the taskbar Once launched the method of selecting Tabs for different page
3. Audio Outputs 2 Connectors Impedance Levels D A Performance Frequency Response Crosstalk THD Dynamic Range Resolution Digital Audio Interface Input Connectors Output Connectors Format Balanced female XLR 3 type Unbalanced RCA type software selectable 100kQ balanced 50kQ unbalanced 14 to 18dBu full scale balanced 20 to 12dBu full scale unbalanced 20Hz to 20kHz 0 5dB ref 1kHz lt 76dB 20Hz to 20kHz lt 0 005 20Hz to 20kHz 104dB typical 20kHz bandwidth 106dB typical A weighted 24 bits Balanced male XLR 3 type 600 nominal each side 22dBu full scale balanced 16dBu full scale unbalanced 20Hz to 20kHz 0 5dB ref 1kHz lt 86dB 20Hz to 20kKHz lt 0 01 20Hz to 20kHz 94dB typical 20 kHz bandwidth 97dB typical A weighted 20 bits Coaxial RCA type 1 Optical TOSLINK 1 assignable as S PDIF or TOSLINK Coaxial RCA type 1 Optical TOSLINK 1 assignable as S PDIF or TOSLINK S PDIF IEC 958 CP 340 consumer audio interface D 3 Appendix D Lexicon System Sample Rates Control Interface Timecode Input External Word Clock Input Alesis ADAT Sync Machine Control Host Computer General Dimensions Power Requirements RFI ESD Environment Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Humidity 44 1kHz 48kHz Balanced female XLR 3 type connector ElA 422 Formats supported 15 SMPTE non drop drop frame BNC connector TT
4. AutoPan E Espacial FuzzBox de Cind P Grungelizer Program a pe90 machine2 StereoE cho WunderVerb3 Selecting a PC 90 machine in this pulldown will activate a PC 90 Rack Xpander within VST YST Effects ii Es 1 Select other effect programs by clicking on the left or right Program buttons These controls will allow you to cycle through all of the factory presets for the current algorithm You may want to set up acycle and have the audio channel play back while you are making Settings in order to hear the effect of your selected effect programs 2 Use the Send Level knob in the EQ window to control the amount of effect for the audio channel Click the Edit button to activate the PC 90 interface 4 Use the Aux Send knob assigned to the PC 90 to set the input level to the PC 90 High values may cause clipping distortion in the PC 90 If the output of the PC 90 is clipped the CLIP indicator on the Rack Xpander will light o Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Using the PC 90 NOTE As the Cubase VST Rack Xpander was designed specifically for software plug ins some of its controls are not designed to work with the PC 90 most notably the Input Level and Bus Select Buttons PC 90 Input Level is controlled by the Aux Send knob in the channels monitor section PC 90 bus selection is performed on the Reverb page of the Lexicon Studio Control Panel Naming Effects 1 Click on the Progr
5. plug in architecture see the previous section Using PC 90 within an ASIO Application Effects devices can also be used as line effectsby placing them in series with the signal chain Steinberg WaveLab is capable of doing this through its VST plug in architecture which does not require additional routing MMIO programs that do not support VST plug ins must route audio to the PC 90 where itis mixed into the entire signal Typically the Mix ratio for reverb in this situation should be set at 50 to have a mixture of direct and reverberated signal Routing MMIO audio to and from the PC 90 is done in the Reverb tab of LexPanel exe To route audio 1 BootLexPanel exe by double clicking on the Lexicon Studio icon at the bottom right corner of your task bar 2 Click the Reverb tab to view all MMIO routing and control options for the PC 90 Launch LexPanel 57 Using the PC 90 Lexicon 3 Using the To and From pulldown menus for each PC 90 machine route your audio according to which MMIO channels and interface outputs you would like to use The picture below shows a typical setup for Machine 1 mixing the reverb and MMIO dry audio all through the analog outputs Source Destination Routing From z To Machine 1 iL Analog Out L a _ fi2T_Analog Out L umo Araog our z EN o fioT_Anaiog OUR MMIO_Analog OutR w 1127 Analog OutR For more information on how to route MMIO audio to and from yo
6. Buttons Scroll three at a time through the available parameters of the current algorithm e Parameter Buttons Scroll through the available parameters of the current algorithm Increment Decrement Adjust the value of a selected parameter by a single value very useful for fine manipulation of a parameter 51 Using the PC 90 Lexicon 52 Inserting PC 90 within a VST Application The interface for the PC 90 is available as a plug in Plug ins are accessed differently in different software applications The following procedure details the steps to open a PC 90 plug in in a VST capable program such as Cubase VST or Opcode Vision DSP This procedure will vary depending on your application Routing an Audio Channel through the PC 90 1 Open the Monitor window in the Audio menu 2 Click on the EQ button for the audio channel where you want effects This will open the selected channel s EQ and effects bus Baaj Press to toggle the wet and dry audio paths This affects all 4 sends On Fre On Fre Toggles monitoring and prefader Aux send volume controls This pulldown selects which effect your aux is sending to 3 Click on the pop up menu below the Effect Send knob to route the effect to an effects processor PC 90 Machine1 or PC 90 Machine2 4 The available choices depend on selections made in the Effects window described later in this chapter However the first four items correspond to the f
7. Compatibility Mode In Control panel System Performance if Win95 tells you it is running in Compatibility Mode it means that Windows drivers are not being used for some device Try to resolve the problem B 7 Appendix B Lexicon B 8 Edit System Files Editing of Windows and DOS system files should be attempted by experienced personnel only Autoexec bat amp Config sys Settings for network drivers CD ROMS video cards and the mouse may need to remain in these files but all other entries should be remarked out by placing REM in front of the line win ini Load or Run should have no values after them Set Disk Caching To A Fixed Amount Edit the system ini vcache MinFileCache x and MaxFileCache x Where x 10 25 of the total system memory in Kilobytes MS Plus e Disable show window content while dragging in Control Panel Display Plus e Disable low disk space notification in the System Agent and suspend the System Agent e Remove DriveSpace3 from Add and Remove programs Power Management Systems Some computers enable certain settings for power management of hard drives when they are not in use dropping them into low power mode Disable these settings for optimum performance You will find these settings in Settings Control Panel Power Your particular BIOS may also have power management settings These should also be disabled Refer to your BIOS manual or contact its manufacturer for informatio
8. EE 10T D A 4 X 2 ros jor A D 3 fior A D 4 Bal The Reverb page on the Core 32 Control Panel allows you to route the two PC 90 DSP engines independently through any of the connectors of your audio interface 61 Using the PC 90 Lexicon 62 For each PC 90 engine there are two input sources left and right and two output destinations left and right To assign a source to any of the input channels in your PC 90 1 Click the left mouse button on the down arrow of an input selector to open a menu displaying all Sources available for routing to the PC 90 2 Use the scrollbar to view the available Sources 3 Click on a Source to route it as an Input Source The input selector will display your selection NOTE Input sources can only be be routed one at a time To assign a destination to any of the output channels in your PC 90 1 Click the left mouse button on the down arrow of an output selector to open a menu of available Destinations 2 Use the scrollbar to view the available Destinations 3 Click on an output to designate it as an output destination The output selector will display your selection NOTE Only resources that have been enabled in the Routing tab are available as sources destinations to each PC 90 Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Using the PC 90 The diagram below is a flow chart of a routing example Notice th
9. active within your system you will not only have more memory available for your operating system butless chance of software conflicts Use the Extensions Manager Control Panel to select only the Extensions and Control Panels that are absolutely necessary for you do do your audio work Disable Virtual Memory Most audio applications require disabling virtual memory Disable Speed Doubler Lexicon Studio is not compatible with Speed Doubler Scan and Defragment your Disk Regularly Defragment your drives ona regular basis Run Apple Disk Tools or Norton Utilities regularly to repair directory damage to your disk These software tools can detect and fix problems before they become fatal Disk Tools is on your original MacOS CD ROM Norton Utilities is available from your local Macintosh dealer Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Appendix C Before defragmenting your drive make sure that the Mac OS version you are running supports your application Crashing while defragmenting your disk can lead to irreparable damage Verify the Performance of your Disk Drive Make sure that your disk drive is fast enough to handle audio a seek time of 10ms or less is good performance Also some audio applications may not support Apple HFS format Please consultthe documentation for your audio software if you plan to upgrade your machine to HFS Use a Dedicated Drive for Audio Having a separate drive for audio will help prevent
10. applications grow to support this new specification this procedure may change slightly 1 2 In the Options menu select Synchronization and set Timecode Base to MIDI Timecode From the menu just below Timecode base select the input which is receiving MTC Cubase VST will recognize time code synchronization signal from the selected port Set Tempo base to Intern This tells Cubase VST to not expect MIDI Clock signals Use the pop up in the dialog box to specify the Frame Rate of the incoming code aoo MIDI Tim Timecode Base Lexicon From Input g Output 30dps Zl Frame Rate Inem zl Tempo Base Lexicon l From Input 33 Core 32 Basics Lexicon 34 Setting the Audio Sync Clock Reference In the Audio System dialog set MIDI Sync Reference to Audio Clock so that when Cubase VST plays back the MIDI part of the program is internally synchronized to the digital audio MIDI Sync Reference Time Code Audio Clock Sample rates Sample rates of 44 1 and 48kHz are selected from the Audio I O pull down menu Latency 47 Miliseconds Audio Clock Source 48 000 kHz z Word clock The word clock sources available on your Lexicon Studio interface Audio Clock Source are also selected from the Audio I O menu Only connected devices will appear as available clock sources Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Core 32 Basics Audio System Setup 2 x
11. breaking information is provided on CD ROM with your Lexicon Studio system along with electronic documentation for the PC 90 These PDFs have information that may be crucial to operating the latest version of the software you are using The electronic documentation always supersedes the information in your printed manual Please read it carefully and always look to our website at www lexicon com for the latest updates in both software and documentation Getting Started Lexicon System Requirements The following systems are recommended as the minimum for working with Lexicon Studio Macintosh e 200MHz PowerPC processor PowerPC 750 G3 processors are highly recommended e 64MB of RAM e Audio capable disk drive e MacOS 7 6 1 or later PC e 200MHz Pentium Processor or compatible equivalent Intel processors are also highly recom mended e 64MB of RAM e Audio capable disk drive e Microsoft Windows 95 98 or later High Performance Systems Popular software packages like Cubase VST Logic Audio and VisionDSP all show performance improvements with high CPU speeds and additional RAM A high performance system benefits from the following e FastCPU Forthe best Macintosh performance use a G3 processor Intel is the best PC choice CPUs from other manufacturers often don t perform as well at the same rated clock speeds and may have variant implementations of important sections like the FPU Floating Point Unit e
12. bus must be activated in the Cubase Inputs window in the Audio menu 31 Core 32 Basics Lexicon The MIX Level Control Mix Level allows you to adjust the volume of the selected Punch sources that are mixed with the VST output assigned to the same outputs usually Master NOTE If multiple sources are being summed the Mix Level may need to be lowered to avoid distortion In such cases try an initial setting of 40 Timecode and Synchronization On this tab you can enable Timecode reading select the Timecode source and display the Timecode type validity and number As these controls are independent of the host application they can help you set up your software for proper frame rate and start time 4 Lexicon Studio v4 20 32 Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Core 32 Basics The Timecode Source list includes LDI 12T LTC LDI 12T ADAT and LDI 10T LTC For systems running multiple 10T s note that only the LDI 10T A can be designated as a Timecode Source Setting Up Cubase to Sync to Timecode The LDI 12T and LDI 10T use a MIDI driver to convert the Longitudinal Timecode LTC supplied by the front panel Timecode connector to MIDI Timecode MTC Note that as of this writing the ASIO Driver specification is being updated to incorporate direct support of timecode The following procedure describes the current procedure for setting up Cubase for use with timecode on the PC as audio
13. by the Mix Level parameter in the ASIO Control panel Punch Tab e Reverb level is controlled by the ReverbLvl parameter in the PC90 interface A 4 Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Appendix A Using the PC 90 as Outboard Gear on the PC Using MMIO you can configure your PC 90 to be used as a stand alone reverb box S Lexicon Studio v4 20 Bi ks 38 Routing E Reverb Punch LC Timecode 2 LDI127 m Source Destination Routing From L Machine 1 L To B A DL fier D AL R R B A DR B D A R B S PDIF InL B S PDIF In R j2 S PDIF Out L fier S PDIF Out R lexicon The source send from your console is routed directly to the inputs of the PC90 engines and the outputs can be routed analog or digitally to the returns of the mixer There is no latency You are not restricted to the routing in this example It is possible to use any input as a Source and any output as a Destination Notes This example requires the audio clock to be set to SPDIF12T If only analog sources are being used this is not necessary A 5 Appendix Lexicon A 6 Appendix B Troubleshooting for PC Installation troubleshooting Problems Starting Autodetection If there was an audio card from another manufacturer installed in your system previous to this installation but Lexicon Studio will now replace it you should
14. of the Event Gina card and installation of the Lexicon Studio card and drivers Could not create native audio engine Could not load ASIO Lexicon Studio The Event Gina card uses the same VENDOR ID number as Lexicon Studio This VEN ID number is entered in the Windows Registry when Gina is installed and remains in the Windows registry after the Gina card is removed When the Core32 is installed the registry sees it as a previously installed Gina card and attempts to configure it as such To reconfigure for Studio 1 Run Regedit Click the Start button select RUN and type regedit click OK Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Appendix B Click the sign next to HKEY_ LOCAL MACHINE to open Click the sign next to Enum to open Click the sign next to PCI to open Highlight the VEN_1057 amp DEV_ 1801 entry s and delete them Close regedit and reboot the computer Par D Windows will automatically reconfigure the card and the registry entry upon reboot If there is a GINA card installed it too will reconfigure Studio sharing an IRQ with IRQ Holder for PCI Steering in Device Manager This is normal An IRQ Holder for PCI Steering may be displayed when you view the System Devices branch of Device Manager An IRQ Holder for PCI Steering indicates that an IRQ has been programmed to PCI mode and is unavailable for ISA devices even if no PCI devices are currently using the IRQ V
15. outputs NOTE If multiple sources are being summed the Mix Level may need to be lowered to avoid distortion In such cases try an initial setting of 40 Lexicon V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC MMIO Timecode and Synchronization On this tab you can enable Timecode reading select the Timecode source and display the Timecode type validity and number As these controls are independent of the host application they can help you set up your software for proper frame rate and start time ZE Lexicon Studio v4 20 223 Routing FA Reverb Punch EX Timecode E LDI12T 3 Clock Source Timecode Select Current State IV Enable Timecode Reader l Timecode Source Timecode Type 24Frame 25 Frame 23 3 Drop Frame 29 9 Non Drop Frame 50 Non Drop Frame Valid Sample Count Time p o0 00 00 00 00 The Timecode Source list includes LDI 12T LTC LDI 12T ADAT and LDI 10T LTC For systems running multiple 10T s note that only the LDI 10T A can be designated as a Timecode Source 47 MMIO Lexicon Setting Up the Audio Application to Sync to Timecode The LDI 12T and LDI 10T use a MIDI driver to convert the Longitudinal Timecode LTC supplied by the front panel XLR to MIDI Timecode MTC Each audio application deals with setup for Timecode differently Please refer to your software applications user manual for instruction on how to configure your software to wo
16. pass filter This parameter affects both channels Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Reference Infinite In the Room algorithm this control is provided to turn the Infinite effect On or Off Input Lvi InLvl controls the level of the unprocessed dry signal into the effect Link When Link is set to On the reverb time Mid RT and Spread scale linearly as the Size controlis varies For some special effects Mid RT Spread and Size can be unlinked Mid Rt and Bass Mult Mid Rt sets the reverb time for mid frequency signals Because low frequency reverb time Low Rt is a multiplier of Mid Rt Mid Rt acts as a master control for the reverb time Bass Mult sets the reverb time for low frequency signals as a multiplier of the Mid Rt parameter For example if Bass Mult is set to 2X and Mid Rt is set to two seconds the low frequency reverb time will be four seconds For a naturally sounding hall ambience we recommend values of 1 5X or less Pre Delay Pre Delay adjusts an additional time delay between the input of signal and the onset of reverberation This control is not intended to mimic the time delays in natural spaces In real rooms the build up of reverberation is gradual and the initial time gap is usually relatively short Natural spaces are best emulated by adjusting Spread for the desired effective predelay Range and Rate In the Room algorithm these controls are used to reduce coloration for small r
17. previously recorded tracks the track you are playing live will sound delayed while you are performing This delay can be overcome by using an external mixer or by using the Punch feature 45 MMIO Lexicon 46 The punch feature mixes the input signals directly with the outputs selected for your monitor system speakers or headphones to avoid the inherent processing delay from the card to the computer application and back Unlike monitoring through a tape deck the input signal is monitored all the time With tape the input is typically monitored when the transport is in Stop or Record and muted during Play Configuring the Punch feature 1 Select Enable Punch to turn on monitoring 2 Select as many input sources as you like using the shift or Ctrl key and mouse for multiple selections Note that only selections currently enabled in the Routing tab will be available as Sources and Destinations 3 Select the outputs you are using for monitoring Often the analog left and right outputs will be connected to an amp and speakers digital connection to a mixer is of course also possible A mono mix of the selected inputs will be sent to the outputs 4 Disable monitoring within the audio application that you are using so that a delay is not heard from the input signal The MIX Level Control Mix Level allows you to adjust the volume of the selected Punch sources that are mixed with the MMIO output assigned to the same
18. suggestions disable some Windows 95 optimization features and may slow the overall performance of your system when using non audio applications Add Memory Adding RAM to your computer will reduce the chance that Windows needs to use Virtual Memory Defragment Your Hard Drives Defragment your drives on a regular basis Run Scan Disk Regularly Scan disk can detect and fix problems before they become fatal Disconnect Any Mapped Drives That Are No Longer Connected To Your Computer Drives will appear in Explorer with a red x under them if the drive is no longer connected to your system Verify no Drives are Compressed ControlPanel System Performance Make sure it says Not Installed after Disk Compression B 4 Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Appendix B Disable Write Behind Disk Caching Sets the number of kilobytes that Win95 reads ahead Reading ahead makes the audio drive work harder than necessary Graphics Hardware Acceleration In non AGP computer systems computers using VGA cards graphics acceleration settings can force your video card to hog the PCI bus Crackling and zippering in the audio while opening and moving windows is a warning sign of this Advanced Graphics Settings 24 xi wy These settings control how Windows uses your graphics hardware They can help you troubleshoot display related problems Graphics Hardware acceleration Basic accelerator fu
19. the Audio Card 6 Sample Rates 34 Attach the PCI Extender n 8 ere eee ar ER Install the Card A b 9 Word ClOCK reini a EAEE 34 NSA haan ech ASSP MDY eC TE LG Word Clock Sources n 35 Connecting Audio Interfaces 10 PC Software Installation 12 Recording 36 ARE anse A antenne io Editino en Install Supported Third Party MIDI Automation and Audio Editing 36 Audio Software cccccccsccssessesesees 12 4MMIO Install the Windows Lexicon Studio Driver 12 Compatibility cceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeteaeeneaes 39 Install PC 90 Software for Windows 13 LexPan l xe inaia auria naana aeara 38 Updating Driver and PC 90 Software 13 ROUN oore NEE 39 Update Studio Driver sseessseeesseeee eenen 14 EDEIZ T res n EARS 40 Re install PC 90 Software s 16 Reverb nn in E ere Ce de 42 Macintosh Software Installation 17 PC 90 ROWING corent kra eee ea EN ETENE 42 Interface Connections c ceeeeeeeeeteeeeeneeeeees 18 PC 90 Interface 0 ecceececeeesseeeeeesssteeeeeeeee 44 LDI 10T Rear Panel Connections 18 PG 90 Presets tiria nsec a Ade 44 LDI 12T Front Panel Connections 19 Punch RECOM soa aean ea 45 LDI 12T Rear Panel Connections 19 Configuring the Punch Feature s es 46 Typical Configurations 2
20. these effects are audible unless Mid Rt is set short enough Generally Mid Rt should be set to a value of about 1 2 seconds for small rooms and up to 2 4 seconds or so for halls Size should also be set to a value appropriate to the desired hall size note however that small sizes color the reverberation 15 meters makes a very small room and 38 meters is useful for a large hall Used with care Shape and Spread allow PC 90 to produce superior ambience a sound which is spacious and has great depth without the long reverberation of a church Random Delay Elements PC 90 incorporates random delay elements in its reverb These elements have several effects First there is a reduction of long lived modes in the reverberant decay which makes the decay less metallic and reduces the apparent reverb time The random elements also improve the steady state timbre of the effect The speed at which the delay elements move is controlled by Spin Settings higher than about 40 40 can cause audible pitch wobble in very critical material such as classical guitar or piano and can also cause noise on pure tones This noise is not audible in speech however and for mixed music or speech values up to 48 can give an improved sound Creating a Realistic Sound When you set out to create a sound the first and most important decision is how big a space you want The best way to start is to listen to several presets and choose the one which soun
21. through the same outputs of the interface For more information on routing and control of your PC 90 see PC 90 Basics Basic Operation later in this manual 29 Core 32 Basics Lexicon Punch Record 30 IS E3 7 Lexicon Studio v4 20 38 Routing A Revers Punch 3 Timecode 2 LDI 127 3 Clock Source M Enable Punch roo lt _ _ poe Mix Level 12T DA L 12T D A R 127 S PDIF Out L 127 S PDIF Out A 127 A D L 127 A D R 127 S PDIF In L 127 S PDIFInR 107 A D 1 10T A D 2 107 A D 3 10T A D 4 10T A D 5 107 A D 6 107 A D 7 107 A D 8 107 S PDIF In L a F This page lets you select input Sources for Punch or overdub recording and output monitor Destinations for the sources selected for Punch or overdub recording The Punch feature lets you perform overdub or punch recording by directly connecting to a Lexicon Studio interface no external mixer is required All computer operating systems have a delay when applications use host processing The delay will vary depending on the buffer size of the audio hardware You can observe the latency of your particular computer configuration on the System Setup page in Cubase This means that when playing along with previously recorded tracks the track you are playing will sound delayed while you are performing This delay can be overcome by using an external mixer or by using the
22. with third party software such as Steinberg Cubase VST Opcode VisionDSP Emagic Logic Audio which should be installed prior to installing the hardware and software for Lexicon Studio Refer to your audio software user manual on how to accomplish this Precautions Turn off and unplug your computer Use the anti static wrist strap provided with your system and make sure that you are grounded during the entire installation process to prevent static charges that can damage components Put the anti static bags containing your cards near your computer to avoid walking around with a card and generating static electricity after it is removed from its bag Before handling any Lexicon Studio cards discharge any personal static electricity that may be on your clothes or body by touching a grounded metal surface such as the power supply case inside your computer Handle the cards only by their edges as you would a CD Avoid touching the pins on the bottom edge of the cards Save the anti static bags containing your Lexicon audio card and PC 90 module These prevent static electricity from damaging sensitive electronic components on the cards Whenever cards are removed from your computer they should be stored in these bags Installation Lexicon Hardware Installation As some Lexicon Studio software is installed into directories of your audio control software such as Cubase Audio VST you should install and verify that your audio so
23. word clock provided by the S PDIF signal as the system clock NOTE If you are inputting audio data via ADAT or S PDIF but leave the Clock Source setto Internal you will still hear audio but because the digital audio stream has no clock reference you will get periodic audio ticks due to sample slip Make sure your clock is set for your specific input source Recording Generally the system is locked to the incoming word clock source For example if you were transferring 8 tracks from an ADAT you would select the ADAT data as the word clock source The same would be true for an S PDIF source With analog input the internal setting is used as there is no incoming clock In larger systems with a digital mixer such as Yamaha O2R or O3D it is convenient to use the word clock output and connect it to the BNC word clock input on the LDI 12T selecting WCBNC 12T as the word clock source This provides centralized clocking of the connected units MIDI Automation and Audio Editing Functions of Lexicon Studio such as panning and PC 90 parameter values are open to MIDI control and automation The level of this functionality available depends upon the level of implementation provided by your audio software manufacturer Consult your software manufacturer s user guide for information regarding the functionality of these features N MMIO Compatibility Lexicon Studio is compatible with two types of driver architecture ASIO and MMIO
24. 0 The MIX Level Control 46 Timecode and Synchronization 47 Setting up the Audio Application to SYNC to Timecode 48 Clock Source eee eeeeeeteeeeeteeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeneeeees 48 Recording Word Clock Sources 5 Using the PC 90 Basic Operation 51 The Interface 51 Inserting PC 90 within a VST Application 52 Routing an Audio Channel through the PC 90 Selecting PC 90 and Making Settings Naming Effects Saving Effects e Loading Effects Editing Effects Inserting PC 90 within an MMIO Application aiioe ant 57 Making Settings for the PC 90 Loading Effects Editing Effects e Naming Effects Saving Effects Beyond the Basics 0 eececeeeeeeneeeeeeentaeeeeeeeaees 61 Routing a Plug In seses 61 Automating the PC 90 eseese 65 6 Reference PC 90 Algorithms cceeeeeeeceteeeeeeeeeteteeeeeneeeeee 67 AIMbBISNCE 22 55 tin tn An Lames ins 67 GhaMmber 52ssl nec re te tr re 68 Concert Hall use lat 69 E E E dr sn NA 69 ROOMS E MEARE E E fan dre 70 The Parameters cccccceeeeeeeeseeeeeseeeaees 71 Chorus Crossover Decay Decay Lvl Definition Diffusion Duration Echo Delays Echo Feedback Effects Mix HF Rolloff Infinite Input Lvl Link Mid RT and Bass Mult Pre Delay Range and Rate Reverb Level Reflect Delays Reflect Levels Shape Spread Size Slope Spin Treble Dcy N
25. 1 Click the left mouse button on the down arrow of an input selector A menu will open displaying the sources available to route into your PC 90 2 Use the pop up menu to view all of the sources 3 Click ona source to route it as an input source The input selector will display the selected input source NOTE Input sources must be routed one at a time 28 Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Core 32 Basics To assign a destination to any of the output channels in your PC 90 1 Click the left mouse button on the down arrow of an output selector A menu will open displaying the destinations available to your PC 90 2 Use the scrollbar to view all of the destinations 3 Click on a source to select it as an output destination The output selector will display the selected output destination All I O selections which have been enabled in the Routing tab are available as Sources Destinations to each PC 90 The following diagram shows a flow chart of a possible routing example Note that the PC 90 receives its input from Cubase VST via the VST_Aux_Send_1L and VST_Aux_Send_1R sources These sources route any audio assigned to that bus into the PC 90 VST_Aux_Send_iL Note alsothat as12T_ Analog Out Land12T Analog Out Rare selected as PC 90 destinations The audio is summed with the outputs of Cubase VST which are also routed to the analog outputs This allows monitoring of PC 90 reverb and all audio from VST
26. A system boot drive and a separate drive for audio e A reliable video card with current drivers Some cards offer acceleration that hog the PCI bus and creates data logjams For Macintosh use on board video or an Apple approved video card e AGP Advanced Graphic Port capability for the graphics card is preferable as it gets the video off of the PC s PCI bus Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Getting Started SCSI Vs IDE Both SCSI and IDE offer distinct advantages and disadvantages Benefits Liabilities SCSI e Fast bus performance e Use of a PCI card to interface e Removable media to the computer increases bus Choice of many high traffic especially if multiple PCI performance drives cards are in the system IDE e Drives approach SCSI e The IDE bus is slower in most performance cases this is NOT the limiting factor e Inexpensive e Fewer model choices e Using the IDE bus decreases e Limited removable media activity on the SCSI bus For both Macintosh and PC systems it is always best to dedicate one disk drive for the operating system and a second drive specifically for audio Stay tuned on our website for the latest recommendations as technology changes Getting Started Lexicon Installation Depending on your computer installation of your Lexicon Studio system should take about 20 minutes Please read through the entire procedure before performing the installation Lexicon Studio works
27. Click on the PARA button to activate a display of three parameters The parameter currently selected for editing is displayed with a border 2 Ifthe parameter you want to edit is not visible in the display click on the left or right part of the Page button to go to another parameter page To return to Parameter mode click on the PARA button again 3 Seta value for the selected parameter with the Value knob To make small adjustments click on the knob hold down the mouse button and move the pointer away from the knob before turning it The further away from the knob the pointer is the finer the value adjustments 4 Use the INC and DEC buttons for super fine manipulation of the active parameter 59 Using the PC 90 Lexicon 60 Naming Effects To name a preset simply double click on the area where preset names are displayed An editable text field will appear that allows you to select any preset name you desire Note that the editor will allow you to change the names of any factory preset however you must save that edited preset into a user slot if you wish to permanently change the name of the preset For descriptions of all presets refer to Chapter 6 Reference Machine 1 Configuration lexicon 3 lt i gt PC 90 se r DIGITAL EFFECTS PROCESSOR Saving Effects The MMIO version of the PC 90 provides 100 user slots for your edited presets Once you have tweaked an effect to the point you are happy with it and hav
28. IF S PDIF Out Out 41 MMIO Lexicon Reverb The reverb page allows you to route the PC 90 s two DSP engines independently through any of the connectors of your audio interface SL L imiia Eee al PE RE ME outre B foret pack C1 reece HE Lover BF check eane Bass Deskin Mairg Fin j To pn Aima PC 90 Routing Each PC 90 engine has two input sources left and right and two output destinations left and right To assign a source to any of the input channels in your PC 90 1 Click the left mouse button on the down arrow of an input selector A menu will open displaying the sources available to route into your PC 90 Note that only selections currently enabled in the Routing tab will be available as Sources and Destinations Cubase Sends and Returns will also be available if they have been enabled 2 Use the scrollbar to view all of the sources 3 Click on a source to route it as an input source The input selector will display the selected input source NOTE Input sources must be routed one at a time 42 Lexicon V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC MMIO To assign a destination to any of the output channels in your PC 90 1 Click the left mouse button on the down arrow of an output selector A menu will open displaying the destinations available to your PC 90 2 Use the scrollbar to view all of the destinations 3 Click on a source to select it as an output destination The ou
29. IF connections can be made to any digital device such as the send returns of a digital signal processor LDI 12T Front S PDIF Digital I O Connection Effects Processor 21 Installation Lexicon Optical S PDIF connections are provided as an alternative to the normal 8 channel ADAT format LDI 12T Rear The LDI 12T can accept different input and output formats as shown below This configuration can be used for format conversion from optical S PDIF to coaxial RCA S PDIF and to provide flexible routing S PDIF Optical In CD Player LDI 12T Front S PDIF Coaxial Out DAT Player 22 Core 32 Basics Signal Routing Using Cubase VST as an example of a host application the following things determine signal routing 1 Interface LDI 12T LDI 10T connections 2 Configuration of the Core 32 Control Panel 12T tab and Routing tab 3 Inputs and outputs selected and enabled in Cubase Audio VST Typically all connections enabled in the Routing tab will appear directly in the application as available inputs and outputs along with the Core 32 Control Panel routing for the PC 90 and Punch Record Details on these are covered in the following section 23 Core 32 Basics Lexicon Core 32 Control Panel Certain portions of the Lexicon Studio System should be specifically set up for the program you are using This setup is performed in the Core 32 Control Panel To access the Control Panel pull down the Aud
30. L compatible unterminated 9 pin D sub female connectors input output 9 pin D sub female connector 68 pin high density connector 19 0 x 1 75 x 4 0 WHD 438 x 45 x 102mm 19 rack mount standard 1U high 9 VAC 1A wall transformer provided Conforms to FCC Class B EN55022 Class B CE IEC 801 2 IEC 801 3 32 to 104 F 0 to 40 C 22 to 167 F 30 to 70 C Max 95 non condensing Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Appendix D Core 32 External Interfaces Internal Interfaces Data Resolution Power Requirements Clock Range FCC Rating Dimensions Operating Temperature PC 90 Connections Processing Sample Rates Inputs Outputs 60 pin proprietary multi pin connector and or 50 pin proprietary multi pin connector PCI Interface TBUS daughterboard interface not on all models PC 90 daughterboard interface 24 bit architecture 5vt 5 44 1 kHz 5 to 48 kHz 5 Class A 12 25 L x 3 875 H x 0625 W full length PCI 32 104 degrees F 0 40 degrees C Multipin connection to Core 32 card 20 bit 44 1kHz 48kHz 2 Stereo pairs to the Core 32 routing matrix 2 Stereo pairs to the Core 32 routing matrix D 5 Appendix D Lexicon D 6
31. LEXICON lexicon STUDIO V4 20 User Guide Unpacking and Inspection After unpacking the system modules save all packing materials in case you ever needto ship the units Thoroughly inspect the modules and packing materials for signs of damage Report any damage to the carrier at once report equipment malfunction to your dealer Copyright 1999 Lexicon Inc All Rights Reserved Lexicon Inc 3 Oak Park Bedford MA 01730 1441 Telephone 781 280 0300 Fax 781 280 0490 www lexicon com Printed in the U S A LEXICON lexicon STUDIO V4 20 User Guide Table of Contents 1 Getting Started 3 Core 32 Basics INTOAUCHON En se EE E ET 1 Signal Routing ccececceeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeneeeesaees 23 System Requirement 2 Core 32 Control Panel c ccscceceeessteeeeeesees 24 High Performance Systems sseeee 2 DIT tin eu atk manie ent drap 26 SCSI vS IDE antenne name 3 R V ID En EE E AE 28 2 Installation Punch Record EE A E E EA EEE EE 30 Configuring the Punch Feature 00001000 31 PreCautloniS ean tease MAS eaaa araea enaa 5 The Mix Level control 32 Hardware Installation 6 de Setup 6 Timecode and Synchronization 32 AEAT APE TEE EEE Setting Up Cubase to Sync to Timecode 33 Mount tha PODO Dard Setting the Audio Sync Clock Reference 34 onto
32. Punch feature Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Core 32 Basics The punch feature mixes the input signals directly with the outputs selected for your monitor system speakers or headphones to avoid the inherent processing delay from the card to the computer application and back Unlike monitoring through a tape deck where the input is typically monitored when the transport is in Stop or Record and muted during Play the input signal is monitored all the time Configuring the Punch feature 1 Select Enable Punch to turn on monitoring 2 Select as many input sources as you like clicking multiple selections with the shift or Ctrl key Note that only those I O selections which are currently enabled in the Routing tab will appear as Source and Destination selections 3 Select the outputs you are using for monitoring Often the analog left and right outputs will be connected to an amp and speakers digital connection to a mixer is of course also possible A mono mix of the selected inputs will be sent to the outputs 4 Select Global Disable from the System Setup dialog to turn off the monitoring through the application so that a delay is not heard from the input signal m Monitoring Tape Type Record Enable Type Global Disable In order for audio to be heard through Punch the corresponding I O bus must be active in Cubase For example to hear audio from an LDI 10T in 1 amp 2 that input
33. Sample Position Output Card Options Activated Full Duplex Start Input First De Activated Open all Devices before Start Audio Buffers 5 Buffer Size 5512 B 12 Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Appendix B Notes 1 With these settings the card will perform audio recordings with 16 bit resolution in full duplex operation while the output will give you 8 bit resolution For a playback with 16 bit resolution you must de activate the input in Cubase VST in the Audio menu s Inputs window If you use an AWE 64 or the WaveSynth upgrade for other Sound Blaster cards you must de activate the Wavesynth WG Creative Music Synthesizer MIDI output port in the Setup MME program which comes with Cubase VST It may also be necessary to disable the Creative Instrument Mapper With a SoundBlaster card you cannot use the WaveSynth and audio recording capabilities simultaneously Certain combinations of System BIOS and Sound Blaster Drivers may produce a system freeze when Full Duplex mode is selected Deselecting Full Duplex mode will usually make this problem disappear Contact Steinberg or Creative Labs for the best driver version for your machine White noise with enabled inputs in Cubase VST through Lexicon Studio Cubase Version 3 55r2 has input problems with Lexicon Studio hardware Obtain the 3 55r3 updater from Steinberg s web site ftp ftp steinberg net dist product updates Core 32 busy ti
34. activate Read and Write simultaneously Begin playback as usual The monitor faders and controls will move automatically following your recorded actions You will also hear your plug in automation events playing back with your audio di Reference PC 90 Algorithms Ambience InLvl ReverbLvl n e omen Poco eS Lun Tote 9 Unlike traditional reverb Ambience is intended to become a part of the direct sound to give it both better blend and a definite position in space Ambience gives warmth spaciousness and depth to a performance without coloring the direct sound at all This algorithm generates primarily the strong reflections which appear in the first few hundred milliseconds of the reverberation process These early reflections constitute the primary audible effect giving you the impression of a hall surrounding you while the music is playing To avoid any coloration from these strong reflections the time delays and amplitudes are random functions Ambience is very useful for adding a room sound to recorded music or speech It is particularly easy to match a studio recording of dialog to a typical room environment In music recording it allows you to realistically add distance to a close miked signal If an ensemble has been recorded with close mikes and pan pots Ambience can provide the missing blend and depth The apparent position of the instruments is preserved in the reverb while the apparent distance is increased This
35. algorithm is also useful in matching a closely miked accent microphone to the overall ambience of a recording 67 Reference Lexicon 68 This allows a soloist to be increased in level without changing the apparent distance Ambience can be used in a recording situation any time a close miked sound is undesirable When using Ambience in a mix it is best to use a stereo send to the PC 90 carefully matching the panning ofthe various close miked sources to their positions inthe mix Leavethe Mix control at 100 wet the apparent distance of each source can be controlled by the level of its feed Chamber L EchoFbk Re LRefLu RRefLvl a R EchoFbk Chamber provides an even relatively dimension less reverberation with little change in color as the sound decays The initial diffusion is similar to the Concert Hall algorithm but the sense of size and space is much less obvious This characteristic along with low color in the decay tail makes Chamber useful on a wide range of program material It is especially useful on spoken voice giving a noticeable increase in loudness with very low color Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Reference Concert Hall Bron Se ou ses ge gt son JC um cron ben J gt gt This algorithm emulates a real concert hall The reverberation is very clean and designed to remain behind the direct sound adding ambience but leaving the source unchanged This e
36. ally be set to values between 10 and 50 Higher values may make the timbre of piano guitar and other precisely pitched instruments unstable Treble Dcy Treble Dcy sets the frequency above which a 6dB octave low pass filter attenuates the reverberated signal It does not attenuate Reflection Delays High frequencies are often rolled off with this parameter resulting in more natural sounding reverberation Setting a low frequency for this parameter can actually shorten the reverb time as it damps the audio as it recirculates 75 Reference Lexicon Notes on Preset Design PC 90 incorporates the results of a great deal of research into acoustics and reverberation Reverberation or reflected sound energy gives recorded music a sense of being performed in a real acoustic location Using the Size and Spread Parameters In the PC 90 the Size and Spread controls allow adjustment of the buildup and decay of the initial part of the reverberation envelope In the Chamber algorithm Size acts as a master control for the apparent size of the space being created by PC 90 Both Spread and Mid Rt vary linearly with the setting of Size Thus maximum reverb time and spread may require high settings of Size To find an appropriate reverb sound start with a preset with a similar sound to what you want to end up with Simply varying Size is often sufficient to arrive at the exact sound you are seeking Once a size has been selected Spread and Sha
37. am name in the top center of the effect processor display to open a name dialog 2 Type in a new name 3 On the keyboard press Return Saving Effects Save your edited effects in the File pop up menu to the right under the Effect Type pop up Load Bank Load Effect Save Effect 1 To save the current Program select Save Effect 2 To save all Programs of the same Effect Type select Save Bank 3 Inthe file dialog that appears select a name and location for the file You might want to create a special folder for your PC 90 effects 4 Click Save 55 Using the PC 90 Lexicon 56 Loading Effects Load effects from disk into the PC 90 as follows 1 Pull down the File menu 2 To load a single Program select Load Effect 3 To load a complete Program Bank select Load Bank 4 Inthe file dialog that appears find and click on the file you want to load Effect settings are saved with your Song If you want to use your edited effects in other Songs you can save and load them separately Editing Effects You can create your own programs or edit any of the presets with the editor To open the PC 90 interface click the Edit button on the PC 90 Rack Xpander The PC 90 Interface will open o Lexicon PC90 1 DIGITAL EFFECTS PROCESSOR 1 Click on the PARA button to activate a display of three parameters The parameter currently selected for editing is disp
38. arious problems if you have incorrectly updated your Lexicon Studio software The following problems may appear if you incorrectly update Lexicon Studio s drivers and PC 90 plug ins from V3 02 to a later version 1 Clicking on the Launch Lexpanel icon in the System Tray causes the following message Could not bring up Control panel with OK button 2 IDS folder this is renamed LxStudio Folder in later versions of software was not deleted 3 No driver file appear in the Lxstudio Folder Reason Update Driver was performed incorreclty Selecting NO for Do you want windows to search for anew driver causes the Device Driver Wizard to use the old inf file from the previous version installed To remedy this problem B 11 Appendix B Lexicon Run the Device Driver Wizard again as follows From the Device manager select Sound Video and Game controllers Double click on Lexicon IDS System Select the Driver tab Select Update driver Select YES recommended when the update Device Driver Wizard window opens DR QD Continue normally with the driver update Audio Errors Could not create native audio engine error message appears Cubase VST may be looking for the AWE64 as a default card if you ve preinstalled one lfit can not be configured correctly VST will not boot and you will not be able to select ASIO Lexicon Studio as the ASIO device Set the ASIO Multimedia Setup to Advanced options Sync Reference
39. arty audio software installed power up the LDI 12T interface and your computer In the event of booting problems refer to the troubleshoot ing section of this user guide Insert the Lexicon Studio Drivers amp Documentation CD ROM and double click on the Studio Installer icon Click Continue atthe splash screen You will be given an opportunity to read the Lexicon software license agreement Click OK again The Installer gives you the choice of Easy Install Custom Install and Uninstall Choose Easy Install to load all the necessary components for Lexicon Studio Choose Custom Install to load only some of the software components for Lexicon Studio Click Install If you have installed multiple ASIO capable audio programs a screen will appear that allows you to choose which ASIO Drivers folder you want Lexicon Studio installed in Click on a folder to highlight your choice then click OK If you have multiple VST capable audio programs installed a screen will appear that allows you to choose which VstPlugins folder you want PC 90 installed in Click on a folder to highlight your choice then click OK Repeat this entire installation procedure for each application When software loading is complete click the Restart button The Installer will remove any prior software versions found in your system and place all components as required Following is a list of files installed and their locations File Location Core 32 Extensions F
40. at PC 90 receives its input from Cubase VST via the VST Aux Send_1L and VST Aux Send_1R sources These sources route any audio assigned to that bus into the PC 90 As 12T_ Analog Out_L and 12T Analog Out_R are selected as destinations PC 90 audio is summed with the outputs of Cubase VST which are also routed to the analog outputs This allows monitoring of PC 90 reverb and all audio from VST through the same outputs of the interface 63 Using the PC 90 Lexicon 64 The reverb routing matrix is flexible and can provide a wide array of configurations The previous configuration would not be ideal if for example you were mixing audio simultaneously from a digital tape deck and your computer to a digital mixer and wanted to send your reverb into your digital mixer on independent channels In this case you can easily reroute your destinations to other channels such as TOSLINKS 1 amp 2 simply be changing the output destinations on the Control Panel VST_Analog_R Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Using the PC 90 Automating the PC 90 The PC 90 Digital Reverberator can be completely automated within any control software that supports automation Refer to the user guide for your particular software package for support offered for this functionality The following section describes PC 90 automation within Cubase VST O Audio ct IN 1 L To write enable the channel that the PC 90 is assign
41. ave a PCl based VGA board screen redraws may create pops clicks or crashes Turn VGA acceleration off The Graphics accelerator slider is accessed by pressing the Graphics button in the Performance page of the System properties box This may solve the problem Contactthe VGA card manufacturer and obtain the most recent drivers for that board and to report the problem Minimize any unnecessary windows that are constantly redrawing Use an AGP Accelerated Graphics Port video card if your motherboard supports this Verify that the SCSI card drivers are up to date Verify all audio and data cables are securely fastened to their respective connectors Try another Word clock source Switch the word clock from internal to external or vice versa B 17 Appendix B Lexicon B 18 Appendix C Troubleshooting for the Macintosh Installation Troubleshooting Software The Lexicon Studio Installer will install all necessary components into their default locations If you want to install Lexicon Studio on a different hard drive or to a particular location of your hard drive you must browse to this in the installer Note also that you must install Lexicon Studio software for each application For example if you have installed Cubase VST VisionDSP and Logic Audio you will need to install Lexicon Studio for each application Hardware Recognition There are two status LEDs mounted on the top of the card right next to the PC 90 connecto
42. bandwidth problems with disk transfer It is best to have two hard drives one for your operating system and one dedicated to audio recording Disable Screen Savers Disabling any program that runs in the background such as screen savers will help system performance Disable Virus Protection Software This is most important while installing software but virus scan software typically runs in the background of the computer taking up processing time of the CPU This should be disabled when running audio software but used periodically to check for viruses Dedicate your Computer to Audio Work Computers are complex machines The software that runs them is equally complex Dedicating a system to certain applications will minimize conflicts and other system problems Try to dedicate your machine solely to audio purposes and do your word processing web browsing and financing on other machines TIP Back up your system on a regular basis C 3 Appendix C Lexicon Common Problems and Solutions Installation and Hardware Recognition Core 32 hardware not present dialog box If you encounter this dialog box while launching your audio software your Core 32 card may not be seated fully in its PCI slot Also check your Lexicon Studio cabling ASIO Device could not be created error Make sure your Lexicon Studio software is installed properly The Core 32 extension must be present in the Extensions folder The ASIO Core 32 driver must
43. be present in the ASIO Drivers folder Problems operating the Lexicon Core 32 Diagnostics The Core 32 can be an ASIO device for only one audio application at a time You cannot run Cubase VST or any ASIO application simultaneously with the Core 32 Diagnostics without encountering errors PC 90 Problems PC 90 is not selectable in Cubase VST as a plug in If the PC 90 machine 1 and PC 90 machine 2 are not selectable as an effect the PC 90 plug ins have probably not been installed into the proper VstPlugins folder Default installation folders for Cubase are shown below Actual program names will differ depending on your version For Cubase VST Macintosh HD Cubase VST vstplugins For Score Macintosh HD Cubase Score VST vstplugins For Score Demo Macintosh HD Cubase Score VST Demo vstplugins PC 90 reverb is assignable from the VST Effects window but can not be heard Check bus pop up on the PC 90 Rack Xpander If this is set to manual change it to an enabled Master output such as PC90 1 PC90 1 or PC90 2 If reverb is still not available check the routing from input to bus to reverb I O to source to destination C 4 Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Appendix C PC90 does not record during the Create File process in Cubase VST Unlike software based plug ins the PC90 is hardware based and does not get recorded during VST s Create File process Much like effects from any outboard gear you must record t
44. can be saved and reloaded The programs designed for MMIO have been saved with a Mix value of 50 wet The programs have been saved this way because most MMIO applications do not support VST plug ins and therefore the PC 90 must be used as a master effect over the entire mix You may need to tailor the Mix setting according to the needs of your particular recording For full descriptions of the factory presets see Chapter 6 Reference For more information on routing and control of your PC 90 and its parameters see PC 90 Basics Basic Operation later in this manual Lexicon V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC MMIO Punch Record This page lets you select input Sources for Punch or overdub recording and output monitor Destinations for the sources selected for Punch or overdub recording The Punch feature lets you perform overdub or punch recording by directly connecting to a Lexicon Studio interface No external mixer is required Lexicon Studio v4 20 EI E2 Routing FA Reverb A Punch g7 Timecode 2 LDI 127 3 Clock Source FN Enable Punch Sources r Destinations Mix Level 127 4 D L 12T D A L 127 A D R 127 D A R 12T S PDIF In L 127 S PDIF Out L 127 S PDIF In R 127 S PDIF Out A 107 S PDIF Out L 107 S PDIF In L 2 Cancel The Windows 95 operating system has a delay when applications use host processing This means that when playing along with
45. changing the listener s perspective from the front to the rear of the hall Diffusion A Diffusion control is provided in all algorithms It controls the degree to which initial echo density increases over time High settings of Diffusion result in initial build up of echo density and low settings cause low initial build up Echo density is also affected by Size smaller spaces will sound denser To enhance percussion use high settings of Diffusion For clearer more natural vocals mixes and piano music use low or moderate settings of Diffusion Note that at some extreme input levels high settings of Diffusion may trigger the overload indicators on the Clip display Duration In the Inverse algorithm Duration determines the length of time in milliseconds which passes before the cutoff in Inverse effects Echo Delays Echo Delay L and Echo Delay R provide echoes to the left and right channels Unlike Delay and Reflect which are isolated right and left delays left and right echoes are blended in the diffusor The echoes are routed both to the outputs and through a feedback path Echo Feedback Fbk L and Fbk R modify the levels of the echo feedback path The range is from 100 to 0 to 100 Effects Mix Mix controls the ratio of dry and wet signal present at the PC 90 outputs When the PC 90 is used as an effects loop this control should always be set for 100 wet HF Rolloff HF Rolloff sets the high frequency cutoff of a low
46. dio Core 32 audio card Attempting to attach your PC 90 to any other type of PCI card may damage your PC 90 module Touch the computer power supply case to discharge any personal static 2 Removethe PC 90 module fromits anti static bag holding the card only by its edges Placethe bag on your work surface nextto your computer and place the PC 90 on it with its white connector facing up 3 Pickup the PC 90 card and orient it so that the connector side faces away from the palm of your hand 4 Pickup the audio card in your other hand Orient the cards with their connector sides facing each other and align the connectors at the top of each card Firmly press the cards together until they connect fully The holes on the edges of the audio card should be aligned with the standoffs on the PC 90 card 5 Once the cards are mated place the assembly with the audio card on top onto the anti static bag Use the four screws provided to attach the PC 90 to the audio card Do not overtighten the screws aS you may damage the PC board Installation Lexicon Attach the PCI Extender The extender provides support for cards installed horizontally and prevents boards from touching each other which can damage the cards To attach the extender 1 Holding the card assembly by its edges align the holes of the board and the extender 2 Insert two screws provided from the back of the card as shown Do not overtighten the screws as you may damag
47. ds closest to what you have in mind If necessary use Size to make a slightly larger or smaller sound as needed 77 Reference Lexicon 78 Next use Mid Rt to fine tune the amount of time the reverberation takes to die away at the end of musical phrases Actual halls vary a great deal in their Mid Rt values The setting of Bass Multis also critical in matching the sound of an existing hall An ideal concert hall would have a Bass Mult setting of 1 2 It is rare when actual physical spaces exceed 1 5 many if not most good recording environments have values of 1 0 or less so a value of 0 8 could be tried when attempting to match an existing hall Spread also adjusts the effective reverb time when the music is running Higher values of Spread produce a longer effective reverb time which in turn gives greater spaciousness to the sound Appendix A PC 90 Application Notes Routing PC 90 Reverb via the Aux sends in VST NN 91 D 10 11 From the ASIO control panel select the Reverb page In the From section for the left input to Machine 1 assign Aux Send 1L In the From section for the right input to Machine 2 assign Aux Send 2R In the To section for the left output of Machine 1 assign D A L In the To section for the right output of Machine 2 assign D A R From Audio menu select Effects and assign PC90 machine 1 to effect 1 Turn the power on and the effect master knob to full CW posit
48. e analog converter and does not affect signals from the S PDIF or ADAT interface SCMS Copy Protection applies SCMS Serial Copy Management System coding to the S PDIF output Choose Multiple Copies to encode the output for reproduction One Copy to allow a single digital 1 to 1 copy to be made from the S PDIF output or No Copies to prohibit any copies Multiple Copies sppir S PDIF S PDIF S PDIF Out Out Out Out 127 nat nat Ear E ete Original Copy Copy ne Copy S PDIF S PDIF SEDIE Out Out S PDIF Out 27 Core 32 Basics Lexicon Reverb Lexicon Studio v4 20 px 8 Routing BB Reverb Punch 5 Timecode 2 LDI 127 3 Clock Source m Source Destination Routing coo 7 ooouc__ i Machine 1 for A D 1 gt HE d por D4 1 R Es R fior A D 2 for D A 2 fior A D 3 jor D A 3 jor A D 4 po D244 lexicon The reverb tab allows you to route the PC 90 s two DSP engines independently through any of the connectors of your audio interface Note that only those I O selections which are currently enabled inthe Routing tab will appear as Source and Destination selections Sends and Returns from Cubase will also appear as selections if they have been enabled Each PC 90 engine has two input sources left and right and two output destinations left and right To assign a source to any of the input channels in your PC 90
49. e destination for reverb and punch and for use in the audio application 1 No more than 32 streams of I O can be selected When an attempt is made to select more than 32 a pop up message box will report that this is not allowed 2 The high gain buttons beside the 10T analog inputs will boost the gain from 10 to 4dB 3 Press Cancel to preserve the current configuration ignoring any routing changes made thus far 4 Press Apply or OK to save routing changes A dialog box will inform you that the audio application must be restarted for your changes to take effect 25 Core 32 Basics Lexicon 26 LDI 12T Items on the LDI 12T tab control include Input output converter gain Digital I O format Digital de emphasis and SCMS Serial Copy Management System copy protection code 2 Lexicon Studio v4 20 22 Routing FA Reverb Punch EX Timecode wont Fe Clock Source m Gain Levels A D A D DAA D A Input Left Right Left Right 2 2 C ANALOGRCA S PDIF RCA ANALOG XLR S PDIF OPTO Output r r S PDIF RCA ADAT OPTICAL C S PDIF OPTO m SCMS Copy Protection No Copies One Copy Multiple Copies Emphasis Select pees fo f o dB hno Der 3 Gain Levels are controlled by on screen faders with the level displayed numerically at the bottom A gain of OdB sets unity gain from XLR input to XLR output where 4dBu is 14dB below dig
50. e named it you can store it as follows 1 Click on a preset to highlight it 2 Move the rotary knob to enter Save mode A window will appear displaying a complete list of the user slots including any programs currently residing in the slots To save a preset hightlight a slot by clicking on it and clicking the Save button 3 To load a saved preset use the rotary knob to scroll through all 200 presets The 100 user slots appear after the factory presets so user slot 1 is at roughly the 12 o clock position PCS Sve Frrsel Pigan peepi they ope potest glen in pees bo heey eee SEE ce poma DARCEL io et Her ee holy Lice Fromai FE hoe Prope HF Ube Pratt BF Cancel hems Peet 3 m Joe Pred WC Une Prete ET gt Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Using the PC 90 Beyond the Basics Routing a Plug In A Default routing is set in your Lexicon Studio system to allow you to use your PC 90 as an auxiliary effect monitoring the audio through the analog outputs on your audio interface as soon as it is Installed This default routing configuration can be easily changed for your particular studio setup with the following procedure 7 Lexicon Studio v4 20 ile Fs 28 Routing BB Reverb la Punch 2 Timecode LDI127 f9 Clock Source Source Destination Routing EG fior A D 1 For A D 2 Machine 1 lio ooa sin 107 D A 2 LA ES Machine 2 for D A 3
51. e the PC board NOTE On most new Macintosh models the PCI bus is sized to fit full length PCI cards solidly On these models 9600 G3 Mini tower you will not need to install the PCI Extender Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Installation Install the Card assembly The audio card must be installed in a full size PCI slot which is a bus master slot to take advantage of its bus master capabilities Refer to your computer owner s manual to determine which slots are available as bus masters On some older motherboards the PCI slot next to the ISA bus connector the PCI ISA shared slot is not a PCI bus master slot Verify that third party audio software is installed and launches correctly Touch the computer power supply case to discharge personal static Pick up the card assembly by the top of the metal bracket and the top of the other end of the card Align the card assembly over the slot you ve chosen and insert it Place one hand along the top edge of the card and push down firmly until the card is fully seated in the slot Do not use excessive force 6 Once the card is fully seated attach the bracket to the computer chassis with the screws provided with your computer If the computer is a tower or mini tower design check to see that boards are not bending under their own weight and shorting against each other 7 Replace the cover on the computer Do not operate the system without the cover ao
52. ed to open the Cubase VST Mixer window and click the Write button Changes made to PC 90 parameters will be recorded to an Audio Mix Part Any changes even those made while the transport is in Stop are recorded as long as the Write button is enabled If you check the Arrange window when playback is stopped you will note that a special Mixer Track called Audiomix has been created This Track contains one long Part named Audiomix in which all your Monitor mixer actions are stored Don t worry about the length of this Part it will automatically be lengthened if you record past its end 65 Using the PC 90 Lexicon 66 Please note that there is only one Audiomix Part Track created the first time you use the Write function in your Arrangement The next time you use the Write function information is added to the existing Part MIDI 14 MIDI 15 MIDI 16 t Audio Mix v v S To stop writing automation events click the Write button a second time or close the Mixer window All changes to this track and its plug ins will cease to record To play back automation in your mix O Audio Ct 1 Check that the Audiomix Track or Part is not muted 2 Activate automated playback by clicking on the Read button in the upper left corner of the Monitor window If you want to watch and listen to your recorded mixer actions for example while you re recording fader movements for another mixer channel you can
53. ffect has a relatively low initial echo density which builds up gradually over time Inverse LRefLvl InputLvl ReverbLvl Mid SI e A Rasa Seno e sa gt ra Q RRefLvl This algorithm allows you to vary the slope of the initial portion of the reverb envelope The slope can decay remain level or rise over a variable time interval When the time interval is up the reverberation cuts off abruptly The resulting effect is similar to a gate but is not at all dependent on the level or complexity of the input signal Slopes are adjustable over a negative even or positive slope Positive slopes create inverse effects while more even slopes create gated effects Negative slope values have rather natural reverb tails 69 Reference Lexicon Room EchoFbkL lt EchoDlyL sees EchoFbkR Room produces an excellent simulation of a very small room which is useful for dialog and voice over applications but which may be too colored for some sustained musical tones Increasing the Size Shape Spread parameters produces an excellent reverb 70 Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Reference The Parameters The PC 90 has a wide range of parameters to controlthe sound of your algorithms Not all parameters are found in all algorithms Chorus In the Concert Hall algorithm Chorus randomizes delay times and introduces modulation to make reverberation sound less metallic Increasin
54. ftware launches properly before installing Lexicon Studio even though it will not be audio capable until installation of the Lexicon Studio system Please refer to your audio software manual for details on installation and then proceed with Lexicon Studio hardware and software installation Your Lexicon Studio system may contain either of two versions of the Core 32 audio card The installation procedure is identical for both cards Setup 1 2 Put on the anti static wrist strap Place the foam from your Lexicon Studio package on top of a work surface next to your computer Any flat piece of static safe foam with similar dimensions to the card can be used Make sure that you computer is properly shut down and unplugged Remove the computer top cover and PCI slot cover s for the slots you ve chosen for your Lexicon Studio cards If you do not know how to open your computer consult the manufacturer s owner s manual Touch the computer power supply case to discharge any personal static electricity Remove the card from its anti static bag holding the card only by its edges Be careful to avoid touching the pins on the bottom edge of the card Place the anti static bag on top of the foam and place the card on the foam with the white PC 90 connector facing up Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Installation Mount the PC 90 card onto the Audio card The PC 90 module can only be mounted onto a Lexicon Stu
55. g Chorus increases the rate of modulation Because Chorusing can cause pitch variation this parameter should be set with care when using sources with very little pitch wobble such as guitar or piano A good practice is to increase the setting until the pitch wobble becomes noticeable then lower it slightly Crossover Crossover sets the frequency at which the transition from Mid Rt to Low Rt takes place This control should be set at least two octaves higher than the low frequency you want to boost For example to boost a signal at 100Hz set Crossover to 400Hz This setting works well for classical music Crossover works best around 400Hz for boosting low frequencies and around 1 5 kHz for cutting low frequencies Decay In Ambience Decay controls the length of the ambience tail Decay Level In Ambience Decay Level controls the level of the ambience tail When Decay Level is off ambience consists entirely of the early reflection signal Definition In the Concert Hall algorithm Definition affects the echo density buildup rate during the latter part of the decay period When set to Off the rate is determined by the program material Raising Definition through its range 1 99 causes the sound to become choppier the decrease in echo density creates increasingly distinct repetitive echo trails 71 Reference Lexicon 72 Depth In the Concert Hall algorithm Depth sets the output amplitude envelope
56. he effects as digital audio tracks within the Song Work around 1 Return reverbs to aux ret L amp R 2 Use aux ret L amp R as input sources 3 Record these sources onto new tracks then use the Create File function Poor System Performance Acomputer with a fast CPU does not guarantee high performance If your system is not performing as well as it should be try some of these suggestions e Quit any open applications other than your audio software Add memory Cubase VST recommends at least 64MB e Reduce enabled audio streams in Advanced Settings Panel Pops and clicks e Minimize any unnecessary windows that are constantly redrawing e Verify that the SCSI card drivers are up to date e Verify all audio and data cables are securely fastened to their respective connectors e Try another Word clock source Switch the word clock from internal to external or vice versa e Adjust disk block buffer settings in your particular audio application C 5 Appendix C Lexicon C 6 LDI 10T Interface Analog Audio Interface Audio Inputs 8 Connectors Impedance Levels A D Performance Frequency Response Crosstalk THD Dynamic Range Resolution Audio Outputs 8 Connectors Impedance Levels D A Performance Frequency Response Crosstalk THD Dynamic Range Resolution Balanced TRS Phone Jacks 50kQ balanced 25kQ unbalanced Appendix D Specifications Balanced 4 mode 20dBu f
57. here Also look below at the Conflicting device box to see if any conflicts are listed Is the PC 90 software installed correctly Our installer copies files to the Cubase VST plugins directory Score does not use this directory Also other programs that support VST plug ins will need to have PC 90 properly installed for them Make sure the PC 90 installer is pointed to the correct vstplugins folder If you have more than one application that supports VST plug ins on your system make sure you install PC 90 properly for each of them Aliasing noise heard with any inputs Aliasing or ring modulation noise associated with sample rate truncation heard when monitoring any of the Lexicon Studio inputs through the Cubase VST mixer has been reported on some systems If you hear this noise on your audio this noise can get recorded into the files to disk Qualifying the problem This may be an interaction between the computers PCI bus and the coredsp pci code in Lexicon Studio version 3 02 This is more likley to happen on non Intel based computers and slower Intel based computers 1 2 Play back the demo song audio files that came with your audio application Do these previously recorded 44 1 or 48k wav files play back normally through Lexicon Studio Is the audio quality good when monitoring with Lexicon Studio Punch enable and Global disable Not monitoring through the VST mixer Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Appe
58. io menu select System and click on the ASIO Control Panel button Our example is from Cubase VST The actual procedure will vary depending on your audio application Audio System Setup 2 x Audio Performance m Audio 1 0 Number ofChannels 8 ASIO Device LexiconStudiov4 2 Memory per Channel 192 kB ASIO Control Panel Disk Block Buffer Size 64 El kB Latency 43 Miliseconds Settings do not take effect Sample Rate 49 000 kHz zl Ebay until you click Apply Audio Clock Source Internal z File Cache Scheme Monitoring Virtual Tape Recorder Tape Type Record Enable Type M Recorded Buffers go direct to disk Global Disable MIDI Sync Reference m MIDI to Audio Delay Priority Time Code 0 Samples Highest z Audio Clock Help Cancel 24 Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Core 32 Basics The method of selecting Tabs for different pages will be familiar to users of Windows and other Microsoft products The selections are Routing Reverb Punch Timecode LDI 12T and Clock Source Lexicon Shue Le 2 Faning BE Reve A Parcs LL Trosi EE uor cea Sre Routing This tab lets you determine which of the connected devices I O streams are active Disconnected devices will be unavailable for selection greyed out I O streams which are activated here become available as a clock source as a sourc
59. ion From the master window verify that the PC90 1 and PC90 2 bus 7 and 8 are active Verify that the output of those buses are set to AuxSend 1 and AuxSend 2 From the VST mixer window select FX Verify that send 1 is assigned to PC 90 machine 1 Turn on Send 1 and turn the volume knob to approximately 3 00 o clock Adjust according to recording needs A 1 Appendix Lexicon A 2 PC 90 Cascade Routing PC 90 routing allows you to daisy chain the PC 90 reverb engines to make a dual engine reverb This is useful for creating your own super reverbs for example using Machine 1 for early reflections and Machine 2 for the main reverb In the early days of digital reverberation creating your own reverbs was essential to get great sounding reverb Today this is still common practice for many people so we have enabled the PC 90 to be a great reverb construction kit To do this select the inputs and outputs in the Reverb Control Panel as indicated Sk Lewes Yeko wl Bae AJ More BBD eve W rn EEL iraco BE Lotar Trakas Dianin Auring Fna Ta Pin Beret L pe Aum Auni L a Carat A pi pal f Aura EL EL THE Aa per WAR Set Machine 1 inputs to Aux Send 1L and Aux Send 1R Set Machine 1 outputs to Aux Ret 1L and Aux Ret 1R Set Machine 2 inputs to Aux Ret 1L and Aux Ret 1R Set Machine 2 outputs to 12T D A L and 12T D A R Make sure the channel of the audio you wish to process
60. is sending from Aux Send 1 into the PC 90 on 8 D Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Appendix A You now have created a cascade reverb within PC 90 This will give you immense flexibility when creating your own super reverbs Monitoring the PC90 with No Latency while Recording The following example shows how to add reverb to your monitor mix without adding the reverb to the input signal The input signal and the reverb are monitored in real time with no latency The input signal will record to disk dry Reverb processing can be added to the dry signal during mix down Set up the punch tab in the ASIO Control Panel fog Larmor Seber pi PLY a E EE Aere WE Armi WA Purch 3 Tce SE 1137 EY Cheek nace ite Lowel 1 From the Control Panel select the Reverb Routing tab 2 Set Reverb Routing as follows 12T A D L gt PC90 machine 1 gt 12T D A L 12T A D R gt PC90 machine 1 gt 12T D A R Appendix A Lexicon 3 Set the channel you want to record to A D 1 Left Right or both on a stereo track 4 Click on the Edit button to open the PC90 Control Panel and adjust Reverb Mix wet to dry ratio for monitoring 5 Start your recording Set up the Reverb for either Machine 4 Lexicon Studio v4 201 a hh lt none selected gt Mee lt none selected gt lt none selected gt DS lt none selected gt e Dry level can be adjusted
61. ital full scale For the RCA inputs OdB corresponds to 10dBV 14dB below digital full scale Clicking the Link button between fader pairs links them as a stereo pair for convenient identical gain setting The left fader s value is always favored when Link is used to make the faders operate at the same level Control clicking on the Link button will link the fader heads while maintaining their relative levels Clicking with the mouse on the fader head while holding down the ctrl key on the computer keyboard will set the selected fader or stereo grouped fader to OdB Gain levels can also be entered numerically by double clicking on a numeric field then entering a value Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Core 32 Basics Input Output controls allow you to select S PDIF or ADAT as the digital format for the optical input and output connections and to select between XLR or RCA connectors for the analog inputs Conversion between optical and coaxial RCA S PDIF is possible by selecting S PDIF OPTO and S PDIF RCA for input or output and vice versa When Optical S PDIF output is chosen the RCA output remains active creating a digital Y cord or signal splitter NOTE this is not true of the inputs both S PDIF inputs cannot be used at the same time You can however use ADAT OPTICAL and S PDIF RCA simultaneously De Emphasis Select enables de emphasis to be applied to the analog output This function applies only to th
62. layed with a border 2 Ifthe parameter you want to edit is not visible in the display click on the left or right part of the Page button to go to another parameter page To return to Parameter mode click on the PARA button again 3 Seta value for the selected parameter with the Value knob To make small adjustments click on the knob hold down the mouse button and move the pointer away from the knob before turning it The further away from the knob the pointer is the finer the value adjustments 4 Use the INC and DEC buttons for super fine manipulation of the active parameter Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Using the PC 90 Using PC 90 within an MMIO Application Routing an Audio Channel through the PC 90 Like traditional effects devices the PC 90 can be used in two ways as auxiliary effects or as line effects Most effects processors are used as auxilliary effects On a typical console this is achieved by using the aux send and returns to send specific channels to the effects devices thenbacktothe board where the end result is mixed with the dry outputs of the board Typically the Mix ratio is kept at 100 wet since the signal is mixed with the board outputs Most of the multi channel applications available today such as Cubase VST Logic Audio Cakewalk Pro Audio simulate this functionality with virtual aux sends and returns For an example on how to set up PC 90 within an application that supports VST
63. meout problems There have been reports of an error that displays Core32 busy timeout within a dialog box There are several ways to troubleshoot this problem If your audio application boots and seems to function properly check the following 1 From the Lexicon Studio Control Panel disable Timecode reader if you aren t sending timecode If you are sending SMPTE into the timecode input connector set time code source to LDI 12T LTC If this source is set to LDI12T ADAT and no ADAT SYNC signal is connected and running this error message will appear 2 Set sync source to Internal B 13 Appendix B Lexicon B 14 If your audio application does not boot check the following 1 Is the card present under the Device Manager To check go to the Window s Control Panel and double click on SYSTEM This will bring up the System Properties window Click on the Device Manager tab and find the Sound Video and Game controller icon or Multimedia Expand the category and look for Lexicon IDS Sound System A yellow exclamation point next to Lexicon Studio Sound System indicates your driver has been improperly installed Is an IRQ assigned Is memory I O assigned Highlight the Lexicon IDS Sound System and click on the Properties button This brings up the Lexicon IDS Sound System Properties page Click on the Resources tab You will see a box called Resource Settings If an IRQ and Memory are assigned they will be displayed
64. n at the beginning of the envelope with little or no sustain Higher settings spread out both the buildup and sustain Size Size sets the rate of build up of diffusion after the initial period which is controlled by Diffusion The Size control changes a reverb sound from very large to very small Generally you should set this control to approximate the size of the acoustic space you are trying to create before adjusting anything else The size in meters is roughly equal to the longest dimension of the space Audio is temporarily muted when Size is changed Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Reference Slope In the Inverse algorithm Slope determines the shape of the reverb envelope When set to 0 the level of reverb remains unchanged over its duration then cuts off abruptly depending upon the amount of Diffusion in use Setting Slope above 0 causes the level of reverb to rise smoothly from soft to loud until the sound is cut off The greater the slope the softer the initial reverberation and the more pronounced its rise With negative values the reverb drops from its initial level to a quieter one before cutoff The lower the slope the more pronounced the drop off Spin Spin affects the movement of the reverberation tail The object of Spin is to continuously alter the timbre of the reverberant sound This makes the result more natural without making the position of the instruments unstable Spin should typic
65. n on how to accomplish this TIP Back up your system on a regular basis Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Appendix B Common Problems and Solutions Installation amp Hardware Recognition The Lexicon Studio Sound System is not recognized by Windows 95 when first installed Make sure you have a Plug and Play ready BIOS that complies with V2 1 of the PCI specification Load the default values of the BIOS and try installing the card again The Lexicon Studio Sound System appears in the Device Manager tagged with a yellow exclamation point Windows tried to load a driver but failed Reload the driver Check the resources page for a resource conflict Resources in your computer may have been depleted before the Core 32 card was installed Try moving the board to another PCI slot or remove a card to make more resources available A legacy device a card with manually set IRQs may need to be disabled by removing the card The Lexicon Studio Sound System appears in the Device Manager with no resources assigned Make sure you have a Plug and Play ready BIOS that complies with V2 1 of the PCI specification Load the default values of the BIOS and try installing the card again Computer crash and reboot when Lexicon IDS is removed from the Device Manager Go into the Device Manager open the System devices category highlight the PCI bus entry and click the Properties button Under the IRQ steering tab make sure IRQ S
66. n the computer keyboard will set the selected fader or stereo grouped fader to OdB Gain levels can also be entered numerically by double clicking on a numeric field then entering a value Lexicon V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC MMIO Input Output controls allow you to select S PDIF or ADAT as the digital format for the optical input and output connections and to select between XLR or RCA connectors for the analog inputs Conversion between optical and coaxial RCA S PDIF is possible by selecting S PDIF OPTO and S PDIF RCA for input or output and vice versa When Optical S PDIF output is chosen the RCA output remains active creating a digital Y cord or signal splitter NOTE this is not true of the inputs both S PDIF inputs cannot be used at the same time You can however use ADAT OPTICAL and S PDIF RCA simultaneously De Emphasis Select enables de emphasis to be applied to the analog output This function applies only to the analog converter and does not affect signals from the S PDIF or ADAT interface SCMS Copy Protection applies SCMS Serial Copy Management System coding to the S PDIF output Choose Multiple Copies to encode the output for reproduction One Copy to allow a single digital 1 to 1 copy to be made from the S PDIF output or No Copies to prohibit any copies Multiple Copies m S PDIF S PDIF S PDIF S PDIF Out Out Out Out e 127 paT CC paT CC DAT etc Original Copy Copy One Copy S PDIF S PD
67. nctions Use this setting to correct more severe problems such as unexpected errors in programs Cancel Try lowering the acceleration settings of your graphics hardware This is done by going to Start Settings Control Pane System then selecting the Performance tab and clicking the Graphics button A slider in this control panel allows you to select the amount of hardware acceleration Try using Basic Acceleration Functions or No Accelerator Functions to reduce noise from PCI burden within your system B 5 Appendix B Lexicon Read Ahead Optimization If you find that you are getting noise when adding more tracks of hard disk audio try this to optimize your system and increase the number of tracks within your system File System Properties 27 xi Hard Disk CD ROM Troubleshooting Windows uses these settings to optimize performance of the hard disk drives attached to your computer Settings Typical role of this machine X Read ahead optimization None Full Windows will not read ahead when applications request data sequentially Cancel Apply This control panel can be found by opening Start Settings Control Panel System then selecting the Performance tab and clicking the File System button This control panel optimizes the performance of your disk drives for particular applications For audio systems it is best to set the typical role for the machine to be a Desktop Sys
68. ndix B 3 Is the audio quality bad when monitoring through the VST mixer with punch disabled and Record or Tape Type monitoring enabled Solution If you have answered yes to the questions above obtain new drivers for Lexicon Studio Newer versions of the Coredsp pci contained in version 3 10 have been optimized for slower and non Intel based PCI chip sets PC 90 Problems PC 90 is not selectable in Cubase VST as a plug in If the PC 90 machine 1 and PC 90 machine 2 are not selectable as an effect the dlls have proobably not been installed into the proper vstplugins folder Default installation folders for Steinberg are For Cubase AudioVST C Program Files Steinberg Cubase Audio VST vstplugins Or C Program Files Steinberg Cubase VST vstplugins For Score C Program Files Steinberg Cubase Score VST vstplugins For Score Demo C Program Files Steinberg Cubase Score VST Demo vstplugins PC 90 reverb is assignable from the VST Effects window but can not be heard Check bus pop up on the PC 90 Rack Xpander If this is set to manual change it to an enabled Master output such as PC90 1 PC90 1 or PC90 2 must be enabled in your Master section If reverb is still not available check the routing from input to bus to reverb I O to source to destination B 15 Appendix B Lexicon PC90 does not record during the Create File process in Cubase VST Unlike software based plug ins the PC90 is hardware based and does n
69. nerally the system is locked to the incoming word clock source For example if you were transferring 8 tracks from an ADAT you would select the ADAT data as the word clock source The same would be true for an S PDIF source With analog input the internal setting is used as there is no incoming clock 49 MMIO Lexicon 50 In larger systems with a digital mixer such as Yamaha O2R or O3D it is convenient to use the word clock output and connect it to the BNC word clock input on the LDI 12T selecting WCBNC 12T as the word clock source This provides centralized clocking of the connected units NOTE Some MMIO applications close their channels when the transport is in Stop mode This will result in loss of clock or timecode when syncing to digital S PDIF or word clock Most applications will allow you to leave the channels open in its Preferences You should do so if this functionality is provided Using the PC 90 Basic Operation The PC 90 combines the quality and power of Lexicon reverb on dedicated hardware with the ease and elegance of a software plug in interface Unlike software based plug ins the PC 90 provides outstanding sonic quality with no burden on your computer processor s performance The Interface o Lexicon PC90 1 DIGITAL EFFECTS PROCESSOR e Clip Indicates audio overload in the PC 90 e Rotary Encoder The main control for adjusting a selected value Page
70. older ASIO Control Panel Control Panel Folder ASIO Core 32 ASIO Dirvers Folder Lexicon PC90 1 VstPlugins Folder Lexicon PC90 2 VstPlugins Folder NOTE The Installer will not allow you to automatically install a previous software version over a later version If you want to downgrade your software you must Uninstall then install the version you want 17 Installation Lexicon Interface Connections LDI 10T Rear Panel Connections LDI 10T IN O ___ COMPUTER Eight 8 analog balanced TRS 1 4 inputs software switchable between 4dB and 10dB e Eight 8 analog 4dB balanced TRS 1 4 outputs e One 1 S PDIF pair RCA coaxial digital input output e One 1 balanced 1 4 timecode input e One 1 IEC power connection e One 1 multi pin computer connection 18 Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Installation LDI 12T Front Panel Connections CC POWER S PDIF L A T R L 2 N R iit 3 LEXICON oa TIME In FA D pm 2 e LDI 127 z Ga Ge Ge lt lexicon n O ou a _ STUDIO e Two 2 analog 4dBu balanced XLR inputs The stereo input is switchable between the 4dBu output and the 10dBV input pair e Two 2 analog 10 dBV unbalanced RCA inputs e Two 2 optical TOSLINK connectors for input output connection to 8 channel ADAT compatible format OR 2 channel optical S PDIF format e Two 2 ADAT sync D9 connector
71. ome devices move the Core 32 to another slot See the computer manufacturer s user guide for more information on its PCI architecture Problematic Devices If the Core 32 seems to configure properly but is in a problem state it will be marked with an exclamation point inthe Device manager This indicates that Windows 95 tried to load a driver but failed Reinstall the Core 32 driver per the installation instructions Hardware Rocognition LED Status on Core 32 There are 2 status LEDs mounted on the card When the audio application is booted and the drivers are loaded one LED will light and the other will blink repeatedly Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Appendix B PC Troubleshooting Power Up Problems If the computer will not power up after initially installing a Core 32 the Core 32 or another expansion card may be partially dislodged from the expansion slot on the motherboard Symptoms may include keyboard lights on power indicator lit or the hard drive spinning Remove the Core 32 and verify that the system boots without it installed Verify that the expansion cards are seated securely in the slots Remove all peripheral devices from the Core 32 including PC 90 and cables checking for re booting each time VGA Cards Screen redraws may create pops clicks or crashes Many times this can be either the bus being locked or the CPU being interrupted too often to maintain a reliable stream of audio Ce
72. oom sizes or to reduce the sense of periodicity when the Infinite control is on These controls allow you to set the range of a moving delay and the speed at which it moves High settings of either control may be unsuitable for sustained tones like piano 73 Reference Lexicon 74 Reverb Level Reverb Level sets the amount of reverberation in the processed signal It is normally FULL but may be reduced for effects where the pre echoes should dominate Reflect Delays In the Chamber and Inverse algorithms L Refl and R Refl provide pre echoes to the left and right channels In Chamber the maximum delay value is 1 2 seconds In Inverse the maximum delay value is 800 milliseconds Reflect Levels L RefLvl and R RefLvI control the level of the reflections L Refl and R Refl The range of each level is from Full OdB to 85dB and to Off Shape Spread Shape and Spread work together to control the overall ambience of the reverberation Shape determines the contour of the reverberation envelope With Shape all the way down reverberation builds explosively and decays quickly As Shape is advanced reverberation builds up more slowly and sustains for the time set by the Spread With Shape in the middle the build up and sustain of the reverberation envelope emulates a large concert hall assuming that Spread is at least halfway up and that Size is 30 meters or larger Low Spread settings result in a rapid onset of reverberatio
73. ot get recorded during VST s Create File process Much like effects from any outboard gear you must record the effects as digital audio tracks within the Song Work around 1 Return reverbs to aux ret L amp R 2 Use aux ret L amp R as input sources 3 Record these sources onto new tracks then use the Create File function Sync Failure to sync when using ASIO Multimedia driver in Cubase VST On slower machines Cubase may have difficulty syncing when the sample reference is set to Sample Position Set the sample reference to DMA Block Output Also you must detect the buffer size for both 44 1kHz and 48kHz sample rates for sync to work properly Once you have completed these steps you may hit the Store button and save this as a profile within Cubase Poor System Performance Acomputer with a fast CPU does not guarantee high performance If your system is not performing as well as it should be try some of these suggestions e Quit any open applications other than your audio software e Use a fast IDE drive for your audio Getting audio off the PCI bus creates more bandwidth for the Lexicon Studio System You might also try a fast SCSI drive with a PCI SCSI controller which will yield performance almost as high as the IDE due to the faster speed of SCSI e Add memory Cubase VST recommends at least 64MB B 16 Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Appendix B Pops and clicks If you h
74. otes on Preset Design 76 Appendix A PC 90 Application Notes Appendix B Troubleshooting the PC Appendix C Troubleshooting for the Macintosh Appendix D Specifications Lexicon Inc 3 Oak Park Bedford MA 01730 1441 Telephone 781 280 0300 Fax 781 280 0490 www lexicon com Getting Started Introduction Thank you for your purchase of a Lexicon Studio system Lexicon Studio is a line of professional hardware components designed for your computer that provides uncompromised audio quality and extensive processing capability This family of products is designed to allow you to tailor your working environment to your needs Lexicon Studio provides I O options DSP signal routing and synchro nization for industry leading software Although written to accommodate both novice and expert users this manual assumes some familiarity with the software application you have selected to interface with Lexicon Studio If you have questions concerning the use of your software application please refer to the user manual provided by the manufacturer of the software before using your Lexicon Studio system This manual is designed for both the Macintosh and PC versions of Lexicon Studio which differ only in installation procedures As pictures from both platforms are used throughout this manual your screen graphics will vary depending on the system you are using Electronic PDF documentation containing late
75. our internal effects while the following items route the effect sends to buses 5 Makesurethe Dry button is off Click on click off When this button is pressed all four effect sends are deactivated for the channel 6 Click On for each effect send you want to activate and turn the corresponding Send Level knob to a moderate value Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Using the PC 90 7 Ifyou want the signal to be sent to the effects before the faders click on the Pre button for the send 8 With Pre fader effect sends the amount of effect for the channel is not affected by the volume fader With Post fader effect sends Pre button not pressed the amount of effect is proportional to the channel volume and will change with the volume fader movements The next step is to select programs and set the parameters for the effect processors As you will probably need to adjust the send levels while doing this leave the EQ window open Selecting PC 90 and Making Settings Effect types and programs are selected in the Effects window 1 Pull down the Audio menu and select Effects This window resembles an effects rack with stacked processors o Audio Send Effects E eR Large Hall kkk PROG 1 53 Lexicon Using the PC 90 54 Pull down the pop up menu in the processor s upper right corner and select PC 90 Machine 1 or PC 90 Machine 2 No Effect
76. pe are used to adjust the shape and duration of the initial reverb envelope which together provide the major sonic impression of room size The density is set by the size control and the rate of decay is set by Mid Rt As Shape is raised to about 1 8 of its range the initial sharp attack of the reverberation is reduced and reverberation builds more slowly The envelope then sustains briefly before it begins to die away at the rate set by Mid Rt Spread has little or no effect on this shape When Shapeis at 1 4 of its range buildup is even slower and the sustain is longer Now Spread affects the length of both the buildup and sustain As a rough estimate the sustain will be approximately the time value indicated by the Spread display in milliseconds 76 Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Reference As Shape is raised further the buildup and sustain remain similar but now a secondary sustain appears in the envelope at a lower level than the first This secondary plateau simulates a very diffused reflection off the back wall of a hall and is effective in creating a sense of size and space This reflection becomes stronger and stronger reaching an optimal loudness when Shape is at about 1 2 of its range The highest Shape settings are typically used for effects Near the top of the scale the back wall reflection becomes stronger than the earlier part of the envelope resulting in an inverse sound NOTE None of
77. r When a supported audio application is booted and the drivers are loaded one LED will light and the other will blink repeatedly System Troubleshooting Power Up Problems If the computer does not power up after installing a Core 32 the Core 32 or another expansion card may be partially dislodged from the expansion slot inthe PCI bus Remove the Core 32 card and verify that the system boots without it installed Verify that all other expansion cards are seated securely in the slots Remove all peripheral devices from the Core 32 card including the PC 90 card and cables Reinstall the stripped Core 32 card and try re booting to try to isolate the PC 90 and ca or cabling as the source of the problem Appendix C Lexicon Disk with Question Mark during Boot Cycle This is a Macintosh error that is telling you that the Macintosh cannot find the boot drive Power the machine down and make sure that you have not loosened any cables to the hard drives Optimizing MacOS for Audio Applications C 2 Following are some suggestions that may improve your computer s performance as a dedicated digital audio workstation Some of these suggestions disable some MacOS optimization features and may slow the overall performance of your system when using non audio applications Add Memory Adding RAM to your computer will improve the performance of your audio applications Streamline your Extensions With fewer Extensions and Control Panels
78. rk with Timecode Clock Source 48 This control panel active only for MMIO enables the configuration of where Lexicon Studio accepts its clock source from 7 Lexicon Studio v4 20 Lexicon V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC MMIO Word Clock Sources There are five different clock sources that Studio can lock to Rememberthat Lexicon Studio can only lock to one digital source at a time so if you plan to send in streams of different types of digital audio make sure they are all utilizing the same clock such as word clock The available clock sources are Internal 12TADATSync 12TADATData 12TS PDIF 12TWCBNC 10TA S PDIF 10TB S PDIF 10TC S PDIF Recording Selects the word clock generated by Cubase as the system master Selects the word clock provided on the ADAT Sync connector as the system clock Selects the word clock provided on the ADAT optical data connector as the system clock Selects the word clock provided by the S PDIF signal RCA or optical as the system clock Selects the word clock provided on the Word Clock BNC connector as the system clock This connector provides 75 Q termination to the Word Clock chain Selects the word clock provided by the S PDIF signal RCA or optical as the system clock Selects the word clock provided by the S PDIF signal RCA or optical as the system clock Selects the word clock provided by the S PDIF signal RCA or optical as the system clock Ge
79. rs from different media you will need to click the Other Locations button and Browse to the CD ROM for the new driver If you encounter problems locating the first file check to make sure the path is correct then click OK Click the Finish button Windows will prompt you to restart Select No when prompted and continue with these instructions Caen D s namn w Lets end prie Bembe Hol polar Tate VITE CET M dim Ps pe eile oan ha cho Be beget bc Men che dri Des File ete Installation Lexicon 16 Reinstall PC 90 Software 1 af oN O NO Insert the Lexicon Studio Drivers amp Documentation CD ROM if you haven t already Open the contents of the CD ROM and double click on Setup exe to launch the Installer Read the Directory Path Warning and then click OK Click Next gt at the Installer welcome screen Make certain that the installer is directed toward the desired plug in folder example C Cubase Audio VST vstplugins and click Next gt At the summary screen select the desired software and click Next gt to choose it Click Next gt to begin the installation Click Finish to complete the PC 90 software installation Restart your computer even if you ve already restarted after installing the Core 32 Drivers Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Installation Macintosh Software Installation 1 With your Lexicon Studio hardware and third p
80. rtain VGA cards appear to be the cause of this problem To test for this drag and drop one of your open windows while playing a multitrack session Turn the VGA acceleration off and perform the same test This may solve the problem Contact the VGA card manufacturer and obtain the most recent drivers for that board and report the problem Suggested Mother board BIOS setting suggestions e Disable Video BIOS ROM shadow e Disable Video BIOS ROM cacheable e Disable PCI VGA palette snoop e Enable PCI 2 1 Compliancy TIP Reporting problems to hardware manufacturers When reporting a problem to your hardware manufacturer they will ask you if your motherboard BIOS VGA card and other peripheral card drivers are up to date It is a good idea to have this information ready when you contact them B 3 Appendix B Lexicon AGP Accelerated Graphics Port Some PC motherboards can use an AGP graphics adapter This standard was designed to move the graphics operations off of the PCI bus onto a dedicated bus the AGP port which is physically and logically separate from the PCI bus Using this port to handle graphics operations frees the PCI bus for audio and SCSI data activity Contact your computer manufacturer for more information on the benefits of using an AGP port Optimizing Windows for Audio Applications Following are some suggestions that may improve your computer s performance as a dedicated digital audio workstation Some of these
81. run Uninstall to remove all components and reset your system Make sure that all other devices are installed and working properly An existing conflict or device that is in a problem state can cause problems when installing additional cards Problems During Autodetection If the computer freezes when detecting new hardware it may be necessary to reset the computer hardware To accomplish this turn the computer off wait three seconds then turn the computer on Pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or pressing the reset button will not reinitialize your computer hardware Manual Detection If auto detection does not work you may have to use Manual detection by running Add New Hardware from the Control Panel B 1 Appendix B Lexicon B 2 Resolving Hardware Conflicts Windows 95 may not be able to configure the Core 32 without creating conflicts with another device This can happen as more devices are installed and system resources are depleted Related error messages that may appear will instruct you to e Turn off a device to make room for the new device e Disable the new device e Reconfigure a legacy device to make room for the new device Use the Hardware Conflict Troubleshooter in Windows Help The Troubleshooting Wizard walks you through step by step troubleshooting and suggest solutions Tip If you have a motherboard with five 5 PCI slots you may find that 2 of the slots share one IRQ As sharing IRQs can be problematic on s
82. rwonN gt One of the Core 32 Audio Card models Installation Lexicon Connecting Audio Interfaces Your Lexicon Studio system will contain a Core 32 audio card with one of the two connection configurations shown below Connection to LDI 10T Connection to LDI 10T and or LDI 12T Cables Connections 1 Use only the proprietary Lexicon cable provided to connect the Core 32 card to the Lexicon audio interface 2 With both the computer and the audio interface powered down attach the cable between the connector on the back of the Core 32 card andthe Computer port on the audio interface rear panel Refer to the illustration to locate the proper slot on your card 3 Connect the power cable either 9V connector port or standard IEC power depending upon the interface between the rear panel of the audio interface and a wall socket The LDI 10T supports 24 bit analog I O as well as 24 bit S PDIF digital I O The 1 4 phone jacks accept TRS Tip Ring Sleeve cables for balanced 4dBu level or TS Tip Sleeve cables for unbalanced 10dBV level switchable within the Lexicon Studio Control Panel 10 Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Installation The LDI 12T supports various formats of analog and digital I O Make certain your cables are the correct types prior to connection Analog XLR connectors are 4dBu balanced Pin 2 hot analog RCA connectors are 10dBV unbalanced To select a so
83. s e One 1 Word Clock input BNC connector 75 Q termination e One 1 Serial D9 connector e One 1 Power connection e One 1 Multi pin computer connector NOTE The BNC Word Clock Input has a 75 Q termination Therefore if you are distributing Word Clock to a chain of devices the LDI 12T must be last in the chain Installation Lexicon Typical Configurations 20 Following are some typical interface configurations These are provided as a starting point and to familiarize you with the system Once your system is physically configured signal routing is controlled by the Lexicon Studio Driver and the routing provided by your host application program Cubase VST for example Use of the Lexicon Studio Driver and examples of typical host application routing is covered in the next section Signal Routing S PDIF TIME CODE O IN OUT COMPUTER DAT RECORDER AUDIO CONSOLE or DIGITAL CONSOLE Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Installation The configuration shown below has the analog outputs connected to powered speakers for monitoring S PDIF to a DAT for mixing and ADAT connections for multi channel recording The XLR analog inputs could be from a mixer or microphone instrument preamp or the RCA inputs could be used for low level devices such as a CD player or cassette deck S PDIF Out el el DAT Recorder LDI 12T Rear LDI 12T Front bir 4dBu Inputs S PD
84. s will be familiar to users of Windows and other Microsoft products The selections are Routing Reverb Punch Timecode LDI 12T and Clock Source NOTE Some of the functions of Lexicon Studio such as Timecode do not get passed in MMIO until the LexPanel exe has been booted once Before each audio session make sure that you boot the Lexicon Control Panel before using your audio software Lexicon V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC MMIO Lesicen Suis es Bis Fi BD Footing BB move Wa porn LCL Tesco EE aottar E cho sauce ieta Li o hS death amiee ia firere aa j smeji seal iiij sririnf inde peee RENTE Asif Siraf ane sca pero Routing This tab lets you determine which of the connected devices I O streams are active Disconnected devices will be unavailable for selection greyed out I O streams which are activated here become available as a clock source as a source destination for reverb and punch and for use in the audio application 1 No more than 32 streams of I O can be selected When an attempt is made to select more than 32 a pop up message box will report that this is not allowed 2 The high gain buttons beside the 10T analog inputs will boost the gain from 10 to 4dB Press Cancelto preserve the current configuration ignoring any routing changes made thus far 4 Press Apply or OK to save routing changes A dialog box will inform you that the audio application m
85. teering is unchecked B 9 Appendix B Lexicon B 10 Notes Windows versions 4 00 950 and 4 00 950A will not exibit this problem These versions do not have an IRQ steering tab or the option to enable Windows to steer IRQs IRQ steering is done by the BIOS Windows versions 4 00 950B and 4 00 950C will exibit this problem only if the option to enable IRQ Steering is enabled Windows by default does not have this option enabled Refer to Article number Q182604 in the Microsoft knowledgebase for a complete description of PCI bus IRQ steering Installer can not find the first file during Lexicon Studio installation At the start of the installation process after Windows has identified the new hardware it searches for the drivers In some cases Windows will not search the correct drive and you must manually specify the path to the A drive if installing with floppies or the D drive if installing from CD ROM by clicking the Browse button Once you have done this click Finish All of the drivers will be copied from the proper drive Problems operating the Lexicon Core 32 Diagnostics The Core 32 can be an ASIO device for only one audio application at a time You cannot run Cubase VST or any ASIO application simultaneously with the Core 32 Diagnotics without receiving errors Problems with Lexicon Studio Installation after removal of an Event Gina card The following error messages may appear when booting VST after removal
86. tem or File Server In either case make sure your Read Ahead Optimization is set for None B 6 Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Appendix B Set Virtual Memory To A Fixed Amount If you have sufficient memory it is possible to completely turn off Virtual Memory If not set this to 50 100MB Use A Dedicated Drive For Audio Use the fastest drive available to you Any drive sold as an AV drive will probably work Try before you buy Disable Screen Savers Screen savers TSRs and Timeout features should be disabled Disable any program or task that runs in the background Disable Virus Protection Software Virus protection software typically runs in the background of the computer taking up processing time from the CPU Make sure your virus protection software is disabled while running your audio applications but enable it periodically to check your system for viruses Dedicate your Computer to Audio Work Computers are complex machines The software that runs in them is equally complex Dedicating a system to certain applications will minimize conflicts and other system problems Try to dedicate your machine solely to audio purposes and do your word processing web browsing and financing on other machines Keep Your Drivers Up To Date vga midi etc Contact your card manufacturer for any updates that are available Keep the old drivers on hand in the event that the new drivers cause more problems
87. tput selector will display the selected output destination All resources that have been enabled in the Routing tab are available as Sources Destinations to each PC 90 The following diagram shows a flow chart of a routing example Note that the PC 90 receives its input from the MMIO application via the MMIO_Analog_ Out_L and MMIO Analog Out_R sources These sources route any audio assigned to the analog outs into the PC 90 Note also that as 12T_Analog_Out_L and 12T Analog Out_R are selected as PC 90s destina tions the audio is summed with the outputs of the audio application which should also routed to the analog outputs This allows monitoring of PC 90 reverb and all audio from your audio software through the same outputs of the interface 43 MMIO Lexicon 44 PC 90 Interface The PC 90 can be fully integrated with any MMIO audio application Unlike ASIO applications where the PC 90 is plugged in much like a VST plug in the PC 90 only needs to be routed within MMIO The reverb programs may be edited by clicking on the Machine 1 or Machine 2 buttons to engage the PC 90 user interface PC 90 Presets The PC 90 has 100 factory loaded programs and 100 open slots for user preset storage The factory presets are fully editable however if you wish to save your edits you must copy the preset into a user slot In future versions of Lexicon Studio MMIO software you will be able to create and save effects within banks that
88. tware for Windows 1 Insert the Lexicon Studio Drivers amp Documentation CD ROM if you haven t already 2 Open the contents of the CD ROM and double click on Setup exe to launch the Installer 3 Read the Directory Path Warning and then click OK 4 Click Next gt at the Installer welcome screen 5 Make certain that the installer is directed toward the desired plug in folder example C Cubase Audio VST vstplugins and click Next gt 6 Atthe summary screen select the desired software and click Next gt to choose it 7 Click Next gt to begin the installation 8 Click Finish to complete the PC 90 software installation 9 Restart your computer even if you ve already restarted after installing the Core 32 Drivers Installing the PC 90 software will file it within Windows program registry To remove or update this software remove the PC 90 install by using the Add Remove Programs control panel highlighting Lexicon Studio PC90 Plugin and selecting Remove This control panel is located at Start Settings Control Panel Add Remove Programs Updating Driver and PC 90 Software If you are installing a newer version of Lexicon Studio software over your current software follow the steps outlined below Install the PC 90 Software for Windows As PC 90 software is registered through the Windows Add Remove Programs control panel it must be completely removed to install a newer version You should never have 2 different
89. u are installing alater version of Lexicon Studio software over your current Studio software please skip to the next section entitled Updating Driver and PC 90 Software Install the Lexicon Studio Driver for Windows 1 12 With your Lexicon Studio hardware and third party audio software installed power up LDI 12T interface and your computer Once your computer is fully booted Windows will identify your Core 32 as anew PCI multimedia device In the event of booting problems refer to the troubleshooting section of this user guide The Windows Update Device Driver Wizard will appear Insert the Lexicon Studio Drivers amp Documentation CD ROM and click the Next gt button allowing Windows to perform a search for the Lexicon Studio driver Windows will find the driver information for the Lexicon Studio Sound System on the CD ROM if it does not you may need to Browse to it Additionally you may also need to Browse to the CD ROM for a file entitled ControlP dil Click the Finish button When the drivers are loaded you will be prompted to restart your computer You should choose not to restart at this time and proceed to the instructions for installing PC 90 software within the next section Windows will prompt you twice to restart Select No at both prompts and move on to the next section Installing the PC 90 Software for Windows Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Installation Install the PC 90 Sof
90. ull scale Unbalanced 10 mode 6dBV full scale 20Hz to 20kHz 0 5dB ref 1kHz 96dB 1kHz lt 0 005 20Hz to 20kHz 102dB typical A weighted 24 Bits Delta Sigma Conversion Balanced TRS Phone Jacks 6009 each side balanced 26dBu full scale balanced 20Hz to 20kHz 0 5dB ref 1kHz 96dB 1kHz lt 0 005 20Hz to 20kHz 105dB typical A weighted 24 Bits Delta Sigma Conversion D 1 Appendix D Lexicon Digital Audio Interface Input Connector Output Connector Format System Sample Rates Control Interfaces Time Code Input Power Requirements RFI ESD Dimensions Weight Environment Operating Temp Storage Temp Humidity Coaxial RCA type 1 Coaxial RCA type 1 S PDIF IEC 958 CP 340 consumer audio interface 44 1kHz 48kHz Balanced TRS Phone Jack EIA 422 Formats supported 24 25 30 drop non drop 100 240 VAC 50 60Hz 15W 3 pin IEC connector Conforms to FCC class B and European EMC Directive 89 336 ECC in accordance with EN55103 and EN 55103 2 for category E2 environments 19 0 x1 75 x6 6 WHD 483x45x165mm standard 19 inch 1U rack mount 4 5 lbs 32 to 104 F 0 to 40 C 22 to 167 F 30 to 70 C Max 95 non condensing Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Appendix D LDI 12T Interface Audio Inputs 2 Connectors Impedance Levels A D Performance Frequency Response Crosstalk THD Dynamic Range Resolution
91. ur PC 90 refer to Chapter 4 MMIO R Making Settings for the PC 90 58 The MMIO presets for the PC 90 are virtually identical to those available when using PC 90 with ASIO applications such as Cubase VST The only differences are in the Mix values As most MMIO applications will use the PC 90 as a line effect the Mix values have been saved at 50 wet If you are using an MMIO program that supports VST plug ins such as Steinberg WaveLab or Emagic Logic Audio remember to change the Mix values in the presets you are using to 100 wet Loading Effects The MMIO version of PC 90 comes with 100 factory presets and 100 user slots where you can store your own presets or save edited versions of the factory presets Machine 1 Configuration DIGITAL EFFECTS PROCESSOR Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Using the PC 90 A presetis loaded from the PC 90 interface by highlighting the preset name area and using the rotary knob to scroll through the 100 factory and 100 user slost available A preset is automatically loaded once the rotary knob is used to move to the new preset Editing Effects You can create your own programs or edit any of the presets with the editor To open the PC 90 interface click the machine 1 or machine 2 buttons in the Reverb tab on LexPanel exe The PC 90 Interface will open oO Lexicon PC90 1 H DIGITAL EFFECTS PROCESSOR 1
92. urce for input or output within the application software refer to the documentation provided with your particular software package When powering up your system always make sure to turn the audio interface power on prior to turning on your computer This ensures that diagnostics and calibrations necessary for optimum performance are performed on computer startup Connecting Multiple Interfaces The optional LX3 Multi Interface Adapter allows you to connect as many as three LDI 10T interfaces to one single Lexicon audio card creating a total of 24 channels of analog I O to Audio Card 1 Use only the proprietary Lexicon cable provided to connect the Core 32 card to the LX3 Multi Interface Adapter 2 With both the computer and the audio interfaces powered down attach the cable between the connector on the back of the Core 32 card and the LX3 Multi Interface Adapter 11 Installation Lexicon PC Software Installation Install Supported Third Party Audio Software Lexicon Studio requires compatible front end software such as Cubase Audio VST to operate Please refer to your particular software installation guide for assistance As Lexicon Studio installs software within directories of your front end software you should install your audio software first and verify that it launches properly before installing Lexicon Studio even though it will not be audio capable until installation of the Lexicon Studio system If yo
93. ust be restarted for your changes to take effect w 39 MMIO Lexicon 40 LDI 12T Items on the LDI 12T tab control include Input output converter gain Digital I O format Digital de emphasis and SCMS Serial Copy Management System copy protection code 2 Lexicon Studio v4 20 3 Routing EB Reverb Punch 73 Timecode wort Le Clock Source m Gain Levels A D Left a fo dB AMD Right 0 dB D A Left fo defo D A Right Input C ANALOG RCA S PDIF RCA ANALOG XLR S PDIF OPTO Output S PDIF RCA ADAT OPTICAL C S PDIF OPTO SCMS 7 Copy Protection amp NoCopies One Copy Multiple Copies I De Emphasis Emphasis Select lexicon Gain Levels are controlled by on screen faders with the level displayed numerically at the bottom A gain of OdB sets unity gain from XLR input to XLR output where 4dBu is 14dB below digital full scale For the RCA inputs OdB corresponds to 10dBV 14dB below digital full scale Clicking the Link button between fader pairs links them as a stereo pair for convenient identical gain setting The left fader s value is always favored when Link is used to make the faders operate at the same level Control clicking on the Link button will link the fader heads while maintaining their relative levels Clicking with the mouse on the fader head while holding down the ctrl key o
94. versions of PC 90 software installed simultaneously To deinstall PC 90 1 Go to Start Settings Control Panel Add Remove Programs 2 Scroll down to Lexicon Studio PC90 Plugin 3 Click the Add Remove button Installation Lexicon 14 4 Click the Yes button when asked Are you sure you want to completely remove Lexicon Studio PC90 Plugin and all of its components 5 Click OK to close the control panel Ste mas Len fags Update Studio Driver If you have a CD ROM or have downloaded Lexicon Studio drivers with a higher revision number than those currently installed in your system you should choose to update your driver To do so follow the directions below 1 aren Go to Start Settings Control Panel System Click on the Device Manager tab Open the directory for Sound Video and Game Controllers Highlight Lexicon IDS Sound System by clicking on it Click the Properties button Cee Pree Mae been ets beter IT ibe ee Cor T ia EP ET TE TS Lexicon Studio V4 20 User Guide for Macintosh and PC Installation O O N o 10 11 Select the Driver tab within the Properties page Click the Update Driver button Windows will ask if you want to search for the driver Select Yes Recommended Windows will search the drive from which a driver was last loaded If you installed drivers from floppy disk itwill check only the floppy drive If you have loaded the updated drive

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