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1. Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default 1 Channel Changed 1 16 1 16 Mode Default x Mode 1 3 Messages x x Altered x Note x 0 127 Last Note Low Note Number High Note used as controllers Velocity Note ON x O 9n v 1 127 used as controller Note OFF After Keys X X Touch Channel x O Pitch Bend x O Control 1 119 OX OX ADJUST FootPedal Change Footswitch 1 and 2 and Custom 1 4 can be assigned controllers 1 119 for MIDI transmit 32 reserved for bank select Program X 0 127 See Implementation Change True Details System Lexicon OX OX product ID 6 Exclusive Real time x x non Real time x OX device ID System Song Pos x x Common Song Sel x x Tune x x System Clock OX OX Real Time Commands X Ox START STOP and CON TINUE are patchable as a switch START CON TINUE 127 STOP 0 Aux Local ON OFF x x Messages All Notes OFF x O Active Sense x x Reset All Controllers OX OX Notes Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO O Yes X No OX Selectable 5 9 PCM 90 User Guide Lexicon This chapter is intended primarily to help you recognize some common error states which can be corrected from the PCM 90 front panel or by simple means such as cable replacement Any error states which are not covered here should be referred to your local dealer for service by a qualified technician In a low voltage or brown out condition the PCM
2. 0 9 Coffin ADJUST Mix Keywords Ambience Indoor Small Simulate a tight small space with this ambience preset ADJUST controls dry delay mix to brighten or deaden the sound for an open or closed casket Indoor Large 1 0 MetalChamber ADJUST Decay Keywords RandomHall Indoor Large Room Short boomy and bright Like the inside of an anechoic chamber without the absorption cones 1 1 Stairwell ADJUST Number Of Floors Keywords Cncrt Hall Indoor Large Short decay of a single room to large reflections lost in the high rise ADJUST lets you select from 20 floors 1 2 Make A Space ADJUST Decay Keywords RandomHall Indoor Large Custom ADJUST and Liveness controls let you quickly design your own space Custom 1 Liveness 0 127 1 3 Dly Hallway ADJUST Blend Keywords Splits Indoor Large Echo A split program with a short ping pong delay and a medium long hallway reverb ADJUST 1 4 LectureHalls ADJUST Blend Keywords Splits Indoor Large A split program with an empty hall and a full hall 1 5 Dance Hall ADJUST Decay Keywords RandomHall Indoor Large Preset at 1 4 seconds of reverb time for a medium bright hall or use ADJUST to customize 1 6 Ballrooms ADJUST Blend Keywords Splits Indoor Large Room A split program providing two different shaped ballrooms a rectangular shaped room with strong reflections and a fan shaped room with a smooth decay 1 7 Empty Club ADJUST Decay Keywords
3. All Program Change and Bank select messages are treated as unavailable Pgm and Pgm will load the next higher or lower program in the current bank then wrap to the adjacent bank Pgm Change On Program Change messages 0 49 correspond to PCM 90 Effects 0 0 4 9 in the current bank Program Change messages 50 127 are ignored Pgm and Pgm will load the next higher or lower program in the current bank then wrap to the adjacent bank The current bank can be changed with MIDI Continuous Controller 32 and Bank Select Messages as follows 0 4 Program Banks 0 4 5 6 Internal Register Banks RO and R1 7 11 reserved for ROM Card Banks 12 Memory Card Banks The number of banks available on a given card will vary with card size as follows Card Size Banks Pgm Change Map Program Change 0 127 can be mapped to any PCM 90 Effect in any internal or card bank Two 128 element maps are stored internally additional maps may be stored on RAM cards MIDI O PO 0 0 MIDI 0 P2 2 8 MIDI 127 P22 7 MIDI 127 R 4 9 Pgm and Pgm will load the next higher or lower program in the map Pgm Change Chain Any Program Change number can be selected to load any one often customized effect chains Once a chain is loaded effects in the chain are accessed by the controller patched to Pgm and Pgm program increment and program decrement Note The PCM 90 requires a brief amount of time to change programs Additional Progr
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5. For some special effects Mid Rt Spread and Size can be unlinked High Cut High Cut sets the high frequency cutoff of a low pass filter This parameter affects both channels The Algorithms and Their Parameters 3 13 PCM 90 User Guide 3 14 Design cont d Echo Expand Lexicon Range and Rate Range and Rate controls inthe Room algorithm in Chamber Room can be used to reduce coloration for small room 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 Wander Wander sets the distance in time that early reflections will move For best results with larger sizes this control should be set to about 10ms Mstr Dly Dly L Dly R In Rich Plate and Chamber Room Dly L and Dly R provide echoes to the left and right channels Unlike Delay and Reflect which are isolated left and right delays left and right echoes are blended in the diffusor The echoes are routed both to the outputs and through a feedback path Mstr Dly provides a simple grouped control that modifies the left and right values from 0 200 Mstr Fbk Fbk L Fbk R Fbk L and Fbk R modify the levels of the echo feedback path The range is from 100 to 0 to 100 Mstr Fbk has a range of 0 100 With low or moderate settings small changes of Mstr Fok may not have an e
6. High Note Tempo 40 400BPM is converted to controller range 0 127 Clock Commands These MIDI messages are also available as threshold sources for several Modulation parameters AR Env Latch Sw 1 and Sw 2 and S amp Hold They may also be used as a tap source for controlling Tempo MIDI Implementation Details including System Exclusive documentation are available to assist experienced programmers in developing software for use with the PCM 90 These can be obtained directly from Lexicon Request PCM 90 MIDI Implementation Details Bulk Data Dumps Control mode 3 8 MIDI Dump allows selection of the following types of bulk 5 8 data to be dumped directly from the PCM 90 to another PCM 90 or to editor librarian software Displayed Name Description CurrentPgm Currently running effect Bank RO R1 Internal Register Banks Bank CO CJ Card Banks card must be inserted Map 0 1 Internal Program Change Maps Map 2 3 Card Program Change Maps card must be inserted Chain 0 9 Internal Program Chains Chain 10 19 Card Program Chains card must be inserted Int Chains All Internal Program Chains Ext Chains All Card Program Chains card must be inserted Setup C Current Setup Setup 0 4 Internal Setups Setup 5 9 Card Setups Use ADJUST to select the bulk data type Press Store to transmit the data Lexicon PCM 90 MIDI Implementation Chart Digital Reverberator MIDI Operation
7. Liveness 4 5 MonoOrStereo ADJUST Mono or Stereo Keywords Plate Instrument Custom A general plate that can be run in mono stereo or 3 choices in between Custom 1 Liveness 4 6 TapDelayBPM ADJUST Eko Feedback Decay Keywords Plate Echo Tempo An all purpose tap tempo delay with a small amount of plate reverb Custom 1 Dly amp Ref Lvis 4 7 Spatial Plate ADJUST LFO1 amp 2 Keywords Plate Spatial Custom A spatial plate reverb with LFO 1 amp 2 each independently controlling InWidth and OutWidth scaled inversely ADJUST gives you three choices for LFO speed Custom 1 Reverb Density The Presets 4 8 PanEkoBPM ADJUST Panning Speed P2 Plates cont d Keywords Plate Echo Tempo Custom LFOs modulate dry reflections levels to give you a panning effect Use Tap to tap in the desired delay time ADJUST controls the panning speed while Custom 1 controls InWidth and OutWidth these parameters are inversely scaled to produce some interesting spatial effects Custom 1 In Width Out Width 4 9 Gen Plate ADJUST Not Patched Keywords Plate A generic plate preset Use this as a starting point to make your own plate presets Indoor Small Program Bank P3 Post 0 0 Cabin Fever ADJUST Decay Keywords Cncrt Hall Indoor Small Sounas like you ve been snowed in too long Basically a dead space muffled and not much width ADJUST provides some variation in the response of this small space 0 1 Echo Kitchen ADJUST B
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9. RandomHall Indoor Large Empty Typical Monday night at the club Reflections and delays simulate the emptiness 1 8 NYC Clubs ADJUST Blend Keywords Splits Indoor Large A split program with the acoustics of two famous New York City nighclubs 1 9 Sports Verbs ADJUST Blend Keywords Splits Indoor Large A split reverb with the inside of a locker room and a large empty arena The Presets Outdoor P3 Post cont d 2 0 Inside Out ADJUST Decay Keywords Cncrt Hall Outdoor Spatial Special FX A strange hall reverb where the input envelope controls the output width of the reverb At high levels the signal goes mono As it decays the sound fills out the stereo field 2 1 Outdoor PA ADJUST Mix Keywords Ambience Outdoor Echo Open space not much reflection Takes advantage of maximum DryDly time with no Pre Delay to provide a simple outdoor echo Use ADJUST to mix in the right amount of dry delay level 2 2 Outdoor PA 2 ADJUST Decay DecayLvl Keywords Ambience Outdoor Similar to Outdoor PA ADJUST provides five different settings 2 3 Two Autos ADJUST Blend Keywords Splits Outdoor Asplit program giving you the inside of a VW van and the inside of a VW bug Use ADJUST to control the blend between the two 2 4 NYC Tunnels ADJUST Blend Keywords Splits Outdoor Large Long A split reverb simulating two of NYC s automobile tunnels the Lincoln and the Holland 2 5 Indoors Out ADJUST Blend Keywords Splits Outdo
10. Turn ADJUST until the lower line reads 1 1 Global 5 Press Load to show the current global setting of MIX use ADJUST to set it to 100 wet 1 7 PCM 90 User Guide Lexicon Memory Cards You can use Memory cards to store as many as 1000 PCM 90 registers 20 banks of 50 on a 1 Meg card Registers stored on a properly formatted card will be recognized whenever the card is inserted and can be accessed via the front panel Register Banks button exactly as internal registers Memory cards can also be used to store setups your system configuration as set in Control mode As many as 5 PCM 90 setups can be stored on a card allowing you to transport not only your effects but complete PCM 90 environ ments to another PCM 90 Cards also provide storage for additional program maps and effect chains See Control Mode Store and Load functions for details on saving setups on a card and reloading them Memory cards must be of the following type Memory cards can be used to store PCM 90 registers or setups PCMCIA SRAM Memory Card 68 pin Type Usable densities 64 kByte 128 kByte 256 kByte 1 MByte Cards larger than 1MByte can be used but the PCM 90 will only make use of 1MByte Access Time 250 nsec or faster Conforms to PCMCIA 2 0 JEDIA 4 1 Can use either 8 bit or 8 16 bit bus configuration Attribute memory can be present but is not used 1 8 The PCM 90 provides a wide range of control over an extrao
11. acceptable 20dBu to 2dBu OdBu to 22dBu too low noisy lt 2dBu lt 22dBu Overload The Odb overload indicators will light under the following conditions A D overload overload at any point in effects processing input level within 1dB of maximum For example level buildup from certain reverberation modes can result in overload even when the input A D or digital receiver data stream is not at full scale Such conditions are most often caused by a combination of extreme parameter settings Adjusting parameter level settings can eliminate these overload conditions 1 5 PCM 90 User Guide 1 6 Lexicon Setting Input Levels 1 2 Press Control Press Up or Down until the leftmost digit in the lower lefthand corner of the display is 0 Turn SELECT to 0 0 Audio Input Source Turn ADJUST to select Analog 48kHz or Analog 44 1kHz Adjust the front panel INPUT knob so that program material level peaks cause the headroom display to reach the top of the column without lighting the overload indicators An occasional large signal peak causing momentary flashing of the overload indicator is acceptable in most instances but should be validated by listening to the actual result Turn ADJUST to select Dig The display will show any valid digital format which is properly connected to the PCM 90 rear panel digital input Setting Analog Output Level While still in Control mode turn SELECT to 0 3 Output Level The
12. as follows Card Size Banks Off All Program Change and Bank select messages are ignored Map Program Change 0 127 can be mapped to any PCM 90 effect in any internal or card bank Two 128 element maps are stored internally additional maps may be stored on RAM cards Once you have selected Map press Load to display MIDI Pgm Change 13 3 MapSelect 0 Turn ADJUST to select the desired Program Change Map Chain Any Program Change number can be selected to load any one of ten customized effect chains Additional chains can be stored on RAM cards Once a chain is loaded effects in the chain are accessed by the controller patched to Pgm and Pgm program increment and program decrement Once you have selected Chain press Load to display MIDI Pgm Change 33 Chain MIDI Turn ADJUST to select the desired Program Chain When set to MIDI Program Chains will be loaded by MIDI Program Change messages according to the settings of Chain Pgm Assign in Row 6 To load a specific Program Chain without sending the PCM 90 a MIDI Program Change message use ADJUST to display the desired chain number MIDI Pgm Change 13 3 Chain 3 4 Automation This control is provided to allow one PCM 90 to act as a master for any number of slaved PCM 90s Select On to have values resulting from front panel operations sent out as SysEx messages Press Load to select the ID 0 126 or All of the target PCM 90 s 3
13. is great as a special effect for television or film Use ADJUST to choose pipe size or just use Custom 1 to control the basic Size settings For more control over the EQ use Custom 2 to change the high frequencies Custom 1 Size Custom 2 High Cut 4 5 Weird Places ADJUST Eko Box Oil Drum KeyWords Echo Special FX Splits Custom A split program with a short Box reverb with repeating echo delays and a reverb like the inside of an Oil drum Custom 1 Stereo Delay Custom 2 Oil Drum Timbre Custom 3 Oil Drum Texture 4 6 Two Rooms ADJUST Little Thin Dark Room KeyWords Slap FX Guitar Splits Custom Two very distinct rooms allows for quick switching between different effects Custom 1 Dual Decay Custom 2 Dual Liveness 4 7 TapDly amp Hall ADJUST Tap Delay Hall KeyWords Echo Bright Splits Custom This Program places a Tap Tempo based delay on the left input with a hall reverb on the righ input The Soft row has Custom Controls created for swapping the inputs and adjusting the amount of feedback present in the delays Custom 1 Input Assignment Custom 2 Tap Delay Master 4 8 E NoseDelays ADJUST Nose 1 Nose 2 KeyWords Echo Dynamic Splits Custom Two very strange delays One with a highly resonant short delay with Random LFO1 modulating delay time the other with long modulated delays modulated by LFO2 4 9 Gen Split ADJUST not patched KeyWords Splits Custom A generic Chamber Room preset Use this as a startin
14. 1 5 kHz for cutting low frequencies Rt HC Rt HC sets the frequency above which a 6dB octave low pass filter attenuates the reverberated signal It does not attenuate the reflections 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 Pre Delay Pre Delay adjusts an additional time delay between the input of signal and the onset of reverberation The maximum range is 1000ms 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 This parameter is available for tempo control in all algorithms except Ambience Shelf In Random Hall Shelf modifies the lowpass characteristic of RtHC turningitinto a shelving filter Shelf sets the gain of an output patch which is mixed with the output of Rt HC to form the main reverberant output Both the pre echoes and the reverberation are affected For example if Shelf is set to 6dB frequencies below approximately Rt HC 2 will be boosted by 3 5dB Above approximately Rt HC 2 the response will be flat Shelf provides a method for making the spectral content of the reverberation match the ideal spectrum for musical
15. 10 Hz to 20 kHz 0 5 dB 65 dB max 10 Hz to 20 kHz 100 dB min 20 kHz bandwidth 0 004 max 10 Hz to 20 kHz 100 dB min 20 kHz bandwidth 24 samples 0 54 msec for 44 1 kHz 0 50 msec for 48 kHz 10 Hz to 20 kHz 0 5 dB 80 dB max 10 Hz to 20 kHz 100 dB min 20 kHz bandwidth 0 006 max 10 Hz to 20 kHz gt 95 dB 20 kHz bandwidth 50 samples 1 13 msec for 44 1 kHz 1 04 msec for 48 kHz 10 Hz to 20 kHz 0 5 dB 55 dB max 10 Hz to 20 kHz 90 dB min 20 kHz bandwidth 0 008 max 10 Hz to 20 kHz gt 94 dB 20 kHz bandwidth 7 1 PCM 90 User Guide Digital Audio Interface Internal Audio Data Paths Audio Memory Configuration External Memory Card Control Interface General Connectors Format Sample Rates Conversion DSP Base memory Connector Standards Card Format MIDI Footswitch Foot controller Dimensions Weight Power Requirements RFI ESD Environment Lexicon Coaxial RCA type conforms to S PDIF CP 340 Type Il and IEC 958 consumer standards 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 18 bits 18 to 24 bits Two 256k x 18 DRAMs Accepts PCMCIA Type cards 68 pins Conforms to PCMCIA 2 0 JEIDA 4 0 Supports up to 1MB SRAM attribute memory not required 5 pin DIN connectors provided for MIDI IN THRU amp OUT 1 4 inch T R S phone jack provided for 2 independent momentary footswitches System detects normal open or normal closed on power up 1 4 inch T R S phone jack provi
16. 4 2 Dark amp Brite ADJUST Reverb Blend KeyWords Splits Special FX Spatial Custom A dark dense reverb and a bright thin reverb Use ADJUST to balance the two Use the Inverse EQ effect on Custom 1 to cut the highs on the Room while boosting them on the Chamber Custom 2 lets you change the effect from forwards to backwards while Custom 3 adds a bit of Predelay to the signal Custom 4 gives you a bit more EQ enhancement Custom 1 Inverse EQ Custom 2 Inverse Effects Custom 3 Pre Delay Custom 4 Briteness Enhancer 4 3 Dark amp Gated ADJUST Toggle Gate FX KeyWords Splits Special FX Custom Gated A dynamic effect with input level affecting the Shape setting of the Room and triggering the Infinite switch on the Chamber reverb When Infinite triggers then releases a gate effect is produced Use ADJUST to change the Mode of the AR envelope Use Custom 1 to change the release time of the gate Custom 2 changes the balance of the Chamber Room levels Custom 3 changes their Sizes Input level also controls a Master Delay line that is active at lower levels then cuts out and the gate kicks in at higher levels Use Custom 4 to change the level of this delay Custom 1 Gate Shape Release Custom 2 Effects Blend Custom 3 Switch the Sizes Custom 4 Master Delay Level 4 4 Pipe Reverb ADJUST PipeSize KeyWords Splits Special FX Bright Custom With all the characteristics of a pipe in mind this small drain to enormous tunnel reverb
17. 5 Send Foot Pedal Foot Sw 1 Foot Sw 2 ADJUST Custom 1 4 If Transmit is setto On these controls can transmit MIDI controller messages Press Load to cycle through the controller selections Use ADJUST to select the MIDI Controller message to transmit Receipt of MIDI Controller messages will affect the PCM 90 in the same manner as if the internal controls were adjusted 3 6 Int Clock You can choose to have the PCM 90 transmit MIDI Clock at the current tempo rate by setting this control to On and Tempo mode Source 0 2 to Internal If this control is set to Off MIDI Clock will not be transmitted Basic Operation PCM 90 User Guide 2 14 Lexicon 3 7 SysEx This control is provided for communication with one or more additional PCM 90s or computer editor software On the default setting allows SysEx messages to be received by the PCM 90 Press Load to select device ID 0 126 3 8 Dump Press Store to configure the PCM 90 to execute MIDI dumps of single effects banks maps chains or setups 3 9 Dump Speed Turn ADJUST to select dump speeds of Slow Medium or Fast to achieve compatibility with the connected MIDI device Basic Operation Row 4 Setup 4 0 Store Control mode Audio System and MIDI parameter settings along with two settings from the Tempo matrix comprise a Setup Five setups can be stored and named in the unit or on a Memory Card allowing you to transport not only your effects but complete
18. ADJUST will scroll through all available banks including internal preset and register banks as well as any banks on inserted cards Internal banks are labeled PO P4 and RO R1 Card registers will be labeled CO C1 C2 etc 2 Press Load to move the asterisk to Dst Card Bank Copy 2 0 Src PO Dst RO Now use ADJUST to select the destination of your copy Selecting a register bank here will cause its contents to be erased and overwritten with the bank you have selected as the source when Store is pressed 4 Press Store to copy the selected source in this case Preset Bank 0 into internal Register Bank RO The display will ask Are you sure Press STORE Press any button to cancel Press Store to complete the store operation 2 1 Load This control is provided for future enhancement It will allow you to load audio software from a Memory Card simply by inserting the new card and responding to the display prompts 2 10 2 2 Format This control allows you to format a Memory Card for PCM 90 use Make sure the Write Protect switch on the card is set to Off Insert an unformatted card or one you don t mind erasing then press Store The display will ask Are you sure Press STORE Press Store The following display will appear briefly The display will then chanae as shown below Format and name memory card This display allows you to assign a name of 10 characters or less to the card Name Ne
19. Density Custom 3 Liveness Custom 4 Brightness 4 4 Utility Verb ADJUST Out Width Keywords Unnatural Gated Concert Hall Custom A general all purpose reverb with medium parameter settings Custom 1 Effect Gate Release Custom 2 Liveness Custom 3 Width EQ Custom 4 Wah Wah Speed 4 5 Museum Hall ADJUST Reflective Material Keywords Cncrt Hall Custom Indoor Bright A large reverberant hall like a large room in a museum ADJUST selects the physical characteristics of the walls Custom 1 Source Proximity Custom 2 Width EQ Custom 3 Reverb Tail Custom 4 Room Size The Presets 4 6 Nonlinear 1 ADJUST Room Size PO Halls cont d Keywords Ambience Custom Gated Short A dense medium long nonlinear gated verb Good for all sorts of program material especially percussive sounds Custom 1 Tail Environment Custom 2 High Cut Custom 3 Decay Custom 4 Decay Level 4 7 Tap BrickBPM ADJUST Tap Rate Keywords RandomHall Custom Tempo Spatial This preset has a very reflective sound as if the source is pounding against a hard brick wall The LFO opens up the Mid RT and controls OutWidth in cycles that are tempo dependent Use Tap or ADJUST to control the rate Custom 1 Liveness Custom 2 Size Custom 3 Tap Depth Custom 4 Outwidth Tap Sweep 4 8 Gen Concert ADJUST not patched KeyWords Cncrt Hall Ageneric concert hall Use this as a starting place to make your own concert hall effects 4 9 Gen RHall ADJUST not
20. Destination You will have complete access to all parameter controls including any subparameters at that location Press Edit again to return to the Patch row From the Patch row Values display e Press Edit to jump to the next Src or Dst value Default values are 0 minimum 127 maximum The following examples illustrate how to create a patch use the patch jump features modify the default patch values and add an additional pivot point to the example patch values Creating a patch with default values Load program PO 0 0 Deep Blue Press Edit to enter Edit mode then press Up to move to the Patch Row Press Load until the display looks like this Patch 0 Src Int ADJUST Basic Operation Turn SELECT to select Patch 2 which is set to Off Patchl2 Src Int E Turning ADJUST will scroll through the entire list of available patch Sources Turn ADJUST counterclockwise until LFO1 is displayed in the lower right Patch 2 Src Int LFO1 is now assigned as a patch Source Press Load to bring up patch Destinations for selection The display should show that Destination is unassigned Patch2 MI Unassigned The ADJUST knob will now scroll through all of the available parameters of Deep Blue The lower line of the display will show the edit matrix row label on the left and the parameters in that row on the right Turn ADJUST clockwise until High Cut in the effect s Design row is disp
21. Drums Perc Dynamic Echo Film ADR Gated Guitar Indoor Instrument Keyboard Large Live PA Long Mastering Medium MIDI Mono Natural Orchestral Outdoor Plate RandomHall Room Short Slap FX Small Spatial Special FX Splits Stereo Surround Tempo Unnatural Vocal User 1 User 2 User 3 User 4 PCM 90 User Guide Tempo Mode When Compare is on Tap will not alter the tempo but will still reset the LFOs See Chapter 3 Modulation 2 20 Lexicon The PCM 90 gives you unique control over tempo In the PCM 90 tempo is not just a matter of setting echo rates Any delay parameter and any time based modulator LFO1 LFO2 Sw 1 Sw 2 and Mod Delay can be individually assigned to an absolute time value or assigned to a tempo value For example a delay time can be set to a specific number of milliseconds and you will always get a delay of that number of milliseconds regardless of tempo changes Alternatively a delay time can be set to a specific ratio of echoes to beats Now if you create a rhythmic echo pattern delay times will be linked to tempo When you change tempo the delay time will change to maintain the same rhythm at the new tempo With the LFOs time based switches and Mod Delay the rate of change can be an absolute value such as once per second or it can be linked to tempo for example once every four beats Almost any delay parameter or time based modulator can be set to its own individual rhy
22. Inverse HighPass Custom 3 Reverb Density 411 PCM 90 User Guide 4 12 P1 Rooms cont d Program Bank P2 Plates Lexicon 4 5 Spatial Room ADJUST Spatial Movement Keywords Ambience Spatial Unnatural Custom Similar to SpinningRoom but with a different parameters and more Custom Controls Custom 1 LFO Shape Custom 2 HighPass Custom 3 Gliding Chorus Custom 4 Verb Proximity 4 6 Hole Room ADJUST Decay Keywords Cncrt Hall Special FX Custom Unnatural A dense ConcertHall reverb Customize your decay time with ADJUST Bass Boost with Custom 1 Liveness with Custom 2 throw in some backwards effects with Custom 3 and control the Wet Dry mix with Custom 4 Custom 1 BassBoost Custom 2 Liveness Custom 3 Inverse Effects Custom 4 Dry Wet Mix 4 7 Storage Tank ADJUST Fullness Size Keywords Ambience Dark Indoor Custom A storage tank with a metallic sound and bright resonant reverb Change the Fullness and the Size of the tank with ADJUST and the density of the Ambience with Custom 1 The AR Envelope is patched to OutWidth and triggered by the Mono InLvl When the threshold is crossed the effect changes from Mono to Stereo Custom 1 Amb Density Custom 2 TriggerRelease Width 4 8 StrangePlace ADJUST Chorus Keywords Cncrt Hall Spatial Custom Unnatural A super tight ConcertHall effect with lots of spatial enhancement Custom 1 Psychorus Custom 2 Comp Ratio Thrshld Custom 3 Expand ratio Thrshld Cust
23. Keywords Plate Live PA Bright A medium sizzling plate optimized for live sound mixing good for all material ADJUST allows you to modify the high frequency of the plate 2 5 Ever Plate ADJUST Decay Keywords Plate Large Dynamic Mono Level is patched to Attack and Spread making this an ever changing plate 2 6 Warm Plate ADJUST Decay Keywords Plate Live PA Dark A slightly warmer plate for those situations where you don t want as much edge Try on a solo acoustic guitar performance 2 7 Live Drums ADJUST High Cut Keywords Plate Live PA Drums Perc Bright A medium plate with short reverb time great for a full kit ADJUST gives you a high cut filter with five EQ choices The Presets 2 8 Great Plate ADJUST Decay P2 Plates cont d Keywords Plate Live PA Instrument A basic plate that will work well with most any sound source Not too dark and not too bright 2 9 PlateDlyBPM ADJUST Reverb Lvl Keywords Plate Live PA Echo Tempo This preset can be a plate reverb a tap tempo delay or both Drums amp Perc 3 0 Big Drums ADJUST Size Keywords Plate Live PA Drums Perc A medium size plate with high diffusion and moderate decay time 3 1 Drum Plate ADJUST Decay Keywords Plate Live PA Drums Perc Dark A large dark plate with high diffusion and a long decay time This is the ultimate drum plate 3 2 Fat Drums ADJUST Reverb Attack Keywords Plate Drums Perc A moderate sized deep sounding plate with a h
24. The Tempo LED will turn off With 5 algorithms and 250 preset effects the PCM 90 gives you a lotto play with right out of the box An enormous range of editing control is provided for each algorithm with parameters organized into a simple edit matrix In addition to providing this powerful sound design capability the PCM 90 is also designed to allow you to customize these controls for your day to day editing needs or to simply use a subset of controls specially designed for each preset This section will describe three basic levels of editing from the simplest plug and play method through the full edit matrix Every presetin the PCM 90 has one or more ofits available parameters patched to the front panel ADJUST knob This Soft Knob provides the first level of editing control Once you have loaded a preset simply turn ADJUST to alter the effect When shipped the PCM 90 will power up with the first preset PO 0 0 Deep Blue loaded The following display will appear Halls Orchestral Program Bank 10M O Matrix Location Program Name Turn ADJUST The display will change to show the name assigned to the ADJUST patch and the current value of the patch Continue turning ADJUST to change the value of the patch along its entire range The range of ADJUST knob control can be limited in the Custom row of the edit matrix making it possible for example to have a range of only 0 1 in order to have the ADJUST knob behave as an Off
25. Turning ADJUST will display the patch name and the current value as well as any name assigned to the current value Continue turning ADJUST to alter the patched parameter s value You can create your own ADJUST knob parameter assignments for your registers See Editing later in this chapter Turn ADJUST to briefly display the Soft Knob assignment ADJUST is patched to Soft Knob name j Decay 30 E Current Soft Knob parameter i j setting Turn ADJUST to al ter this value Note that scrolling through the effects in the Program or Register banks will not load the effects but will merely display them unless you have specifically turned on the Auto Load function in Control Mode Displayed effect names will be preceded by an indicating that they can be loaded by pressing Load x The Load LED will light to indicate that the load function is available To find out at any time what the currently running effect is press and hold Program Banks or Register Banks An Info message will be displayed providing the name of the currently running effect as well as the algorithm from which it is derived To select an effect stored in a register press Register Banks If you have registers stored on a memory card and have the card inserted pressing Register Banks repeatedly will cycle through all of your stored bank selections Simultaneously press Register Banks along with either Up or Down to backstep Turn SELECT to scroll through all of th
26. Use SELECT to choose a chain Once a chain is selected any PCM 90 program or register can be assigned to any link in the chain Press Load to move the from Link to the Bank ID to the program number Depending on the field marked with the ADJUST will select link numbers 0 9 Banks Pn or Rn or the desired program within the displayed bank Chain 3 Deep Blue Link 0 PO 0 0 2 16 Basic Operation The PCM 90 has 250 factory designed programs organized into five Program Program and Banks of 50 each and 100 memory locations called registers for storing your Register Banks customized effects Two Register Banks are available in the PCM 90 itself Additional Register Banks can be stored on PCMCIA cards The PCM 90 has 5 Program Banks each with 50 factory designed programs ACERA 102 122 Ins OR A 22 105 al ol 102 103 0 2 LL eal TEE ret Tle O TEL ICH TEEN larer epar eripere Two Register Banks provide 100 memory locations for storing your own effects All PCM 90 programs have one or more parameters patched to the ADJUST knob IRA AAA Ins AR A A PER EN In Program Banks or Register Banks mode turn il BE DAI LE LER AN GAA LL LAA ER GLA ADJUST to change the sound of the currently i While ADJUST i h h running effect While JUST is turned the patc a CA CAR Case CED LER ES O CA E TRE name and value are displayed Custom Controls allow you to create additional group parameter 44 jab 181 se 135 1
27. adjust the Destination value when LFO1 is at its maximum value One way to do this is to press Load three times to cycle the to the display of the Source value and continue on from there but we ve provided a short cut Press Edit to jump to the next assigned value in our example the maximum value for LFO1 Patch 2 Values 127 360 MONO Note that the remains in the same position so you can just turn ADJUST to set the new Destination value Set the value to 90 Patch 2 Values 127 90L R R L Now our example has been modified so that LFO1 sweeps the Out Width Value from 0 to 90 This creates a dynamic alteration of the effect s spatial character istics lts stereo image changes smoothly from mono to stereo to surround and back again 2 37 PCM 90 User Guide 2 38 Lexicon Adding an additional pivot point to the patch So far our example uses only two pairs of patch values The Destination parameter moves linearly between the value assigned at 000 and the value asssigned at 127 You can watch this change by displaying the Destination parameter Here s how to jump directly to it from the patch Press Load repeatedly to return to the Patch 2 Destination selection display Patch 2 Controls Out Width Press Edit to jump directly to the Out Width parameter in the Controls Row Patch Destination Indicator Controls Out Width m 0 3 0 90 MONO The Out Width valu
28. at either extreme 3 3 Voices ADJUST More Voices Keywords RandomHall Spatial Dialog Custom Get lost in the crowd ADJUST sets the delays to produce multiple voices 3 4 Voices 2 ADJUST More Voices Keywords RandomHall Spatial Dialog Custom Similar to Voices with OutWidth controlled by an LFO for a maddening spatial effect ADJUST sets the delays Custom Control 1 sets the rate decreasing depth as rate is increased to maintain smooth transistions Custom 1 Rate 3 5 Voices BPM ADJUST More Voices Keywords RandomHall Spatial Custom Tempo Tempo drives individual left right delays while ADJUST sets delay masters Asin Voices 2 OutWidth is modulated by an LFO with rate set by Custom Control 1 Custom 1 Rate 3 6 MovingDelays ADJUST High Cut Keywords Plate Spatial Special FX An LFO modulates OutWidth to produce wildly moving echoes with left and right delays 50 ms apart 3 7 Window ADJUST Window Keywords Plate Spatial Special FX The sound source is on the opposite side of windows that can be opened or closed with ADJUST 3 8 Wall Slap ADJUST Decay Lvl Keywords Ambience Spatial Custom Use ADJUST to determine the wall texture Custom Control 1 links predelay dry delay and the dry delay mix fullly clockwise is dry anything less introduces ambience Custom 1 Delay Mix 3 9 BombayClub ADJUST Location Keywords Ambience Spatial Indoor Custom ADJUST varies Decay Out Width and High Cut to simulate d
29. bass boost enhances the lower frequencies of your sound source and combines it with a bright reverb on top 2 9 Great Room ADJUST Liveness Keywords Cncrt Hall Live PA Instrument Acoustic The same warm smooth reverb as Real Room with more decay time and an overall warmer timbre Drums amp Perc 3 0 Drum Room ADJUST Size Keywords Ambience Drums Perc Instrument Short With the whole kit in mind the staple for this dark drum preset is its dense saturated reverb 3 1 Snare Trash ADJUST RtHC Keywords Cncrt Hall Drums Perc Instrument Medium The large room size short Mid Rt and cut of the Spatial EQ bass boost all play a significant role in the search for the perfect snare reverb 3 2 MetallicRoom ADJUST Decay Lvl Keywords Ambience Drums Perc Instrument Small The resonant quality of this drum preset comes from its very small Size and Mid Rt settings You ll find this preset works best on individual drums rather than the whole kit 3 3 Slap Place ADJUST Pre Delay Keywords Ambience Drums Perc Instrument Medium A dark and wet reverb Medium room size and long reverb tail make this a good choice for a big drum sound For a bit of space before your reverb kicks in dial in the Pre Delay you want with ADJUST 3 4 PercussPlace ADJUST Decay Lvl Keywords Ambience Drums Perc Instrument Medium Congas bongos bells and whistles are all at home with this preset A full and resonant reverb accentuates the transient
30. bigger predecessor but with a tighter Mid Rt and a smaller size 0 7 SpinningRoom ADJUST Speed Keywords Room Instrument Spatial Ambience A nice Ambience reverb with a circular sweep of Out Width Great as a special effect or for adding some movement to your mix ADJUST controls the rate of the circular sweep 0 8 Wide Chamber ADJUST Decay Keywords Chamber Orchestral Instrument RandomHall A big and wide sounding space with a preset medium Mid Rt A dark somber reverb 0 9 Tiled Room ADJUST RtHC Keywords Room Bright Instrument Cncrt Hall Just what you d expect an incredibly sibilant and bright reverberant space Use ADJUST to soften the brightness of this short reverb Vocal 1 0 Brite Vocal ADJUST High Cut Keywords Bright Room Vocal Ambience This effect is ideal for vocalists using a bit of predelay to separate the bright reverb from the source for definition and clarity ADJUST controls brightness 1 1 Vocal Space ADJUST Size Keywords Room Vocal Small RandomHall A short Mid RT and small Size an ideal space for vocals due to the use of Shape and Spread 1 2 Vocal Amb ADJUST Diffusion Keywords Dark Natural Vocal Ambience Short and soft A very realistic small room 1 3 VerySmallAmb ADJUST Width Keywords Small Vocal Ambience Ballad Just like Vocal Amb but smaller and tighter ADJUST provides mono to stereo OutWidth control 1 4 S VocalSpace ADJUST High Cut Keywords Vocal Ambi
31. color as the sound decays Its unobtrusive character makes it useful on a wide range of program material Room produces an excellent simulation of a very small room which is useful for dialog and voiceover applications but which may be too colored for some sustained musical tones Increasing the Size Shape Spread parameters produces an excellent reverb and an Infinite control allows you to freeze a signal for as long as you like The outputs of the two reverbs are summed into a single stereo output B Outyl E ao ee Fun REN un Tears Toren Tronas Y ceso Tran Pee Frames Pee 3 7 PCM 90 User Guide The Parameters Compress 3 8 Lexicon PCM 90 parameters are organized into labeled rows within each edit matrix Although there are similarities among all matrixes such as having a row of Controls first and Modulation Patching and Custom Control rows last some of the parameters within each row and some entire rows are unique to specific algorithms This section contains descriptions for all PCM 90 parameters organized alphabetically by row label as follows Compress Controls Custom Delay Design Echo Expand Modulation Patches Spatial EQ Reflect Time Individual parameter descriptions within each row are presented as far as possible in the order in which they appear from left to right in the edit matrix Row 4 of the Concert Hall algorithm contains compression controls for a built in compressor expande
32. control determines when the controller will take control of the parameter If Immediate is selected stored parameter values will jump to the current controller position when the effect is loaded If Delayed is selected the stored parameter value will remain in effect until the controller is moved See Patching later in this chapter 1 8 KeyWord For convenient effect sorting the PCM 90 allows you to assign KeyWords as many as four to each effect The KeyWord function here allows you to display effects according to type or to turn this function off Turn ADJUST to select an effect type from the list shown in the sidebar Press Load and use ADJUST to turn the KeyWord function On or Off When shipped the PCM 90 has the KeyWord function turned On with A to Z selected This allows you to view all of the effects in the Program or Register banks alphabetically To access this display press Program Banks or Register Banks repeatedly to step through all of the available banks The KeyWord display will appear after the last bank Press Control to jump to Control mode where you can use ADJUST to select a different KeyWord for sorting Press Program Banks or Register Banks to return to the KeyWord display resorted according to your new selection Most KeyWords except for User 1 4 which are reserved for your use have been assigned to several presets KeyWords are assigned to effects in Edit mode See Editing an Effect 1 9 Initialize Sel
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34. each algorithm are presented first along with pictures of each edit matrix The diagrams are followed by a glossary of parameter descriptions organized alphabetically by matrix row name Within each matrix row parameters are organized as far as possible in the sequence in which they appear in the row 3 The Algorithms and Their Parameters About the Algorithms 3 1 PCM 90 User Guide 3 2 Random Hall Lexicon The Random Hall algorithm gives recorded music a sense of being performed in a real acoustic location The Size Spread and Shape controls allow adjust ment of the buildup and decay of the initial part of the reverberation envelope Shape controls the shape of the envelope while Spread and Size set the time over which this shape is active Size acts as a master control for the apparent size of the space being created Both Spread and Reverb Time vary linearly with the setting of Size Thus maximum reverb time and spread 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 turn ADJUST to see what effect it has then investigate the parameters starting with Size Until you are familiar with the PCM 90 we recommend that you edit any patch driving a parameter rather than editing the parameter directly Once a size has been selected Spread and Shape are used to adjust the shape and duration of the initial reverb envelope which toget
35. in the location shown in the lower lefthand corner of the display A brief message will inform you that the effect is being stored then the PCM 90 will revert to the mode it was in before Store was pressed with the newly stored effect loaded When you store an effect the following things are saved Values of all Edit matrix parameters This includes the initial values for any patch destinations when Patch Update Control mode 1 7 is set to Delayed Soft Row parameter assignments Value of ADJUST when the effect was stored Last parameter selected when the effect was stored Tempo Rate and BeatValue Tap Duration and Average All names labels and values for ADJUST and Custom Controls Effect name Basic Operation Renaming the Effect Renaming an effect is straightforward With the asterisk and the cursor posi tioned as shown turn ADJUST to select a new character Press Up or Down to select a new type of character upper case lower case numeric symbolic or blank Simultaneously press Up and Down to clear all characters from the cursor to the end of the line Turn SELECT to reposition the cursor over another character and use ADJUST to change it Continue in this manner until you have finished entering the new name A maximum of 12 characters including spaces may be used PCM 90 Character Set 14 8 012345 6789 lt gt ABCDEFG HIJKLMNOPQRSTUVW XYZ _ abcdefghijkl mnopaqrstuvwxyz
36. 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 and 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 headroom display Attack Attack is provided in the Plate algorithm to set the sharpness of the initial response to an input signal High settings cause an explosive sound while low settings cause the sound to build up more slowly with time Attack only affects the level of sound within the first 50 milliseconds Shape Spread In Random Hall Concert Hall and Chamber Room 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 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 reverberation at the beginning of the envelope with little or no sustain Higher settings spread out both the buildup and sustain Def In the Concert Hall algo
37. into 5 Banks of 50 and are functionally grouped for different applications Be sure to experiment with all 250 presets to get a feel for the full range of PCM 90 capabilities Bank PO Halls Bank P1 Rooms Bank P2 Plates Bank P3 Post Bank P4 Splits 0 0 0 9 Orchestral 0 0 0 9 Instrument 0 0 0 9 Instrument 0 0 0 9 Indoor Small 0 0 0 9 Mono 1 0 1 9 Vocal 1 0 1 9 Vocal 1 0 1 9 Vocal 1 0 1 9 Indoor Large 1 0 1 9 Stereo 2 0 2 9 Live Sound 2 0 2 9 Live Sound 2 0 2 9 Live Sound 2 0 2 9 Outdoor 2 0 2 9 Live Sound 3 0 3 9 Instrument 3 0 3 9 Drums amp Perc 3 0 3 9 Drums amp Perc 3 0 3 9 Spatial 3 0 3 9 Instrument 4 0 4 9 Custom 4 0 4 9 Custom 4 0 4 9 Custom 4 0 4 9 Custom 4 0 4 9 Custom A program sorting function allows you to tag programs with KeyWords and Program Sorting display only programs which have been tagged Press Program Banks or Register Banks repeatedly to step through all available banks and then to the KeyWord display The default KeyWord selection A to Z allows you to view all of the presets in alphabetical order Others allow you to view for example only Acoustic or Spatial effects Each preset has already been assigned from 1 to 4 KeyWords you can easily change these assignments in Edit mode The selection of the KeyWord you want to use for sorting is accessed in Control mode Each preset has one or more of its parameters patched to the front panel Soft Control ADJUST knob giving you instant control over the primary asp
38. is also available as an independent patch source which can control any effect parameter See Patching later in this chapter Tap Bution Eflect Dela Times Mod LFO LFO2 SW 1 SW 2 Delay Tempo Patch Source Basic Operation Press Tempo to access the following tempo parameters The Tempo Mode Matrix Simultaneously press Up and Down to return to 0 0 An asterisk accompanying a parameter name indicates that there are subparameters available at that matrix location The Load LED will light whenever an asterisk appears in the display Press Load to step to the next subparameter From any point in the matrix press Up or Down together with Load to backstep to the previous parameter Row 0 Tempo 0 0 Rate This is the current tempo in Beats Per Minute When 0 2 is set to Internal turning ADJUST allows you to select a different rate 40 400 BPM The Tempo LED will flash at the new rate Note that fractional tempos can be tapped in but are not available via ADJUST The display will always show the nearest whole number value 0 1 BeatValue Tempo is expressed in BPM This control allows you to specify the value of the beat Eighth dotted eighth quarter dotted quarter half dotted half and whole note values are available If for example the rate is 120 BPM and you select eighth note here the tempo will be 120 eighth notes per minute If you select quarter note here the tempo will be 120 quarter not
39. levels of the delay voices Dly L and R as they are routed to the output The range of the left and right controls is from Full OdB to 85dB to Off Mstr Lvl provides grouped control from 0 100 With low or moderate settings small changes in Mstr Lvl may not have any effect Mstr Fbk L Fbk R These controls modify the levels of the delay feedback path The range of the left and right controls is from 100 to 100 in 1 increments Mstr Fok provides grouped control from 0 100 With low or moderate settings small changes in Mstr Fok may not have any effect The Design row available in every algorithm contains parameters that affect the structural aspects of the reverb effect In the Chamber Room algorithm indi vidual Design rows are available for Effect A and B 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 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
40. ll space Use ADJUST to select a new character Turn SELECT to move the cursor to another position Name Deep Blue RO 0 0 available The and the symbols are used to represent Custom Control values Selecting a Bank and Register Location Press Load to move the asterisk to the Register Bank ID When the asterisk is positioned in front of Name Deep Blue the Bank ID ADJUST or SELECT will scroll E through the available register banks RO 0 0 available Press Load again to move the asterisk to the register matrix location When the asterisk is positioned in d 3 front of the register matrix location Name Deep Blue ADJUST or SELECT will scroll RO 0 0 VENECIA through the available registers i Once you have made all the changes you want to an effect and have selected a register location press Store If you press Store the display will ask Are you sure Press STORE If you don t want to save the effect as shown press any button to cancel the operation Press Store to complete the operation PCM 90 User Guide Lexicon The Full Edit Matrix Setting Edit Mode to Pro Control Mode 1 0 gives you access to the full parameter matrix of the algorithm for any loaded effect whenever you press the front panel Edit button To select any parameter for adjustment use SELECT to move horizontally across the matrix and the Up and Down buttons to move vertically An asterisk appearing before a displayed
41. long 413 PCM 90 User Guide 4 14 P2 Plates cont d Lexicon 1 6 Bright Vox ADJUST Darkknob Keywords Plate Vocal Bright A large bright plate with a long decay time great for various vocals ADJUST controls the high and low frequency response of the plate 1 7 VoclEcho BPM ADJUST Dry Signal Pan Keywords Plate Vocal Echo Tempo A silky smooth plate with moderate decay time and recirculating delays great for all vocals 1 8 VocalTapBPM ADJUST Reverb Level Keywords Plate Vocal Echo Tempo Similar to VocalEchoBPM with different delay taps 1 9 VocalTapBPM2 ADJUST Size Keywords Plate Vocal Echo Tempo Similar to VocalEcho BPM with a more linear straight BPM delay ADJUST lets you choose from five room sizes Live Sound 2 0 Live Plate ADJUST Decay Keywords Plate Live PA Bright A crisp clean basic plate with medium decay time and low bass response optimized for live PA applications 2 1 Clean Plate ADJUST Diffusion Keywords Plate Live PA Bright A clean plate with ADJUST control of diffusion 2 2 Live Gate ADJUST Gate or Inverse Keywords Plate Live PA Gated Special FX Change from a tight gate or crisp inverse sounds on the fly ADJUST controls the choice from Gate to Inverse 2 3 Bright Plate ADJUST Liveness Keywords Plate Live PA Bright A small bright plate with short decay time Great for enhancing an instrument without overpowering it 2 4 Hot Plate ADJUST Plate Temperature
42. option of adding early reflections which have been made into diffused clusters of pre echoes The density of the cluster is set by the Diffusion control We recommend that these pre echoes be used with caution unless you are trying to match the sound of the reverberation to a particular location where such reflections are strong An output width control affects the stereo image of the signal leaving the reverb effect OutWidth can add width to a signal or move a reverb into a surround channel Either control can be used statically or dynamically but in certain positions may be mono incompatible Diylvt A The Algorithms and Their Para meters Pacht Pac Pach2 Pach 3 Pacha 4 Pa Pach Pach amp 3 3 PCM 90 User Guide Ambience Lexicon While Random Hall effects are designed to add a cushion of reverberance to recorded music while leaving the clarity of the direct sound unaffected 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 re
43. patched KeyWords RandomHall A generic hall with random reflections Use this as a starting place to make your own random hall effects Instrument Program Bank P1 Rooms 0 0 Large Room ADJUST Decay Keywords Large Room Instrument RandomHall Aperfectly smooth listening room with high diffusion Very natural sounding on any sound source 0 1 Medium Room ADJUST Decay Keywords Medium Room Instrument RandomHall A smaller version of the Large Room preset 0 2 Small Room ADJUST Decay Keywords Small Room Instrument RandomHall Use ADJUST to quickly change the reverb decay time on this typically tight sounding room Like its two larger counterparts Small Room is smooth and natural sounding 0 3 Guitar Room ADJUST High Cut Keywords Guitar Room Instrument Ambience A tight and punchy ambience effect combining the smallest of sizes and reverb times Use the ADJUST knob to roll off the higher frequencies 0 4 Organ Room ADJUST LowRt Keywords Keyboard Room Splits Instrument This Chamber Room effect is ideally suited for organ and other keyboards with its medium size natural reverb and a bit of predelay 47 PCM 90 User Guide 48 P1 Rooms cont d Lexicon 0 5 LargeChamber ADJUST Decay Keywords Large Chamber RandomHall Instrument A smooth large reverberant space using Shape and Spread to add some definition 0 6 SmallChamber ADJUST Decay Keywords Small Chamber RandomHall Instrument Just like its
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45. provided so that the dry input can be sent to the Spatial EQ In this case we recommend setting the value of Mix in the Controls row to 100 so that Premix controls the wet dry mix Crossover Crossover sets the frequency below which the Spatial EQ effect takes place Setting this frequency too high may result in unusual imaging Gain Gain sets the amount of crossfeed between channels The signal first goes through a 6 dB octave low pass filter whose frequency is set with Crossover When Gain is set positive above 0 the crossfeed has a negative sign This increases the sense of spaciousness When Gain is set negative below 0 the crossfeed has a positive sign This reduces the sense of spaciousness When the control is setto either maximum or minimum the gain in the crossfeed circuit is unity At maximum low frequency mono signals are completely removed This represents an extreme setting which should seldom be needed in practice Raising Gain may reduce the bass level This effect can be compensated for by raising the overall bass level with BassBoost Since both controls use the same Crossover setting this compensation will be quite accurate as long as Gain is setto less than 3 dB boost With Gain atits lowest setting low frequency signals are competely mono This may increase the bass level which can then be cut by lowering the BassBoost control The Algorithms and Their Para meters Reflect Spatial EQ 3 21 PCM 90 User Gui
46. range established by the Low and High Limits LowRange The name you assign here will be displayed whenever the control ler is between the MidPoint and the Low Limit HighRange The name you assign here will be displayed whenever the controller is between the MidPoint and the High Limit You can display numerical values anywhere along the bottom line of the display by entering the characters or where you want values to appear As many as three digits can be displayed representing absolute distance from the Low Limit or relative distance from the selected MidPoint If the MidPoint is at or below the Low Limit this range will be equivalent to the entire range of the controller The default status of the label displays includes already entered at the beginning of the entry line Check out the presets in the Custom row of any bank for examples of Custom Controls Assigning KeyWords to an Effect The last four positions ofthe Custom row allow as many as four KeyWords to be assigned to the current effect At each position KeyWord 1 4 use ADJUST to select a representative KeyWord from the list shown in the sidebar or none Effect sorting by KeyWord is accomplished in Control mode at location1 8 To view the sorted list repeatedly press either Program Banks or Register Banks through all of the available banks then to the KeyWord display In Control mode Ato Zis available as a viewing selection All effects are inter
47. signal from the reverberator Modulation of this control can result in the illusion of various parts of the input moving forward and backward in the reverberant field InRouting Available in the Chamber Room algorithm InRouting controls the routing of the input signal to the reverberators MonoSplit routes the left input to the Chamber and the right input to the Room RevMonoSplit routes the right input to the Chamber and the left input to the Room Stereo Split routes both inputs to both the Chamber andthe Room Ineachcase the outputs from the two reverberators are summed and sent to the stereo output of the PCM 90 The last row of each algorithm edit matrix allows customization and labeling of ADJUST and four custom controls It also allows the assignment of KeyWords for effect sorting ADJUST Control 1 Control 2 Control 3 Control 4 These controls allow names and ranges to be specified for ADJUST and for four other Custom Controls Press Load to display Low Limit High Limit and MidPoint for the displayed control Turn ADJUST to select values from 0 127 Low Limit This is the lowest value that the controller will output or accept if connected to MIDI High Limit This is the maximum value that the controller will output MidPoint This allows you to set a fixed point within the range you have established between the high and low limits Pressing and holding Edit accesses a submode which allows you to name the control as w
48. stereo R L L R surround Phase Inverted L R Stereo Phase Inverted Mono Phase Inverted R L Stereo L R R L surround Phase Normal L R stereo Phase Normal Mono Phase Normal R L Stereo Phase Inverted R L L R surround Phase Inverted L R Stereo Phase Inverted Mono Phase Inverted R L Stereo L R R L surround Phase Normal L R Stereo Phase Normal Mono STEREO INV MONO INV R LINV L R RL STEREO MONO RL RL L R STEREO INV MONO INV R LINV L R RL 315 STEREO 360 MONO Disappears in mono 270 The Algorithms and Their Para meters Controls 3 9 PCM 90 User Guide Controls cont d Custom PCM 90 Character Set 1H4 8 012345 6789 lt gt ABCDEFG HIJKLMNOPQRSTUVW XYZ _ abcdefghijkl mnopaqrstuvwxyz fl space The and the symbols are used to represent Custom Control values Lexicon The large and duplicated range of the Out Width parameter allows smooth glides from any Left Right Mix Phase Mono Stereo image point to any other Of particular interest are O MONO 45 STEREO and 90 L R R L surround channel This parameter can be changed in real time for fascinating spatial effects In Width In Width provides a width control for the input signal before it is fed to the reverberator Careful use of this control can provide fascinating results For example a setting of 45 will provide a normal stereo reverberation effect while a setting of 90 will exclude any mono center
49. the reverb and voice effects Mix Mix controls the ratio of dry and wet signal present at the PCM 90 outputs When the PCM 90 is patched into a console or an instrument amplifier through an auxiliary or effects loop this control should always be set to 100 wet Control Mode 1 1 allows you to select a global Mix setting In Lvl InLvl controls the level of the unprocessed dry signal into the effect The range of this parameter in the Chamber Room algorithm is 5 0dB to 7 2dB to Off In all other algorithms the range is from 6dB to 73dB to Off Individual controls for the A and B effects in the Chamber Room algorithm are labeled A InLvl and B InLvl RvbOutLvl RvbOutLvl controls the output level of the reverberator before it is mixed with the dry signal and any reflections or delays The range is from Full OdB to 24dB to Off Individual controls for the A and B effects in the Chamber Room algorithm are labeled A OutLvl and B OutLvl Out Width Out Width controls the width of the entire processed signal This can be thought of as an extension of typical mono to stereo imaging controls The range of this parameter is 360 to 360 in single digit increments Values of 360 0 or 360 cause the effect s audio output to be mono Values of 315 and 45 cause the output to be normal left right stereo Values of 45 and 315 cause swapped or right left stereo Display Label Description Phase Normal Mono Phase Normal R L
50. will be displayed if this occurs The PCM 90 will repeatedly try to establish lock If a valid signal is detected the PCM 90 will unmute and resume passing audio The PCM 90 will always generate a valid wordclock at its digital output even if no clock is detected at the input The frequency of the generated wordclock will match the most recent operating sample rate The following types of errors are detected when the PCM 90 is set to Dig No Lock The PCM 90 at some point lost lock to the incoming digital audio signal Digital audio input is muted Out of Range The sampling rate of the incoming audio signal is outside of acceptable tolerance limits of 4 Digital audio input is muted Non Audio Indicates transmission of non audio data such as from a CD ROM Digital audio input is muted CRC The error is reported but incoming audio is accepted Dig In Status Pressing Load from Input Source will display the current digital input status This status display is continuously updated acting as a real time monitor of the PCM 90 digital input This display is active even when the PCM 90 is set to Internal clock Note that in the case of an AES Pro format signal Emphasis means either CCITT or 50 15us emphasis If valid digital audio is detected the display will show the external clock rateand Upon loss of lock or reception of non format information along with the status of the Emphasis bit s in the incoming araia gata a ir Pi mu
51. 34 135 155 75 7 138 138 controls a Al A ll il eel il a ell Lace The procedure for loading effects is the same whether you are choosing from Selecting Effects banks of factory presets or from your own banks of registers When first turned on the PCM 90 will load whatever effect was running when it was last turned off When shipped from the factory the first effect in the first Program Bank PO 0 0 Deep Blue is loaded The Bank ID PO P1 P2 P3 P4 matrix location program name and bank and row labels are all displayed Bank label Row label y Turn SELECT to display another effect Halls Orchestral Program Bank ID FA JE MI 55 1117 Halls Orchestral PO 0 1 Large Hall Matrix Location Program Name An asterisk in the display indicates that the displayed effect is not loaded Press Program Banks repeatedly to cycle through the program banks Simul taneously press Program Banks along with either Up or Down to backstep SELECT will scroll sequentially through all of the effects in one bank and then begin scrolling through the next bank Press Program Banks to reselectthe last displayed effect in another bank Press Load to load any displayed effect 2 17 PCM 90 User Guide 2 18 Lexicon Inthe Program and Register Banks ADJUST is a Soft Knob Each of the factory designed programs has one or more parameters patched to this knob providing a quick way to make useful changes to the effect
52. 90 will freeze in its current state None of the controls will have any effect When power returns to a normal level the unit will reset itself as though it had just been powered on If the unit does not reset itself turn the power OFF then ON to resume normal operation Temperature extremes may cause the PCM 90 to exhibit unpredictable behav ior If the unit has been subjected to temperatures below 32 F 0 C or above 95 F 35 C it should be turned off and allowed to return to normal temperature before use The unit may be damaged by exposure to temperatures below 22 F 30 C or above 167 F 75 C or by exposure to humidity in excess of 95 If a unit exposed to such conditions fails to operate after it returns to a normal operating temperature contact your local service representative The PCM 90 doesn t respond to MIDI Program Changes Check Receive control at Control mode 3 1 and make sure it is set to On Check the MIDI Channel selected as well as the MIDI Channel of the transmitting device Make sure that Pgm Change at Control mode 3 3 is set to On Also check MIDI In Out connections between the units MIDI Program Change numbers are off by 1 The PCM 90 transmits and recognizes ProgramChange messages 0 127 MIDI devices which transmit 1 128 rather than 0 127 will be off by 1 Simply adjust by 1 when working with such devices The PCM 90 doesn t respond to SysEx commands Check the SysEx setting and the Device ID sele
53. DI OUT jack of the master to the MIDI IN jack of the slave Additional PCM 90s can be slaved to the master by connecting a cable from the MIDI THRU port of one slave unitto the MIDI IN port of the next unit All ofthe PCM 90s must be set to the same MIDI channel and Device ID MIDI Out MIDI Out MIDI In MIDI Clock Slaving two or more PCM 90s Control 3 4 Automation set to On Target ID set to All or same as Slave device ID MIDI In Control 3 7 MIDI SysEx set to Receive On 5 3 PCM 90 User Guide Controller quirks The ADJUST Knob Custom Controls Foot Pedal Foot Sw 1 5 4 and Foot Sw 2 as MIDI Controllers Lexicon Some synthesizers and controllers cannot send the full range of MIDI program change messages 1 128 Others may appear to be able to send only 32 but actually have a bank mode that does let you send all 128 program change messages Also be aware that some MIDI devices use a program numbering system that uses 0 127 instead of 1 128 If in doubt see the manual for your controller For reference in the PCM 90 Program Change 0 will load the effect at 0 0 in the current bank Program Change 1 will load the effect at 0 1 etc You can choose to have the PCM 90 send MIDI Controller messages whenever you turn ADJUST the soft knob in Program Banks or Register Banks modes when you modify a Custom Control or use them to activate analog controllers connected to the rear panel Footswitch or Foot C
54. Down buttons to locate Row 1 System 3 Turn SELECT to 1 9 Initialize 4 Press Store The PCM 90 will display the message Are you sure Press STORE If you don t want to reinitialize your unit press any button except Store to return to matrix position 1 9 If you press Store in response to this message the display will flash Restoring original factory settings and your unit will be reinitialized 6 4 Audio Input Audio Output A D Performance D A Performance A A Performance Connectors Impedance Levels CMRR Connectors Impedance Levels Protection Frequency Response Crosstalk S N Ratio THD Dynamic Range Delay Frequency Response Crosstalk S N Ratio THD Dynamic Range Delay Frequency Response Crosstalk S N Ratio THD Dynamic Range 7 PCM 90 Specifications Combined 3 pole XLR and 1 4 inch T R S phone jacks 2 0 dB BAL switch position 100k balanced 20 dB UNBAL switch position 50kQ unbalanced 0 dB BAL switch position 2 dBu min for full scale 20 dBu max 20 dB UNBAL switch position 22 dBu min for full scale 0 dBu max 0 dB BAL switch position 40 dB minimum 10 Hz to 20 kHz 1 4 inch T R S phone jacks 2 balanced XLRs pin 2 high 2 1250 each side balanced 18 dBm max full scale 4 dBu setting balanced unbalanced 4 dBm max full scale 10 dBu setting Relays provided for output muting during power on off
55. I Sending a MIDI Program Change message 0 49 from the controller will load the corresponding PCM 90 program from the current bank If any MIDI sources are active as global or general purpose patches moving the appropriate control on the controller will cause the patched destination parameter to change See Patching lf you want to use Dynamic MIDI but don t want the PCM 90 to load new registers when you change programs on your controller set your controller so that it doesn t transmit Program Change messages or set PCM 90 MIDI Program Change to Off at Control mode matrix location 3 3 5 1 PCM 90 User Guide Lexicon Controlling PCM 90 Tempo Rate with MIDI Clock MIDI Tempo Control MIDI Out MIDI Clock MIDI In PCM 90 Tempo 0 2 Source set to MIDI Using the PCM 90 as a MIDI Clock Source MIDI In MIDI Out PCM 90 Control 3 6 Int Clock set to Transmit On Tempo 0 2 Source set to Internal Tempo 0 0 Rate set with ADJUST or Tap The configuration below shows the MIDI connections for controlling the PCM 90 simultaneously with MIDI Clocks from a sequencer and messages from another MIDI controller Note that the controller is set to local control off and the sequencer is set to echo input MIDI Operation MIDI Thru MIDI In MIDI Out Oia BB CH AAA AAA MIDI In AS fom fom td A ime ae ro comas S O PCM 90 Tempo 0 2 Source set to MIDI Two PCM 90s can be slaved together by connecting a cable from the MI
56. Keywords Medium Natural RandomHall Vocal This medium sized hall has a short clear reverb decay that doesn t get in the way of the source Great for vocals or any other instrument with a very defined pitch such as piano ADJUST varies the room s tonal characteristics 1 2 Vocal Hall2 ADJUST Liveness Keywords Short Natural RandomHall Vocal This is a fairly large hall with a generous reverb decay A flat high cut keeps the tail from muddying the source ADJUST varies the room s tonal characteristics 1 3 VocalConcert ADJUST Seating Keywords Short Large Concert Hall Vocal An enormous slightly reflective room When ADJUST is low the source is clear and close Increasing ADJUST creates a longer decay and makes the source more diffuse and the higher frequencies roll off This creates the illusion of moving the listener s vantage point further back away from the stage 1 4 Rise n Hall ADJUST Decay Keywords Vocal Medium RandomHall Long A strange hall with a long early reflection rise and a short decay creating an echo verb effect on leads 1 5 Good Ol Verb ADJUST Attitude Keywords Large Natural RandomHall Vocal A quick solution when you re looking for a well rounded reverb ADJUST is patched to stereo width predelay and the reverb s high cut parameter giving you extensive control over the sound of the effect 1 6 Deep Verb ADJUST Decay Keywords Large Short RandomHall Vocal A large washy chor
57. On control Many of the presets have range limits to make them more convenient to use and some have text assigned to range values for even greater clarity In some of the presets the changes effected by ADJUST will be as simple as altering the wet dry mix In others turning ADJUST will affect multiple parameters over the complete control range of 0 127 Details on how to create your own ADJUST knob patches are given at the end of this chapter under Patching Basic Operation Editing an Effect The Soft Knob Controlling the Soft Knob with a Foot Pedal If you have a foot pedal connected to the PCM 90 rear panel Foot Control ler jack you can use it to control the soft knob patch Note that no MIDI connections are required to do this To assign a foot pedal control over the soft knob patches set both Con trol mode 3 5 ADJUST and Control mode 3 5 Foot Pedal to the same MIDI Controller See Chapter 5 MIDI Operation PCM 90 User Guide The Soft Row Lexicon Beyond simple ADJUST knob editing the PCM 90 offers two levels of editing control called Go mode and Pro mode Go mode is designed to be a basic plug and play mode with easy access to a specific set of preset parameters For each of the 250 presets we have designed a Soft Row containing those parameters which allow you to make value changes to the effect without losing the character of the sound When shipped the PCM 90 will power up in Go mode with the first
58. Output Level parameter has two range positions The appropriate position depends on the level handling capability of the device connected to the analog outputs Devices capable of handling outputs with peak levels of 18dBu require setting Output Level to the 4dBu setting Devices which cannot handle peak levels greater than 4dBu require the 10dBu setting Product Overview Configurations Connection to a mixing console s effects sends Effects Send R Effects Send L Channel Input or Effects Return R Channel Input or Effects Return L a nah wi comenta Ped as rA If you will be using a PCM 90 as your primary effects unit and your system includes a console with one or more auxiliary effects sends connect the PCM 90 as shown above In most applications it is preferable to connect the PCM 90 outputs to two of the console s input channel strips panned full left and right rather than tothe effects returns This allows the greatest flexibility in routing and equalization In this configuration the console controls are used to set the amount of effect heard the PCM 90 s MIX control should be set for 100 wet To assign a global MIX setting 1 Press Control 2 Press Up or Down until 1 x is displayed in the lower left of the display and System is displayed on the upper line 3 Turn SELECT until System Mix Mode is displayed on the upper line 1 1 will be displayed in the lower left 4
59. PCM 90 Digital Reverberator User Guide lexicon Unpacking and Inspection After unpacking the PCM 90 save all packing materials in case you ever need to ship the unit Thoroughly inspect the PCM 90 and packing materials for signs of damage Report any shipment damage to the carrier at once report equipment malfunction to your dealer Precautions Save these instructions for later use Follow all instructions and warnings marked on the unit Always use with the correct line voltage Refer to the manufacturer s operating instructions for power requirements Be advised that different operating voltages may require the use of a different line cord and or attachment plug Do not install the unit in an unventilated rack or directly above heat producing equipment such as power amplifiers Observe the maximum ambient operating temperature listed in the product specification Slots and openings on the case are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation and prevent it from overheating these openings must not be blocked or covered Never push objects of any kind through any of the ventilation slots Never spill a liquid of any kind on the unit This product is equipped with a 3 wire grounding type plug This is a safety feature and should not be defeated Never attach audio power amplifier outputs directly to any of the unit s connectors To prevent shock or fire hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture or operate it where i
60. PCM 90 environments to another PCM 90 Press Store to initiate the Setup Store function When the PCM 90 is shipped or when you reinitialize the unit default values are assigned to these parameters The following table shows the Setup parameters along with the factory default setting of each parameter Control Mode Matrix Location System Parameter Default Setting Audio 0 0 Input Source Analog 48kHz 0 1 SCMS Multi Copy 0 2 Emphasis Bit Pass Thru 0 3 Output Level 4dBu System y Edit Mode Go 1 1 Mix Mode Pgm Global Mix Value 100 Wet Tempo Mode Pgm Global Tempo Value 120 BPM Bypass Mode InputMute Bypass Src Off Pgm Bypass AllMute Mem Protect Auto Load Off Patch Update Delayed KeyWord On A to Z Receive Transmit Pgm Change On Pgm Off Pgm Off Map select 0 Chain MIDI Automation Off Footpedal None Sw 1 None Sw 2 None ADJUST None Custom 1 4 None 3 6 Int Clock Transmit Off 3 7 SysEx Receive On Device ID 0 3 8 MIDI Dump Current Program 3 9 Dump Speed Slow iv w vwm l woxou a uu au uo Tempo Mode Matrix Location System Parameter Default Setting Internal Display 4 1 Load This control allows you to load any of five stored setups restore the factory default setup shown above or load a setup from a Memory Card Press Load to cycle through the selections Memory Card selections will only appear when an appropriate card is inserted PCM 90 User Guide Lexicon mos ie Map 0 and Map 1 When C
61. PQRSTUVW XYZ _ abcdefghijkl mnopqrstuvwxyz fl space The and the symbols are used to represent Custom Control values PCM 90 User Guide Lexicon 3 0 Reset This control resets all patched parameters to their previously stored values When this control is activated a MIDI Reset All Controllers message is also transmitted on the current channel by the PCM 90 3 1 Receive Turn ADJUST to select OFF 1 16 or OMNI for receipt of MIDI messages 3 2 Transmit Turn ADJUST to select OFF or 1 16 for transmission of MIDI messages 3 3 Pgm Change This control specifies the PCM 90 s response to incoming MIDI Program Change messages There are four selections available via ADJUST On Off Map and Chain Pgm and Pgm are available as subparameters in each location Pgm will load the next higher effect in the current bank map or chain Pgm will load the next lower effect You can select the following sources to activate Pgm and Pgm Off Footswitch 1 Footswitch 2 MIDI Controller 119 On Program Change messages 0 49 correspond to PCM 90 Effects 0 0 4 9 in the current bank Program Change messages 50 127 are ignored The current bank can be changed with MIDI Continuous Controller 32 and Bank Select Messages as follows 0 4 Program Banks 0 4 5 6 Internal Register Banks 0 1 7 11 reserved for ROM Card Banks 12 20 Memory Card Banks The number of banks available on a given card will vary with its size
62. Random1 Left Sawtooth2 ADJ Pulse2 Cus Triangle2 Cus Random2 Cus Env L Cus Env R Tem Env L R On AR Env Off P Bend A Touch Velocity Last Note Low Note High Note Clk Cmnds Lexicon Assigning a Source Three types of sources are available Internal MIDI and MIDI Controller These types are indicated in the Source list by the labels Int MIDI or a number 001 119 Turn ADJUST to scroll through the entire list of available sources PCM 90 Patch Sources MIDI Controller Numbers h 000 Ignored Sound Var Sine1 Sw 1 001 Mod Wheel Timbre Cosine Sw2 002 Breath Release Square1 Sw1 amp 2 003 Ctl 3 Attack Sawtooth1 Delay 004 Foot Ctl Bright Pulse1 S amp Hold 005 PortaTime Sound 6 o Lvl 006 Data Entry Sound 7 Lvl 007 Volume Sound 8 LFO2 Right Lvl 008 Balance Sound 9 Sine2 FootPedal 009 Cosine2 Foot Sw 1 010 Square2 Foot Sw 2 011 19 Sound 10 General 5 pression General 6 fect 1 General 7 fect 2 General 8 114 Porta Ctl 115 Ctl 85 eneral 1 Bt eneral 2 Ctl 90 eneral 3 FX1 Depth eneral 4 FX2 Depth 120 FX3 Depth ais a FX4 Depth 031 Ctl 31 FX5 Depth PCM 90 interprets 032 as Bank Select Data Inc 033 Ctl 33 Data Dec ES NRPN LSB 063 Ctl 63 NRPN MSB 064 Sustain RPN LSB 065 Porta On RPN MSB 066 Sostenuto Ctl 102 067 SoftPedal A 068 Legato Ctl 119 069 Hold 2 w 5 UST 012 om 1 013 om 2 014 om 3 015 om 4 016 po 017 018 019 020 000000ommxmuvOo Assigning a Destination Once you have select
63. Tempo Ballad This medium sized room blends a 2 second reverb decay with delay taps that beat according to the tempo you Tap in The Presets PO Halls cont d 45 PCM 90 User Guide 4 6 PO Halls cont d Lexicon Custom 4 0 Tidal Hall ADJUST LFO1 Rate Keywords Cncrt Hall Custom Dynamic Unnatural Astrange hall with an LFO controlling the high cut of the reverb as well as the output width creating an in and out kind of washing action on the verb Custom 1 Wash Density Custom 2 Liveness Custom 3 Reverb Density Custom 4 Yank the Inputs 4 1 Dream Hall ADJUST LFO1 amp LFO2 Rates Keywords RandomHall Custom Bright Slap FX A bright crystalline hall with potent but subtle delay taps that pan randomly from left to right then fade ADJUST controls the pan rate Custom 1 Dream Taps Custom 2 Reverb Density Custom 3 Shape amp Spread 4 2 PumpVerb ADJUST Decay Keywords Cncrt Hall Custom Large Long A strange semi gated reverb with pumping from the compressor which is following the input signal Sounds cool on drums and percussives Custom 1 Expander Gate Custom 2 Reverb Density Custom 3 Spatial Bass EQ Custom 4 Liveness 4 3 PanHallBPM ADJUST Tap Rate Keywords RandomHall Custom Spatial Tempo This unique hall patches LFO1 to OutWidth creating a subtle sweeping sensation The sweep rate is dependent upon either tempo set through Tap or ADJUST Custom 1 Spiral Depth Custom 2 Reverb
64. acoustics in rooms For this application Rt HC should be set between 700 and 1 5kHz with Shelf set between 12 and 6dB Decay In Ambience Decay controls the length of the ambience tail Decay Lvl In Ambience Decay Lvl controls the level of the ambience tail When Decay Lvl is off ambience consists entirely of the early reflection signal Dry Dly Dry Dly is used to add fine control to Ambience An additional dry path is created inside the ambience effect When necessary this path can be delayed slightly to match an ambience DryDlyMix In Ambience DryDlyMix is used to control the relative levels of the internal dry path and the ambience effect itself A value of 100 indicates a completely dry path This is identical to the normal external dry path except that it is delayed by DryDly If this control is used to vary the wet dry mix it is recommended that the value of Mix on the Controls row be set to 100 Infinite Inthe Room algorithm this control is provided to turn the Infinite effect On or Off The Algorithms and Their Parameters 3 23 PCM 90 User Guide Lexicon 3 24 The PCM 90 has 250 factory designed presets which are organized into five banks of 50 each labeled PO P1 P2 P3 and P4 Each bank is organized in a matrix of 5 rows of 10 Press the front panel Program Banks button to display the first bank Press it again to switch to another bank Simultaneously press Program Banks and either the Up or Down b
65. akes the crossfade between the two effects 2 6 Two Delays ADJUST Delay 1 Delay 2 KeyWords Echo Stereo Splits Live PA Asplit program with two different delay types a syncopated multi delay and a modulated resonant delay with LFO2 controlling Master Delay and Master Feedback 2 7 Gloss amp BPM ADJUST Gloss KeyWords Echo Mono Splits Live PA The left input feeds a Tap Tempo based stereo delay while the right channel comprises alarge glossy reverb designed to add shine to the mix Controls in the Soft row allow you to change the input assignments and adjust the amount of recirculation within the echoes 2 8 BPMVox Drums ADJUST Vocal Decay Time KeyWords Splits Live PA Splits Mono The left input feeds a large vocal reverb combined with a Tap Tempo based diffused echo The right channel feeds a medium sized drum rrom with the bass response rolled off around 270 Hz The Presets 2 9 DualDelayBPM ADJUST Ganged Delay Hi Cut P4 Splits cont d KeyWords Splits Echo Live PA Tempo Tap Tempo based dual delays These can be inserted in a console as two independent mono delays Instrument The Programs in this bank have been created for specific instrument applications Programs 3 5 3 9 are independent mono input machines with a combined stereo output 3 0 Symphonic ADJUST Decay KeyWords Splits Classical Large Instrument This program uses the Chamber portion of the Chamber Room algorithm to emulate a large dark hal
66. al sounding environment with bright initial reverb that decays quickly Turn ADJUST up for a small early reflection or down for a more diffused decay Presets 0 4 0 6 are similar in texture to the first 3 presets in this row with added reflections from a stage In each ADJUST is designed to allow you to change the size of the stage 0 4 L Hall Stage ADJUST Stage Size Keywords Large RandomHall Long Orchestral 0 5 M Hall Stage ADJUST Stage Size Keywords Medium RandomHall Orchestral Indoor 0 6 S Hall Stage ADJUST Stage Size Keywords Small Short RandomHall Orchestral 0 7 Gothic Hall ADJUST Decay Keywords Large Long RandomHall Orchestral Alarge spacious and filtered medium bright reverb asin a space made of stone Smaller room sizes add density to the sound 0 8 Concert Hall ADJUST Decay Keywords Large Instrument Cncrt Hall Orchestral Alarge smooth dark and lush concert hall Very dense with reflections added to reinforce the sound Classic Lexicon 0 9 Small Church ADJUST Decay Keywords Small Film ADR RandomHall Orchestral A smaller version of Large Church with no reflections and much shorter decay time The Presets Vocal PO Halls cont d 1 0 Choir Hall ADJUST Decay Keywords Large Short RandomHall Vocal A medium sized space with lots of reflections Fairly dark timbre and a bit of predelay make it more suitable for a group of voices rather than a soloist 1 1 Vocal Hall ADJUST Liveness
67. am Change messages received during this time out may be lost SysEx Automation The PCM 90 will transmit SysEx automation messages when Control Mode parameter 3 4 MIDI Automation is setto On Almost all changes made by front panel operations are transmitted as PCM 90 SysEx messages This is intended primarily for use in configurations where it is desirable for one or more PCM 90s to be slaved to a single PCM 90 acting as a master The current mode Program Banks Register Banks Edit Control or Tempo of the slave does not follow the master but the actual parameter values do SysEx automation can also be stored on a sequencer and replayed in real time As a general rule automating more than two or three SysEx program changes at once is not recommended The PCM 90 can receive SysEx messages when Control mode 3 7 MIDI SysEx is set to Receive On Note that when using SysEx automation the device of the receiving PCM 90 must match the Target ID of the transmitting PCM 90 or the transmitting device must use the All Devices ID The Target ID setting can be adjusted from Control 3 4 MIDI Automation It is selected by pressing Load after setting Automation to On The default setting for the Target ID is All The Device ID setting can be adjusted from Control mode 3 7 MIDI SysEx Itis selected by pressing Load after setting SysEx to Receive On The default setting for the Device ID is 0 Controller Automation For applications where it is des
68. ameter values of the stored effect with SELECT and Up and Down The Compare light will flash until you press Compare again to reload the edited version of the effect While Compare is on you cannot select another effect The front panel Bypass button is always active and will turn on the type of Bypass bypass AllMute InputMute OutputMute or Bypass selected in Control Mode 1 3 When you press Bypass the button LED will light and a message will be displayed to inform you that bypass is on The display message will also indicate the type of bypass which is in effect Press Bypass again to turn both the LED and the bypass condition off A brief display message will inform you that bypass is off Press and hold Bypass to display the current state and type of bypass PCM 90 User Guide Store Operations How the PCM 90 selects a default Bank and Register If a register is loaded when Store is pressed the default location will be the same as the loaded effect If a preset is loaded when Store is pressed the default location is de termined as follows The PCM 90 always uses the last stored register location as a starting point Its default choice is the next available register within that bank If there are no available registers at a higher location number within the same bank the default location will be that of the last stored register Ifthe last stored register is on a RAM card and the RAM card is not in se
69. ampling the source and a trigger threshold Anything on the Patch Source list shown on the following page can be selected as an input source Src The trigger Trigger can be any other Patch Source Each time the trigger rises above the threshold specified for T Lvl the PCM 90 snaps a sample of the source and holds its value until the trigger once again exceeds the threshold In example shown below a sine wave is the source and Mono Lvl is the trigger The threshold has been set at 90 Each time Mono Lvl rises above 90 the sine wave is sampled and held Ste Sie Trigger Mario Ll Output The Algorithms and Their Para meters Modulation cont d 3 19 PCM 90 User Guide 3 20 Patches LFO1 Sine1 Cosine1 Square1 Sawtooth1 Pulse1 Triangle1 Random1 LFO2 Sine2 Cosine2 Square2 Sawtooth2 Pulse2 Triangle2 Random2 Env L Env R Env L R AR Env P Bend A Touch Velocity Last Note Low Note High Note Clk Cmnds Late Lexicon PCM 90 Patch Sources MIDI Controller Numbers h 000 Ignored Sound Var Sw 1 001 Mod Wheel Timbre Sw 2 002 Breath Release sw1 amp 2 003 Ctl 3 Attack Delay 004 Foot Ctl Bright S amp Hold 005 PortaTime Sound 6 Mon Left o Lvl 006 Data Entry Sound 7 Lvl 007 Volume Sound 8 Right Lvl 008 Balance Sound 9 FootPedal 009 Foot Sw 1 010 Foot Sw 2 011 ADJ Cus Cus Cus Cus 19 Sound 10 General 5 pression General 6 fect 1 General 7 fect 2 General 8 114 P
70. ank or Register Bank selected scrolls through the 50 pro grams in the selected bank then begins scrolling through the programs in the next bank With Edit se lected scrolls through matrix parameters Control Enables selection of system and global pa rameters Bypass Bypasses or mutes audio depending on the setting of each program s bypass pa rameter Lexicon POWER On Off Memory Card Slot for optional preset ROM or register RAM cards Press Eject button to remove card Tempo Press to display tempo rate and to initiate tempo functions LED flashes in time with current tempo rate Tap Sets tempo Press twice in rhythm to es tablish tempo rate Press once to reset LFO Bdarredl 0 S PDIF In Out S PDIF format digital connectors conform to CP 340 Type Il and IEC 958 consumer standards Balanced Outputs Output impedance is 125Q each side bal anced andlevels upto 18dBu maximum full scale 1 4 phone con nectors and XLRs pro vided fom toa k J Er ato comia O r 7 Product Overview Rear Panel Overview Input Level 2 position In Out switch for matching in put gain to the source being used In position adds 20dB of input gain unbalanced to the input stages Out position provides OdB of gain balanced y BALAMCED QUEPUE E A Balanced Inputs Combined 3 pole XLR and 1 4 jacks elec tronically balanced Input impedance is 50kQ unbalanced and 100kQ bala
71. arranged the Soft Row assignments as you want them press Edit to exit Soft Row Assign and return to your last position in the Edit matrix Pressing Up or Down once will also cause you to exit Soft Row Assign Another push of either of these buttons will move you vertically through the Edit matrix When you return to Go mode you will see the parameters in the order you assigned them the spaces from any unassigned row positions will not appear 2 30 Basic Operation Patching is the ability to assign a control Source to any PCM 90 parameter Patching Destination This allows you to alter the value of the parameter by manipulating the control Source For example you can select the front panel ADJUST knob as a Source and an effect s Mix parameter as a Destination This simple patch will allow you to dynamically alter the mix of the effect whenever you turn ADJUST You can create as many as 10 patches each with as many as 8 pairs of pivot points You can patch multiple parameters to a single controller or patch multiple Sources to a single Destination About Sources All Sources are the same in the sense that each generates an output value in the range of 0 127 The output value is used to increase or decrease the setting of a Destination parameter Sources differ in the manner in which they generate an output Some generate values continuously they re always on some gener ate output based on the position of a particular
72. ction at Control mode 3 7 The PCM 90 does not transmit SysEx Automation commands Check the Automation setting and the target device ID selection at Control mode 3 4 6 Troubleshooting Low Voltage Overheating Common MIDI Problems 6 1 PCM 90 User Guide Lexicon Operational Problems The PCM 90 will not lock onto an incoming digital signal 6 2 Power On Behavior Check the cables that you are using DO NOT USE ANALOG AUDIO CABLE TO CONNECT DIGITAL AUDIO Also check to make sure that your input signal complies with S PDIF format standards The PCM 90 will recognize AES professional format signals from an appropriate connector but will not necessarily read and transmit encoded information accurately No Digital Audio Output Check the Bypass state for any mute settings No Effects Output Check the setting of Mix Mode at Control mode 1 1 Also verify that any controllers patched to Input Level or Mix are not turned off The PCM 90 performs a series of self tests each time it is powered on then displays the PCM 90 copyright notice This should be followed by the display and loading of the last loaded effect If this sequence does not occur contact Lexicon Customer Service Troubleshooting You can restore the PCM 90 to its default state without erasing registers by Restoring Factory restoring the factory default setup 1 Press Control Turn SELECT to 4 1 Load apo Nh Use the Up and Down buttons t
73. d ON the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient the receiving antenna Relocate the computer with respect to the receiver Move the computer away from the receiver Plug the computer into a different outlet so that the computer and receiver are on different branch circuits If necessary the user should consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission helpful How to identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems This booklet is available from the U S Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 Stock No 004 000 00345 4 Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de la class B prescrites dans le Reglement sur le brouillage radio lectrique dict par le ministere des Communications du Canada Copyright 1997 All Rights Reserved Lexicon Part 070 10399 Rev 1 PCM 90 Digital Reverberator User Guide lexicon Dansk Vigtig information om sikkerhed Gem denne vejledning til senere brug Folg alle anvisninger og advarsler p apparatet Apparatet skal altid tilsluttes den korrekte spaending Der henvises til brugsanvisningen der indeholder specifikationer for stramforsyning Der g res opm rksom p at ved varierende driftsspaendinge
74. dding this pivot point we have put a kink in the patch The value of the Destination parameter no longer moves in a straight line between 0 and 90 Instead it moves from 0 to 45 and then from 45 to 90 This will produce a very different sounding spatial change from the original patch You can see the difference by pressing Load twice to display the patch Destination then pressing Edit to jump back to the Destination parameter to watch its value change Basic Operation 2 39 PCM 90 User Guide 2 40 Lexicon Multiple Patches with the Same Destination If you create two or more patches with the same Destination the Destination value will be the sum of all of the patches assigned to it For example if Footpedal and ADJUST are both assigned to Mix the Mix value will be the sum of the patch Destination values for those two patches When creating multiple patches to the same Destination you should set the individual Destinations to values which when added together are less than or equal to the maximum value for the parameter Footpedal and ADJUST for example could each have a maximum value of 50 or they could be assigned values of 25 and 75 60 and 40 etc When the sum of multiple patched parameter Destination values is greater than the maximum value of the parameter the parameter value will remain at maximum until the sum of the patches falls below it Mod Row Patches AR ENV Latch Sw 1 Sw 2 Delay and S a
75. de 3 22 Time Lexicon BassBoost A positive value for Gain may reduce low frequencies in program material Conversely a negative value for Gain may increase low frequencies BassBoost allows compensation for this effect by boosting or cutting frequencies below Crossover The amount of boost or cut required is highly dependent on the material being processed Start by setting this control to the same value as the Gain control and then adjust it as necessary The Time row available in every algorithm contains parameters that affect the time based aspects of the reverb effect Mid Rt and Low Rt 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 Low Rt sets the reverb time for low frequency signals as a multiplier of the Mid Rt parameter For example if Low Rt is set to 2X and Mid Rt is set to two seconds the low frequency reverb time will be four seconds For a natural sounding hall ambience we recommend values of 1 5X or less 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
76. decay Great on percussive and lead sounds 2 5 Spatial Hall ADJUST Decay Keywords Cncrt Hall Live PA Spatial Surround A strange hall with an LFO controlling spatial EQ The reverb tail moves in and out of the stereo field 2 6 Nonlin Wrhse ADJUST Decay Level Keywords Ambience Live PA Gated Unnatural A large nonlinear reverb that sounds like a gated warehouse 2 7 Sizzle Hall ADJUST Decay Keywords RandomHall Live PA Medium Bright A bright close hall with medium short decay with a very live reverb quality 2 8 Bright Hall ADJUST Tail Brightness Keywords Medium Bright RandomHall Live PA A light reverb with a great deal of high end activity A short decay time keeps the reverb tail from muddying the effect This hall was designed to provide a lush bright reverb ideal for cutting through the darkness in live settings 2 9 Utility Hall ADJUST Decay Keywords RandomHall Live PA Dark Medium A truly useful large hall with very little high frequency content Adds spaciousness to all sounds without getting in the way Instrument 3 0 Horns Hall ADJUST Timbre Keywords Cncrt Hall Instrument Natural Acoustic Avery large space ideal for horns ADJUST optimizes the timbre of the horn for a bright or warm sound 3 1 Snare Gate ADJUST Release amp Threshold Keywords Cncrt Hall Instrument Gated Drums Perc A very tight gated hall reverb Roomy and dense when open but slams shut abruptly Perfect for sna
77. ded for footpedal 1002 minimum 10kQ maximum impedance 19 0 W x 1 75 H x 12 0 D 483 x 45 x 305 mm 19 inch rack mount standard 1U high Net 6 4 lbs 2 9 kg Shipping 9 5 lbs 4 3 kg 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz 35 W 3 pin IEC power connector Conforms to FCC Class B EN55022 Class B CE IEC 801 2 IEC 801 3 Operating temperature 32 to 104 F 0 to 40 C Storage temperature 22 to 167 F 30 to 70 C Humidity maximum 95 without condensation Unless otherwise noted all audio specifications assume rear panel switch set to BAL input level control is set for unity gain OdB and analog I O connections wired for balanced configuration 7 2 Specifications subject to change without notice exicon MA Harman International Company 3 Oak Park Bedford MA 01730 USA Tel 781 280 0300 Fax 781 280 0490 Customer Service Fax 781 280 0499 www lexicon com Lexicon Part 070 10399 Rev 1
78. dio B KeyWords Room Chamber Splits Stereo Provides two different sounding studio rooms Good for all program material 1 2 Hard Rooms ADJUST Smooth Ragged KeyWords Room Short Splits Stereo A ragged bright small hard room and a smooth medium large room 1 3 Random Rooms ADJUST Rarely Very Often KeyWords Special FX Drums Splits Stereo A large room is triggered in place of the small constantly running Chamber ADJUST controls the speed of LFO1 s Random waveform output which in turn is used to trigger the AR Envelope providing a smooth transition from the small Chamber to the Irage Room 1 4 Hall Basemnt ADJUST Hall Bsmnt KeyWords Room Chamber Splits Stereo A nice hall reverb and a basement like room 1 5 Breath ADJUST Pre Delay KeyWords Splits Large Stereo A dual reverb program with very large Size and Pre Delay 1 6 Cathedrals ADJUST St Peters St Johns KeyWords Large Splits Stereo The inside of two cathedrals 1 7 Castle Chmbr ADJUST RtHC KeyWords Bright Splits Stereo An all purpose Chamber with Reverb Time High Cut patched to ADJUST 423 PCM 90 User Guide 4 24 P4 Splits cont d Lexicon 1 8 Warm Dual ADJUST Chamber Room KeyWords Dark Room Splits Stereo A Chamber and a Room edited to have very low high frequency content 1 9 Rvb DryDelay ADJUST Stereo Delay Level KeyWords Splits Echo Vocal When the stereo reverb effect decays to silence a slightly panned dry signa
79. ds when the input level drops Mod Latch The latch is a very flexible modulation source It can be used to do such things as derive a switch from a continuous return to zero source like MIDI After Touch It can turn a momentary on off footswitch into a latching footswitch push on push off and it can divide the switching rates of sources in half or thirds With High set to 127 aid Low set lo O no laching will occur The output is idenbed lo the ouput of fie selected sous oe Witt High set bo ese hasi 127 at Low set to fie High value wil be lalched With High set to 127 and Low set to a value greaier Bian 0 the Low value wil be falched With Hight set t less than 127 and Low sel to avak e greater tian O both values are labched The latch has three parameters Src High and Low Any patch source can be the Sre See Source listing under Patching High and Low are threshold values The latch works as follows There is no output from the latch until the Src value falls within the range defined by the settings of High and Low While the source value is between these thresholds the output of the latch is the same value as the source When the source value reaches or passes either threshold the output of the latch holds at the limit value until the source value passes through the threshold twice The latch can be set to hold at either the low threshold the high threshold or both Setting Low to 0 disables latchin
80. e and pressing Tap twice in rhythm to change tempo An enormous range of editing control is provided for each algorithm with parameters organized in an edit matrix In addition to providing this powerful sound design capability the PCM 90 also allows you to customize these controls for your day to day editing needs or to use a subset of controls specially designed for each preset The PCM 90 has two levels of Edit Mode control called Go mode and Pro mode In Go mode the most useful parameters within an effect are grouped for instant access via the front panel Edit button Parameters can even be grouped for control by a single master control These master parameters called Custom Controls can be labeled with names that describe their function Each preset has a specially selected set of Go mode parameters which let you make value changes to the effect without losing the character ofthe sound Pro mode gives you access to the full parameter editing matrix for the algorithm of any loaded effect when you press Edit In this mode you can access a complete set of Modulation and Patching parameters create your own ADJUST knob patch create Custom Controls and assign your own Go mode parameters Aunique Patching and Modulation system provides unprecedented control over your effects with a versatile set of internal modulators two LFOs AR Envelope Envelope Follower Latch and Time Switches MIDI Delay and Sample and Hold These allow you to creat
81. e effects in the bank As in Program Banks mode an asterisk in front of the effect name indicates that the displayed effect is not loaded Press Register Banks to reselect the last displayed effect in another bank Unused registers are indicated by the message available on the display Press Load to load the displayed effect Register Bank ID The PCM 90 s internal User Effects register banks are RO 0 0 available labeled RO and R1 register banks created on memory cards will be labeled CO C1 C2 etc Matrix Location The name you assign to a stored effect will appear here available indicates that no effect has been stored at this location The organization of programs in the five program banks and descriptions ofthe 250 preset programs are given in Chapter 3 Each bank and row in the Program and Register Banks has a descriptive name to help you locate different types of effects For instance if you want to process dialog to sound as though it s in a shower stall the Rooms bank is a good place to start Bank and row labels appear on the top line of the display in Program and Register modes Banks and rows that you create yourself can be renamed at Control 2 4 To make finding the effects you want even easier the PCM 90 has an effect sorting function called KeyWord which lets you display only a selected type of effect When the KeyWord function is activated at Control 1 8 pressing Program Banks or Register Banks o
82. e first available parameter in the Soft Row Ifyou want access to the full parameter matrix for any effect including the Soft Row parameters use ADJUST to select Pro mode Now when Editis pressed you can select any parameter for adjustment and customize any effect with your own Soft Row assignments For more information about the Soft Row see Editing an Effect later in this chapter 1 1 Mix Mode Each PCM 90 effect has its own Mix parameter with the Mix setting stored as an integral part of the effect Mix Mode allows you to override these individual Mix settings and set a global Mix value for all effects This is useful when using a mixing console s controls to set the amount of wet signal in a mix In such a case you can use this control to set all PCM 90 effects to 100 wet When shipped the PCM 90 has the Mix Mode set to Pgm This setting determines that effects will be loaded with their stored Mix settings and allows the individual Mix controls in the edit matrix of each effect to be adjusted from 0 100 Wet To seta global Mix value use ADJUST to select Global press Load to display the current value and use ADJUST to assign any value from 0 100 Wet 1 2 Tempo Mode The PCM 90 gives you an exciting new approach to working with delay times and modulation parameters Now you can set these parameters in beats allowing you to control your effects ina completely musical way Each PCM 90 effect has its own Tempo parameters with
83. e modulation sweeps which move in time with music or animated effects You can create as many as 10 patches per effect each with as many as 8 pivot points You can patch multiple parameters to a single controller or patch multiple sources to a single destination For all of its programming power and flexibility you ll find the PCM 90 simple to use The large 2 line fluorescent display is easy to see from any angle whether the surroundings are bright or dark Separate SELECT and ADJUST knobs make program loading and editing quick and easy We ve even designed in a special Info mode press and hold any button to find out what its function is orto getstatus information such asthe name ofthe running effect currenttempo rate etc To get the most out of the PCM 90 we suggest that you invest the time to explore this manual We think you ll agree that the time spent investigating will reward you with enjoyment of its full capabilities Lon input input Level BAL UNBAL Oded 20d3 snunununnnunhnudanunanunnn Fight input SPDIF In Digtal Audo Aecever Footemtich Foot Conrdie Product Overview Block Diagram Headroom SPDIF Out Digital Acha Tarerrittar Left Output Ieee eee ieee ieee A errr rrr Right Outpt 102 w 40Bu CS MIDIIN 6 mipi our CJ MIDI THAL PENTA Memory Cac PCM 90 User Guide Front Panel Overview HEADROOM 5 position indicator for analog and digital sig nal levels and over
84. e will be changing from 0 to 90 and back again The display will change to show position 0 3 in the Controls Row Note that the value is changing continuously from 0 to 90 and back again Notice also the small square in the upper right corner of the display This patch destination indicator appears whenever a parameter has been assigned as a patch Destination in the effect being edited Now let s return to the Patch row to add a pivot point to the effect Press Edit to jump back to the Patch row Patch 2 Dst Controls Out Width Press Load to bring up the Values display The last value edited will be displayed so you will see either the minimum or maximum value Patch2 Values E Patch2 Values 000 0 MONO 127 0k 90 L R R L If the is not at the left of the Source value press Load three times to move it there You can take a short cut instead simultaneously press Down and Load to back step Patch2 Values E OR Patch2 Values 127 90 L R R L 000 0 MONO Turn ADJUST to display 64 This will be the Source value of our new pivot point The string of dots in the destination value portion of the display indicate that there is no Destination value assigned when the source value is 64 Patch 2 Values Press Load to move the to the right of the Source value and turn ADJUST clockwise to set the Destination value for this point to 45 Patch 2 Values MIES 45R L By a
85. ect of the effect without going into Edit mode As many as four additional Custom Controls can be created for any effect allowing you to tailor presets for specific applications We ve created some interesting Custom Controls in the presets and assigned them descriptive names You can change both the parameter assignments and the names in Edit mode The PCM 90 uses 5 stereo algorithms to create different types of reverb effects The Algorithms Each algorithm includes an uncompromised stereo reverb effect with selected tools for ambience post processing compression expansion as well as modulation and patching parameters which are common to each algorithm Tempo Control Editing User Interface The PCM 90 gives you a unique set of tempo controls Tempos can be tapped in with the front panel Tap button or an assigned controller or dialed in in BPM beats per minute on the display The PCM 90 also lets you generate MIDI clock from your tempo as well as receive MIDI tempo from an external sequencer or drum machine In the PCM 90 tempo can control LFO speeds and Time Switch controls as well as all delay parameters ensuring that all of your modulations are in tempo with your music You can even set independent rhythmic values for different parameters within a single program Tempo can be set and displayed in either rhythmic value or time values Many presets have delay times assigned to Tap tempo Try loading some of thes
86. ecting this control arms the PCM 90 to revert to its factory settings This will erase all registers and setups and return the PCM 90 to its default states If you press Store the display will ask Are you sure Press STORE If you don t want to reinitialize your unit press any button to cancel the operation If you press Store in response to this message the display will flash Restoring original factory settings and your unit will be reinitialized Basic Operation PCM 90 KeyWords AtoZ Acoustic Ambience Ballad Bright Broadcast Cascade Chamber Classical Cncrt Hall Custom Dark Dialog Drums Perc Dynamic Echo Film ADR Gated Guitar Indoor Instrument Keyboard Large Live PA Long Mastering Medium MIDI Mono Natural Orchestral Outdoor Plate RandomHall Room Short Slap FX Small Spatial Special FX Splits Stereo Surround Tempo Unnatural Vocal User 1 User 2 User 3 User 4 2 9 PCM 90 User Guide Lexicon Row 2 Card 2 0 Bank Copy This control allows you to copy banks of effects from one location to another Banks can be copied internally or to and from PCMCIA Memory Cards Try for example copying Preset Bank 0 into internal Register Bank RO 1 Press Store The following display will appear briefly Select and copy effect banks The display will then change to show Card Bank Copy 2 0 Src PO Dst RO The asterisk indicates that Src is available for adjustment
87. ed a Source press Load and the display will change to allow you to assign a Destination Dst The asterisk k indicates that Destinations will be se lected when you turn ADJUST Press Load to bring up the Values display where you can assign Src Value and Dst Value Press Load again to return to Source SELECT will move you across selection etc the Patch row 0 9 Patch 0 Dst The Edit matrix row label for the i The name of the current Destination assign currently assigned paramete shown here rs Reflect IL ment is shown here kUnassignedk E will appear across the bottom display line if no assignment is selected Turn ADJUST to scroll through all of the parameters in the Edit matrix of the currently loaded effect including the Modulation parameters Basic Operation Once you have assigned a parameter as a Destination the controller you have assigned owns that parameter Adjustments made to this parameter from the Edit matrix will only affect the initial value of the parameter when the program is loaded The behavior of the parameter on program load is determined by the setting of the Patch Update parameter in Control mode 1 7 This parameter can be set to Immediate or Delayed When Immediate is selected the initial value of the parameter value will correspond to the controller position When Delayed is selected the stored value of the parameter will continue to be in effect
88. edene Leitungskabel und oder Verbindungsstecker zu verwenden sind Stellen Sie die Vorrichtung nicht in ein unbel ftetes Gestell oder unmittelbar ber w rmeerzeugende Ger te wie z B Tonverst rker Halten Sie die in den Produktspezifikationen angegebene maximale Umgebungstemperatur bei Betrieb ein Schlitze und ffnungen im Geh use dienen der Bel fung um verl lichen Betrieb sicherzustellen und Uberheizen zu vermeiden d rfen diese ffnungen nich verstopft oder abgedeckt werden Stecken Sie nie irgend einen Gegenstand durch die Bel ftungsschlitze Vergie en Sie keine Fl ssigkeiten auf den Apparat Dieses Produkt is mit einem 3 drahtigen Erdungsstecker ausger stet Diese Sicherheitsma nahme darf nicht unwirksam gemacht werden Schlie en Sie nie Tonverst rker unmittelbar an einen Anschlu des Apparates an Um elektrischen Schlag oder Feuer zu vermeiden setzen Sie den Apparat weder Regen noch Feuchtigkeit aus und betreiben Sie ihn nicht dort wo Wasser eindringen k nnte Versuchen Sie nicht den Apparat zu betreiben falls er fallen gelassen besch digt oder Fl ssigkeiten ausgesetzt wurde oder falls sich seine Arbeitsweise derart ndert da daraus ein Bedarf nach Raparaturzu schlieBen ist Dieser Apparat sollte nur von qualifizierten Fachleuten ge ffnet werden Das Abnehmen von Abdeckungen setzt Sie gefahrlichen Spannungen aus Dieses Dreieck auf Ihrem Apparat warnt Sie vor nicht isolierter gefahrlicher Spannung
89. eeeeeeeteeeeneeeaee Controlling the Soft Knob with MIDI 20rssennenenneen nennen Controlling the Soft Knob with a Foot Pedal e Program Change Messages c ccsceeeteeeeeeeeneeeseneeeeeseeeetieeeeaeeeaness AUTOMATION 23 AEE eles idilio ae eet Sls ate hae SysEx Automation Controller Automation Reset All Controllers e MIDI Clock and Clock Commands Dynamic MIDI Bulk Data DUMPS wocco csc 2 0 3 ns MIDI Implementation Chart u 22 u 20nsneennnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnn 6 Troubleshooting LOW Voltage aiiin tele biien eds nenn Overheating auto a Common MIDI Problems occoncccincccncccnocinincnnnnncnnn crono connnnancconc cnn cnn Operational Problems srne simpsonid ois esiaine Ear e Power On Behavior 1 u en ns Restoring Factory Default Settings ur220ur20unnnenennennnnnennnennnnnnn Reinitialization u ae nennt 7 Specifications Contents cont d Thank you for your purchase of the PCM 90 Digital Reverberator The PCM90 Introduction gives you Lexicon s renowned high end reverb effects with a powerful new interface that provides easy access to superbly crafted presets as well as a wealth of programming capabilities for the sound designer The PCM 90 contains a built in library of 250 reverb effects that simulate realistic The Presets halls rooms and plates and let you create completely natural or other worldly spaces The presets are organized
90. elay and Control 1 named StereoWidth in the Soft Row PCM 90 User Guide Lexicon Modifying the Soft Row or creating a completely new Soft Row for an effect is easy 1 From the full Edit matrix press Up until you get to the Soft Row indicated by an S in the lower left corner of the display 2 With any Soft Row parameter displayed press and hold down the Edit button The following display will appear briefly Entering Soft Row assign When you release the Edit button the display will change to the Soft Row Assignment display shown below The Edit button LED will begin flashing and will continue to flash as long as you are in Soft Row Assign Soft Row param 0 Controls Mix Here we show the first Soft Row parameter in our example the actual Soft Row parameter selected will correspond to whichever one was displayed when you pressed and held Edit 3 Turn ADJUST to scroll through all of the available parameters in the Edit matrix row by row in numerical order The entry available can be selected at the fully counterclockwise position of ADJUST to indicate that no assignment has been made at that position Custom Controls are available for assignment at the end of the parameter list 4 Turn SELECT to display another Soft Row position 0 9 for assignment For each position you can choose any effect parameter including one s you have already assigned to a Soft Row position 5 When you have
91. ell as any points you have assigned Pressing Load will cycle through the following choices From any of the displays use ADJUST to select a character for the space marked by the flashing cursor Use SELECT to move the cursor to another position Name The name you assign here will appear on the top line of the display whenever the control is adjusted LowLabel The name you assign will appear on the bottom line of the display when the control reaches the value you have set as the Low Limit HighLabel The name you assign will appear on the bottom line of the display when the control reaches the value you have set as the High Limit MidLabel The name you assign will appear on the bottom line of the display when the control reaches the value you have setas the MidPoint not available ifyou have not assigned a MidPoint within the established range LowRange The name you assign here will be displayed whenever the controller is between the Midpoint and the Low Limit HighRange The name you assign here will be displayed whenever the controller is between the Midpoint and the High Limit You can display numerical values anywhere along the bottom line ofthe display by entering the characters or where you want these values to appear As many as 3 digits can be displayed representing absolute distance from the the Low Point or relative distance from the selected Midpoint If the Midpoint is at or below the Low Limit this
92. en for senere bruk F lg alle anvisningene og advarslene som er angitt p apparatet Apparatet skal alltid anvendes med korrekt spenning Produktbeskrivelsen inneholder spesifikasjoner for str mkrav V r oppmerksom p at det ved ulike driftsspenninger kan v re n dvendig bruke en annen ledning og eller st pseltype Apparatet skal ikke monteres i skap uten ventilasjon eller direkte over varmeproduserende utstyr som for eksempel kraftforsterkere Den maksimale romtemperaturen som st r oppgitt i produktbeskrivelsen skal overholdes Apparatet er utstyrt med ventilasjons pninger For at apparatet skal v re p litelig i bruk og ikke overopphetes m disse pningene ikke blokkeres eller tildekkes Stikk aldri noe inn i ventilasjons pningene og pass p at det aldri s les noen form for v ske p apparatet Dette apparatet er utstyrt med et jordet st psel Dette er en sikkerhetsforanstaltning som ikke m forandres Utgangsplugger fra audioforsterkere skal aldri koples direkte til apparatet Unng brannfare og elektrisk st t ved s rge for at apparatet ikke utsettes for regn eller fuktighet og ikke anvendes i n rheten av vann Apparatet skal ikke brukes hvis det har blitt utsatt for st t er skadet eller blitt v tt eller hvis endringer i ytelsen tyder p at det trenger service Dette apparatet skal kun pnes av fagfolk Hvis dekselet fjernes utsettes man for livsfarlig h yspenning Komponenten er merket med
93. ence Small Ballad A small smooth space well suited for vocals A Decay Level of 8dB keeps the reverb from becoming overpowering 1 5 L VocalSpace ADJUST High Cut Keywords Large Vocal Ambience Ballad A bigger version of S VocalSpace 1 6 S Vocal Amb ADJUST Diffusion Keywords Small Vocal Ambience Custom Use Custom 1 to choose the right studio for your vocalist Custom 1 Choose the Studio The Presets 1 7 L Vocal Amb ADJUST Diffusion P1 Rooms cont d Keywords Large Vocal Ambience Custom A more spacious version of S Vocal Amb Already set to Studio A Customize your vocals with ADJUST and the three studio settings on Custom 1 Custom 1 Choose the Studio 1 8 AmbientSus ADJUST Size Keywords Ambience Natural Vocal A bit of dry delay makes this a sweet selection for your vocal tracks You ll find the subtleties of this preset will perfectly suit instruments as well 1 9 Vocal Booth ADJUST Walls Size Keywords Vocal Cncrt Hall Small Dialog The most confining of isolation booths ADJUST lets you select wall materials and booth size Live Sound 2 0 LargeSpace ADJUST Decay Keywords RandomHall Live PA Large Bright Designed for live sound reinforcement in all situations 2 1 Med Space ADJUST Decay Keywords RandomHall Live PA Medium Instrument For a more intimate and small setting choose this preset with its smooth reverb and softer timbre 2 2 Delay Space ADJUST Decay Keywords Rando
94. es per beat Simultaneously pressing Up and Tempo will toggle these two display options Note The PCM 90 allows six LFO shapes sine cosine sawtooth triangle square and pulse or a random shape to be selected as patch sources as well as the LFO itself All ofthese are generated by a single LFO and are controlled by the single Rate control When LFO1 is selected for example as a patch source the output will be the Shape selected here The amplitude of the LFO output is controlled by Depth Both Shape and Depth are available as patch destinations and can be controlled externally Shape Pulse Width Depth and Rate are all available as patch destination parameters and can be controlled externally See Patching in Chapter 2 Patch Sources High Note Cik Cmnds 3 15 PCM 90 User Guide 3 16 Modulation cont d Lexicon Mod AR Env This envelope generator s output when turned on will go from 0 to127 How quickly it goes from O to 127 is determined by the setting of Attack 0 10 seconds Once the envelope generator has reached 127 it remains there as long as it is turned on When it is turned off it goes from 127 to 0 at the rate determined by Release 0 to 10 seconds T Src allows you to select a Source to turn the envelope generator on and off T Lvl allows you to select a specific threshold value which the T Src must reach to turn the envelope generator on The Mode parameter allows you to dete
95. es per minute The factory default is quarter note 0 2 Source You can choose to have tempo determined by the PCM 90 Tap and Rate controls Internal or by MIDI Clock When MIDI Clock is selected as the tempo source Tap acts as areset setting the downbeat of the LFO and the time based switches PCM 90 User Guide 2 22 Row 1 Tap Lexicon 1 0 Tap Duration This control determines how many beats will occur in a tap interval The default setting 1 beat is probably adequate for most applications With the default setting of 1 beat if the tempo is set to 120 bpm and the beat value is set to quarter note each TAP 1 quarter note 1 beat Available values are 1 8 1 7 1 6 1 5 1 4 1 3 1 2 1 8 beats 1 1 Tap Source and Tap Level Press Load to toggle between these two controls Tap Source allows you to assign the Tap function to any of the PCM 90 s Internal MIDI or MIDI controllers as listed under Patching Tap Level allows you to set the level at which the Tap function is triggered 1 2 Average This control allows you to average the last 2 8 taps Higher numbers mean that the response to incoming taps will be more gradual The tempo is updated on every tap but with a value which is the average of the last 2 8 taps Higher average values are more useful if you re trying to lock into a pre recorded track 1 3 Display This control allows you to disable the flashing ofthe Tempo LED Turn ADJUST to select Off
96. es that LFO1 Rate will be altered when you turn ADJUST Press Load to change the selection to the other LFO1 parameters Shape P Width and Depth Mod LFO1 x Rate 5 0 0 00 Hz The display now shows position 5 0 in the Edit matrix Mod Row Turn ADJUST to change the rate of LFO1 to 0 30Hz Mod LFO1 x Rate 5 0 Now press Edit to jump back to your previous position in the Patch row Patch 2 Src Int LFO1 Basic Operation Changing the default destination values Let s modify the patch further by adjusting the Destination values to a more useful range Press Load repeatedly until the Patch 2 Values screen is displayed Patch 2 Values 000 360 MONO Notice that the is to the left of the Source value This indicates that the Source value is selected and its value will be changed when you turn ADJUST Press Load once to move the to the right of the Source value When the is in this position ADJUST will change the Destination value Patch 2 Values 000 360 MONO Patch2 Values 000 360 MONO The asterisk indicates that the Source value will be altered when you turn ADJUST Press Load to move the asterisk to this position where it indicates that Destination values will be altered when you turn ADJUST With the Destination value selected turn ADJUST clockwise to set the value to 0 Patch 2 Values 000 0 MONO Next we ll want to
97. eseneeenenanes 1 4 Audio Connections a r aaea Ee aeee EA Ee AE raar aE Tea Eear an 1 4 Control Connections cooooccccnoccnonoconononcnnocnnncnnononononnnnnnnnnnnnannnonnnanns 1 4 Setting Audio Levels uursssnnssnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnn 1 5 Headroom Display Overload Setting Input Levels Setting Analog Output Level Config ralo Sa nin ea een 1 7 Memory Gards 5 2 3 tassesaideaascndetsee censscgsviesdebinangesccseeanctausehan sonar 1 8 2 Basic Operation Modes of Operation 2 1 Navigating a Matrix conocida 2 2 O te ep el T 2 3 History of Effects Loaded ooocooccconoccccnonaccnananccnnnononnnrc no nana nnnnnn no 2 3 Gontrol Mode 4 nannten ara 2 4 Program and Register Banks uurrssssrsnnnnnnennnnnn nennen nenen nennen 2 17 Tempo Mode recorrida 2 20 Editing an Effects aia lern 2 23 The Soft Knob conocido da dic 2 23 The SOntsROW 2412 e e ato e e So SS Mkts oof 2 24 COMAS Mi et get eed RGU E BE einen 2 25 Bypass iee SI a A 2 25 SlOresOPOratiOns cil it iii 2 26 Turning Memory Protection On Storing an Effect Renaming the Effect Selecting a Bank and Register Location The Full Edit Matrix ooooooconnccconoccccnooconocononcnononcnonnncononnncnonnonnno 2 28 Creating a Soft Row Patch cit celdas 2 31 About Sources The Patch Row Assigning a Source Patch Sources Assigning a Destination Assigning Values Jump Patching Examples siii iiet a 2 35 Creating a patch with de
98. external MIDI controller or an external footpedal or footswitch Some Sources generate output based on aspects of physical performance such as how loud how fast or how hard you play The PCM 90 allows you to choose from a selection of Sources as shown for each Destination A list of the available Sources is shown on the following page The Patch Row Each PCM 90 effect has an identical Patch row in its Edit matrix where you can make as many as 10 patches EA e Ira Dro ra sear Trout seas raus rou Tron To make a patch use SELECT and the Down button to move down through the Edit matrix to the Patch row A display such as the following will appear The asterisk k indicates that Sources will be selected when you turn ADJUST Press Load to change the selection to Dst Press Load again to bring up the Values display where Val Dst Value SELECT will move you across you can select Src Value and Dst Value the Patch row 0 9 Patch 0 Src The Source type isindicated here i The name of the current Source assignment is Int MIDI or 001 119 to indicate a pE LFO1 shown here The default Source assignmentis MIDI Controller l E Int Off Pressing the Load button will change the display to allow you to sequentially select Src Dst Src Value and Dst Value Press Up or Down together with Load to backstep to the previous parameter 2 31 PCM 90 User Guide 2 32 LFO1 Late Triangle1 Mon
99. f dynamic control 2 33 PCM 90 User Guide 2 34 Patching Examples Lexicon Jump When creating patches there are situations in which you will want to leave the Patch row to adjust parameters To make this convenient a Jump command is available Jumping is dependent on the current Patch display and is activated simply by pressing Edit while a certain display is active This will jump you out of the Patch row and to the location where you can make the necessary adjustments Pressing Edit again will jump you back to the Patch Row Note that using any front panel controls other than those required to adjust the parameter to which you have jumped will disable the jump This is not catastrophic but it will require you to return by using Up and Down and SELECT The following Jumps are available From the Patch row Sre display With ADJUST or Custom 1 4 selected as the Source press Edit to jump to the Controls row where you can specify range limits Press Edit again to return to the Patch row With any modulation parameter selected as a Source press Edit to jump to the Modulation row position of the Source For example if the Patch source LFO is displayed press Edit to jump to Modulation row position O LFO where you can edit any LFO parameter value Press Edit again to return to the Patch row From the Patch row Dst selection display Press Edit to jump to the Edit controls for the parameter you have selected as the
100. fault values Adjusting the modulation source parameters Changing the default destination values Adding an additional pivot point to the patch Multiple Patches with the Same Destination Mod Row Patches The Custom ROW a e a r re a i e AEAEE 2 42 Contents Contents cont d 3 The Algorithms and their Parameters About the Algorithms oooconoccconoccccnoncccnanananonon cnn non nnnn ono rannn cnn nnnnnn nen 3 1 Random Hall icri ene ar aar ee ee 3 2 AMDISNCO ui 3 4 Rich Plat ot ico 3 5 Goneent Hall ne har ee een 3 6 Ghamber Room sc 2 22 23 lee 3 7 The Parameters 2 en air Hi 3 8 COMPIE S Sianha inet td ita 3 8 Control iio ari 3 9 GUSTOM eck gecesi id ti os ibe 3 10 Delay HER eh ee ee 3 12 Desi acotar 3 12 Ec A a iO 3 14 Expand ii ida 3 14 Modulation circa ae eee SS 3 15 Patches m ee ee ed 3 20 Refleet ai iria 3 21 Spatial EQ nee aaa In I 3 21 MMM iaa 3 22 4 The Presets Program Bank 0 Halls ooooooccconoccccnnoconnonccnnnnnranc nan nonnornnn nara nora nana nnnnn nos 4 2 Orchestral 0 00 viii aran 4 2 VoGal O24 a As 4 3 Live Sound 2 02 Divina 4 4 Instrument 3 0 39 20 a ee elias 4 5 CusStOM AO0ADO li AT 4 6 Program Bank 1 Rooms ccccoocccconcccnnonccnnonnnnnononcnnnnn ono nnn ocn nnnnnennnnen rennen 4 7 Instrument 0 0 0 9 u een ann 4 7 Vocal 1 0d IC TEE E EE T 4 8 Live Sound 2 O Macia 20 ee a a nn 4 9 Drums amp Pere 3 0 3 9 ar een 4 10 Gustom 4 0 4 9 u iue ai eao iese 4 11 P
101. ffect Row 5 of the Concert Hall algorithm contains expansion controls for a built in compressor expander See also Compress at the beginning of this section Ratio Ratio controls the slope of the expander circuit Threshold Threshold sets the threshold below which gain is reduced Gain Gain sets the amount of negative gain The Algorithms and Their Para meters The Modulation row which is the same for every algorithm contains the Modulation parameters for the PCM 90 s internal modulation sources Use the Patch row to assign these modulators to any PCM 90 effect parameter Mod LFO1 and Mod LFO2 Four parameters are available Shape P Width Depth and Rate Shape allows you to select the wave shape which will be used when LFO is selected as a patch Source The choices are Sine Cosine Square Sawtooth Pulse Triangle Random outputs a new value on each cycle of the LFO P Width determines the proportion of each pulse wave cycle for which the LFO is on 1 99 For example setting P Width to 50 means that the LFO is on for half of its cycle The effect of this control will only be heard if you are using the Pulse shape Depth scales the output of the LFO from 0 to 100 This control affects the output of the LFO only lt has no effect on the outputs of the individual waveforms Rate sets the speed 0 10Hz at which the LFO cycles It can be set in time values such as 1 5Hz or in tempo values such as 3 2 cycl
102. ffers a choice between two levels of Edit mode parameter access We call these Go mode and Pro mode Go mode makes use of an extra row in the edit mode matrix called the Soft Row where you can assign as many as 10 effect parameters or Custom Controls for easy access Selecting Go mode Control mode 1 0 limits the action of the Edit button to displaying only the Soft Row parameters assigned to the current effect Each preset has a set of Soft Row assignments which we ve selected for you as well as an assignment for the ADJUST knob and Custom Controls When shipped the PCM 90 will power up in Go mode with the first preset PO 0 0 loaded Press Edit to display the Soft Row of parameters Press Up or Down to access a Pro mode selection display Pro mode gives you access to the full parameter matrix including the Soft Row Use this mode when you want to do in depth effects editing or patching or when you want to customize Soft Row assignments Go mode and Pro mode selection is made in Control mode at matrix location 1 0 2 2 Basic Operation The PCM 90 offers an extensive set of informative display messages which can Info be activated from the front panel The front panel switches perform various functions when pressed Most of these functions are activated on release of the button If you want to know more about the function of a particular button without actually executing any action press and holdthe button down While you are hold
103. flections 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 algorithm is also useful in matching a closely miked accent microphone to the overall ambience of a recording 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 undesireable To use the algorithm with a console it is best to use a stereo send to the PCM 90 carefully matching the panning of the various close miked sources to their positions in the mix Leave the Mix control at 100 The apparent distance of each source can be controlled by the level of its feed KKA Out v ue DryDiyMEx 2 Wan Dry 18 Dr Pr re a ita ic ia it ii 3 4 The Algorithms and Their Para meters The Rich Plate algorithm mimics the sound of metal plates It has a dense Rich Plate smooth colored sound that makes it a good choice for enhancing any type of percussion Larger sizes and longer reverb times are pa
104. g at the low threshold Setting High to 127 disables latching at the high threshold The Algorithms and Their Parameters Modulation cont d 3 17 PCM 90 User Guide Lexicon Modulation cont d Mod Sw 1 and Mod Sw 2 These are identical time switches Each has five parameters Rate P Width Mode T Lvl and T Src Rate P Width Mode T Lvl T Src sets the speed 0 10Hz at which the switch cycles It can be set in time values such as 1 5 Hz or tempo values such as 3 2 Cycles per Beat Simultaneously pressing Up and Tempo will toggle these display options determines the proportion of each switch cycle during which the switch is on For example setting P Width to 50 means that the switch is on for one half of a cycle determines the shape of the switch output Three set tings are available Off Switch and Ramp Off turns the switch off and frees up processor time To optimize real time response set switch to Off when itis not being used When Switch is selected the transition from on to off is instantaneous i e the switch output resembles a pulse wave When Ramp is selected the transition from on to off is continuous i e the switch output resembles a triangle or sawtooth wave sets the threshold value at which the switch will begin to cycle selects a patch source to drive the switch The output of the switch is 0 as long as T Src is set to a value below T Lvl Once the source value reaches
105. g point to create your own split reverb effects The Presets P4 Splits cont d 427 PCM 90 User Guide Lexicon 4 28 All PCM 90 parameters programs and registers can be accessed by MIDI All MIDI applications require the PCM 90 to be connected with one or more MIDI devices with standard MIDI cables via the rear panel MIDI jacks MIDI controls such as Transmit and Receive Channel selection are available in Control mode Row 3 MIDI All of these controls are described in Chapter 2 Several are repeated here for your convenience Before using the PCM 90 with other MIDI devices all devices must be set to the same MIDI channel To set the PCM 90 to receive MIDI 1 Set the controller you will be using keyboard sequencer other PCM 90 etc to transmit on any MIDI channel 1 16 2 On the PCM 90 press Control Use Select and Up or Down to locate matrix position 3 1 Receive 3 Turn ADJUST to select OFF 1 16 or OMNI for receipt of MIDI messages MIDI Out MIDI Operation Selecting a MIDI Channel Accessing Programs and Registers Some extremely useful effects can be created by controlling PCM 90 parameters remotely in real time Almost all of the controllers found on a MIDI keyboard or MIDI foot controller pitch benders mod wheels sliders switches breath controllers foot pedals and footswitches can be used to adjust PCM 90 parameters We refer to this real time remote control capability as Dynamic MID
106. h Keywords Plate Instrument Echo Guitar A big plate reverb with long predelay and repeating echo delays adds a spacey wash to slow program material Great for guitar and synth sounds ADJUST controls a custom In Width Out Width parameter that changes the spatial feel 0 9 GtrPlateBPM ADJUST Dry Dly Keywords Plate Guitar Echo Tempo A moderate size dark plate reverb optimized for guitar with tempo driven delays to fatten up the sound Tap in the tempo of the delays Vocal 1 0 Vocal Plate ADJUST Decay Keywords Plate Vocal Short A short plate with low diffusion great for a solo vocal track 1 1 Vocal Plate2 ADJUST Liveness Keywords Plate Vocal Large A large plate with a moderate decay time great for backing vocals 1 2 SmVoxPlate ADJUST Decay Keywords Plate Vocal Small A small bright plate that s good for vocals 1 3 VoclEkoPlate ADJUST PreDelay Keywords Plate Vocal Echo A large dark plate with just the right amount of delay to enhance vocal tracks 1 4 Choir Plate ADJUST Choir Size amp Type Keywords Plate Vocal Large Alarge silky plate with a long decay time great for background vocals ADJUST controls the choir from big and breathy to small and short 1 5 Multi Vox ADJUST Size 8 Decay Keywords Plate Vocal Short A small short plate great for gang vocals ADJUST simutaneously controls Size and Decay from small and short small and long medium and short medium and long and large and
107. her provide the major sonic impression of room size When Shape is at minimum the reverberation envelope builds up very quickly to a maximum amplitude and then dies away quickly at a smooth rate This envelope is characteristic of small reverberation chambers and reverberation plates There are few if any size cues in this envelope so it is ineffective in creating ambience With this Shape setting Spread has no effect The density is set by the Size control and the rate of decay is set by the reverb time controls 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 Shape is 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 the sustain As a rough estimate the sustain will be approximate ly the time value indicated by the Spread display in milliseconds 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 ab
108. ifferent locations within the club Custom Control 1 links predelay dry delay and the dry delay mix fullly clockwise is dry anything less introduces ambience Custom 1 Delay Mix Custom 4 0 X Variable ADJUST Decay Keywords Cncrt Hall Indoor Custom Custom Controls are the solution to this variable equation Custom 1 links Rt HC Crossover and Shape to vary liveness from dull to bright Custom 2 links Reflect Mstr Dly and Size to setup different reflections 0 is all pre delay with no reflections Predelay is located in the Soft row for convenience Custom 1 Liveness Custom 2 Reflections 4 1 Y Variable ADJUST Decay Keywords RandomHall Large Indoor Custom Random Hall version of X Variable Here Custom 2 varies reflections 0 is all Delay with no reflections Delay parameters are located in the Soft row for convenience Custom 1 Liveness Custom 2 Reflections 4 2 Sound Check ADJUST Decay Keywords Cncrt Hall Indoor Large Custom Imagine an empty hall club or arena from the perspective of the stage ADJUST lets you choose the venue Custom 1 Liveness 0 127 Custom 2 Reflections 0 50 4 3 Sound Stage ADJUST Decay Keywords Ambience Live PA Indoor Custom For variations in ambience try using Custom Control 1 to change Pre Delay Dry Delay mix Custom 1 Delay Mix 4 4 BPM Looper ADJUST Response Keywords Plate Custom MIDI Tempo Tempo drives a mod row time switch which ramps delay feedback for inte
109. igh attack time ADJUST controls a combination of predelay reflections and Rt HC 3 3 Cool Plate ADJUST Liveness Keywords Plate Drums Perc Short Dark A short dull plate good for percussion 3 4 Tight Plate ADJUST Decay Keywords Plate Drums Perc Small Small and tight with moderate diffusion Use this to add punch to any percussion track 3 5 Short Plate ADJUST Decay Keywords Plate Drums Perc Short A short plate reverb with a fairly short decay time and good high end great for a full kit 3 6 Dark Plate ADJUST Diffusion Keywords Plate Drums Perc Dark Long A classic Dark and smooth with a long decay time This fattens any percussion track 3 7 Plate Gate ADJUST Pre Delay Keywords Plate Drums Perc Gated A gate with the tonal qualities of a plate The ultimate drum gate 3 8 Plate Gate 2 ADJUST Size Keywords Plate Drums Gated A heavy dense and short nonlinear reverb designed to emulate a plate ADJUST gives you five different size settings to choose from 3 9 Bongo Plate ADJUST Diffusion Keywords Ambience Drums Perc Bright Give bongo and native drums thickness with this preset ADJUST allows you to smooth out the sound 4 15 PCM 90 User Guide 4 16 P2 Plates cont d Lexicon Custom 4 0 Plate 90 ADJUST Attitude Keywords Plate Dark Instrument Custom A general purpose dark plate ADJUST gives you attitude which ranges from soft and short to harsh and dry Custom Controls allow you t
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111. ing down the button an explanatory message will appear on the display The activation of an Info message overrides the normal function of the button so that no action is taken on release Info messages are displayed when a button is pressed and held down Generally Info messages inform you of the function of a button or provide current status information Displays the currently loaded effect name bank and matrix location In Program Banks or Register Banks mode simultaneously press and release both buttons to display the last ten effects loaded Displays the current tempo and the clock source MIDI or Internal Displays the current function assigned to the Up button and the ADJUST knob Displays the current function assigned to the Down button and the SELECT knob Displays the type of system bypass currently selected and the current status on or off Displays action needed to perform a store operation or Memory Protect message when store function is disabled Inactive until an effect has been altered then displays Press to hear stored effect The PCM 90 allows you to review the last ten effects loaded This is usefulwhen History of Effects Loaded you want to return to an effect you were using earlier but can t remember its name or location This History viewis accessed from Program Banks or Register Banks mode by simultaneously pressing and releasing both the Program Banks and the Register Banks b
112. ion with a header which indicates the matrix location the program name the name assigned to the ADJUST knob as well as any KeyWords assigned for sorting This header is followed by a brief description of the effect and a list of any Custom Controls assigned 4 1 PCM 90 User Guide 4 2 Program Bank PO Halls Lexicon Orchestral 0 0 Deep Blue ADJUST Decay Keywords Large Tempo RandomHall This is an all purpose hall with moderate size and delay time The reflection delays are set at 36 and 34 ms but the master level is off Set to desired level for initial reflections The master delays are set to beat 3 against 2 but their levels are also off Set the master delay level to hear the delays You can also set the tempo of these delays with Tap Custom 1 allows control of the source from stereo to a narrow setting just a bit wider than mono 0 1 Large Hall ADJUST Decay Keywords Large Long RandomHall A classic reverb preset The hall size is large with a gentle bloom in the reverberation envelope The first set of pre echoes are set to 14 and 20 ms but are turned off in the preset Use ADJUST to add some initial reflections 0 2 Medium Hall ADJUST Decay Keywords Medium Indoor RandomHall Orchestral A natural sounding hall with moderate decay time Similar to Large Hall but a smaller room with proportionately shorter decay time 0 3 Small Hall ADJUST Predelay Keywords Small RandomHall Orchestral Short A natur
113. irable to automate changes made to PCM 90 effects with its own controls ADJUST Custom 1 4 Foot Pedal Footswitch 1 or Footswitch 2 we recommendassigning the controllers to MIDI destinations and recording the changes with a MIDI sequencer see Control Mode parameter 3 5 MIDI Destinations Reset All Controllers The PCM 90 recognizes the Reset All Controllers message When received all patched parameters are reset to their stored values Patched parameters may also be reset from the PCM 90 front panel Control Mode parameter 3 0 the message will be transmitted from the PCM 90 as well MIDI Clock and Clock Commands The PCM 90 recognizes MIDI clock messages when Tempo Mode parameter 0 2 Tempo Source is set to MIDI Any Delay or Mod row parameter set to display tempo values will be synchronized to the tempo of the incoming MIDI clock MIDI Clock and Clock Commands are also available as Dynamic MIDI patch sources The value of MIDI Clock when used as a patch source is alinear scaling of 0 to 127 0 40 BPM and 127 400 BPM The value of Clock Commands when used as a Dynamic MIDI patch source is 127 for START and CONTINUE and 0 for STOP Automation MIDI Operation 5 7 PCM 90 User Guide Lexicon Dynamic MIDI The following MIDI messages are available as Dynamic MIDI patch sources MIDI Controllers 1 31 and 33 119 Pitch Bend After Touch Polyphonic and Channel combined Velocity Note On Last Note Low Note
114. k 2 5 PCM 90 User Guide 2 6 Lexicon CRC Indicates a Cyclic Redundancy Check error inthe incoming data Parity Biphase Indicate that at least one bit and therefore at least one audio sample was corrupted Parity Biphase and Confidence errors are most often caused by inappropriate cabling Be sure to use 75Q video grade cable kept as short as possible standard audio cable will not work reliably Each error is reported by name with the number of occurrences ofthat particular type of error The display might show for example CRC 4752 As many as 9999 instances of each error can be shown If the number of actual errors exceeds 9999 the display will indicate gt 9999 A special symbol m before the error type indicates the most recently received error Press Load from the Dig In Status display and use ADJUST to scroll through the Error Log Atypical Error Log display showing that the last 4 F error received was a CRC error m CRC and Audio Error Log that there have been more than gt 9999 in i 0 0 CRC 9999 stances of CRC errors since Word Clock was f last set to Ext To clear the Error Log reselect Dig from the Control Mode Input Source display This will cause the PCM 90 to attempt to lock to the current external source and will reset the Error Log The log is also cleared on power up and whenever it relocks Auto Lock On 0 1 SCMS Digital audio signals in order to comply with copyright s
115. l Now the Mod Wheel on the MIDI instrument will control the soft knob patch of the running effect Note In Program Banks mode the ADJUST display will not appear when the controller is moved In this case ADJUST is still independent of the controller If you have a foot pedal connected to the PCM 90 rear panel Foot Controller jack you can use itto control the soft knob patch Note that no MIDI connections are required to do this Set both Control mode 3 5 ADJUST and Control mode 3 5 Foot Pedal to the same MIDI Controller MIDI ADJUST 3 5 Send Ctl 3 MIDI Foot Pedal 3 5 Send Ctl 3 Now the foot pedal will control the soft knob patch of the running effect Keep in mind that if Patch Update System 1 7 is set to Immediate the current value of the controller will be sent to ADJUST when the program is loaded For example if your footpedal is at O ADJUST will be set to O on program load Note Footswitches are transmitted with an On value of 127 and an Off value of 0 MIDI Operation Controlling the Soft Knob with MIDI Controlling the Soft Knob with a Foot Pedal 5 5 PCM 90 User Guide 5 6 Program Change Messages Lexicon Reception of MIDI Program Change and Bank Select messages can be selectively enabled disabled from Control Mode parameter 3 3 MIDI Pgm Change The manner in which the PCM 90 interprets these messages is determined by the value of this parameter as follows Pgm Change Off
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117. l This orchestral setting is good for large vocal choirs strings and dark brass instruments 3 1 Bass Mics ADJUST Blend KeyWords Guitar Instrument Splits Stereo This split program provides two mic d bass amps one close mic d and one a bit farther away 3 2 Dyna Room ADJUST Large Room Decay KeyWords Instrument Short Long Splits Similar to Random Rooms but with input level used to kick in the large Room 3 3 TwoDrumRooms ADJUST Blend KeyWords Drums Room Splits Instrument A large bright room with strong early reflections and a far mic combined with a medium large room with smoother response and a close mic 3 4 Full Kit ADJUST Size KeyWords Splits Chamber Drums Perc Instrument A multi purpose Chamber most suitable for adding life to a full drum kit 3 5 Perc Synth ADJUST Blend KeyWords Drums Perc Keyboard Splits Instrument A room reverb for percussion and a reverb for synth washes 3 6 Rhodes Brass ADJUST Rhodes Brass KeyWords Keyboard Splits Instrument This program is intended for keyboard instruments The Brass reverb is highly reflective to accentuate keyboard samples The Room reverb is tailored for the classic Fender Rhodes 3 7 Organ Piano ADJUST Organ Piano KeyWords Acoustic Keyboard Splits Instrument A room for organ sounds and a hall for pianos 3 8 Brass String ADJUST String Brass KeyWords Keyboard Instrument Splits Mono A reverb suited for bright brass instru
118. l delay is heard This effect is Tempo based the delays and reverb tail scale with BPM Live Sound Designed for Live Sound applications all delay programs have their delays based on Tap Tempo Programs 2 7 2 9 are dual mono input machines with a combined stereo output 2 0 Diys HallsBPM ADJUST Delays Reverb KeyWords Echo Tempo Splits Live PA A split program witha basic hall and dual Tap Tempo delays 2 1 Split Elvis ADJUST Slap back echo KeyWords Special FX Echo Splits Live PA Two slap back echo effects a large slap echo and a small slap with Room ambience 2 2 Room In Room ADJUST Big Small Room KeyWords Room Splits Live PA Stereo A split reverb with a small room and a large pre delayed room Combined they provide a small room in a large room effect Separately they are useful as standalone rooms 2 3 Bloom Verbs ADJUST Short Long KeyWords Drums Perc Stereo Splits Live PA A long Blooming reverb that rises and decays and a short Bloom verb Good on all types of sounds 2 4 DualEcho BPM ADJUST Echo 1 Echo 2 KeyWords Echo Splits Live PA Stereo A split effect with two different echo patterns creating a syncopated echo delay ADJUST controls the blend between the two effects 2 5 Chords Leads ADJUST Chords Leads KeyWords Splits Guitar Live PA Stereo Alarge hall with Tap Tempo based Reflections for added delay and a small room for chord comping The AR Envelope generator m
119. layed in the lower right corner of the display Patch 2 Dst Design High Gut The High Cut parameter is now assigned as the patch Destination Now press Load to bring up the Values display This will show the default Destination value setting 0 1kHz This is the value assigned to High Cut when LFO1 is at its minimum value 000 Patch 2 Values 000 0 1kHz 2 35 PCM 90 User Guide 2 36 Lexicon Turn ADJUST one click counterclockwise to display the default Destination value FLAT assigned to High Cut when LFO1 is at its maximum value 127 Patch 2 Values 127 FLAT That s all there is to setting up a default patch select a Source and Destination and the minimum and maximum patch values are set automatically Of course you will often want to modify the patch further either by adjusting the modulation source parameters changing the default values or adding additional pivot points In the following sections we ll continue using this patch to demonstrate examples of these modifications When we re done the new patch will add dynamic spatialization to the Deep Blue program Adjusting the modulation source parameters Continuing the previous example we ll adjust the rate of LFO1 by jumping to it from the Patch row Press Load repeatedly to return to the Patch 2 Source selection display Press Edit to jump directly to the LFO1 parameters in the Mod row The asterisk k indicat
120. lend Keywords Splits Indoor Small A split program providing a syncopated echo delay and a reverb like the inside of a small kitchen ADJUST controls the blend of the two effects 0 2 HardwoodRoom ADJUST Size Keywords Ambience Indoor Small Room Designed to sound like a room with a hardwood floor Select room size with ADJUST 0 3 MeetingRoom ADJUST Decay Keywords Ambience Indoor Small Room Hotel like meeting room Predelay is set to 46ms so the wet mix sounds like the microphone is at the back of the room 0 4 Locker Room ADJUST Decay Keywords Ambience Indoor Small Room The ambience of a locker room 0 5 Living Room ADJUST Size Keywords Ambience Indoor Small Room A softer room with a short Rt and some of the stereo width removed 0 6 Bedroom ADJUST Size Keywords Cncrt Hall Indoor Small Room A small bedroom with furniture and heavy curtains Good on lots of instruments and drums 0 7 Dual Closets ADJUST Blend Keywords Split Rvb Indoor Small A split effect providing an empty closet and a full closet ADJUST controls the blend between the two 0 8 Phone Booth ADJUST Size Keywords Ambience Indoor Small How much sound can you squeeze into a phone booth Adds a bit of space to all sounds Custom Control 1 links pre delay dry delay and dry delay mix to easily change the characteristics of the booth Custom 1 Delay Mix 0 100 4 17 PCM 90 User Guide 4 18 P3 Post cont d Lexicon
121. load conditions INPUT Adjusts analog input level NEACRCOY PUT 13 Up Down Press to move up and down through program and register banks or a parameter matrix Program Banks Enables selection of factory presets Press repeatedly to cycle selection of 5 internal preset banks and a KeyWord sorted dis play Press and hold to display the name and algorithm of the current program Load In Program or Regis ter mode loads the selected program In Edit mode scrolls through any multi field parameter 1 2 Display Two rows of 20 alpha numeric characters display effect names and ID numbers and parameter names and values PCM SO cama MErENpERATOR Register Banks Enables selection of user memory Ifa RAM card is loaded into the Memory Card slot each press of this but ton selects a new reg ister bank Press and hold to display the name and algorithm of the current program Store Initiates register store function ADJUST In Edit mode changes values of parameters chosen with SELECT With Program Banks or Register Banks se lected behaves as a soft knob for patched parameters ans Edit Enables parameter selection for editing of values Compare Active in Program Register and Edit modes Press to com parethe active version of the current effect with the most recently stored version SELECT Scrolls through pre sets registers or pa rameters With Pro gram B
122. mHall Live PA Small Tempo Attitude for live drums guitar or vocals with a less dominating reverb punchier sound and lots of delay Tap in delay time or dial in the BPM of the song 2 3 BigBoom Room ADJUST Blend Keywords Split Rvb Live PA Custom Large This preset is saturated with bottom heavy dense reverb Configure the input as stereo or mono to get your sound sources to this dense room Use ADJUST to blend between rooms and to adjust distance from the sound source Custom 1 Bass Boost 2 4 Tight Space ADJUST Proximity Keywords Ambience Live PA Gated Drums Perc An effect to give your live drums that extra push Vibrancy and attitude with a gated feel Use ADJUST to add space and reverb orto bring the effect up to the frontwith less reverb 2 5 Reflect Room ADJUST Arena Size Keywords Concert Hall Live PA Large Unnatural Super saturated atmospheric quality Great for creating a dreamy landscape for the solo instrument or vocalist 2 6 RockRoom ADJUST Liveness Keywords RandomHall Live PA Small Drums Perc A great preset for live drum sound Extremely bright with no RT HC 2 7 Real Room ADJUST Size Keywords Ambience Live PA Natural Acoustic A bit more natural reverb for a live setting Smooth and subtle perfect for anything you throw at it 49 PCM 90 User Guide 4 10 P1 Rooms cont d Lexicon 2 8 Spatial Bass ADJUST High Cut Keywords Cncrt Hall Live PA Short Spatial A Spatial EQ
123. may be used Press Load repeatedly to cycle through the remaining choices LowLabel HighLabel MidLabel LowRange and HighRange Names are entered using ADJUST and SELECT in exactly the same manner Basic Operation The Custom Row PCM 90 Character Set 5 amp 012345 6789 lt gt ABCDEFG HIJKLMNOPQRSTUVW XYZ _ abcdefghijkl mnopqrstuvwxyz f space The and the symbols are used to represent Custom Control values 2 41 PCM 90 User Guide Assignable KeyWords Acoustic Ambience Ballad Bright Broadcast Cascade Chamber Classical Cncrt Hall Custom Dark Dialog Drums Perc Dynamic Echo Film ADR Gated Guitar Indoor Instrument Keyboard Large Live PA Long Mastering 2 42 Medium MIDI Mono Natural Orchestral Outdoor Plate RandomHall Room Short Slap FX Small Spatial Special FX Splits Stereo Surround Tempo Unnatural Vocal User 1 User 2 User 3 User 4 Lexicon LowLabel The name you assign will appear on the bottom line of the display when the control reaches the value you have set as the Low limit HighLabel The name you assign will appear on the bottom line of the display when the control reaches the value you have set as the High Limit MidLabel The name you assign will appear on the bottom line of the display when the control reaches the value you have set as the MidPoint This naming display is not available if you have not assigned a MidPoint within the
124. ments and one designed for strings 3 9 Guitar Verbs ADJUST Gtr1 Gtr2 KeyWords Instrument Guitar Splits Mono A dual reverb for electric and acoustic guitars 4 25 PCM 90 User Guide 4 26 P4 Splits cont d Lexicon Custom 4 0 Thunder amp lce ADJUST Effects Blend KeyWords Splits Special FX Spatial Custom Two completely opposite reverbs at your disposal Use ADJUST to blend or separate the short bright Room and the big and thunderous Chamber For a backwards effect go to Custom 1 To change the In Routing configuration use Custom 2 Custom Controls 3 and 4 are dynamic effects a switch ramping the Mix from Wet to Dry with the controller accessing the speed of the ramp and an LFO patched to the High Cut of the Room Ice setting you can control the rate of oscillation Custom 1 Inverse Effects Custom 2 In Routing Custom 3 Wet to Dry Ramp Custom 4 Im Pulse Ice 4 1 Ring Verb ADJUST Verb to Mod KeyWords Splits Special FX Spatial Custom This Chamber Hall preset lets you have a long bright reverb and an ultra metallic ring mod ADJUST lets you blend or separate these two effects Custom 1 tunes the frequency of the ring mod Custom 2 lets you change the In Routing status Enhance your stereo sound with Custom 3 or use Custom 4 to turn up some delay and then Tap in the delay time or dial in the BPM Custom 1 Mod Tuner Custom 2 In Routing Custom 3 Stereo Enhancer Custom 4 TapReflect Level
125. mp Hold are each activated by assigning a threshold source to T Src that is used to turn them on and off This assignment is a subparameter in the Mod row not in the Patch row eae lL ower semn conse tao ame eve mel Ran taste The Custom row of the full edit matrix allows you to customize an effect by adding defining ranges as well as adding meaningful names and labels to the ADJUST knob and the Custom Controls It also provides controls for assigning KeyWords to effects for sorting purposes Setting Range Limits for ADJUST and the Custom Conirols The first five positions in the Custom row ADJUST and Control 1 4 allow customization of the ADJUST knob and any Custom Controls you want to place in the Soft Row The controls for each of these behave identically The first set of controls allows you to set range limits Press Load and turn SELECT to display Low Limit High Limit and MidPoint Use ADJUST to select values from 0 127 Low Limit is the minimum value that the control will output In most cases this will be O or 127 for inverted control If ADJUST or the Custom Control is also mapped to a MIDI controller incoming MIDI values below this minimum value will be treated as equivalent to the Low Limit High Limit is the maximum value that the control will output This can be set to any value above the Low Limit and effectively establishes the total range of the controller If ADJUST or the Custom Control is also mapped t
126. nally tagged to allow this option of alphabetical sorting The PCM 90 uses five algorithms to create different types of reverberation effects Each of these algorithms and its associated parameters are described in detail in this section When you select any effect the bank and row label will appear on the upper display line The matrix location and the effect name will appear on the lower line Press and hold Program Banks or Register Banks to display the algorithm from which the currently loaded effect is derived Press Edit to display the last edited parameter in that algorithm s parameter matrix Halls Orchestral PO 0 0 Deep Blue i Press Edit to access the parameter matrix The five PCM 90 algorithms Random Hall Ambience Rich Plate Concert Hall and Chamber Room share the same general structure shown below The shaded area of the diagram is detailed in the individual effect descriptions that follow The five algorithms share acommon set of controls and parameters built around one of the five stereo reverb effects Input levels and hardwired pans determine the signal flow to left and right pairs of delay voices and also to the reverb effect Some delay voices have individually adjustable level delay and feedback controls as well as master voice controls A High Cut parameter provides high end rolloffl InWidth and OutWidth controls allow the creation of spatial effects In this chapter diagrams and descriptions of
127. nced Inputs accept input levels from 22dBu to 20dBu DELCO ITS EF ae are E uh AC Power Standard 3 pin IEC power connector 100 240V 50 60Hz auto matic switching to cor rect voltage range Receives MIDI infor mation from other MIDI equipment such as master keyboard controllers MIDI foot controllers sequen cers and synthesizers THRU Passes received MIDI data without change OUT Transmits MIDI data to other equipment Footswitch 1 4 Tip Ring Sleeve phone jack for two in dependent momen tary footswitches Foot Controller 1 4 Tip Ring Sleeve phone jack provided for footpedal with 10kQ to 1000 imped ance Tip Sewe Ang a mn PEDAL See Tip Ang 1 3 PCM 90 User Guide 1 4 Installation Notes Mounting Power Requirements Audio Connections Control Connections Lexicon The PCM 90 uses one ElA standard rack space and can be mounted on any level surface or in a standard 19 inch 483 mm rack If the PCM 90 is mounted in a rack or road case support the rear of the chassis to prevent possible damage from mechanical shock and vibration The maximum ambient operating temperature is 104 F 40 C Provide ade quate ventilation if the PCM 90 is mounted in a closed rack with heat producing equipment such as power amplifiers The PCM 90 is equipped with a 3 pin IEC power connector and detachable cord The PCM 90 will operate with power sources from 100 to 240 vol
128. ne push beyond the available banks will access a list of effects sorted by one of the KeyWords shown in the sidebar SELECT will scroll you through the effects in that category When shipped the PCM 90 has the KeyWord function turned on with A to Z selected This displays all of the effects in alphabetical order Each preset has at least one KeyWord assignment The KeyWord categories cover a wide variety of effect types To select a different KeyWord for sorting go to Control 1 8 If you are in the KeyWord section of the Program Banks or Register Banks mode pressing Control will jump you directly to this location Turn ADJUST to select any KeyWord from the list Now when you return to Program Banks or Register Banks mode the display of programs will be limited to those which have been tagged with that particular KeyWord KeyWords are assigned to effects in Edit mode As many as four KeyWords can be assigned to a single effect to allow sorting into more than one group An effect might for example be assigned the KeyWords Acoustic Ballad Guitar and Small The effect would then be displayed when any of these KeyWords was selected To turn the KeyWord function off go to Control 1 8 System KeyWord Press Load and use ADJUST to select On or Off Basic Operation Bank and Row Labels Sorting Effects PCM 90 KeyWords AtoZ Acoustic Ambience Ballad Bright Broadcast Cascade Chamber Classical Cncrt Hall Custom Dark Dialog
129. next subparameter From any point in the matrix press Up or Down together with Load to backstep to the previous parameter Note Although the PCM 90 will detect AES professional format signals it is designed to be used with S PDIF input If your digital input is not S PDIF please be alert for locking problems and other potential errors and be prepared to take the necessary steps to provide the correct for mat input signal 2 4 0 0 Input Source The PCM 90 can use its own internal clock as a timing reference or it can reference an external clock source from the rear panel S PDIF jack Use ADJUST to select Dig Analog 48kHz or Analog 44 1kHz When either analog rate is selected the digital input is disabled To process audio from the digital input you must select Dig When Dig is selected and the PCM 90 detects valid digital audio the rate of the external word clock will be displayed with a label indicating the digital audio format type Prf Professional or Cns Consumer also called S PDIF Audio Input Source Audio Input Source E 0 0 Dig Prf 44 1kHz 0 0 Dig Cns 48kHz Whenthe PCM 90 isreceiving valid digital audio selecting Input Source will display the audio format and the rate of the incoming signal Basic Operation When digital clock is selected any loss of lock detected in the incoming digital audio or reception of non audio data will cause the digital input to be muted An error message
130. number This is a convention you may want to follow in creating your own Soft Rows Basic Operation Whenever you edit a PCM 90 effect from the front panel the LED in the Compare Compare button will light This lets you know that the effect has been altered since the last store operation and that the edit compare function is active Whenever this light is on you can press Compare to hear the original version of the effect A message will be displayed to inform you that the stored version of the effect is being loaded Although this message is only displayed briefly the Compare LED will flash to let you know the effect you are hearing is the stored version While Compare is on you can use the SELECT knob and the Up and Down buttons to view parameter values in the stored effect Press Compare again to reload your edited version Another message will be displayed and the Compare LED will stop flashing and remain lit until you store your edited version or select and load another effect Note Altering parameter values with patched sources other than ADJUST or Custom Controls will not light the LED The Compare light is off until you make changes to an effect As soon as you alter an effect the Compare light will go on If you press Compare while the light is on a message will be displayed Compare is on stored effect active and you will hear the original stored version of the effect You can display the par
131. o a MIDI controller MIDI values above this maximum value will be treated as equivalent to the High Limit In many cases where the control is to have full range 0 127 or where it is to behave as an off on switch 0 1 these two values Low and High are the only ones which have to be specified In other cases the control can be enhanced by adding more than just these simple range limits MidPoint allows you to establish a fixed reference point between the Low and High Limits you have selected The MidPoint has no effect on the range you have established but does determine the number of positions within the controller s range which can be labeled with text Labeling ADJUST the Custom Controls and their ranges Press and hold down the Edit button to access a submode which allows you to name the control as well as any points you have assigned While you are holding down Edit the message Entering Custom label assign will be displayed followed by the current name of the control with a cursor positioned over the first character of the name Use ADJUST to select a new character Press Up or Down to select a new type of character upper case lower case numeric symbolic or blank Simultaneously press Up and Down to clear all characters from the cursor to the end of the line Turn SELECT to move the cursor to a new position Continue in this manner until you have finished entering the new name A maximum of 20 characters including spaces
132. o control the Reverb Density and delay levels Play with all three of these controls to make your own plate Custom 1 Reverb Density Custom 2 Delay Lvls 4 1 WhatTheHeck ADJUST LFO2 Keywords Plate Spatial Tempo Custom Need we say more A tap tempo controlled LFO 1 modulates the High Cut parameter ADJUST controls the speed of LFO 2 which modulates the OutWidth parameter Custom 1 Dly Lvis Custom 2 Reverb Density 4 2 GtrDlyPlate ADJUST Delay Separation Keywords Plate Guitar Echo Custom A basic guitar delay with some plate reverb mixed in ADJUST lets you choose 100ms 150ms 250ms 500ms and 1 second delays Custom 1 allow you to control the Width from mono to stereo Custom 1 Width 4 3 Patterns BPM ADJUST LFO Rate Keywords Plate Spatial Tempo Custom Atempo driven spatial effect that moves delays around the room ADJUST controls the LFO rate which is patched to Out Width Slow it down or speed it up for more dramatic spatial effects Works great with any sound source Custom 1 Dly Lvis 4 4 MultPlateDly ADJUST Tap Delay Speed Keywords Plate Echo Instrument Custom A multi purpose plate delay ADJUST control the tap speed of the echo delays Custom Control 1 simultaneously controls InWidth and OutWidth for some unique spatial effects Custom 2 controls the delay levels for the reflections and the dry delays Custom 3 controls the reverb liveness Custom 1 In Width Out Width Custom 2 Dly Lvis Custom 3
133. o locate Row 4 Setup Turn ADJUST counterclockwise to select Factory Settings Press Load The PCM 90 will display the message Setup restored The following table shows the parameters which comprise a setup along with the factory default setting of each parameter Control Mode Matrix Location System Parameter Input Source SCMS Emphasis Bit System 1 0 Edit Mode 1 1 Mix Mode Global Mix Value 1 2 Tempo Mode Global Tempo Value Bypass Mode Bypass Src Pgm Bypass Mem Protect Auto Load Patch Update KeyWord MIDI Receive Transmit Pgm Change Pgm Pgm Map select Chain Automation Footpedal Sw 1 Sw2 ADJUST Custom 1 4 3 6 Int Clock 3 7 SysEx Device ID 3 8 MIDI Dump 3 9 Dump Speed Tempo Mode Matrix Location System Parameter Tempo 0 2 Source Display Default Setting Analog 48kHz Multi Copy Pass Thru Go Pgm 100 Wet Pgm 120 BPM InputMute Off AllMute Off Off Delayed OMNI 4 On Off Off 0 MIDI Off None None None None None Transmit Off Receive On 0 Current Program Slow Default Setting Internal Default Settings 6 3 PCM 90 User Guide Lexicon Reinitialization Reinitializing will erase all registers and setups The following procedure will return the PCM 90 to the state it was in when shipped from the factory This includes erasing all registers and setups as well as restoring all of the default settings 1 Press Control 2 Use the Up and
134. om 4 High Cut 4 9 Gen Ambi ADJUST None Keywords Ambience A generic ambience effect Use this as a starting place to make your own ambience effects Instrument 0 0 Just Plate ADJUST Liveness Keywords Plate Instrument Large A basic plate good for any kind of sound source 0 1 Rich Plate ADJUST Decay Keywords Plate Instrument An old standard bright and diffuse 0 2 Gold Plate ADJUST Size amp Decay Keywords Plate Instrument A classic plate with a long decay and medium high end response 0 3 Plate4Brass ADJUST RtHC Keywords Plate Instrument A good plate for brass sounds The Presets 0 4 Rock Plate ADJUST Out Width P2 Plates cont d Keywords Plate Instrument Large Abig boomy dark plate with a moderate reverb tail great for high frequency sound sources where you do not want to add more high end 0 5 Eko Plate ADJUST Mstr Delay Keywords Plate Instrument Echo Guitar A sweet combination of recirculating pre echoes and bright sounding reverb great for guitar and keys 0 6 A Gtr Plate ADJUST Dly Lvis Keywords Plate Instrument Guitar A really smooth plate with a slow reverb build that great for acoustic guitar ADJUST allows you to mix in delay 0 7 SynthLdBPM ADJUST Delay Lvl Keywords Plate Keyboard Echo Tempo A medium bright plate with tempo delays optimized for use with synth patches Tap allows you to tap in the tempo of the delays 0 8 Floyd Wash ADJUST In Width OutWidt
135. ontrol mode 3 3 is set to Map received MIDI Program Change messages will be mapped according to the selections made here The selec tions available are MIDI Program Change 0 127 Bank PCM 90 preset register or card bank and Pgm PCM 90 effect number 0 49 When shipped the PCM 90 has the two internal maps configured to access all presets and registers Map 0 Map 1 MIDI 0 PO 0 0 MIDI 0 P2 2 8 MIDI 127 P2 2 7 MIDI 121 P4 4 9 Row 6 Chain Chain The PCM 90 has 10 internal program chains numbered 0 9 Ten additional chains are available if amemory card is inserted Each chain is made up of 10 links numbered 0 9 You can assign any program or register to any link in the chain A chain can be loaded with a MIDI Program Change message or by selecting its number directly at Control mode 3 3 Once a chain is loaded the source assigned to Pgm and Pgm will load the next higher or lower program in the chain Pgm Assign When Control mode 3 3 is set to Chain received MIDI Program Change messages will be mapped according to the selections made here Two assign ments are available MIDI Program Change 0 127 and Chain 0 9 When the PCM 90 is shipped all program numbers are mapped to Chain 0 To change assignments set Pgm with ADJUST press Load to move the to Chain and set it with ADJUST You cannot assign more than one chain MIDI Chain Pgm Assign Pgm 3 Chain 3 Chain 0 9
136. ontroller jacks This makes it possible to record real time control of PCM 90 effects with a MIDI sequencer A simple but quite powerful way to automate effects To send MIDI data from these controllers first set Control mode 3 2 Transmit to the desired MIDI Channel The default is Channel 1 MIDI Transmit 3 2 Once a transmit channel has been set go to Control mode 3 5 to assign MIDI Controllers Press Load to display the available controllers Foot Pedal Foot Sw 1 Foot Sw 2 ADJUST or Custom 1 4 Turn ADJUST to assign the MIDI Controller data to be sent when the displayed controller is activated The default assignment is None MIDI Foot Sw 1 3 5 Send Sustain When a PCM 90 controller is assigned to a MIDI Controller the PCM 90 will respond to incoming controller messages as though its own controller were moved In other words if FootSw1 is assigned to Sustain the PCM 90 will respond to incoming Sustain messages as though Foot Sw 1 had been activated Each PCM 90 preset has a unique soft knob patch that allows you to control the effect directly from Program or Register Banks mode with the ADJUST knob You can also control the soft knob patch remotely from MIDI or from the Foot Pedal To control the soft knob with MIDI set Control mode 3 1 Receive to the desired MIDI Channel Set Control mode 3 5 ADJUST to the desired MIDI Controller such as Mod Wheel MIDI ADJUST 3 5 Send Mod Whee
137. or Indoor A split program with a medium chamber and an outdoor response 2 6 Echo Beach ADJUST Mstr Delays Keywords Splits Outdoor Echo Custom Echo echo echo Use Custom Control 1 to select between the two echoes Custom 1 Echo Chamber Room 2 7 Block Party ADJUST Pre Delay Keywords Cncrt Hall Outdoor Custom The music reflects off of the brick buildings and paved surfaces down alley ways and up to the rooftops throughout the neighborhood Custom 1 Liveness 2 8 Stadium ADJUST Decay Keywords RandomHall Outdoor Custom Designed to simulate a large sports stadium Custom 1 Liveness 2 9 Dull Bright ADJUST Blend Keywords Splits Bright Dark A split reverb with a dull backstage sound and a large open space 4 19 PCM 90 User Guide 4 20 P3 Post cont d Lexicon Spatial 3 0 Wobble Room ADJUST Delay Lvl Keywords RandomHall Spatial Room Custom An LFO drives OutWidth to make the room wobble A Custom Control allows you to set the LFO rate Custom 1 Rate 3 1 Spatializer ADJUST Out Width Keywords Cncrt Hall Spatial Special FX Custom Compress and Expand ratios are cranked A Custom Control allows you to vary liveness from dull to bright Compression and expansion parameters are available in the Soft row Custom 1 Liveness 3 2 Mic Location ADJUST Delay Mix Keywords Ambience Spatial Use bipolar ADJUST to add Predelay or Dry Delay effects center position is dry close mic Mono drops out
138. or passes T Lvl the switch will begin to cycle between on 127 and off 0 atthe speed set by Rate Note that both Rate and P Width are available as patch Destinations allowing them to be dynamically controlled by other patch sources Switches are reset to the begin ning of their cycles whenever Tap is pressed Sw Value The swik oydes belween 127 and O as long as T Sre is al or abaveT Lvl 3 220ms Switch Mode PM e Pdf 50 L P Vii 4 75 When Switch Mode is selected transibor from 127 to 0 is inslantaneous Hamp Mode 3 18 L Pidh P Wide 4 i FE 50 OP Width 5 7 ae Vihen Ramp Mode is selected tansion kom 127 9 0 is continuos A special composite output of these switches called Sw 1 amp 2 is available as a patch source The value of Sw 1 amp 2 alternates between the output of Sw 1 and the output of Sw 2 The alternation occurs on the transition from on to off Note that both Sw 1 and Sw 2 must be active for the alternation to occur Sw 1 1 0yct 2 Beat PULL LL P Widih 50 Swe 1 Oycl 3 Beat f fl fl fl fl fl fl ji P Widih 16 Mod Delay This control allows a copy of the output of any other patch source to be delayed The delay time can be set as an absolute amount of time 0 5 seconds or it can be related to tempo The delayed value specified here can then be selected as a patch source Mod S amp Hold The Sample 8 Hold control allows you to select an input source a trigger for s
139. orta Ctl 115 Ctl 85 eneral 1 a eneral 2 Ctl 90 eneral 3 FX1 Depth eneral 4 FX2 Depth 120 FX3 Depth of es FX4 Depth 031 Ctl 31 FX5 Depth PCM 90 interprets 032 as Bank Select Data Inc 033 Ctl 33 Data Dec ES EN NRPN LSB 063 Ctl 63 NRPN MSB 064 Sustain RPN LSB 065 Porta On RPN MSB 066 Sostenuto Ctl 102 067 SoftPedal wef Er 068 Legato Ctl 119 069 Hold 2 an UST 012 om 1 013 om2 014 om 3 015 om4 016 017 018 019 020 C P X E E C C G G G G C Following the Modulation row in each algorithm s edit matrix is the Patch row This row provides parameters for creating as many as ten patches in each effect Each row position Patch 0 9 has three controls available Src Dst and Values Press Load to cycle among these selections Src Use ADJUST to select any of the sources listed Dst Use ADJUST to select any effect parameter except those on the Patch row Values Use ADJUST to assign Destination values to specific Source values These assignments are made in pairs each with a value for the Source and a value for the Destination For example the default is two pairs mapped as follows minimum Source value 0 minimum Destination value maximum Source value 127 maximum Destination value This gives you a linear relationship between the parameter and the controller Inverse control is accomplished easily by reversing these settings As many as eight pairs of Destination Source values can be assigned here
140. ought not possible in 1984 backwards effects and adjustable echoes Custom 1 Size Custom 2 Contour Custom 3 Inverse Effects Custom 4 Echoes 4 1 InverseRoom2 ADJUST Width Keywords RandomHall Drums Perc Unnatural Custom Lots of options via ADJUST and the Customs to create a great backwards effect Custom 1 High Cut Custom 2 Reflections Custom 3 Liveness Custom 4 Input Pulse 4 2 BeeBeeSlapz ADJUST Feedback Keywords Cncrt Hall Slap FX Unnatural Custom Perfect for creating dreamy soundscapes and atmospheric moods dripping with reverb ADJUST takes you from dry delay taps to complete reverb abandon Custom Controls set the atmosphere Custom 1 Comp Ratio Thrshlid Custom 2 Spatial EQ Custom 3 Moving Reflections 4 3 Storeroom ADJUST Amount of Boxes Keywords Cncrt Hall Dark Indoor Custom A storeroom where ADJUST lets you customize how empty or full it is and hear how it affects the sound Customs let you further define the space Custom 1 BassBoost Custom 2 Delay Taps Custom 3 Width 4 4 Split Rooms ADJUST Reverb Balance Keywords Split Rvb Special FX Dynamic Custom A Chamber Room where both the small room and the big bright chamber are patched with the AR Envelope to Mono InLvl Below a certain point only the Room reverb is heard When the threshold is crossed the Room drops out and the Chamber reverb kicks in ADJUST lets you blend or separate the two rooms Custom 1 In Routing Custom 2
141. out 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 that none of these shape effects are audible unless Mid Rt is set short enough Generally this control 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 toa 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 Random Hall incorporates random delay elements which 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 program The speed at which the delay elements move is controlled by Spin Values of Spin which are higher than about 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 50 will give an improved sound Wander is typically set to about 10ms at larger settings of Size Smaller values of Wander should be used when smaller Sizes are used This algorithm also offers the
142. parameter indicates that more than one parameter is available at that location Press Load to display these additional parameters Each of the five PCM 90 algorithms has a unique matrix but many parameters are common to all effects and their placement within the matrix is consistent For example all parameters within a given row of any matrix are related This type of grouping is immediately apparent from the name of the row For example the Time row in any matrix will contain all of the available duration controls for the effect s reverberator As far as possible rows with similar controls will always appear in the same position in the matrix and within each row parameters will generally appear in the same position For example the first row 0 in every algorithm is Controls The Mix parameter which is available in all effects is always located in position 0 in this row Similarly the last three rows of every matrix are Modulation Patches and Custom This makes it very easy to find your way around the large number of available parameters and to anticipate where to find the controls you are looking for when you switch between effects Similar parameters can be found in similar positions in every effect matrix Once you are familiar with one edit matrix you will find it easy to anticipate where to find controls in another matrix Detailed information about each individual edit matrix as well as parameter and effect de
143. preset PO 0 0 Deep Blue loaded Press Edit to display the Soft Row of parameters which have been designed forthis preset Inthis example 10 softrow parameters have been assigned The name of each Soft Row parameter is displayed along with a reference to its row in the Edit matrix Turn SELECT to scroll all of the available parameters in the Soft Row Turn ADJUST to change the value of any displayed parameter along its entire range Each preset has a Soft Row of parameters which have been An asterisk in front of a displayed parameter specifically selected to provide everything you need to play with the indicates additional parameters are available when effect This example shows the Soft Row for PO 0 0 Deep Blue you press Load lt gt Turn SELECT to move horizontally across the Soft Row The Soft Row display shows an Edit matrix row label the name of the parameter POD OP diril re ro Design Size 38 3 M Use ADJUST to change the value of a displayed parameter 2 24 and the current parameter value Each effect has four available Custom Controls which can be patched to one or more parameters and assigned to the Soft Row Like the ADJUST knob Custom Controls can be individually named and can have customized range limits to make them more useful Inthe presets Custom Controls are assigned to the Soft Row in sequence after Mix so that their positions in the Soft Row will always relate to their Control
144. providing an exciting new level of dynamic control See Chapter 2 for a complete description of the Patching System Mstr Dly Dly L Dly R Dly L and Dly R provide pre echoes to the left and right channels Mstr Dly provides a simple grouped control that modifies the left and right values from 0 200 Msir Lvl Lvl L Lvl R In Random Hall Concert Hall and Rich Plate Lvl L and Lvl R modify the levels of the reflections Dly L and R The range of each is from Full OdB to 85dB to Off Mstr Lvl has a range of 0 100 Spatial EQ when used to enhance the spaciousness of stereo material increases low frequency differences between left and right channels An effect called negative cross feed is created by subtracting a copy of low frequency on the left from the right channel and vice versa This effect can be dramatic when used judiciously on live stereo recordings Spatial EQ can also be used to reduce low frequency differences and steer the bass into mono This might be used in mastering LPs to keep the stylus in the groove in TV mixing or in any situation in which the low frequency load should be shared by both speakers Spatial EQ used in this manner is said to have positive cross feed In the PCM 90 Spatial EQ is placed in the signal path where it can process the dry signal the reverberation or both Premix In Concert Hall Spatial EQ is placed in the signal path after the reverberator An additional dry signal is also
145. r Remember that in some ways a digital compressor is the opposite of an analog compressor An analog compressor reduces gain when the incoming signal is above a certain threshold a digital compressor increases gain when the signal is belowthe threshold The end result lower dynamic range is the same butit s easy to become confused if you are familiar only with analog equipment Ratio Ratio controls the slope of the gain curve or the ratio of input level versus output level Threshold Threshold sets the level below which gain is increased This should normally be set fairly high 10dB or more Gain Gain adjusts the gain of low level signals below the compression threshold LookAhead LookAhead sets the predelay of the audio before the digital VCA If the source material has many strong transients proper adjustment of this parameter can reduce the possibility of clipping Attack Attack adjusts the attack time constant determining how quickly the compres sor responds to increasing input level This should normally be set quite low to allow the compressor to react to sharp transients Release Release allows adjustment of the release time constant determining how quickly the compresor responds to decreasing input level This should normally be set long Short release times may cause an effect similar to pumping in an analog compressor Row 0 of every algorithm contains parameters that provide overall control of both
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147. r the audio signal If the PCM 90 has lost lock the display message will indicate No 49 a Input and display the following Fi messages when Input Source or Dig Lock and parenthetically show the internal clock rate now in use In Status is selected Input Source Dig In Status Audio Dig In Status Audio Dig In Status Not Locked No Lock Int 44 1 0 0 Prf 44 1 Emp Yes 0 0 NoLock Int 44 1 Out of Range No Look Int 44 1 Non Audio 44 1 Non Audio 44 1 When the PCM 90 loses lock it will mute the digital input Error Log The following errors are continuously logged and are available for review by pressing Load from the Dig In Status display and using ADJUST to scroll through the error list Validity A Validity error indicates that the Validity bit was set in a frame of incoming data and that the data attached to it may be corrupted This bit may also be sent when the transmitting device is paused Confidence The PCM 90 is detecting excessive jitter or noise on the digital audio line No data has been corrupted but corrective action should be taken SlipSample Indicates that a single sample is misaligned with the window defined by the Input Source This may occur when an external master changes sample rate or when it is just powering up but should not occur in normal operation This type of error is reported for reference only as the PCM 90 does not accept digital data when using its own internal cloc
148. range will be equivalent to the entire range of the controller The default status of the naming displays is to have already entered at the beginning of the entry line For additional information on Custom Controls see Chapter 2 Basic Operation KeyWord 1 4 The last four controls in the Custom row allow assignment of as many as four KeyWords to the effect Each of the controls behaves identically simply turn ADJUST to select a KeyWord from the list shown in the sidebar All effects are tagged internally for alphabetical A to Z sorting but this is shown in the list for completeness For specialized sorting four User KeyWords are provided at the end of the list The Algorithms and Their Parameters PCM 90 KeyWords AtoZ Acoustic Ambience Ballad Bright Broadcast Cascade Chamber Classical Cncrt Hall Custom Dark Dialog Drums Perc Dynamic Echo Film ADR Gated Guitar Indoor Instrument Keyboard Large Live PA Long Mastering Medium MIDI Mono Natural Orchestral Outdoor Plate RandomHall Room Short Slap FX Small Spatial Special FX Splits Stereo Surround Tempo Unnatural Vocal User 1 User 2 User 3 User 4 3 11 PCM 90 User Guide Delay You can set and display delay val ues in units of time or with tempo values Press Up and Tempo simul taneously to toggle between these two options When time units are selected delay times are set and displayed in milliseconds or seconds from Oms to
149. rdinary set of reverb effects All of the controls are easily accessed from the front panel and are described in detail in this section The PCM 90 has five basic modes of operation each of which is selected by pressing a front panel button Program Banks Register Banks Edit Control and Tempo Each of these first four mode buttons has an LED which lights when the mode is active The Tempo LED unless you elect to have this function turned off flashes the current tempo When Tempo mode is active no other mode LEDs will be lighted The PCM 90 is always operating in one of these modes Here the lighted LED indicates that Control mode is active The five mode buttons give you the first level of access to all of the functions and parameters in the PCM 90 Press Program Banks repeatedly to access five banks of 50 factory presets anda KeyWord mode where programs can be viewed according to type The PCM 90 s KeyWord function is activated in Control mode Press Register Banks repeatedly to access two banks of 50 memory locations called registers where you can store your customized effects Memory cards can be used for storage of additional banks of registers When a formatted memory card containing stored registers is inserted pressing Register Banks repeatedly will cycle through both the internal and the card banks Registers can be sorted and viewed according to type when the PCM 90 s KeyWord function is activated in Control mode Pre
150. re drums and other percussive instruments 3 2 Guitar Cave ADJUST Decay Keywords Instrument RandomHall Guitar Dark Long predelay with recirculating echoes The main delay taps give it a lot of left and right bouncing activity Great solo preset 3 3 Drum Cave ADJUST Decay Keywords Drums Perc Small RandomHall Instrument A medium sized cave with short decay time Use ADJUST to vary reverb decay time to suit the tempo of the music 3 4 Saxy Hangar ADJUST Out Width Keywords Ambience Instrument Long Acoustic A large hall that sounds like an airplane hangar designed for a spacious sax solo 3 5 Gated Hall ADJUST Room Size Keywords Instrument Large RandomHall Gated If it were possible to have a gated hall it would sound like this 3 6 For The Toms ADJUST Room Type Keywords Ambience Instrument Short Drums Perc A large dense room reverb for toms and other percussives 3 7 Synth Hall ADJUST Decay Keywords Cncrt Hall Instrument Keyboard Long A chorused hall with long decay time for all synth type pads and washes Also good on strings Pitched sound sources may seem to sway from center pitch This can be made more or less dramatic dependent upon the chorus value 3 8 ShortReverse ADJUST Shape Keywords Cncrt Hall Instrument Special FX Unnatural A short reverse reverb with a quick build up and short decay Good for leads and percussives 3 9 GtrBalladBPM ADJUST High Cut Keywords Instrument RandomHall
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152. resting looping effects ADJUST varies delay decay response Great for wild drum machine rhythms with Tempo Source set to MIDI Custom 1 Attitude 4 5 Reverse Taps ADJUST Decay Keywords Cncrt Hall Custom Special FX Tempo ADJUST provides five choices of Mid Rt from 0 292 sec to 32 49 sec Tempo sets Reflect Dly L R to vary the reverse effect Custom 1 Liveness Custom 2 Reflections 4 6 Air Pressure ADJUST Compress Expand Keywords Cncrt Hall Broadcast Dialog Custom Use either compression or expansion with the bipolar functionality of ADJUST Custom 1 allows you to add some reverb if desired Custom 1 Reflections 0 50 4 7 The Tomb ADJUST Decay Keywords RandomHall Large Dark Custom Places source material within a very reflective tomb ADJUST moves the source deeper into this scary space Use the Custom Controls for additional variations in darkness Custom 1 Liveness Custom 2 Reflections P3 Post cont d The Presets 4 21 PCM 90 User Guide 4 22 P3 Post cont d Program Bank P4 Splits Lexicon 4 8 Mythology ADJUST Decay Keywords RandomHall Dialog Unnatural Custom Size and delay are inversely proportionate to Custom 3 long delay with minimal size at O large size with half the delay at 50 Great for supernatural dialog or Indian film music vocals Custom 1 Liveness Custom 2 Rate Custom 3 ReverseReflect 4 9 Mr Vader ADJUST Special Effect Type Keywords Plate Dialog Special FX Cus
153. rithm 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 Depth In the Concert Hall algorithm Depth sets the output amplitude envelope changing the listener s perspective from the front to the rear of the hall 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 instruments unstable Spin should typically be set to values between 10 and 50 Higher values may make the timbre of piano or guitar unstable Chorus In the Concert Hall algorithm Chorus randomizes delay times and introduces modulation to make reverberation sound less metallic Increasing 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 pitch wobble becomes noticeable then lower it slightly Link This control is available in all algorithms except Ambience When Link is set to On the reverb time Mid Rt and Spread scale linearly as the Size control is varied
154. rmine the behavior of the envelope controller in relation to the threshold value Four settings are available Off One Shot Retrigger and Repeat Off This control turns the AR envelope off and frees up proces sor time To optimize PCM 90 real time response set AR Env to Off when it is not being used One Shot Once T Lvl is reached the envelope will go through its entire attack cycle Once the attack cycle is completed if Source value is below T Lvl the envelope will immediately fall at the specified Release rate The envelope will go through its entire release cycle even if the source subse quently rises above T Lvl If the Source value is at or above T Lvl the envelope will remain at 127 until the T Src falls Retrigger As long as the level is at or above T Lvl the envelope will go through its attack cycle If the level falls below T Lvl before attack is completed the envelope immediately be gins to release Likewise if the T Lvl is crossed again before the release is completed the attack cycle will begin again Repeat As long as the threshold source remains at or above T Lvl the envelope cycles from attack to release If A R the output of the envelope is a triangle wave Mod Follow This control provides three input signal envelope followers Press Load to select Env L Env R or Env L R The only available parameter is Release which is set in milliseconds This control allows you to specify the release rate 0 10 secon
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156. rted the PCM 90 will search for available registers starting at 0 0 in the Internal Register Bank RO 2 26 Lexicon Turning Memory Protection On The PCM 90 is shipped with its Memory Protection option off To turn Memory Protection on press Control and use Up and Down and SELECT to display matrix location 1 5 The display should read System Mem Protect 1 5 Off Turn ADJUST to select On With Mem Protect on when you press the front panel Store button the following message will be displayed Store not active Mem Protect is on The PCM 90 will then jump to the Mem Protect display Control 1 5 where you can use ADJUST to turn Mem Protect off Storing an Effect With Memory Protection disabled pressing Store will cause a message like the following one to be displayed An asterisk is positioned in front of the display label which is available for changing in this case the name of the effect available means that this location is empty If an effect is stored at this location its name will appear here Name 0 0 Deep Blue The default Bank and available register location will RO appear here l Press Load to move the cursor from the name to the register bank and again to select the register location within the selected bank If you press Store again the display will ask Are you sure Press STORE Pressing Store will cause the currently running effect to be saved as is
157. rticularly effective on vocals and brass but this algorithm can be optimized for use on virtually any source TIO AN ETA ES BY spread EPA town ae EdioFbk R a Higi Cu 2 E dl sat s Oy Foal DIFA 60 61 42 az 64 as 64 af 7 Mat LFO1 MiFOS f MolAR Ered MudFodos Mectiatch Ma 1 Mid Ow 2 MeaDetay Vos DAA 3 5 PCM 90 User Guide Lexicon Concert Hall 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 effect has a relatively low initial echo density which builds up gradually over time This algorithm also features a post reverb compressor which can be used to shape the reverb tail in unusual ways Spatial EQ controls following the compressor can be used to widen or narrow low frequency stereo separation A dry signal path allows you to process material with or without reverberation This is useful in live recordings Rele L 0 speo QI Presnix i Dey Siga Note that the compressor and expander controls are computed simultaneously a1 62 a2 04 im Lal inWidh FweOu lvl Qu With 3 6 The Algorithms and Their Para meters This algorithm provides two independent reverbs which can be usedin monoin Chamber Room stereo out or stereo in stereo out configuration Chamber provides an even relatively dimensionless reverberation with little change in
158. s as well as the pitch material in percussive instruments 3 5 PercussRoom ADJUST Decay Lvl Keywords Ambience Drums Perc Instrument Short Similar to PercussPlace with slightly smaller Mid Rt and Size settings for a more intimate effect 3 6 Room 4 Drums ADJUST Decay Lvl Keywords Ambience Drums Perc Instrument Short All you could ever want for drums punch attitude and a tight beefy reverb Crank it up 3 7 Sloppy Place ADJUST Sloppiness Keywords Ambience Drums Dark Unnatural An unnatural room reverb that will enhance any drum track 3 8 WideSlapDrum ADJUST Spatial Enhance Keywords Cncrt Hall Drums Slap FX Spatial Perfectas a special drum effect ADJUST takes you from narrow and dry to wide and slap happy The Presets 3 9 InverseDrums ADJUST Spread P1 Rooms cont d Keywords RandomHall Drums Special FX Unnatural A backwards effect Great as a special effect for one drum or the whole kit ADJUST lets you smooth out or tighten up the time it takes to get that perfect backwards sound Custom 4 0 PCM 60 Room ADJUST Reverb Time Keywords Plate Large Custom Natural Let this preset take you back to the good old days of 1984 when life was simple and so were the reverbs Use ADJUST to choose the color and reverb time that was your favorite then use the Customs 1 and 2 to set Size and exercise that wonderful feeling of power with the Bass Treble Contour control Customs 3 amp 4 offer effects you th
159. scriptions are given in Chapter 3 2 28 Creating a Soft Row In Pro mode you still have complete access to the Soft Row which appears above row 0 of the full edit matrix The parameters assigned here are duplicates of selected parameters in the matrix and can be adjusted from Row S Soft Row or from their matrix location The following example shows the edit matrix for the preset P 0 0 Deep Blue Random Hall algorithm As you can see parameters from locations throughout the matrix have been assigned to this Soft Row In this preset and in every preset we have designed the Soft Row by assigning the Mix control first followed by any Custom Controls then the parameters in numerical order Parameters from the Controls row are assigned in order to the first locations followed by assignments from the Time row and so on As Soft Row parameters are also labeled with the name of the row from which they were taken this makes it relatively easy to find the source parameter for any Soft Row assignment In the presets the convention of assigning Custom Controls 1 4 to Soft Row positions 1 4 allows you to identify the original control by its corresponding number even when a name has been assigned to it The Soft Row assigned to an effect appears above Row 0 in the full Edit matrix Basic Operation We have highlighted those parameters in the Edit matrix which have been assigned to the Soft Row of P 0 0 Deep Blue for example Pre D
160. ss Edit to access all of the available parameters for the currently running effect Press Control to select system parameters MIDI card formatting etc Press Tempo to set tempo related values that affect the delay time and LFO rate parameters of the currently running effect 2 Basic Operation Modes of Operation 2 1 PCM 90 User Guide Lexicon Navigating a Matrix Allofthe controls available ina mode are arranged in a matrix of up to 10 columns numbered 0 9 and 10 rows each numbered 0 9 This arrangment allows any one of as many as 100 parameters to be selected simply by using the SELECT knob and the Up and Down buttons to select a position in the matrix The SELECT knob moves you horizontally across the matrix ster Simultaneously pressing Up and Down will always return you to 0 0 1 asterisk in the display indicates that yad is active and depending on the ode will load effects or display Iditional parameters when pressed The Up and Down buttons move you vertically through the rows of the E E matrix OO ri MEVERBEMA TOM XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Your current location in the matrix is shown in the lower lefthand corner of the display In the Program and Register Banks the ADJUST knob acts as a soft knob for adjustment of one or more patched effect parameters In the other modes ADJUST scrolls through the range of available settings for the control you have selected Go or Pro The PCM90 o
161. t and the output signal giving com plete silence InputMute Mutes the input to the PCM 90 allowing the tail of the effect to ring out This is the default setting OutputMute Mutes the output Audio signals are still being fed to the PCM 90 so processed audio returns immediately when Bypass is turned off Bypass Completely bypasses the PCM 90 passing unproc essed audio directly through to the outputs To assign an external controller to perform the selected bypass function press Load to display Bypass Src Use ADJUST to select a footswitch or any MIDI controller or Off Once a source is selected it will perform the same function assigned to the front panel Bypass button 1 4 Pgm Bypass This control allows you to determine the behavior of the PCM 90 when a new effect is loaded The choices available are AllMute or Bypass 1 5 Mem Protect The PCM 90 provides a memory protection feature to prevent accidental overwriting of your stored effects When this control is set to On pressing the front panel Store button will cause an error message to be displayed The PCM 90 is shipped with the Memory Protection function turned Off 1 6 Auto Load This control allows you to choose whether PCM 90 effects will be loaded immediately when selected with SELECT and the Up and Down buttons On or whether they will require a press of the Load button Off 1 7 Patch Update When a controller is patched to an effect parameter this
162. t will be exposed to water Do notattemptto operate the unitif it has been dropped damaged exposed to liquids or ifit exhibits a distinct change in performance indicating the need for service This unit should only be opened by qualified service personnel Removing covers will expose you to hazardous voltages This triangle which appears on your FE a 7 Pp 7 This triangle which appears on your component alerts you to the pres E ence ofuninsulated dangerous volt CAUTION component alerts you to important operating and maintenance instruc age inside the enclosure voltage A 7 gt a y RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK 5 that may be sufficient to constitute a DO NOT OPEN la in this accompanying litera risk of shock Notice This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly that is in strict accordance with the manufacturer s instructions may cause interference to radio and television reception It has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules which are designated to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment OFF an
163. tandards are encoded with control information which can limit the ability to copy audio data This control information is generally known as SCMS Serial Copy Management System Under this system you can choose to have the audio material processed by the PCM 90 encoded to allow one of three levels of copy restriction To make your selection use ADJUST to select No Copy One Copy or Multi Copy 0 2 Emphasis Bit The Emphasis control allows you to explicitly setthe emphasis flag in the digital audio or to pass along the incoming signal without changing its emphasis coding The PCM 90 does not perform any emphasis or de emphasis as part of its signal processing The choices available with ADJUST are Yes No and Pass Thru 0 3 Output Level This control allows you to select the maximum output level at the PCM 90 s analog outputs Use ADJUST to select 4 dBu or 10 dBu Exercise care when switching this control as a 14dB level change instantly occurs when going from 10dBu to 4dBu Row 1 System Basic Operation 1 0 Edit Mode The PCM 90 has been designed with a plug and play feature called Go mode In this mode the most useful parameters of each effect are grouped together in a single row which is available whenever you press Edit Each PCM 90 presethas a set of Go mode parameters which we ve selected for you When shipped the PCM 90 will power up in Go mode with the first preset PO 0 0 loaded Press Edit to display th
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165. tempo settings stored as an integral part of the effect These include Tempo Rate Tempo Beat Tempo Source internal or MIDI Tap Duration and Tap Average The Global setting here allows you to override individual Tempo Rate settings with a global value which can then be changed on the fly When shipped the PCM 90 has the Tempo Mode setto Pgm with each effect driven by its own stored tempo rate To change to a global Tempo Rate use ADJUST to select Global press Load to display the current tempo in BPM beats per minute then use ADJUST to assign a global tempo value of 40 400BPM 2 7 PCM 90 User Guide 2 8 Lexicon Whether Tempo Mode is set to Global or Pgm you can set a new tempo rate by pressing the front panel Tap button twice Alternatively you can choose to have tempo set automatically from incoming MIDI clock The rate you tap or the MIDI tempo will be displayed here For more information about working with the tempo parameters see Tempo Mode later in this chapter 1 3 Bypass Mode Bypass Src This control alows you to determine the behavior of the PCM 90 when the front panel Bypass button is pressed You can also assign an external controller to perform identically to the front panel button When the Bypass button is pressed the LED will light and a message indicating bypass type will be displayed Pressing Bypass again will turn bypass off The choices available via ADJUST are AllMute Mutes both the inpu
166. the maximum available delay for that parameter When tempo values are selected delay values are set and displayed as a ratio of echoes to beats from 24 1 to 1 24 This will automatically syn chronize the delay to the current tempo MIDI Internal or TAP see Tempo Mode in Chapter 2 For ex ample a delay setting of 1 2 1 echo for every 2 beats will produce half note delay rhythms synchronized to the current tempo Design 3 12 Lexicon In each the Random Hall and Rich Plate algorithms a Delay row contains parameters for delay feedback and level settings of each voice Press Load to cycle through selections Mstr Dly Dly L Dly R These controls provide delay voices to the left and right channels The delays are routed to the output through the Lvl controls and also through a feedback path The master delay control allows you to simultaneously change the delay times of both voices The available range is from 0 200 This provides a simple way to expand or close in the voice delay times If a voice s delay time is set to 500ms changing the setting of Mstr Dly to 200 will change the delay time to 1 000sec Setting this parameter to 0 is an easy way to set both delays to 0 from a single control When display of values in BPM has been selected these are set as fractions of a beat The smallest fraction is 1 24th beat Delay times can also be tempo modulated Mstr Lvl Lvi L Lvi R These controls modify the
167. thm allowing you to set up an effect which will change in a rhythmically interesting way evolving over time for example as opposed to being a mere series of repetitions Once delays and time based modulators are assigned tempo rate can be easily changed ina variety of useful ways Tempo Rate can be set internally or via MIDI If Tempo Source is set to Internal you can dial in any tempo from 40 400 BPM at location 0 0 in the Tempo mode matrix Alternatively you can press the front panel Tap button twice in rhythm to establish the rate you want or you can have the value of a patch source act as atap trigger See Patching The tap function whether performed by the front panel Tap button or by an assigned controller is always active allowing you to change tempo on the fly from any mode You can also choose to have your tempo transmitted as a MIDI Clock signal to control the tempo of connected MIDI devices Control mode 3 6 If Source is set to MIDI Clock PCM 90 tempo will sync to incoming MIDI Clock Whether tempo is set internally or via MIDI the LED in the Tempo button will flash at the current rate You can disable the Tempo LED flashing under Tempo mode 1 3 Press and hold the Tempo button at any time to display the current Tempo Rate and Source Each effect in the PCM 90 has its own tempo rate setting which is stored with the effect You can override these individual tempo rates with a global tempo rate at Control Mode 1 2 Tempo
168. tom Use ADJUST to select Buzzing or Modulated special effects for out of this world voice or techno pop Custom 1 Attitude Custom 2 Rate Mono This row consists of dual independent mono input machines with a combined stereo output This row and portions of other rows may be utilized fully when each input is connected to a dedicated effect send on a console giving the PCM 90 a dual machine operation 0 0 Chamber Room ADJUST Chamber Room KeyWords Splits Chamber Room Mono A fine example of the dual functionality and quality of the Chamber Room algorithm Set up as two independent reverberators ADJUST allows you to monitor the Chamber the Room or both 0 1 Two Chambers ADJUST Wood Brick KeyWords Chamber Drums Splits Mono The Brick Chamber has a live reflective sound while the Wood Chamber is designed to be dark and more dense 0 2 Hall Room ADJUST Hall Room KeyWords Splits Large Small Mono The Chamber reverb is configured to sound like a large hall and the Room reverb maintains its smaller size and depth 0 3 Mono Halls ADJUST Left Hall Right Hall KeyWords Splits Large Mono This dual purpose program splits the left and right inputs to each reverberator both of which are tailored to emulate halls 0 4 LgKick Snare ADJUST Kick Snare KeyWords Large Drums Perc Splits Mono This Program is meant to be dedicated to the kick drum and snare drum ADJUST allows you to monitor a single input while Inp
169. ts AC 50 60Hz Power switching to actual line voltage is automatic Analog Audio For best performance maintain balanced connections and use high quality low capacitance twisted shielded pair cable When connecting to single ended unbalanced devices connect the low side to signal ground at the unbalanced piece of equipment Output level does not change when connected to an unbalanced input Mono Applications Use a Y connector inserted at the analog inputs and outputs to have the signal summed to mono NOTE Be careful to keep input and output to all channels wired consistently Out of phase wiring can produce audible effects Digital Audio S PDIF CP 340 Type Il Consumer Digital Audio I O 75Q coaxial cable suited for digital audio or video signals is required Audio grade cable is not suitable Dual Footswitch Foot Controller One 1 4 inch T R S phone jack is provided for 2 momentary footswitches Another 1 4 inch T R S phone jack is provided for a footpedal minimum 100Q to maximum 10kQ impedance Normally open or normally closed momentary switches are suitable At power on the PCM 90 assumes the switch is off Use shielded twisted pair cable with shield connected to sleeve See diagram on previous page MIDI 5 pin DIN connectors are provided for MIDI IN THRU and OUT Use standard 5 pin DIN MIDI cable assemblies available from your local dealer Product Overview The PCM 90 with both analog and digital input and outp
170. until the controller is moved Itis therefore a good ideato seta sensible value to the parameter in the Edit matrix Mod Row parameters that can be assigned as Patch Destinations Rate Shape P Width Depth Rate Shape P Width Depth Attack Release Mode Release Release Rate P Width Mode Rate P Width Mode Delay Time Assigning Values Once you have assigned a Destination press Load to get to the Values display Patch 0 Values E The current Dst value is displayed here When you press F 000 Off E Load again the asterisk will move to indicate that this value 4 y is available to be changed by turning ADJUST Src values are shown here The asterisk xk indicates Patch 0 Values that this field is available for control with the ADJUST knob and that additional parameters are available by pressing Load 000 Off This display allows you to assign Destination values to specific Source values These assignments are made in pairs each with a value for the Source anda value for the Destination For example the default is two pairs mapped as follows minimum Src value 0 minimum Dst value maximum Src value 127 maximum Dst value This establishes a linear relationship between the parameter and the controller Inverse control is accomplished easily by reversing these settings As many as eight pairs of Destination Source values or pivot points can be assigned here providing an exciting new level o
171. used space 1 7 Vocal Magic ADJUST Decay Keywords Cncrt Hall Vocal Large Long A lovely reverb with a short decay that is perfect as a vocal reverb 1 8 Wide Vox ADJUST Width Arc Keywords Medium Unnatural RandomHall Vocal This preset doubles the source with close delays and widens the stereo signal ADJUST controls width the delay feedbacks Shelf and Mid reverb time to alter the apparent width of the source on the sound stage 1 9 Slap Hall ADJUST Decay Keywords Cncrt Hall Vocal Dark Slap FX Provides a dense reverb with a soft initial double tap of the source before darkening and decaying 4 3 PCM 90 User Guide 4 4 PO Halls cont d Lexicon Live Sound 2 0 Live Arena ADJUST Seating Keywords RandomHall Live PA Large Long A very large hall with moderate reverb decay time ADJUST allows you control the apparent distance from the sound source Best suited for non percussive sources 2 1 Real Hall ADJUST Decay Keywords Cncrt Hall Live PA Dark Medium A small relatively bright sounding hall good for all program material 2 2 Great Hall ADJUST Decay Keywords Cncrt Hall Live PA Long Bright A great hall reverb that works well with all program material 2 3 Brick Wallz ADJUST Decay Keywords RandomHall Live PA Unnatural Dark A wide and abrupt sounding gated effect 2 4 Cannon Gate ADJUST Decay Keywords Ambience Live PA Gated Short This medium sized room has a sharp medium long
172. ut Configuration in the Soft row allows you to switch the effect for each instrument 0 5 Keys Room ADJUST Clavinet Organ KeyWords Splits Chamber Keyboard Mono Two Rooms designed specifically for use with Clavinet and Organ ADJUST lets you swap the input into each Room The Presets 0 6 Two Guitars ADJUST Gtr1 Gtr2 P4 Splits cont d KeyWords Splits Acoustic Guitar Mono Designed with a duo in mind the Acoustic guitar space is fairly small and ambient while the Electric guitar is in a large wash with a bit of echo 0 7 Fusion BD SN ADJUST Kick Snare KeyWords Splits Drums Small Mono Ideal for adding live Room ambience to the kick drum and snare drum This program is very useful when set up with a console for two independent auxiliary sends the Soft row has a parameter for swapping the inputs 0 8 Dual Drums ADJUST Chamber Room KeyWords Splits Drums Perc Mono Similar to Fustion BD SN thispreset is made up of two great drum rooms 0 9 SmKick Snare ADJUST Kick Snare KeyWords Splits Drums Perc Small Mono A smaller version of LgKick Snare dedicated to snare and bass drums Stereo This row utilizes the stereo input configuration of the Chamber Room algorithm resulting in two stereo in stereo out effects 1 0 Vocal Verbs ADJUST Lead Backing KeyWords Vocal Echo Splits Stereo A reverb designed for background vocals and one designed for lead vocals 1 1 Studio Rooms ADJUST StudioA Stu
173. ut connections requires Setting Audio Levels some attention to proper setting of signal level Analog inputs are first gain conditioned by the rear panel input gain switch and then by the front panel INPUT knob Proper setting of both the switch and knob are important for best performance of the A D converter Analog and digital sources are selected in Control mode 0 0 Audio Input Source The selections are Digital Analog 48kHz and Analog 44 1kHz Proper setting of Input level on the PCM 90 is dependent on e Proper signal level into the analog front end to avoid signals causing overload at the DSP input rear panel Input Level button Proper adjustment of the signal level into the analog to digital converter to optimize noise and avoid overload front panel INPUT knob Proper setting of signal level into the digital signal processor to optimize noise InLvl parameter in each algorithm Headroom Display The headroom display provides both headroom and overload information from a variety of measurement points The meters display analog or digital input data depending on the selected Audio Input Source Control mode 0 0 The chart below illustrates the adjustment range that will set input levels for both balanced and unbalanced operation When a choice can be made it is best to operate at the higher amplitude end of the recommended range to optimize noise performance n TL Unbalanced Balanced overload gt 20dBu
174. utton to backstep through the banks The display will show the bank label and the matrix location the preset name and the algorithm from which the effect is derived Turn SELECT to scroll through all of the presets in a bank in numerical order Use Up or Down to jump forward or backward by 10 Press Load to load any displayed preset In the Program Banks mode as in the Register Banks mode ADJUST is a soft knob Each preset has one or more parameters patched to this knob providing a quick way to make useful changes to the effect When you turn ADJUST the display will show the name assigned to ADJUST as well as the patch value Continue turning ADJUST to alter the patch value along its available range Many ofthe presets also have Custom Controls assigned to provide easy access to even more parameters Look for these in the Soft row The program banks are organized as follows Bank PO Halls Bank P1 Rooms Bank P2 Plates Bank P3 Post 4 The Presets Bank P4 Splits 0 0 0 9 Orchestral 0 0 0 9 Instrument 0 0 0 9 Instrument 0 0 0 9 Indoor Small 0 0 0 9 Mono 1 0 1 9 Vocal 1 0 1 9 Vocal 1 0 1 9 Vocal 1 0 1 9 Indoor Large 1 0 1 9 Stereo 2 0 2 9 Live Sound 2 0 2 9 Live Sound 2 0 2 9 Live Sound 2 0 2 9 Outdoor 2 0 2 9 Live Sound 3 0 3 9 Instrument 3 0 3 9 Drums amp Perc 3 0 3 9 Drums amp Perc 3 0 3 9 Spatial 3 0 3 9 Instrument 4 0 4 9 Custom 4 0 4 9 Custom 4 0 4 9 Custom 4 0 4 9 Custom 4 0 4 9 Custom Each presetis described in this sect
175. uttons The following display will appear The top line of the display The bottom line shows the shows the position in the review bank and matrix location and list of the displayed effect the name of the effect bh History 1 back XX X X EXXXXXXXXXX The label 1 back in the example means that the effect shown on the bottom line was running just before the current effect Turning SELECT to the right will scroll you through the stored list of effects all the way to 10 back Press Load to load any of the displayed programs Press any key to exit Note that loading programs from the review display does not update the historical record nor does loading from MIDI Chain or Map Only program loads from Programs Banks or Register Banks mode are recorded 2 3 PCM 90 User Guide Control Mode Simultaneously press Up and Down to return to 0 0 Lexicon Selections of various system states and conditions are made in Control Mode Press Control to enter this mode The Control button LED will light to indicate thatthe mode is active Note that Control Mode functions are not available when the Compare function is active The Control Mode matrix is shown below followed by descriptions of each available selection An asterisk k accompanying a parameter name indicates that there are subparameters available at that matrix location The Load LED will light whenever an asterisk appears in the display Press Load to step to the
176. w Card press STORE i A blinking cursor indicates that a particular character is available for changing Use ADJUST to select the character you want in that position Turn SELECT to move the cursor to another character Press Store to execute The display will ask Are you sure Press STORE Press Store again to complete the operation Press any front panel button to cancel 2 3 Name This control allows you to rename a formatted card Insert a formatted card and press Store The card name will be displayed with the blinking cursor as shown above Use ADJUST to select a new character at the location marked by the cursor Turn SELECT to move the cursor to another position Press Store twice to execute 2 4 Labels This control allows you to rename Register bank and row labels Any changes made here are executed immediately To rename bank and row labels press Store and use ADJUST to display any bank Press Load to access the naming function for the selected bank then use ADJUST and SELECT to enter a new bank name Press Load to display the first row in the selected bank Use ADJUST to select any other row within the bank Press Load k to access the naming function for any displayed row then use ADJUST and SELECT to enter a new bank name Pressing Load from the row label naming display will jump you back to bank selection Basic Operation PCM 90 Character Set 1H4 8 012345 6789 lt gt ABCDEFG HIJKLMNO

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