Lexicon MPX G2 manual

User Guide Guitar Effects Processor MPX G2[...]

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Con tents Introduction 1. Product Overview The Front Panel ............................................................. ..................... 1-1 The Rear Panel ............................................................. ...................... 1-2 Installation Notes ............................... .............................. .................[...]

Contents, con t'd. 3. Editing Effect Editing ............................................................. ......................... 3-1 The MPX G2 Edit Menus ............................................................. ....... 3-3 Mix ............................................................. ............................... ... 3-4 Adjust[...]

Contents, con t'd. Insert ............................................................. ............................... 5-4 FX Loop ............................................................. .................... 5-4 Mix ............................................................. ............................ 5-4 Parallel ..................[...]

Contents, con t'd. 7. The Effects and Parameters Notes on Combining Effects ............................... .............................. .. 7-2 Notes on Controlling Effect Parameters ............................................. 7-2 Notes on the Effect Descriptions ........................................................ 7-2 Gain Effects ...[...]

Com plete des cription s of the M PX G2 Interna l contro llers Che ck here fo r s olutio ns to com mo n probl ems Com plete des cription s of the M PX G2 progr ams Reverb Effects ............................... .............................. ..................... 7-35 Chamber ............................................................. ...........[...]

Foreword When we started development on t he MPX G2 Guita r Effects Processo r and the MPX R1 M IDI Remote Contr oller, we knew we were desig ning for the most discriminitating guitarists — players whose tonal foun dation is based on this no- compromise equation: great guitar + great amp = great tone Our challenge was to put together a guitar eff[...]

Thank you for your purchase of the M PX G2 Guitar Effects Processor. The MPX G2 works with any amp, from combo to stack, allowing you to place authentic effects anywhere in the signal chain without altering the amps basic tone. Two separate signal paths allow you to place effects where you want them. For example compres sion, wah and analog overdri[...]

An A/B glide function is also a vailable from the front panel — a nd of course we 've designed presets to show this function off to its fullest. Whenever the A or B LED is lit, press the A/B button to activate the glide. When you wa nt to create your own versions, you'll find A/B available as an internal controller in Edit mode along wi[...]

1-1 Product Overview The Fron t Panel Input/Output D u a l - f u n c t i o n k n o b control s input and out- put lev el s. Level and Clip LEDs in d icate pre s enc e of signal and overload (in p u t s ig n al g re a ter than -0.1dB). 1 Product O vervi ew Display Aux In LED lights to indicate presenc e of signal a t the Aux Input. The green Clip LE[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 1-2 The Rear Panel AC Power Stand ard 3-pin IEC powe r c on nec tor. 100-240V, 50-60Hz automatic switching to correct v olta ge range. MIDI IN 7-pin DIN conne ctor for MIDI IN or powered bidi rectional M IDI remote. THRU 5-pin DIN connector pass es any MIDI data received without change. OUT 5-pin DIN connector trans mits [...]

1-3 Product Overview Installatio n Notes Mou nting The M PX G2 is equipped with a 3-pi n IEC power con nector and detachable cord. The unit will operate with power s ources from 100 to 240 volts AC, 50 - 60Hz. Power switching to actual line voltage is automatic. Po wer Requ irements The MPX G2 uses one EIA -standard rack spac e, and can be mounted [...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 1-4 1. Turn the front panel Output control all the way down 2. Connect the Left and Right outputs to two input channels of your mixer or power amp OR Connect a pair of stereo headphones to the rear panel Phones jack 3. Connect your guitar to the MPX G2 front panel Guitar input 4. Set the MPX G2 front panel Input knob to 2[...]

1-5 Product Overview 1. Load MPX G2 program 249 Unity Gain. 2. Plug your guitar directly int o your amp an d set the guita r volume to a comfortable listening level. 3. Put your amp on standby — or turn it off. 4. Unplug your guitar from the amp and connect the MPX G2 rear panel Send jack to the input of your guitar amp. 5. Connect your guitar to[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 1-6 This is a bit more detailed than Stand alone or Amp Input Only setup — you’ ll be connecting the MPX G2 to both sides of your guitar amp’s preamp section. Care must be taken to match levels on both sides of the preamp properly so the tone of your amp is not affected. By the way, as this setup involves making con[...]

1-7 Product Overview 3. Connect the amp’s effects loop send to the MPX G2 rear panel Insert Returns jacks. (Note that wh en you make this connection, the MPX G2 front panel Insert button lights up t o indicate somethin g is connected to the Insert Returns.) 4. If your amp has a mono effects loop ... connect the am p’s loop send to the MPX G2 re[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 1-8 Footswitch/Footpedal One 1/4 inch T/R/S phone jack is provided for 3 momentary footswitches. Another 1/4 inch T/R/S phone jack is provided for a footpedal (minimum 10k to maximum 100 k im pedance). N ormally open or n ormally close d momentary switches are suitable. At power on, the MPX G2 assumes the switch is off. U[...]

1-9 Product Overview Panner Auto Pan Tremolo (M) Tremolo (S) UniVybe CustomVybe Phaser OrangePhase RedComp Reverb Effect 2 Effect 1 Fc Splitter Crossover Volume (M) Volume (S) Volume (D) PedalVol ExtPedalVol 1-Band (M) 2-Band (M) 3-Band (M) 4-Band (M) 1-Band (S) 2-Band (S) 1-Band (D) 2-Band (D) EQ BlueComp DigiDrive1 DigiDrive2 OctaBuzz SweepFilter[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 1-10 Signal Flow Pr e-Gain P ath Following are diagrams sho wing signal flow in the MPX G2 Pre-Gain an d Post- Gain paths. When combined, these two diagrams show the entire signal path between you r guitar and the Main Outputs when the MPX G2 is used as a standalone processor. Depending on which effects are active in a gi[...]

1-11 Product Overview The MPX G2 is a complete guitar pr ocessing system. As such it has two independent audio paths: one for effects that go directly bet ween the guitar and the input to the amp (pre-gain path), the other for effects that are inserted in the amp’s effects loop (post-gain path). Analog Dynamic Gain effects (Tone, Crunch, Scre ame[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 1-12 The M PX G2 Insert Send is always active. When Gain is on, its signal is from the Gain block ou tput. W hen G ain is bypass ed, or when no Gain eff ect is in the program, its signal is from the Gain blo ck input. Note that this signal passes through a programmable level control ( Edit mode: Mix: Send Level ) and anal[...]

1-13 Product Overview The M PX G2 Main Outputs are set to stereo at the factory . When c onnecting the MPX G2 to an external device w ith a mono input (such as a mono effects loop return), set the Main Outputs for mono as follows: 1. Press System twice. The display will show System select: Audio . 2. Press > to select Audio OutputMode . 3. Turn [...]

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2-1 Basic Operation 2 Ba sic Ope ration Beginning with a m enu tree to guide you through the major areas of the MPX G2, this chapter focuses on the basics that you want to get to first — fin ding, loading, tweaking and storing programs. MPX G 2 Menus[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 2-2 Loadin g and Playing with Program s Pressing the front panel Program button accesses the M PX G2 library of 300 presets and user programs. I n this mode, you can select and load programs, select database sorting crit eria and access the "Soft Row" — a selected set of the most useful parameters for each pro[...]

2-3 Basic Operation The front pa nel Effect buttons light to show you which effect blocks are active. — When you're scrolling through pro grams, they'll change to show you the effects in any d isplayed pro gram. Once you stop scrolli ng, they'll return to display of the effects that are active in the currently loaded program. To by[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 2-4 Tap Flashing of the Tempo LED indi- cates that Tap is active. Press Tap twice i n rhythm to change the tempo of delay or modulation parameters in the c ur rent program. As the MPX G2 is designed with s eparate pre-gain and post-gain effects paths , the master Bypass button can be progammed to function in a variety of [...]

2-5 Basic Operation A/B is a unique glide function whic h allows yo u to "morph" be tween selected parameters. Mos t effect par ameters (or g roups of p arameters) can be patched to the A/B controller. Once a paramet er is patched, the A/B controls in Edit mode allow you to select t he rate at which you want to glide from A to B and from [...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 2-6 Using the DataBas e The MPX G2 has a d atabase sorting function which allows yo u to sort and search for programs in various categories. This is a great timesaver when you're looking specifically for guitar effects, or EQ effects, or for EQ effects for guitar. When shipped, the DataBase sorting option is set to &[...]

2-7 Basic Operation Program Store Program Nam e 251 available Are you s ure? Yes or No Once you've made changes to a program, such as turning a n effect off, o r modifying any of the soft row parameters, an edit indicator in the display (• ) wi ll appear in front of the program name. This identifies the program as having been altered since t[...]

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3-1 Editing 3 Editing This chapter de scribes all of the MPX G2 edit functions. As the first thing you are likely to want to modify in a program are its effe cts, this section starts there and then moves on to all of the functions available in Edit mode. Ef fect Ed iting FX 1 ■ select: nn > ✱ Effect Nam e The Effect na me will be m arked wit[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 3-2 The Effec t type is shown i n the uppe r left of t he display. Fields which are selected for changi ng will blink. The item on the lower line of the display which is selected for a djustment will flash. Turn the knob to scroll through the entire range of parameter values. Use the < and > buttons to select anothe[...]

3-3 Editing The MPX G2 Edit menus g ive you access to all of the contro ls you n eed to create your own programs. Whether you want to view the meter display, re-route the effects in a program, or create an entirely new sound, you will find the tools you need in this section. The complete Edit mode menu structure is shown below, followed by detailed[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 3-4 The knob wi ll adjust the f lashing pa rameter val ue. Use > to step to the Level parameter, or to step forwar d to the nex t screen of Mi x and Level pa rameters. Post Mix Level < > 100% 0d B Press Edit to enter the main Edit menu and use the knob to select Mix. The display will show Mix and Level lab els on[...]

3-5 Editing Sp eaker S im The M PX G2 has a progammable analog speaker simulator which is located between the pre- and post-gain paths. When used as a stand alone processor, the speaker simulator is connected to the output of the MPX G2 analog preamp. The speaker simulator can be set to Global or Program mode. W hen set to Global , the current spea[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 3-6 All r outing to and from the Speaker Simu lator is automati c, based on which In s er t Re tu rn j a cks are u sed and whether or n ot Spl it P reamp is loaded into the Gain effec t block. Automatic Speaker Sim Routing[...]

3-7 Editing Noise Gate The MPX G2 has two integra ted noise gates, one analog and one digital. Both are driven by the direct signal. The gates share a common set of parameters and can be used independently, or combined to create a “super gate” . The analog gate is the final output stag e of the MPX G2 pre-gain I nsert Send path. This allow s yo[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 3-8 Mete rs The G2 has a built-in meter array that allows you to simultaneously view guitar input level, main output levels as well as the levels of all individual effects blocks, except Gain. The meters are d isplayed in fixed order: Input, E ffect 1, Effect 2 , Chorus, Delay, Reverb, EQ, Output. Each block’s output le[...]

3-9 Editing Ef fect Ord er 1=2=g=C=D=R =E Selecting Effect Order from the Edit me nu allows you to put the seven MPX G2 Effect block s in any order you wish. Press > to display the c urrent orde ring and routing configuration . An ordering displa y such as the one s hown below will appear. An underscore identifies the Effect block which is selec[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 3-10 Rout ing Map The MPX G2 allows yo u to reconfigure the effect blocks along audio paths o f your own design. The R outing Map is a graph ic display that shows routing and connections between the MPX G2 effect blocks. Use the Routing Map to change connections between individua l effects an d also to change the overall [...]

3-11 Editing The path through an MPX G2 DSP effect block looks like this: Note that the dry path through the effect is ste reo, and a variable wet/d ry mix is included for each DS P effect. The w et path through the effect c an be s tereo or mono in, and stereo or mono out, depending on the particular effect . The path through an MPX G2 analog Gain[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 3-12 The routing page lets you alter the connections between the inputs of the selected block and t he outputs of the blocks in front of it. It is easy to think of these connections as patch cords connecting the diffe rent blocks . There are five possible connections for the inputs of any block. How to Change Routing Conn[...]

3-13 Editing In the following examples we’ve selected three p resets that demo nstrate creative application s of the routing a nd connection ca pabilities of the M PX G2. Cordovox Routi ng Map Routing Examples Example 1: Program 198 Cordovox (Stand Alone) This program produces the sound of a vintage Cordovox rotary speaker. The Cordovox is a spea[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 3-14 The Octave Fuzz p rogram combines su b-octave and Octa via-style effects with analog distortion. When conn ected to the high gain input of a guitar amp, many classic Octave Fuzz effects can be produced. The Input block o ption is set to Split, to create two parallel paths. The paths are joined together at the input o[...]

3-15 Editing The Infinite Echo prog ram is a n analog tape delay effect with auto ducking and infinite feedback. It demonstra tes the routing techniques used to create an analog feedback path. This unique feature of the MPX G2 makes it possible to recreate the sound of classic analog delay, chorus and flanger effect s. The guitar si gnal is route d[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 3-16 The Overdrive effect produces the analog tone and saturation of tape echo electronics.The Detuner is patched to the Random controller to add pitch fluctuations caused by the wow and flutter typical of tape delay mechanical systems. The Com pressor limits the feedback sign al so that it never goes completely out of co[...]

3-17 Editing Cont ro llers This Edit menu selection provides co ntrols for making individual adjustments and assignments fo r each of the MPX G2 internal controllers : Knob , LFO 1 , LFO 2 , Random , A/B and Env . This section describes controller editing. For detailed information on the controllers themselves, see Chapter 8. Making controller adju[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 3-18 Tem po Rate Source The parame ters in the Tempo menu: Rate, Source, Beat Valu e, Tap Average, Tap Source and Source Level, allow you to sele ct the way in which t he actual tempo in BPM is determined for each effect. The M PX G2 gives you unique control over tempo. In the MPX G2, any delay parameter and any time-base[...]

3-19 Editing Beat Value Tap Source Press Options to s et a Tap Aver- ag e f o r m o r e g r a du a l t em p o change s when you pres s Tap . P r e s s O p t i o n s t o s et a T a p Source Level for the Tap function. Tempo is expressed in BPM. Th is control allows you to specify the valu e of the beat (Eighth, D ottedEighth, Quarter, DottedQua rter[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 3-20 The MPX G2 allows you to individually t ag all 250 program s for easy sorting by Style and/or Effect and Application type. The DataBase controls in the Edit menu let you assign your programs to any (or all) of the categories shown below. Guitar Style: Acoustic Bass Blues Clean Country Jazz Rock Effect type: Chorus De[...]

3-21 Editing The item on the lower line of the display which is selected for a djustment will flash. Use the < and > buttons to move between the display fields. Use the knob to scroll through all of the Source and Effect types in the left field, and to select YES or NO in the right field. If you make changes in the DataBase menu, when you exi[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 3-22 Copy Effect lets you take an Effe ct from any program in the M PX G2 and copy it into the current program. To use this fu nction, select Copy Effect from the Edit menu. Press the > button and use the knob to d isplay any of th e MPX G2 programs. The front panel Effect buttons light to show you which effect blocks [...]

4-1 Patching 4 Patchin g Patching is the a bility to assign a control (Source) to a parameter (D estination). This allows you to alter the value of the parameter by manipulating the control Source. For exa mp le, you can select the front panel knob as a Source and an effect's Mix parameter as a Destination. This simple patch wi ll allow y ou t[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 4-2 In this example, the Source assignm ent fiel d is selected. The knob will scroll through all of the available Source selecti ons. Src: Ctls A/B < > Dst: RvbD ecay From the patch number display, pre ss > to step to the patch Source and Destination assignmen t screen. The display will show the current Source as[...]

4-3 Patching With Src s elec ted, pres s Optio ns to se t r ange l imits fo r the control ler you hav e selected. Press Options again to return to the Patc h Source a n d D e s t i n a t i o n a s s i g n m e n t sc reen. In this ex ample, the unders core indicates t hat the Min va lue fi eld is selected. The knob will se lect val ues from 0 -127. [...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 4-4 MIDI Le arn — Automa tic Cont roller Assig nm ent From the Source Activity screen, pr ess > to acc ess MIDI Learn . Src: MIDI learn < CC1 Ch : 1 Simp ly move any attached MIDI control ler to have the MPX G2 r ecognize it as the patch Source and switch to its MIDI channel. This exa mple s hows th e resul t of m[...]

4-5 Patching For most applications, the defau lt full-range Destination values are all you will want, as these allow you r selected Source to exe rt direct control over the fu ll range of parameter values. In other cases, you may want to adjust the Destination value s to a more lim ited range, or establish a non linear relationship between the cont[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 4-6 Lin ear or Nonl inear Cont ro l Press ing Options fr om either of the D esti nation val ue scr eens lets you determin e the control relation- shi p between the Source and Des- ti na t i o n , a nd c l ea r a n y o r a l l patche s. Your selection will take ef f ec t i m m e di a t e l y w h e n y o u press O p tions a[...]

4-7 Patching If you create two or more patches with the same Destination, the Destination value will be the sum of all patches assigned to it. For example, if a Footpedal, and the knob are both assigned to Ms tr Mix, the Mix value will be the sum of the pa tch Destination v alues for those two patches. When creating m ultiple patches to the same De[...]

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5-1 System Controls 5 Syste m Controls The System menus shown below provide access to all o f the controls which affect overall operation of the MPX G2, such as Bypass state, MIDI transmit and receive channels, as well as som e unique options that make the MPX G2 adap t to your personal req uirements. These controls are each exp lained in detail in[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 5-2 Mix Pg m Bypass Modes The MPX G2 Modes menu allows you to specify certain system- wide param- eters and mod es of operatio n for convenience. Each of these is de scribed in this section. Pgm Load allows you to choose whether program s will be loaded manually or automatically. Selecting Manual allows you to scroll thro[...]

5-3 System Controls The MPX G 2 provides a memory protection feat ure to prev ent accidenta l overwriting of your stored programs. When this control is set to On , attempting to store a program will cause the Store p rocess to abort, an d an error message to be displayed. To enable the Stor e function, select Off . (This is the default setting.) Op[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 5-4 Inse rt Sen d Bypass The SendBypass parame ter allows you to set the bypass behavior of the pre- gain path (everything between the Guitar Input and the Insert Send jack) when the front panel Bypass button is pressed. The choices are: Disabled : Bypass has no effect on the pre-gain path. Bypass : An internal relay bypa[...]

5-5 System Controls Set up Lo ad a nd Set up St ore Menu Parameter Default Setting Prog ram D atab ase Sort by N umber System Au dio Out put Mod e Anal og Soft Sa t Off Mod es Pgm Load Auto Mix Pro gram Pgm Bypa ss Bypa ss Temp o Progra m Mem Prote ct O ff StorePr ompt O ff Bright nes s 9 Sleep O ff Post Bypa ss Bypa ss Send Bypa ss Bypa ss Inse rt[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 5-6 The LED in the Store button will flash. When you press Store the display will show: Then the MPX G2 will return to normal op eration with the ne w Setup parameters in effect. The procedure for storing a new S etup is alm ost identical, but includes the option of assigning a name to your Setup. Select Setup Store from [...]

5-7 System Controls MIDI This menu contains all of the MPX G2 MIDI controls. The operation of each of these controls is described here. More information on working with MIDI is presented in Chapter 6. The Pgm Change control allows you to enable or disable the Reception of MIDI Program Change messages. The manner in which the MPX G2 interprets these[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 5-8 If Transmit is active (set to any channel), you can select any of the controllers shown to the side to transmit MIDI con troller m essages if they are used in a patch. The display presen ts two selection fields for mapping the controllers as shown below. Pr e s s O p t i o n s t o acc ess MIDI Reset . Press Yes in res[...]

5-9 System Controls Dump Pr e s s O p t i o n s t o sel ect MIDI tr ansmit s p e e d . P r e s s O p t i o n s again t o exit. This control is provided for record ing changes in a sequence, or for contro l of one or more additional MPX G2s. Select On to have values r esulting from front panel operations sent out as System Exclusive messages. Option[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 5-10 MIDI Maps Pgm M aps select: < > Map 1 With the map number you want to work with dis- play ed in the l ower right of the display, use the < and > buttons to scroll to the map ping screen. Sele ct this field to sel ect the MIDI Program Change number you want the displayed program mapped to. 1 G2 Blue < M[...]

5-11 System Controls Program Chains Once you've created maps, you can make them active by setting the DataBase sorting option to Show Members of MIDI Maps . (Press Program , then press Options .) Options: Unchanged , Start at n , Clear Map , and Clear n-n Press Options from either of the Ma p screens to access an additional set of controls whi[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 5-12 Initialize Selecting a ny item in the Initialize menu will resto re portions of the MPX G2 to their factory defa ult settings. Th ese controls allow you to per form a complete reset of the unit to its factory defaults, or to reset only selected functions. For any displayed selection, the initialization procedure is t[...]

5-13 System Controls Clear Progra ms This control allows you to clear a s ingle User p rogram, or an y number of consecutively numbered User programs. From the Clear Programs screen, press > to display the following screen. Two fiel ds are av ailable for sel ec ting any num- ber of User progr ams b etween 251 a nd 300. Clear Progra ms 251 to 3 0[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 5-14 Copy Pr ograms This control allows you to copy a single program, or any number of consecutively numbered programs into a new location in User memory (program #s 251-300). Selections you make he re will overwrite programs curre ntly at the location(s) you designate. From the Copy Programs screen, press > to display[...]

5-15 System Controls Global Patch es Ten global patch assignments are availa ble which allow y ou to assign an external contro ller to th e MPX G 2 Post M ix or Send and Post Level controls, o r to individually control any one of the MPX G2 Effect Mix or Level controls. Global patches override, but do not clear, program patches with the same parame[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 5-16 Calibrate Pedal This control allows you to ac hieve full range out put of any connect ed 10k-100k continuously variable footpedal. From the main System menu, select Calibrate Pedal and press Yes . A display prompt will allow you to choo se to continue the calibra tion procedure, overwriting any pre-existing pedal set[...]

5-17 System Controls Tuner Mod e Global Effe cts The Global Effects m odes provide quick and useful ways of c hanging the overal l behavior of the G2 to fit specific applications. They allo w you to ch oose to make the Speaker Simulato r, Noise Gate, Reverb, and Mas ter bypass functions universal or program specific. In each case, setting the mode [...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 5-18 When Speaker Sim mode is set to Global , the current settings of the speaker simulator override the settings stored with each program. If you’re connected to a guitar amp a nd playing through g uitar speakers - you’l l want the Speaker Sim turned off in all programs. If you’re playing or recording directly into[...]

6-1 MIDI Operation 6 MID I Operatio n Most MPX G2 parameters and all programs can be accessed by M IDI. All MIDI applications require the MPX G2 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 Cha nnel selection are available in the System mode MIDI m[...]

Lexicon 6-2 MPX G2 Us er Guide MIDI Out MIDI In System mode MIDI Clock Send set to On Tempo Rate set in Edit mode or by Tap Control ling MP X G2 Tempo Rate with MIDI Clo ck Using the MPX G2 as a MIDI Clock Source MIDI Tempo Control MIDI Out ( MIDI Clock) MIDI In Edit mode Tempo Source set to MIDI[...]

6-3 MIDI Operation MIDI In MIDI Out MIDI In MIDI Thru MIDI In MIDI Out (MIDI Clock) Edit mode Tempo Source set to MIDI The configuration below shows the MIDI connections fo r controlling the MPX G2 simultaneously wi th MIDI Clocks from a sequencer, and messages from another MIDI controlle r. Note that the controller is set to "local co ntrol o[...]

Lexicon 6-4 MPX G2 Us er Guide Some synthesizers and controllers canno t sen d 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 ch ange messages. Also, be aware that some MIDI devices use a program numbe ring system that uses 0-[...]

6-5 MIDI Operation Reception of MIDI Pro gram Change and Bank Select messages can be selectively enabled/disabled from the System mode MIDI menu. The manner in which the MPX G2 interprets the se messages is determined by the value of this parameter as follows: Pgm Change: Off All Program Chan ge and Bank select message s are ignored. Pgm+ and Pgm?[...]

Lexicon 6-6 MPX G2 Us er Guide Automation The M PX G2 will transmit SysEx au tomation messages when the System mode MIDI Automa tion parameter is se t to On . Virtually all cha nges mad e by fr ont panel oper ations are transmitted as MPX G2 SysEx messages. This is intended primarily for use b y editor programs and in configuration s where it is de[...]

6-7 MIDI Operation The following MIDI controllers are availa ble as Dynamic MIDI patch sources: MID I Cont rollers 1-31, 33-1 19 Co ntin uous o r sw itches: 0 –12 7 Pitch Ben d 0=max flat, 64 =no ben d, 1 27= max s harp After To uc h Ch ann el press ure: 0–1 27 Velo city No te O n velocit y valu e of last re cei ved no te: 1 -127 Las t N ote No[...]

Lexicon 6-8 MPX G2 Us er Guide MIDI Im plementation Chart Mode 1: OMNI ON, POLY Mode 2: OMNI ON, MONO O : Yes OX: Selectable Mode 3: OMNI OFF, POLY Mode 4: OMNI OFF, MONO X : No Lexicon MPX G2 Digital Effects System Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basi c De fau lt 1 1 Ch ann el Ch ang ed 1 -16 1-16, OM NI Mod e D efau lt Mode 1 Mode 1 , 3 M[...]

7-1 The Effects and Par ameters 7 The Eff ects an d Parame ter s The MPX G2 contains a lib rary of 76 effects, each of which is described in deta il in this section. The effects are organized into seven effect types co rresponding to the Effec t Selector buttons on the front panel (Gain, Effect1, Effect2, Chorus, Delay, Reverb and EQ). All of the e[...]

Lexicon 7-2 MPX G2 User Guid e Notes on Combini ng Effects Different effects require different amounts of MPX G2 processing. The following notes should be kept in mi nd when creating new co mbinations of effects in a program. All Reverb and Gain effects have ded icated processing a nd can be used in combination with any other effect. (You can alway[...]

7-3 The Effects and Par ameters Lo ± 25dB Clean l ow frequency boos t/cut Mid +12/-25dB Clean mid frequen cy b oost/cut Hi ± 25dB Clean h igh frequenc y boo st/cut InLvl -64 to 0dB Input level ( headroo m) Level 0dB to 64dB Outpu t level Tone is a set of anal og Tone con trols wh ich can be used as a cle an-b oos t stom p box in front of you r am[...]

Lexicon 7-4 MPX G2 User Guid e Lo ± 5dB Low frequen cy b oost/c ut Mid ±5dB Mid frequenc y boo st/cut Hi 0-5dB Hi gh frequency boost Drive 0-40 Amount of overdriv e Tone 0-25 High frequenc y roll -off Level 0dB to 64dB Outpu t level Screamer Screa mer is an anal og model of a vin tag e Tu be Sc ream er over- driv e (powered by a fresh carb on- zi[...]

7-5 The Effects and Par ameters * = Interpol ated ; ( ) = O ption of preceding paramete r Lo ± 15dB Low frequency boos t/cut Mid ±15dB Mi d frequency boos t/cut Hi 0-15dB High frequency boost InLvl -64 to 0dB Input level ( Dri ve sensi tivity) LoCut 0-20 Pre-Driv e low freque ncy roll off Feel 0-64 Overdriv e dynamic s Drive 0-40 Amount of overdr[...]

Lexicon 7-6 MPX G2 User Guid e Lo -25dB to +18dB Low frequenc y Driv e Mid -25dB to + 18dB Mid frequenc y Driv e Hi 0-18dB Hig h frequency Drive Drive 0-50 Amount of dis tortion Tone 0-25 High frequenc y roll -off Bass ± 25dB Pos t-Drive bas s control Trebl ± 25dB Pos t-Drive treble c ontrol Level 0dB to 64dB Outpu t level Distortion * = Interpol[...]

7-7 The Effects and Par ameters 0 190 As a general guideline, set InLvl to approximately -15dB when working on clean or crunch sounds. Use higher values when you’re going for more over-the-top distortion. Be aware that this preamp can produce well over 120dB of analog gain. Depending o n the settings of InLvl and Drive, the three ton e controls w[...]

Lexicon 7-8 MPX G2 User Guid e Mix 0-100% Dry/Wet ratio Level Off, -89 to +6 dB Amo unt of effec t in the processed s ignal Tune, Tune1, 2 0-100 Pi tch shift (Optimiz e) 10-60ms (M) , (D) An opti on of Tune 1 — A djus ts the a mount of del ay in 10-40ms (S) the tu ner P Dly 0-70ms (M) , (D) Amoun t of dela y before the o nset of th e effect 0-25m[...]

7-9 The Effects and Par ameters Mix 0-100% Dry/Wet ratio Level Off, -89 to +6 dB Amo unt of effec t in the processed s ignal Tune -4800 to +1 900 cent s Pitc h shift (Optimiz e) 0-100 Adjusts the am ount of del ay i n the pitch shifte r Glide O ff, On Coarse, fin e resolut ion of pi tch shif t Shift (M) Shift (S) Shift (D) Shift (M) , Shift (S) an [...]

Lexicon 7-10 MPX G2 User Guid e Mix 0-100% Dry/Wet ratio Level* Off, -89dB to +6dB A mount of e ffect i n proces sed signa l Key C to B Pitch root of s cale Scale Maj or, Dorian, Phy rgian, Type of s cal e Lydi an, Mixol ydian, Minor, Loc rian Int -2Oct to O ct+ 5th Harmony Interv al (Optimiz e) 0-100 Sets the amoun t of delay in the pitc h shifter[...]

7-11 The Effects and Par ameters Mix* 0-100% Dry/We t ratio Level* Off, -89 to + 6dB A mount of e ffect i n the proces sed signal Pan 1* 50L to C to 50R Left i nput panner Pan 2* 50L to C to 50R Ri ght i nput panner Mix* 0-100% Dry/We t ratio Level* Off, -89 to +6dB A mount of e ffect i n the proces sed signal Rate* 0-50Hz or Pan rate or peri od ra[...]

Lexicon 7-12 MPX G2 User Guid e In Tremolo (M), the left and righ t inpu ts are mixed together, then a loc al si new ave ge nerat or modu - late s th e v olume. In Tremolo (S) the left input i s mod ul ated by a loc al sine wa ve gen - erato r bef ore g oin g to the left out - put. The right input is modulated by sin , cos, -sin , or -cos , depend [...]

7-13 The Effects and Par ameters * = Interpol ated ; ( ) = O ption of preceding paramete r Mix 0-100% Dry/Wet ratio Level 0ff, -89dB to +6d B Amount o f effect i n proces ssed signal Rate 0-50Hz or Custom Vy be rate or period rati o 1:24-24:1 cy cles/be at PW 0-100% Custo m Vyb e pulse width Depth* 0-100% Custom Vyb e depth This cu stom v ersion of[...]

Lexicon 7-14 MPX G2 User Guid e The sou nd and rate of this phase shi fter are mod ele d on a vin tage MXR Phase 90 stom p box — a sig natu re co mpo nent of the early Van H alen s oun d. Mix 0-100% Dry/Wet ratio Level 0ff, -89dB to +6d B Amount o f effect i n proces ssed signal Rate* 0-100 OrangePhase rate OrangePhase 77 190 * = Interpol ated ; [...]

7-15 The Effects and Par ameters * = Interpol ated ; ( ) = O ption of preceding paramete r Mix 0-100% Dr y/We t ratio Level 0ff, -89dB to +6 dB A mount of ef fect i n proces ssed signal Sense -72dB to + 24dB Sens itivity (Pre-Comp ressor l evel) Thrsh -83dB to 0dB G ain reduc tion threshold Gain -72dB to +24dB Pos t-Compress or level ATime 0-2000 m[...]

Lexicon 7-16 MPX G2 User Guid e Oc taBuz z is a very simpl e effect that mim ics the “full w ave r ect ifier” circ uit use d in man y octav e fuzz peda ls , like the Octav ia. Anothe r sig natu re Hendrix effect, (Purpl e Ha ze, Who kn ows, e tc. ) it is not a pretty sou nd, and requi res a lit tle effort to m ake it sing. Play single notes abo[...]

7-17 The Effects and Par ameters * = Interpol ated ; ( ) = O ption of preceding paramete r Swee pFilter 1-Band (M ) 92 190 50 190 Mix 0-100% Dry/Wet rati o Level* Off, -89 to + 6dB A mount of effec t in the proces sed signal Fc* 20-20000Hz Corner frequency offse t of filter FRes* 1-100 Filter reson ance: 7= a max imally flat fi lter Mod* 20-20000Hz[...]

Lexicon 7-18 MPX G2 User Guid e Wah 1 Wah 2 Wah 1, Wah 2 and PedalW ah1, P edalWah 2 71 190 * = Interpol ated ; ( ) = O ption of preceding paramete r Mix 0-100% Dry/Wet rati o Level 0ff, -89 to +6dB Amou nt of effec t in proc esssed s ignal Swe ep 0-100 Wah c enter frequency (avai labl e only in Wah 1 & Wah 2) (Type) C, V C= Crybaby, V = Vox Ba[...]

7-19 The Effects and Par ameters * = Interpol ated ; ( ) = O ption of preceding paramete r Volume (M) , Volume (S) and Volume (D) 13 190 Volu me (S) 17 190 Voume (M) Th e V o lu me eff e ct s ca n b e plac ed i n front of, or behi nd, other effec t blocks to provid e smooth l e v e l c o nt r o l th r o u g h a 9 5 d B range . You can use them for [...]

Lexicon 7-20 MPX G2 User Guid e Handy pi tc hes: D#0=19.445Hz A4=440Hz B5=987.77Hz D#8=4978Hz D#9=9956Hz Mix 0-100% Dry/Wet ratio Level* Off, -89 to + 6dB A mount of ef fect i n the proces sed signal Note C0-G10 Sine wave pi tch, express ed as MIDI notes (0=C0, 127= G10) Bal* -50 to +50 Relati ve level of left and right ou tput attenuati on Test To[...]

7-21 The Effects and Par ameters Chorus Mix 0-100% Dry/Wet ratio Level Off, -89 to +6 dB Amo unt of effec t in the processed s ignal Rate1 0-50Hz or Left and right A rate 1:24-24:1 cy cles/be at (Rate1 Unit s) Sel ects frequenc y or cy cles/beat PW 1 0-100% Left and righ t A pul se wid th Dpth1* 0-100% Left and ri ght A depth Rate2 0-50Hz or Left a[...]

Lexicon 7-22 MPX G2 User Guid e Mix 0-100% Dry/Wet ratio Level Off, -89 to +6 dB Amo unt of effec t in the processed s ignal Tune 0-100 P itc h shift (Optimiz e) 10-35ms An optio n of Tune — Adj usts the amou nt of dela y in the tuner P Dly 0-35ms Amount of de lay b efore the ons et of the effec t De tune effec ts are use ful for thic ke ning up [...]

7-23 The Effects and Par ameters Orig ina lly, flanging effects were crea ted by simultan eou sly pla ying two i dent ica l program s on two tape reco rders , then using h and pres- sure agai ns t the fl ange of the tape reels to slow down first one ma - chi ne, then the other. The resul t wa s a serie s of changing phas e can cel lation s and rein[...]

Lexicon 7-24 MPX G2 User Guid e Mix 0-100% Dry/Wet ratio Level Off, -89 to +6 dB Amo unt of effec t in the processed s ignal Rate1 0-50Hz or Left Mod rate or period ratio . 1:24-24:1 cy cles/be at (Rate 1 Unit s) Selec ts frequency or cycles/beat PW 1 0-100% Left Mod pul se wi dth Dpth1* 0-100% Left Mod depth (trem olo) Rate2 0-50Hz or Right Mod ra[...]

7-25 The Effects and Par ameters Mix 0-100% Dry/Wet ratio Level* Off, -89 to + 6dB A mount of e ffect i n the proces sed signal Rate1 0-50Hz or Left Mod an d Pan rate or period rati o 1:24-24:1 cy cles/be at (Rate 1 Unit s) Selec ts frequency or cycles/beat PW 1 0-100% Left Mod and Pan pul se wi dth Sync1 -120° to +1 20° Phase d ifference between[...]

Lexicon 7-26 MPX G2 User Guid e The Ce ntri fuge effects have a pair of modula ted l eft and right dela ys routed into a si ngle auto pann er. In thes e ef fec ts, mod and pan r ate and d ept h (R ate 1, Depth 1) are modu lat ed by an additiona l set of rate and dep th contro ls (Ra te2, De pth2 ). Thes e can create uni que cho rus a nd fla nger ef[...]

7-27 The Effects and Par ameters The Com b effe cts wo rk by com - bini ng the origin al input si gna l with a mi cro -dela yed v ersi on. The tiny dela y diffe rence betw een the two sig nals c auses certain frequen- cie s to be cance lled or rein force d wh en the two are c ombined. The resu lt is a highl y colored vers ion of the ori gin al sour[...]

Lexicon 7-28 MPX G2 User Guid e * = Interpol ated ; ( ) = O ption of preceding paramete r Volume (M) , Volume (S) and Volume (D) 13 190 Volu me (S) 17 190 Voume (M) Th e V o lu me eff e ct s ca n b e plac ed i n front of, or behi nd, other effec t blocks to provid e smooth l e v e l c o nt r o l th r o u g h a 9 5 d B range . You can use them for d[...]

7-29 The Effects and Par ameters Delay E ffects The Delay effects include dela y, echo, loop ing and duc king effects . Delay s are high qual ity dig ital dela ys . Ech oes are simil ar to delay s, but low -pass filters hav e been added to sim ulate the high -frequ ency roll off that occ urs naturally in acoustic ech oes and in ech oes cre ated wit[...]

Lexicon 7-30 MPX G2 User Guid e De lay (M) is a sim ple mo no d e- lay w ith feed bac k. De lay (S) is a simpl e stereo de- lay w ith feed bac k. De lay (D) is a dual dela y with feedback , crossfee dback, i nde- pend ent output level adjusts , and pann ers . Mix 0-100% Dry/Wet ratio Level Off, -89 to +6 dB Amo unt of effec t in the processed s ign[...]

7-31 The Effects and Par ameters The Echo e ffec ts are similar to the De lay effec ts , excep t the feed- bac k input s are sent throug h 1- pole lo w-pas s fi lters . Da mp provides control ove r the cuto ff frequen cy of the filte r. (In- crea sin g D amp l owe rs cutoff fre- quen cy .) Echo (M) Echo (S) Echo (D) Echo (M), Ec ho (S) and E cho (D[...]

Lexicon 7-32 MPX G2 User Guid e Mix 0-100% Dry/Wet ratio Level Off, -89 to +6 dB Amo unt of effec t in the processed s ignal Time 0-20000ms Delay time 1:24-24:1echo/beat 0-22600 ft, 0-6880 M (Time Units) S elec ts ms, note, feet, meters, or Tap ms InMix 0-100% Ratio of input to feedback going into the delay (Fbk insert) Effect1 , Effect2,Chorus, Th[...]

7-33 The Effects and Par ameters Mix 0-100% Dry/Wet ratio Level 0ff, -89dB to +6d B Amount of effec t in proc esssed s ignal Size 0-20,00 0ms Loop si ze in ms (display only, this is set by press ing Tap) Fbk -100 to +100% Feedback lev el (defaults to 1 00% while looping) Clear Off, O n Mutes a nd resets the loo p when On Layer Off, On Add s new ma [...]

Lexicon 7-34 MPX G2 User Guid e Mix 0-100% Dry/Wet ratio Level Off, -89 to +6 dB Amo unt of effec t in the processed s ignal Time 0 -20,000ms Delay tim e 1:24-24:1echo/beat 0-22,600 ft, 0-6880 M (Time Units) Selec ts ms, note , feet, meters , or Tap ms Fbk -100 t o +100% Feedback l ev el (Fbk insert) Effect1 ,Effec t2,Chorus, The l eft output of th[...]

7-35 The Effects and Par ameters Rever b E f fects Mix 0-100% Dry/Wet ratio Level Off, -89 to +6 dB A mount of e ffect i n the proces sed signal Size 4.0-35.0 meters Length of Chamber Link Off, On Sc ale s Decay and Spred with S ize Diff 0-100% Increase of initial echo densi ty over time P Dly 0-250ms Delay in serted before the onset of reverb erat[...]

Lexicon 7-36 MPX G2 User Guid e Mix 0-100% Dry/Wet ratio Level Off, -89 to +6 dB Amo unt of effec t in the processed s ignal Size 4.0-76.0 meters Length of room Link Off, On Sca les DTime wit h Size Diff 0-100% Increase of initial echo densi ty over time P Dly 0 -250ms Delay i nserted before the onse t of rever beration DTime 0.07-65.4s Length of t[...]

7-37 The Effects and Par ameters * = Interpol ated ; ( ) = O ption of preceding paramete r Mix 0-100% Dr y/We t ratio Level Off, -89 to +6 dB Amount of effec t in th e proces sed signal Time 140-700ms Rev erb time fo r mid and l ow frequency si gnals Link Off, On S cal es Spred with S ize Diff 0-100% Increas e of ini tial echo densi ty over time P [...]

Lexicon 7-38 MPX G2 User Guid e EQ E ff ects At its simplest, equalization is the process of cutting and boosting certain frequencies to make po rt ions of program material more or less audible. This is generally accompl ished by combining filters which affect a specifi c “band” of frequencies together with gain controls.Th e three types of fil[...]

7-39 The Effects and Par ameters MPX G 2 Parametric EQ : Q Fc=1000 Hz Gain=± 18dB Q =0.1, 0 .3, 0.5, 1.0 , 2.0, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0 MPX G 2 Par ametric EQ : Gain Fc=1000 Hz Q= 1.0 G ain=+24dB, +18dB, +12dB, +6dB, 0dB, -6dB, -18dB , -24dB, -36dB, -7 2dB MPX G 2 Par ametric EQ : Shelf Fc=1000 Hz Gai n=+10dB Q=0.1, 0. 2, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 , 4.0, 10.0 EQ [...]

Lexicon 7-40 MPX G2 User Guid e Mix 0-100% Dry/Wet ratio Level Off, -89 to +6 dB Amo unt of effec t in the processed s ignal Gain (1-4 ) -72 to + 24dB Boo st/cu t gain of fil ter(s) Fc (1-4) 20-20000Hz Center or corner freq uency of filter(s) Q (1-4) 0.1-10.0 Q of fi lter(s) Mode (1-4) LShlf , Band, HS hlf Determine s EQ type (s) Mix 0-100% Dry/Wet[...]

7-41 The Effects and Par ameters Mix 0-100% Dry/Wet ratio Level* Off, -89 to +6dB A mount of effe ct in the proces sed signal LoCut 100-10000Hz Corner frequency for the low c ut (highpa ss)band HiCut 100-10000Hz Corner frequency for the hi gh cut (l owpass ) band Bal* -50 to +50 Relati ve level of the low and hi gh band The Fc Spli tter effect spl [...]

Lexicon 7-42 MPX G2 User Guid e Volume (M) , Volume (S) and Volume (D) 13 190 Volu me (S) 17 190 Voume (M) Th e V o lu me eff e ct s ca n b e plac ed i n front of, or behi nd, other effec t blocks to provid e smooth l e v e l c o nt r o l th r o u g h a 9 5 d B range . You can use them for dy- nam ic inp ut o r output c on trol, EQ inpu t trim (hel[...]

7-43 The Effects and Par ameters * = Interpol ated ; ( ) = O ption of preceding paramete r PedalVol and ExtPed alVol 13 190 Peda lVol is the sam e as Vol- ume (S), exc ept the Vol pa rame ter is h ardw i red to the Foo t Peda l i n- put on the MPX G2. Wh en using the MPX R1 MID I Remo te Con - troll er, this parame ter is auto mat i- cal ly co nne [...]

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8-1 MPX G2 Internal C ontrollers 8 MPX G 2 In ter nal Con trollers This chapter describes all of the MPX G2 internal controllers. Examples of presets which make use of a controller are noted to the side of each description. The controls for making individual adjustments and assignmen ts to the contro l- lers are available in the Edit menu and are d[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 8-2 A/B Parameter Range Description Mode Trig, Gate See notes. ARate 0-100 Time to go from A to B BRate 0-100 Time to go from B to A OnLv l 0-127 Threshol d OnS rc Off, On, any in ternal Selected trigg er or MIDI control ler The A/B Glide con troller is linked to th e front panel A/B button and LEDs . Pressing the button [...]

8-3 MPX G2 Internal C ontrollers Env is an envelope follower which creates an output that varies with the level of the Src para meter. You can choose any two audio level as sources. To follow the levels on both Returns, set Src1 to Ret L and Src 2 to Ret R . Use Resp and ATrim to cus tomize the response to level chang es. Resp values below 50 take [...]

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9-1 MPX G2 Prog ram Descriptions 9 Prog ram De scrip tions The 250 MPX G2 programs are organized into three major groups: 1-99: Am p Inpu t + FX Loo p prog ram s desi gne d to be used with the MPX G2 con nec ted to a guitar a mp wi th a n e ffects l oop 100-1 49: Am p Inpu t On ly pro gram s des ign ed to be used with the MPX G2 con nec ted to a n [...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 9-2 2 Guitar So lo Anal og Screame r with detuning delay and class ic plate reve rb. The MPX R1 pedal con trols volu me so yo u can swel l your chords into the r eve rb. A/B contro ls dela y dam ping. Tap s ets the ec ho t ime.The Toe Sw itc h tu rns t he p edal O n a nd O ff. 3 Cordo vox This progra m si mul ate s the so[...]

9-3 MPX G2 Prog ram Descriptions 11 Rotary C ab A Leslie with a bit of cha mb er to fatten up the sound . Press Gain to add a lit tle grit, so when you dig in you get som e distorti on. A/B contro ls fast and slow spee ds of the rotary spe ake r. Th e MPX R1 Toe Sw itc h ac ti vates pedal con trol of v olume or w ah. 12 Little Win g A vin tag e pl [...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 9-4 Program s 20-29 are orga niz ed to w ork as a custom effects r ig when us ed with the MPX R1 MIDI R emo te Con troller. All of the program s feature vintag e wah and analo g overdri ve in com bin ation wit h a volum e pedal and a modulatio n effect (UniVy be, Orange Phas e, Flan ger, Ch orus ). Tap echo a nd plat e re[...]

9-5 MPX G2 Prog ram Descriptions Program s 20 and 26-29 are variati ons of 21-25. Each offe rs the sam e combina tion of Wah, Scream er and mod ulat ion effec ts with the MPX R1 Toe Switch turning the wah on and off. This makes it possi ble to h ave the w ah a nd mod ula tion eff ect s on at the sam e time . 20 Wa h & U ni 26 Wa h & Fla nge[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 9-6 Program s 30-39 are bas ed on com bin atio ns of Screa mer, C omp ress or, Wah, Volum e Peda l, Chorus , Delay and Ha ll Rev erb. In all of thes e prog rams , the MPX R1 Toe S wi tch acti va tes pedal con trol of volum e or wah . Tap set del ay time and A/B inc reases the del ay feed bac k t ime. Chor us Delay Rig (Am[...]

9-7 MPX G2 Prog ram Descriptions 36 C ompC horus+ A cle ane r ve rsion o f TS Cho rus+ with BlueC omp in pla ce of th e Sc ream er fo r clean er tone . 37 C ompD elay+ A clea ner variat ion TS De lay + with BlueC om p in place of the Scream er for clean er tone. 38 C mpC hsDly+ Cl ean er v ersi on of TS Chor sDly + with Blue C omp in pla ce of th e[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 9-8 Program s 40-49 are ograni zed as a cust om effec ts rig whe n used with the MPX R1 MID I Re mot e C o ntrolle r. All fo the program s featu re pitch bendi ng or harmon y. An alo g overd rive , stereo delay , cho rus/ detu ne and r everb are incl ude d as well, but mos t of the progra ms loa d wi th them byp ass e d. [...]

9-9 MPX G2 Prog ram Descriptions Program s 40 and 46-49 use the pit ch sh ifte r to pr odu ce harmony effec ts. All of the effects exc ept Ov erdrive are in the effec ts loop. (Becau se the pitc h effects are first, you can use the pe dal to “float” notes in to the del ay an d reve rb.) A/B altern ates betw een two harmo ny sett ing s. Tap s et[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 9-10 Program s 50-59 are ograni zed as a cust om effec ts rig whe n used with the MPX R1 MID I Re mot e Con troller. All of the pr ogra ms feature tremo lo, auto pan and auto wah filter effec ts. In progra ms in whi ch the peda l co ntrol s rate , Tap sets the dela y rhyth m. In progra ms tha t have d epth co ntrolled by [...]

9-11 MPX G2 Prog ram Descriptions 55 C haos D ance This techno rhythm effec t is produc ed by hittin g the amp input wit h a rando mi zed env elo pe fi lter and add ing some delay and reverb in the effects loop. The pedal control s the filte r’s overall brightn ess. Tap se ts the patte rn rate. Make the pattern dance with R and Ra te a nd L FO 2 [...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 9-12 Program s 60-79 eac h cont ain a sing le effec t. Use the m alon e, o r as bui lding b locks to crea te your o wn mu lti-e ffects program s from scratch. Use Copy Effect in Edit mode to cop y d iffe rent c o mbin atio ns into a s ingle progra m. 60 U nivy be Our recre atio n o f a v intage Un i Vib e, a signa ture He[...]

9-13 MPX G2 Prog ram Descriptions 76 Ta p Echo Tap sets the ech o rhythm . A/B turns the input to the echo on and off (so that the repeats ring out w hen you turn it off). The MPX R1 pedal sets the loudne ss of the echoes . Press Soft Row for instan t acces s to all of the del ay parame ters .The progra m loads wi th delay time se t to 2 e cho es/b[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 9-14 Program s 90-9 4 are set up to ha ve the MPX G2 front pane l button s or the MPX R 1 contro l: Tap = R eco rd Lo op A/B = La yer De lay = C lear Loo p 90 Jam1 Ch rs+ Load s with Chorus and Hall Reve rb. Press Ga in for boost . The MPX R1 Toe Switch acti va tes ped al con trol of volu me or w ah. 91 Jam1 Un i+ Load s [...]

9-15 MPX G2 Prog ram Descriptions Program s 100-149 are design ed to b e used with the MP X G2 connect ed to a gui tar amp w ith no effect s loop. Top Te n (Amp Input Only) 100 Vinta ge R ig A collec tion of cl assic stomp box es j ust waiting to be activate d. Press Gain for a Screa mer, Effect 1 for a Un iVy be, Effect 2 for a Wah and Cho rus for[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 9-16 106 Env Filter LP A very fun ky, synth -lik e ef fec t, rem iniscent of a Mu-tron III s et to “LP”. The dynam ics of you r play i ng open s and closes a resonant filter. Change the Scale paramet er in the Soft Ro w to a djust to the ou tput differen ces of diff eren t guitars and ba ss es. 107 Infi niteE cho A va[...]

9-17 MPX G2 Prog ram Descriptions 118 Fuz z 1 Anal og fu zz . 119 Fuz z 2 A more ag gres siv e varia tion of F uzz 1. Program s 120-13 9 eac h contai n a singl e effe ct. Use them alo ne, or as buildi ng blocks to crea te your o wn mu lti-e ffects program s from scratch. Use Copy Effect in Edit mode to cop y d iffe rent c o mbin atio ns into a s in[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 9-18 133 S/H Pedal A recre ati on o f the Ma es tro pe dal us ed by F rank Zap pa i n th e 70 's. 134 V-Wa h Our recreat ion of the cla ssic Vox Wah. The MPX R1 pedal con trol s th e wa h swee p. The Toe Sw itch t urns the wah o n a nd o ff li ke the orig ina l. 135 M odern T rem A mode rn (alte rnati ve style) tremo[...]

9-19 MPX G2 Prog ram Descriptions Program s 145-1 49 ar e set up to have the MP X G2 fro nt pane l button s or the MPX R1 con trol: Tap = R eco rd Lo op A/B = La yer De lay = C lear Loo p 145 Ja m 1 S& H+ Load s w ith a Sampl e & Hold style effe ct. The MPX R 1 Toe Sw itc h activa tes peda l con trol of v olu me. 146 Ja m1C ordovox The MPX [...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 9-20 Program s 150-248 are design ed to b e used with the MP X G2 connect ed direc tly to a m ixer or power am p Top Te n (Stand Alone) 150 B ig Blue A smo oth and cream y high-ga in a nalog pream p with a c las sic Re dCom p befo re the pream p to add super su sta in. After the preamp sect ion is a lush wet chorus w hich[...]

9-21 MPX G2 Prog ram Descriptions 156 M etal Stack Get out you r heaviest chop s a nd burn. Super high gain setting with lots of t one and jus t a hint of amb ience. A/B chang es the sound from dirty to clean and adds more reverb. The MPX R 1 Toe Sw itch ac tivates pe dal wah. 157. Pdl O ctav es Us e a pedal to create outrag eou s octave sweeps. A [...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 9-22 167 B low B y… Play any r iff from this albu m. A sim ple , mod erately clean s ound . The MPX R 1 Toe Swi tch acti va tes ped al wa h. 168 O ld Edd ie Cl assic VH tone from the first cou ple of alb ums — w ith the reve rb hard-pa nne d to the right. A/B swaps betwee n an Orang ePha se or a Flan ger in spi red by[...]

9-23 MPX G2 Prog ram Descriptions Program s 180-19 9 giv e you a collec ti on of guitar amp tones from vi ntag e to modern and eve ryth ing in b etwee n. 180 A mericanC lean Supe r clean American round clea n soun d with lots of headro om. Plenty of lows and high s. Grea t fo r cle an cho rds or c oun try l ead s. 181 A mericanO D Adds a bit of Ove[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 9-24 195 Littl e A mp A tiny “hog-sty le” amp with a 6 i nch speak er. 196 Phon e F ilter Ov erco mp ressed and dras tically EQ’ d, this is an effe ctive way to acc ent a part or phrase wi thin a m ix. 197 Vibro Cab The origi nal Vibro Tone guit ar cabinet had a rotati ng baffle in front of a 12 inch guitar spe ake [...]

9-25 MPX G2 Prog ram Descriptions 201 A coustic R oom This prog ram is des igned for acou sti c guitar. The reverb blooms nic el y beh ind the notes than ks to a co mpress or o n the rev erb i npu ts. 202 Ja zz C lub A mod erat e, but den se , r everb that fattens up cle anl y a rtic ulated melodie s a nd chords . Be s ure to ex peri men t with rev[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 9-26 Program s 210-219 are des ign ed to gi ve you a collec tion of cla ssic studio effects for reco rdin g guitar tracks. Each program can be u sed stand a lon e for t rack ing — jus t plug in you r guitar and record dire ct throu gh the MPX G2 bui lt-in preamp . (You can eas ily cha nge the prea mp by u sin g th e Cop[...]

9-27 MPX G2 Prog ram Descriptions 217 EQ D ela y A mon o 20-seco nd delay w ith 2-band param eteric EQ in the f eedba ck p ath. In this progra m the EQ is se t to sim ulate the frequency r oll -offs associ ate d with ana log tape, but you can create al l sorts of unu sual echo effects by varying the EQ param ete rs. Every thin g you need is in the [...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 9-28 226 C ountry Roc k Simi lar t o Rock abil ly with a hott er, m ore ove rdriv en pream p soun d. Us efu l for a lot of curre nt cou ntry soun ds. A/ B chan ges from one slap back tim e dela y time to an othe r. The MPX R 1 pedal co ntro ls vol ume . Th e Toe Sw itc h tu rns the ped al o n an d o ff. 227 U ltra Clea n [...]

9-29 MPX G2 Prog ram Descriptions 236 Pitc h C asc ade This spe cial effect is created by puttin g a d ual pitch shi fter in the feedba ck loop of a dual dela y. Tap sets the delay rhythm . After going thro ugh the del ay, the not es are pitc h shi fted . ( A/ B sele cts betw e en up a fifth/ dow n an octa ve and down a fourth /up an octave / .)The[...]

Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e 9-30 Program s 245-2 48 ar e set up to have the MP X G2 fro nt pane l button s or the MPX R1 con trol: Tap = R eco rd Lo op A/B = La yer De lay = C lear Loo p 245 Ja m 1 S& H+ Load s with mo dera tely clean prea mp and a Sam ple & H old sty le effe ct i nto a la rge hall Re verb . The MPX R 1 ped al contro ls the [...]

Troubleshooting 10-1 10 Troub leshooting This chapter is intended primarily to help you recognize some common error states which can be corre cted from the MPX G2 front panel, or by sim ple means such as cable replacemen t. Any error states whic h are not covered he re should be referred to your local dealer or Lexicon Customer Service. Technical s[...]

10-2 Lexicon MPX G2 User Guid e The MPX G2 doesn't respond to SysEx commands. Check the SysEx setting (and the Receive Device ID selection) in the System mode MIDI menu. The MPX G2 does not transmit SysEx Automatio n commands. Check the Au tomation setting (and the Xmit Device ID selection) in the System mode MIDI menu. The MPX G2 performs a s[...]

11-1 Specifications 11 MPX G 2 Speci ficatio n s I/O Instrume nt input: mon o 1 /4 i nch 1m eg Ω un balanc ed, with a nal og soft cl ipp ing circ uit and fron t pane l i npu t le vel co ntrol Leve ls: m ini mum +2 .2dBu for f ull scale , ma xi mum +1 0dBu ma x A/D : 24-bit Re turn Inpu ts: stereo, 1/4 inc h, 5 0k Ω u nba lan ced, w ith analog s[...]

Lexicon 11-2 MPX G2 User Guid e Internal Audio Data Paths Con versi on: 24 -bit A/ D, 24-b it D /A DSP: 3 2 bi ts Cont rol Int erf ace MID I: 7-p in D IN conne cto r for M IDI IN/po w ered bid irection al remo te 5-pin D IN co nne cto rs fo r MIDI TH RU a nd O UT Footsw itch: 1/4 i nch T/R /S phone jack for 3 ind epe nden t fo otswi tches Foot p ed[...]