MPX 100 Dual Channel Processor

Stereo 44.1kHz S/PDIF Digital Output

User Guide
Unpacking and Inspection
After unpacking the unit, save all packing materials in case you ever need to re-ship. Thoroughly inspect the unit and packing materials for signs of damage.
Report any shipment damage to the carrier at once; report equipment malfunction to your dealer.

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 and 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 présent appareil numérique n'émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la class B prescrites dans le Règlement sur
le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le ministère des Communications du Canada.

Acknowledgement
All product names indicated by a Trade Mark are registered by their respective manufacturers.

Lexicon Inc.
3 Oak Park
Bedford MA 01730 USA
Copyright 1998, Lexicon Inc. Telephone 781-280-0300
All Rights Reserved. Fax 781-280-0490
Lexicon Part #070-11935
 Table of Contents
Getting Started ......................................................................... 1 Program Descriptions ............................................................ 17
Introduction ............................................................................ 1 Single Programs .................................................................. 18
Front Panel Overview ............................................................ 2 Dual Programs ..................................................................... 32
Setting Audio Levels Special FX ........................................................................... 41
Rear Panel Connections ........................................................ 4 User Programs .................................................................... 42
Audio Connections • Headphones • Footswitch Restoring Factory Defaults
Basic Operation ........................................................................ 7 MIDI Operation ........................................................................ 43
Selecting Programs ............................................................... 7 MPX 100 MIDI Behavior ........................................................... 43
Single Programs • Dual Programs • User Programs Assigning a MIDI Channel for Program Load ........................... 44
Editing ................................................................................... 9 Using Program Change Messages for Program Load
Tap Tempo Functions: Varying the rhythm • Audio Learning Continuous Controllers .............................................. 46
Tap • Setting Tempo via MIDI Activating Bypass or Tap Functions with Program Change
Bypass ................................................................................. 11 Messages ............................................................................ 47
Storing Programs ................................................................. 12 Clearing a Learned Assignment ............................................... 48
System Mode .......................................................................... 13 MIDI Clock ................................................................................ 49
System Mode Parameters ................................................... 14 MIDI Dumps ............................................................................. 49
Bypass • Patching • Program Load • Digital Output MIDI Implementation Chart ...................................................... 50
MIDI OUT/THRU • MIDI Pgm Change • MIDI Clock Specifications ......................................................................... 52
Receive • Tempo • MIDI Dumps
 Getting Started
Introduction
Thank you for your purchase of the MPX A front panel Adjust knob allows instant Other features include dual 2-stage
100 Dual Channel Processor. manipulation of each preset’s critical param- headroom indicators, a headphone output, a
The MPX 100 is a true stereo dual- eters and an Effects Lvl/Bal knob lets you software-selectable MIDI OUT/THRU port,
channel processor with 24-bit internal pro- control effect level or the balance of dual pushbutton or footswitch selection of dry or
cessing, 20-bit A/D-D/A and S/PDIF digital effect combinations. An easy Learn mode muted audio output and a 20Hz-20kHz ±1dB
output. Powered by a new version of Lexicon’s allows MIDI patching of front panel controls. Frequency Response.
proprietary Lexichip™, the MPX 100 has 240 In addition, tempo-controlled delays and
presets with classic reverb programs such as modulation rates lock to Tap or MIDI clock,
Ambience, Plate, Chamber and Inverse, as and Tap tempos can be controlled by audio
well as Tremolo, Rotary, Chorus, Flange, input, the front panel Tap button, dual
Pitch, Detune, 5.7 second Delay and Echo. footswitch, external MIDI controller or MIDI
Dual-channel processing gives you two in- Program Change.
dependent effects in a variety of configura-
tions: Dual Stereo (Parallel), Cascade, Mono
Split and Dual Mono.
To make sure you get the most
out of the MPX 100, be sure to
1 read the manual.
 Bypass
Mutes or bypasses the signal depending on the Front Panel Overview
setting of the System Bypass parameter. (Press for
2 seconds to access System Parameters.) Store TAP
Initiates store procedure. Flashes for tempo-
Adjust (When pressed with Tap, ac- based programs. Press
Edit LED Modifies the param- tivates MIDI Learn.) twice to set a tempo.
Lights to indicate eters of the current Hold to have input level
Effects Lvl/Bal program is altered program. determine tempo.
PROGRAM
Sets the level of the Single but not stored. (When pressed with
Selects program banks
effects and the balance of Store activates MIDI
(Single, Dual, or User).
the Dual effects. Learn.)

Input Output VARIATION

Sets the level of the incoming Controls the analog output level. Selects program variations for the effect bank cur-
signal. LEDs indicate accept-
rently selected by the PROGRAM knob (8 variations
able signal level (green), or Mix for each Single effect and 16 variations for each Dual
clipping (red). Controls the proportion of processed effect). When PROGRAM is set to User, selects one
(wet) to unprocessed (dry) signals. of 16 memory locations for user programs.
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Setting Audio Levels 3. While still sending audio to the MPX 100,
gradually turn up the INPUT control until As with any audio product, it is good
1. Start with INPUT set to 9:00 o'clock and practice to first power on all outboard
the Clip LEDs show red on only the
OUTPUT all the way down (fully counter- gear, then the mixer, then any loud-
loudest peaks.
clockwise). speakers.
4. Set the MIX control to Dry.
2. Set the instrument output or effects send
being input to the MPX 100 to a nominal 5. Turn OUTPUT to the desired level.
level and play, or send audio to the MPX 6. If the MPX 100 is using a console’s sends
100. The Level LEDs* should light green. and returns, set the MIX control fully
If the Clip LEDs light red at this point, turn clockwise (100% wet). If you are using an
down the output of the instrument or instrument amplifier, start with MIX set
effects send until the Clip LEDs remain halfway up.
off during the loudest passages.
* The Level LEDs are off when the incoming signal
is low (more than 30dB below overload). The Clip
LEDs light red when the signal approaches over-
load (-2.5dB). Acceptable signals will cause the
Level LEDs to light green almost continuously,
with the Clip LEDs flashing red on peaks.

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 Rear Panel Connections
MIDI
Two 5-pin DIN MIDI connectors
are provided for MIDI IN and soft-
ware selectable MIDI OUT/THRU. OUPUT
Single-ended (unbalanced) stereo outputs provide +8dBu
typical output level. Use the right output connector for mono
POWER DIGITAL OUTPUT output. If no connection is made at the right output, the left
Use Lexicon 9VAC power pack. RCA S/PDIF connector. output can be used to drive headphones at modest volume.

FOOTSWITCH INPUT
1/4" TRS connector, for momentary con- Single-ended (unbalanced) inputs accept levels
tact footswitch, allows footswitch control as low as -30dBu. Input impedance is 500 kΩ. Use
of front panel Tap and Bypass functions. the right input for mono sources. Can be used as
direct input for guitar.

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Audio Connections Headphones Footswitch
Audio connections to the MPX 100 are A stereo signal which is adequate to drive A footswitch connected via the rear-panel
unbalanced and should be made with high headphones is available at the left output footswitch jack allows control of Tap and
quality shielded cables with 1/4" tip-sleeve (provided no connections are made through Bypass. A momentary footswitch can be
phone plugs at the MPX 100 end. the right output). This feature is provided as wired to a tip-ring-sleeve connector. A stereo
a convenience for practice purposes, and is Y-connector allows two identical single
The MPX 100 produces effects from either
intended to provide only modest volume. switches to be used.
mono or stereo sources. With mono sources,
the dry signal appears, along with audio ef- Power off the MPX 100 before plugging in
fects, at both outputs. For instruments and the footswitch. (Otherwise, Bypass will be
sources with stereo outputs, use both inputs. enabled.)
We recommend using the outputs in stereo
whenever stereo inputs are used, but if mono
output is required, use the right output jack.
The left and right signals are summed inter-
nally when only the right output is used.

A dual-function footswitch with a set of labels

to identify footswitch functionality (Tap and
Bypass) is available from Lexicon dealers.
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Connecting to a Balanced Console The MPX 100 can be used as two indepen-
dent Effects Processors with Dual Program
Variations 11-16. Designate two auxiliary
sends on your console and connect one to
the left MPX 100 input, and the other to the
right input. Refer to the Program Descrip-
Modes of Operation
tions to take advantage of this configuration.

Mono Guitar Input with Dual Processor Setup with a Console

Mono or Stereo Amplifiers

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 Basic Operation
Selecting Programs
All of the programs on the MPX 100 are
Use the PROGRAM knob to
selected with the front panel PROGRAM and select the Single, Dual or
VARIATION knobs. User effect you want.
The PROGRAM knob selects Single or
Dual program banks. The VARIATION knob
selects different program versions.
The Single selections are arranged For example, when Plate, Gate is se-
around the left side of the PROGRAM knob; lected, VARIATION 1-8 will load eight differ-
the Dual selections and the User bank are ent Plate programs; VARIATION 9-16 will
arranged around the right side of the knob. load eight different Gate programs.
Single Programs When Special FX is selected, the VARIA-
TION knob will load 16 different programs Turn VARATION to
When a Single program is selected, turn- (one at each knob position). select one of 16
ing the VARIATION knob to positions 1-8 will
programs.
load eight versions of the first effect; posi-
tions 9-16 will load eight versions of the
second effect.
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Dual Programs User Programs
When User is selected with the PRO-
GRAM knob, VARIATION selects 16
memory locations available for storing your
own programs.

When one of the Dual Programs is se-

lected, the VARIATION knob will load 16
different programs, each containing two ef-
fects.
(When shipped, User variations 1-16
contain duplicates of a selection of the fac-
tory-installed programs.)

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Editing
Editing MPX 100 programs is easy. We've Use Adjust to
arranged the critical parameters of each edit the current
program under the front panel Adjust knob, program.
so all you have to do is turn the knob to adjust
the program to suit you. The Edit LED will light to show
You can also adjust the level of the Single that the program has been
altered from its stored state.
programs, or the Effects Balance of the Dual Turn Effects Lvl/Bal to
programs with the Effects Lvl/Bal knob. adjust the level of a
Changes made with either knob are rec- Single program... ...or the balance of the
ognized as edits, and will cause the front two effects in a Dual
panel Edit LED to light to alert you to the fact program
that the program has been altered.

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Tap Tempo Functions
Varying the Rhythm Audio Tap Many factory programs are stored with
The MPX 100 Tap Tempo feature al- You can also use audio input to set the their own tempo rate. You can tap in a new
lows you to set the delay times and modula- tempo of the MPX 100 delay times. tempo (and store your version in a User
tion rates of tempo-based programs to the location) or set the MPX 100 to always recall
1. Press and hold the Tap button for two
beat of the music. the last tempo used and apply it to every
seconds. (The optional dual footswitch
To set the tempo from the front panel, program. (See System Mode.)
lets you press and hold Tap without
simply press the Tap button twice in time with When you select Global Tempo from the
taking your hands off your instrument. )
the music. That’s your tempo. No more dial- MPX 100 System mode, the last tempo
2. While holding down Tap, play 2 short tapped in will be applied to all programs with
ing up what “could be” the delay time in
notes in rhythm, then release the Tap tempo-controlled parameters. (You will know
milliseconds — just tap twice — the MPX 100
button. if a program is tempo-controllable because
will figure out the time for you. When you
want to change tempo, just tap twice again in 3. The MPX 100 automatically calculates the Tap button LED will flash when the pro-
the new rhythm. the tempo from the space between your gram is loaded.)
two notes.
For live performances this is a must — an
easy way to set delay rates to follow your
rhythm.
The Tap LED will flash whenever
a tempo-based preset is loaded.

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Setting Tempo via MIDI The MPX 100 can also receive and Bypass
When used in conjunction with the Learn utilize MIDI Clock. So, when used with a
feature, Tap can be set remotely from any MIDI sequencer or drum machine, the Pressing the front panel Bypass button
MIDI device. MIDI controllers, such as MPX 100 automatically adjusts its internal will cause the MPX 100 to pass only dry,
Lexicon's MPX R1 Foot Controller, can be tempo to match. (See MIDI Operation.) unprocessed audio, or to mute the inputs to
used to send Continuous Controller mes- the current effect.
sages or Program Changes to the MPX 100
or you can send Continuous Controller or
Program Change messages from the button
and fader moves of many mixing consoles.
Bypass can be set to mute or
The MPX 100 will Learn these messages bypass effects.
and allow you to set tempo via MIDI.

A System Mode parameter determines

which of these two options is in effect. (See
System Mode.) Bypass functions can also
be activated by footswitch or via MIDI.

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Storing Programs Press Store.
When you want to save a program,
press Store. The Store LED will flash slowly Turn PROGRAM to User and use
VARIATION to select a User location.
to indicate that the MPX 100 store function is
armed. (If you want to exit without saving the
current program, press Store again.) The Store LED will
Turn the PROGRAM knob to User, then flash slowly.
use VARIATION to select one of the 16 User
locations.
Press Store again.
Press Store again to save your program
to the selected location (and overwrite the
program previously stored there). The Store
LED will flash rapidly while the store opera-
tion is completed. The store operation is The Store LED will flash rapidly
complete when the LED stops flashing and while the store operation is
completed.
turns off. The Edit LED will also turn off, as
the current program is now your saved ver-
sion.

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 System Mode
System parameters and MIDI dumps Turn the VARIATION knob to select a When you have finished editing param-
are activated in System mode. To enter this parameter. Press Store to toggle the state of eters and are ready to resume normal opera-
mode, press and hold Bypass for approxi- the parameter, or to execute a MIDI dump. tion, return the VARIATION knob to its prior
mately 2 seconds. The Bypass and Store The Edit LED will show the current state of setting, or you will load a new program based
LEDs will blink slowly to indicate you are in each parameter. on its position when you exit System Mode.
System mode. (The Tap LED will light when VARIATION
The adjustable parameters available in matches its prior setting.)
this mode are shown in the chart on the To exit System Mode, Press Bypass. If
following page. you have changed any System parameters,
the Store LED will flash rapidly.

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Press and hold Bypass
for 2 seconds... System Mode Parameters
...The Bypass and Store Variation State when Edit LED is:
LEDs will blink slowly to Setting Parameter On Off
indicate you are in 1 Bypass Mute Bypass*
System mode. 2 Patching Disabled Enabled*
3 Program Load Mute Bypass*
4 Digital Output Dry Wet*
Press Store to 5 MIDI OUT/THRU Out* Thru
toggle the 6 MIDI Pgm Change Disabled Enabled*
parameter state 7 MIDI Clock Receive Disabled Enabled*
Turn VARIATION to select a parameter. (or to execute a 8 Tempo Program* Global
MIDI dump). MIDI Dumps (Press Store to Transmit)
14 Dump User Programs
15 Dump Current Program
16 Dump System and Learned patches * Factory Default

Turn VARIATION until the Tap LED goes on

System MIDI to find the last loaded program...then press
parameters Dumps Bypass to exit System Mode.

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System Mode Parameters
1 Bypass Mute/Bypass 4 Digital Output Dry/Wet 7 MIDI Clock Receive Disable/Enable
This parameter sets the Bypass button (or For certain recording and monitoring appli- The setting of this parameter determines
the footswitch, or MIDI controller assigned to cations, this parameter allows you to choose whether or not the MPX 100 will recognize
Bypass) to mute the inputs, or to bypass the to pass only dry audio, or to resume output of MIDI Clock messages.
processed audio (passing only dry audio to the full, processed signal.
the outputs). 8 Tempo Program/Global
5 MIDI OUT/THRU Out/Thru Determines whether the current tempo of the
2 Patching Disable/Enable Sets the rear panel MIDI OUT/THRU jack for MPX 100 will be applied to all programs
This parameter allows you to temporarily either MIDI OUT or MIDI THRU functionality. (Global), or whether program-specific tem-
suspend (Disable) and restore (Enable) any pos are restored on each program load.
Learned patches. 6 MIDI Pgm Change Disable/Enable
The setting of this parameter determines 14-16 MIDI Dumps
3 Program Load Mute/Bypass whether or not the MPX 100 will recognize These selections allow you to execute MIDI
This parameter determines whether the MIDI Program Change messages for loading Dumps. See MIDI Operation.
MPX 100 will engage wet mute or simply programs.
bypass processed audio during program
load.

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 Program Descriptions
The 240 programs in the MPX 100 are The behavior of the Adjust knob is also The following section provides a general
designed to provide a full palette of high customized for different functions. Some- description of each MPX 100 program along
caliber ambience, reverb, delay, pitch shift times it acts as a linear control (at its mini- with tables that detail all of the program
and other effects. As you audition the pro- mum value when turned fully counterclock- versions available with the VARIATIONS
grams, be sure to vary the Adjust knob. wise — like a volume control) and sometimes knob. These details include the function of
The Adjust knob has been carefully cus- it acts as a bi-polar control (at its minimum the Adjust knob and the Tap button (for
tomized for each individual program. In many value when centered — like a cut/boost EQ variations that use tempo-controlled rate or
cases it controls several effect parameters control). delay times).
simultaneously to provide simple control of a
complicated editing process. In many Cham- Adjust can increase
ber and Room programs, for example, Ad- values linearly... ... or it may increase
just controls the "liveness" of the space by values as it is turned
changing decay, EQ and early reflections all to either side of its
at the same time. center position.

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 Plate VARIATIONs Adjust Tap Plate
1 Small Plate Liveness – The Plate program in the MPX 100 syn-
2 Medium Plate Liveness – thesizes the sound of metal plates with high
3 Large Plate Liveness Predelay (1/32 Note) initial diffusion and a relatively bright, colored
4 Larger Plate Decay Time Predelay (1/32 Note) sound. This program is designed to be heard
5 Tape Slap Plate ± Decay/15ips or 7.5ips – as part of the music, mellowing and thicken-
6 Rich Plate Decay Time Predelay (1/32 Note) ing the initial sound. It is a popular choice for
7 Large Bright Plate Decay Time Predelay (1/32 Note) enhancing popular music, particularly per-
8 Vocal Plate Low Cut, Decay Time Echo cussion.

Plate reverb was originally generated by a large, thin sheet of metal suspended
upright under tension on springs. Transducers attached to the plate transmitted a
signal that made the plate vibrate — making sounds broadcast through the plate
seem to be occurring in a large open space.

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 Gate VARIATIONs Adjust Tap Gate
9 Straight Gate Duration* –
In the MPX 100, the Gate program pro-
10 Drum Gate Duration* –
vides a fairly constant sound with no decay
11 Slope Down Duration* – until the reverb is cut off abruptly. This pro-
12 140 ms Gate High Cut Predelay (1/32 Note) gram works well on percussion — particu-
13 240 ms Gate High Cut Predelay (1/32 Note) larly on snare and toms, but be sure to
14 340 ms Gate High Cut Predelay (1/32 Note) experiment with other sound sources as well.
15 440 ms Gate High Cut Predelay (1/32 Note)
16 540 ms Gate High Cut Predelay (1/32 Note)
* Note that audio is muted briefly when Duration is
altered with Adjust.
Gated reverbs were originally created by feeding a reverb, such as a metal plate,
through an analog gate device. The decay time was set to instant, and the hold time
varied the duration of the sound.

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 Hall VARIATIONs Adjust Tap Hall
1 Recital Hall Decay – The clean reverberation of the Hall pro-
2 Small Church Decay – gram is designed to add spaciousness, while
3 Jazz Hall Decay – leaving the source material unchanged. In
addition to general instrumental and vocal
4 Dance Hall Decay –
applications, the Hall program is a good
5 Synth Hall Decay – choice for giving separately recorded tracks
6 Medium Hall Decay – the sense of belonging to the same perfor-
7 Large Hall Decay – mance.
8 Large Church Decay –

Lexicon's Hall programs recreate the acoustics of actual places, from grand
reverberant enclosures to small concert halls.

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 Chamber VARIATIONs Adjust Tap Chamber
9 Brick Wall Liveness – In the MPX 100, the stereo Chamber
10 Basement Liveness – program produces an even, relatively dimen-
11 Live Concert Liveness Eko Delay sionless reverberation, with little change in
12 Percussion 1 Liveness – color as the sound decays. The initial diffu-
13 Percussion 2 Liveness – sion is similar to the Hall program, but the
14 Live Chamber Liveness – sense of space and size is much less obvi-
15 Vocal 1 Liveness Eko Delay ous. This characteristic, along with the low
16 Vocal 2 Liveness Eko Delay color of the decay tail makes Chamber useful
on a wide range of material. It is especially
useful on spoken voice, giving a noticeable
Historically, recording studio chambers were often oddly shaped rooms with a increase in loudness with very low color.
loudspeaker and set of microphones to pick up the ambience in various parts of the
room.

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 Ambience VARIATIONs Adjust Tap Ambience
1 Voice Over High Cut –
The Ambience program simulates reflec-
2 Very Small Ambience High Cut –
tions from room surfaces with random reflec-
3 Small Ambience High Cut –
tions, a gradual decay of overall level, and a
4 Medium Ambience High Cut –
gradual narrowing of the bandwidth.
5 Studio D High Cut –
6 Bright Ambience Decay Level – The variations (1-8) provide a series of
7 Dark Ambience Decay Level – rooms in increasing sizes.
8 Marble Foyer Liveness –

Ambience gives warmth, spaciousness and depth to a performance without

coloring the direct sound, and is commonly used to add a room sound to recorded
music or speech.

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 Room VARIATIONs Adjust Tap Room
9 Bedroom Wall Reflections – The Room program is very useful on
10 Tiled Room Low Frequency Cut – drums and percussion and can also be ap-
11 Studio C Liveness – plied to electric guitar tracks.
12 Small Room Liveness – The variations (9-16) provide a series of
13 Studio B Decay Time – rooms in increasing sizes.
14 Rehearsal Room High/Low Equalizer –
15 Studio A Decay Time –
16 Large Room High/Low Equalizer –

The Room program emulates actual rooms where there is a more apparent
sense of being in a small live place.

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 Tremolo VARIATIONs Adjust Tap Tremolo
1 Rectified Sine Wave Rate: 0.4-15Hz – The MPX 100 tremolo variations offer a
2 Square Wave Rate: 0.4-15Hz – variety of tremolo shapes (square, sawtooth,
3 Sawtooth Wave Rate: 0.4-15Hz – triangle, sine and rectified sine). The syn-
4 Rectified Sine Wave Sweep: 0, 90, 180, 270 Rate (1/8 Note) chronization of the left and right sides can be
5 Square Wave Sweep: 0, 90, 180, 270 Rate (1/8 Note) adjusted to produce mono and stereo ef-
6 Sawtooth Wave Sweep: 0, 90, 180, 270 Rate (1/8 Note) fects. As the tremolo rates of several varia-
7 Triangle Wave Sweep: 0, 90, 180, 270 Rate (1/8 Note) tions are set with Tap, it’s easy to match the
8 Sine Wave Sweep: 0, 90, 180, 270 Rate (1/8 Note) tempo of the music. Other variations let you
set left and right channel waveforms out-of-
Tremolo is a rhythmic change in loudness, commonly employed as an expres- phase, resulting in a panning motion.
sive technique by vocalists and wind instrument players. It is also one of the oldest All of the variations of this program (1-8)
electronic effects — frequently used with electric guitar, electric piano and, should be used with Mix set to fully Wet. By
sometimes, vocals. Different tremolo effects are largely determined by the rate and adding more dry to the wet/dry mix, Mix
waveform shape of the loudness change (fast or slow, smooth or sharp). If the effectively sets the depth of the Tremolo.
effect is used in a stereo mix, the left and right can be synchronized in a variety of
ways to produce dramatic side-to-side motion.

As tremolo is essentially a rhythmic effect,

care should be taken to make the rate work
with the tempo of the music.
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 Rotary VARIATIONs Adjust Tap Rotary
9 Rotary Slow/Fast – The MPX 100 rotary effect is a detailed
10 Rotary Slow/Fast, Width – simulation of a Leslie-style cabinet. The in-
11 Rotary Slow/Fast, Balance – put signal is split into high and low frequency
12 Slow Rotary ± Resonance – bands. The rotation effect is created by a
13 Varispeed Rotary Speed – synchronized combination of pitch shifting,
14 Tap Rotary Balance Rate (Quarter-Note) tremolo and panning. Like the physical model,
15 Tap Rotary Width Rate (Quarter-Note) the high (horn) and low (drum) frequencies
16 Tap Rotary ± Resonance Rate (Quarter-Note) are “spun” in opposite directions. Horn and
drum speeds are independent, and are de-
Rotary speaker cabinets were originally designed to provide a majestic vibrato/ signed with acceleration and deceleration
characteristics to simulate the inertia of the
choir effect for electronic theater and church organs. The most well known rotary
original mechanical elements.
speaker is the Leslie™ Model 122, which has two counter-rotating elements — a
high frequency horn and a low frequency rotor with slow and fast speeds. The A virtual requirement for any organ sound,
sound generated as the spinning elements change speed is truly magical. The the rotary effect also sounds great with guitar
swirling, spacious effect is hard to describe, but is instantly reconizable. and electric piano rhythm parts. In fact, it’s a
great alternative to chorus and tremolo ef-
fects for any sound source.
All of the variations of this program (9-16)
should be used with Mix set to fully Wet for
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 Chorus VARIATIONs Adjust Tap Chorus
1 Rich Chorus ± Resonance – The stereo Chorus program uses six in-
2 Rich Chorus ± Depth – dependently randomized delay voices
3 Rich Chorus Rate – panned across the stereo field. This pro-
4 Rich Chorus High Cut – gram, inherited from Lexicon's PCM 80, gen-
5 Diffuse Chorus Diffusion – erates a rich, airy effect that can simulate the
6 Slap Chorus Diffusion – sound of multiple sound sources from a
7 Slap Chorus ± Resonance – single source.
8 Slap Chorus ± Depth – This program is stunning on acoustic or
clean electric guitar.
Chorus effects multiply the original audio source to create a lush, full sound. All of the variations of this program (1-8)
Traditionally used to fatten up tracks and to add body to guitar without coloring the should be used with Mix set to fully Wet to
original tone, chorus effects are also often used in combination with echoes, plates achieve the full richness of the 6-voice cho-
and other reverb effects. rus.

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 Flange VARIATIONs Adjust Tap Flange
9 Light Flange: in phase sweep ± Resonance — In the MPX 100, the stereo Flanger has
10 Light Flange: out of phase sweep ± Resonance — two 2-tap delays —one per channel. The first
11 Light Flange: in phase sweep Rate — tap is fixed, and the second sweeps past it.
12 Light Flange: out of phase sweep Rate — Mixing the two delay taps together creates
13 Deep Flange: in phase sweep ± Resonance — the flanging effect.
14 Deep Flange: out of phase sweep ± Resonance —
All of the variations of this program (9-16)
15 Light Flange Sweep: 0, 90, 180, 270 — should be used with Mix set to fully Wet to
16 Deep Flange Sweep: 0, 90, 180, 270 — achieve the full flange effect.

Flanging effects were originally created by simultaneously recording and

playing back two identical programs on two tape recorders, then using hand
pressure against the flange of the tape reels to slow down first one machine, then
the other. The result was a series of changing phase cancellations and reinforce-
ments, with a characteristic swishing, tunnelling and fading sound.

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 Pitch VARIATIONs Adjust Tap Pitch
1 Semi-tone Shift -2 to +1 octaves — The stereo polyphonic Pitch program in
2 Glide Shifter ± 1 octave — the MPX 100 allows complete program ma-
3 +/-100 cents ± 100 cents — terial or monophonic sources to be shifted
4 Minor 3rd to 4th Harmony Flat 3rd to 4th Up — down two octaves or up one octave.
5 4th/5th Harmony 4th to 5th Up — For pitch correction, use this algorithm
6 5th/6th Harmony 5th to 6th Up —
with Mix set to fully Wet. For harmonization,
7 2nd Inversion Triad Minor/Major 3rd —
use the desired amount of wet/dry Mix.
8 Power Chords Inversion —

Altering the pitch of a sound allows a variety of effects from subtle detuning to
the creation of harmonies and chords.

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 Detune VARIATIONs Adjust Tap Detune
9 Mild Detuning – The 4-voice stereo Detune program in
10 Moderate Detuning – the MPX 100 has one pair of voices per
11 Heavy Detuning – channel. As more detune amount is applied
12 FullRange Detuning – (with Adjust), the pair grow more out of tune,
13 Warm & Mild Detuning – providing a lush sound without the need for a
14 Warm & Moderate Detuning – dry signal to be mixed in.
15 Warm & Heavy Detuning – All of the variations of this program (9-16)
16 Slap Detuner Detuning – should be used with Mix set to fully Wet to
achieve the full effect.
Detune effects add a delayed/pitch shifted version of the original source —
thickening up the sound. They can be particularly effective when used to simulate
double-tracking. They are also great alternatives to chorus effects, adding the
richness of a chorus without the audible sweep caused by the chorus rate.

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 Delay, Echo
The MPX 100 Delay, Echo variations In variations 1-8, Adjust also sets the In Variations 9-16, the amount of feed-
include mono (5.5 seconds), stereo (2.7 sec- amount of feedback — a single repeat when back is preset and Adjust determines Delay
onds) and 6-voice multitap effects. Each of the knob is centered, more repeats as the time — the delay time is shortest when the
the 16 variations can be used for digital delay knob is moved past center in either direction. knob is centered, increasing as the knob is
or tape echo effects. When Adjust is turned Delay time is set with Tap. Each variation is moved away from center in either direction.
past its center postion to the right, tape echo preset with a different useful rhythm.
effects are produced. (Each repeat is darker
and softer.) When Adjust is turned to the left Delays and echoes are effects that repeat a sound a short time after it first occurs.
of center, digital delay effects are produced. The simplest (and oldest) delay effect is tape slap — a single repeat about 100ms
(Each repeat is the same timbre, but softer.) after the original sound. (It was often used on Elvis’s voice and rockabilly guitar
tracks.) Tape slap becomes tape echo when the output of the tape is fed back into
the input (feedback),turning a single repeat into a series of repeats — each a little
softer and a little darker than the last. This darkening of each repeat is characteristic
of the analog tape recording process. Digital delays don’t have this characteristic
— each repeat has the same exact timbre and the only difference from repeat to
repeat is in loudness.
Digital delay and tape echo are both useful, but they are different. Tape echo is
warmer and allows the original sound to stand out more, while digital delay can
present a “perfect” copy of the orignal sound.
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 Delay, Echo VARIATIONs Adjust Tap

1 Mono Quarter-Note Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time

2 Stereo Quarter-Note Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time
3 Triplet Shuffle Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time
4 Dotted Eighth-Note Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time
5 Eighth-Note and Triplet Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time
6 Ping Pong Quarter-Note Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time
7 Triplet Rhythm 1 Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time
8 Triplet Rhythm 2 Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time
9 Mono Delay/Echo Time: 0-5.5sec
10 Stereo Delay/Echo Time: 0-2.7sec
11 Tape Slap Delay/Echo Time: 3 3/4 to 30ips When using any type of delay or echo
12 Multi Bounce Delay/Echo Time: 0-100ms effects with music, always pay attention to
13 Multi Linear Delay/Echo Time: 0-400ms the way the repeats fall rhythmically to the
14 Multi Inverse Delay/Echo Time: 0-400ms beat. The most effective delay and echo
15 Multi Repeat Delay/Echo Time: 0-150ms + Fbk patterns are those that lock in with the
16 Multi Pong Delay/Echo Time: 0-200ms + Fbk tempo of the tune.

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About the Dual Programs Variations 7-10 are set up in the Cas-
cade configuration - two stereo effects, one
The MPX 100 Dual programs combine
placed after the other (for example, Flange-
either a Delay or Reverb algorithm with a
Delay, Flange passes its stereo signal to the
Flange, a Pitch or a Chorus. Effects Lvl/Bal
Delay).
controls the relative balance of each effect in
the combination. Variations 11-14 are set up in the Mono
Split configuration which is similar to Parallel,
Four routing configurations are used in
however one effect (Flange) receives audio
the variations of each Dual program: Dual
from the left input and the other effect (Delay)
Stereo (Parallel), Cascade, Mono Split and
receives audio from the right input. Both
Dual Mono.
effects then output stereo audio.
Variations 1-6 are set up in the Parallel
Variations 15 and 16 are set up in the
configuration - two stereo effects placed side
Dual Mono configuration where one effect
by side so that they receive and output stereo
(Flange) appears on the left channel only
audio from both left and right channels.
and the other effect (Delay) appears on the
right channel only.

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 Generally, the Effects Lvl/Bal knob con-
trols the balance of the two effects in each At center, you get
dual program. In the cascade variations, delayed pitch shift
rather than simply controlling balance, the
This setting provides pitch This setting provides delayed
knob varies the amount of the first effect or
shift plus delayed pitch shift pitch plus delayed dry signal
dry signal which is fed into the second effect.

At the leftmost setting, At the rightmost setting, you

you get only pitch shift get only delayed dry signal

Behavior of Effects Lvl/Bal in the cascade variations. Several

points from the knob's continuous range are illustrated here, using
the Pitch-Delay program as an example.
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 Flange – Delay

Flange-Delay VARIATIONs Adjust Tap Routing

1 Deep Flange - Stereo Delay Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time (1/4 Note)
2 Deep Flange - Stereo Delay Delay/Echo Feedback Dotted 1/8 Note
3 Deep Flange - Stereo Delay Delay/Echo Feedback 1/8 Note Triplet
4 Light Flange - Ping Pong Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time (1/4 Note)
5 Light Flange - Repeat Delay/Echo Time: 0-150ms, Feedback —
6 Light Flange - Bounce Delay/Echo Time: 0-200ms, Feedback —
7 Deep Flange>Stereo Delay Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time (1/4 Note)
8 Deep Flange>Repeat Delay/Echo Time: 0-150ms, Feedback —
9 Deep Flange>Ping Pong Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time (1/4 Note)
10 Deep Flange> Bounce Delay/Echo Time: 0-200ms, Feedback —
11 Light Flange+Stereo Delay Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time (1/4 Note)
12 Ligth Flange+Ping Pong Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time (1/4 Note)
13 Light Flange+Repeat Delay/Echo Time: 0-150ms, Feedback —
14 Light Flange+Bounce Delay/Echo Time: 0-200ms, Feedback —
15 Deep Flange/Mono Delay Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time (1/4 Note)
16 Deep Flange/Mono Delay Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time (Dotted 1/4 Note)

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 Pitch – Delay
Pitch-Delay VARIATIONs Adjust Tap Routing

1 5th Up/Down - Stereo Quarter-Note ± 5th Delay Time

2 Octave Up/Down - Triplet Shuffle ± 1 octave Delay Time
3 Octave Up/Down - Eighth and Triplet ± 1 octave Delay Time
4 3rd Up/4th Up - Ping Pong Quarter-Note Minor 3rd to 4th Up Delay Time
5 4th Up/5th Up - Triplet Rhythm 1 4th to 5th Up Delay Time
6 5th Up/6th Up - Triplet Rhythm 2 5th to 6th Up Delay Time
7 Octave Up/Down > Triplet Rhythm 1 ± 1 octave Delay Time
8 5th Up/Down > Triplet Rhythm 2 ± 5th Delay Time
9 Major/Minor Minor/Major 3rd w/Feedback Delay Time
10 Intervals Up Ascending Intervals w/Feedback Delay Time
11 5th Up/Down + Stereo Quarter-Note ± 5th Delay Time
12 Octave Up/Down + Triplet Shuffle ± 1 octave Delay Time
13 4th Up/5th Up + Triplet Rhythm 1 4th to 5th Up Delay Time
14 5th Up/6th Up + Triplet Rhythm 2 5th to 6th Up Delay Time
15 Octave Up/Down / Mono Quarter-Note ± 1 octave Delay Time
16 Octave Up/Down / Triplet Shuffle ± 1 octave Delay Time
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 Chorus – Delay
Chorus-Delay VARIATIONs Adjust Tap Routing

1 Rich Chorus 1 - Stereo 1/4 Note Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time

2 Rich Chorus 1 - Dotted 1/8 Note Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time
3 Rich Chorus 1 - 1/8 Note and Triplet Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time
4 Rich Chorus 1 - Ping Pong 1/4 Note Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time
5 Rich Chorus 1 - Multi Repeat Delay/Echo Time: 0-150ms, Feedback —
6 Rich Chorus 1 - Multi Pong Delay/Echo Time: 0-200ms, Feedback —
7 Rich Chorus 1 - Stereo 1/4 Note Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time
8 Rich Chorus 2 - Multi Repeat Delay/Echo Time: 0-150ms, Feedback —
9 Rich Chorus 2 - Ping Pong 1/4 Note Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time
10 Rich Chorus 3 - Multi Pong Delay/Echo Time: 0-200ms, Feedback
11 Rich Chorus 1 - Stereo 1/4 Note Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time
12 Rich Chorus 1 - Ping Pong 1/4 Note Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time
13 Rich Chorus 1 - Crossfeed Delay/Echo Time: 0-150ms, Feedback —
14 Rich Chorus 1 - Multi Pong Delay/Echo Time: 0-200ms, Feedback —
15 Rich Chorus 4 - Mono 1/4 Note Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time
16 Rich Chorus 4 - Dotted 1/8 Note Delay/Echo Feedback Delay Time

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 Delay – Reverb
Delay-Reverb VARIATIONs Adjust Tap Routing

1 Stereo 1/4 Note - Small Space Decay Time Delay Time

2 Triplet Shuffle - Medium Space Decay Time Delay Time
3 1/8 Note and Triplet - Large Space Decay Time Delay Time
4 Ping Pong 1/4 Note - Small Space Decay Time Delay Time
5 Triplet Rhythm 1 - Medium Space Decay Time Delay Time
6 Triplet Rhythm 2 - Large Space Decay Time Delay Time
7 Stereo 1/4 Note > Room Decay Time Delay Time
8 1/8 Note and Triplet > Large Space Decay Time Delay Time
9 Triplet Rhythm 1 > Room Decay Time Delay Time
10 Triplet Rhythm 2 > Large Space Decay Time Delay Time
11 Stereo 1/4 Note + Medium Space Decay Time Delay Time
12 Ping Pong 1/4 Note + Large Space Decay Time Delay Time
13 Triplet Rhythm 1 + Medium Space Decay Time Delay Time
14 Triplet Rhythm 2 + Small Space Decay Time Delay Time
15 Mono 1/4 Note / Room Decay Time Delay Time
16 Triplet Rhythm 2 / Large Space Decay Time Delay Time
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 Flange – Reverb
Flange-Reverb VARIATIONs Adjust Tap Routing

1 Light Flange - Small Space Decay Flange Rate (Whole Note)

2 Light Flange - Medium Space Decay Flange Rate (Whole Note)
3 Light Flange - Large Space Decay Flange Rate (Whole Note)
4 Deep Flange - Small Space Decay —
5 Deep Flange - Medium Space Decay —
6 Deep Flange - Large Space Decay —
7 Light Flange > Large Space Decay Flange Rate (Whole Note)
8 Deep Flange > Large Space Decay —
9 Light Flange > Room Liveness Flange Rate (Whole Note)
10 Deep Flange > Room Liveness —
11 Light Flange + Medium Space Decay Flange Rate (Whole Note)
12 Light Flange + Room Liveness Flange Rate (Whole Note)
13 Deep Flange + Medium Space Decay —
14 Deep Flange + Room Liveness —
15 Light Flange / Large Space Decay Flange Rate (Whole Note)
16 Light Flange / Large Space Decay Flange Rate (Whole Note)

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 Pitch – Reverb
Pitch-Reverb VARIATIONs Adjust Tap Routing

1 Minor 3rd to 4th - Room 3rd to 4th Up PreDelay (1/32 Note)

2 4th to 5th - Room 4th to 5th Up PreDelay (1/32 Note)
3 5th to 6th - Room 5th to 6th Up PreDelay (1/32 Note)
4 ±1 Octave - Medium Space ± 1 octave PreDelay (1/32 Note)
5 Power Chords - Medium Space Decay Time PreDelay (1/32 Note)
6 Manual Detune - Room Detuning PreDelay (1/32 Note)
7 ±100 > Small Space ± 100 cents PreDelay (1/32 Note)
8 Power Chords - Large Space Decay Time PreDelay (1/32 Note)
9 4ths > Medium Space Decay Time PreDelay (1/32 Note)
10 Octaves > Medium Space Decay Time PreDelay (1/32 Note)
11 4th to 5th + Room 4th to 5th Up PreDelay (1/32 Note)
12 5th to 6th + Room 5th to 6th Up PreDelay (1/32 Note)
13 4ths + Large Space Decay Time PreDelay (1/32 Note)
14 Octaves + Medium Space Decay Time PreDelay (1/32 Note)
15 Octaves / Medium Space Decay Time PreDelay (1/32 Note)
16 4ths / Large Space Decay Time PreDelay (1/32 Note)

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 Chorus – Reverb
Chorus-Reverb VARIATIONs Adjust Tap Routing

1 Rich Chorus 1 - Small Space Decay Time —

2 Rich Chorus 1 - Medium Space Decay Time —
3 Rich Chorus 1 - Large Space Decay Time —
4 Rich Chorus 2 - Small Space Decay Time —
5 Rich Chorus 2 - Medium Space Decay Time —
6 Rich Chorus 2 - Large Space Decay Time —
7 Rich Chorus 1 > Room Liveness —
8 Rich Chorus 2 > Room Liveness —
9 Rich Chorus 3 > Room Liveness —
10 Rich Chorus 1 > Small Space Decay Time —
11 Rich Chorus 1 + Small Space Decay Time —
12 Rich Chorus 2 + Medium Space Decay Time —
13 Rich Chorus 2 + Large Space Decay Time —
14 Rich Chorus 1 + Large Space Decay Time —
15 Rich Chorus 1 / Room Liveness —
16 Rich Chorus 4 / Room Liveness —

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 Delay, Echo VARIATIONs Adjust Tap Special FX
1 Infinite Reverb High Cut Echo The Special FX variations showcase the
2 The Abyss ± Pitch Bend – flexibility and creative possibilities of the
3 Jet Flange Tone Rate (Whole Note) MPX 100. Adjust is completely different in
4 Chorus Verb High Cut – each of the Variations, so be sure to experi-
5 Rotary Delay Dly/Echo Time: 0-150ms+Fbk Rate (1/4 Note) ment with all of them.
6 Fader Verb Input Volume Echo
7 PCM 60 - LgSize Decay Time –
8 LowRumble Decay Time –
9 Ducking Reverb Decay Time –
10 Ducking Chorus>Delay ± Resonance –
11 Ducking Triplets Delay/Echo Feedback –
12 Subdividing Delay Beat Value: 1/32-Whole Note Delay Time
13 Panning Delays Delay/Echo Feedback Dly Time, Pan Rate
14 Dream Sequence ± Shift Amount –
15 Infinite Repeat Feedback: 0-Infinite Dly Time (Whole Note)
16 Diffusor Diffusion –

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 User Programs
When shipped from the factory, the six- Reinitialization
teen MPX 100 User locations contain dupli- Reinitializing the MPX 100 will reset all of
cates of the following programs: the System Mode parameters to their factory
User defaults, replace any programs stored in the
VARIATION User bank with the factory-loaded preset
1 Plate 2 copies, and clear any Learned patches. To
2 Gate 9 do this:
3 Hall 5 1. Hold the Store button while powering up
4 Hall 6
the MPX 100. (Store and Tap will flash
5 Chamber 13
6 Ambience 3
rapidly.) Press Tap or Bypass to exit
7 Room 14 without reinitializing.
8 Tremolo 1 2. Press Store to reinitialize the MPX 100.
9 Rotary 9
10 Rotary 15
11 Chorus 3
12 Flange 12
13 Pitch 1
14 Detune 12
15 Delay, Echo 8
16 Delay, Echo 12
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 MIDI Operation
MPX 100 MIDI Behavior
The MPX 100 “learns” MIDI Channel, Pro- As many as five Learn patches (for the Program Change messages 0-15 are re-
gram Change and Continuous Controllers in front panel Mix, Effects Lvl/Bal, Adjust, served for executing program loads on any
its Learn Mode. Bypass and Tap controls) on as many as learned MIDI Channel — or a separate MIDI
five MIDI Channels are supported. Channel can be selected for program load.

Any of these controls can be patched

to Continuous Controllers.

Program Change messages can

These buttons can also be also be used to load programs.
patched to Program Change.

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Assigning a MIDI Channel Although this channel can be used to 2. Send a Program Change message to the
receive other Program Change messages, MPX 100. (The Edit LED will flash to
for Program Load numbers 0-15 will always load the 16 varia- show incoming MIDI activity.)
In order to use Program Change mes- tions of the currently loaded program. Pro- 3. The MPX 100 learns the MIDI Channel of
sages for Program loads as well as to control gram Change messages 0-15 will be ignored the transmitting device and re-assigns
front panel buttons, the MPX 100 is de- on all other MIDI Channels. the Program Load function to that chan-
signed to have one MIDI channel dedicated When shipped from the factory, the MPX nel.
to loading programs. This is called the Pro- 100 has MIDI Channel 1 assigned as the 4. Simultaneously press Store and Tap to
gram Load MIDI Channel. default Program Load channel. To re-define exit.
the Program Load assignment:
This Program Load channel assignment
1. Simultaneously press Store and Tap to is remembered until it is deliberately re-set
enter Learn Mode. (The Store LED with the same procedure.
flashes slowly and the Tap LED lights
steadily to indicate Learn Mode is active.)

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Using Program Change Messages for For example, Program Change 1 with
MPX 100 Program Banks
Program Load PROGRAM pointing to Plate, Gate, will cause
the first Plate program to be loaded. Sending 0 User
The MPX 100 will allow loading of all of its 1 Flange-Delay
240 preset and 16 User programs via stan- controller 32 with a value of 0, followed by
2 Pitch-Delay
dard MIDI Program Change messages. It Program Change 1, loads the first program of 3 Chorus-Delay
also conforms to the use of MIDI controller 32 the User bank. Sending controller 32 with a 4 Delay Reverb
to perform Bank Select, starting with the value of 1, then Program Change 2, loads the 5 Flange-Reverb
User bank as the first bank. (For the pur- second program in the Flange-Delay bank. 6 Pitch-Reverb
poses of this discussion, each setting of the Sending controller 32 with a value of 8, then 7 Chorus-Reverb
program change 15 will load the last Gate 8 Plate, Gate
MPX 100 PROGRAM knob selects a “bank”
program in the Plate, Gate bank. 9 Hall, Chamber
of 16 programs.) The MPX 100 “banks” are 10 Ambience, Room
ordered numerically from 0-15. Once a bank is selected, all subsequent
11 Tremolo, Rotary
Here’s how it works. If a standard MIDI Program Change messages will select pro- 12 Chorus, Flange
Program Change is sent to the MPX 100 on grams within that bank until a new value for 13 Pitch, Detune
its Program Load MIDI Channel, Program controller 32 is received, or until the PRO- 14 Delay, Echo
Change messages 0-15 will load programs GRAM or VARIATION knob is moved. 15 Special FX
1-16 from the current Program Bank. This function can be disabled with the
If a Bank Select message (controller 32) MIDI Pgm Change parameter in System
precedes a Program Change message, any Mode.
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Learning Continuous 2. Move one of the MPX 100 front panel 4. Press Store to commit to the assignment.
controls (Mix, Effects Lvl/Bal, Adjust, The Store LED will flash rapidly.
Controllers Bypass or Tap) to assign it to the control-
The MPX 100 recognizes Pitch Bend, ler.
AfterTouch and MIDI Continuous Controllers
1-31 and 33-119. To Learn a Continuous
Controller:
5. To assign another front panel control to a
1. Simultaneously press Store and Tap to MIDI controller, repeat steps 2 - 5.
enter Learn Mode. (The Store LED flashes 3. Move the MIDI controller through its full
range. To use only a fraction of the 6. Simultaneously press Store and Tap to
slowly and the Tap LED lights steadily to
controller’s range, limit your movement to exit. The Store LED will flash rapidly if
indicate Learn Mode is active.)
the desired range. you have created or changed any assign-
ments.

The Edit LED will flash to indicate incom-

ing MIDI activity. NOTE: When a MIDI controller is assigned to
Bypass or Tap, moving it through the mid-point
of its Learned range will execute a “press” of
the front panel button.

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Activating Bypass or Tap 2. Press the front panel button you want to 5. Simultaneously press Store and Tap to
control (Bypass or Tap). exit. The Store LED will flash rapidly if you
functions with Program have created or changed any assign-
ments.
Change Messages
The MPX 100 recognizes MIDI Program
Changes 16-127 (17-128 on some MIDI 3. Send a MIDI Program Change to the MPX
To aid MIDI controllers (such as some foot
devices) on any channel. To assign a Pro- 100. The Edit LED will flash to indicate
controllers) which do not allow repeated Pro-
gram Change message to Bypass or Tap: incoming MIDI activity. gram Change messages to be sent by a single
1. Simultaneously press Store and Tap to 4. Press Store to commit to the assignment. button, the MPX 100 learns the next highest
enter Learn Mode. (The Store LED flashes The Store LED will flash rapidly. Program Change along with every Program
Change message it learns for Bypass and/or
slowly and the Tap LED lights steadily to
Tap. For example, if you Learn Program Change
indicate Learn Mode is active.) 20 as the source for Bypass, Program Change
21 will also control Bypass functions. To avoid
conflicting Bypass and Tap assignments, leave
a space between the two buttons’ assignments.
(i.e. if you learn Program Change 20 for By-
pass, remember that 21 will also be learned, so
you will have to jump to Program Change 22
(and 23) for Tap.
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Clearing a Learned 3. Press Store to clear the assignment. Learnable Front Panel controls and
The Store LED will flash rapidly. Assignable MIDI Sources
Assignment
MIDI MIDI
1. Simultaneously press Store and Tap to Front Panel Controllers Pgm Change
enter Learn Mode. (The Store LED flashes Control 1-31, 33-119 16-127*
slowly and the Tap LED lights steadily to
Mix Yes No
indicate Learn Mode is active.) Effects Lvl/Bal Yes No
4. To clear another front panel assignment, Adjust Yes No
repeat steps 2 and 3. Bypass Yes Yes
5. Simultaneously press Store and Tap to Tap Yes Yes
exit. The Store LED will flash rapidly if *Program Change numbers 0-15 will be ignored
you have changed any assignments. except on the MIDI Channel assigned for pro-
2. Move the front panel control that you gram load.
want to clear (Mix, Effects Lvl/Bal, Ad-
just, Bypass or Tap).

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MIDI Clock MIDI Dumps
The MPX 100 recognizes MIDI Clock mes- MIDI Dumps allow you to back up the 16 1. Press and hold Bypass for 2 seconds.
sages and applies the tempo (40-400 BPM) User programs, the currently running pro- The Bypass and Store LEDs will blink
to any program which utilizes the Tap-tempo gram, or your System Mode settings and slowly to indicate you are in System
feature. Connect a MIDI device which out- Learned patch assignments, to a storage Mode.
puts MIDI Clock (such as the MPX R1 foot device (typically, a sequencer). 2. Turn VARIATION to:
controller or a MIDI sequencer) to the MPX MIDI Dumps are performed in System
100 MIDI IN jack, to have the MPX 100 Mode. To perform a dump of the User pro- 14 to dump the User programs
automatically recognize and begin to pro- grams, the current program, or all of the 15 to dump the current program
cess the MIDI clocks. When you change System Mode parameter settings: 16 to dump the System settings and
tempo on the connected device, the MPX Learned patch assignments
100 will follow along and adjust its delay 3. Press Store to execute the dump.
times or rates to match the tempo. 4. Press Bypass to exit System Mode.

This can be disabled with the MIDI Clock

Receive parameter in System Mode.

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 MIDI Implementation
Lexicon MPX 100

Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks

Basic Default X 1 Learned
Channel Channel X 1-16

Mode Default Mode 2

Messages X X
Altered X
Note X X
Number True Voice
Velocity Note ON X X (Off=9n v=0)
Note OFF X X
After Keys X X used as controller
Touch Channels X OX Learned
Pitch Bender X OX used as controller, Learned
Control X OX 1-119 (0 and 32 used as Bank Select)
Change Learned
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 Program X 0-15=1-16 16-127 ignored; Program message
Change True # 1-15=Program Change 1-16 for
current Program Group
Bank Select X O

System Lexicon O O Product ID=14 (decimal)

Exclusive Real-Time X X Device ID=MIDI Channel
non Real-Time X X 0-15 = 1-16
System :Song Pos X X
:Song Sel X X
Common :Tune X X
System :Clock X O
Real Time :Commands X X
Aux :Local ON/OFF X X
Messages :All Notes OFF X X
:Active Sense
:Reset X X

Mode 1: OMNI ON, POLY Mode 2: OMNI ON, MONO O : Yes

Mode 3: OMNI OFF, POLY Mode 4: OMNI OFF, MONO X : No OX: Selectable
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 Specifications
Audio Inputs (2) Footswitch Internal Audio Data Path
Level -30dBu to +4dBu Tip/Ring/Sleeve phone jack for DSP: 24-bit
Impedance 500K unbalanced for Bypass and Tap (optional)
Direct Instrument input Frequency Response Power Requirements
(Unit detects a mono input Wet/Dry: 20Hz-20kHz, ±1dB 9VAC wall transformer provided
on the right input) Dimensions
1/4" connectors THD+N
<0.05%, 20Hz-20kHz 19"W x 1.75"H x 4"D (483 x 45 x 102mm)
Audio Outputs (2) Weight
Level +8dBu typical Dynamic Range
A/A: >95dB typical, 20Hz-20kHz, unweighted Unit: 2 lbs, 2 oz (0.959kg)
Impedance 75Ω for Headphone output
(Right only used for mono A/D: >100dB typical, 20Hz-20kHz, unweighted Environment
output; Left only used for Conversion Operating
stereo headphones) 20 bits A/D, 20 bits D/A Temperature 32° to 104°F (0° to 40°C)
1/4" connectors 44.1kHz sample rate Relative
Humidity 95% non-condensing
Digital Audio Output Crosstalk
20-bit Digital S/PDIF output (always active) >45dB
Sample Rate: 44.1kHz
Connector: Coaxial, RCA type
Specifications subject to change without notice.

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