Lexicon PCM 90 - GUIDE REV 1 User manual

Lexicon Part No. 070-11256
Basic Operation
PCM 90 Quick Reference Guide
Note: You can set and display delay values in units of time, or
with tempo values. Whenever a delay value isdisplayedinEdit
mode,pressUp andTemposimultaneouslytotogglethesetwo
options.
Halls: Orchestral
P0 0.0 Deep Blue
The PCM 90 has 5 basic modes of operation, selected by pressing: Program Banks, Register Banks, Edit, Control or Tempo
EachsetofPCM90controls
is organized into a matrix of
as many as 10 rows and 10
columns.
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↓Your current matrix location is shown in the lower
left of the display. A P, an R or a C preceding the
number indicates you are in a Program, Register
or Card Bank. If there is no number shown here,
you are in Go mode. (See Edit.)
Up and Down
move you
vertically
through the
rows of the
matrix.
In Edit, Control or Tempo mode, ADJUST scrolls
through the range of available settings for thedisplayed
control.InProgramBanks andRegister Banks mode,
ADJUST is patched to one or more effect parameters.
In Program and Register modes,descriptive
bank and row labels appear on the top line of
the display — these can be customized for
your own effects in Control mode.
←→
Simultaneously press Up
and Down to return to 0.0. In Edit, Control or Tempo mode, a ✱
indicates the presence of multiple param-
eterswithinasinglematrixlocation.Press
Load/✱to cycle through all of the param-
eters; simultaneously press Load/✱with
either Up or Down to backstep.
SELECT moves you
horizontally across the matrix.
To set PCM 90 tempo rate,
pressTempo.UseSELECT
and Up and Down to locate
matrixposition0.0.TurnAD-
JUST to select any Tempo
Rate from 40-400 BPM.
Any PCM 90 delay param-
eter and any time-based
modulator can be individu-
ally assigned an absolute
time or tempo value.
You can set delay times in
milliseconds, or in a ratio of
echoes/beats linked to
tempo. When you change
tempo, the delay times will
change to maintain the
same rhythm at the new
tempo.
Tempo
Or, press Tap twice in
rhythm to establish the
tempo rate you want. Tap is
always active, allowing you
to change tempo on the fly.
Edit
Press Edit to access all
available parameters for the
currentlyrunningeffect.Turn
ADJUSTto alter thevalue of
any displayed parameter.
Control
PressControltoaccesssys-
tem parameters, MIDI con-
trols, and global control of
parameters such as Mix,
Tempo, and Bypass type.
Tempo
Press Tempo to set tempo-
relatedvalues thataffect the
delay time and LFO rate pa-
rameters of the currently
running effect.
Effect Sorting
The PCM 90 lets you per-
form KeyWord sorting of
your effects. (The default
KeyWordA to Z displays all
of the effects in the box in
alphabetical order.)
To select a different
KeyWord for sorting, go to
Control 1.8. and use AD-
JUSTtoselectanyKeyWord
from the following list.
PCM 90 KeyWords
A to Z
Acoustic
Ambience
Ballad
Bright
Broadcast
Cascade
Chamber
Classical
Cncrt Hall
Custom
Dark
Dialog
Drums/Perc
Dynamic
Echo
Film-ADR
Room
Short
Slap FX
Small
Spatial
Special FX
Splits
Stereo
Surround
Tempo
Unnatural
Vocal
User 1
User 2
User 3
User 4
Gated
Guitar
Indoor
Instrument
Keyboard
Large
Live PA
Long
Mastering
Medium
MIDI
Mono
Natural
Orchestral
Outdoor
Plate
RandomHall
As many as 4 KeyWords
can be assigned in Edit
modetoeacheffect.(We've
already assigned at least
one to every preset.)
Press either Banks button
one push beyond the last
banktoviewthelistofsorted
effects. Turn SELECT to
scroll through the list.
Program Banks
and Register Banks
Press Program Banks to
cycle through 5 banks of 50
presets. Press Register
Banks to access 2 internal
banks of 50 registers (or
PCMCIA card banks) where
you can store your versions
of the factory presets.
Simultaneouslypressandre-
lease both Banks buttons to
view the previously loaded
effect. Turn SELECT to view
as many as 10 effects back.
Press Load/✱to load any
displayed effect. ADJUST
acts as a soft knob for ad-
justment of one or more
patched effect parameters.
Turn SELECT to view all of
theeffects.A ✱in frontof an
effect name indicates that
theeffect is notloaded.Hold
downeither Banks buttonto
seethenameofthecurrently
running effect.

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PCM 90 Quick Reference Guide
Audition the Programs
Press Program Banks to cycle through 5 banks of 50 presets.
Turn SELECT to view all of the presets in the selected bank.
Press Load/✱to load any displayed effect.
P0 Halls
Matrix
Location Preset Type
0.0-0.9 Orchestral
1.0-1.9 Vocal
2.0-2.9 Live Sound
3.0-3.9 Instrument
4.0-4.9 Custom
P1 Rooms
Matrix
Location Preset Type
0.0-0.9 Instrument
1.0-1.9 Vocal
2.0-2.9 Live Sound
3.0-3.9 Drums/Perc
4.0-4.9 Custom
P2 Plates
Matrix
Location Preset Type
0.0-0.9 Instrument
1.0-1.9 Vocal
2.0-2.9 Live Sound
3.0-3.9 Drums/Perc
4.0-4.9 Custom
P3 Post
Matrix
Location Preset Type
0.0-0.9 Indoor Small
1.0-1.9 Indoor Large
2.0-2.9 Outdoor
3.0-3.9 Spatial
4.0-4.9 Custom
P4 Splits
Matrix
Location Preset Type
0.0-0.9 Mono
1.0-1.9 Stereo
2.0-2.9 Live Sound
3.0-3.9 Instrument
4.0-4.9 Custom
Press Load/✱to move the
✱totheRegisterIDnumber.
Use ADJUST or SELECT to
choose the register where
you want the effect saved.
Press Store. The current
program name will appear
with a flashing cursor over
the first letter of the name.
TurnADJUSTtoselectanew
character.PressUporDown
to select a new type of char-
acter (upper or lower case,
numeric, symbolic, or blank).
Turn SELECT to move the
cursor to a new character.
Store
Press Bypass to mute the
input signal. A Bypass Mode
parameter at Control mode
1.3 allowsyoutoselectinput
muting, output muting, input
andoutputmuting,orbypass
asalternatives.Youcanalso
assignthebypassfunctionto
an external controller.
Bypass
The PCM 90 offers two levels of editing control: Go mode and Pro mode.
Turn SELECT to view the
available parameters.
Go mode gives you access to a specific set of asmany as 10
parameters for each of the 250 presets. We have designed
each set of parameters to allow you to make changes to the
effect without losing the character of the sound.
In Go mode, press Edit to
access the most useful pre-
set parameters for the cur-
rently running effect.
Turn ADJUST to change the
value of any displayed pa-
rameter.
ThePCM90isshippedinGomode.TochangetheEditmode,
press Control, use SELECT and Up and Down to locate
matrix position 1.0. Turn ADJUST to select Go or Pro.
Edit
Pro mode gives you access to the full effect edit matrix
whenever you press Edit. The edit matrix contains all effect
parameters, Patching and Modulation controls, and tools for
creatingCustomControlsandassigningKeyWordstoeffects.
When you turn ADJUST, or
perform any other param-
eter edits, the front panel
Compare light will go on to
indicate that the program
has been modified since it
waslaststored.PressCom-
pare to hear the unedited
version. Press again to re-
turn to your edited program.
Compare
Each presethasoneormore
parameters patched to the
ADJUST knob.
Turn ADJUST to display the
name and the current value
of the patch.
Continue turningADJUSTto
changethevalueofthepatch
along its entire range. The
screen will return to its nor-
mal display when you stop
turning ADJUST.
When the display shows the
register number you want,
press Store. Press Store in
response to the "Are you
sure?"messagetosaveyour
new effect to the displayed
register location.
ThePCM90offersanexten-
sive set of informative dis-
playmessageswhichcanbe
activated from the front
panel. If you want to know
more about the function of a
particular button, press and
hold the button down. While
you are holding down the
button, an explanatory mes-
sage will be displayed.
Info
In addition to these easy plug and play techniques, the PCM 90 provides extensive
systemcontrolviafrontpanelpatchingorMIDI.Forcompletedetailsontheseandother
features, read the PCM 90 User Guide.
In additionto ADJUST,asmanyas 4 Custom Controls canbe
createdforanyeffect.We'vecreatedsomeinterestingonesfor
the presets in a row called "Custom" at the end of each bank
(4.0-4.9) — Look for these in the first Edit row.