SeriesLexicon MX

I bought the Lexicon mx200 to be used with a soundcraft fx16 II mixer and electric guitar since I needed some more effects than the built in ones in the mixer. Its routed from the aux send of the mixer and Im currently using two aux sends into the mx200 left and right inputs. The mx200 have 4 routing options and two processes that can be run in series or parallell. Its important to read the manual and configure the utility setting correctly if you are going to plug it into a mixer or guitar amp. The sounds are great for guitar I havent tested for song, drums, keyboard yet. You get different mix results based on the routing you choose from 1-4. Some effects sounds best through routing 1 or 2 and some better through routing 3 or 4. I use it mainly for chorus and reverb and delay effects and with correct routing they sound very good with alot of width and depth. This unit can make your guitar cover the entire stereofield with chorus and reverbs or you can dial in a more balanced sound that fits a mix. The pros are its easy to handle once you've read the manual and set it up correctly for intended use. The sounds are of studio quality and I can't say anything negative for the price. It sounds much better than any guitar pedal board reverb or chorus I've used in the past. The cons are if you don't read the manual and set the utility settings correct you might end up setting the unit incorrectly and be disappointed with the sound you get. Some might find three knobs is not enough to dial in an effect and may want even more control. For my usage it does the job fine.

The Lexicon Mx300 has 16 different reverbs and a few different delays and modulation type effects. I have used the Lexicon MX300 on a few different occasions, it is a very easy to use and understand piece of gear. It will last you a long time if you take care of it or rack it and keep it out of the way of the rest of your gear. For the price of the MX300 and with all of the effects and re-verbs you get, you just wont get much better. The Lexicon MX300 has 2 channels and 99 presets (user). With 2 XLR analog inputs and 2 XLR or TRS outputs. The unit is very light and easy to carry in case you need to move it with your gear from place to place. There are a couple of different effects that are hard to get to though, you will have to navigate through a few different menu’s and screens to get to some of the dry and wet menu options. This makes it very difficult with such a small lcd screen that the MX300 has. If you get the Lexicon MX300 you can use its effects on almost anything, I have used it on several different projects that I have worked on. UTILIZATION When using the Lexicon MX300 you will find that it is very easy to edit your effects and change them the way you want them, outside of finding everything that is deep in the menu, you will have no problems getting the right sound that you want. The manual that comes with the MX300 is pretty easy to understand, I feel like it’s a little bigger than what I needs to be though. There are some wasted pages. SOUND QUALITY I have used the MX300 on almost any instrument you can imagine and I always get pretty cool stuff, I have even used it to process full songs when I am just looking for cool effects to add to my pre recorded sets that I will lay down at home before I hit a venue. OVERALL OPINION There are a ton of things you can do with the MX300, it is a lot better than the MX200 which I was using for about a year before I upgraded to the MX300. I am very happy that I have purchased this unit and will continue to use it off and on over the years to come. It never hurts to keep units like this around, they have a lot of useful effects.