Lexicon 300

Multi purpose, an "engine reverb stereo rack .... Pedal to 48KHz 24-bit I think ... This is the model of "exit", with button front, not to be confused with the 300L, controllable with the remote LARC ... otherwise they are the same ...

UTILIZATION

Please read the instructions ... Lexicon has never been simple and intuitive, especially the machines of that era, but there if you do not have the manual, please bring prozac and patience to understand the logic of the beast ... Once this major problem solved, we made it ...

SOUND QUALITY

The sound is HUGE!! This machine creates "ambient" as the only large Lexi know them ... It's still the little sister of the legendary 480, an audio engine within ... Despite age, she remains in the firmament of great reverbs ... Forget the plugger, they do not play in the same category ... It is insulting to some convolution reverb fashion, viscous reverb sound with a disarmingly natural, short and ambients are simply magical, they put the lead voice in the 3-D without being heard properly speaking ... Wonderful subtlety and finesse ... Like ...

OVERALL OPINION

After several years spent with her in various studios, I found one that I used my home for 6 months now. I tried everything that is done Plugg-in, I do not like them, except those delivered with DSP cards (UAD1, not bad, TC "realverb" very interresting, X-Verb SSL beautiful, there's not to say that the only way to approach this kind of disturbing machine ...), I am the happy owner of a System 6000 from TC, and good old PCM70, and these three machines are absolutely fabulous and divinely complementary ... A 2000 € secondhand, it's really worth it, it's high-end anyway, and unfortunately, it is paid. Do not have one for me is unthinkable, it's the kind of machine, once tamed, which always gives you more than what you paid. The only downside is its complexity in terms of programming, we must study the pavement used for doc in English to understand how to use the machine ... Tedious alas ... But what a sound, my god what a sound ....

Excellent reverb, Lexicon is deemed particularly significant for these platforms, hall and chamber. The 300 is a bit more affordable than the 480.

UTILIZATION

I agree with Fabrice must bone up the manual to be very comfortable with the reverb. The logic is quite disconcerting, but we must remember that it dates back to 80 and then the computer spoke the basic language ....
But the factory programs are already formidable.

SOUND QUALITY

Actually she has no equal as a plug-in. I also bought months after using it for 15 years in studios. Today she has not left mine and I use it very often for vocals.

OVERALL OPINION

20 years of use among the 300 or 480. Lexicon effects are typed, even though I love the TC Electronic reverbs I remain very attached to this machine.
If I had separated from my only reverb would be to acquire a Bricasti M7

The Model 300 has 2 inputs and 2 analog outputs on balanced XLR. The digital inputs and outputs are also present in several forms: XLR or optical fiber connection, not to mention the RCA connectors. And 3 MIDI files.
The time code has not been forgotten for use in broadcast as evidenced by the presence of 2 XLR reserved for its use, a truly professional machine so ..



UTILIZATION

The software distinguishes between two levels of programming that allow their joint use, to define a particular effect.
The most general level (Set up edit), allows adjustment of all parameters on the circulation of audio into the machine (input / output audio sampling frequency, preemphasis / désaccentiation digital and analog ..)
The editing of various parameters related effects (4 algorithms, 75 presets) is relatively easy when one is familiar with this kind of machine. I'll spare you the detailed list of the many parameters that make up a reverb or ambience, all the classics are there LEXICON.
Transposition stereo is a stereo delay can transpose individually each of the 2 channels, transposition is cumulative.
As the unit communicating digitally, fit stereo offers features that allow to use the PCM 300 as premastering tool.
You can control the levels affect the balance, introducing rotations that emulate the micro rotations, introducing delays to catch up very late phase errors, remove the emphasis, filtering the signal ..
The SMPTE control is the possibility of starting material to match a program change effect and a particular time code (program change by camera movement, for example ..)
In short you'll understand a very professional machine in a not very easy to use all uninitiated ..

SOUND QUALITY

I had the opportunity to use quite a few times this PCM 300 for different mixes of music or post production, sound is truly superb, we are well within an occupational category type PCM91/96 et480/960L. The very long reverb time at very low levels do not hear the noise induced by the machine .. The sound quality is still I find superior to plugs and that, whatever the price range of this ..

OVERALL OPINION

Grip not easy, but the spirit LEXICON is logical, just a bit difficult to address if we do not first read the documentation that is also very well done.