Lexicon MX500 FireWire Dual Stereo Surround Reverb Processor

LEXICON MX500 Details

MX500

Give your CPU a rest. Put expensive “farm cards” out to pasture. Now you can have the rich, luscious Lexicon sound that’s defined studio reverb for three decades in a purely digital form. With all the convenience of an automated plug-in right inside your DAW program.

The new MX500 takes our innovative “hardware plug-in” feature to the next level by actually streaming dual stereo audio via FireWire.

Like the MX200, MX300 and MX400, all parameters of every reverb, delay and dynamic effect in this powerhouse quad processor are available inside any PC VST® or Macintosh® AU compatible DAW program. But now the sonic benefits of Lexicon hardware can stay digital.

Of course we didn’t forget balanced 4-in / 4-out analog connections — you can switch back and forth between digital and analog I/O via software and automate either with our hardware plug-in.

At its heart, the MX500 is everything you would expect from the company that invented digital reverberation. Seventeen classic Lexicon reverbs, delays and modulation effects plus dbx® compression and de-essing. A generous LCD display and big comfy knobs you can get your hands around. A wealth of routing options from quad mono to dual stereo.

Get a demo at your Lexicon dealer. -Compare the MX500 to reverbs costing three times as much. And then ignite your next production with the power of the MX500 and FireWire.

The MX500 is perfect for band PAs, churches and clubs when it’s not working its magic in the studio. We know you need to be able to make changes quickly, so we designed the MX500’s intuitive front panel to be a bare minimum of knob tweaks away from any adjustment or effects change. For example, three individual, assignable parameter controls mean you don’t have to page through menus to fine tune a reverb tail. And because you can use its built-in dbx® compression and de-essing in tandem with reverb, the MX500 is the perfect tool for taming problem vocalists.

Finally, you can rely on the MX500 for years to come, through countless load-ins and load-outs — although its sound is A-studio-quality, we designed the MX500 to withstand dust, moisture, shock, power surges and all the other rigors of live sound use.

Seven Effects Routing Options

The MX500 lets you switch effect routings via front panel controls, so you don’t have to spend time behind your rack changing cables to instantly re-purpose its four powerful processors. From basic quad mono, to stereo to more complex dual stereo configurations, you can have ‘em all at the twist of a knob.

Features

* 17 legendary Lexicon® reverbs
* Lexicon delays & modulation effects
* dbx® compression and de-essing
* Quad-processor design
* Quad-processor design
* Streaming dual stereo FireWire® audio processing
* 7 effect routing options
* 99 Factory/99 user programs for Stereo mode
* 99 Factory/99 user program for Dual-Stereo mode
* 25 Factory/25 user surround programs
* “Hardware Plug-In” feature with PC VST® and Macintosh® Audio Units plug-in software
* MX-Edit™ Editor/Librarian software
* Dual S/PDIF Digital Input/Output
* 24 bit, 48kHz/44.1kHz sample rates
* Large front panel LCD display
* MIDI IN and THRU

EFFECTS
Reverbs:

* Small Hall
* Large Hall
* Surround Plate
* Small Plate
* Large Plate
* Room
* Chamber
* Gated
* Reverse
* Vocal Hall
* Vocal Plate
* Drum Hall
* Drum Plate
* Ambience
* Studio
* Arena
* Spring

Delays:

* Studio Delay
* Digital Delay
* Tape Delay
* Pong Delay
* Mod Delay
* Reverse Delay
* 2-Tap Delay

dbx® Dynamics:

* Compressor
* De-Esser

Modulated Effects

* Chorus
* Flanger
* Phaser
* Tremolo / Pan
* Rotary
* Vibrato
* Pitch Shift
* Detune

All MX500 reverbs, delays, dynamics and effects parameters can be accessed and edited from the included PC VST® and Macintosh® Audio Units plug-ins or via MX-Edit™ editor/librarian software.

 

LEXICON MX500 Specs

Analog Audio Inputs __________________________________________________________________
Connectors four ¼" TRS balanced or unbalanced
Impedance 50k Ohms bal., 25k Ohms unbal.
Input Level +4 dBu nominal, +24 dBu maximum 48kHz or 44.1kHz
A/D Conversion 24-bit, 48kHz 128 x oversampling
Analog Audio Outputs __________________________________________________________________
Connectors four ¼" TRS balanced or unbalanced
Impedance 2k Ohms bal., 1k Ohms unbal.
Output Level +4 dBu or –10 dBV nominal (software adjustable), 24 dBu maximum 48kHz or 44.1kHz
D/A Conversion 24-bit, 48kHz 128 x oversampling
Analog Audio Performance __________________________________________________________________
Frequency Response 10 Hz – 20kHz +0 dB/–0.5 dB
THD+N <0.0019% 10Hz – 20kHz
Dynamic Range >109 dB (A-weighted) A/A
Crosstalk typical <–80 dB 20Hz – 20kHz
Digital Input and Output __________________________________________________________________
Connectors FireWire 400 /Dual RCA phono (S/PDIF)
Format FireWire 400 and S/PDIF 24-bit
Sample Rate FireWire: 44.1, 48kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96kHz S/PDIF: 44.1 and 48kHz
Frequency Response FireWire: 10Hz to 22kHz ±0.5 dB @ 48kHz S/PDIF: 10Hz to 22kHz ±0.5dB@ 48kHz
Control Interface __________________________________________________________________
FireWire FireWire 400 for MX-EDIT™ Editor/Librarian and VST™/Audio Units plug-ins
MIDI In/Out 5-pin DIN
Footswitch ¼" phone jack
General __________________________________________________________________
Power 100–120 VAC 50/60Hz, 18 Watts 220–240 VAC 50/60Hz, 18 Watts
Size (W/H/D) 19" x 1.75" x 7.25"*/6.375" (483 x 44 x /185mm*/162 mm) *including knobs.
Weight 5.8 lbs (2.6 kg)

 

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