Equipment highlight- Lexicon MPX550
Introduction
Happy new year to you all. As the sounds of 2023 echo away in your earholes, I present to you our Lexicon MPX550, multi-effects unit.
This is one of our (not-so-secret) weapons. Purchased by Brains back when it was released in 2002, this thing has remained at his side through thick and thin. It has appeared on so many Stick Up Boys releases that it deserves it's own mask! A stereo, dual-channel FX unit, it has reverbs, delays, choruses, flangers, dynamics processing and pitch shifting. It can run two FX at once, in any combination of serial, parallel, stereo or dual-mono. And it sounds awesome. The reverbs are smooth and natural, and the choruses have a creaminess to them that is rarely matched in the DAW world. It does simple delays, or complex pitch-shifting craziness, all syncable via MIDI, or form the handy Tap Tempo button on the front.
Technical Spec
This thing is professionally decked out, with stereo ins and outs on 1/4" jacks and XLRs, 5-pin MIDI In and Out, and SPDIF in and out on phonos. There is also a footwitch socket that we have never used. And it doesn't run off a naughty wall-wart transformer - this thing is 3-pin kettle lead all the way. Yeah!
Current cost
Although there are plenty of Lexicon MPX's around, I couldn't find any MPX550s. Perhaps folks are keeping hold of them....
What we love about it
It sounds great, is easy to use, and the comprehensive connectivity means it plays nicely with other things.
Stick Up Boys rating: /10
I gotta give this thing a 10. It is perfect!
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you bloody love that old thing....but it still sounds good and makes synths sound 15% betterer
Cool stuff. Do you have a big rack? We need to see it.
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That's a bit personal isn't it ;-) !
At the moment I'm embarassed to say, it's balanced precariously ontop of the left speaker. We do have this rack trolley - https://www.thomann.de/gb/km_42020_stand.htm
but it's gathering dust in the loft after a recent bout of decorating.
LOL! I just expect you to have something that looks like the deck of the Enterprise with lots of flashing lights. I assume you have a few lights at least. Do you have a lava lamp? I understand that's a tradition in studios.
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I would like you to provide the parameters set for this unit. Also, can you tell me about the usual effect you use? Thanks in advanced
Sorry I don't know what you mean by "the parameters". As a general rule, we have the unit synced via MIDI, and used as an FX return from the mixer, or through S/PDIF connected directly to the audio interface. In terms of actual programs, it depends entirely on what you want. Personally, I love the large reverbs and the choruses, but it will do simple delays really well, and there are some whacky pitch shifting programs in there too.
I see. Usually, I use the default settings for the equipment I use. When researching your product, I noticed it's mainly designed for live production. I'm familiar with the Lexicon PCM 92, which is a professional effects unit commonly used in radio broadcast.