Re: lexicon mpx g2

[Ed Drake <ejmd@erols.com>]

My fellow loopers, neato@pipeline.com said:

>anyone using, or have some hands on info($?) about the new lexicon guitar
>processor:
>
>"The JamMan is part of the new Lexicon MPX G2
>It's a guitar processor with lots of immitations of old stuff like MXR
>compressors (blue and red), Univibes, Tubescreamer, reverbs, delays,
>the JamMan, etc, etc."( fr. the effects newsgroup)
>

I have not had a chance to try the MPX G2, but here is a message that Bob
Sellon from Lexicon sent to me recently regarding this item:

>By the way, did you get a chance to check out Lexicon's MXP G2? Thats the
>product I just got done with. I'm really pleased with how it ended up. It
>includes a "JamMan" algorithm. It only supports a single loop and the box 
>only
>has 20 seconds of memory but combined with the other stuff the box can do,
>it's
>pretty amazing. I even included a hook through the MIDI Maps to use 
>program
>change messages to control the loop. And MIDI clock is supported.

>One of the neat things about this system (and the MPX 1) is the way the 
>tempo
>system is constructed. You can syncronize bunches of stuff to the tempo 
>(LFOs,
>delays, flanges, etc..) and this rolls over into the JamMan stuff. You
>can, for
>instance, have a flange perfectly syncronized to a loop. The ability to 
>pitch
>shift is also real nice; you can use it to put a bass line on your loop,
>etc...
>I might eventually try to move the multi loop thing over to the product 
>but it
>would have to replace the reverb algorithm that is normally available when
>looping (looping is done in the Delay block). Still, that would free up 
>the
>delay block so it might still be interesting.

Hope this is helpful!
Ed