Lexicon PCM 90 Digital Reverberator
January 18, 1996
Lexicon has introduced the new PCM 90 Digital Reverberator as a companion to the PCM 80 Digital Effects Processor. The two units make a perfect combination for the ultimate in reverberation and effects.
The PCM 90 features a range of versatile high-quality reverberation programs which derive their heritage from Lexicon's top-of-the-line studio processors, the 480L and Model 300. Its unique dual-processor architecture -- featuring two of Lexicon's proprietary reverb DSP ICs, the Lexichip(TM) II, allows unparalleled flexibility in reverberation quality and control. It's companion product, the PCM 80, offers the highest quality effects, with reverb heritage from the Lexicon's legendary PCM 70. "The two units are designed to be able to be used as a system," says Lexicon's Director of Product Management, Steve De Furia "and while you can, of course, use the units independently, together they're phenomenal." Both units feature true stereo capability with 1 8-bit A/D converters as well as digital inputs, and a 24-bit internal digital bus. As a system, the PCM 80 and PCM 90 offer as many as 4 independent inputs and outputs, digital or analog. The PCM 90 ships with 250 all-new presets designed with real-world applications in mind. Banks and rows are labeled logically and clearly so you can find the sounds you want as you scroll through
the presets.
The PCM 90 also features a unique KeyWord Search facility that enables the user to find a group of programs suited for a specific application - for example, if you chose the Live PA KeyWord, the PCM 90 will automatically find all of the presets that have been optimized for live sound applications. There are 50 KeyWords in all, including four user-definable groups of effects.
The PCM 90 features many programs derived from the Model 300 and 480L. In addition, there are several algorithms that are unique to the PCM 90, such as a new Concert Hall -- with Spatial EQ and compression -- Chamber/Room.
Like the PCM 80, the new '90 includes the Adjust Knob feature, where the primary parameter for a program is instantly available on one control. In addition, Lexicon's new Dynamic Patching(TM) Matrix which enables virtually any type of control source - almost 150 of them, including tap-tempo with rhythmic variations and 126 MIDI or other external controllers - to affect any parameter of the reverb. The PCM 90 also shares the PCM 80's Dynamic Spatialization capability, enabling reverbs to be placed anywhere between the speakers -- or beyond them.
Even more control is provided by the PCM 90's four exclusive Custom Controllers. These are placed on the Soft Row -- an easily-accessed parameter modification level in the unit - and are a combination of one or more parameters patched together, each with their own individual scaling values.
As with the PCM 80, a PC Card slot is provided on the front panel of the PCM 90, which can be used to store programs in transportable form or to add new programs, presets and algorithms. Cards are already available for the PCM 80 and more are planned in the future. For more information, visit their web site at www.lexicon.com. | 
