SynthWizards TIMEFACTORY is an experiment in extreme stereo delays with left/right have their own delay time & feedback. This also features 2xLFOs that are BPM sync with multiple waves. TIMEFACTORY features 5 time range settings: 100ms, 400ms, 800ms, 1600ms, & 32000ms. The LFOs effect Time & Filter frequency. The filter is Multimode Lowpass. Highpass, Bandpass, Notch, Peak A, & Peak B. Take a Trip into the beyond with TIMEFACTORY.
SynthWizards ARPPEGIOX is the Evolution of the rather basic Arppegedon MIDI VST. ARPPEGIOX features BPM sync Divion clocked multimode Arppegiator function Up, Down, Up+Down, Down+Up, Up+Down2, Down+Up2, 2 BPM Sync Multiwave LFOs, that can modulate pitch. octaves , & arp type mode for BPM sync automation. LFO2 also features randomizer sample hold modultion. These function give instant ability for manual & self generating arppegio pattern variants based up live input or piano roll midi sequences. SynthWizards ARPPEGIOX is used with Hardware synths, modulars. samplers, & also performs & tested with driving other VST instruments.
SynthWizards TIMELORD VST variable 28 tap maximum Stereo delay with multiwave modulation sources plus delay ranges 200ms 400ms 1000ms 2000ms 4000ms 8000ms & my tape echo type speed controls for intense atmospheric laying FX epic Astral Otherworldly soundtracks! Based somewhat on the Digitech Time Machine 8000 yet exponentially advanced experimentation/mutation: added feedback on last tap option also added BPM sync LFO for Feedback modulation mode
FOR MANIACS ONLY based on RRRon’s Minutoli with 4 tonearms for EXTREME NOISE realtime remixing/mutilating single wav files in 3 speeds 33 45 & 78 plus variable pitch controls also includes reverse! Noise War Weapon provoked/inspired by THX1138.
Eye needed revisiting/skinning/reworking one of my “Ancient” sequencer projects recently. The way old glitchy clock method has been completely rebuilt. Multiple LFO’s have been added with Matrix routing for empowering “generating self sequencing” variance capabilities. LFO’s can be injected for automating Octaves, BPM Divisions, Sequence Flow directions, Quantizer Scale/root note, LFO1 Wafeform, & Start/Stop positions. This “Super Charges” the AOE64 sequencing itself for generating new compositions. Options were also added for LFOs including negative voltages or only rectified +voltages. The SynthWizards AOE64 also has BPM Host Sync LFOs. The BPM Sync main clock can also be operated as free running clock. The AOE64 is being currently used for composing elaborate experimental sequences driving SynthWizards GREIGN Nekromancer, Nekrofile, & fine tuned for external Hardware Samplers plus Modular Synthesis.
created new IR Impulse Reverb Engine for easy/fast experimentation with convolution FX files
A cross-platform editor for the Lexicon LXP-5 effects processor written in Python.
Getting Started
To start the editor, run python main.py. Then select your midi interface and the midi channel of your LXP-5 in the lower left of the editor.
Prerequisites
Python 3
rtmidi python package
PyQt3 python package
Qt 4 Designer (optional)
Installing
Install Python 3, the python-rtmidi package and the PyQt3 python package.
Editing the GUI design
To make edits to the GUI design install Qt 4 designer, open design.ui, make your edits and save design.ui. The updated design is then built with:
pyuic4 design.ui -o design.py
Currently Supported Features
The current version supports editing all delay parameters, pitch parameters, reverb parameters, equalization parameters, and level parameters on the LXP-5. Parameters of the current patch are changed through parameter adjust sysex commands sent to the LXP-5 over MIDI. Extra abilities such as assigning midi clock destinations will be added in upcoming versions.
https://github.com/philipkent/lxp5editor
Newest Evolution of SynthWizards GREIGN VSTi
It seems ironic that it took over six million years of evolution for man to do with technology what nature managed to do perfectly well with just a few large rocks! Reverberation is simply the result of sound bouncing back and forth between reflective surfaces, but trying to duplicate the effect, substituting thin slices of silicon for big chunks of stone, is no simple task. Though Lexicon would be the first to admit that even they haven’t quite caught up with nature, they’re still the undisputed big name in artificial reverberation, and the LXP15 II is their latest product.
The new unit appears to be based on the original LXP15, but with the addition of new effect algorithms, so though the hardware may be familiar, when it comes to sound, much of what you hear is brand new. The LXP15 II is a multi-effects processor but its processing power is directed towards quality rather than quantity, so don’t expect to be able to string a dozen or more effects together in one patch. As you might expect, the main aim of the unit is to provide high-quality, versatile reverb treatments, and a high proportion of the 128 factory presets are studio reverb settings. The remaining patches rely mainly on modulated or unmodulated delays and pitch shifting, often in combination with reverb. Extensive real-time MIDI and footpedal/switch control is offered over various effects parameters, and some of the algorithms allow parameters to be linked to the envelope of the incoming signal to provide effects such as ducked reverb.
Some multi-effects units can be quite challenging if you want to use them to their fullest extent, Lexicon’s own PCM80 being just one example, but the LXP15 II is designed to be very straightforward to use. There are hidden depths to explore, especially if you want to make the most of the MIDI facilities, but in the main, you can get just about anything you want out of this unit after just a few minutes’ exploration.
Buying an LXP-15 II at the prices they sell for today is a legal crime. You practically will be stealing the best bang-for-the-buck effects processor available when you buy it.
You don’t have to buy an inferior MPX-series box for just a few dollars less, and you don’t have to buy a PCM-series box for many hundreds of dollars more. The LXP-15 II is all the deep Lexicon beauty you expect at the same price point as a rinky-dink pedal reverb, and it still will smoke the pedals that cost twice as much. It sounds complex but it’s easy to get around, and it provides cool Lexicon tricks like smooth glide delays (for great modulation effects) and infinite reverbs. They literally don’t make ’em like this anymore. Every formal review of it that I’ve seen was positive.
If you want gorgeous ambient effects and have the space to accommodate it, put your guitar through the LXP – any thought of a reverb pedal will evaporate instantly.
Burr Brown Opamp Upgrades: By the way, pcm54kp should be a direct better DAC replacement for the 1-5 and 15 and reduce the noise floor
LXP 15 Version 2 EPROM: DOWNLOAD file resourced by sutekina bipu-on via MUFFWIGGLER
Now get busy upgrading your Lexicon LXP!
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LXP Series Service Manuals
http://www.n01ze.com/circuitsorcery/LXP-1_SERVICE_MANUAL.pdf
http://www.n01ze.com/circuitsorcery/lexicon_lxp-5_sm.pdf
http://www.n01ze.com/circuitsorcery/LXP-15servicemanual.pdf
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Sound Quest’s Midi Quest multi-instrument editor/librarian gives you the tools to get the most from your Lexicon LXP-15. Midi Quest includes all of the standard features you would expect to find in a LXP-15 Editor and Librarian along with unique capabilities found nowhere else.
MIDI Quest Pro, Midi Quest and Midi Quest Essentials allow you to manage the following SysEx data from the LXP-15: Patch Bank and Patch.
Integrate the LXP-15 with your DAW and use it the same way as a soft-synth or run the editor as a separate application connected to your LXP-15. You can display, edit, tweak, organize, audition, archive and manage your LXP-15 from the focal point of your studio. Midi Quest offers the widest selection of editor/librarian plug-in technologies: VST, AU, MFX, and Studio Connections.
Just as a VST or AU plug-in is loaded by a host, the Lexicon LXP-15 Editor and Librarian is designed as a module. This module runs in all three versions of Midi Quest: Midi Quest Essentials, Midi Quest, and Midi Quest Pro. Every version of Midi Quest includes complete Editor and Librarian support for the LXP-15. The more advanced versions of Midi Quest include additional features such as plug-in capabilities, patch generators, and advanced tools to manage larger MIDI systems and patch collections.
The GR-1 is a hardware polyphonic granular synthesizer in a class of its own. The GR-1 is capable of creating textures, characteristic sounds, drones, soundscapes, pads etc. with the help of your creativity! A sample and a few knob tweaks is enough to create something beautiful!
The GR-1 is massively polyphonic: 128 grains per voice, times 16 voices = 2048 grains in parallel. It employs 32 bit mixing and a HIFI stereo DAC for rendition. A 7″ full colour display that is typically only found in top class synthesizers. It can use (USB or DIN) MIDI keyboards, USB sticks/disks, USB audio interfaces, and even PC keyboards. Yet it also features CV interfaces for integration with Modular (Eurorack) systems.
The on-board controls and MIDI connectivity make it extremely easy to manipulate sound. Directness is nr. 1 in the design: knobs and sliders allow all granular parameters to be changed in seconds. The GR-1 also allows stand-alone operation: No MIDI keyboard required! The GR-1 has buttons and sliders to create 4 note chords or drones. (see video demo, stand-alone “play” mode) Use the built-in headphone amp to create sounds fully standalone. It’s modest form factor of 32 x 21 cm and light weight allow it to be taken everywhere in a small backpack.
Schematic hardware overview:
This synth is not only usable in your studio, it is also perfect for live performances. Pocket Knife Army shows us why:
Performances and patches can easily and directly be saved, loaded and copied.
There are 4 banks of 8 overwritable preset buttons, within a performance. This means you can save 32 presets, each with different samples in a single performance. You can save as many performances as your USB disk can store! Samples can be loaded in the blink of an eye.
Also each performance has its own MIDI settings, hardware settings (like LED brightness) and you can even toggle setpoints on for knobs and sliders, displaying and locking the last state of the control.
The GR-1 comes well documented with a printed quick-start guide in the box. The manual is a 50 page illustrated PDF which covers every aspect of operation, step-by-step. Download the manual here. (This is the 30 page version, excludes stretch goals)
How does it sound? Here are some dry (no effects, non processed, GR-1 only) audio demo’s:
Creating patches, showing the display visuals (captured straight from the GR-1 with an HDMI capturer) and some of the many features:
Creating a chord using the stand-alone “play” mode:
The GR-1 is a dream we’ve had for 3 years. We went the extra mile to do it right and were not afraid to invest a lot of time and effort. The GR-1 is an innovative synth, carefully designed by a skilled and ambitious team of nerds/musicians. We love music, we love synthesizers and with that mindset and motivation we want this high-end, innovative and affordable musical instrument to get on the desks of all kind of creative minds!
We have some really cool stretch goals to offer. The GR-1 can do firmware updates via USB, these extra features will NOT effect/delay the first batch.
€50,000: Sampling via USB interface/dongle. Record and save samples on the GR-1.
€65,000: There are 2 knobs that now control a lowpass filter. This stretch goal makes it possible to load different effects (more filters, delay, distortion, bitcrusher/sample rate reducer, etc.).
€70,000: Sub (sine) oscillator with control over pitch and amplitude will be added to the GR-1. This will make it possible to add a sub bass to your patch or add harmonic foundation to your patch.
€100,000: Map MIDI notes to different sample positions. This makes it possible to play multitimbral and layer samples with a good preparatoin of samples,here is a small hack as a tease:
€120,000: Ok this is without a doubt the coolest stretch goal of all..: Play multiple (at least 2) patches at the same time. Each MIDI channel will correspond to a different patch. You will be able to layer patches and make multitimbral sounds.
