
1. Choosing a Configuration
In the Single configuration,
the 480L runs one program.
In the Cascade, Stereo Split,
and Mono Split configurations, it can run two programs
simultaneously.
To choose a configuration,
press CTRL to enter the con-
trol mode.
Inputs
L R
Machine
A
L
Machine
A
480L Quick Reference Guide
Use slider 2 on page 1 to
choose one of the four configurations shown below.
Inputs
R
Machine
B
L
Machine
A
Inputs
Press CTRL again to exit the
control mode.
R
Machine
B
Inputs
L R
Machine
A
L R
Main Outputs
Single Configuration
L R
Main Outputs
Mono Split Configuration
L R
Aux Outputs
2. Loading a Program
Use BANK to select the bank
that contains the program
you want. Press BANK repeatedly to scroll through all
the banks, or press BANK
and a numeric key to go directly to the bank you want.
Press PGM and the number
of the program you want to
load into machine A.
Example: To load program 5.6, Rebound, press BANK 5 to
select the Effects bank. Then press PGM 6 to load the program.
3. Editing Parameters
After loading a program, you
can edit its parameters with
the LARC's sliders.
A code appears in the display window above each
slider. To display the complete title in the main display,
move the slider, or press the
key directly below the slider.
4. Storing Edited Programs in Registers
L R
Main Outputs
Stereo Split Configuration
Aux Outputs
If you set up the 480L with a
Split or Cascade configuration, you can load a second
program into machine B.
Most programs have several
pages of parameters. Press
PAGE to step through the
pages. Press PAGE and a
numeric key to go directly to
the page you want.
L R
Machine
B
L R
Main Outputs
Cascade Configuration
Press MACH to switch
LARC control to machine B.
Now use BANK , PGM , and
the numeric keys to load a
program. Switch control between machine A and B at
any time by pressing MACH.
LR
Aux Outputs
The 480L stores five banks
(1-5) of ten user-programmable registers in internal
memory. Another five banks
(6-10) of ten registers can be
stored in a cartridge
plugged into the front panel
of the 480L.
5. Loading a Register
Press REG to switch from
program to register mode.
Lexicon Part # 070-09361 Rev 1
Use BANK to select the bank
that contains the register
you want. Press BANK repeatedly to scroll through all
the banks, or press BANK
and one of the numeric keys.
3 Oak Park • Bedford MA 01730-1441 USA • Telephone: 617-280-0300 • Fax: 617-280-0490
To store an edited version of
a program in a register,
press REG once to enter the
register mode. Press BANK
repeatedly to locate the bank
you want to store the register
in.
Press REG repeatedly to
locate an "Unused" register,
or any register you don't
mind erasing. Hold down
STO and press REG at the
same time. The register is
now stored.
Press REG repeatedly to find
the register you want to load.
Press the number of the register you want to load into
machine A.
This completes the basic introduction to the Lexicon 480L. For
detailed explanations of the many features and capabilities
not described here, read the 480L Owner's Manual.
The LARC
If you set up the 480L with a
Split or Cascade configuration, you can load a second
program or register into machine B.

480L Quick Reference Guide
Program Directory - Software Version 4.0
Bank
Bank 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.0
480 Halls Large Large Medium Medium Small Small Large Small Jazz Auto
Bank 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.0
480 Rooms Music Large Medium Small Very Small Large Small Large Small Small
Bank 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.0
Wild Brick Buckram Big 10W-40 20W-50 Metallica Silica Inside Ricochet Varoom
Spaces Wall Bottom Beads Out
Bank 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5
Plates A Snare Small Thin Fat
Bank 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.0
Effects Illusion Surfin' Vocal Doubler Back Rebound Git It Wet Sudden In the Tremolo
Bank 6 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.0
Twin 4-Voice Double 4-Bounce Pitter X-Pan Delay Circles There Soft On
Delays Double Delay Delay Patter Double Cave & Back Roller and On
Bank 7 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.0
Samplers* Stereo Mono Mono Dual Rate Mono Fwd Stereo Dual Rate Mono Fwd Stereo 10S Mono 20S
Bank 8 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.0
Pitch/ Pitch Pitch 1% Up Barber Half Stair XPres Indy Airport Airport
Doppler Change Chorus 1% Down Pole Steps Case Subway Corner Land Tkof
Bank 9 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.0
Mastering The Stereo PONS M/S Invert Channel Stereo Stereo Mono Panorama
Bank 10 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.0
Compressor 2:1 6.24:1 18.28:1 Transfer Vox FM Nailed Noise 2-Slp- 2-Slp-
Bank 11 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.0
Random Large Large R Medium R Medium R Small R Small R Large R Small R Jazz R Auto
Hall R Hall + Stage Hall + Stage Hall + Stage Church Church Hall Park R
Bank 12 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 12.0
Random Music Large Medium Small Very Large Small Small Chorus Wet &
Spaces Club R Room R Room R Room R Small R CHamber R Chamber R & Bright R Room Tacky
Bank 13 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 13.0
Ambience Very Large Large Medium Small Strong Heavy Ambient Announcer Closet Gated
Bank 14 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.9 14.0
Post Car Living Bathroom Kitchen Kellars Small Warehouse Airhead Dial It Up Reverb
Ambience Interior Room Ambience Cell Foley Tail
Bank 15 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.9 15.0
Prime Prime Slap Bounce Swirls Heavy Shake Wowza Wowza 2 Vocalz XFlange
Time III Chorus Chorus Glide Detune It Up
Bank 16 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.8 16.9 16.0
Freq. Mix BG Drums AC Bass Carbon Saxophone Horn Softener Some
Stuff Finish Vocals Guitars Thump Mic Blast Fuzz
Bank 17 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.9 17.0
Test & 100 Hz 500 Hz 500 Hz 1 kHz 1 kHz 10 kHz 30 Hz A-440 Pink Binaural
Reference -12dB -17dB -12dB -17dB -12dB -12dB Slate Tuner Noise Simulator
Program Name
Hall + Stage Hall + Stage Hall + Stage Church Church Hall Park
Club Room Room Room Room Wood Rm Wood Rm Chamber Chamber & Bright
Plate Plate Plate Plate Plate
Whispers Slap Stop Past L & R
3 Sec. 6 Sec. 3 Sec. Change & Rev 3S Drum Chg Drum Rev Drum Rate Chg Rate Chg
In-Out Adjust Adjust Decode L-R Swap Param EQ 60Hz Ntch Param EQ
Comp Comp Comp Easy Gate Mach A Mach B
Ambience Ambience Ambience Ambience Ambience Ambience Hall Ambience
Program Directory - 480L Classic Cart**
Bank
Bank 18 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.8 18.9 18.0
Concert Concert Medium Small Gold Guitar Reggae Reflex Bright Dark Oliver's
Hall Hall Hall Hall Hall Hall Hall Hall Hall Hall Hall
Bank 19 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.8 19.9 19.0
Rich Large Drum Vocal Vox Slap Guitar Short Horn Echo Silver
Plate Plate Plate Plate Plate #2 Plate Plate Plate Plate Plate Plate
Bank 20 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7 20.8 20.9 20.0
6-Voice Woo-Woo 6 Vc Korus 3-Voice 4-Voice Ekoz & Vocal Soft Hard Canyon Tuff
Chorus Chorus Chorus Korus Chorus Echoes Echorus Korus Stuff
Bank 21 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7 21.8 21.9 21.0
Multiband Closet Telephone Phartage Stadium Downstairs Bandsweep Bass Band Whispers On Stage
Delays Echoes Bounce
* Programs 7.9 and 7.0 require the Sampling Memory Expansion option. See your Lexicon dealer for details.
** Programs in Banks 18-21 require the Classic Cart option. See your Lexicon dealer for details.
Copyright © 1997 Lexicon Inc. All rights reserved.
Program Name
Printed in U.S.A.