Lexicon PCM Native Pitch Shift Owner's Manual

PCM NATIVE PITCH SHIFT

OWNER’S MANUAL

The Lexicon® Legacy continues...

...with the PCM Native Pitch Shift

For over 40 years Lexicon® has been recognized as the gold standard of digital reverb and effects processing and has continuously introduced leading edge technology for the audio industry. Lexicon again rocked the audio industry with the introduction of the PCM Native Reverb and PCM Native Effects Plug-In Bundles, the ultimate bundles for creating professional, inspirational mixes within popular DAWs like Pro Tools any other VST

RTA S

compatible platform.

With all the ﬂexibility you would expect from native plug-ins, these powerhouse plug-ins offer legendary Lexicon processing with the most versatile and ﬁnely crafted studio presets. Designed to bring the highest level of sonic quality and functionality to all your audio applications, the PCM Native Series Plug-Ins will take center stage in your DAW.

, Logic®, and

, Audio UnitTM, or

Congratulations and thank you

for purchasing the PCM Native Pitch Shift plug-in. With decades of legacy products to pull from, the PCM Native plug-ins include the ﬁnest collection of factory presets available. Designed to bring the highest level of sonic quality and functionality to all of your audio applications, the PCM Native plug-ins will take center stage in your DAW.

Quick Start

• Open your DAW and choose the Lexicon plug-in from your list of plug-ins

• In the plug-in’s window, select a category

• Select a preset

• Adjust parameters (optional)

• Save the preset (optional)

It can be as simple or as in-depth as you’d like. The included presets work well for most situations, but you can easily adjust any parameter and save any preset. See the “Factory Presets” section for more information on editing, loading and saving presets.

Included Items

• PCM Native Pitch Shift software CD

• iLok license code

• This manual

Table of Contents

Installation ............................................... 1

Install the Plug-in .................................... 1

iLok License ............................................ 1

First Look—The User Interface ................ 2

Overview ................................................. 2

Level Meters ....................................... 3

Preset Category.................................. 3

Preset Selector ................................... 3

Realtime Display ................................. 3

Control Buttons .................................. 3

Combo Box Parameters ..................... 3

Stereo Width Meter............................ 3

Fader Area .......................................... 3

The Realtime Display .............................. 4

Off ...................................................... 5

Frequency........................................... 5

Live Impulse Response ....................... 5

The Stereo Width Meter ......................... 6

The Fader Area ....................................... 7

Parameter Name ................................ 7

Parameter Value ................................. 7

Fader .................................................. 7

The Control Buttons ................................ 8

Compare ............................................ 8

Reload ................................................ 8

Store ................................................... 8

Presets ..................................................... 9

Loading a Preset ..................................... 9

Storing and Managing Presets ................ 10

Portable Presets ...................................... 11

Where are presets stored? ...................... 12

Getting the most out of your computer .. 13

The Algorithm .......................................... 16

Pitch Shift ................................................ 17

The Parameters ....................................... 18

Shift Type ............................................ 18

Smart Shift .......................................... 18

Correlation ......................................... 18

Shift Percent ....................................... 18

Crossfade ........................................... 19

Low Shift FC ....................................... 19

Lexicon Plug-Ins & Upgrades ................... 20

Available Lexicon Plug-Ins ...................... 20

Upgrading .............................................. 20

Installation

Install the Plug-in

Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The Installer should start automatically.

If the Installer doesn’t start automatically, you can start it manually by opening the appropriate ﬁle on the CD:

Mac®: Use the “.dmg” installation ﬁle Windows®: Use the “32-bit.exe” or “64-bit.exe” installation ﬁle

Once the Installer is open, follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.

iLok License

You must download the license to your 2nd Generation iLok USB smart key before running any program that might use this plug-in. If a valid iLok license is not present, the initial plug-in validation scan will fail and you may not be able to run the plug-in without digging into your system. For more information go to www.iLok.com.

Important! Your PCM Native Plug-in will not work without an authorized



2nd Generation iLok USB smart key inserted in your computer’s USB

port!



First Look—The User Interface

Overview

When the plug-in is instantiated, you will see a window that looks something like this:

Level Meters

Preset

Level Meters

Shows the input, output and feedback levels. The Feedback meters measure the energy level being fed back into the beginning of the delay line.

Preset Category

Presets for the algorithm are grouped into categories to make them easier to ﬁnd. Clicking in this area will show the list of categories. Selecting a category will load the presets for that category in the Preset Selector.

Preset Selector

Displays the list of presets within the selected category. Selecting a preset from the list will cause the preset to be loaded into the plug-in.

Realtime Display

Two unique visualizations help you to see inside the effect. See the “Realtime Display” section for more detailed information.

Control Buttons

These buttons are used to compare, edit, reload and store presets. This is explained in more detail in the “Control Buttons” section of this manual.

Combo Box Parameters

These buttons control how the algorithm behaves when processing the signal. See the “Parameters” section for more detailed information on these parameters.

Stereo Width Meter

This meter provides a visual of the perceived stereo image of the processed signal. See the “Stereo Width Meter” section for more detailed information.

Fader Area

Parameter values are shown and controlled in this area. This is explained in more depth in the “Fader Area” section of this manual. The meters display the current quality and stats of the Pitch Shift algorithm, based on how the parameters have been set.

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