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INPUT

A

B

VALUE

A/BSTORE VALUE REGISTER/PRESET

OVLLVL

CLEAR

PEDAL/TAP

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

DEJA VU

CHOIR

SHIMMER

SWEEP

SHADOW

CYCLOID

BLEEN

FRACTAL

DUO

MAZE

MOSAIC

AEROSOL

CENTRIFUGE

ORBITS

ATMOSPHERE

REFLEXION

FEEDBACK 1

FEEDBACK 2

RATE 1

DEPTH 1

RESONANCE 1

RATE 2

DEPTH 2

RESONANCE 2

ECHO 2

ECHO 1

ENVELOPE

MORPH A/B

ECHO FX LVL

MOD FX LVL

OUTPUT

MIX

TM

UDIO

A

ORPHING

MROCESSOR

P

Basic Operation

TAP and Echo Rhythms

The ability to set different rhythmic

divisions for Vortex's two echoes

allows you to set up some very

interesting patterns. For example:

1. Load preset 8.

DUO B.

2. Tap in a whole note interval (4

beats between taps).

3. Turn the Parameter knob to

ECHO 1÷, and set the VALUE

knob to 16. This will give ECHO

1 a sixteenth-note rhythm.

4. Select ECHO 2÷, and set its

VALUE to 8, giving ECHO 2 an

eighth-note rhythm.

Now, you can tap any interval, and

ECHO 1 will always have a rhythm

which is twice as fast as that of

ECHO 2.

Vortex has two independent delay

lines which are configured in a va-

riety of ways to create rhythmic

effects. The ECHO 1÷ and ECHO

2÷ controls allow you to set inde-

pendent rhythms, which will always

be related to the tap interval, for

each of Vortex's two delay lines.

For example, if you tap in a whole

note interval (4 beats between

taps), the parameter value 4 corre-

sponds to quarter-note echoes, the

parameter value 8 corresponds to

eighth-note echoes...64 to sixty-

fourth-note echoes.

Tap intervals can be as long as 28 seconds,

allowing long phrases of music, rather than

single beats, to determine tempo. Whenever

Vortex is turned on, the tap interval will return to

the default value. (1=a quarter-note at 65 bpm)

Tap Interval

(Number of Beats between TAPs)

1

2

3

Rhythmic Divisions

ECHO Value

1234 5 678

•••

6

1

1

1

2

2

3

4

6

53 7

7

65

5:4 7:4

3 5 6 7

5:4 7:4

35 6 7

5:4 7:4

* If you have a footpedal connected to Vortex,

you must select one of the ECHO÷ parameters

in order for the button to function as TAP —

footswitch TAP function is always active.

Vortex allows you to set the tempo

for all effects, simply by pressing

TAP twice. You can tap with a

footswitch, or with the front panel

TAP button.*

To set tempo in Vortex, just press

TAP twice in rhythm to establish the

tempo you want. The front panel

LED will light on your first press of

TAP to indicate a tap interval is

being calculated. Your second TAP

defines the tap interval and turns off

the LED. Now, any effect you select

will be synchronized to your tempo.

To select a new tempo at any time,

just TAP twice. Vortex will update

the tempo throughout the box on

receipt of the second TAP.

Editing Effects Storing Effects

Vortex presets cannot be erased or

overwritten by parameter changes;

the original version will always be

restored when loaded. If you make

changes to a preset and want to

save the changes as a custom ef-

fect, or if you want to match certain

effects as A/B pairs, you must store

your new versions into registers.

You can store any effect you want

into any register space. To store the

currently running effect:

1. Press STORE.

2. If you were in preset mode, the

register LED will go on, indicat-

ing that Vortex has automatically

switched to register mode — se-

lecting whatever register is indi-

cated by the position of the REG-

ISTER/PRESET knob and the

A/B button.

3. Releasing STORE will store the

currently running effect into the

register indicated on the display,

overwriting the effect previously

stored there. The display will

flash briefly to indicate the store

operation was successful.

4. Store operations are executed

on release of the STORE but-

ton. If you want to store to a

different register, or to a differ-

ent register bank, than the one

displayed, turn the REGISTER/

PRESET knob to the register

number you want, and check the

setting of the A/B button

before

releasing STORE.

Each Vortex effect consists of mul-

tiple modulation and delay func-

tions, and each has its own distinc-

tive sonic signature. All 32 effects

share a common set of 16 param-

eters which allow you to access

dimensional, rhythmic, and dy-

namic aspects of each effect.

FEEDBACK 1

FEEDBACK 2

RATE 1

DEPTH 1

RESONANCE 1

RATE 2

DEPTH 2

RESONANCE 2

ENVELOPE

MORPH A/B

ECHO FX LVL

MOD FX LVL

OUTPUT

MIX

ECHO 2

ECHO 1

PEDAL/TAP

Select a parameter.

A

B

VALUE

A/B VALUE

Use the VALUE knob to adjust the

selected parameter.

The VALUE LED lights whenever

parameter values are displayed.

Parameter values (1-64) will be

displayed when VALUE is turned.

The decimal point indicates changes have

been made since the last store operation.

To adjust a parameter, select it with

the PARAMETER knob, then turn

the VALUE knob. The first turn of

VALUE will display the current pa-

rameter setting and light the

VALUE LED. Subsequent adjust-

ments will increment or decrement

parameter values along their entire

range (1-64).

A

B

VALUE

A/B

Presets and Registers

Vortex is loaded with 32 permanent

presets, arranged in two banks,

and numbered 1A-16A and 1B-

16B. Vortex also has 32 memory

locations, called registers, where

you can store your own effects.

Each preset and register has an A

and a B version. In the presets, A

and B versions are matched into

specific effect pairs. You can set up

your own pairing system in the reg-

isters.

The front panel A/B button determines which version of an effect will be

loaded. When this button is pressed with an effect running, it will initiate a

dynamic transition, or

morph

from one effect to the other.

Vortex has 32 presets and 32 registers for

storing your customized effects. Pressing

the REGISTER/PRESET button ...

LED indicates

register selection.

REGISTER/PRESET

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

DEJA VU

CHOIR

SHIMMER

SWEEP

SHADOW

CYCLOID

BLEEN

FRACTAL

DUO

MAZE

MOSAIC

AEROSOL

CENTRIFUGE

ORBITS

ATMOSPHERE

REFLEXION

...determines whether presets

(REFLEXION ... FRACTAL),

or registers (1 ... 16) will be

selected by the knob.

LEDs indicate A/B selection.

The setting of A/B determines whether the A or B

versions of presets and registers will be loaded.

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Basic Operation

FOOTSWITCHES POWER OUTPUTS INPUTS

9V~, 1A,

50-60Hz

LEXICON, INC.

WALTHAM MA 02154

MADE IN U.S.A.

P/N 021-09504

SERIAL #

THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART

15 OF THE FCC RULES.

OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE

FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS:

(1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE

HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND

(2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY

INTERFERENCE RECEIVED<

INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT

MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION.

:TIP

:RING

:SLEEVE

BYPASS

STEP

TAP

A/B

L

(HI-Z PHONES)

L

R

(MONO) R

(MONO)

USE LEXICON

MSA AC ADAPTER

VORTEX

A

B

COM

A/B

A/B RELAY

SPECIFICATION

< 100V, < 100mA

STEREO

PLUG

ONLY

FOOTPEDAL

Other Features

Vortex offers many other features

you'll want to explore:

•All Vortex effects are dynami-

cally sensitive.

•Vortex has a CLEAR function

which allows registers to be

skipped in any effect sequence

you create.You can also set up

chains which use cleared regis-

ters as loop points.

•One footswitch is provided with

Vortex for control of either TAP

and A/B functions, or register

STEP and BYPASS. A second

footswitch can be connected to

control the remaining footswitch

functions.

•Vortex is supplied with an electri-

cally isolated analog switch that

allows remote control of a guitar

amplifier lead/rhythm channel

selection. Simply connect a stan-

dard 1/4" guitar cable between

the Vortex rear panel A/B relay

switch and the A/B switching in-

put on your amp. Both the front

panel A/B button, and the

footswitch A/B control will acti-

vate this switch, allowing you to

simultaneously switch effects

and amplifier settings.

Vortex gives you the ability to con-

tinuously transform one effect into

another. This feature, which we call

Audio Morphing,™allows you to

transform closely related, or wildly

dissimilar effects — and to set the

time period over which the transfor-

mation occurs.

Morphs are performed between

register pairs. To set up a morph,

store an effect into any A register,

then store another effect into the

corresponding B register.

Morphing is accomplished auto-

matically when you press the A/B

switch. The MORPH A/B param-

eter allows you to set the time it

takes for one effect to transform into

another when A/B is pressed. The

combined morph rates set for A and

B determine the total length of time

a morph will take. The total duration

of the morph can be varied from 10

seconds to .01 second. (1=slowest

rate; 64=fastest rate) Morph rates,

like other parameters, are stored as

part of the effect.

Audio Morphing™

When you morph between two ver-

sions of the same effect, all of the

parameter values move smoothly

from one version to the other.When

you morph between two different

effects, the entire structure of the

effect transforms to the other effect.

Everything changes — rates, lev-

els, audio routing, routing of the

LFOs and envelope, etc. Try listen-

ing to some of the preset effect

pairs to get an idea of what

morphing can do with different ef-

fect combinations.

Once a parameter is assigned to a

pedal, pedal control of the param-

eter is always active, even if you

move the Parameter knob to select

another parameter for editing.

While an assigned parameter is se-

lected, value changes made with

the pedal will be displayed. When

pedal motion stops, the display will

return to display of the register or

preset number.

When the Parameter knob is turned

to another position, the Pedal LED

will turn off, and the value of the new

parameter will be displayed. The

new parameter can be edited with

VALUE; the pedal will continue to

control its assigned parameter.

To remove a pedal assignment,

select the assigned parameter and

press PEDAL/TAP, or select an-

other parameter for assignment and

press PEDAL/TAP. When a pedal

is deassigned, the parameter re-

turns to its original value (as set

prior to pedal assignment.)

Any one of 14 parameters can be

assigned to pedal control — and

pedal assignment can be stored as

part of an effect. A and B effects can

each have different pedal assign-

ments. To make use of the many

features available through pedal

control, simply connect a pedal via

the rear panel FOOTPEDAL con-

nector. Each time an effect is loaded,

Vortex checks this connection.

When a pedal is connected, the

PEDAL function of the PEDAL/TAP

button is activated.

Now, PEDAL/TAP functions as a

TAP button

only

when ECHO 1÷ or

ECHO 2÷ is selected. (Footswitch

TAP function is unaffected.) When

the Parameter knob is turned to any

other position, pressing this button

assigns the selected parameter to

pedal control.

1. Plug a pedal into Vortex, and

load a new effect (so that Vortex

will recognize pedal connection.)

2. Turn the Parameter knob to se-

lect any assignable parameter

— for example, MIX.

3. Press PEDAL/TAP. The LED will

light to indicate that the pedal

has been assigned to that pa-

rameter.

4. When the pedal is moved be-

yond the displayed value of MIX,

the pedal will acquire control over

the parameter's full range.

Morphing with a Pedal

When you assign the MORPH A/B

parameter, the pedal immediately

acquires control over the morph,

and the morph jumps to the current

pedal position. (Toe up=1=effect B;

toe down=64=effect A.)

The LED will light when you assign a parameter and

whenever an assigned parameter is selected with the

knob, until the assignment is changed or removed.

FEEDBACK 1

FEEDBACK 2

RATE 1

DEPTH 1

RESONANCE 1

RATE 2

DEPTH 2

RESONANCE 2

ENVELOPE

MORPH A/B

ECHO FX LVL

MOD FX LVL

OUTPUT

MIX

ECHO 2

ECHO 1

PEDAL/TAP

FEEDBACK 1

FEEDBACK 2

RATE 1

DEPTH 1

RESONANCE 1

RATE 2

DEPTH 2

RESONANCE 2

ECHO 2

ECHO 1

ENVELOPE

MORPH A/B

ECHO FX LVL

MOD FX LVL

OUTPUT

MIX

PEDAL/TAP

If you unplug the pedal, load a new effect to make sure that Vortex recognizes the disconnection.

A/B still selects the A or B effect,

and the A and B LEDs indicate

which effect is available for editing.

Edits can be made via the front

panel to either A or B effect param-

eters, but the pedal determines

which effect is being

heard

.

When you deassign the pedal, Vor-

tex will immediately switch to which-

ever effect, A or B, is indicated by

the front panel LEDs.

If either the A or B effect has been stored

with the pedal assigned to MORPH A/B,

(and a pedal is connected) pedal control

is immediate when the effect is loaded.

When a pedal is plugged into Vortex, the PEDAL/TAP button

assigns any one of 14 parameters* to pedal control. The PEDAL/TAP button performs TAP functions

when ECHO 1÷ or ECHO 2÷ is selected.

Pedal Control

Contact Lexicon, or your local dealer for more

information on this, or any Lexicon product.

Preset 3 ORBITS

A and B in this preset are variations on a

single effect, B having slow orbital paths,

and A having faster orbits. This is a good

example of using morphing to produce

subtle changes in the overall sound of an

effect.

Preset 15 BLEEN

A and B are completely different from

one another. A is based on envelope

detune, while B is based on "ring modu-

lated" echo feedback. The sound is com-

pletely transformed as the effect morphs

from A to B.