Lexicon MPX 100 Dual Channel Processor

it only has knobs. it IS easy to use in THAT respect.

the sounds are "slices" of all that is good about Lexicon. they (the sounds) just aren't editable enough, i think. but for the price,..what can you expect. the MPX500 seems to be a much better choice (if you can afford the extra $200). the Lexicon majesty IS THERE,...it just doesn't have the "usual" personality.

had mine for a few months. it has hiccupped and glitched CONSTANTLY. it drops in and out of effect mode AT WILL. most frustrating. my LXP-1 has NEVER caused me any problems.

fairly friendly people (when you can reach them),...but not very simpathetic to problems.i lost my "proof of purchase" receipt (after a few months of sporadic use) and was told i'd have to cough up big bucks for a fix. i dunno. it doesn't make me feel any better. my Alesis Nanoverb sounds almost as good and has caused me ZERO problems for two years,..AND I OWN several other Lexicon units (and have been quite happy with them)!!! RULES TO REMEMBER:....NEVER LOSE YOUR RECIEPT!!!!!

like i said,...the "grandiose" LEXICON SOUND is there,...but it isn't very "malleable". for $300 bucks,...it's a fairly good deal. unfortunately mine has not worked well at all.

Dead easy to edit but hardly worthwhile, manual is ok. a bit over the top in some places, men`t for a real begginer. Tap tempo button is a real pain, a knob with preselcted times would have been better, like the LXP1. Presets would make most pop people happy.

I find that I cannot get any of the sounds that I whant from this box, the reverb times are not long enough, even though you have an infinite reverb programme, you cannot alter the reverb time on it, only the hi cut! most importantly you cannot alter the pre-delay on the most imprortant reverb programmes, useless. I am involved in Ambient/ experimental music, and sometimes record accoustic instruments so a predelay variation is very imprtant for producing realistic accoustic spaces. I will say that this box is very quiet, but whats the point if it does not deliver the goods sonically.

very reliable.

Not applicable

Lexicon should have concentratd on just puting reverb in this box, get rid of the other rubish, ad some decent control over reverb parrameters, and bingo, a modern day LXP1 in a rack, which is why I brought this thing, But no way is this as good as the LXP1, in the reverb department or ease of control, I am glad I kept my LXP1! OK I know it`s cheap, But a secondhand lxp would be a better bet if you want longer reverb times and long pred-elays, excellent reverbs on a budget, I will be selling minw as soon as possible to buy a PCM70, more money but I think it is the only thing that will replace my LXP1, new is not neccesarely better, oh and I did not like the MPX1 either, bright and thin!

Easy !
Mostly all presets and very limited parameters that can changed. So learning to use this unit is easy.

Lacks digital input !

If you work in the digital domain you need to convert it to analog to get the sound into the MPX 100.

Any conversion introduces some distortion.
Most effects are OK considering they are presets.
I would pay $100 more for a digital input and the ability to enter new effects algorithms. Even if just 1 user algorthm can be put into RAM at once it would be great.

I like to give it a 5 for lack of customization, but considering its low price I ll give it 7.

Its kind of like a Roland (nice presets), but no Kurzweil (very customizable parameters). But then Roland costs a lot less.

You'll never need to grab ur calculator or physics book in design a effects with this module. But then you can probably get 10 of these for the price of a unit that you can design effects on.

Havent had this unit long enough to judge.
Very simple design.
However, I did reset it once on the 2nd day I owned it because it wouldnt start as up properly.
But I have a feeling this thing is gonna out last my Honda.

I usually dont ask for tech support because most in this country is not very good.
I found the web which I do use a lot to be poor.
But the device is so simple I dont think most people will require customer support.

Overly simple for the demanding user. Not for concert or multi media programmers. But then how many of us are ? Good enough for a home recording studio.
The unit can be enhanced tremendously only if there was room for a user algorthm. Just a small amount of RAM dedicated to one or two user effects algorithms. Or a general effects algorithm with most of its parameters changable. But then this would require some sort of software editor on the PC. I doubt for $250 Lexicon is gonna do this.

However, for the price it sounds good. The presets are nod bad and the fact its MIDI controllable is great. Also there is a simple user setting.

Dead easy to get started using it. However, get used to not seeing a
patch number -- there's no display at all. You have to look up the preset descriptions in the manual (luckily, this is easy since it's spiral-bound and all presets are well-catalogued and described) and dial it in. MIDI implementation is _excellent_ -- picks up timecode for delay sync, MIDI patch change, and you can map continuous controllers to the front panel knobs, so you can (for instance) pitch bend in realtime.

I'm using this in a home studio setup for techno/trip-hop/ambient, as an aux send on my mixer, and it sounds beautiful. No noise! I originally bought it only for the delays, but I'm blown away by the quality of the rest of it.

Delays -- top-notch, 5 seconds of mono (2.7 of stereo) delay time, adjustable hi-cut, doesn't muddy up at all.
Reverbs -- plates, chambers, halls, gates, it's all here. For the price, these sound very nice. Not really realistic, but nice nonetheless.
Chorus/Flange -- very pretty but somewhat subtle; don't expect swooshing jet engines.
Rotary -- Well, it doesn't sound like a Leslie, but it sounds very nice on its own merits. Subtle, like the chorus.
Pitch shift -- Not that great, but I've yet to hear a cheap one that was. If you stay out of the extremes and use it for a subtle harmonic doubling, it sounds pretty okay.

I'm still giving this a 10 considering what it cost me.

Dunno, haven't had it that long, but I've had no problems with Lexicon in the past. Given the simplicity of the design I suspect it'd be reliable for gigging (there's not much OS there to crash!)

Dunno.

This is by far the best $200 reverb I've heard, and I didn't even BUY it for reverb, I just wanted a good MIDI sync-able delay. Now I've got that and a lot more.

Aside from having to consult the manual for each variation, this is very easy to use and the manual is also well-written. Another sticking point is the limited ability to edit parameters, but that's why this unit is so inexpensive, and why it comes with so many presets. The knobs are very easy to read, though some may wish this had a readout screen, but come on--these are the corners cut to make the MPX 100 so affordable. Plus you can store your fave presets in the user memory.

For this price, you will not get better. Far better than similarly priced units. As good as the $300-600 units in most regards. I use it in my home studio and am very satisfied. I'm particularly fond of the Ambience effects--way cool, but all the reverbs, delays and tape echos, trems and rotaries, choruses and flanges are excellent. To get better, you will have to spend at least the $800 for the MPX1. The other reviews are NOT correct about the unit being absolutely quiet: it does make some noise! And as far as the pitch shifter sounding bad, I've yet to hear one that sounds good; however, used subtly, the pitch/detune makes for a very nice alternative to the chorus effect. So, excellent sound for the price.

Seems reliable to me.

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There's a lot to love here; very good reverbs, very good choruses, trems and rotaries. I like the fact that you can choose between digital delays (clear feedbacks) and tape echoes ("darker" feedbacks). The ambience effects are a Lexicon signature. Of course better can be had at a much dearer price; for the price, this cannot be beat--unless you need total control over parameters and you need a digital readout screen--but you'll spend about $400 for it, too.

It's easy to use once you read the manual. I'm extremely picky so it takes me a long while to dial in a great sound. Editing is a breeze, no rocket scientry here. The manual gets a 10! Really nice manual.

Gibson LP w/modified p90's, Sovtek mig100h. This is the part where I disagree with everyone else's reviews- NOISE. Once the unit is hooked up and turned on, you can hit the bypass button and there isn't a noticable difference in noise (nice trick Lexicon), which is why I think everyone else is saying this unit is DEAT QUIET. Not so, if you compare the noise level between having it hooked up and not having it hooked up and turned on at all, it is WAY noisier! Especially if you play with a lot of gain on your amp like I do. And of course effects like flange and other extreme effects make more noise than others. I'm picky with any effects and usually don't run anything because I can't deal with the added noise. My SOVTEK is extremely quiet and I don't want to screw that up. As for the quality of the effects I think the rotary speaker simulater is cool! The pitch shifter would also be cool if it would track perfect but it doesn't. The reverb is ok, but I wouldn't say it's great, it sounds kind of brittle to me. One cool thing is how easy the tap tempo on the delay is to set, all you do is hit the button twice to the tempo of the song and it's set! That is cool as hell! No screwing with knobs on that one. I'm sure you could get a lot of sounds of various artists but I don't have time nor do I care about it, I'm more concerned with my own sound. Best effect: Rotary and Delay. Worst effect: Pitch and Detune. I knocked off a massive 3 points for noise (remember I'm picky) and 2 for sound quality. Why can't anyone make a cheap noise free processor?

Seems really reliable.

No problems yet.

I just don't think that this unit is that great and it's definately not dead quiet unless you're playing with really low gain. I wouldn't say it's any worse than other processors in this price range though! This thing was supposed to be so quiet but it's not. If you don't mind noise, buy it, but I wouldn't!

Nothing beats two rotary knobs for ease of use. It's a no brainer. Although, to get to the deeper settings (like MIDI stuff) you will need the manual or the included cheat sheet. Again, because it's only two knobs and a few buttons.

I wanted to use it in a recording / project / home studio to process vocal, drums and synth tracks. The unit is clean sounding (no noise at all) in practically all presets.
The reverbs don't have any side effects like ringing except for when you use a snare sound (you could get a little ringing) but it is still better than anything else in this category. The tails are quite smooth.
But . . . . The reverb is nothing like I expected. Don't take me wrong. I think it is excellent for $200. But it doesn't have that realism other units have. Doesnt make you feel like you are really there. But then again, the only units I've heard can do that are the MPX - 1, PCM 80, 90 and the TC M2000, and 3000. All of which are in a higher price bracket.
I'd say the reberbs sound comparable to a Midiverb 4, but a little better. Definately, the Alesis Wedge has better reverbs.
I was let to believe by a Guitar Center salesperson that the unit would sound as good as any Lexicon processor because it "had the same lexichip"
That is not true. The unit has a "new version" of the chip (which is to me a lower grade version). The bottom line is that higher end Lexicon reverbs sound better.
I returned the unit and bought an MPX 1. The MPX one is what I was really looking for. Please don't buy this unit if you are looking to get into the next level of reverbs. If it is your first one, it will blow you away.

It looks solid, but the power supply is a wall wart. Nothing wrong with that, but you should know, in case that's an inconvenience.
I returned it so I don't know about long term. But I would trust the MPX 100 to last forever judging from the way it's built.

don't know . . . can't say. Hope I never have to deal with them.

I play a jazzy type of industrial/ambient. I demand the very best reverb and I wanted to have the ultimate.
The MPX 100 didn't live up to my high expectations, but I know it is the best reverb you can currently get in the price range, so if you are in a budget, go for it. Just don't believe if someone tells you it sounds as good as any other Lexicon reverb. If you are looking for the "lexicon sound" you won't find anything special here. But you will in the MPX 1 and up . . .
The 9 Rating in this category takes into account the low price of the unit. I am ommiting my personal high expectations to be fair.

This unit is, by far, the easiest effects unit that I've ever used and I have worked with Eventides, Alesis Quadraverb and Korg effects units. The manual is easy enough for a third grader to comprehend. I like the notebook "spiral style" of the manual. I wish everybody would set up their manuals in that fashion.

This unit is DEAD QUIET and sounds amazing!!! I use this thing through my mixer's effects sends and returns, my guitar rig and my bass rig. I run it through my effects loop on my guitar amp. I run my bass guitar direct through it's input and then out to the bass amp. I have to set the input and output volumes different when using the bass setup. My basses are active and I have to roll back the input volume in order to prevent clipping. I crank the output to ten and use a low 3-4 setting for the input....... this thing sounds incredible on bass guitars........ I knew it would sound good on guitars and the mixer sends / returns...... I was skeptical about the bass, but the Lexicon has passed the test with flying colors. For guitar..... all effects sound great from the room sounds, chorus, flanging, detuning to delays, echos, tremolos (leslies), pitch. I even like to experiment with the Special FX........these are really cool. I can get some outlandish shit with these settings. All effects sound thick and full. I love the mix control. I can get the "perfect" sound in seconds with this unit and it doesn't matter what I'm using it for. When I run it through my mixer...... I get outstanding room sounds for drums and vocals. I use the Studio A room sound for most of my drum tracks....... transparent and realistic. I would recommend this to any home studio / musician guru, like myself, who is on a budget. This thing sounds much better than units with a larger price tag......no bullshit!!!

I have owned this thing for about a year now. This thing is rock solid and will last for many years.

Never dealt with Lexicon. Probably never will.

Before I praise the hell out this unit even more, I will list my gripes: I don't like the wall wart. And I don't like the fact that it doesn't have a power switch..... other than that...... this unit KICKS TOTAL ASS!!!!! It is VERSATILE, INEXPENSIVE and SOUNDS GREAT on any application. I like to spend more time being creative and writing music. The MPX-100 allows me to play guitar and bass and be happy instead of scrolling through endless (pointless) parameters in order to get a good sound. For recording, I know exactly where to go in order to get a good room sound. Bottom line: More creative time..... less wasted time. For the money, nobody comes close. Get the Lexicon MPX-100.

The unit sound good as soon as you turn it on. It has seven knobs and NO DISPLAY, but it's OK once you got used to it. There are not really many parameter to tweak with, but the ADJUST-knob always as a crucial parameter assigned to it, so you can edit a patch in a simple but effective way. The Manual is most useful for the description of the presets, because it is important to know which value is being adjusted by ADJUST in the given preset. System and MIDI configs are a bit nasty because of the missing display, but these are things you won't change every five minutes so what...

I'm using the MPX-100 for additional guitar effects (together with Rocktron and Mesa Boogie gear). It is also used for any kind of signals in my homerecording setup (Drums, Synth, you name it). It is DEAD QUIET in operation! There are lots of Reverb, Pitch, Chorus,Flanger and even Tremolo/Rotary presets, and the all sound great. Just the pitch shifter seems to be a little slow in tracking, but it works OK. The overall sound is simple great (as you'd expect from Lexicon) but you'll have to figure out what presets sound good on which type of material...

N/A because I do not own it for a very long time yet. Looks and feels sturdy yet. (Apart from this, there isn't much to break about this simple unit). I'd gig without a backup.

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The MPX-100 is a great allround-processor, and surely a good value. There's nothing fancy about it, it's all straight down the line, but done very well. (Rating 9 because of missing display)

Very easy to use. Setup in the music shop let me experiment with ease, but there was too much about the product to intake in one sitting. Good sounds take some tweaking, but come very naturally on the delays, echos, choruses, and reverbs. Especially the delays. Manual is very in-depth, lots of MIDI info, which i don't use. Only complaint is that i had to buy a rack, cuz this is my first rack product.

Setup--Fender American Standard Strat--Crybaby 535Q--Tube Driver 100-watt hybrid amp--Celestion 25-watt speakers 4x12. I run the MPX in the effects loop. Great tone, right out of the box. Literally. I'm a delay freak, so to speak, being a lead guitarist...gilmour tones, Eric Johnson, and satch are found in the delay/echo patch alone. Delay/reverb patch is blues bliss. Like I said before, delays and reverbs are superb...i couldn't ask for more. So much more natural than on my amp, and w/o the noise!! Flangers are OK, usable but not too great...pitch is ok as well, definitely usable...choruses are wonderful, especially on clean...check out the special FX section--some crazy sounds!! I hate to digress, but the delays---so many options it's not funny. Reverbs--lexicon makes the best reverbs in the world, bar none. You can't get better in these two categories, especially from the price. Only complaint is some noise if close to the amp, but that's probably just my amp....i give it a 10 anyway!

i gig w/ it, without a backup because i would have to buy another as a backup and there is no need. I can depend on it always for great tone, but it is scary seeing as dropping it if it wasn't in the rack would be disaster.

i can't say, but i've looked on their site before, and it is quite resourceful.

I bought this rack piece only because i was dissappointed in the delays and reverbs from my zoom, and the reverbs from my amp. This is SO MUCH better. It's much more natural and musical than the zoom. It makes my amp even sound better. Also, it serves as a wonderful processor. My only complaints lie within the fact that it is a rack product, and minimal noise...otherwise I recommend you go buy this if you're looking for a sweet delay/reverb machine. Especially for the price, it's a deal and a half.