Lexicon PCM-91

I found the unit very easy to setup. When in doubt the manual is clear enough to do any thing you need to get done.

As with all of the higher end Lexicons, the PCM-91 is superb. It has the classic Lexicon sound and plenty of room to create lots of quality variations. It is amazingly clean. I've used all the Lexicon 224 varations and this is as good sounding for 1/4 to 1/2 the price.

I use it in a high end guitar rack with a DBX 166xl, Eventide 949 and quite a few pedals driving a Fender twin and a Marshall 4x12 with a Gibson Les Paul Fender Strat. The sound is just perfect.

I've only used it 3 months and have had no issues

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10. If you can't afford the top of the line modesl such as the 224 to 960 this is the way to go.

Very easy to use - useable without the manual!

This is a Lexicon. Seriously, though, I used to avoid using reverb except as an effect where you want to say 'yes, there's reverb'. Then I got a Tascam DM24 and its reverb was better but still an effect sort of reverb. Then I got the PCM91 and I use it on everything. Either a bit or a lot sounds great, it can make things gel just right, when combined with a nice compressor.

Hasn't broken. It just works.

Never used it.

I play mostly bluegrass but I record anythinge from bluegrass, folk, and punk. I've been playing for about 14 years and recording for about two and a half.

I have a Czech upright bass, modulus electric fretless bass, Fender banjo, Squire Strat (Washburn 2001 tremolo), fender twin, Alesis HD24, 2xTascam DA88, Tascam DM24, Tascam CDRW5000, 2xMackie HR824, a bunch of homebuilt mic pres, a bunch of mics - some homebuilt, Distressor, copy of a Fairchild 660.

I would buy either this or one of the Eventide boxes in the same price range if it went missing.

Mostly it stays on Vocal Magic, though there are other settings I use. Saxy Hanger works well for sax and harmonica.

Compared with Eventide Eclipse - bought this one because it was recommended by another recording engineer.

I find I just patch it in and fiddle for a very short time to get a sound I like. It's never in the way.

This is an Easy machine, but programming can go deep. This is a closed architecture machine and you have to do with the 450 patches. The manual is okay. Detailed and a joy to use.

The reverbs all sound a bit the same. They have a bit of the typical dark sound. I can use that as an effect when I need it. The typical Eventide reverbs are more the thing for me. They have more colours to my ears and the reverbs are more transperant. When you want the typical Lex sound, this thing is it, but it is an one colour machine.

cool patche: Rich plate for vocals

My setup:
Nuendo based recordingstudio cranesong spider, Eventide Eclipse, H8000, PCM 91, Neumann, Telefunken etc...

Most effects are usable. But I guess that the 300 is more the machine I would like. The pcm is too dark for me.

It always works. Never had a big problem with it. The patch editing software on the lex web-site does not work however....

When asking for some support on the midi interfacing I only got a reply like RTFM and I had to work it out on my own. Not very helpful. But beside that I did not need a lot of support. iam more into eventides and the great support on eventidehelps.

nice thing, but I prefer the Eventide Eclipse. I still have because sometimes I want that typical Lex sound, but it is all same colour.
I have it in the studio now for 3-4 years. If I lost it or it got stolen I would not replace it. It is very stable and it works always, but I do not like it as my main workhorse.

It's easy as you want it to be if your willing to spend the time with it. It comes with lots of presets and lots of simple adjustsments.

What can I say that would convince anyone that it's great. I've had lots of other effects but none that I have used compare in any way to the quality that Lexicon offers. The best way for me to describe it is just saying how musical it is. It adds to you music without coloring it and it won't add any strange artifacts. It is well worth the price and will make your music sound professional. I have 4 Marshalls, includind a 30th anniversary and a 25th anniversary. I have 3 Paul Reed Smiths. I also have 4 Gibsons. I have 2 Strats. One is a costom shop guitar. I also own a 97 Wolfgang quilt top and a Taylor 914-ce.I own a Takaminie CD132SC nylon sting guitar. For recording I have a Kurzweil and a Akai MPC2000XL. I use mostly Fulltone effects but I have a Ibanez TS-808 and a variety of other pedals.

I've never had a problem. I also have have a PCM-80 and I've never had a problem with that either.

I've sent them emails and always get a quick responce.

I play most styles of rock music and it's a great match for that. I've been playing now for 38 years. I have a variety of amps and guitars with a Dell 8300 desktop and a Digidesign 002 with Klipsch monitor speakers. I also have a Eventide DSP 4000.

The presets are excellent and make it easy to use, and the manual is clearer and more detailed than most of its kind. Saving, naming and editing presets is all easily done. I haven't gotten into the more sophisticated control processes though, so I won't give an opinion on this category.

I've only had the device for a month, so I haven't gotten around it to any great extent. I'm using this along with a PCM-80, tc fireworX, tc M2000, Sony R-7(?), Quadraverb, and other "prosumer" effects boxes in a university ProTools Mix Plus studio, and with a Digi001 in my office. This has the clearest and deepest reverbs of those mentioned. It's not noisy at all. It doesn't muddy up the sound like cheaper verbs do, and the slightest amount can fatten up a track nicely without intruding. It isn't as rich as the highest of high-end reverbs in major studios, but it comes remarkably close. As mentioned in other reviews, it can produce the huge ballad reverb commonly used on pop and R&B records (from my experience, the other reverbs mentioned above can not do this) and it has very distinctive, familiar sounds used on popular recordings of the 70s and 80s in particular. Very smooth, clear and detailed tails; no digital fuzz.

I've been using the PCM-80 for a decade without a single problem, so I expect the PCM-91 will be equally robust. It does get hot in the rack, and its extra depth may require the rear to be stabilized in a portable rack (such as mine) that rolls around. I simply jammed some stiff packing foam between it and the rack at the rear sides to keep it from bouncing in transit.

No experience.

I'm very happy with this purchase. I'm using it with great results on disparate styles of music from rock, to jazz, to classical, (haven't used it on hip-hop yet) and everyone whose heard and compared it has noticed a significant improvement. I don't like on general principle that it's only a 20-bit processor with 20-bit I/O, but it sounds so good that it almost doesn't matter. Until I can afford the $10k+ level reverbs, I'm ecstatic about the price/performance quotiant.

Very easy to get great sound right out of the box. It has 450 presets of solely reverb, so I rarely have to go to the edit menu, other than for minor tweaking of mix level, predelay, etc. Something very close to what I'm after is always included in at least of of those presets. If you are so inclined, the manual is comprehnsive and well organized for creating custom reverbs or matching previoulsy recorded material.

I'm using this unit primarily as a vocal reverb in conjuction with a Lexicon PCM81 for effects. Switching bypass in and out, noise is non-existant, after all this is a Lexicon. The reverbs are absolutely superb. I own a Lexicon Alex, MPX1, and a PCM81 as well. I love Lexicon reverbs. The PCM81 is definitely a step up from the MPX1 and Alex, but the PCM91 is in a whole other league than any of these units. It really opens up and sounds like the great reverb you hear in commercial recordings. It is amazing the sense of space it creates, even just a touch works beuatifully. For those interested in Lexicon units I think the reverb in the MPX1 and Alex are very similar, although the MPX1 has more variety on offer. The PCM81 is a giant leap from both the MPX1 and Alex however, and the PCM91 blows them all away (as far as reverb is concerned). I can't emphasize enough how great this sounds, I've been hooked on Lexi verbs ever since I got my first Alex. I briefly owned a TC reverb, and sent it back the day I got it. The TC just seemed to add a wash of white noise that was supposed to be reverb. Lexi reverbs seem to become part of the sound. Audition it with a vowel sound like "oooh" or "ahhh" and you'll see what I mean, the sound tails off very ethereally.

I've never had problem with Lexicons, and from waht I hear their customer service is superb.

The variety in this box makes it suitable for just about any type of music. If you need to create a realistic sounding room or hall it can do this, while at the same time it is also very flattering to the source. I use this in my project studio primarily for my own use and do many kinds of music, ranging from solo piano to pop tunes. And if you need that gigantic, larger than life reverb that you hear on ballads or other rock/pop songs, this is the box you want. It's not cheap, but it is one of the few pieces of equipment that will make an immediate and audible improvement to your music that even a casual listener can notice.

I purchased my first Lexicon product the PCM-70 a decade ago and although this is much more sophisticated, it shares many of the same Lexicon procedures for editing and general usage. It think it might take someone not familiar with this layout to have a few days with the manual before completely understanding and getting the most from this unit. The manual is excellent with every detail of operation covered. Typical of Lexicon, you have banks of presets and banks of user presets and each sound must be loaded to be heard. Find the patch and hit the load button. It's not automatic. This is probably good for studio use and a bit slow for live stage use, such as a guitar rig.

I am using this in a home songwriting studio with a Yamaha MD8 (very underated recorder because of ease of usage and a REAL mixer that you can actually touch). Using a couple drum machines, Alesis and Boss, several keyboard modules, Roland 3080/Proteus 2000/DX7II/ with a Fatar controller (learned to really love the deep piano action) and the PCM70 with an Aphex exciter. The mike is a Neumann TLM103 which is a good test for this product.
The sound quality is excellent. A/B with the PCM70 and it is much more dense. The reverb tails are perfect with just the right amount of sizzle. You have to do more than say "testing" into a mike to tell the depth of this unit. It is deceiving and it sounds better but not that much better when just talking into it. It's when you use it on a mixdown for all tracks or on a piano patch that you really find the "top-of-the-line" quality that you paid a pretty penny for. It improved all my mixes and gave them an added professional sound that is undeniable. A previous reviewer called it an instrument in itself. It is. It is as important as the mike and recorder in terms of what it adds to the sound.

I've had the PCM70 for over a decade without a problem and I am hoping for the same luck.

Like all the others, Lexicon in the web is slow but over the phone they are always ready to help.

Can't go wrong with Lexicon, high end reverb. If their unit doesn't do it, you're looking at their $4K unit because there's nothing else that compares.

Great user friendly setup. It's a breeze to use, glance at the manual once to understand the various reverb options, then you're good to go.

If I could give this unit an 11, I would. The sound quality is great, there are balance/unbal and digital in/outs. The reverb quality is incredible, this unit is really an instrument in itself. The presets are great, and there are two levels of programming, easy and deep. You can do so much to tailor your sound.

Lexicon quality, well built.Never had a problem with any of their other stuff.

Seem fine to me the few times I've had to contact them. They work hard at keeping the customer satisfied.

$1600 may seem extreme for a reverb unit (although you really can consider this a reverb and delay unit), but I truly believe that you'll take your sound to the "next level" with this. Go out to the Lexicon site and download the manual to get an idea of the tremendous power and capability that this unit has.