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From Our Research Team:

Lexicon Sound At An Affordable Price!

The third tier in Lexicon’s award-winning MPX Series, the MPX550 offers high-end professional features and “Lexicon Sound” at an affordable price. Like its predecessors, the MPX 550 is a true stereo processor that includes 24-bit analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion. It relies on the proprietary LexiChip engine to perform 24-bit internal processing. Its 255 carefully-crafted presets feature legendary Lexicon reverb, as well as dual programs that combine two independent effects in four routing configurations. Tempo can be set using audio input, a dual footswitch, the front panel Tap button, or an external MIDI device. A powerful editing tool called Learn Mode allows patching of up to five front panel controls. To this, the MPX 550 adds impressive features such as balanced analog inputs and outputs, a large front panel display, four Edit knobs for simple parameter adjustment, and an internal power supply. In addition to the world-class effects provided by the popular MPX 200: Compressor – Provide compression and limiting with ratios from 1:1 to 10:1. Dynamics – It offers peak expansion, compression, and tape saturation effects, as well as metering options that provide precise visual indication of peak expansion, gain reduction, and input and output levels. Live-FOH (Front of House) – Designed for live performances, with controls that are more convenient for live sound engineers to operate. All presets are Dual Mono to accommodate sound reinforcement systems used in most small to mid-size venues. While there are a number of great reasons to use an MPX 550 (or any of Lexicon’s effects units) in live performances or in traditional recording situations (i.e. dedicated mixer, multi-track recorder, outboard processing, etc), many engineers and producers want to know why they might use it with their computer DAW. The following are Sweetwater’s top three reasons.

• Save your processing power! If you use an MPX 550 with your software DAW, your computer’s processor can concentrate on track count and other plug-ins. Reverbs and similar plug-ins can be processor intensive but with an MPX 550 in the mix you can relieve your PC or Mac of this task!
• Value. Comparable in price to many effects plug-ins, an MPX 550 is truly one of today’s top-value products in pro audio — especially when you consider all that it has to offer (see above)!
• Connectivity. Most of today’s most popular audio interfaces feature digital inputs and outputs via digital S/PDIF connection. Lexicon’s MPX 550 offers the same digital I/O so you’ll be able to process your audio in the digital domain at all times! The MPX 200 also sports analog I/O if you prefer to go that direction.

Features:

• Legendary Lexicon reverb from proprietary Lexichip™
• 24-bit internal processing and A/D/A conversion
• Selectable 44.1 or 48kHz sampling rate
• 255 presets and 64 User programs, including a Compressor Bank
• Dynamics algorithm with enhanced metering
• S/PDIF I/O (may be set to wet or dry)
• Balanced analog I/O (XLR and 1/4 inch TRS)
• Simultaneous analog and digital outputs
• Independent processing of each input
• Dual programs that combine two independent effects in four routing configurations
• Multiple delay, modulation, and pitch effects
• Built-in digital compressor with four adjustable parameters
• Tap Tempo
• Full MIDI control with software-selectable MIDI Out/Thru connector
• Large, graphic front panel display
• Four Edit knobs for quick parameter adjustment