Introduction
Happy new year to you all. As the sounds of 2023 echo away in your earholes, I present to you our Lexicon MPX550, multi-effects unit.
This is one of our (not-so-secret) weapons. Purchased by Brains back when it was released in 2002, this thing has remained at his side through thick and thin. It has appeared on so many Stick Up Boys releases that it deserves it's own mask! A stereo, dual-channel FX unit, it has reverbs, delays, choruses, flangers, dynamics processing and pitch shifting. It can run two FX at once, in any combination of serial, parallel, stereo or dual-mono. And it sounds awesome. The reverbs are smooth and natural, and the choruses have a creaminess to them that is rarely matched in the DAW world. It does simple delays, or complex pitch-shifting craziness, all syncable via MIDI, or form the handy Tap Tempo button on the front.
Technical Spec
This thing is professionally decked out, with stereo ins and outs on 1/4" jacks and XLRs, 5-pin MIDI In and Out, and SPDIF in and out on phonos. There is also a footwitch socket that we have never used. And it doesn't run off a naughty wall-wart transformer - this thing is 3-pin kettle lead all the way. Yeah!
Current cost
Although there are plenty of Lexicon MPX's around, I couldn't find any MPX550s. Perhaps folks are keeping hold of them....
What we love about it
It sounds great, is easy to use, and the comprehensive connectivity means it plays nicely with other things.
Stick Up Boys rating: /10
I gotta give this thing a 10. It is perfect!
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