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Compared to the Lexicon MPX1, the G2 definitely has more DSP power! You can now use modulation and pitch effects, even adding delays to them, for more complex or advanced results. Creating good quality effects often requires the use of EQ and that’s one of the heaviest block on DSP resources. The G2 power allows using EQ along with efx blocks to greatly improve their sound. A reverb with pre/post EQ will sound much better. Delays with EQ in their feedback path or pre/post them (or both) are fantastic space design tools.
I really felt more power in designing these sounds, compared to my MPX-1 collection.
In general I can say that both MPXs processors shine at single effects design to be added to other processors in your rack.
WARNING!
A new collection of 70 presets to get the most out of your MPXG2 effects.
The presets are programmed with the intention of using the G2 as an FX processor only, completely bypassing its gtr preamp. Basically it’s like using an MPX1 with increased DSPs processing power. I honestly feel there are much better preamps choices out there and the G2 preamp is definitely outdated or might need some tech care to be restored to better conditions. IF you use the G2 in its full power, with its preamp+fx stomps+rack efx, this collection is not for you... unless you are willing to program its preamp
and refine each preset to your setup. This library will shine AS IT IS in a rack system, where dedicated single efx or multi-fx are required to work alone or with other fx processors.
IF in doubt, please contact me!
THIS LIBRARY REQUIRES YOUR MPXG2 TO RUN ON OS V1.10.
PREVIOUS OS VERSIONs MAY NOT WORK CORRECTLY!
These audio examples are recorded at 24bit/48KHz resolution.
You can download the original files or listen to streaming audio at 320kbps.
Please, use a high quality set of speakers or high end headphones.
Thanks to Elevated Jam Tracks for the AMAZING backing tracks!!!
Find them at https://elevatedjamtracks.bandcamp.com/
On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ElevatedJamTracks
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Lexicon MPX-G2 Guitar FX processor "The Lil' Monster Box" Library |
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REVERB FX
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G2 HALL (Hall + Delay D + EQ 1 Band S) | This beautiful Hall reverb welcomes your ears to the party. Deep but not intrusive, warm and with a feeling of walls on the sides. Don't even think for a second that the G2 is "just" a guitar fx machine. Try this verb on any source and you'll thank me later.
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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G2 PLATE (Hall + Delay D + EQ 1 Band S) | A bright Plate your Strat will ride with energy and tone.
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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ROBBEN ROOM (Plate + Delay D + FX 1 Band M + EQ 1 Band S) | Robben's Dumble tones are...SO... well verbed I can't find anybody else matching it! You'll find a WALLS parameter in the Soft Row... use it to thicken the signal at your taste. Hint: play with the reverb SIZE, setting DECAY back at the same default value. (download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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NIRVANA HALL (Hall + Echo S + Flanger S + FX1 Detune S + FX2 Volume S) | Post processed Hall reverb! Flangy skies ahead... Great on gtr arpeggios or pads. Try synths too. Swooosh...
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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CONTEM-PLATE (Plate + Echo D + EQ 1 Band S) | A Lexicon classic from the mighty M300. This is how digital plate simulation can sound like, in a nice way. A tight and just about generous decay beautifully wraps your guitar. Try playing with those 2 delays for wider reflections. (download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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SOLITUDE (Hall + Chorus) | If I had to be buried with a G2... THIS is the preset I'd be playing thru for eternity. A really good neck pickup will put yout Strat into serious "Paris Texas" desert gtr toneland! Amazing. (download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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PLATE & ECHO (Plate + Echo D + EQ 1 Band S) | Combining delay and reverb is an art. Delay must be hearable but not in the way... a balance.
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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THICK & DEEP (Hall + Echo D + FX1 Detune S) | A Hall.... such as its name says! Detuners run in parallel...
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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STRATOSPHERE 2 (Plate + Delay D + FX1 Detune S + EQ 1 Band S) | Improved version of an MPX-1 preset from my library. This huge Plate is dark and veeeery long. Detune is continuously swept by a sine waveform for animated modulation of the verb tails. Delays are placed in a way adding width and depth to the verb.
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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DELAY FX
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DIRTY ECHOES (Echo D + Aerosol + FX2 DigiDrive2) | Lo-Fi delays for the adventurous explorer. Nice flangy panning stereo field for these taps.
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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SPATIAL ECHO (Echo M + Orbits + FX1 Detune M) | Detuned echo panning in a 360° circle. Great psycho-acoustic efx!
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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TC2290-ISH (Ducker + Detune M + FX2 AutoPan + EQ 2Band M) | The classic tricks of the popular danish delay of the '80s! This ducks out when you play and it pans faster when you play louder... slowing down in the pauses. Very dynamic!
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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CLEARMOUNTAIN DELAY (Echo M + FX1 Detune D + EQ 1 Band M) | A classic from the Eventide DSP4000! Bob likes a delay (or more) feeding detuners! The shifters here spread the stereo panorama of this mono delay in a beautiful way. Really juicy echo!
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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NEED SOME SPACE? (Delay D + Aerosol + EQ 1 Band S) | These 2 fixed delays have feedbacks and cross-feedbacks paths, multiplying their taps. Try a more gentle EQ cut to hear longer trails... if you need to.
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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ECHO MACHINE (Echo D + Detune M + FX1 Detune D + FX2 Panner + EQ 1 Band M) | Detuned poly-rhythmic echoes dance around your head. They create a spectacular space around your arpeggios and pads!
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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VELVET DELAYS (Echo D + Chorus + FX1 Detune S + EQ 1 Band M) | Tap Tempo quarter and eight notes echoes, swimming in a jelly of flangy pitch warble. Classic vintage tones.
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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WARM ECHOES (Delay D + Detune M + FX1 Detune S + EQ 1 Band S) | Tap Tempo half and dotted half notes delays creating an interesting combined rhythm.
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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VINTAGE DELAY (Delay D + Comb1 + EQ 2 Band S) | Inspired to the algorithm I built on the Eventide Eclipse long ago, this one has two Tap Tempo delays with low and high cut filters in their feedback paths... working on the same frequencies as on Eclipse (and theTC2290). The Comb adds a gentle modulation, not DEEP... but very classy!
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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PCM42 Qr/8th (Delay D + EQ 1 Band S + FX1 Detune S + FX2 1 Band M) | I have done research work on my recently acquired PCM42s. Amazing digital delays from the heavens! This preset runs two TapTempo echoes whose pitch shift and tonal colors are carefully set to how the 42s sound like. They are very close. Magic pours when used in a mix!
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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CLIP THE 42 (Echo S + Chorus + FX1 Blue Comp + FX2 DigiDrive2) | The PCM42 has an input limiter that smashes and clips the tone when hit hard! This is mostly heard on vocals or drums tracks. Here I was able to get very close adding a touch of compression as a limiter would do in its highest impact reaction and some clipping, keeping things warm and gentle as in the 42 style. So... limiting and companding are softly emulated and the whole sound of this stereo PCM42 inspired preset is just unbelievable. This might be one of the best presets I have ever created in the last 10 years of work. I am amazed at how the G2 gets so close to the 42. Machines have different tones and technologiesso you should not expect one doing the other... but here... distance ain’t much. Love this HUGE echo! (download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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CHORUS & PITCH FX
The following 2 presets are all chorus+pitch detuning combinations, inspired by the 1980s L.A. Guitar tones.
I have kept them small so that you can use them when building your own presets. Enjoy!
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STUDIO CHORUS 1 (Aerosol + FX1 Detune M) |
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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STUDIO CHORUS 2 (Aerosol + FX1 Detune D) |
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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STUDIO DETUNE 1 (Detune M + FX1 Shift D) | Based on detuners only, a mono one feeding a dual. They sound great and you can easily use them as building blocks in bigger structures. They take less resources than using chorus algorithms. Hint: if you want to simulate chorusing rather than static detuning, you can patch the system LFOs to the pitch of the detuners, sweeping them in different patterns and speeds, even TapTempo controlled rates. (download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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MONSTADOUBLER (Flanger S + Delay D + FX1 Shift M) | Thick doubling for your distorted power chords comping. They'll sound HUGE and spread. Classic!
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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BULGE TALES (Chorus + FX1 Shift S) | I know... you're thinking DynoMyPiano TSC feeding SPX90 or H3000. Well... the Dyno part is not exactly based on the classic 6 LFOs waveshaping modulation as it's not possibe on the G2, but the 4 delay lines of the chorus can get quite close in some ways... a few tricks under the hood here. Take it as a TSC+pitch inspired preset and use it anywhere you want to, 'cuz it sounds really good.
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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MULTI FX
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LA GTR (Chorus + Echo D + FX1 Detune D + Hall) | The much requested 1980s L.A. pop guitar tones, based off multivoice chorusing and detuners. Try a bright tone Strat with a compressor in front of this. HIDDEN FEATURE: press the Reverb key if you want to add a light touch of ambience. (download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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LA GTR2 (Chorus + Echo D + FX1 Detune D + Hall) | Same structure as the previous one, in a different tweak!
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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MULTI FX3 (Flanger S + Echo D + FX1 Detune S + Hall) | Same fx blocks routing as the previous presets. The flanger makes a big difference here and delays are top!
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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TROWERESQUE (Comb2 + Echo M + FX1 Phaser + Hall) | Robin Trower inspired fx combo. Might fit both clean and crunchy tones. Watch out!
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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CHRS>DTUN>DLY (Chorus + Echo D + FX1 Shift S) | Classic chorus into detuners mod EFX, feeding delays in parallel.
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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EVENTEXICON (Detune M + Detune D + Hall) | Cascading detuners with a mighty Hall reverb in parallel. Another new word for that!
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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EPIC CHORDS (Detune M + Delay D + FX1 Detune D + EQ 1 Band S) | Spectacular combination of detuners and filtered Tap Tempo stereo echoes, wide spread. Your chords will take off thru this magic brew!
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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DETUNICONS (Detune M + Delay D + FX1 Detune D) | Triple detuners in series and delays in parallel.
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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DTN/DLYS>DTNS (Detune M + Echo M + FX1 Detune D + FX2 Volume S + EQ 1Band M) | Detune and delays in parallel, all feeding a dual detuner in series. This last one has pitch shifting swept by two oscillators for more active detuning and psycho-acoustic efx.
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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DREAMGERIES (Comb2 + Echo D + FX1 Detune S + EQ 1 Band S + Hall) | A lot going on here! Post processed reverb with detuned echoes in parallel.
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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CRIMSON SKIES (Echo D + FX1 Shift D + EQ 1 Band M + Hall) | A popular verbed pitch shifting pad from my MPX-1 Library. The shifters tuning is being switched between different intervals. Try swelling simple intervals into this, with a dark gtr tone... and listen...
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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IN THE SUNSET (Chorus + Echo S + FX1 Shift S + Plate) | Large verb with delayed 5ths coming up later. Exotic beauty if you play open triads thru this.
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k) |
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