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Here are the original brochures for the PCM80/81 and 91. These are rare items to find. I have scanned them.

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  Lexicon PCM 80 original brochure    
   
  Lexicon PCM 81-91 original brochure    
   
  PCM 80 Dual FX Card    
   
  PCM 80 Pitch FX Card    



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The "Shimmer" FX

"Shimmer effect recreated on the PCM80 using the Pitch Card. On the PCM81 you won't need this card as the unit already has the pitch shifting algorithms in it. The Shimmer effect was created by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, using AMS 1580 Delay/Shifter and the Lexicon 224 Reverb. It's basically a pitch shifter up 1 octave, delayed and fed back to itself, creating a staircase of high pitch effects smeared in a huge Concert Hall.
Shimmer on the PCM80 is a recirculation of +1 octave pitch shifters with 2 delay times (450/700 ms). Adjust feedback at your liking....depending on how long you want the shifted "staircase" to fade away...
The octaves being recirculated get shifted 1 and more octaves up at every feedback cycle, until they fade away 'cause of their extremely high pitch going besides hi freq. response of the unit itself.
So, the 2 shifters grow in pitch and time and are smeared in a cloud of very hi pitch verb.
Often used with volume swells to create synthish pads.
Can also be used with different pitch intervals like -4th/+5th or +5th/+1 oct.
   
   
  Shimmer PCM80   (download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)



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Lexicon PCM80/81
Italo De Angelis Presets Library - Part 1


   
  Landscape 1   Plate algorithm
This is an inspiring one. Verb doesn't get any better� with all sort of modulation on its tail (reverb post processing). Glide modulation before and after reverb AND surround processing continuously changing phases. Listen to this one thru your headphones, then you'll understand what I'm talking about.
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)
   
  Brook 8.4   Glide>Hall algorithms
Modulated delays inspired by Michael Brook/Brian Eno legendary recordings.Very ambient space.
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)
   
  Rising Mondo   Plate algorithm
This reverb breathes with your playing! Level, detuning and surround processing are all dynamic. Your touch controls them all. Headphones, please!
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)
   
  EraserSkull   Glide-Inverse algorithm (Dual FX card)
Detuning, delays, reverse reverb, gliding delays post reverb�all their levels, panning and surround imaging processed by different lfo waveforms.
True mangling ambience. Inspired to David Torn artworks. Again�headphones are your best friend.
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)
   
  Five Storks   Chorus+Reverb algorithm
Reminescent of Michael Landau's tone on Five Storks tune, from Karizma's (Forever In The) Arms Of Love CD. Nice chorus with stereo delays and reverb on a Strat. What else?
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)
   
  ECM WideHall   Concert Hall algorithm
ECM Records style Hall reverb. Wide but never "in the way". Warm and jazzy.
THE Lexicon sound.
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)
   
  Lexicon Class   Glide>Hall algorithm
Glide chorusing is really transparent�almost TC like�you hear 2 strings for one that plays. A touch of delay and reverb makes this a clean sound to die for�
at least for me.
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)
   
  Waterized   Plate algorithm
Again�gliding delays pre and post reverb for a full immersion.
When you are thirsty, your PCM80/81 can fix you right away.
Verb here is loooong...
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)
   
  AmbiDelay1   Band Delays-Hall algorithm (Dual FX card)
Dry gtr rear pickup and ambient filtered delay/verb in the background and on the sides. If you don't play they can last forever in a spooky cloud.
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)
   
  Swell Pad 2   Chorus+Reverb algorithm
Big string pad with delays, chorusing, reverb and surround processing�all from the Pcm80. Play chords and get what you hear.
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)
   
  Dyno_Dlys   Glide-Chamber algorithm (Dual FX card)
Nice chorus with far delays. Good approximation to the Dyno My Piano TriStereo Chorus.
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)
   
  LeadThik+Amb1   Chorus+Reverb algorithm
A thick almost static chorused doubling with far delays and ambience. Great on Lead tones. Strat with middle and rear pickups thru a Tech21 PSA-1.
First seconds only dry sound...you'll hear the PCM80 kickin' in!
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)
   
  LeadThick+Amb2   Chorus+Reverb algorithm
Same as #1...
(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)




Lexicon PCM80/81
Italo De Angelis Presets Library - Part 2
(Including PITCH EFX)
   
  AMBIDLYS   M-Band+Rvb
Multi voice Band Delays are swept thru their filters frequencies range and jump in and out of reverb diffusion. Set Reverb to 0% in the Soft Row if you don't want to hear the unfiltered diffused taps. One of a kind effect with a different twist in front/rear imaging.
(download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)
   
  C/SIDES DLYS   Plate
Modulated delays alternate between center and stereo sides positions in the stereo field.
Tap Tempo controls delays and position bouncing.
(download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)
   
  CLEAN SWEEPS   Chorus+Rvb
Pcm70 multi-voice chorus and stereo phasey delays thru reverb.
Tap Tempo controls delay time.
(download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)
   
  FLANGING LEAD   Chorus+Rvb
More PCM70 classic lushness!
Flangy-like multi voice chorus, stereo delays, thickening and Hall reverb!
This one sounds amazing on both clean and distorted classic rock tones.
Try your best 1980s lead tone thru this and "OMG!" loud for it.
(download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)
   
  HUMONGOUS   Plate
Lively large reverb with offset early reflections and stereo echoes.
A great depth of field with lots of parameters available in the Soft Row for quick tweaks.
(download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)
   
  PCM70 DELAYS   Glide>Hall
A lot going on in this classic Lexicon sound!
Panning delays set for shuffle feel and flanged diffused texture on them.
Great on clean chordal work or pedal swells with more feedback applied to it.
Soft Row has everything you need for your custom needs.
(download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)
   
  SOUNDSCAPES 2   Glide>Hall
4 glided delays swim into a Hall reverb whose output is swept thru different positions by the psycho-acoustic surround processor of the Lexicon.
The effect level is controlled by your inputs dynamics, creating auto-swell effects for pad-like sounds. Great on chords!
The Soft Row takes you directly to the AR Envelope parameters where you can change the Threshold of the swell effect, according to your system level.
(download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)
   
  SPATIAL XPAND   Glide>Hall
Here the Haas effect is static. You won't hear psycho-acoustic panning. The chorus will sound spread to different positions across the stereo panorama, thanks to different static microdelays settings. A mono delay follows the chorus in its space position. Tap Tempo controls delay time. ADJUST provides 5 different space static expansion amounts for your favorite choice.
Try this without any dry source mixed in.
(download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)




PITCH FX PRESETS

   
  ALLAN CHORDS   Quad>Hall
Nice stereo detuners with parallel delayed autopanning octaves, auto swelled by your inputs dynamics.
Hall reverb spreads the overall sound.
This is what Holdsworth uses pitch shifters for...adding delayed soft octaves to his chordal works.
Left Envelope controls the release time for the shifters levels. Available in the Soft Row for tweaking.
(download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)
   
  AMBIENT RISE   Quad>Hall
Lfo detuned 5ths and octaves thru a gorgeous Hall reverb... all auto swelled by your input dynamics and finally psycho-acoustic surround swept from mono 360� phase to reversed phase R/L.
Another pad with dynamic response and great panning effects.
ADJUST controls reverb decay time.
(download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)
   
  CRAFTY PITCHES   Quad>Hall
This preset reminds of Fripp's League of Crafty Guitarists!
+/- Octaves and +/- 5ths jump out at different delays spacings, creating an arpeggio processed thru large Hall reverb.
Try playing pentatonics thru this, in time with the delays. Tap Tempo controls them anyway.
(download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)
   
  CRYSTAL 5THS   Dual-Plt
Highly recirculated detuning and +5th create the typical Eventide "crystals" effect.
The pitch shifters are then processed thru a large lively Plate reverb.
Use this as a pad, particularly effective with single notes and double stops.
(download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)
   
  DOMESPACE   Quad>Hall
Large Hall reverb with defined early reflections and a diffused long delay coming back on R/L panorama.
One of a kind ambience simulating dual large environments.
(download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)
   
  ENO'S GTRS   Dual-Plt
Fast pitch shifters vibrato thru stereo delays and Plate reverb.
ADJUST controls vibrato speed.
Eno's "Another Green World" inspired...
(download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)
   
  GENESIS WORLD   Dual-Plt
A 5th above and below, delayed and thru a large Plate reverb.
Awesome pad for single notes or double stops.
A world of 5ths!
(download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)
   
  GOTHAM GHOST   Dual-Inv
Autopanning stereo detuners are processed thru stereo delays and Inverse reverb.
The reverb output width is dynamically swept thru different psycho-acoustic surround positions by your input signal dynamics.
Use this on clean bright arpeggios or lead lines for a different kind of sound.
(download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)
   
  GOTHIC PAD   Dual-Plt
Dual pitch shifters thru stereo delays and Plate reverb, all psycho-acoustic surround swept.
Spectacular pad effect!
ADJUST chooses 6 different tunings for the shifters.
(download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)
   
  METAL FATIGUE   Quad>Hall
One of the most popular gtr riffs ever!
Holdsworth heavy distorted sound thru thickening +/- maj 2nds and detuning...
all processed by a tight diffused room ambience.
A true guitar wall of sound! Requires distortion and rear humbucker pickup.
(download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)
   
  MULTI FX 2DYN   Quad>Hall
Stereo pitch detuning with a parallel mono detuned delay panning across the stereo field.
Delay level is dynamically ducked by your input dynamics and so is the panning speed, running faster when you don't play.
A touch of Hall reverb adds space!
TC2290 style dynamic effect applied to the mighty Lexicon PCM80/81.
(download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)
   
  PITCHDLYHALL   Quad>Hall
Stereo detuning with stereo detuned delays in parallel, all thru Hall reverb.
Nice pitch multi-fx preset for your clean guitar.
(download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)
   
  SHIMMER   Quad>Hall
The Shimmer effect was created by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, using an AMS 1580 Delay/Shifter and the Lexicon 224 reverb.
It's basically a pitch shifter up 1 octave, delayed and fed back to itself, creating a staircase of high pitch effects smeared in a huge Concert Hall.
Shimmer on the PCM80 is a recirculation of +1 octave pitch shifters with 2 delay times (450/700 ms). Adjust feedback at your liking....depending on how long you want the shifted "staircase" to fade away...
The octaves being recirculated get shifted 1 and more octaves up at every feedback cycle, until they fade away 'cause of their extremely high pitch going besides hi freq. response of the unit itself.
So, the 2 shifters grow in pitch and time and are smeared in a cloud of very hi pitch verb.
Often used with volume swells to create synthish pads.
Can also be used with different pitch intervals like -4th/+5th or +5th/+1 oct.
(download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)




BONUS MUSIC FX PRESETS

   
  NO QUARTER   Chorus+Rvb
Similar to the effect on the vocal and Rhodes of Led Zeppelin's "No Quarter". Best when not mixed with dry source signal.
Great on clean guitar too!
ADJUST controls vibrato/panning speed.
(download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)
   
  TWO 42's+DLY   Glide>Hall
A classic effect simulating 2 PCM42 with short delay and modulation, with trailing delays added in from Voice 2 and 5.
It would take 4 PCM42s to create this effect! You can even add ambience in the Soft Row.
Great effect on vocals and guitar. ADJUST controls delays feedback.
(download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)